TURF NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7755, 30 May 1904, Page 2

TURF NOTES.

FIXTURES. June 3 and 4—Dunedin J.C. Winter. June 3 and 4—Otaki Maori R.C. Winter. June 3, 8 and 11—Auckland B.C. Steeplechase. June 22 and 23—Havvke's Bay J.C. Winter. June 28 and 29—Napier Park B.C. Winter. Wairiki is spokoa of as a probable nominator for ihe Melbourne Cup. Full Cry is reported to have pulled up lame after a gallop on Tuesday morning, at Wanganui. According to a London paper, A. Nightingall received a fee of £100 for riding Detail in the Liverpool Grand National and would have got an additional £1000 for a win. Detail is owned if by a lady whose ambition is to win the ™ Grand National. J. Eeifl, an American jockey, has again been refused a license by the French Jockey Club. Lord Cardigan won £8618 in stakes during last season, which is the largest prize- money ever annexed by a three-year-old in Australia. Rapids has found a new owner for fifty-two guineas. Mr J. B. Macdonald, of Levin, was the purchaser. Mr J. B. Haggiu i 3 responsfble for no less than 263 of the 799 nominations received for the Produce Stakes, of 30,000 dollars, to be run at Brighton, U.S.A., in 1906. Ormonde, whose demise was cabled from California Tuesday, was sold by a South American breeder, (who did not get a foal by him) for 30,000 guineas, and the Californiau studmaster who purchased the great son of Bend Or was almost as unfortunate, for since Ormonde went to the Pacific coast he has only sired three or four foals This horse will be remembered as the sensational son of Bend Or and Lily Agnes with which the Duke of Westminster won the Two a Thousand, the Derby, and the St. Leger \ in 1886; Ormonde was afterwards sold to go to Buenos Ayres, and subsequently transhipped to the United States. He was regarded as partially useless as a sire. Ben Strome, who is at the head of the winning stallions in America for the past year, was bought after a selling race at Newmarket (England) for 100 guineas. Ben Strome's present owner has refused an offer of 75,000 dollars for him. The jockey, Andrew Kirkpatrick, has returned to West Australia from South Africa. He speaks of that country in anything but glowing terms, notwithstanding the fact that he rode plenty of winners during his short stay. He says the main trouble is to get paid for one's services. All speculation as to how Wakeful is to be mated has been set at rest by the decision of her owner (Mr L. McDonald) to send her to Positano. The Australia metallician, Mr Barney Allen, who has been in South Africa for some time past, is reported to have held the nice bet of 1000 to 10 about Moifaa, which was laid on the day of the race for the Liverpool National. Tne Final Steeplechase at Wanganui Wis tha cause of s jixie amusement. t_ "Advance" describes the race thus:— ™ " Victory and Bapanui turned' over at the first fence. The riderless horses followed Kohunui, and were close up at the double in front of the stand. In the straight O'Leary eased Kohunui, so that the borses could be caught. At the first stone wall Kohuni was at half-pace, and scrambled over it. He climbed over the next fence, and landed in the water. At the succeeding obstacle he baulked, but was got over at the second attempt, and came mby himself. Seeing the exhibition Kohunui was making, a bystander caught Bapanui and rode him round, but he missed a couple of tences and was not placed. Cochrane remounted Victory, who completed the course, jumping in great siyle, and claimed second money. The light weight rider, ¥. Attenborough who has k'cii doing a considerable amount of riding in West Australia during the past two years, recently had his license suspended for six montns because be is suposed io be a heavy bettor. It is said that A.tenborough Ins placed himself in a sound financial position through his belling transactions during m the past two years. Duving tbe Wanganui meeting£ls,l3l Wfs passed through the totalisator, against £12,716 hist year. At the Queensland Turf Cluo's autumn meeting on Tuesday, tne following was the result of the Brisbane Cup, of 400 ?ovs, two miles —Fiizgrafton 1, Ironmould 2, Escamillo3. Seventeen started. Won by two lengths. Time, 3mm 29sec. Dividend, £1 Bs.