SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 17921, 28 April 1917, Page 3

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MOD RED. Carlita goes to the stud. Forbury acceptances Wednesday. Hawke's Bay Cup on Friday next. Dunedin J.C. June entries on Friday. Forbury Park trots on May 10 and 12. New Brighton trots Thursday, Saturday. New Zealand Trotting Derby next Saturday. Jumpers are being schooled at Riccarton.

Admiral Wood may race at New Brighton.

Hawke’s Bay acceptances are due on Tuesday. Acushla Machree is not in the N.Z. Trotting Derby. A. McLellan has a strong team working for Forbury.

Some very bad riding was witnessed at Timaru races.

After six months’ trial Bryce has sent St. Kevin home.

Olive Palm left her feet in the stretch, hence her defeat

L. H. Hewitt resumed riding at the Wellington R.C.’s fixture.

A. Oliver’s military duties kept him out of the saddle last week. Gunrest is said to have met with trouble in the Thompson Handicap.

In noting the "aVrival” of Thaddeus, somebody has overlooked N.Z. Cup time. Some desperate triers raced at Timaru when Oamaru gathering was declared off.

Nihilist has not been badly treated at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s approaching meeting.

Many backers are eagerly awaiting news of Sasanofs handicap for the Hawke’s Bay Cup. It looks as if 14 Buller would have paid a good price had he pushed his head out for second at Trentham. Writing in Christchurch News

“Looker-On” remarks that F. E. Jones is getting among the welter weights, and finding an ever-increasing difficulty in keeping his weight down. On the second day of the Wellington meeting he could not ride Gazique lighter than 8.8.

That once good gelding Emperaclor is being used as a hack to handle yearlings on at Riccarton. The old chap is an ideal horse for the business, and never takes the slightest notice of anything his pupils do. It is announced that the Manawatu Racing Club will hold their postponed fixture, which was to have taken place during the current week, on May 16 and 17.

AV'hile running out in a paddock at Trentham on Monday last Fiery Cross got kicked, and the injuries received prevented him from being shipped home. The field engaged in the Hawke’s Bay Cup on Friday next includes Kilboy, Sasanof, The Toff, and Shrill. The lastnamed was very sore after winning the Suburban Handicap at Trentham on Saturday last. Bast season, after winning the St. Beger and Trentham Gold Cup, Eligible went on to Hastings and won the Cup. It is understood that the Wellington Cup winner. Bunting, is under orders to race in Sydney, and he will be shipped across the Tasman Sea by the first available boat.

Mr George Morse, the well-known racing handicapper, is reported to be very ill in Auckland, and will shortly undergo an operation. Black Nut, the aptly-named winner of the Coogeo Handicap of 500 sovs, at the recent A.J,C. meeting at Randwick, is a son of the ex-Otago stallion Blackstone and Filbert. He is black In colour, like the defunct My Bawyer, the best known son of the Grafton horse to date. Mr J. Ellis at one time owned Blackstone, but sold him in Australia, claiming that lie had a more promising sire at home In My Bawyer, and the argument seemed to be a good one, but, alas, the handsome Mosgiel-trained stallion went the way of all horseflesh all too soon.

The crowded train was journeying to Trentham (writes “Whalebone” in Auckland Star) when a quiet little man in the corner was attacked by the aggressive patriotic female going to the races. She asked hysterically, “Aren’t you eligible, now?” “No,” was the quiet reply, "I’m Sasanof,” and the crowd roared. A well-known Hawke’s Bay punter won over a thousand pounds on the opening day of the Wellington R.C. meeting. Forty pounds on Shrill, fifty on Hendra, and thirty on Elocution went a long way towards the total. Plymouth ran in the rear throughout the Jumpers’ Flat Race on the opening day of the Wellington R.C. meeting, and the stipendiary stewards suggested to his rider, C. Emerson, not to keep so far away from the leaders In future. At the Tasmanian Racing Club's Easter Monday meeting the principal event, the Easter Handicap (one mile) was won by the New Zealander, Sartolera, by Sarto —Ventalera, a five-year-old mare bred by the late Sir George McLean at Warrington Stud. At the stud Ventalera. by Lord Rosiyn—Komuri, has produced winners in Aeroplane, My Love, and Sartolera. In February of last year, at Dunedin, trainer P. T, Hogan purchased on behalf of a client a bay yearling ranking as a full-brother to Sartolera. This son of Sarto and Ventalera cost 43 guineas and looks as if he will prove a useful horse some day at the game for which his present owner fully intends him, viz., hurdle racing. The steeplechaser Old Mungindi, who was very successful at the recent A.J.C. meeting at Randwick, was schooled by his owner, Mr W. P. Lawlor, before being sent to Sydney. Mr Bawlor, it may be explained, is an expert at training show jumpers, and has had a great number of them through his hands; but Old Mtmgindi is the first steeplechaser be has turned out. Mr Lawlor teaches all his jumpers in a lane without a rider, and when ho lias finished they are usually very safe.

