TURF NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVII, Issue XIII, 28 September 1901, Page 588

TURF NOTES.

Australian Colours is favourite for the Melbourne Cup. There is still little or nothing doing over the Xew Zealand Cup. Abergeklie. full brother to Moifad, is said to be a capable fencer. Musketry, by Maxim, has been leased and is now located at Wanganui. fl. Gooseman is now training Moifad and his full brother. Abergeidie. Bluejacket's full sister. Eland, is said to be galloping well at Hastings. The owner of Regalia 11. and Jewellery had a good day on Sat '.rdat. “Glorious Goodwood" completed its hundredth meeting on Friday. August 2nd. Melwood was not considered ready to wiu a race at the Rangitikei meeting. Over £ 1000 has been collected for the widow of the late Mr W. Forester in Australia. Maratea, Uy Nondenfeldt from Fishgirl, has produced a filly to Explosion at Sylvia Park. Cretonne, who is running well in New South Wales, is described as a pony racehorse. Some good and much indifferent horsemanship was displayed on Saturday at the Avondale meeting. Canteen was supported at 300 to 30 by his owner on Saturday with a local penci Iler for the New Zealand Cup. Pampero. second favourite for the New Zealand Cup. is reported to be going a bit short. Menschikoff has been scratched for the King- Edward Handicap at the Hawke’s Bay Spring Meeting. Minerva IL. at Kensington Park, on September 4. won the 14.3 Handicap, and went out at odds of 2 to 1 on. Mr J. J. Russell, the Taranaki owner and trainer, is in a very weak state again, and has quite lost his voice. Proprietary racecourse* kern on increasing within the metropolitan area near Sydney. Mr Donald Fraser, breeder ■' er of TVKance, was present at the opening of the Avondale J.( Spring Meeting. A local penctller mid to have had a cent’2.'y on Nonet v* tn the Avondaln Cup. He was the only good winner 1 heard of during the day. A full sister to the Graft on-Lady Trenton cd?. for which 13<M> guineas paid al Ihr la-t yearling Mil® in Sydney, uj* fouled eaxk thi* mouth. Owners mi'd not forget that Friday i< Domination day for leading handiwrare* nt the Auckland .Racing Club’s spring and Kummer merging*. The gr»<« on the courer pr.»pcr at Ellerslie In- lw-en mc*rn. as it was thought to Ik lather long to race over.

The Taranaki horses Tukapa. Vanquish and Klondike arrived from New Plymouth, via Onehuuga. this morning.

The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club will give £lBOO away in Stakes at their three days' meeting in November.

Minerva 11. changed hands at 150 guineas. Mr Beckett selling the daughter of Metal recently to a foreign buyer.

Last week a cable from Sydney announced the death of Mr W. Lyons' eldest son, who had been ailing for some time past.

Renown has been eased up and relegated to the paddock.by day. and we may conclude will not start in the New Zealand Cnp.

Sir George Clifford has sent Windwhistle.'Somerled and Dirk to represent him at the Wanganui and Hawke’s Bay meetings.

Paul Seaton is now running in the nomination of Mr Martin Taylor, who has the son of Seaton Delaval under lease from Mr J. Marshall.

Windsor, a two-year-old by Port Admiral, sustained injuries which proved fatal through colliding with a motor ear near Melbourne.

A festered hee» ’has kept Firefly from doing just as much work as her owner would have liked to give her. Still she has not been idle.

Aura, dam of Aiirum and Auraria, has foaled a colt to Wallace at Mr G. G. Stead's stud farm. Taldburst. and Ich Dien a colt to Multiform.

It is estimated that the fall brothers, rlorizel 11.. Persimmon and Diamond Jubilee, will next season at the stud earn £."10,000 in fees.

In order to give New Zealand visitors a qjiance of seeing the Randwick races on the 14th iust.. the departure of the Tarawera for Wellington was delayed till 6 p.m. on that day.

Mr A. A. Woods, who for some time officiated as judge at suburban Melbourne meetings, has had to resign through ill-health. Mr J. B. Bow has beer appointed his successor.

Crusoe, while being ridden through the streets at New Plymouth one day last week, fell and cut his knees, and will not be able to start for some time.

The Needle is being led altout at Greenlane, and visits the racecourse

at Ellerslie occasionally, and the swelling in his poisoned hind leg is reducing.

For the Park Stakes Handicap, the leading race on the Spring programme of the Napier Park RacingClub,seventeen comprise the total of nominations.

Mr A- Hanna's brood mare Nellie, who was in the first flight of polo ponies in Auckland, and a shapely little ladv. has foaled a fillv tv Hotchkiss.

