SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 19293, 11 July 1924, Page 3

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED. Wellington Steeplechase will be decided to-morrow afternoon. The Wellington Racing Club’s Winter fixture will conclude to-morrow. Acceptances for the South Canterbury Hunt meeting are due on Monday. Bustler performed well at the recent Auckland R.C. Winter gathering. ‘ It is reported that General Advance will not race at the Grand National meeting. The distance of Winter Oats aHndicap (ImJ to-day may be all in favour of Boadicea. The success of Income in Parliamentary Handicap would greatly benefit Wairarapa sportsmen. That good gelding Roseday is now being allotted light tasks on the tracks at DJ.C. headquarters. Acceptances for the Waimate Hunt Club’s forthcoming fixture will fall due on Tuesday evening next. Southland-owned Captain Sarto was prominent at the middle stage of the Winter Hurdle Race journey. Writing in the Otago Witness, “Sentinel” says that Bonnie Winkie is training on and may race at the G.N. fixture. Over a shorter distance Omahu will have 6-Ib. more in Wellington Steeplechase than when he was second at Ellerslie recently. Entries for Christchurch Hunt Club meeting at Riccarton on Saturday, August 2, are due on Friday evening of the incoming week. It hardly appears a fair thing that Silent King (9.9) should have to meet Admiral Codrington on even terms over the battens to-morrow. The fact that Galway fell at Trentham on Wednesday was unfortunate as it prevented a line being obtained on southern steeplechase form. Maunga, who acted as runner-up in Winter Hurdles, claims engagements in the G.N. Hurdles and other races at the CJ.C. meetng next month. Wassail and Yom a ran well enough on Wednesday at Trentham to suggest that their respective chances will be good in immediate future. The starters in the Wellington Steeplechase (three and a-quarter miles) to be decided to-morrow afternoon, will have to face twenty-four obstacles. Brigadier Bill has been expected to win a race for some time past, but from accounts to hand, backers appear to have overlooked him on Wednesday. Demand, who accomplished a fair performance by running second to Merry Singer at Trentham on Wednesday, is a half-brother to a good galloper, viz., Client. It is reported that Epinard and Sir Gallahad II may meet again in France, but, in the event of the contest coming off, it will be decided over a straight six furlong course. The Dunedin owner, Mr J. A. Ainge, has a rising two-year-old colt under J. Ruttledge’s care called Pink Note, an attrac-tively-named son of Paper Money and AH Pink. He is said to be a promising mover. The winner of the Vittoria Hurdles at Trentham, Merry Singer, is a very promising jumper and a six-year-old son of Merry Moment (imp.)—Tetrazinni, by Soult—Miss Annie, by Seaton Delaval—First Love, by Nordenfeldt (son of Musket). It will thus be seen that another successful jumper—there have been a number oi them this season—traces his descent back to that great sire of stayers, imported Musket.

