SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11509, 4 October 1915, Page 5

SPORTING.

RACING AND TROTTING. NOTES BY "ARGUS." FIXTURES. Oetoboy 6, 9—Australian Jockay Club, October S—Ha-.vke'rt Bay Hunt. Cctober 8, o—Dmiedin Jockey Club. October 0— Palr otic Trottmg Carnival Ociober o—Hawku's0 —Hawku's Bay Jockey Club. October 14 —Masterton Racing 1 Club. Oc.tolw '2O, 23—Auckland Trotting 'Club. October 21, 23—-South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 23, 25—Weltir.gton Racing Club. October 25—'Waipawa Racing Club. October 35—'Waverl-ey-Waitopau Racing Club. Oolobar 25—Waikato Hunt. October 25—Kaikoura Trotting 1 Club. October 25 —Oamaru Trotting Club. October 25. 2S —Grey mouth Trotting Club. October 25, as—Gore Racing Club. October 26, 27 Greymotith Jockey Club. Oc ober 2S—North Canterbury Jockey Club. October 28, 29—Poverty Bay Turf Club. Tile Park Stakes, the principal event at Napier Park on Saturday, attracted four Now Zealand' Cup candidates, Imfc only one of them ran prominently. This was Midnight Star, who line shown decent form more than once this beacon, with th« result that he is now being spoken of as a likely outsider for the long-distance race at Iticcarton. He has still to win in good company, but it is greatly in his tavour that no appears to stay, so fax as he has yet boon tried in that direction. Therp is plenty of stout blood in his pedigree, hk> (sire, Starina, being by Day star (Castor—Cissy), from Anterina (Anteros — Hipporina), while his dam, Lady Flora, m by Cyrenian (goa of St Simon), from Paulina, by Cuirasser —Woodbine, by Bword Dance—Wood Nymph, by Musket—Sylvia, by Fisherman —Juliet. He thus hoaste three strains of Musket, backed by St Simon, Fisherman and Touchstone. The other Curv candidates in Saturday's race were Mummer, Sir Alba and Blackall, all of whom appear to have run badly. Mummer aud Sir Alba haTe not been much thought of iu a Cup connection, but Blackall is on© of the favourites for Riccartou. It may bo as well not to take his form at Napier Park too seriously., as he was one of the outsiders on Saturday, so that he is probably not properly wound np for a hard race yetTho performance of Woorak iu winJiing rh.~ Epsom Handicap at Randwick on Saturday was one of nroro than c dhiary merit. Tlie time he registered was not the best in tho history ot the race, last year's winner ; Portrusb, holding tho record with imin 37fsec. It is, however, a long time since a good field ! has been mad© to look so commou at the end of an important handicap. Since he first made his appearance as a two-year-old, Woorak has had a great reputation as a brilliant galloper. He opened his racing career in the Gim-<-rack Stakes, which he won by !" lengths from. Carlita, and despite a 101b penalty he beat the opposition by an «.ven bigger margin in tho December Stakes. Ooing to Melbourne in the autumn, he met his first defeat in the Oakle'gh Plate, in which he was carrying Sst lib against a smart field of old sprinters, but at Flemington he ran away from the best of his age in the Hires' Produce Stakes, and Ascotvale Stakes. His final effort as a two-year-old was in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick. when ho carried a 101b penalty and beat Carlita by a neck. Lant season he started off with an easy win in the Chelmsford Stakes, but Mountain Knight,beat him in the Australian Jockey Club's Derby, a few days later, however, Woorak registered a brilliant Performance by winning the Craven late, cutting out the mile and a quarter in Orrtin s}sec. During the remainder of the season he failed to run up to form. A few weeks ago ho "was sent out favourite for tho Chelmsford Stakes, but he faderl ou* jadly, with the result that he was km. eked out in the betting for the Epson Handicap, for wh : eh ho had previously been at a short price. A week later, at Rosehill, he beat a good field in his befit style, and again shortened for Saturday's race. There was a feeling in some quarters that Woorak might be found