TURF FIXTURES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue XV, 13 October 1900, Page 678

TURF FIXTURES.

Octotwr IS. 17—Napier Park Racing Club ex wber 2T. and 26—Poverty Bay Turf Club Spring . November 3,5, 7. 10—C.J.C. Jubilee Meeting . . November 7, S, 10—Auckland Racing C>ub November 21. 22—Coromandel Racing Club November 22. 24—Wellington Racing Club November 22. 30- Dnnedin Jockey Club November 28. December 1 — Takapuna Jockey Club December 26. 28, January 1. 2—Auckland Racing Club December 26—Bay of Plenty Jockey Club December 26. 27—Gisborne Racing Club December 26. 27—Taranaki Jockey Club December 26. 27—Thames Jockey Club January 1. 2-Hawke's Bay Jockey Club January 29. 30, February 1 — Takapuna Jockey Club April 8. 9. lu—Auckland Racing Club April 20. 24—Avondale Jockey Club June 8, 10. 12—Auckland Racing Club DATES OF COMING EVENTS. . October 13—Caulfield Guineas October 20—Caulfield Cup November 3—N.Z. Cun November 3—V.R.C. Derby November 5-C.J.C. Derby November 6-Melbourne Cup © ® ©

NOTES BY MONITOR.

The Wanganui- Jockey Club wcru again favoured with splendid weather for l heir concluding day's racing, which took place oil Thursday last. The attendance was large and speculation proved brisk throughout the meeting. The totalizator receipts for the two days show an increase of £3063 compared with last year's fixture. Proceedings opened with the Owen Stakes Handicap, which was run over a six furlong' course, and for this Mr J. R. Corrigan’s brown mare Cora Linn was made a very warm favourite. The daughter of Foulshot and Lallah Rcokh fully' justified the Confidence placed in her, for, bounding away with the lead, she romped home in a very easy style. The Hack Flying- Handicap followed, for which a field of ten went out to do hatlie. Westguard was in strong request, but she wa- not good enough to down Mazoua. who defeated Mr ShearsDy’s mare by half a length after a good race home. Ju the Second Hurdles the top weight Whetu was made favourite. The winner, however, turned up in Derry. one of the outside division, who beat Hangfire by a length, the favourite tilling' the other place. The Second Hack Hurdles was won by Frost, who defeated Madman and seven others very easily. For the Wanganui Stakes money was piled on to Ad ance, while*of the others the Aucklam: r, Bluejacket, was in most request. > lie race calls for little deserij>tion. b . al the home turn Jenkins brought toe favourite along at a rattling' gait, and on entering the straight he bad the field beaten, romping home an easy winner by three lengths in front of Crusoe, while Coeur tie Lion was hall a head further back. There were ten starters for the Final Hack Handicap, which fell to Mr A. Bates’ grey mare Queen’s Guard, who defeated a warm favourite in Haydft by fully five lengths. The winner returned the useful dividend of £l5 17s to her seventy-two admirers. The Maraugai Stakes, which is run over n mile course, brought the day's sport to a close. For this Tortulla was the popular fancy', and the daughter of Torpedo bad very little difficulty in settling the opposition, for the black mare won comfortably by a length from The Hempie. while the Aucklander, Laetitia, filled third place. ® © ® The Masterton Jockey Club got through with their two days’ spring fixture on Wednesday and Thursday last. The weather proved fine, and the attendance good. The first race run on the opening day was the Masterton Cup. which fell to Goulbourue, while Rebel and Runiahunga were in the other places. Smithy accounted for the Hack Flying Handicap, and he also followed them up by winning the Scurry Hack Handicap, min on the concluding day. The Bracelet fell to Cavalier, with Foul Shot in second place, and Master Jack third. Regret was first home in the Octotw Hprdicap Race, while Transvaal

and Dumdum filled the other posi tions.