It has been commented upon at the sessions of both the Trotting and Racing Conferences this week that more power should be conferred upon stipendiary stewards, but the speakers in the respective branches of the equine sport appeared to miss the real point. To the writer’s mind this rests in giving the paid and honorary stewards power to review the running of horses for at least a month previous to the particular performance under review. They do things better in Australia, where there is no doubt horses race truer to form and offenders coming under the heading of inconsistent running are more often brought to book. The rising three-year-old ha If-sister to Roseday (writes “Sentinel” in the Otago Witness) is receiving every chance. She was got by Kilbroney—Rosalia, by Stepniak —Rose 11 a, by Seaton Delaval—Rote, by St. Leger, and as some of the daughters of the English sire have displayed a tendency to Sightliness, every care has been taken not to tax her with a gallop before being really ready for it. The filly has been in J. Ruttiedge’s stable for about six months, during which she has grown up and furnished so well that she should prove a useful three-year-old next season. Jockey C. France, who rode Rose of Athens to victory in the Steward's Handicap at Trentham on Wednesday to the tune of a dividend round about half a centmy, was at one time following his profession in Southland, when he was first horseman for Mr W. T. Hazlett’s stable. Subsequently he left here for the North Island, where be won quite a number of races on Civilform and other gallopers, the former horse being claimed to move more generously for France than for any other jockey. Rose of Athens, by the way, is a well-connected mare, as she was sired by Demosthenes (imp.) from Rose Shield, by Hotchkiss (son of Musket)—Rose of Wellington, by St. Leger—Fleurette, by Robinson Crusoe—Rose of Denmark (imp)., by Stockwell. In the event of Rose of Athens not going on with the racing game, she may develop into a valuable brood mare, as her half-sisters have been successful at the stud, viz., Northern Rose, Land Rose, etc. Her owners, the Messrs Dwan Bros., also raced American Rose, who ranked as a full sister to the mare who returned a big price on the first day of the current W.R.C. fixture. When Chrysostom won the Wander Steeplechase at Caulfield last month, he gave a brilliant exhibiion of jumping. He flew he fences as though they were merely hurdles. There may be a different tale to tell to-morrow when he faces “The Lane” at Flemington, as there are six obstacles in the cross-country straight runs in front of the stands and the sixth is the stone wall. While Chrysostom is favourite for the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase, to be run to-morrow, the concluding day of the V.R.C. Grand National fixture, another New Zealand gelding is also a strongly fancied candidate. This is Irish Rufus, a seven-year-old gelding by King Rufus from Moira —Ma-Chree, the dam of Loyal Irish. According to a northern writer, Joy Ride is still in Auckland, the negotiations for his sale to a West Australian sportsman not yet being completed. The five-year-old son of Merry Moment should be a useful horse in the West, as he is a very consistent performer by the book. It appears that F. D. Jones is to have a recruit to his string in Sydney. Cawnpore, the rising three-year-old son of Lucknow—Catherine Dock, who is owned by Mr E. Alison, of Auckland, is to be shipped to Australia this week. Cawnpore will make the journey with J. Williamson’s team, but

on arrival in the Harbour City he will pass into the care of the Riccarton trainer mentioned. The names of the riders of the flat race winners at Trentham to-morrow will be eagerly sought far away from the course, as M. McCarten having won the Trial Plate on Gardenia on Wednesday, he and C. Emerson are now on level terms for the jockey’s premiership for the current season. If McCarten leaves for Sydney this week, as at present intended, Emerson will have two meetings in his favour, viz., the South Canterbury H.C. and Waimate H.C. fixtures, while he may also win on Boadicea or some other galloper to-morrow. The Hastings trainer, J. Lawry (writes the Hawke’s Bay correspondent of Christchurch Star) has acquired the rising three-year-old filly, Imperial Queen, from her breeder, Sir George Hunter, ME. Imperial Queen is by Crown Imperial 11, from Hymengista, a daughter of Hymettus and Mungista. Mungista is a sister to Ukraine, dam of Sasanof, and the best of her progeny so far has been Indigo, who dead-heated with Warstep for the New Zeland Cup. A leading Melbourne writer, in summing up the prospects of the New Zealand-bred Chrysostom, in the Victorian Grand National Steeplechase next Saturday, expresses doubts about his jumping, as he “hurdled” the fences at Caulfield last month. Few horses with that style of jumping, he says, have done equally well at Flemington. Even that clever jumper of this type, Haoma, came to grief in the Grand National last year, when travelling like a winner half a mile from the judge’s box. It usually is the last two or three fences in that long, tiring journey over three miles which bring the “dashers” to grief. Still, there are not many horses one would select as likely to beat Chrysostom in the Grand National. An unusual case has engaged attention in Melbourne lately. An inquiry was held into the running of Kuttabul in a hurdle race at the Epsom meeting, but after a protracted sitting it was decided to take no action. A few days later the inquiry was resumed, and the rider, E. Webster, was disqualified for six months. Arising out of evidence at the original inquiry, the stipendiary stewards found Webster guilty of improper conduct in putting a person to back his mount in the race without the knowledge or consent of the owner. The case has caused much discussion, as it is the first occasion on which action has been taken against a jockey for an offence of this character. The Otago three-year-old Prompter was not prominent at Trentham on Wednesday, but he has developed into a useful galloper and may do better to-morrow. The opinion is held in Dunedin that he may be found racing more successfully in future over a course more lengthy than mere sprinting distances. It is held to be quite possible that Lord Derby will pay a visit to the Southern Hemisphere during the coming year, says the New Zealand Herald. In Australia the Commonwealth only is mentioned as the visiting point should Lord Derby be able to make the journey from England, but it may be regarded as pretty certain in arranging the itinerary of the trip that little New Zealand will not be quite absent from the mind of Lord Derby in the event of his being able to undertake the journey from the Northern to the Southern Hemisphere. Some years back another of the Old Country’s sportsmen of eminence in the person of Lord Rosebery paid a visit to Australia, where he was received with marked enthusiasm. The Scottish Earl has been heard to express regret that he did not extend his visit to New Zealand on that occasion. Let us just hope that Lord Derby will not have cause to express a like regret.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR SATURDAY (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 9. TALAVERA HURDLES, £3OO. One mile and a-half.