Sequence, who spread-eagled the field in the Epsom Handicap, winning by a dozen lengths, got badly cut about in the Sydney Metropolitan Stakes.

It is said that the price paid fur Haydn, purchased by a client of F. Macmanemin's. and whose arrival at Ellersli • I announced on Saturday. wa» £ 330.

Some Southern clulw are petitioning the Premier to have the Workmen'# £•«pen-sat ion Aet altered #o as to have trainer# and jockeys excluded from its o]«eration.

Mr T. Snelatr acted as snbstftuie for Mr John Bollard in the yndge'# boy at Ellerslie, owing to the unavoidable absence of the Avondale Jockey Club s official in Wellington.

Mus ella, the aged Tattler mare, who won two races last season out of fourteen starts, and is entered for the Avondale Jockey Club meeting, will, it is said, go to the stud this season.

The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club have received a fair entry for the King Edward Handicap, to be run for at their Spring Meeting. The Auckland horses nominated are Nonette and Rosel! a.

Members of the Auckland Racing Club will be admitted to the Avondale Jockey Club's Spring Meeting upon production of their passes, which are being issued by Mr Percival from the A.R.C. office.

The gentleman in England for whom San Fran was purchased subject to being passed by a veterinary surgeon will regret that a splint stood in the way of him getting a great bargain.

Foalings at the One Tree Hill Stud are: Jewess, by Sou’-wester — Miss Masham. filly to Eton, and Cuirassier —Woodbine mare, filly to Cyrenian. So far this season six fillies comprise the list of foalings at this stud. San Fran, who has proved himself a most consistent performer, and who is no donbt one of the best horses in Australia, is from the Grand Flaneur mare Procella, half sister to Albatross, dam of Merganser. Teksum and others.

Hastings is handicapped at 8.12 in the Geraldine Flying Handicap, and Bona Rosa at 8.7! Cora Linn is top weight with 9.-5. Mr Dowse is too flattering to Bona Bosa, who on form should not be much above the minimum weight. -

Thirty horses negotiated the fences at Sylvia Park in one of the drag hunts there without putting a foot wrong, and yet some people will tell us that New Zealand is not maintaining its reputation for producing jumping stock.

Splendid nominations have been received for the Canterbury Jockey Club's spring meeting. There are forty-five in the Stewards' Handicap, sixteen in the Canterbury Cup. twenty-nine in the Jubileie Cup. thirty-one in the Metropolitan Handicap. and forty-two in the Jockey Chib lAndicap.

By Nonette's victory in the Avondale Cup that colt, has incurred a penalty of 31b- in the New Zealand Cup. and this will lie further increased to Tibs should he win the Avondale Guineas, which looks at the time of writing a certainty.

The fact that Nonette and Formula are not entered for any of the handicap races or other events for which entries were taken by the secretary of the Canterbury Jockey Club, does not augur well for the New Zealand Cup backers of this pair. Auckland will, I fear, be unrepresented.

Orange and Blue, as late as Thursday last, in private, did a pleasing gallop with First Whisper over five furling#. On Saturday in publie she was never dangerous and finished last. Lindsay cannot explain the pony’s running, which greatly took by surprise many of her backers.

There are some breeders who think that our racing and utility horses can l>e improved by a dash of Arab blood. A South Australian breeder has just imported a stud horse and two fillies from an English stud where Arabs are specially bred. Connop's filly who raced first as Here and later on as Taheke is now to be known as Torowai. All three were appropriate name* for the daughter of Waterfall, bat the first two were taken for other horses and consequently could not be allowed.

Attention is called to the fact that nominations for leading events at the Auckland Pacing Club's spring and summer meetings are due on Friday. September 27. The Auckland Racing Club have never previously offered snch valuable handicap-races. AJ#d the various event# are sese-cO 'fill -well.

A Sydney paper refers to the owner of K<iiaate. winner of the first Australian Jockey Club's steeplechase, as the popular ringtnan and amateur eyclist. Bill Lyons.” There is no rra-on why a good cueist should not he a good cyeHst as well, but we have not > et seen Mr Lyons on the wheel.

Blue Paul, who has wintered well, is to go into work almost immediately. Mr Warner is having WeHcast, the two-year-old gelding by Castor from Lady Wellington, and Malakoff, a three-year-old gelding by Stepniak from the Perkin Warbeck mare Faith, broken. WeUcasf is growing into a nice horse.

Mr. Walters informs me that Lady Agnes, by Nordenfeldt—Sister Agnes, Salute, by Nordenfeldt—Sweet Alice, Sapphira. by Leolinus—Lyra. Sunrise, by Ramarama —Awatea, Fairytale, by Tasman—Sapphira, Ruby, Lyddite, and Lady Thornton, the last-named by General Thornton from Hine-te-Hoata, are booked to visit Soult.

