Turf Gossip.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue XVII, 27 April 1901, Page 777

Turf Gossip.

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TURF FIXTURES. April 20, 27—Avondale R.C. June 8, JO, and 15-A.R.C. North N.Z. Grand National Meeting DATES OF COMING EVENTS. NEW ZEALAND. April 25—North Island Challenge Stakes April 25—Thompson Handicap April 27—New Zealand St. Leger Stakes June B—Great Northern Steeplechase June 10—A.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race June 21—Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase July 17—Wellington Hurdle Race July 20—Wellington Steeplechase © ® ® TURF NOTES. Sixteen foals have been weaned at Wellington Park.

“Mr J. Warner” leaves Auckland on a southern trip during the week.

Nominations are due for the Takapuna Jockey Club’s Winter Meeting on April 26th. Mr John Bollard, M.H.R., President of the Avondale Jockey Club, acted as judge on Saturday at Ellerslie. Fulminate, the Australian, flyer, is a bad winded mare, and this is why she cannot get a long distance. Mr A. E. Price, a well-known figure in sporting circles in Auckland, leaves on a visit to England this week. Tiki, now in Dan Morraghan’s stable, may be converted into a hurdler.

Chris, the Hawke’s Bay gelding, full brother to the hurdler Torpina, is in work again. Volee, who was sold last week by the Messrs. Duder, has gone in J. J. McHugh’s stables. Nominations are due on Friday next for the Takapuna Jockey Club's Winter Meeting. Members of the Auckland Racing Club were admitted free to the Avondale Jockey Club’s Meeting at Ellerslie Messrs D. McLeod, B. Champion, W T . Ryan, and M. Taylor left Auckland on a visit to Wellington on Monday.

Kanaka broke down in the last race he started in at Ellerslie, and it will be a long time before he sees the post again.

Mark Ryan left Onehunga on Sunday for Wellington to ride Nonette in the New Zealand Challenge Stakes on Thursday.

Geo. Wright did not go to Wellington, so that J. Gallagher will attend to the racing there of Rosella and Beddington.

The report that TOO to 100 -was aceepted about Seahorse for the Easter Handicap on behalf of that colt’s owner is incorrect.

Regalia 11. is likely to be put to hurdle racing. One day this week he was schooled over the small hurdles at Ellerslie.

A few grey horses are working at Ellerslie. Dayhtree, Bacchus, Aminta, and the r Seaton Delaval colt are all from one mare, Vivandiere.

At Randwick a bookmaker was warned by the A.J.C. committee that if found employing a runner his license would be cancelled.

Dr. Connolly, a prominent member of the Wanganui Jockey Club, who has been on a visit to Auckland, returned via Onehunga and New Plymouth on Sunday. t Mr T. Morrin, th a WtfKnMCon Park stud master, is expect*® bark m tuckland from his southern red about the 26th. Mr Mprrin has been as far south as Dunedin'.

Materoa. while running in the Avondale Handicap, broke a blood vessel. The aawp thing happened to her Ips* November at the Wellington R.C. Meeting. * -

That surely must have been a cockney sportsman who was the other day found with a coek pheasant in his possession and fined by the R,M. at the Thames.

The jockey Conway, while schooling Miro at Ellerslie on Tuesday morning, met with an accident through the falling of his mount. He had three teeth displaced. At the South Canterbury Meeting bookmakers were uot licensed. The turnover at the totalizator showed only a small increase on that of last year.

Here in Maori means a waterfall, ami so does Taheke. As Mr Connop had to change the name of his filly he decided upon Taheke as suitable. Kosella was, it transpires, heavily backed for the Easter Handicap in Christchurch and Wellington on the morning of the race, as well as in Auckland.

What a grand brood matron the Musket mare Industry has proved. Her son. Gauleon, the City Tattersall's Handicap winner, was sore when the last mail left Sydney, and was doing swimming exercise.

The death of the South Australian jockey E. Hodgkins, from an accident, is announced. He was riding a horse called Corral, who fell, together with three others, at a meeting on the 13th inst.