wanting in stamina et the finish, but tlm style in wh'ch he accounted for tho field stamps him as being one of the most brilliant gallopers seen out fox some time. Traquair, the sire of Woorak, was bred in England, where lie was a high class performer, and he Jeff so mo very speedy gallopers in Australia during a brief stud career. He was by Ayrshire—C'helaiidrv, by Goldfinch —Tlluminata, so that he came from the same family as the English Derby winners, Lndas and Cicero. Bezonian and Sanquhar, who are at the stud in Now Zealand, also came from this line, through Gas (dam of Ladas), who is' a half-sister to Chelandrv. Madam, the darn of Woorak., is by Pilgrim's Progress, from the Robinson Crusoe mare Madcap, dam of the Melbourne Cup winner, Malvolio. The Trial Stakes, decided on the first day of the Australian Jockey Club's spring meeting, has more than once served to introduce a good horse to notice, Piastre and I,'lya's Isle being j.nieng the winners withiu the last lewyears." On Saturday it wont to William the Silent, and it is probable that he will develop into a notable performer Irter iu the season. William the Silent was lived in England, being by William the Third (the leading St Simon Sire in Englaud at tho present time), from Silent Lady, by Cyllene—Miss Gunning If., by Carbine—Memoir, by St Simon. "Willi;;to the Silent started live times in Australia last season, but only won a Muali race on a country course, and ! he was not talked of seriously sh a candidate for important events until : ouito recently. Last month, however, lie won the Rosehill Handicap, outstay- i ing St Garwy lie and Aurifer at the end <:f a mife and a quarter. The perfor- ' 'sisnnc© created a big impression, and he came strongly under notice for the ' 'Metropolitan Handicap, for which he j shared favouritism with Reputation vi bon the l<t=t mail left Sydney. Ho is j iko engaged in the Cauitield and Melbourne Ctips, aud . there is a feeling that., under his light weighty he is ; H?e!y to play a prom ire ni part iu more . than ono of the big spring handicaps. ■ St Carwyne, who ran a dead-heafc s with Imputation in the Spring Stakes < :>i Randwick on Saturday, won the } fcamo rue© Jast year, while a few weeks J later ho scored again in weight-ior-age r company in the Melbourne Stakes. Pie ! also raced consistently in important j handicaps last spring, being third in 1 the Mirtrupolitan Handicap and Caul- I field Cup, and fourth in the Melbourne I L'np and Williamt>town Cup. I New Zealand bor.>{s made a, good •showing at tho opening of the Aus- i tralian Jockey Club's >prini*: meeting 1 ou Saturday. Diavolo started off in (j ;coofl style by wituting the Murdlf' } Handicap; Fcotl>ali and Toa Tore were ; t.ecotid and third respectively in the ( Trial Stakes; and Beputatiori ran a 1 dead heat in the Spring Stakes. Thr-ro * were some other horses from tho Dominion racing, including Admiral Soult, tlousewifo and North-East, but ■they failed to run into tho money. During the last lew yean> horset from New Zealand have scored many c suoces-,cs in jumping even's at meet- s ings of the Australian Jockey Club and the f.core f/a.s increased ou Saturday, c by the win of Diavolo in the hurdle j race. Diavolo wot. his first race over 7 obstacles at PahiHua in July, while a r few weeks later he beat a useful field I in tho Sydenham Hurdlo Handicap on & the laH day, of tho Grand National ® meeting at Riccarton. Lp till that time he was rar.>d by his breeder, Mr 1\ j'.' Neagle. wltc» sold ilwv hor?o after Htk, Uioeartou succc-,Hi.s new owner e

