SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11507, 1 October 1915, Page 5

SPORTING.

RACING AND TROTTING. NOTES BY "ARGUS." FIXTURES. October 2—Napier Park Racing- Club. October % 6, 9 —Australian Jockey Club. October &—Hawke'a Bay Hunt. October 8, 9—Dunedin Jockey Club. October &—-Patriotic Tropin? Carnival. October 9—Kawke's B&v Jockey Club. October 14 —Mastertsn facing C üb. Ootober '2O, 23—Auckland Trotting Club. October 31, 23—South Canterbury JocKey Club. Ootober 23, 23—Wellington Racing Club. October 25 —Waipawa Racing Club. October 26—Waverley-Waitopau Racing' Club. Ootober 25—"Walk a to Hunt. October 25 —Kaikour-a TroVting Club. October 25—Oamaru Trotting Club. October 25. 28—Greymouth Trotting Club. October 25, 26 —Gore Racing C üb. ■ October 26, 27—Greymouth Jockey ClubOciober 36—Nor'.h Canterbury Jocicey Club. October 28, 29 —Poverty Bay Turf Club. Several New Zealand Cud candidates were racing on Thursday, more than one of thein showing up prominently. Maniaroa, who won the Horowhenua Cupj, had raced well at other fixtures fliia season, and on his latest iorm lie may have to be considered for the two-mile race at Riccarton. He did a lot of racing last season, performing well up to a mile and a half, at which distanoe he was second to Ringform m the Otaio Plate at Riccarton, and second to Portraiture in the St- Andrew s Handicap at Feilding. So far as staying is concerned, therefore, his credentials are better than can be churned for many of the Cup horses. He IS a six-year-old by the Sou It horse 31am aSito, from Grassmere, by Haere (son of alua), from Barbarina, who traces back to Vesta, the ancestress of Specialform, another New Zealand Cup candidate. Tangihou, who finished second to Maniaroa at Horowhenua, is also engaged at Riccarton, but up to tne present his form has only been moderate. It is in his favour, however, that he is by St Ambrose, whose stock stay well and improve with age. His dam, Bivalve, has not left many good performers, but she is by Musketry— Seashell, by Chainshot —Nautilus, so that Tangihon comes from a very successful line. The unplaced lot in the Horowhenua Cup included Pavlova and Go'dstream, both of whom were fancied, and their Riccarton prospects have not been enhanced by the result. In any case, they may both be more at home over a snorter course than two miles. Another Oup horse, Bronk Delaval, ran a dead heat with Combustion in the Moutlere Back Handicap at Horowhenua, but the form was only moderate. All Ready was seen under silk at Kurow, where he finished third to Robert Bell and Lion in the Kurow Handicap, six furlongs. This does not read like good form, but he was handicapped by the start, and it may be as well to withho judgment till he has been seen in action again, possibly at the Dunedin Jockey Club's meeting. Cutts Brothers have again taken, Nightwatch in hand, and tho son of Treadmill—Glenowlet is being ridden daily, preparatory to rejoining the active division at Ohokebore Lodge. He looks bi«- and well at present. A lot of care has been devoted to Nightwatch, and it is a matter for regret that, through mishaps and unsoundness, his racing career has been so restricted as he is a high-class galloper 1 when all right. Mr 3. Barr has purchased the Epsom Lodge stables at Riccarton, where Jeannot and the other members if his team, under the guidance of H. Ellis, will in future be quartered. Mr J. Biggins is treating his recent purchase, Sveaborg, to a short spell. The Finland gelding will shortly be in commission again, and he will probably make a trip to the West Coast for the Greymouth Jockey Club's meeting this month. Emperador has been showing distinct sigus of lameness lately, and on present appearances R. J. Mason will have some difficulty in getting this brilliant galloper through a severe preparation. In the past, however, Emperador h.a3 made a rapid recovery from lameness more than once, and should he come round well on the present occasion, ho may be expected to- do still further service for Mr G. D. Greenwood this season. Marc Antony continues to get through a lot of useful work on the training tracks at Riccarton, where he is bowling alow in fine style. He ; still figures amcag the acceptors for the New Zealand Cup, but even if he ahould not be up to that class yet he looks certain to win lots of races. The Varco colt may be given a run at tho South Canterbury meeting this month, ■when a fair line should be obtainable as to his prospects. Some time ago the North Canterbury sportsman, Mr G. Fulton, purchased two fillies in England, ono by Santry and the other by Minoru. Tho fillies arrived in good order and they were sent to their owner's station this week. After running out for a few months, they will probably return to Riccarton in the autumn, when R. Longley will get them ready to race. They are a pair of racy-looking fillies, who may accomplish something good later on, while even if they fail on the racecourse they should bo valuable as brood mares. The committee of the Owners' and Breeders' Association has received as letter from Mr H. Reynolds, regretting his inability to act as one of the starters at the patriotic trotting carnival nest week. In "wishing the association! every success with the fixture, Mr Reynolds forwards a cheque for £3 3s towards the funds. The spring meeting l of the Austra'ian Jockev Club will be commenced at Randwick to-morrow. _ A number of New Zealand horses chiim engagements. Reputation, Colonel Soult, Tim Doohn and Housewife being among those whose doings will be watched with interest in th 3 Dominion. Reputation will be a starter on the first day in the Spring Stakes, a weieht-for-oprp event of one mile and a half, while Colonel Soult is in the Epsom Handicap. ■ The starting of Mr Harley at the Kurow Jockey C üb's meeting on Thursday was unsat : sfactory ( and in two or three instances the race was won lit the riso of tho barrier. The profits from tho Kurow Jockey Club's meeting will be devoted' to the "Wounded Soldiers Fund. Nominations for the Kaikoura Trotting Club's meeting will close to-ruor-row. Glenroy has proved somewhat expensive to backers siuce he returned' to the North Island after the Grand National meeting. At present he looks like a horse who wi.l require everything in h's favour before he ever wins a race in good company. The hurdler Leonata is understood to show no ill effects from his exciting experience in Lyttelton Harbour when ho •was being shipped back home after the Grand National meeting. Ho is at present turned out, and will not be taken in hand again till the autumn. Mr H M Speed, who is at present in c.*mp, preparatory to leaving for the front, has leased his three-year-old fi ! ly Interlude, by Bczonian—Prelude, to Mr X. Long. Interlude had a reputation