The Sydney “Morning Herald” has the following: Mount Vernon house and stables, situated in Botany-street, Randwick, have been purchased by the present occupier, Mr John Gough, from Mr Dan O'Brien, who built the stables a few years ago. and made Mount Vernon one of the most complete establishments in Australia.

The sale of the late Mr W. Forrester at Randwick was a success. The sale ring was crowded by breeders and metropolitan racing men. and the 38 lots realised £2616. Niagara, though carrying his 15 years lightly, only fetched 105 guineas. The progeny of Niagara are credited in the Sydney “Mail* with having won 172 races in six years, valued at £ 14.006.

Mr J. Douglas, of Te Mahanga. Hawke's Bay, is at present on a visit to Auckland; in fact, on his honeymoon. Mr Douglas was present at the Avondale meeting on Saturday, and has visited the various studs hereabouts and is much pleased with the yearling crops he saw. Mr Douglas has no less than twenty-one yearlings himself this season, and they are to be sold in the autumn as usual.

On Saturday at Sylvia Park a full brother to Explosion and a full brother to Paul Seaton were foaled. On the same day Lissadum. by Bill of Portland —Cooya. produced a filly to Wallace. On Monday Innisfail. by Nordenfeldt. had twin fillies to Seaton Delaval, and on Tuesday Miscalculation, by St. Hippo, a filly to Explosion. _

A chestnut pony said to have been as well known as the town clock in George-street. Sydney, was recently "rung in” at a meeting at Forest Lodge after having been dyed a beautiful brown. A protest was lodged, and the pony was quickly got away from the course. The owner did not wait to argue the point raised as to her identity.

It is not often that we find two colts equally fancied for a race like the V.R.C. Derby as Grasspan and Hautvilliers are. That both are con- ' sidered more than ordinarily good may be gathered from the fact that they are fancied for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. It is generally supposed that Grasspan will improve upon the showing he made in the A-J-C. Derby against Hautvilliers. when he ran unkindly. Mr Furness on Friday purchased privately from Mr Sy. Coombes his old favourite, Favona, who besides being a fast horse on the flat was one of the best hurdle horses in Auckland. Mr Furness made the purchase for Mr Witherlow, of Suva, and Favona was shipped by the Taviuni for his des-

Hnatnn on Saturday. Favona should leave fine stock, for he has sixe and substance, and comes of a good family.

Most of the money woo by backers in connection with the A-J.C. spring meeting was distributed with the public generally (says the “S.M. Herald"), but a few instances are reported of large amounts being won, the most conspicuous of them being in regard to a Riverina bookmaker, who secured a license to bet, but at the last moment changed his mind and became a backer, with the result that he won a large sum of money over the meeting, variously stated from £6OOO to £ 8000. Several people who backed F. Kuhn’s mounts also won a lot of money.

The Criminal Detective Department of Paris have been busily engaged in connection with a turf scandal. which has caused some interest in France. It is presumed that a well-organised band of sharpers have been engaged in running horses under false colours, and in otherwise putting up swindles to rob wealthy voting Frenchmen of their money, large sums having been won from them at high play at cards. It was through discovering that one horse had been substituted for another that the police had their suspicions that an organised gang was at work.

Ma Mie Rosette, by Trenton, from Bonny Kosette, owned by Mr. J. RMoore, of Bushy Park, Wanganui, has arrived otj a visit to Cyrenian. Waiorongomai. stinted to that horse last year, and Lottie, the Auckland Cup winner of 1894, have come from the Waikato to the same sire. Two foalings of note to record to Cyrenian are Major George’s Moonga, dam of Seahorse, a colt; and Mr. S. H. Gollan’s Lady Hamilton, full sister to Nelson, a colt. Mr. Parsons’ Sis, by Musket, a filly to Eton. Mr. McKinnon's mare Agate, daughter of Scot , Free's dam Zenobia, has foaled a eolt to Lochness.

A confrere states that Orona, who has been referred to as a New Zealand bred mare, was really bred in Queensland and got by the Angler horse Isaac Walton from an Opawa mare. In this he is wrong. Oroua is by the Auckland bred Isaac Walton, who was standing in the Rangitikei district, and where there were many Opawa mares, and I fancy was called after the Oroua station, in which district she may possibly have been bred. Mr Alister Clark, who was in New Zealand and playing polo at the time the Oroua polo players were in full swing, if I remember, took the mare to Australia, hunted her there and won a couple of races with her last season in hunters’ races.