The result of the recent Sydney Cup race meant a good deal to a modest Invercargill syndicate, although they did not know it at the time. The small party referred to received intimation by mail from Tasmania on Wednesday that they had drawn Harriet Graham in a consultation on the big event, and, as the imported English mare finished second to The Fortune Hunter a substantial sum should be available for division.

The Australian-bred square trotter. Billy Parole (36yds blind), owned by Mr J. Whiteman, of Christchurch, and trained by F. Holmes, was made a very hot favourite for the Stewards’ Trot (harness), of 150 sovs (one mile and ahalf) on the opening day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s Autumn fixture. The speedy four-year-old gelding from Now South Wales was in a good position when lie ran off at the first bend, not being used of late to racing the reverse way, as is the custom in Auckland. Ho dropped away back into last place in a field of ten before settling into his stride again, and, making up his lost ground brilliantly, was only beaten by three-quarters of a length by the backmarker, Auckland Girl (108 yds behind) at the finish. Thus one of the best of good things went wrong for reinsman F. Holmes. At the recent sale of blood stock in Sydney the fairly successful New Zea-land-bred stallion, Royal Artillery, by Hotchkiss —Rose of Wellington, was disposed of at the low price of 55 guineas. At the Sydney yearling sales a draft from Mr J. B. Reid’s Elderslie Stud, Oamaru, made the following prices:— B c by Kilbroney—Briselette (imp.), by Picton, 225 gns; b c by Kilbroney—Siberia, by Stepnlak, 400 gns; b f by Kilbroney—Showano (dam of Kilbrogan), 150 gns; hr c by Kilbroney—Mazurka, by Martian, 650 gns; hr g by Kilbroney— Divinia, by Sylvia Park, 320 gns; hr f by Kilbroney—Cuiralba, 200 gns; br g by Kilbroney—Ruthful, by Kuenalf, 370 gns. Mr Reid also disposed of a brown English-bred colt by Bomba —Flowery Speech, by Cicero, at 200 gns. The leading light harness sires to date are:—Harold Dillon, 56 winners: Wildwood Junr., 28; Rothschild, 26 1 /*: then in order came three South landers, Wallace L., 14; Sir Hector, 12; Bellman (dead) 12. Next in order are: Galindo (imp.) 12, Papanui 12, Four Chimes 11, Prince Imperial 10. The New Zealand Times remarks: — “Trainer A. D. Mclvor, who eschewed the Tlmaru and Oamaru meetings to bring Gunrest, Buller, and Mohawk to Wellington, will return to Southland empty-handed from a prize-money viewpoint. His team did not disgrace themselves by any means; in fact, all ran more or less prominently, but the calibre of the opposition was superior, and the southerners were outranged.” Trickery, who won the final event of the recent Wellington R.C. fixture, rejoined the largest dividend ever, jaaJd as (

Trentham. He is a three-year-old gelding by Charlemagne II from Cute, by Stepniak—Decoy, by Medallion —-Siren. Trickery has done a lot of racing during the current season, but this was his first success, hence the accompanying dividend of nearly half a century. Cute was a very smart racehorse herself and won stakes in both North and South Islands for the Messrs Johnson, of Oamaru. A great deal of interest was taken in her turf career in Southland, by reason of the fact that her dam. Decoy, won races on many courses here for Mr J. Ellis.