as a smart galloper last season, but the best she did out of six starts was to finish third in one raw. Good judges who w*te present at the Wanganui Jockey Club's spring meeting formed a very exalted opinion or Nonos. She gave nothing the remotest chanco of getting near her in the Guineas, and great things aro being predicted for her this season. Maniaroa, a winner at Horowhenua, and Bronlc Delaval, who dead-heated in another event at tho same meeting, claim engagements in the New Zealand Cup, but their successes do not entail a penalty. Combustion, who won ono race and dead-heated in another at the Horowhenua meeting yesterday, did a lot of racing last season, but only won three minor events, though he was placed eleven times. His form was very consistent, as he was second or third nine times in succession before he won. The Hawke's Bay trainer. F. Davis, apparently shares the general view that hi* two-year-old fil.y by King's Guost--Kil worth is pretty snart. When asked to put a price on her recently, ho a ; koa 500 guineas. The. filly was bred by Mr G. P. Donnelly, and cost 30 gu neas as a, 'yearling. Davis hp a happy knack for picking up bargains, Bobnkcff and BaV>ca being two that lie owned and subsequently passed on to Mr • "• l/o wry. Reputation is still doing good work on the Randwick training tracks. Jhe original intention was to run rum only in some of tho weight-for-ago iaces_.it the Australian Jockey Club s &- P r " l s meeting and then send hnu to -y bourne for ihe Caulfield Cup. When Mr W. E. Bid will learned, however, that the horse was being supported by the public for the Metropolitan Handicap, he decided that they shou.d have a mn for their money. Full Sail, by Progress — Windwhistle, was sold in Western Australia a few months ago for £5. His uew owner made a very successful deal, as he won the Londonderry Welter Handicao at the Coolgardie meeting last month, paying a substantial dividend. A Sydney writer, in referring to the death *of the veteran picim; stallion Boldrewood. gives the following as his best times: —Half-mile, i.4; on© mile, 2.17J; two miles (half-mile track), 4.35 3-5. Latest news from Sydney states that William the Silent shares favouritism with the New Zealand horse Reputation for the Metropolitan Handicap, to be dee ded at Randwick next Monday. William the S lent, who only came strongly into favour after his success in the Rosehill Handicap on September 18, is an imported horse by William the Third (son of St Simon) from Silent Lady, by Cyllene—-Miss Gunning 11., by Carbine—Memoir, by St Simon. Some time ago the South African Jockey Club came to the conclusion that too many indifferent horses vrerd reaching that country from England, and decided to levy ,a £SO tax on every horse imported for racing purposes, while those imported tor breeding only were to be admitted free. The feeling among racing men was adverse to the tax, and it has now been repealed. During its recently closed financial year the New South Wales Trotting Club received £1997 in registration fees from bookmakers. Now, as trotting meetings are small affairs by comparison with galloping meetings in the metropolis, a Sydney writer, it would bo interesting to know what the Sydney proprietary " horse" club 9 derived from the bookmakers last season. The latter do not print the names of the licensed men in their race books, whereas the " pony " clubs do, ly having no objection to owners and public being able accurately to estimate the amount received from the t quarter mentioned. However, it would i be pretty safe to bet that during thel current season the clubs—horse, pony and trotting —within the forty mi'es radius of Sydney, will receive a total of at least £84.000 for betting privileges. In 1900 horses bred at Colonel Hall Walker's stud at Tuliy, in County Ivildare, won only £260, but sinco theni they have accounted for £223,478. The* classic winners from the Tully'Stud during tho past fifteen years comprise Minoru (Two Thousand Guineas and Derby), Cherry Loss (One Thousand Guineas and Oaks), Witch Elm (One Thousand Guineas) and Prince Palatine and Night Hawk (St Leger). In an article on tho Tullv Stud, Vigilant," in the London "Sportsman," has thel following interesting reference to one of Colonel Hall Walker's mares:— Lily Rose (Wildfowler —Rose Ronald) has a peculiar and unfortunate record. Her first foal, by Minoru, died within twenty-four hours of birth, and then to tho same horse she produced Tillywhim (a winner this year). Dead foals followed in succession to Royal Realm (twice), and the daughter of Wildfowler has been gut into training again. She! was one of Colonel Hall Walker's four consecutive winners of tho Gimcrack Stakes, the others being Colonia, Royal Realm and Polar Star." Lily Rose is now eight years old, and in the circumstances mentioned it is most unusual for a mare of that ago to again be trained.