BY "ACHILLES."

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12580, 29 September 1908, Page 6

BY "ACHILLES."

The A.J.C. Derby is to be decided a Eandwick next Saturday.

Mr 1 Jas. Bremep, i>i Matatoa, who • recently purchased the thoroughbred stallion Addington from Mr S. Gibbons, has disposed of the Vanguard horse' at a satisfactory figure. Mr Paterson, the well-known' Wellington metallician, who was unfortunate with his hurdle horse Snip in his< engagements at our recent spring meeting, says he is perfectly satisfied with the manner in which the horse was ridden.

Mon Ami put up a rattling good gallop on the local course on Saturday morning over half a mile, beatiug both Eangipapa and Whetumaramara easily. Mr B.- Pa'twson, who owns the four*year-old daughter of Soult and Satanella, reckons he -lias got hold of a second Solution. Mon Ami is engaged in the Stewards' Handicap-,

The New Zealand Cup candidate Master ! Delayal was evidently benefited by his'race on tlie opening day of the Avondale meeting (says "Whalebone,",, ii\ the Auckland Star),, and on the, second day he scored in the Nihotatott Handicap, run oVer 'seven' furlongs. Th£ field thiat Master BfefiV&t 1 beat was certainly a moderate one, but the little son of Seaton Delaval put in a great' run at the finish (after being badly "placed in the e^rly stages), and fairly smothered the field. Another race or two between now "and the New Zealand Cup, and Master Dolaval should be fit tp run the' race of his life; D.Maher, the celebrated jockey^ who is regarded as being the first horseman in England, had a fine innings there 'a '. few weeks ago. During two" days of the Stockton meeting he won the Thor- ' naby Two-year-old Selling Plate on Fouri some (who was afterwards bought fpr 310 guineas by Mr R. Farquharson), ' Wilton. Welter Handicap ,on Perseverance 11., Middlesborough Welter Handicap qn. Galore, in succession, Mandale Selling Handicap on Japan (afte*war,da bought tby Mr \R. Wooftton for , 180 g«ineas), Lambton Two-ye.ar-old Stakes j ;on,-- Santeiwe, and Hardwickc .Stakes oiuMr Wj, Cooper's Perbla. Meanwhile Prank' W«fofctan had stlao been busy, for, in addition, to riding: seconds 1 and .-thirds* he ,woai .Stockton JElton Two-ycar-oW Maiden Plat©' on Jaidc Jior* uer, Stewards' Handicap , Plate! on 'Itenrage, Windsor Maapr Maiden Plate on Hallaton, August Handicap on Yentoi, a-nd Meadow , Welter Handicap on Maud Mackintosh . That handsome mare and remarkably good performer, Gladsome, foaled last week a filly to Positano at the Shipley stud, it being her first foal. When it, ia remembered how many fine performers Positano has hired, and that Gladsome is the .winner of^a number of good races. in the best of company, sportsmen will expect the produce to be a born, galloper. All the horses handicapped for the chtef sprint event on, the first day of the A«hburton meeting had their acceptances paid >.up for them. This fact is a bit of a record in its way, say's "Whalebone" in the Auckland Star of September 23, as such a thing very rarely occurs, and it would appear as if tlie hapdicapper, Mr J. E. Henrys, had achieved what is generally believed to be the impossible. The other . events on the first day's card also attracted an unusually high percentage of acceptors.

In connection with the above, I might point out to " Whalebone". sthat at the recent Marton meeting all th(j. horses handicapped by Mr George Morse in the Shorts accepted. *md at tin? Hoxowhenna -meeting a week later all the h'orsee handicapped by the Wanganui weight adjuster in the Flying accepted. At both the above meetings the acceptances were a fecord. ' The Star writer ako states that the field of »4 ' which han in 'the.-"Winter Cup is the largest which has started in an open handicap, but I might merition-' that in the Prince of Wales' Handicap at Ellerslie 25 accepted and; M - started iv '19Q6j '