placed him under the caro of G. Jones, who was formerly associated with the groat performances of Paisano and Continuance, two high-class performer! who oarned distinction over obstacles at Randwick. In addition to being a clever jumper, Diavolo is a useful performer on the flat, and ho may be seen to advantage in that department during his sojourn in Australia. As a result of his performance in i tho Spring Stakes at Rami wick on Sflturda,,, St Canvyne will probably bo iu greater favour to-day for the Metropolitan Handicap, in which he will: meet Reputation on 101b hotter terms than when he finished a dead heat with Mr W. E. Bidwill's horso on Saturday. Tho feature of the racing on tho first day of the Australian Jockey y Club's meeting, so far as New Zealand was concerned, was the performance of Reputation, who ran a dead heat for first place with St Canvyne '' iu the Spring Stakes. Mr W. E. Bidwill's crack had a busy time in New Zealand last spring, but he was eased off after the Auckland Racing Club's summer meeting and ho went to Sydney in tho autumn. For some time past he has been doing good track work at Rand wick and a few weeks J , ago he made a creditable showing when ho finished fourth in the Chelmsford r Stakes, at Tattersall's meeting. Fol- '' lowiug on that race he advanced to g a short price for the Metropolitan a Handicap. His form on Saturday was highly as St Carwyno was r a wcight-for-ago winner last season, 3 while Mountain Knight is recognised t .as one of tho best horses in the Oorn- _ monwealth. The success of Reputai tion will be very popular among New . Zealand sportsmen, and it looks as if i the son of Martian would earn oon- . siderable lame for his owner in Aus- i - tralia, where it is understood he will ! , remain for some time. Ho cannot j i be considered over-weighted in the big j spring while there are sev- - era! valuable weight-for-ago events ~in ? which his prospects of success are very , bright. 3 The result of the Australian Jockey Club's l>erby on Saturday would be ■' very unpalatablo to backers, as Wallace • Isinglass has for some time past been ' a warm favourite. He has been the » popular fancy for the race since last [ autumn, while sinco beating all tho opponents of bis own age in tho j ' Chelmsford Stakes and subsequently | f winning the Roschill Guineas, in face 1 of many difficulties, he has been regarded as a certainty for the Derby, j While Wallace Isinglass was favourite, ; " however, Cetigne has always been looked on of late as his most dangerous J | rival. There w;as only a head between ; ! them in the Rosehill Guineas, but as | Wallace Isinglass had to make up a. lot of ground, after a bad start, it looked as if ho should again win over tho longer journey. Cetigne was a j good wiuner as a two-year-old, his successes including tho December Stakes and Sires' Produce Stakes at Raudwick, and his earnings for last season reached £53"6'. There was a doubt in some quarters whether he would stay, but ho has confounded tho ; critics on that score by soundly beat- j ing a colt who was hailed as having | every qualification for a great per- j former over a journey. Cetigne i* i by tho Galopin horse Grafton, whose j only previous winner of this race was Sylvanite. Pretty Nell, the dam of , Oetigne, is by Padlock—Doris, by, Neckeregat. The progeny of Padlock shone more as sprinters than as stayers, but several horses tracing to tho same family as Doris stayed well. Pretty Nell was only good over short courses, and to this fact was probably due some of the prejudice against Cetigne as a Derby candidate. Football, who finished second to William the Silent in the Trial Stakes <it Randwick on Saturday, has been one of the disappointments of Mr E. J. Watt's team ior some time. In his opening effort as a two-year-old ho. ran second to Brocade in the Hastings Stakes. Reputation and Hymettius. being behind hhu, and he was looked on as a horse likely to ©arn considerable distinction, but he failed to gain ; a place in any of his other engagements J that season. As a three-year-old ho was twice third in hack company, and last autumn he went to Australia, ! where ho started several times, but only managed to gain third place in ' • one race. His latest performance is tho best ho has yet been responsible for, as he was beaten bv a reallv good hor.se, while Toa Tore, who filled third J place, has been racing well in Now , Sonth Wales during the last month or two. Judged on this