Coin was in good form at the meeting, for he accounted for the Publicans' Handicap on the first day' and the Stewarils’ Handicap, run on the concluding day of the meeting. The Dash Handicap terminated the first day’s programme. This fell to Kukapa. but owing to a protest being lodged against the winner, the stewards decided to award the race to Rosette. The first event on the second day Was the Tradesmen’s Hack Handicap, which was won by Transvaal, who defeated three others. Runiahunga was first to catch the judge’s eye in the President's Handicap, while Volley and Derrincotte filled the other places. Dumdum accounted for the Hack Handicap, while the Welter Hack fell to Arabi Pasha, with Forest Oak second and First Shot third. The Final Haek Scurry was won by Raema. who paid a dividend of £ 16 19/. © © ® The Spring Meeting of the V.A.T.C. will be commenced on Saturday, when the chief items will be the Caulfield Stakes. Caulfield Guineas. Debutant Stakes and Toorak Handicap. In the Stakes Seahorse is entered, and he may possibly be pulled out with a view to giving him a gallop Tn company, but the Nelson horse can hardly be ready for the raee. There is a fine field of three-year-olds engaged in the Guineas, 30 still remaining in. If started the race looks a good thing for Maltster, while of the others Kenley. Kinglike. Haulette and Hautboy should be most dangerous. A long and very aristocratic string of youngsters are down to compete in the rich Debutant Stakes, and the hist appearance of some of these will be keenly watched. There is an immense entry for the Toorak Handicap, the aged Cremorne and Dandy being at the top of the list with 9.10 each. The meeting will be concluded on the following Saturday, when the chief item will be the Caulfield Cup. concerning which 1 will have more to say next week. ® ® C HAWKE’S BAY JOCKEY (LIB SPRING MEETING. FIRST DAY. Tile Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club started their spring fixture on Monday. being favoured with beautiful weather. There was consequently a large attendance of the public, and belting proved fairly brisk. In this respect the public must have had a. good day as in almost every instance a strong favourite got the verdict. During the afternoon the sum of £4832 was passed through the totalisator. Proceedings opened with the October Handicap, over n mile and a distance; This was considered a rather good hing for the Aucklander Rosella, but she. was unable to pace it at the finish with the Dreadnaught inare Ideal, who won by a length and a half without the whip. The .top weight Torpina was sorted out as”the best of good things for the First Hurdles Race, and the Torpedo gelding carried his 12.8 to victory, beating Sylvan us by nearly two lengths, the latter being just in front of Voltaire. On his running at Wanganui Renown appeared to hold an absolute mortgage on the Hawke’s Bay Guineas, and this proved to be the case, as the Hon. J. D. Ormond's colt made little more than an exercise gallop of it, cantering in two lengths ahead of Formosan, with the Aucklander, Beddington, in third position. The Maiden Plate looked like a certainty for Formula, and the Hotchkiss filly accordingly carried by far the most public money, and she eventually won easily by two lengths from the outsiders Setkirk and Warwick. The Juvenile Stakes was yet another case of a victory for the favourite, as Indian Qnenri was very stoutly supported, and the Stenniak mare had

small tronblJ in placing the race to her credit. Amayrr was sorted out as another really good thing in the First Hack Handicap, and in the race the field had uo chance with the son of Gold Reef, who cantered in three lengths ahead of Casablanca. The Corinthian Stakes was won from end to end by Daphne, who had Jadoo as her nearest opponent. The day's proceedings concluded With the Flying Handicap, which brought out a field of nine, Kissmary having a slight call over Autaia in the betting, and this proved to be a correct forecast, the Hotchkiss filly defeating the gelding by two lengths.

The following are the results: — October Handicap of lOOsovs, one mile and a distance.—Hon. J. D. Ormond’s br m Ideal, by Dreadnought—Mount Ida. SA. 1: Rosella. 8.9. 2; Crusoe, 8.6. 3. Scratched: Will-o’-the-Wisp, Scottish Minstrel and Paphos. Won by a length and a-half after a good race. Crusoe close up third. Time, 1.58 3-5. Dividend. £6 13/. First Handicap Hurdle Race of 75sovs, about 15 mile.—Torpina. 12.8. 1; Sylvanus. -9.3.- 2: Voltaire. 10.7. 3. All acceptors started. Won in a canter by a length. Time. 3.21 1-5. Dividend, £2 7/. Daphne won the Corinthian Stakes. Dividend. £1 14/. The First Hack Handicap fell to Assayer. Dividend, £1 11/. HAWKES BAY GUINEAS of SOOsovs. with a sweepstake of lOsovs each for acceptors added. One mile. 459 —Hon. J. D. Ormond’s ch c Renown, by Dreadnought—Lyrebird. 8.10 (F. Davis) 1 72—Mr Stead’s ch c Formosan, 8.10 (R. Derrett) 2 45—Messrs L. D. and N. A. Nathan’s b g Beddington, 8.5 (Gallagher) 3 Also started: 54, Kahuwai, 8.5; 101, The Shannon. 8.5. Formosan led at first, and then gave way to Renown and The Shannon. At the home bend Beddington began to go up. but Davis gave the Dreadnought colt his head, and had no trouble in fending off a determined challenge by Formosan, winning by two lengths. Time, Im 435. Dividend. £1 8/. MAIDEN PLATE of SOsovs. seven furlongs. 303 —Mr Mosman’s b f Formula, 3yrs. by Hotchkiss —Formo <S. O'Neill) 1 19—Mr Hunter’s blk g Selkirk. 7.4 <W. Kirk) 2 B—Mr8 —Mr Can ton's br g Warwick. 7.4 (W. Satman) 3 Also started: 140. Lady's Link, 7.11; 7, Rain, 7.11; 10. The Tinker, 7.4; 113, Goyt,