The Department of Agriculture have announced the places at which their imported horses are to be located this season. The thoroughbred Amasis will be at Hamilton. Singlestick 11. at Momohaki, Tyranny, perhaps the best for breeding racing stock, at Levin, each at the Government Stud Farms. Malachi is to be at Middle Park, Christchurch, Serapion at Oamaru, and Lupin at the Edendale Estate;the Shire horses Herefordshire Boy at Momahaki, and Danger Signal at Oamaru. A limited number of thoroughbred mares are to be taken from sueh breeders as may desire to patronise the horses. The

chief object for which the thoroughbreds were imported is to -breed remounts, and their services are fixed at a moat reasonable price. The difficulty will be to get the right class of mares from which to breed remounts to horses of the class these thoroughbreds hare been represented to me. The committee of the Auckland Racing Club sat for two hours when dealing with the applications for jockeys’ and trainers’ licenses, some of which were held over for consideration from their last meeting. Some licenses were granted without demur, other applications were refused altogether, some put back for further consideration, and a good many granted for short terms, so that the applicants should eome up if required at a future date. The Auckland Racing Club are doing the right thing by all concerned in exercising a strict supervision over the trainers and jockeys, for, while we have many of a reputable class, there are some who are not at all well behaved, and who want holding with a tight rein to keep them from running riot. If they could only realise that it is for their own good that such steps are taken it would be well. The establishment oil the Ellerslie racecourse of a reading and an amusement room, under the control of a committee selected from the leading trainers and horsemen, would be in the right direction. and such institutions could be provided out of the funds the trainers and jockeys have themselvese contributed. and which are now awaiting the report of a committee of the Racing Conference before being applied for the benefit of trainers and horsemen who have been licensed by the various clubs throughout the colony. The death of Colonel Wm. Fraser has removed a once prominent figure from the world of sport, as the deceased for many years identified himself with racing, first in Victoria in the fifties, and from the time of his arrival in New Zealand, in 1863, up to a few years ago, he was more or less interested in thoroughbred and racing stock. The Colonel was present at the big match in Victoria between Alice Hawthorn and Veno, and frequently referred to that particular and other memorable contests in the goldfields days of Victoria. Van Tromp, a winner of many races, was one of the steeds that the Colonel took delight in talking about. It was in the nomination of Colonel Fraser that Trenton won his first race. In his yearling purchases he was most unfortunate, and he lost in successive years a full-brother and a full-sister to Tirailleur within a few weeks of buying them through accidents, but Fancy Free was a filly with which he won a few races, and Tennyson and Pikau also won for him, while Scot Free, who he leased from Mr Donald McKinnon, won some races for him and was no doubt a brilliant two-year-old. More recently the Colonel had a good colt in Royal Rose, trained by G. Wright, but he owned and raced many useful horses, and no man could have been fonder of turf pursuits. In recent years the Colonel had been a less frequent visitor at the leading meetings at other parts of the colony, but rarely missed attending at Ellerslie. Sportsmen generally, and a wide circle of

friends, win regret to hear of the Colonel’s death, which, however, was not unexpected, as he had been 111 some time and unable to attend to his Parliamentary duties as Bergeant-at-Arms.

Is it in the interests of racing that the Marton Joekey Club and Rangitikei Racing Club should hold their spring meetings as they do, so close together, that is, at such a short interval between the dates. The courses are not more than eight miles apart, and there does not seem any good reason to be advanced in support of a continuance of the present arrangement of dates. The Marton meeting was held on the 3rd and 4th of the present month, and that of the Rangitikei Club on the 17th and 18th. It would appear that a better class of horses, taking them all round, ran at the last-named fixture. On the opening day the DreadnoughtMuriwai horse Toa' (a brave), who won two races, did something to remove the reproach that has hung over him. He has indeed been a most unprofitable racehorse so far. Muriwai, his dam, was a good mare, and comes of one of the best local families, running back to Sybil, a mare that Major Trafford used to race in the early days of Wanganui. Rangipuhi is one of the line, and the son of Feve was a very good handicap horse.

In another double winner on the opening day of the meeting referred to, Auckland is interested, seeing that Cure, the winner of the Maiden and Open Hack races, was bred at Wellington Park, and is by St. Leger from Lady Cureton. by Goldsbrough. Cure was purchased by Mr. L de Pelechet on behalf of Mr. E. J. Watt, of Hawke's Bay, at the 1900 sale, and cost 200 guineas. Cure did not start last season, but he has classic engagements, and will be bidding good-bye to the hack ranks ere long, or I am mistaken. Perhaps we may see him competing in the Wanganui Guineas, Hawke's Bay Guineas and other important classic events. Another Wellington Park bred one that ran with success in the open race on the second day was Ringlet, by Castor from Bangle. And yet another Wellington Park representative to win at this meeting was St. Lyra, by St. Leger from Lyrelinus.