showing, .Foot- j ball may yet reward his owner for \ past disappointments. < 1 HAWKE'K BAY HUNT CLUE. 5 [Per Press Association.] j ri NAPIER, October 3. < The following handicaps have been declared 1 for lac Ha wire's Bay Hunt mectiij.tr 1 : jv MAIDEN HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, , of 100 .govs ; two milo3 —Itosoblush 11st 211> 1 Mellua lOst 41b, Eingnv lost 2lb, The Houiul \ lOst 21b, Country Boy 9st lClb, linposter Hat Ulb, Motokio 9st 111b. Gipsy Dot Ost IOJh lamsin Ost 7lb, Foul Lupiu'fet 71b, Master 1 •King 9st 7!b, Royal Trophy 9st 7ll>, Kori- v raiigi 9st 71b, Sugar Push 9si 7!b. < APLEY HACK HURDLE HANDICAP, of >' . OEO mi}o 11 half—St B!ma list j 61b* Ki&g h Guard lOst Ktlh, Nauuaia 3Of?i 131b, .Negative lOst, 9lb, Xumbonibf lOst 7Tb, c Pnuce EckMft 9st IS lb, Pc'cr Rsi ITb. I ' sitiv© 9at Sib, ForfJight, '}?t. .JJb, Hinemarrj, \ mr oldea Wa J xr sat Epwortik 9st [ -lb, "Dryana 9at, Gladful 9st, Otams- Osi.. | C Lyra 9ei, Yprcs y 6 t, ; HUNT CUP STEEPLECHASE, of 150 sov«; I 1 two uules tad t half—Royal Medal list, ftlb, \- Taroro list 41 b, Sporfsmiiii list, B Ifet 131b, Rufv.s lOst lSllb, Mailer Webb lOst f'b. Lady Rraown, 10at 3lb, SlasterfieH lOst 31b, Commodore lOat, Ciiat'.io lOst, v Otupfti lOst, Country Boy Obl 7?b, Motokio F Ost 7lb, Royal Trophy Oii 7Jb, Master King r 9st 71b. s HORONUI HANDICAP, of 12.5 sovs; once ; round—Crosms, Ost. 81b, Multipiv S.st 12lb, Kooya Bst 10lb, Dispatch Carrier Sat 6!l>. Incligro Bot Gii;-, Mummer Bst 21b, S.'r' Alba, Bct8 c t lib, Birkliue Tst J.olb. Byrou 7at Sli-., Red C Book 7st 81b, Midnight Star 7at 8lb r . Bla<k«il i: 7sfc 7lb. Pursefilkr Tai. 2lb, Steunev Cat 13ib, Hiw;tapu list _ 131b, Carillon fist 'l2;b. Jon: Cst 121b, Hygia Gat 71b, Discussion Gst 71b, J. Anguish 6st 7lb, St Oajer List 7lb, S-catonc'ialo 6st 71b. '< HUNTERS' FLAT HANDICAP, ,cf 300 ]' fiove; one mile and a half—Parcwdinii 12st ' 131b, Merry Jack 12?'. lOHj, KurHpctfrosi l-23t l!b, Ringey list 11 lb. Kirkuy list «lb. o Surtax list 2lb, Mang-acrata. lOst 121 h Royal t Tife-or I0«it V2lb, Xiaposte? jp.it !)H>. V/aiparr- f para, .lOst 7!b. Mapuua !I ■ Tib, Tan.u : hi :(»st 71b, Ri'yttl Trophy lOst 7ib. A SOVTBA HACK HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; six furlongs—Conziska Oit, Alariirjbfl. .Sot li'lb, " Cariilon Bst I.llb, i x , r ,j a-u 9ib. Cold Foil Sst Tib, ilandoiine B>t 7lb. Deviation V, Sst 5 b Ladcgunr Bst, ;:ia Tst !?Jb, t Spain 7«t 12lb, Tavistoc'.- 7i»t Ivlb, Poarlfcrr/i }, "at 12ib, Cherry filoK!»om 7st tolb. Miracr!ous 7st lOib. Di«criSiion 7e.t 01 o. Achr.ir.il BeaUy 7st 71b, Nisrhtxhado 7.-;t 7IK 'PriaJt 7st 71b, Irdeh Fusilier 7st 51 b. Ookleniyie Tt 7st ''ib, Ohinomara 7f<t ?lb, Cold Piuniir.? J 7st Sib, Munje 7at 'Jib. Fniisicrra 7st, llynu-'i 7st, Multicipal l.'ib. Black Ada Cst l-i'b. Sinora 6st 101 L. Est. 10! v j, Marilarrka Gst 101b. Angnisib 6.-*: 101b. HUNTERS' HURDLT:; HANDICAP, of t : 100 sovs; two mile,; —Parewaaui 13st sl'», _, Kosebiuah Hut 12lb, Ttsrero list IMb. Ban- i f dalcro 11-f.t 'Jib. Royal Medal lini Bib. Sports- ] y matt list 21b, Rinqey list 21b. Lady Rerowii I 10-Jti 121b, ilangwoa lOst lii'b. Tlio Jiound j ? lO?; t'ib, Aitjji JfK'i !)ib. Impostar 10.;t 7ib, > t Ccur.try Boy l«>*t 7lb, Foul Luvtiu 1.• r Tib, Trophy Sugar Push Ifel Tib, Cssronus lOst 7'b, >i' Wain'jrc-f.'ara 10-t 71b. | .. 1 L ' HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. I £ [Per PxtE&a Association.] i NAPIER., October b. ! The following fc-mdics.ps bcon do- J claret for the Hawke» Bay Jockey Club's i sprm«r meeting:— i SPRING HANDICAP, c{ 500 bot?; on# j,i rnilo ailc! a quar ct—Multiply oft Icciirro c.: |J: 7lb, ilutumtjr Bst 21b S'. 1 Alba Sst 2h. F*»:'r | Rosaiuond 7s'. 131b, l.irlillno 7«t 111b, Bvrnn t! 7«t, 9ib, Midnight Star "at 01b. Red Boo;: t< Tat 7lb, Blackall Tst 6b, Murco Bsllo T-:t ;iHi, v , i?«raefdlpr Tst lib, Shald Tst. Jem <S»*. l'tlb, ( Stopney Cat l'2lb, Iliwitapu G?t J2'.b. liyla'ni ' 6st. 71b, Sic-iiy 71b, .insTiish ('•)', Tib, Seo.t'jndaio o^' "ib. ''