Warwick made all the running, but he was done with in the straight, where Formula made her effort, and w-on easily by a couple of lengths from Selkirk, who was a-quarter of a length away from Warwick. Time. Im 30 l-ss. Dividend, £1 15/.

JUVENILE STAKES of 75sovs. Four furlongs. 352 —Mr Watt's br f Indian Queen, by Stepniak—Ranee Nuna. 8.0 (Jenkins) 1 79—Mr Paterson’s b f Ringlet, by Castor—Bangle. 8.0 (Holmes) 2 102—Hon. J. D. Ormond’s br f Menura. 8.0 (Davis) 3

Also ran: 7, Tigrisona. 8.5; 7, Rerer, 8.0; 21, Kouhete and Aster (coupled), 8.0; 33. la, 8.0; 36, Apres, 8.0. Menura and Ringlet cut out the running to the straight, where Indian Queen came through, and was not afterwards headed, winning comfortably by a length. Time, 50s. Dividend, £1 12/. FLYING HANDICAP of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 174 —Mr Percy Martin’s ch f Kissmary. 3yrs. by Hotchkiss —St. Mary, 7.2 (S. O’Neill) 1 120—Mr Donnelly's ch g Autaia, 8.10 (Noble) 2 42—Mr Robinson’s b m Lady Lome, 8.2 (Robinson) 3 Also started: 53. Lasting. 8.2; 24. Heiress. 7.8; 96. Formula. 8.0; 76. Apollo, 7.2; 99, Sirius. 7.2; 108, Spark, 7.0. Spark led for two furlongs, when Kisslaary went up, and after that the race resolved itself into a duel between the first two, the Hotchkiss filly winning by two lengths. Time. Im 15 2-ss. Dividend, £4 V- ® ® © The ex-Australian horse Merloolas •till continues to win races in India. At a meeting held last August he accounted for the Colombo Cup, one mile, beating- other Australian bred horse* *t» MiAduviai and Gnullo. In th*

turf Club Plate, run at the same meeting, Merloolas was beaien by Gnutln, but be made amends for this by winning a sig furlong raee the next day.

Latest ml rices teceivetl from Melbourne during Hie week state that betting on the C»q>s has not been over brisk. For the Uanltield Cup Kinglike was supported to win £50410 at low's to K, while £4OOO was secured about Alix at tOWO to 40. Sagacity and Kinglike are now quoted equal favourites at 10 to 1. while 14 to I is to be obtained ulKiut Conquest and Mora. 16 tn 1 George Frederick, and 20 to 1 strathjoy.

At Ellerslie, a horse who is broking very fit- and well at present is the Needle. This equine lias been well eared for of kite, and I should not be surprised to see him place one of the big spring- handicaps to his credit at the. Ellerslie gathering next mouth. The Otaki Maori Racing Club commence their two days Spring Meeting to-day (Wednesday), and the fixture will conclude to-morrow. The principal event run to-day is the Demonstration Handicap, of 7sovs, in which Worry may have the most to say at the finish. The chief item on to-inor-rovv’s card will be the Racing Club Handicap of 50sovs. The Southern mare Bloomer is being schooled over hurdles, and it is stated the daughter of Apremout shapes very well for a beginner.

Mr Stead’s team. St. Ilario, Skobeloff and Field Rose, are pretty regular attendants on the Riccarton tracks lately under Mason’s care. The two former are said to be looking well and bear signs of having done plenty of work. Field Rose is on the small side and is stated to be a different type of horse altogether to her celebrated full brother. Screwgun.