J. O’Shea was obliged to use bis whip on Desert Gold at. the finish of the Trentham Gold Cup. It was the first time many sportsmen present had ever seen the crack filly under the flail. The New Zealand-bred Ribbonwoocl, by Wildwood—Dolly, long ago established himself as the most successful sire of light harness horses so far known in Australia, and his fame was enhanced recently when the Sydney Thousand was won by another of his sons in Maori Land. The handsome black horse covered the one mile and a half course in 3min. 32secs. on a heavy course and defeated seventeen others, including his stable companion, Homleigh Dick, who started favourite. The winner is owned by .Mr P. Riddle, who paid it visit to New Zealand some time back with Spot and other good horses. Mr Riddle, one of the best known reinsmen in Australia, steered the favourite, who meet with serious interference and finally finished fourth, while A. W. Riddle was behind the winner, a rank outsider. In their workouts Homleigh Dick (20yds blind) was always better than Maori Land (50yds bhnd). but the luck of the race was with the latter. In last year’s "Thousand’’ Maori Land was one of the horses who fell. No less than 52 of Ribbonwood's progeny have now gone 2.25 or better, Maori Land’s mark standing at 2,22. Golden Robin, also a son of the great New Zealander, has a record in public trials of 2.12%. An Aus-tralian-bred daughter of Kibbonwood, viz.. Miss Rolfe, claims an engagement in the New Zealand Derby to be decided at the New Brighton T.C.’s meeting on Saturday of next week. It is announced that she is to play out her part, provided that her owner, Mr R. T. jßeid, can get her down to Christchurch from Auckland in time. Mr Reid, by the way, is the owner of the old Southland pacer, Eccentric.

The local syndicate who secured second prize in a valuable Tasmanian consultation with Harriet Graham (second in the Sydney Cup) are probably unaware that the presence of this Englishbred daughter of 'William the Third and Salt Hill in Australia is due to the enterprise of a returned Commonwealth soldier, who races under the assumed name of ‘‘Mr Phillip Russell.” After serving a term in Franco, where he was wounded, the Victorian was sent home and bought Harriet Graham in the Old Country to represent him in his native land. In duo course she unexpectedly turned up as the winner of the Australian Cup (two miles and a quarter). In the Sydney Cup (two miles) in which she acted as runner-up to The Fortune Hunter, a length and a quarter away, Harriet Graham, who is evidently a thorough stayer, is said to have finished very strongly, and her rider, F. Bullock, subsequently stated she had a rough passage, meeting with interference near the mile, and again at the half-mile. The New Zealand owner, Mr Harvey Patterson, was amongst the buyers at the recent Melbourne yearling sales, a colt by Comedy King from Rattler falling to his bid at 140 guineas. Rattler is the dam of the Southland sire, ViceAdmiral, who won the New Zealand and Canterbury Cups. The Comedy King youngster, who is described, as useful, will probably be educated in Auckland, where his owner has several other horses in work. The latest draft of yearling to enter Chokcbore Bodge, Sir George Clifford’s private training establishment, comprise four nice fillies of very attractive breeding. Counterscarp is a well-grown brown by Antagonist Countermine; Equipment ranks as a bay sister to Battle Eve, by Martian —To-morrow; Helter Skelter is a bay by Antagonist— Fleetfoot; and the fourth juvenile is by Kilbroney from that good horse Counterfeit. The stable also contains four colts which have already been broken in. A Sydney cablegram, dated April 26. conveys the intelligence that the five-year-old brown mare Carlita, by Charlemagne II from Couronne, by Gipsy Grand —Coronal, by Medallion Corolla (dam of Cold Medallist), by St. Albans —Water Bily. has been retired to the stud with a record of having won over £IB,OOO in stakes. For some time past Carlita was looked upon as the best mare in commission in Australia and her victories include many fine long distance performances, to say nothing of her placed efforts. As a two-year-old she won one race and was placed second five times. During her three-year-old career she won: Kosehill Guineas, Grantham Stakes, V.R.C. Derby, V.R.C. Oaks, and Champion Stakes (three miles). As a four-year-old she accounted for the Randwlck Plate (two miles). C. B. Fisher Plate, Williamstown Cup, Loch Plato and King’s Plate (three miles), and was third in the Melbourne Cup to Patrobas and Westcourt. Carlita was bred at Mr J. B. Reid’s Elderslie Stud and at the dispersal sale of that fine collection of thoroughbreds in January, 1912, she was purchased in company with her dam, Couronne, by Rouse Brothers, of New South Wales, for 175 guineas. It is interesting to remember that the Australian studmasters outstayed the commission of a Wyndham gentleman for possession of mare and foal, the owner and breeder of Carnaieu, Mr W. Couser, bidding up to 174 guineas on behalf of a friend. In due course the Charlemagne II filly was sold as a yearling in Sydney in March, 1913, for 125 guineas, and this is how she came to race in the Commonwealth in the joint ownership of “P. Rogers” and “J. Rivers,” assumed racing names which covered the identity Of two French sportsmen, who are now serving witli the colours of their country on the battlefront of Western Europe.