Drum Major was shipped by’ the Waikare for Sydney on Monday. Mr McCartney, well-known in sporting circles in New South Wales, is announced as the new owner of the son of Cuirassier.

i,?r P. Tancred, who visited Ellerslie during the A.R.C. race week for the fir_t time for about fifteen years, said that he could hardly realise that he had got back to the old tryst, such changes having taken place there. Mr R. Harley, the well-known amateur rider, who has been stationed in Hawke’s Bay for about ten years, has decided to again take up his residence in Canterbury. One Auckland penciller has not found Ellerslie a profitable place to do business. Last Saturday’ he left that course a winner for the first time in eighteen months. The Friar, who was shortly to go into commission, died last week at Stratford. A quicker and more accomplished fencer than The Friar has probably never been seen in this country. The breeding of Plain Jack, given a short time since as by Handsome Jack from Good Day, is now disputed. His dam is said to be Maranon, by Leolinus, from Amazon, a daughter of old Revoke.

At a country meeting recently in Victoria an owner won tw’o races ■with a horse called My Mistake, and later on scored a second with another geegee called Our Mistake. Even mistakes are sometimes turned to profitable account. Laetitia’s friends think she would have won the Avondale Handicap but for Buehannn getting his foot injured against the rails through Record Reign bumping St. Peter, and the. latter in turn hampering the daughter of Seaton Delaval.

Mr J. O. Evett left Auckland for ■Wellington on Monday to attend to his official duties as handicapper at the Welington ItC. Meeting, which commences on Thursday.

After winning the Auction Stakes on Saturday at the Avondale J.C. Meeting, it cost Mr F. Rosa £lO above the selling value be had placed :on Telephone, the gelding son of Billingsgate, to get him back again.

Morag will be seen o*t with "the Rangitikei hounds this season. The Hon. J. D. Ormond made a present of the old ’chasar to Mr. J. A WiMoa recently. Ty ■

Melbourne "Sportsman” says that Advance was a better favourite at one stage of the Autumn Stakes betting than La Carabine. That is what a few Auckland punters found out when they got returns for their investments on the New Zealander, who, according to another authority, opened at 3 to 1 against, and finished at 7 to 4.

One day last week the Pakuranga hounds were taken out and given a run in the vicinity and over part of the old Sylvia Park Estate. Mr Selby lias his spotted beauties in fine condition, and hunters are being got ready for the coming season, now hard upon us.

A telegram was received on Saturday by Nonette's trainer stating that that colt had arrived in Wellington all well after a niee trip. Kosella and Beddington also had a good trip South. The Seaton Delavals are not voted the best of travellers, but this trio would appear to be doing all right.

A bay gelding rejoicing under the name Saekie Bog has been racing for four seasons about the out-back meetings without scoring a win. His owner during the week brought him out of his obscurity for the purpose of introducing him to “town hall” society at Ellerslie, in the hope that it would brighten him up a little. The additions to the grand stand at Potter's Paddock are being proceeded with, and when completed that structure will not only’ seat a great many more people, but will be found in many respects more convenient. The contractors’ expect it to be ready for the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting, commencing on May 111 b, and for which nominations are due on Friday.

Nominations for the Wanganui Jockey Club’s Winter Meetiug were received on Monday, and the chief race — the old-established Wanganui Steeplechase Handicap—has drawn the respectable nomination of twenty-two horses, and most of the best horses in commission are engaged. It would! appear that there is some hope of Rhino standing a preparation this year. Plain Bill’s name appears in the list also, while there are a number of likely aspirants for cross countrywork.

The exodus of visiting horses, owners, trainers and jockeys has made matters a little more quiet at headquarters, but at. Ellerslie there are plenty- of horses in work, and schooling for the winter meeting will become more frequent there directly. It is always a matter for wonder as to where the jumpers are to come from, but they bob up serenely all the same.