GISBORNE RACING CLUB. WEIGHTS FOR STEEPLECHASE MEETING. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 10. PARK HURDLE (lim.)—Whanoko 11.9, Demagogue 11.2, Hyginas and Ore Ore 10.3, Birk and Waioeka Jack 9.12, Athens H. 9.3, Flying Pearl, Cuvier Light and Silver Fish 9.0. FLYING HANDICAP (61.)—Barrier 11.7, Scotch Mixture 11.3, Koodoo 10.11, Civilform 10.9, Jovial 10.5, Jolly Princess 10.4, Heather Sprig 10.1, Pitch 10.5, Haurangi 9.11, Demagogue and Startle 9.7, Martini, Lord Muskerry and Esquimaux 9.0. GISBORNE STEEPLECHASE (about 3m.) —Whanoko and Oak Rose 11.5, General Raven 11.2, Highway 10.8, Zeus 10.7, Ore Ore 10.5, Killard 9.6, Ethiopian 9.2, Tarakete, Silver Fish, Golden Point, Mahia and Whispering Sam 9.0. HACK FLAT HANDICAP (6f.)—Cairo 10.13, Sweet Heather 10.7, Many Colours 10.5, Mark Over 9.13, Praiseworthy 9.12, Pavilion 9.10, Princess Nata9.B, Esquimaux, Three Cheers, Mangatoetoe and Merry Imp 9.6, Silver Stride 9.5, Fort George and Pearl de Leon 9.3, Kilroe, Kero Kero and Tecbir 9.2, Kings Up, Royal Heather, Sunlike, Only Hope, Call Boy, Lo King, Royal Alf, Jubilee, Magnoon and Manu Pango 9.0. TRAMWAY HACK STEEPLECHASE (2m.) —Silver Stride and Ore Ore 10.10, Gay Bobbie 10.3, Killard 9.12, Ethiopian 9.7, Patetonga 9.3, Radio and Tarakete 9.2, Blue Hall, Fortunio, Mahia, Potaua Manutai, Golden Point, Whispering Sam and Kata Kehue 9.0. WINTER OATS (lim.) —Scotch Mixture 11.5, Barrier 10.13, Haurangi 9.13, Hyrax 9.8, Kahiakatea 9.7, General Carrington 9.5, Valley Rose 9.2, Mah Jong, Persian King and Lord Muskerry 9-0.