The Auckland Star writer "Whalebone” is not prepared to give Kilflinn a great deal of credit in connection with her victory over Desert Gold in the North Island Challenge Stakes. He says:—“lt seems the irony of fate that Desert Gold should be defeated in the North Inland Challenge Stakes, as but for an unfortunate mistake she would not have been saddled up for the event with the going in the state it was. In making forfeit, Mr Dowry left Desert Gold and Estland in the race, but when the official list appeared, Egypt’s name was given instead of the two-year-old. Thinking a mistake was .made in sending the wire, Estland was not taken to the meeting, while with Egypt slightly amis,, Mr Dowry only had the champion to represent him. On the wire being looked up at the Wellington H.C. office, it was found that Estland's name appeared all right, but it was then too late to have things altered, and nothing was done. Had the colt been at Trentham, Desert Gold would have been withdrawn In his favour, for after their meeting at Christchurch, when he gave Kilflinn 201b and an easy beating, it looked any odds on his beating her again at the weight-for-age scale. However, with Desert Gold out, Bimeter would probably have started, so that a different result altogether may have been obtained. The only thing that is certain is that a two-year-old which on past performances is a long way below first-class form, was returned the winner, and has the honour of doing what a lot of others have tried and failed to do.” The Auckland writer may have overlooked the fact that Estland would have been penalised considerably above weight-for-age, while there is nothing to show that he would have fared any bettor than Desert Gold in heavy going. He also condemns Killlinn on one beating by Estland at Riccarton, without, perhaps, realising that she is one of the gamest and determined piece sof juvenile horseflesh seen out racing for some time past. "Whalebone” apepars to have forgotten that a colt called Gamecock defeated Estland easily at Riccarton, and that Killlinn beat the same Gamecock at Wingatui, certainly in receipt of heavy poundage, but she did it like an improving filly. . The stout and consistent Korke’s Drift is to be treated to a spell, preparations having been made to this end during the current week.

AUCKLAND TROTTING- CXiITB. SOUTH ISLAND HORSES SUCCESSFUL. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND. April 28. The Auckland T.C.’s Autumn meeting was brought to a very successful conclusion in favourable weather. The racing was interesting and the visiting horses from the South Island were more successful than on the opening day, despite the fact that the principal event was secured by the locally-owned and trained Steel Bell. The totalisator returns for the afternoon amounted to £1.5,736, as compared with £14.514 on the second day of last season. The investments for the fixture totalled £30,840 10s, as against £26,671 at the corresponding meeting of last year. Results;—•

BARN HANDICAP (harness) of 80 sovs. Class 4.5. One mile and a half.

1 R. Morton’s blk g Bluewood, by Wildwood Junr. —Blue Rose, Syrs, 4Syds bhnd (J. Bryce) 1 2 Sweet Memory 48yds 2 •4 Highflyer 12yds 2 Twelve started. Won by a length. Time, 4min. osecs. MANUKAU HANDICAP (saddle) of 75 sovs. Class 3.56. One mile and ahalf. 1 M. H. Tims' gr f Te Awa, by Specialist —Mayton, 4yrs. scr (Owner) 1 2 Gallipoli scr 2 6 Lady Burlington scr 2 Ten horses started. AVon by a length and a half. Time, 3min. Slsecs. LIVERPOOL HANDICAP (-harness) of 250 soY(8, Class 3.43. Two miles. I T. Roe's gr m Steel Bell, by Gold Bell —King George mare, aged, 108 yds bhnd (Lynch) 1 6 D. C. Jolly’s ch f Jolly Girl, Syrs, 36yds bhnd (J. Bryce) 2 II W. R. Thomas’ b hj Gold Crest, syrs, scr (Owner) 2 Eleven started. AVon by two lengths after a great race. Time, 4min. 53 4-5 sees. AUTUMN HANDICAP (harness), of 150 sovs. Class 4.5. Two miles. 7 J. Belcher's ro in Nerone, by KinU— Rothschild marc, aged, 48yds bhd (A. Pringle) 1 6 Albert Wallace 96yds 2 4 Coldstream 24yds 2 AVon by four lengths. Time, 4min. 58secs. Thirteen started. ADAMS MEMORIAL HANDICAP (harness) of 150 sovs. Class 3.38. One mile and a half. 1 H. Ellaway’s b g Chaos, by Galindo Lady Linton, syrs, 12yds (J. Bryce) 1 5 Tim Doolan scr 2 4 Kempsey scr 2 Nine started. Won by four lengths. Time, 3min. 38 3-ssccs. HILL HANDICAP (harness) of 150 sovs. Ciass smin. Two miles. 4 Grattan Chimes scr 1 3 Blackthorn 132 yds - 1 Gold Boy scr 2 Ten started. AA'on by two lengths. Time, smin. 4 2-ssecs. MEMBERS’ HANDICAP (harness) of 200 sovs. Class 2.56. One mile and a half. 6 AV. E. Simes’ b g Pax, by Prince Imperial, Syrs, scr (F. Holmes) 1 2 Jewel Chimes 60yds 2 1 August Child 12yds 3 Thirteen horses started. Won by a length and a haJf. Time, 2min. 58 4-5 secs. FAREWELL HANDICAP (saddle) of 125 sovs. Class 2.25. One mile. 2 T. Fairbairn's b g Albert Wallace, by AVallace L.—lrvington mare, Syrs, 12yds 1 3 Dorothy Dimple 60yds 2 15 Will o’ the AVisp 36yds 3 Eighteen started. Won by a head. Time, 2min. 25 3-ssecs. s.B.r.u, The usual weekly meeting of the Committee of Management of the Southland Rugby Football Union was held on Thursday evening, when there were in attendance Messrs A. J. Geddcs tchairman), Butler, Campbell, Derbie, Jenkins; McGavock, Scully and Dr Ritchie Crawford .

