SPORTING.

Waikato Times, Volume 96, Issue 15033, 2 September 1922, Page 16 (Supplement)

SPORTING.

COMING EVENTS. September 2—North Taranaki Hunt :|: ciub. September 6—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt |||;- ciub. September 9, —Marion J.G. September 14, 16—Wanganui J.C. ! September 20—Manawatu Hunt Jl Club. September 22, 23 —Ashburton R.C, ill September 23, 25 —Avondale J.C. ' v September 23, 25 —Otaki-Maori R.C. ■it September 28, 29—Geraldine R.C. J September 30—Napier Park R.C. lift ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. iittet’ > ■ «. » “The Clerk,” Hamilton.—Passionless ;njjr' won the Ruapehu Handicap at the ' F- Summer Meeting of the Wellington :;-r Club. C. Emerson was the rider. I “Interested,” Hamilton. — (1) A geld-- | ing called Black Art was racing last i season, wining three races; (2) .i I Atlantic was by Traducer. "•“Interested,” Hamilton —(1) Menschlil; koff and Vladimir were both Stepniaks. (2) Starshoot, running in 1t the interests of Murray Hobbs, won || \. the Dunedin Birthday Handicap in ' \ ' 1898 and 1899. P " , ; ' — — ~ Hj K. DERBY WINNERS AT THE STUD. ! l Captain'Cuttle’s withdrawal from : j fc:the Doncaster St. Legcr has started a ■ ; controversy in English papers as to Whether the Derby is a cruel race. •-i : The suggestion strikes most racing men as somewhat absurd, notwithstanding that the 1920 wanner, Spion Kop, was unsuccessful at his subse- £ - quent starts. Humorist died shortly : afler winning last year’s Derby, and I-, \ p'Captain Cuttle will not race again [' •• this season; One of the .lalUv's feet or legs has given>trouLiC, but if C.uj *ain Cuttle does not ir«ce again it may ■not -be so much owing to Ids lieing entirely unable t-' stand a preparation 'as to his owner’s anxiety Hut he should retire to the stud unbeaten ; afler winning the Derby. A Derby win has a marked effect -upon a horse’s stud opportunities in : England, whereas in Australia 'it 1' counts but little in his favour.* Most - /Victoria and A.J.C. Derby winners h' * '(says “Pilot”) hav e been raced after •'"•[? they were three years, and in some Instances their form was of so little Sp I "i-'account that when they were used as ;i’p. ; ;sires few owners of good mares would ,’;'t \ have availed themselves of the op-■i-j . portunity of free service. .yJ-b " Running over the past 30 years, ■~i’ Derby winners in Malsler and Wallace : i'-fr&an be ’mentioned as having done exX*|-| ceptionally well at. the stud, and Z'.l\ Mountain King and Prince Foote pave JF' [' been represented by some, good wiri~S) I ners, but such higli-ciass performers as Newhaven, Amberite, Cocos, Abund■iU 1 nr.ee, and Poseidon never sired any- ;{•;; : thing within coo-ee of their own f. standard. '

AN AMUSING RETORT.

>k\ ! It is'some time ago now since Sir zj&i'll Robert Jardine’s Werwolf and Mr b;i James de Rothschild’s Baton Rouge were disqualified at Newmarket (says fertile Winning Post), and the race '■l)4.; awarded to Ceylonese, but the story •'•:): I is a good one. ;bij| Wally Griggs, who rode Werwolf, K turned to Georgie Smith, who had rid•.•4l. f den Baton Rouge, and with assurance jS&I-.t observed: “If this race had been run •bj in Scotland, Sir Robert would certainly have got it.” 'Georgie Smith retorted; “Yes, and If It had been run in Jerusalem, Mr r-f l Rothschild would have got it.” «. JOTTINGS. 'M.’i , _~~A-Mclhourpe sportsman who saw bH'-Eurythmic after his recent spell says b?! he.is looking particularly well, and he -yy - Is of opinion that the Eudorus horse : rj; \viH be .a tougher proposition for . -•;;? -yßeaufprd at Flemington than he was '% the Pair met last*autumn. vJMThe entries for the Eclipse Stakes ;; eat the Wanganui meeting include, "amongst others, Thespian, Pluto, Vesv; "pucci, Gasbag, Winning Hit, and TresyVj pass,-so inhere is the material for a good contest. ■ b; Eerie, the winner of the Hack Flying Handicap at the Egmont-Wanganui jaifj. "Hunt Club fixture on Saturday, is a 1 . four-year-old brown mare by Nas■;l;| sau—Mountain Dream. Eerie is cngaged in the New Zealand Cup with 68. The victory on Saturday does not /r- incur a penalty for Eerie. 1 ' -?1 r When the Marble Arch gelding, -1| i Loved One, won the Moumahaki : [Handicap at Hawera qn Saturday, lie . 11 ed throughout, but the lime of train i 20 2-ssec was slow for a course in pj [good order. ’•-■-[p i Rational is well forward for spring :-U ; racing, and the trainer of the brilliant |.i : son of Absurd intends making ;.n- ---;=; jciher attempt to \\in the Stewards’ 5 I Handicap, run at Riceorton in November, Rational ran a creditable third a) lie SQlfanello and Absurdum last year, .. ]and being now a four->ear-old nvy riP- run on better in his races. Always n !.very brilliant, the bay gelding’s staving powers did not improve as one : 'would expect. Thus early there is a disposition to instal Box Seat favourite for‘the New [■j Zealand Trotting Cup. On his arrival .from Sydney, the son of Rock Huon 'was in -very poor condition, and a Sun writer says that it will take J. Bryce : ail his time to get the pacer ready to reproduce his best form by November. Box Seat is a plain-looking [gelding’ of little more Ilian pony : ['stature. ' I Gasbag’s early withdrawal from the -[ ;New Zealand Cup came as no surprise, as the De.aoslhencs gelding received a ! full share of weight. As Mr A. B Williams lias relieved Rapine of his ['engagement. King’s Trumpeter is the i- only representative from the Gisborne 1 [sportsman’s stable in the race. I Eurythrnie is due to make a re- ; appearance to-day in (lie Memsie [Slakes at Caulfcld. II C has already r~‘ won this race twice. > /. 5 Melbourne reporls state that Sister Oliva has been hocked for (he Caulfield Cup. She ran fourth in last year’s Cup, and subsequently won the l . (Melbourne Cup. The Absurd Ally Reason, a relative to Rational, is worked regularly on the Egmont course, but although she cost her owners TOOgns, her pace is nothing exceptional, and difficulty may be experienced in getting hack the purchase money. Reason’s action is voiy C'extravagant, and she rolls somewhat at the close of her track work. Tricrmain and Winning Hit are both (showing good I rack work at Riccarton. • These colts will most likely be ibrouglH up hi race at Wanganui i; where Tricrmain lias an engagement ’ ? |f jn t |„. Guineas and Winning Hit in the -Ji; Eclipse Slakes. Fifteen two-year-olds have been for the Debutante Stakes ini Wanganui This is lhe tile event o' the year. The list m

