Cap and Jacket

Observer, Volume XXVII, Issue 39, 15 June 1907, Page 15

Cap and Jacket

By Boz,

A.R.C. Winter Meeting. FORTUNE ■ again favoured the Auckland Racing Club last Saturday, the concluding day of the Great Northern Meeting. Beautiful weather and a good programme of sport combined to attract, for the last time ab Ellerslie this season, a big attendance. There were again large fields, and speculating turfites had a wide range for their fancy. In nearly every instance the handicapping art proved triumphant, as out of the seven events oh the programme only two favourites won. The afternoon's sport was again ably managed by Mr Hartland, secretary, who right through the meeting kept the business well in hand, carrying out his manifold duties with efficiency and despatch. The totali&ator staff had another busy day with investments, the total reaching £18,523, of which £2728 was put through the double machine. Dividends averaged high. Uenuku paid £64 10s in the York Welter, and Waitati £14 9s in the Fitzroy Welter, whilst the winning double combination — Uenuku and Loch Fyne — returned to the three lucky ticket holders £804 6s each. The figures for the whole meeting are most satisfactory to the Club, the total investments for the three days being £50,923, as against £43,986 last year. • • • Apart from the financial aspect — in itself a rosy one — + he meeting; passes with a record of splendid winter sport. The jumoins* evei.ts were in nearly every instance Pne contests, and the Welters, oon^MiJ by large and strong fields, jjrovai tn important support to the various hurdle races and steeplechases. I think the Auckland Racing Club has never held a better winter meeting, in regard either to tha strength of the fields, or to the quality of the sport which they furnished. « «•' «p Swordfish bound for Sydney. Mahuta has been put into work again. Glenculloch has forfeited for A.J.C. Derby. Hawke's Bay Steeplechase is run next Wednesday. The pony Reduction has been shipped to Sydney. Nominations for the N.Z. Grand Nationals close on 21st inst. A full brother to Mahoe is in training at Marton, in the charge of T. Lloyd. Auckland has only one representative engaged in N.Z. Cvp — Master Del aval. Letherin, who vyas injured at Feilding Spring Meeting, has resumed work. . Mahuta, who is doing slow work at W^lington, is said to have built up well since he was rested Quarryman is in the sale list, his owner, Sir George Clifford, having another St. Simon horse, id Treadmill. The whole of M. Edwards's racing stock was to be submitted at auction, at Christchurch on Tuesday of this week* Backers everywhere -on the coast and at Wellington fell in badly .over Mahoe' s withdrawal from the Gr.N. Hurdles. ' Martyrdom* by Apremont, died recently at Napier, aa a result of. slipping twin foals to Birkenhead." Amongst her; progeny , were •Immo- .: latjLon, Mjartyrf eldi , x ;and ; ;Mar,t yr-f, wtfij, - ::/: - '■■-.•' - '■■■■ ■;-:; /"■- •;■• ;>■ t^--^. "■'■■• ■ .

Both Loch Erne, and Norwest left ' the course lame on the last day of the A.R.C. Meeting. , . ■.•..;. W. Wilson has left for Sydney to \ ride The Swimmer in winter engage- ~" ments on the other side. ■-."'. Royal Blue is to be an aspirant to hurdling honours. Wellington reports show that he is doing promising schooling work. A £1000 Futurity Stakes is to. be decided at the Greymouth Trotting Club's New Year Meeting. Nearly 40 two-year-olds accepted. Kalgoorlie Racing Club have had a good season. After placing £3000 to the Reserve Fund, they are able to bring forward a substantial credit balance for working. F. Macmannemin's stable had' a run of ill-luck at the Ellerslie Meeting. Doggerbank, Loch Erne, Te Aroha, Celtic, and Nestator all ran seconds — the last-named twice. Merriwai's owner was satisfied with capturing^ the G-.N. Hurdles, and withdrawing his horse from other engagements at <ho meeting, ' had him shipped home. A new regulation of the French Jockey Club is that on the third appearance of a .jockey for misconduct of any kind, his license will be withdrawn. Paritutn was given a few jumps over the schooling hurdles the other morning at Ellerslie. From this it may be gathered that Mr George has an eye to the jumping game with Castor's son. W. Wilson had three good victories to his credit over hurdles and oountrv at the recent Ellerslie Meeting — Kiatere in G.N. Steeplechase ; and Cuiraeno in the Remuera and Campbell Hurdles. A Waiuku sportsman backed the winning double on the G.N. Hurdles and G.N. Steeplechase with a local nenciller, on the morning of G.N.. Hxirdles dav. His bet was the nice one of £250 to £2*. It transpires that Mahoe injured himself at Wanganui. An effort was made to keen him on his legs for the Great Northern Meeting, but a trial proved that there was no hope of his standing up for Ellerslie engagement. Cuiragno opened the Ellerslie Winter Meeting inauspicu>usly, but wound up with two creditable performances — the Remuera and Campbell Hurdles. He was in splendid condition, and raced and jumped like a horse at his best. No. 19 was a lucky number at Ellerslie, though .*ere were only two winners under that number — Merriwai, in the G.N. Hurdles, and TJenuku. in the York Welter, the latter a £64 dividend. A follower of the number wouldn't have had to invest many times. Shrapnel was a strong favourite for the Campbell Hurdles last Saturday. He made the pace very merry from the time he took up the running early in the race until If 'miles had been covered. Thereafter he was settled, and dropping back, finished fifth. Mahoe's rather late scratching for the G.N. Hurdles appears to have been induced by the ever-present dash of hope in the sporting breast. His connections had backed him substantially in connection with the double, and his owner. Mrs Bull, held out whilst there was < the least chance of keeping her candidate on his legs. A country backer, a novice in racing, had abnormal luck at Ellerslie'. ovef the double. He had a f ew . spare pounds._ and was on betting ■ bound. Seeking advice, he was-' told to invest on Nos. 7 and 9. for a particular race. He invested on 7 and 9, £1 each, and on snowing his tickets. to his friend was made "un^ ' comfortable by being told that lrerhad invested on the double machine instead of; straight; "put. ;; 'SeV; had: actually per f orm<ed si " pbjeD omen al '*; ; -^backed the winriing. dpubleVrKia- >• /tore arid Tui Cakobaii, and ; would \ have liadf Te^Arob a> up "his? sleeve if t any mischajice 1 h^d h*PP©^.^ * n^i ' • Shore ihojrse;; l; did- n.ot ; hear whether' the vi tipster. ;; f"'iOTit.'2*ii?i-';'-..tlie" ; '; £149 ![s^4ividenjdl> '-^ ' ""'•■ ■'■ < : - : - x \i '■ '"'■ ":■?:.