An application from the Wallacetown School for a school football was granted on the pupils forwarding half cost, viz., 7s 6d. Applications from the Tisbury and St. George Schools for footballs were hold over until it was found which of the town and suburban schools will be playing in the schools competition this season.

It was decided to engage assistance to lielp the sorting in the bottle gathering scheme, and Mr Derbie was authorised to engage assistance and arrange for the carting from the South School. An offer from Mr E. Rabbidge of crates for packing was accepted with thanks. The Railway Cleaners’ Club advised that they intended playing in the senior grade this season, and were granted affiliation with the Union.

The draw for the opening of the season on Wednesday resulted as follows: Southern v. Star, No. 2 ground, 2.15 p.m. Invercargill v. Railway, No. 2 ground, 3.30 p.m. Athletic v. High School, No. 1 ground, 3.30 p.m.

As the Union has not yet been definitely advised by all the clubs regarding the teams they intended entering for the Junior and Third Grade competitions, it was decided to hold over arranging the draw for these games until next week. The chairman undertook to see the Referees’ Association re holding a meeting, and arranging referees for next Wednesday’s matches. A2TOXXHO. (By “Rod.”) Season closes on Monday, May 30, During the past week anglers have been making the most of the few remaining days of the fishing season, and from accounts received have been meeting with a fair amount of success. The lure mainly used, I am informed, has been what is known as the "long red minnow”, otherwise the “Winton fly.” The Aparlma has been giving some really good sport to those who have paid this river a visit, and among the most successful were Messrs R. Kidd and A. Dyons, who, fishing with the fly landed some really nice trout. Mr Kidd included in his bag of twenty-nine some well-conditioned four pounders, and Mr Lyons creeled the limit (30) of nice average-sized fish. Mr Miller, fishing with the dry fly as lure (a mode that is rarely used on Southland rivers) on the Oreti at Lumaden, secured a nice bag of 18. As this will be the last occasion upon which these notes will appear until next fishing season, I take this opportunity of thanking all those who have assisted me by contributing items of interest. The following paragraph taken from the annual report of the Acclimatisation Society in my opinion sums up the conditions prevailing during the past seven months; —“The season cannot be said to have been a particularly successful one from a fishing point of view. Early In the summer the streams got very low and fish were difficult to catch ,and later the heavy rain in February and March put most of the rivers out of order, at all events for fly fishing. Fewer fish of large size were caught than usual until the latter end of the season, when a considerable number up to 161bs each were taken; but all the streams were well supplied with small fish, the experience of fly fishers being that they had to return the large part of their catch. The Waiau, which last year returned to its old form, has this season been very disappointing and erratic.” FISHING RIVERS. The following is the state of the fishing rivers, as received by the Tourist Office at 10 a.m. on Friday:— Otautau. —Aparlma good fishing: weather fine. ' Clifden. —Waiau clear; weather fine. Wyndham. Weather overcast and threatening; rivers in good order. Riverton. —Pourakino good fishing order; weather bright.

Oporo.—New River in good fishing order; weather fine.

Makarcwa. —Good fishing order; weather fine.

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