Writing under date March Bth, our London correspondent says: “Martin Power, the Australian crack jockey, has turned up agaiu in England, and, I hear, proposes to make a long stay in this country. As he can go to scale easily at 7st 91b. and our owners seem fond of imported jockeys, Power ought to be able to make something more than bread and cheese on this side of the great w-aters. While St. Olga was being exercised at Ellerslie on Wednesday of last week by Satman she suddenly shied at some paper near one of the hurdles, and in a trice went over the railing on to the course proper. Satman, thinking the filly contemplated Peach's big stone wall as her next effort in the fencing line, promptly left.. No damage to rider or the mare resulted.

It is likely that, bookmakers will have free play at the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting. The Hutt Park racecourse is a public reserve, held in the same way as the Canterbury Jockey- Club hold their right from trustees. Hitherto the Wellington Racing Club have kept the bookmakers away. The recent decision of the Supreme Court judges will no doubt tempt, the bookmakers to assert their right to be present.

A newly appointed handicapper in Tasmania informed his club that ha was perfectly willing to explain to the stewards his handicapping of any of the horses engaged at the club’s meeting if they so desired. This is as it should be. A handicapper should have no objection to such a course. In justice to the owners, I think, an explanation should be asked of Mr Evett how he arrived at some of bis adjustments for the Avondale meeting. Mr Lovett is one owner who would, no doubt, like to hear an explanation why Lena has been asked to meet ponies that have recently beaten her on still

worse terms than before. Lena has certainly been consistent}’ raced out. Minerva may ere long be sent to Australia. It is to lx- regretted that the reciprocity between the Australia!! Jockey Club and the New Zealand Racing Clubs goes so far as to cause a manifest injustice to anyone. No rule was ever framed for such a purpose. The Australian Jockey Club do not recognise pony racing. In New Zealand we do. Ponies racing at Ellerslie would be barred at Randwick, if their owners were to run them at any meeting in New South Wales where the Australian Jockey Club's rules are not in force. This is why Minerva is treated as an outlaw, not because she has been raced other than in a straightforward manner.

From a private source I learn that, no opposition is to be offered by the Wellington Racing Club to the bookmakers who may be present and wish to do business on their meeting this week. This, of course, does not mean that the bookmakers may enter into competition with the totalisator to the extent of laying the. same odds. If they do so it will be at the risk of being prosecuted for illegal betting. Several members of Auckland Tattersail’s Chtb left on Monday for the purpose of being present. If bookmakers would only stick to legitimate business they would disarm the opposition of most clubs and get- a footing on courses where clubs do possess the right of excluding- them when they think fit.

The Avondale Jockey Club, whose Autumn Meeting opened on Saturday, have adopted a new style in getting out their race cards, that is. a new style so far as my experience has gone in New Zealand. Mr IT. H. Haye’s recent travels have resulted in experience thqt he has not failed to turn to account, and the Avondale Jockey Club’s race card does him much credit. The idea of placing the names of the horses immediately after their numbers is one that racegoers will appreciate. The correct card in other respects is well got up.

The bare announcement of the disqualification for six months of the joekey Hewitt at the South Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting, when he won the leading handicap on the second day of that meeting on Benzoin, has left us to conjecture. Benzoin was protested against for crossing Tsaritza, and it is evident that the stewards thought the crossing was intentional, and it would appear that Hewitt’s offence was deemed one of foul riding. Hewitt is about, the best exponent. of the. Sloan style of riding in New Zealand, but if there is a style of horsemanship calculated to land jockeys in trouble it is the American style. We lately had an instance of this in Speakman’s handling of Zealous at the A-R.C. Autumn Meeting. That, filly swerved badly in the Eden Handicap, and Speakman was of little assistance in straightening her again. Frequently Hewitt has appeared all abroad at the finish of races, but usually on free horses that rider is seen to much advantage.