eludes Mr Currie’s pair, Homage and Waterwings, Civility (the half-sister to Civilform), Mr A. B. Williams’ Bathos, and several unnamed youngsters, including two belonging to Mr T. H. Lowry, and one belonging to Mr A. McDonald.

The once great mare, Sceptre, has only thrown one colt, that being Grosvenor, by Cicero. He was not of particular account as a racehorse, but as a couple of his progeny have won in England this season, he may .be a much greater success at the stud. Trespasser (Kildare ll.—lntrusive), the best hurdler in England, finished his career when he won the Bibury Cup, a -mile and a-half fiat race, at Salisbury, in July. He had 8.11, and, ridden by B. Carslake, • and backed down to 2 to 1, scored easily from six others, second place being filled by the lightly-weighted East Tor (G. 6). It shows the quality of England’s hurdlers when Trespasser is described as one of the handsomest horses in that country. Trespasser won seven races on the flat, and was successful at each of his six starts in hurdle races, three Imperial Cups (Sandown Park) being included in these. In two he carried 12st, and in the third 12st 71b.

In England there is considerable rivalry between the jockeys, B. Carslake and Evans, in boxing, and if announced intentions were adhered to they settled the question of supremacy sonic time last month. Several big promoters and one amateur sporting club were anxious to stage the match. Referring to this, the Sporting Life said: “Mr Jack Callaghan has come forward with the first definite offer, and Is prepared to run the contest at Newmarket on July 12, on the occasion of the next race meeting at lieadquarlers’, at his own expense, and hand over the whole of the proceeds 1o St. Dunstan’s —a condition, by the way, generously laid down by the jockeys themselves. The bout will be of six rounds, and will -bp a ‘needle’ match, forjJjolh Carslake and Evans are no, mean exponents of the noble art.. Each, too, has a large number of admirers and supporters, who are certain to back their fancy to a considerable extent.’,’ Afler all (says “Pilot” in the Sydney Referee), the match may have fallen through or been postponed, as .if it had taken place on the date named, it is fairly certain the result would have been cabled to Australia.

The English horse Claro—four years old to our time—who is now on tlie way to Australia, was a racing failure in England this season owing tc. his dislike for the starting ’barrier. In most of his races he was either left altogether or dwelt at the post. Despite this, some English owners must hav c held a good opinion of him, as in referring to his sale at auction at Newmarket in July, the London Sporting Life said; “Several North Country trainers made the journey to Newmarket expressly to secure Claro, while others interested in National Hunt sport looked upon him in a favourable light, and not without reason, as he is splendidly built for jumping, and possesses plenty of bone. After some keen bidding the colt was knocked down to the bid of the British Bloodstock Agency for 1750 guineas, and we understand lie will be 1 transported to Melbourne with a view to taking part in next year’s Melbourne and Caulfield Cups. It is a little singular that ihree agents, acting in different interests, should have, similar motives.”

Sceptre’s daughters are prized as brood mares in 'England, and one of those, Queen Carbine (by Carbine), with a filly foal by Sunstar and covered by Galloper Light, was sold at Newmarket, in July, for SlOOgns. She was bought by an American, Mr Macomber, who races extensively in France as well as his own country. That was not the highest price the same afternoon, as Scala (by Carbine’s son' Spearmint), with a colt foal by Phalaris, and covered by The Telrarch, made GOOOgns. It is flattering to New Zealand that female descendants of Carbine should be so highly valued in England.