Ocean, the half-brother to Newhaven 11., created a surprise by winning one of the short distance races, and his supporters received the nice dividend of £l7. They had some very nicely-bred hacks racing at this meeting. Bones, winner of the Hack Hurdle Race, is a five-year-old son of Quilt and Nymph, by Ingomar from Woodnymph. Then Fakir, who won the last race on the card, was got by Catesby from Element. The old Volunteer gelding Claymore, who has been broken down twice, got home in the Arataumahi Steeplechase,* and his supporters received the nice dividend of £ 10 5/, the second best of the meeting. Fancy a half-brother to Newhaven 11. being so little thought of as to return investors the largest dividend at a two days’ meeting. • • • AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. A special meeting of the A.R.C. Committee was held last week, Mr. T. Morrin presiding. A communication was received from the

committee of the Takapttns Joekey Club, notifying that they had remitted the unexpired term of disquaHAeation existing against the horse Pokomoko. It was decided to endorse the same. The resignation of Mr M. Carr as timekeeper was accepted. An application made to exercise trotting horses on the Ellerslie racecourse was refused. The programme of the Opltonui Racing Club's meeting (November 2) was submitted and passed. Gentlemen riders’ certificates were granted to the following:—Messrs O. R. Wilkinson, M. Deeble, F. 11. Paton, and A. S. MeKinnon. Licenses were granted as follows: —Trainers: E. J. Rae, J. Brigham, A. H. Barron. Rae’s application was pnt in before he went South to the N.Z. Grand National meeting, but was overlooked at the last committee meeting. Jockeys: P. A. Johnson, H. Gillespie. J. McGregor, Cyril McGuire, J. Mackintosh, F. Howard, Woodward. E. Pope. G. R. Phillips, J. Murphy, J. Fletcher. Conditional licenses were granted to the following jockeys: J. Katternet W. Sat man. E. A. Abbott. S. Lindsay, J. Graham, 8.-Thomas, T. Hall, F. McClennan, and F. Speakman. Apprentices: W. H. Goggin, W. Jenkins, W. Smith, H. Sparks, J. E. Cotton, F. C. Porter. W. Boss, E. Ross; W. Heap (conditional). A resolution was passed that all apprentices shall be indentured. ® ® ® .AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB. SPRING MEETING. The Spring Meeting of the Avondale Jockey Club, which commenced on Saturday at Ellerslie, could not have done so under more favourable conditions as regards weather. The fields were good, the attendance larger probably than the dnb could have secured on their own course, and speculation was such that there was a large turnover at the totalisators, and the bookmakers also did plenty of business. The sum of £9424 was passed through the totalizators. which, though a good deal below the record for the Ellerslie course, is certainly a large sum for the Avondale Club to put through, and exceeded last year’s doings on the corresponding day by £4597. This increase was largely due to the change of venue, and to the system of paying out on two horses, the first and second in each event, a departure which was being discussed by racegoers at the conclusion of the day, and in sueh a way as to lead to the impression that there was anything but a unanimous opinion in favour of the new plan. Mr T. Sinclair, who acted as substitute for Mr J. Bollard, M.H.R., in his capacity as judge, was only called upon once to decide a very close finish, and this was in the two-year-old race —the classic Avondale Stakes—which resulted in a head victory for Messrs Nathan’s colt Grey Seaton from Mr Leonard's Idas, both being outsiders, and they were half a length in front of the favourite, Spalpeen, at the finish. Grey Seaton was bred at Wellington Park, and Idas at Mangere, and both are by the Sylvia Park aire Seaton DelavaJ. The Avondale Cup saw another pair of Seatons in front at the finish in