The other day I was asking a friend what had become of a certain joekey, who was a short time ago a prominent figure in his own particular line. My friend was unable to enlighten me. when a rider who overheard my question, remarked, “Oh, him? He's out. They don’t give him any riding about here now.” “How’s that?" I asked. “Is he too heavy?" “Oh, no,” was the reply. “He was sent out to ride a bye, but one of his punters came along and told him the horse was paying a good price, and he would back him between them, and he has a go on his own and wins. The bit he got would keep him a while, but he dont get any riding. These blokes that come to light on their own don’t do any good for themselves,” continued my enlightened informant", who went on to express his opinions freely on what he considered a serious breach of contract of a more recent date between n rider and trainer- Howt these stable secrets do leak out to bff sure! I

Tresham, who won the First Hack Handicap at Ellerslie on Saturday, is a well-grown three-year-old son of the Musket horse Catesby and the St. Legcr mare Alabacula, a daughter of the Troducer mare Olenavy. Tresham was bred in Wanganui, and purchased from Mr Enderby by Mr J. B. Williamson, who trains him. Tresham waff not backed by his owner or trainer, Id

fact was merely g'itrn a gallop to see how he would behave iu company. and his win was quite unrxpecteu. Had Progve got a clear run Treshani might not have won. Treeham does not Stand true on his fore legs, but is nevertheless a good boned one, and some day may make a good horse ever fences, if put to that business. The English racing season is now in full swing. Australian Star, owned by the New Zealand sportsman, Mr S. H. Gollan. was the ruling favourite for the great spring handicap, the City and Suburban, a few days since, and it goes without saying that lovers of sport in the colonies will be interested in the result. The race is run to-day at Epsom, and it is to be hoped that when the cable comes to hand announcing the names of the placed horses Australian Star will be at their head. Last year The Grafter, whom New Zealand claims an interest in, as his dam. Industry, was bred at Sylvia Park. won. carrying 8.10 in a field of nineteen, and another Australian, in Newhaven 11.. won the previous year, carrying 9-0. beating sixteen others, and the same horse was runner up to Bay Ronald the previous year- Is it too much to expect the race to go to a colonial bred horse for the third time in succession? 3he Wellington Racing Club have received fair acceptances for their meeting, commencing on the 25th inst., not so large, however, as might have been expected with such large fields to draw from. Many horses require a rest, and some apparently had no chance of succeeding at their allotted weights in the chief event. The Auckland mare Rosella should possess a fair chance of winning the Thompson Handicap, in which Okoari and Palaver are also a good deal fancied. Beddington may encounter a worthy opponent in the New Zealand St. Leper in Cannie Chief, and in the North Island Challenge Stages the meeting of the two best colts of the season in Menschikoff and Nonet te will be fraught with interest. If the going should prove good, and both are well, a capital race may result. but I take Menschikoff to be the better of the pair, and indeed I believe he will demonstrate this when he meets the Auckland champion. That our racing laws want careful revision at the bands of intelligent men who have had experience of the sport, we are constantly being reminded. The past yea- has surely furnished the powers that be with subjects for discussion at the next conference, to attend which delegates are being appointed by the various racing clubs throughout the colony. The necessity for further amendments to some of the rules must have forced itself upon the minds of

judges who hare during the recess had to deal with intricate questions, to determine which the rules of racing have not proved completely fitted. Before long we shall have before us details of the business to be brought forward, and t>r< oably someone may move in the di • -linn of making it neiessary fo>- nil racing clubs throughout the olony and running under one scat- • i weight for age to see that the geti.ng allowance of 31bs is not departed from, or will they fall in with the Auckland Racing Club’s idea and thn’ of the Australian racing clubs, and iiermit of the 51bs concession everywhere? We not only want uniformity in New Zealand, but the same conditions should govern weight-for-age races throughout the Australasian colonies. The conditions governing classic races and the weights provided to be carried should be carefully looked into. The system of arranging for penalties and allowances is another matter that might bo discussed with profit. * ® ® AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB AUTUMN MEETING. The Avondale Jockey Club’s Autumn Mo»Ung was held on Saturday (fine weather). The attendance was large and the Ellerslie course was In S|.len<!ia order, and the lawn, paddock eurroundir.es were looking at their best. Punctuality was observed in getting off the events, and the first rae* terminated In a victory for the Howltaer geldlnv Goetser. who commenced his earver in the pony ranks. Oootxer was a rank sut elder, and his supporters rseelvsd the handsome dividend of £27 Ly foe £1 Invented

