RACING IN QUEENSLAND.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 8 November 1912, Page 2

RACING IN QUEENSLAND.

(United Press Association. —Copyright.)

BRISBANE,

Nov. 7

The Queensland Cup resulted: Bachelor of Arts 1, Kotanui 2, Brianbcruma 3. There were eleven starters. Won by two lengths. Time 3.21.

W. D. Yoiing was fined £5 for careJess riding in the Middleton Hurdle Raco at Riccarton on Monday last. Tho well-known horseman Mark Ryan has been figurine; how many miles ho has covered at Ellerslie during his 14 years' residence, and it will surprise most people to learn that in the period mentioned the . veteran has covered 42.000 miles.

On only eight occasions has the New Zealand Cup been won by a horse carrying Bst or over. The winners on these occasions were:—lßß3. Tasman, Bst 9Jb; 188 -I, Vanguard, B«t'9lb; 1896, Lady Ze-tknd, Bst 91b : 1897. Waiuku, Bst 61b; 1901, Tortulla, Bst lib; 1902. -Halberdier. Bst; Grand Rapids, Bst 51bs; 1912, Midnight Sun, Bst. .

After running twice in the one afternoon at the recent monsoon meeting of the Calcutta. Turf Club, the New Zealand pony Etna (Eton —Irma) dropped dead in her box. Sho was bred at Cambria Park. Auckland, and was a fullsister to Wharekura. ■

On tho first day of tho Poona (India^ meeting the principal race, the Trial Plate, was won by the Australian horse Vavasor, who beat the old New Zealander, Soul'tline, who was giving him 91b. by two lengths, with the English mare, Victo, in third place.

Tho "Southland Times" says that Champagne, Mr. W. Baird's recently purchased son of Cliarlemajr.no 11., escaped from his paddock a few mornineci ago, and wandered off into tho country towards Kensington. Ho subsomiently found his way back to town, and was caught and sheltered in a livery stable. An attendant was sent to brine; him home, and Mr. Baird was in <lik> course faced with a botted bay horse which ho failed to recognise as his cherished tho rough bred. However, matters wero soon cleared up, when a. trotting animal was returned to his stable, and tho vagrant Champagne was led home at tho end of a -halter. Champagne has apnin been nlaccd in training. Tho Hotchkiss —Formo family has been showing up well during the last few days., for Bo ma goon (Multiform — Wigelmar) won the big two-year-oJd event :a.t i'lemington on Saturday, Bon llev<3 (by tho Multiform horse Bomform) won o-n both days at Riccarton, Aloiioplaai-o and Potoa (by Mulbiform's brother, Monoform) won races respectively at Sydney and lticc-arton, while Midnight Sun (tho New Zealand Cup winner) is by Multiform from La Notte.

Tho defeat of Duko Foote m the Melbourne Cup will go into the records as the most sensational feature connected with tho'Melbourne Cup of lvJl2. Having been up m front in every race Jiu had concerted at iive years old, and with brilliant victories m weight-for-ii^-ii events included therein, t'hero w:as mach .reason to anticipate a victory for Duko Foote in the Cup, with an impost lfjtb below weight-for-age. However, >a« in tho caso of Ruenalf, Lancaster, ■Solution, :;uul several other horses boomed on tho strength of weight-for-age displays below tvvo miles, Duke Foote ha« failed under the crucial test at 16 furlongs which the Melbourne Cup calls f ;;r. The defeat of DiiKC Foote is to be regarded as one of the hardest knocks tko racing public has received for a long period. Piastre, who led the field !n;nii) in. Tuesday's Cup at Flemington, is a four j'oar old horse that has been responsible for some decent form this fat-ason. At tho A.J.C. meeting last

inunth lvi won the Trial Stakes, one mile and a quarter, &st lib, from The Vanquisher, 8s fc 1011), and then ran second with 7st 61b to Duke Footc, 7st 101b., in the Metropolitan. He was credited with galloping well in the interval, and oil Thursday la^t week was credited with nutting up a fresh track record for 12 furlongs at Flemington. but on iigure.3 matters did not look at <dl favourable for him to compote isuc-ce.-:sfu!ly with Duke Foote. On Saturday Piastre figured 'amongst tho contwtantr, for t!ie Melbourne Stakes, in which ho amo homo third to J)uke Footo .and Eudorus. Piastre was bred by hi,s owner, Mr W. Brown, and was <int by PoKltano from the Royal Hampton maro Chand Bee Bee, whoso dam, Missy liaba, is l>y Springfield. The victory of Piastre in thoJViolbourne Cup credits another winner of the great Flomington race to tlie St. Simon horse Positano. In IW)6 Posltano claimed Po-