Nouette ahd Beddiogton, victory renting with the younger evlt, who ran with some gameness when asked for an" effort in the run home. This colt’s track form during the preceding week had misled the watchers there, and Beddington was made a very strong favourite. Bluejacket finished close to the pair, which has to be remembered in taking into account the value of Nanette's performance. Jewellery had au easy victory over the moderates that opposed her iu the Hack Race, aud Voltigeur, in the Steeplechase, once more demonstrated his usefulness by beating Sudden and a large field, It is seldom that so many as ten horses finish, but out of a field of eleven that number got to the end of. the three mile journey, and the placed trio and Dingo made an interesting race of it. First Whisper won the pony race cleverly enough, but Orange and Blue, the favourite, ran an inglorious last. Vai Rosa, by -winning the Flying Stakes, made the third representative of Seaton Delaval to score outright during the day, and that horse, meeting with weak opposition, had an easy victory in that event. The catering ef Mr J. King was excellent, the starting of Mr Cutts in most of the events satisfactory, uiiS the general management both amongst the officials and totalisator workers was favourably commented upon. The following are the results : — MAIDEN PLATE HANDICAP, of 50 sovs., second horse ssovs from the stake. Six furlongs. 317—L. D. and N. A. Nathan's br g Glasgow, by Hotchkiss —Lady' Augusta, 3yrs, 7.10, (Buchanan) .'. 1 100—Sparkling Water, 7.6 (Satma n) 2 It—Dragee, 7.6 (Bashford) 3 Also started: 34, Cavalry', 7.11 (W. Bird); 76. Drudge, 7.8 (Skeates); 49, Sly Miss, 7.6 (McGuire); 17, The Don. 7.0 (Hill); 35, Lady Howitzer, 7.0 (Hutton); 41, Khama, 7.0 (Speakman); 33. Ramadoon, 6.12 (Searle). Sly Aliss and Sparkling Water were the first moving, and Lady Howitzer and Drudge the two last, both being very slow off the mark. At the end of the first three furlongs Glasgowdrew up. Sly Miss running wide into the straight. Glasgow was kept moving and got up below the people's stand, and going on had enough leftin him' to stall off a challenge from the fast finishing Sparkling Water, who beat Progee half a length for second place. Glasgow having quite that margin clear of Sparkling Water. Don and Sly Miss finished next in order several lengths away. Time, 1.18. Dividends, £1 15/ and £1 3/. FIRST HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, second lOsovs., mile and threequarters. 330—D. A. McLeod's b.g. Regalia IL. by Regel—May, 6vrs. 10.3 (Wilson) 1 76—Chancellor If.. 9.0 (Mitchell). 2 120—Cava Hero, 13.11 3 Also started: 39, Nor'-west, 11.3 (Katterns); 67, Vanquish, 10.8 (Fakey); 66, Koval Conqueror. 9.10 (Fergus): 11, Lightning, 9.6 (Berry); 103, Princess of Thule. 9.4 (Deeble). Regalia 11. drew on Chancellor 11. at the last hurdle, and eantered home an. easy winner by three lengths, Cavaliero, who ran wide, being beaten by. Chancellor 11. by the same distance. Time, 3.24. Dividend, £1 13 and £2 8/. AVON DALE STAKES of 150sovs, second horse lOsovs, third horse Ssovs out of the stake. 10 —Messrs L. D. and N. A. Nathan's Grey Seaton, 8.0 (Buchanan) 1 42—Idas. 7.9 (Skeates) 2 466—Spalpeen, 8.0 (Julian) 3 Also started: 8 Kelburne. S.O, (Speakman); 347 Northumberland, 8.0 (Gallagher); 138 Marshal Soult, 8.0 (Abbott); 26 Talavera, 7.9 (Sheman). The moment the barrier was raised Spalpeen shot away, followed closely by Marshal Soult and Idas, Northumberland being left some lengths. Going very fast. Spalpeen and Marshal Soult ran to the turn a bit. wide, nnd then went towards the rails again, Idas joining issue after reaching the Derby stand, where Spalpeen swerved slightly interfering with her. This let Grey Seaton, who pursued a