ThU race was followed by the Birdie andleap. ta which Fortv.eevrn. tlw r» rosHt. aatstayvd brvoMet e»4 Tew pboav IL tailed •« from tbs .tart.

1««. .::ie neUi of IU wv.ghvd Wil for the A.w. t- ilaUuddp, nutto.w, . iae Lop um? vMijr wuuurawai. lur 4ir«»u£ dVamttl Lo ut-vurd i&eitfu by iual £v.u !.< * uwu«*x auU (neud* sent 111111 out a liiVbur.tr, auu m •oey came froiaa Hauke a Bay iw Malerutt, aud that uaare rutfi a» Mvuud ctiMtve. while Formula of the others had a tudovd. so luauy of the ruunera found »upporien* that a fair pr*<-e w<s ootaiuab e atl>»uc eveu ihOMe that outiued mo*t atirnUon. The story of the race is t«»id below. The Needle wvu by sticking well to hi» task, and there was uo flnkv about the pt-rioriu-ancn. though had LarUiuid rider, Bucauu kh, out iuu the uiuiorimie to have a small bone in his fo«*t broken by coming iu contact with the rad* he would i.kely have got more out of his mount. St. I rsula run well, and -*<o did the rank outsider Vukt. Record Reign snowed a bo«d trunk to the p»*opie s stand, and Formula wa.- jirumi* nent for a mile, when she failed away. Aj* was generally anticipated. Lady Aven easily appropriated the I‘ony Handicap from Orange and Blue, who nevertheless ran a go*.»d race; but Blue Paul did nut give an exhibition 4 his best form, mid was no; persevered with. MAIDEX PLATE of 50sovs, 6 furlongs. IS—Mr G. Hill's ch g Goetxer. by Howitzer — Ongo, aged, 7.u (Perceval) 1 98—Mr R. L. Cleland's b g Belfast, by Seaton Deiaval—Lady Antrim. 4yrs. 7.3 (.Buchanan) 2 Mr J. Warners ch m Balbirnie. by St. Leger-Coaiscuttle. Syrs, 8.4 (H hiceho use) i Also started; » Tiki. 8.9 (SatxmmK 57 Peerage, 8.8 (Gainsford;; 14. The Frenchman. 8.0 (Bird;; 123, Bacchus, b.o (Holmes); 37 Swlftfoot. 7.11 (Sceats); 6 Sly Miss, 7.7 < McGuire»; 40 Ivan. 6-12 i.Abbott); 9. Aminta, 6.7 iSpeakmam. Peerage led to the hill, followed by Bal- ■ birnie and Ivan, and Tiki ran into second place at the turn and drew up to the leader. Half-way down the straight, Goetzer, followed by Belfast, came through, and the former won by two lengths. Balbirnie a length off third. Time. 1.18. Dividend, X 27 12'. HURDLE RACE of SOsovs, 2 miles. 247—Mr E. A. Wat kin's ch g Fortyseven, 12.12 (Burns) 1 lon—Mr W. C. Hird’s Lieutenant, 9.7.... 2 •h)—Mr J. B. Williamson's Tuirne, 9.10.. 3 Also started: 77, Telephone 11., 9.9. Tuirne led for over a roue, when Fortyseven went to the front, and. closely attended by Lieutenant, remained there till the finish, winning by two lengths. Tuirne third. Time. Li 2-5. Dividend, £1 13/. AVONDALE HANDICAP, of laOsovs. U mites. 