st. Ib. st. lb. Merry Singer 11 7 Radiac . . . 9 8 Admiral CodRoyal Fame . 9 8 rington . 11 5 Big Push . . 9 6 Militaire . . 10 9 Goldpiece . , . 9 4 Cartoon . . 10 7 Bodyguard . , . 9 3 Brigadier Bill 10 7 Billy Gluten . 9 0 Demand . . 10 3 Empyrean . . 9 0 Earthshine . . 9 10 LIVERPOOL HANDICAP, £300. Six furlongs, st. lb. st. lb. Boadieea . . 10 7 Soliform. . . 9 10 Koodoo . . 10 7 Arch Sahite . 9 10 Ecuador . . 10 6 Lady Ridicule 9 8 Dancing Days 10 2 Alaric . . . 9 8 W assail. . . 10 2 Counter Attack 9 3 Lady Fingers 10 2 Entre Nous . 9 0 Rose of Athens 9 12 Avonlea . . 9 0 SECOND HACK STEEPLECHASE, £350. Two miles and a-half. st. Ib. st. lb. Kohu. . 11 10 Guanaco . . . 10 1 Gaze .... 10 9 Rowan . . . 9 12 Bustler . . . 10 9 Kifiard . . . 9 2 Fireblight . . 10 2 Sansalino . . 9 0 CROFTON HANDICAP, £300. One mile. st. Ib. st. lb. Te Kawa . . 11 2 Thorndale . . 9 6 Miss Mickey . 10 4 Proclaim . . 9 4 Tussore . . . 10 0 Interest . . 9 4 Mountain Bright Eyes . 9 2 Signal 10 0 Gluement . . 9 1 Carnbee . . . 9 9 Knighthood . 9 1 Puketoi , . 9 9 Enthuse . . 9 0 Kilfaire . . . 9 9 Sir Moment . 9 0 Prompter . . 9 8 Treadwell . . 9 0 WINTER OATS, £500. One mile. st. Ib. st. lb. Income . . . 11 10 Alaric . . . 9 5 Boadicea . . 10 8 Yoma .... 9 4 Sunart . . . 10 8 Helen Rufus 9 4 Comical . . 10 7 Megan . . . 9 4 Musketoon 10 6 Printemps . . 9 4 Arch Salute . 10 1 Lady Ben . . 9 4 Cold Steel . . 10 1 Paddy’s Hope 9 3 Merry Day. . 10 0 Cleasanta . . 9 2 Winning Hit 9 13 Askari . . . 9 0 Silent King . 9 9 Stream . . . 9 0 Rose of Athens 9 9 Sycorax . . . 9 0 Prince Ferouz 9 8 Crucelle . . . 9 0 FINAL HURDLE, £700. One mile and three-quarters. st. lb. st. Ib. Lochson . . 11 6 Capt. Sarto 10 0 Nukumai . . 11 1 En Route 9 11 Maunga . . 10 10 Silent King . 9 9 Vagabond . . 10 8 Penury Rose . 9 6 Alteration . . 10 8 Santiago . . 9 5 Tinokaha . . 10 7 Le Forte . . 9 0 Boomerday . 10 5 Kyoto .... 9 0 Prince Rufus 10 3 Solfanello . . 9 0 Tenterfield. . 10 0 KIA ORA HANDICAP, £300 L Five furlongs. st. lb. st. Ib. Gardenia . . 10 10 Hie Bolter . . 9 2 Alabama . . 10 2 Bonomel . . 9 2 Ma Boughal . 10 2 Rene Mavis . 9 2 Barn Owl 10 0 Ardfinnan . . 9 0 Carnbee . . 9 11 Bonnlita . . 9 0 Tinohari . . 9 9 Bonena ... 9 0 Markie . . . 9 9 Frilford. . . 9 0 Kuhio .... 9 8 Weeta. . . . 9 0 Papaponga . 9 5 WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE. £1250 ; 3j miles. Oaklegh . . 11 13 Dick . . . . 9 9 Sr Rosebery . 11 8 Galway . . . 9 5 Omahu . . . 11 5 First line . . 9 5 Pamplona . . 11 1 Kipling . . . 9 3 Carawock . . 10 12 Kovno . . . . 9 0 Mahuru . . . 10 11 Bustler . . . 9 0 Kohu . . . . 10 9 Te Maire. . . 9 0 San Forte . . 10 7 Polthogue . . 9 0 Lochella . . . 10 7 Gang Awa’ . 9 0 Sturdee . % • 10 0