straight course, up. aud he won by a head. Spalpeen hall a length off third, Xarshal Soult ami Northumberland elose up. Time, 50 2-Jsce. Dividends, £1 19/ and £5 11/. AVONDALE CUP, of 300sovs; second 30»ovs and third, lOsovs from the stakes. One mile and a quarter. 258—J. T. Ryan’s ch c Nonette, 3yrs, by Seaton Delaval—Cha- - • rente, 7.9 (M. Ryan) 1 746—Beddington, 8.5 (Gallagher)... 2 57—Bluejacket, 9.2 (Lindsay).... 3 - 76, Formula, 8.4 (Taylor): 240, St. Ursula. 8.4 (Seeats); 107, Zealous, 7.4 (Cotton); 142, Volee. 7.2 (Bird): 151, Paul Seaton. 7.0 (Satinan); 149. Winsome, 6.12 (Price); 29, Hesper, 6.10 (Speakman). Soon after the start Formula got to the front anil with Winsome carried on the running for about seven furlongs, Beddington, Bluejacket. Nonette and St. Ursula being then handy. Winsome retired first, and then Formula. and Beddington half way up the straight was left in the lead. Bluejacket. St. Ursula and Nonette closing on him. Nonette drew up steadily and joined Beddington. aud worsting him in the run home won by half a length, Bluejacket nearly two lengths away, just clear of St. Ursula. Volee fifth. Time. 2inin Usee. Dividends, £5 2/ and 11/. FIRST HACK HANDICAP, 50sovs; second horse Ssovs. Five furlongs. 444—Mr D. A. McLeod's br f Jewellery, St. Leger—Necklace, 3yrs, 8.5 (Ryan) t 173—La Polish (Abbott)- ... 2 163 —Golden Rose (Bird) 3 68, Rocket, 8.12 (Seeats); 41, L'p-to-Date, 8.6 (Taylor); 186, Millie, 7.6 (Lindsay); 37, Cressy, 7.5 (Price); 17, Sister Francis, 7.5 (Satman); 4, Amhantars, 7.4 (Percival); 9, Alicia, 7.0 (Porter). Jewellery got smartly on her legs, aud racing away when La Polish closed on her won easily by two lengths. Golden Rose, who finished fast, half a length off. Up-to-date fourth. Time Imin ssec. Dividends, £1 14 and £l9/. | HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE, of 80 sovs; second horse lOsovs. About three miles. 287—Mr F. Ross’ gr g Voltigeur 11., by Lionel—Nora, 10.7. (Burns) V 1 192 —Sudden, 9.11 (Deeble)- 2 19—Tarragon, 9.10 (Weal) 3 450, Dingo, 10.7 (Fergus); 102, Straybird, 11.10 (R. Hall); 33, Kowhai, 10.0 (Tooman); 31, Pungarehu, 9.9 (Mitchell); 6, Rolfe, 9.7 (McGregor); 19, Marine, 9.7 (Higgins); 15, Riot, 9.7 (Julian); 11, Tuirne, 9.7 (Phillips). Riot and Straybird were leading Dingo and the rest of the field over the first fence, where they dropped back. Dingo, Kowhai, Voltigeur, Sudden and Tarragon going on in order, Marine and Rolf bringing up the rear. They went over the hill, with Voltigeur. Dingo, Tarragon and Sudden iu leading berths, Kowhai having fallen. There was no change to the sod wall, where Dingo got in front, only to be passed again at the double by A’oltigeur, Tarragon, Sudden and Straybird being all well together handy. Going up the hill for the last time Sudden led Voltigeur and Dingo by a length or two, but all three were in the air together at the last fence on the hill, Tarragon several lengths off. Dingo struck hard ancLlost his place, and Voltigeur racing down the hill came on to the course together, A’oltigeur having the measure of his opponent, whom he beat by nearly three lengths. Tarragon two lengths away third, Dingo, finishing fast, less than a length off fourth, the other starters following at intervals. Time, 6min 25see.. Dividends, £2 14/ and £1 7/. FIRST PONY HANDICAP of 40sovs, second ssovs from stakes. Six furlongs. 110—Mr T. Cunningham’s br m First Whisper, 7.10 (Barr).... 1 61—Pipiwhanraroa, 8.2 (Satinan) 2 291 —lleliades, 6.9 (Speakman)..,. 3 Also ran: 301 Orange and Blue, 8.12 (Lindsay); 40 Lena, 8.6 (Mclntosh); 53 Stepaway, 8.4 (Buchanan); 127 Mamoa. ff.ll (Abbott); 163 Trooper, 7.7 (Bird). Mamoa got away best, Heliades at once going up nnd heading her after going a furlong, and leading til! half way down the straight, when Pipiwhanraroa headed her. Then First Whisper drew up, w inning handily by a length and a half, same second nnd