146— Mr E. J. Rae's br g The Needle, by Brigadier—The Dressmaker, aged. 8.0 (Bird) 1 154—Messrs L. D. and N. A. Nathan's b m Laetitia. 4yrs. 7.7 (Buchanan) 2 79 —Mr John Chaafe's b m St. Urusla, syrs. 8.6 (Whitehouse) 3 Also started: 241. Record Reign. 9.0 (Clarkj; 162 Formula, 8.6 (Taylor); 124 St. Peter. 8.5 (Chaafe): 48 La Gloria. 7.12 (Kyan); Ins 7.11 (Holmes): 81 Zealous, 7.6 (Sceats); 116 Firefly, 7.6 (Abbott!; 128 Regalia 11., 7.5 (Searle); 6 Volee, 6.10 < Thomas); 3 Regulus, 6.10 (Heaps); 11 Matamn.tahara.kiki, 6.10 (Sacman*: 37 Gipsy Queen, 6.9 (Barr); 3) Motor. 6.8 (Sneakman). Passing the Firefly. Laetitia, and Zealous were ieading, with The Needle close attendant. Going out of the straight this quartette was fallowed by St. Peter and Bt. Ursula, Kegulus bringing up the rear with Regalia 11. Down t 1 e back Firefly was still in front, when S. t rsula ran Into third place at the hill, and The Needle. Formula, and Rnpord Reign, a little further on, close up. and Firefly dropped back. At the entrance to tiie straight St. Ursula. I.aetitia, and The Needle were just in front of Fomiul.-i and Record Keign. and a splen did rare reunited to the distance, where The Needle made a sound run and wore down I-aetitia ayd St. I rsuia, winning by a length, half a length separating serona and third; Voiee. Firefly, and Record Keigu close up. Time. 2.11 2-5. Dividend. £» IV . FIRST PONY HANDICAP of 4usovs: second 7*sov». Six furlongs. 316—Mr J. G. Ralph's blk m Lady Avon, bv Sun It -First Love, 3yrs. 9.10 iS<-eats> 1 ITS—Mr T. Barr's Orange and Blue. 3yrs, 9.2 CJultani 2 24—. Mr C. Lindsay's Trooper, aged. 7.0 (Satmani 3 Also started6o. Blue IhiuL 9.10 (Bird); 37. Piptwharanroa. 8.6 (S[>*-akinani; 8, Nora. 8.5 (Barr); 43, Beiiades. 7.3 (Abbott/; 74, 8L IxMAder, 7.0 t.Thomaai. Lady Avon jumped off smartly, «aud setting a searching p ice had th? fit-id iu trouble al! the way. winning by three lengths. Trooper four lengths off, thin!. Time. I.IK Dividend. £2 2.*. JUVENILE HANDICAP of TSaova: second lOsovs. Five furlongs. 335- Major F. N. George's f Ragabiiish. by Strathmore—l‘ragiueiiL, 7.7 (J. Sceats> 1 65—Mr D. McK-innuu’s Hesper. 8.2 (Chaafe) 2 91—Messrs R. and R. Dnder s Hikipene, 8.2 (Satmaul 3 Also ran:—W. Sparkling Water. 5.4 <JtlUngs>; 179. Tabrke (late Kerei. 7.12 (Holmes). s«s Jewellery. 7.W (Ryan): 2U, CamUle. 6.14 (McGuire); 5X little Bess.