Mr. D. Gordon's black mare Tortulla won the Maraugai Stakes at the Wanganui meeting in good style last week, and the maimer in which she disposed of the opposition goes to show that the daughter of Torpedo must be very well at present. Since Tortulia’s win in the race in question she has come in demand for the New Zealand Cup. and 7 to 1 has been accepted about her chance in the big Southern nice.

Bluejacket was well supported in Auckland for the two events in which he started at the Wanganui meeting last week. According' to ihe telegraphed accounts given of the races, St. Leger’s son was never dangerous at any part of the journey. The New Zealand Cup candidate, Strathnairn, is being restricted to long', slow work at Riccarton. This horse seems to be out of court at present altogether for the big race.

Hohoro is doing good work at Ellerslie. ami looks in rare fettle. The son of Tasman should be worth keeping one’s eye on for some of the events on the spring programme at the A.J.C. meeting next month.

Fulmen is said to be on the improve, and Castor’s son is being kept up to the collar in view of the coming D.J.C. meeting.

They evidently do a large business in horseflesh in Sioux City, la., as I notice from an American exchange that one firm in that city sold by auction 5000 horses in one day. and in one week the same firm disposed of 12,000 horses at prices ranging from ten to fifty dollars (American money).

The American jockey, Tod Sloan, who has been doing big business in the pigskin on English racecourses during the year, has returned to his native land under an engagement to ride for Mr James R. Keene, in the great Futurity Race at Sheepshead Bay. This race will be a battle between millionaires, as Mr. Keene and Mr. William C. Whitney have spent fortunes in preparing for it. The event is for a two-year-old stake of 40,000 dollars, and it is estimated that the gentlemen named have spent at least 150,000 dollars apiece in preparation. Mr Keene has four horses entered, all sired by Domino. Mr. Whitney will pin his faith to Ballyhoo Bey, who recently ran half-a-mile in world’s record time. It cost Mr Keene' 10,000 dollars to secure Sloan’s services for the race.

There can be little doubt that in Renown the Hon. J. D. Ormond possesses a remarkably fine colt. On Monday he followed up his victory at Wanganui by easily carrying off the Hawke’s Bay Guineas, beating Formosan and Bedington in the commonest of canters. The Dreadnought colt out out the mile in 1.43. which is th*

fasten! time in which the race has been accomplished, Multiform and Seahorse, who previously held the record. * being- deprived of it by a quarter of a areond, it was pleasing to find Formula at last scoring a win for the Hon. H. Mossnian. The filly has wonderful Tnnniug bicod in her veins, and it was eapected she would have placed a race to her credit account long since. Multiform’s sister has been some time opening the ball, but now she has commenced. it may be other victories will soon come her way. The Committee of the Wellington Racing Club met on Monday last and passed programmes for the current year’s meeting. The total net stakes will be £11,160, as against £9,70!) last year. Mr H. Piper was re-appointed starter. Mr J. O. Evett handicapper for the open events, and Mr J. EHenrys for hack races. The jumper Kanaka has been blistered in both forelegs, and is turned out in a paddock at the Lake. The running of Mr Stead's eolt Formosan would seem to indicate that he prefers a short distance race, and it. seems probable that his forte will b£ sprint races. The running of the St. Leger colt at Hawke’s Bay was a decided improvement on his showing at Wanganui, and it is probable that he may have been a trifle short of work. Betting on the New Zealand Cup shows very little alteration this week. Record Reign, despite the rumours that were floating about town regarding the horse going sore in his work, still holds his position at the head of the list, and 4 to l,has been accepted about the son of Castor’s chance. Tortulla since her win at Wanganui has hardened to 6 to 1, while the same price may be obtained about Malatua. 7 to 1 is offered about S. Ilario, 10 to 1 Military, 14 to I Skobeloff, and 1G to 1 Miss Delaval. From Sydney comes word that the brood mare Industry has foaled a sister to Gaulus and The Grafter. Seahorse will finish his cup preparation at W. Hickenbotham’s establishment. The next Calgoorlie Cup will have .£2OOO attached to it. Evidently racing is booming - in the Golden West. During the week the cable gave us the result of the Imperial Produce Stakes of £3OOO sovs, run at the Sandown Park meeting. The winner turned up in Mr 11. Chaplin’s bay filly by Galopin from Queen Adelaide, while Volodyooski and Santalina finished in the other places. Malster is a firm favourite at 7 to 4 against in Melbourne for the V.R.C. Derby- Hautboy has hardened to 3 to 1, while Finland and Kinglike are quoted at 8 to 1.