Cap and Jacket

Observer, Volume XXVII, Issue 40, 22 June 1907, Page 15

Cap and Jacket

By Bpz,

Submarine's name has been altered to Subterranean. Pas Seul has been put into work again after a short spell. Hawke's Bay "Winter ' Meeting closes to-day (Thursday). Sedgemoor, by Sedgebrook, changed hands recently at £18. Armistice was considerably shaken by her fall at Otaki Meeting. J. Chaafe has a half-brother to old Cannongate in work at Ellerslie. Elevation is nominal favourite in the South for New Zealand Cup at 14 to 1. There is a feeling that Achilles will not remain long in the New Zealand Cup list. The Auckland Racing Club staff were installed in their new offices, Shortland-street, last week. Stronghold and Idasa have been shaping satisfactorily " over the schooling hurdles at Riccarton. An exchange says that the big- '' crooks ' ' become the loudest virtuescreamers when they get a " bob " or two. Of the sixty-four nominations for New Zealand Cup, only eighteen candidates are owned in the South Island. Mr Bidwill, owner of the N.Z. Cup favourite, has also engaged m that event Culmination, sister to Elevation. Vladimir has been purchased by a Feilding sportsman, Mr A. Walker, who intends to put him to the stud duties next season. The Hon. J. D.-Ormond is the biggest nominator for N.Z. Cup, with four entries-: Sir Tristram, Zimmerman, Oxton, and Hippalytus. Prince Warbeck, now accounted as the unlucky horse amongst trotters in Canterbury, ran three seconds at the recent Plumpton Park Meeting. A record scratching took place in connection with Flamen. He was' nominated.for New Zealand Cup, but was withdrawn before the entries closed. At Riccarton the other day when Probable and Stronghold were schoolin s, together the former fell, and the rider, Nolan, sustained a broken collar-bone. 161 applications were received for the three positions of stipendiary stewards to the West Australian Turf Club. Amongst them were applications from New Zealand. Canterbury Jockey Club are again moving at this year's Racing Conference that Jockeys' fees be paid at scale. A similar motion was dedicated at last year's conference by a very narrow margin. Leading Christchurch quotations on New Zealand Cup are as follows : Elevation, 14 to 1 5 Volume, Apa, Boniform, Mahutu, 16 to 1 ; Armistice, Zimmerman, 20 to 1 ; Amboise, Achilles, . Astrakhan, Downfall, Fireiron, Harvest, Mystification, Marguerite, Master DelavaT,' Truce, 25 to 1 ; others are quoted at from 33 to 1 to loo to 1. t . The death of Mr. William McLaughlin last •week • reminds us how old . ; (comparatively) oiir racing and huntr ing institutions are becomingr Mr Meliaughlih was. joint founder with Mr .|t.^•mc^•eamm■■■^B72t;6f.^the■■-Paku■^., . ranga' Hunt Club,: and [-was "himself Master fpj^2o:y6ars, not itacludiqigi a . ; /brealc; in'rhis; bmbe; d^r^js-a^ absence ' ; . {in :^the^iOl.d_ .-.^ ; H& was £also»^ the -last jßurviydr^^ of- "the first; com-;: ■ mittee^ iof Sthe Auckland Racing Ulxtb ' ;

Mahoe is stilt under treatment at" ' Feilding. . ~ . New Zealand Cup weights .appear about September Ist. Pink'un's nomination for New - "Zealand Gup was cabled; but was re^ ceived too late. Defender met bis death last week at Ellerslie. He strayed on to> the railway line and was run over Solution, now in Carmody's stable at Caulfield, has evidently improved _ sufficiently to give her owner good: hopes of her surviving another pre- T paration. Down Wellington way, the nor- . ination of Achilles, for New Zealand Cup was a surprise, as it was under- ' stood the Porirua horse was td go to the stud. .. •'..-.. Slow Torn, who was sent home from Auckland on account of developments from his knock at "Wanganui, is now improving, but his rest will have to be continued for a whileV Strathfillan has been moving, on. Recently he changed hands at lOOgs. Later he won a race at Dunedin, and was then sold for 200gs. He has now changed hands a third time, at 250g5.~ _Mr Croker, owner of the Derby - winner, Orby, purchased in April last a three-year-old colt named Hayden, for £2500, after the colt had won a race at the Curragli, in Ireland., How many thousands of people depend for genuine work upon the prosperity of the Turf Casks an erchange). and how much thought do those who seek to do away with the totalisator give to this fact ? During thirty years, Baron S. Uechtritz, the Hungarian sportsman, has won 579 races, Aggregating in value £120,000. It is said, nevertheless, that "he has found racing a very costly amusement." # The Dunedin Jockey Club are participating in the general prosperity - attending racing in the colony. They had a substantial profit over their Winter^ Meeting, and the question of increasing stakes next season is being considered. The entries for the New Zealand Cup, 64, are somewhat above the average in number. In 1886 there were 81 entries, a number that has not since been reached ; 76 in 1891 being the greatest number since that year. " Arbitrator,-*^ of N.Z. Referee, has been informed by Mr Monk, owner of Achilles, that he has nominated his horse for the New Zealand Cup in case he should receive an inadeauate call on the services of the Medallion horse as a sire. The Grafter died in England recently. He was by Gozo, and a descendant from Musket through Industry, his dam, who was by that sire. In 1897 he /was runner-up to his brother, Gaulus, in the Melbourne Cup, and he won that race the following year. < Mr R. Blaikie informs me that betting has commenced locally oh N.Z; Cup ; Elevation is favourite, 100 to ! 6 being quoted. Seaman was supported last week, 1000 to 40 being taken, and the backer was willing to go on at that price. is [ meeting with support at 16 to 1. , In the Sydney " Herald '-' appeal . case, the decision of the City Court , bench was upheld. This appears to have been a test case, the " Herald " havincc published betting, fcdds on 1 V'.R.C. Autumn events prior to the time of running, with -the: result -. 1 that the publishers were.fined. . In the Apprentices' Plate run at . Newmarket recently, one of- the con- " . ditions gave effect to a recent sug- ; gestion of Lord Durham, in that I whip carrying by the apprentice** riders was barred. The success of . the race is likely to result in makl ins, the condition an ordinary one in this class of event. " • - Pink'un's first appearance on Ausi tralian turf- evidently gave the ■ "" stewards an impression that somer body connected with -the New Zeai land horse~~ was sailing near the ) wind. At the enquiry held, the ex- >, planation given was not considered . altogether- t satisfactory, but the > horse's connections were given 7 the benefit of the doubt, -" ..,