6.7 (Ahoott); Despatch, 6.7 (Barr). Camille. Rapbriuh aaid Little Bess ied from a straggling start. Taheke being left at the post Ragabrash. after twa faHijsga. went to the front arS led all wp the straight and wow by two tear lengths, Hikipene and Klssallna. who were racing hard, being eaught tn the last stride by Hesprr who beat HlMpeea a heed fer seraafl P*wcs. TUna, L 4 M. DtvSdead. £3 U/.

FIRST HACK HANDICAP of SArava; second horse Saovs. Five and a-half S*—Mr L. Arthur's b g Tresham. by Catesby—Alabacula, 7.0 (Speakman* .. i ‘JK—Mr J. Siockiey's Progee, 8.5 (Jeiiings> 2 7a-Mr D Rosa* HUlflower. 7.0 <&Um“> » Also started: &3 Injustice. ».1J (Whitehouse*; £u Wellstock. S.O tChaafei; 15 PungarelMt. J.T (Conway*; 1* Swimmer, 7-* tMcGregor*; 3t* Francis Lovejoy. 7.0 (Heaps); 110 Alicia. 7.0 (Abbott); ZS7 Rocket. 7.0 (J. Scats>. HUlfiower led till nearing the stand, after shaking off the attentions of Well-st-K'k. Tresham then catne with a good run. and. catching Hillflower, won by half a length from Frogee. who finished fast and defeated Hil flower a length for second place. Time. Lili. Dividend, £lO W. AUCTION STAKBB of Msovs. Five furlongs. 3-tO—Mr F. Ross' ch g Telephone, by Bidlngsgate—St. Clair mare, l‘el iGUlespie) 1 «?—Mr A. A. Phillips' Corporal, ».4 (Ryan> 2 27—Mr A. A. Phillips’ Knight of Athel, 9.4 (Quinton) 3 Also started: 57 The Frenchman, S.ll ».Searle;; 17 St. Rowan, 9.4 (McGregor); 23 Sackie Bog, 8.4 (Searle); 144 Golden Crown, k. 4 (Bird); 13 Bandolier, 8 4 (Chaafe). Telephone led all the way and won by half a length from Corporal, who came with a late run. Time, L 5. Dividend, £1 16/. railway handicap of vosovs; second horse ssovs. Five furlongs. 140 —Mr P. Jones’ b m Moment, aged, by Freedom—Memento, 7.10 (Abbott) 1 SOS—Messrs L. D. and N. A. Nathan's Hastings, 8.7 (Gainsford) 2 16—Mr J. Gails Picklock. 7.4 (Bird).. 3 Also started: 40 St. Elmo, 7.8 (McGuire); ooS St. Olga, 7.7 (Chaafe); 64 Delia Ro«e, 7.2 (Pennell): 68 Tukapa, 6.11 (Saiman); 59 Lady Dash, 6.7 (Barr). A poor start, in which Delia Rose. St. Olg.i and Moment had ail the bes f . and Lady Dash and Hastings all the worsts Sc. Ciga led into the straight, tut Moment came on and caught her half-way down the running, and Hastings, wnh a brilliant run. passing his horses oue Vy one. finished three-quarters of a length benind Moment, Picklock two lengths oft third St. Olga fourth. Time, 1.3 2-5. D-.uler.G. £8 2/. @ ® © WELLINGTON RACING CLUB'S MEETING. WELL!NGTt»N. Friday. fue foiiuWcKg acceptance hive been received iu connection with the above uit-et-lug, which opeua on Thursday aext:— THOMPSON HANDICAP. One mlie.