third. Time. 1.19. Dividends: £7 and £4 4/. . , FLYING STAKES HANDICAP, 100 sovs, Beeoad horse 1 Ssovs. Six furlongs. 540—Mrs J. Leonard’s b c Vai Rosa, by Seaton Delaval—Vieux Rose. 4 years, 8.9 (Taylor).. 1 49 —Landlock, 7.0 (Speakman).... 2 108 —Balbirnie, 7.0 (Bird) 3 Also ran: 53 Solo, 8.6 (Hall); 280 St. Olga, 8.0 (Lindsay); 192 Lady Avon, 7.12 (Abbott); 36 Kissaliue, 7.3 (Satman); 63 Despatch, 6.10 (Barr). Landlock and St. Olga were leading soon after the start, but Vai Rosa went up aud came away with Landlock, and holding him safe all down the running, won by a clear length. Balbirnie, under pressure, finishing fast at T.andloek’s heels. Time, 1.17. Dividends: £1 13/ and £6 1/. B> & © WAI HI RACES. The first race meeting of the season at Waihi will be held next Saturday ou the course just outside the town, when a great day’s sport is expected. The entries are excellent, no less than 59 belug received, and the handicaps are considered satisfactory. All the necessary arrangements for the comfort of visitors have been attended to, and though the course is no distance from the town there will be cuitable conveyances obtainable for the general public. The following are the handicaps for the races to be held next Saturdayat Waihi:— Maiden Plate.—Hikutaia 9.7. Dick 9.7, Mur.ga Muuga 9.0. Jim Crow' 9.0, Go Far 8.7. Fairy Queen S.G, Gay Lad 8.0, Lyddite 8.0. Redans 8.0. Pony Race. —May Flower 12.0, Ruby 11.4, Brewery 10.4. Anchor 10.0, Danger 10.0, Hikutaia 9.7. Victor 9.3, Bravo 9.0. Munga Munga IM), Fairy Queen 8.8. Tom 8.0. Redan 8.0 Rat 8.0, Lyddite 8.0, Ebony 8.0. Trot Handicap.—Bobadll scr. Flukem scr, Burribadgie 15s. Saucy Lass 15s. Molly 15s, Surprise 30s. Streaker 30s, May Flower Sus. Spider 30s. Ned 355, Puriri 40s, Snap 49.-, Gay Lad 10s. Tramp 40s. Hurdles.—Oscar 11.5, May Flower 11.0, Victor 10.8, Hikutaia 10 0. Brewery 10.0, Jack iO.O, Go Far 9.7, Charcoal 9.6, Tom 9.0. Gay Lad 9.0. Cup Handicap.—Paddy 11.7, La Grippe 11.7. May Flower 10.7. Oscar 10.7. Dick 9.0. Jim Crow 8.9. Hikutaia 8.7. Munga Munga 8.7. Lyddite 8.0, Go Far 8.0, Nut 8.0. ® ® ® HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB'S SPRING MEETING. NAPIER, thia day. The following weights have been declared for the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting:— Hack Handicap Hurdles of 50sovs.. li mile.—Derringcotte 11.13. Waterport 11.3. K Jam 10.3. Taheke 9.13, Wakelyn 9.3. Moleskin 9.0. King Edward Handicap of 300sovs, 1 mile 116 yards.—Jabber 9.5. Ideal 8.11. Tortulla 8.11, Menschikoff 8.11. Rosella S.B. Crusoe 8.7, Ostiak 8.7. Okoari 8.2, Shannon 8.1. St. Denis S.O, Nonette 7.13. Tauhei 7.12. St. Mark 7.11. Windwhistle 7.7. Goyt 7.5. Tigress 7.2. Sirius 7.0, Kahuwai 7.0. Somerled 6.12, Perfection 6.12. Ngaio 6.12. Calceolaria 6.10, Menura. 6.7. Destroyer 6.7. Warwick 6.7. Tirea 6.7, Pearl Diver €.7. First Handicap Hurdles of lOOsovs. 1? mile.—Hotu 11.7, Dartmoor 10.8. Derringcotte 10.5. Voltaire 10.0, Stockade 10.0. Scallywag 10.0. Waterport 9.0. Sylvanus 9-0. Phantom 9.0. Welter Handicap of GOsovs. one mile.— Daphne 9.13, Rubin 9.13, Warwick 9.5. Tirea 9.5, Paphos 9.5, Passion Fruit 8.13. Weaver 8.11, Destroyer 8.11, Duffer 8.5, Andromeda 8.0, Culuita 8.0. First’ Hack Handicap of GOsovs, once round.—Cure 8.12, . Fieka 8.8. Robin Gray 8.7. Maro 8.5. Mongonui 8.4, Katriona 7.11. Biackwing 7.9. Cobra 7.7, Despatch 7.7. Comfort 7.7, Te Ikahoungata 7.3, Pearl Gun 6.11. Activity 6.11, Arrival 6.11. Culcita 6.7. Notoriety 6.7, Stanley 6.7. Flying Handicap of lOOsovs., six furlongs.—Jabber 9.13. Ostiak 9.2, -St. Denis 8.9. Battleaxe 8.8, Palaver 8.8. Nonette 8.5. Tauhei 8.2, Terror 7.13. Indian ftueen 7.9. Ringlet 7.9. Somerled 7.3. Ngaio 7.3. Calceolaria 7.3, Murmur 7.2. Tooyai 7.2. Aeneas 7.0, Warwick 6.10. Destroyer 6.9. Woodthorpe 6.8, Pearl Diver 6.7, Kowhete 6.7.