Waiwetu Handicap, 7 furlongs: Battleaxe .IO.U, Cameo ».», Ustiak 8.6, The Heiapte B.U, Sundial. 7.12. Ngaparu T.tt. Westguard 7.b» Waterford 7.3. First Hurdie Handicap, about If mile: Long Tom 11.13, The Guard 11.11, Waiwera 11.8. Vanquish 10.0, Kohunui 9.12, Sy Ivanna 9.1 U. K.gbt Metal b. 7, Sudor 9.5. Welter Handicap, 1 zuLle and a furlong: Volley 9.11, Ostia k 9.11, The Hew pie 9.10, Lady Bell 8.10, Dartmoor 8.7, Conspirer 8.7. Badway Handicap, pm>le: Tne Shannon 8.11. Gienogle 8.6, Sedgebrook 8.0, Sundial 7.13, Ngaparu 7.10, Westguard 7.7, Sentry 7.0. Osborne 7.0. First Hack Handicap, 1 tulle: Plaidie 8.10, Gipsy Jack 3.9, Skylark Bd>, Valkyrie 8.4, St. Ada 8.2, Black wing 7.12, Dormitory 7.11, Lord Raglan 7.9, Puuawai 7.8, Roseplot 7.5, Kamea 7.-4, Cornea 7.3, Art Jewel 7.0, Jewfua 7.0, Forward Guard 7.0, Bod me E»pv-raure G. 10. North I«i- Dd Challenge Stakes. 7 furlongs: Gienogle. Someried. Nouette, and Menachikoff. New Zvaliotd St. Leger Stakes, If mile: Cannie Chte«. Somerled. Beddington. Maiden Ha*'k Race. 6 furlongs: Fair Dormant, R>«ae Ma;<leu. Steelgun, Benefactor, The WaiLShrapuel, Tuuquid. Tamati,Bosewater. Taiuoi White Heather. Durable, Waith*. Bonnie Esperaorv, Leinster Lass, Forward Guard. Silver Spray. s ® a WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUBS MEETING. WtuaJNGTUN. Saturday. For the first day of the Wellington Trotting Clubs meeting line weather prevailed. A 10 totallsator was worked on all evenu. The results were:— Trial Hand eap (saddle or harness*, 2 miles: Trio 1. Bru<kleigh 2. Plunger 3. lira-. 6:u lx Dividend, k 22/. Suburban Handicap (harness*. 1| mile: Onward L The Member 2. Silver Grev 3. Time. 4m 23 1-Ss. Dividend. IS/.

Summer Handicap (saddle or haraesa*. 2 miles. B.Up WUson 1. Sweet Mar e 2, Mod esty X Time, 5m 10a. Dividend, £1 13/. Provincial Handicap (saddle or harnees*, 1 miles: Iteveage 1. Comet 3, BrooUeki X Time, 5m dsia. Dividend, £2 3,'. Stewards* Handicap (saddle*. 1| mile: Naaghty Girl 1, Joker X Flame X Time, dm Us. Dividend. Id/.

Harness Handicap. 1 mUa: The Maasber 1. Time. 3m :iu 2 Sa. Dividend ea The Memi*er. £3 15/ Sweet Marte and Tbs General. wHe daieberl asm. aad seeead.*et« dmeualifled fer gaUopta*. Itonialn Handicap (saddle* of aßeera. 1 mUe; Nearly Qtrl I. View X t-errwttt 3. ■tern, 3m «M. IMeddead, dM Id/.

DUNKDIN' J.U.-S MAY MEETING. DUNEDIN .Saturday. The following noun nations have been receive.! for the Dunedin Jockey Club's May Meeting - Birthday Hlnchip of 2ut*ors. 1} mile: Brian. Pampero. Sint Ilario. Flame. Skobeloff. Nihilist, Belligerent. St. Denis. WiU-o’-lhe WUp. (Tytle. Futmen. Cameo, Decoy. Provincial Handicap of 15osovs, 1 mile: Pampero, Komur-. Skobeloff, Fulmen, Cameo. Brisa, Hermosa. Flame, cnerryston.. Nihilist, rtyj.uotist. Decoy. Mosea. Bc. Denis. Vandyke, Tsaritaa. ® ® ® BTDNKT RACING. SYDNEY, April au. At the City lAttersail s Meeting to-xlay, at Rand wick, the principal event resulted as follows:— CITY TATTERSALL'S HANDICAP. One mile aufl three furlongs. Mr H. Oxeubam s Gauieon, by Goao— Industry 1 Mr W. Forrester's Sirdar 2 Mr T. Psyten’s Mane Corelli 3 Thirteen horses started. Betting: 5 to 2 against Sirdar, 6 to 1 Gauieon. Gauleoa won by a length. Time, 2m 24|s. ® ® ® RETURN OF ADVANCE. SYDNEY, April 2L The New Zealand crack Advance was shipped to Wellington by the s.s. Tarawera. Seven yearlings purchased by Mr J. H. Prosser at the recent sales of yearlings held in New South Wales were by the same steamer.

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