TURF GOSSIP

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 24, 9 December 1908, Page 13

TURF GOSSIP

BY

WHALEBONE.

racing FIXTURES. Dec. 9, 10 — Woodville J.C. Sommer Dec. 26 and 28—Taranaki J.C. Christmas. Dec. 26, 30, Jan. 1 and 2—Auckland R.C. Summer. Dec. 23, 26, 28 — Manawatu R.C. Summer Dec. 26, 28 z — Dunedin J.C. Snmmcr Jan. 1,2 — Hawke’s Bay J.C. Summer Feb. 6, 10, 13 — Otahnhu Trotting Club TURF NOTES. *B. Deeley has been engaged to ride Carl ■Rosa in the Auckland Cup. Mr. Friedlander’s mare Czarevna, by fetepniak—Britomarte, has foaled a colt to Boult. on Saturday. list, arrived from the South by the Rarawa this morning. The purchase of Motoa has been completed, and the son of Conqueror is to be chipped to Melbourne at an early date. Mr. C. O’Connor left for the South on Sunday to undertake starting duties at the Woodville J.C. Spring Meeting. Mr. Moise got very poor fields on the second day of the Takapuna meeting, and out of 140 horses handicapped only 42 were seen under silk. Mr. R. Wynyard's adjustments for the first day’s racing of the Thames Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting are due on Friday Bext, the 11th Inst. S. Hedge has severed his connection with Mr S. Williams, and the horses Manapouri and Dainty are now in T. A. Williams’ charge. The pony Glenora has three wins in succession to her credit, two being gained at the Auckland Trotting Club’s Summer Meeting, and one at the Takapuna meeting. The Hotchkiss horse Advocate seems to have a liking for the Takapuna course, and out of the three successes against his name, two have been gained at the North Shore. The pencillers had all the worst of the deal on the opening day of the Takapuna meeting, and with the exception of one event, well backed ones got home on every occasion. In winning the Manchester Handicap of a mile and a-quarter at the recent Feilding meeting, Muskerry equalled the N.Z. record of 2.6 3-5 for the distance. Two very warm favourites, in Wauchope and Manapouri, were beaten in their respective engagements on the second day Of the Takapuna J.C. meeting. Nominations for all events at the Auckland Trotting Club’s Summer Meeting close with the secretary (Mr. C. F. Mark) on Friday next, the 11th inst., at 9 p.m. The nominations received for the minor events at the A.R.C. Summer Meeting constitute a record, and total 434, as against 397 last year. Mr. Morse’s adjustments for the first day are due on Friday next. Cruciform, which was purchased at the •Stead sale by Mr J. V. Smith for 1350g5, has, at Bundoora, foaled a colt to imported Charlemagne (son of St. Simon). The absurdity of having the nominations for the Grafton Hurdle Race so far ahead as further exemplified by the acceptances, only five having made the payment. The race promises to be the poorest at the meeting. The first of the visiting trainers for the A.R.C. Summer Meeting arrived on Saturday by the Rarawa, R. J. Mason bringing up Sunglow and Armlet, and the veteran, E. Cutts, Broadsword, Husbandman, and Flit--8 way. Mr. J. E. Henrys, the well-known handicapper, started upon his twenty-first year as a handicapper at the recent Feilding meeting. It was at Feilding that Mr. Henrys first made his appearance as a weightadjuster. The 35th Great Northern Derby promises to be a more than usually interesting race this year, and the field will probably consist of Diabolo, Nobel, Aborigine, Master Soult, Shuja, St. Aidan, Santa Rosa, Husbandman, and Chanteuse. The stewards of the Avondale Jockey Club further continued the inquiry in connection with their recent spring meeting last Friday, when, after examining several witnesses, another adjournment until Friday next was decided upon. The Feilding Stakes has now been instituted three years, and It is a peculiar coincidence that it was first won by a two-year-old, Glenculloch; last year a three-year-old, Elevation, triumphed; and this year a tour-year-old, Gold Crest, proved victorious. The most successful sire at the recent Takapuna meeting was Soult, the representatives of which won four races; Explosion was responsible for three. Linstock and St. Clements two each, and Hotchkiss, San Fran, Salvadan, St. Crispin, Menschikoff, and Freedom one each. Tn winning the Spring Handicap on the concluding day of the Takapuna meeting. Royal Soult gave further evidence that he is probably the most Improved horse in Auckland to-day. Royal Soult did not beat a very high class field on Wednesday, but the manner in which he won under B.U lelt Bo doubt as to his ability.

John O’Connell, the well-known crosscountry horseman, met with an accident at Hastings recently, while schooling Master Douglas. The horse swerved badly at one of the fences, and threw his rider on to a picket fence close by. It was at first thought he was seriously injured, but, luckily, he escaped with a few bruises and a shaking. Spearmint's half-sister Araminta (by Ayrshire) won the Newmarket Oaks, 1$ mile, last month. Spearmint, by the way. is commanding plenty of stud patronage, and the great brood mare Festa and her daughter Fabula (winner of £lO,OOO in stakes) recently arrived in England from Germany, in order to be mated with him next year. A Press Association telegram from Feilding states that Mr Aidworth has resigned the position of starter to the Rangitikei Racing Club, and that Mr T. Cameron has been appointed in his stead. An English exchange says that Leslie Hewitt was to leave for Australia on the 19th of November, to be married to Miss Marie Wood, of Sydney. He will return to England next year before pioceeding to. Austria. According to an English writer a. big offer has been refused by Mr W. VV. Bailey for Rot (dam of the Cesarewitch winner, Yentoi), who is in foal to Desmond, and next year will again be mated with Santoi, sire of Yentoi. Rot was an indifferent performer in India, and her appearance when racing did not suggest she was at all likely to make a successful brood mare. The sale of Mr August Belmont’s Ame-rican-bred yearlings at Newmarket last month iws not a success. Thirteen were sold, and only three reached the threefigure mark, the highest price paid being 210 gs for a colt by Hastings. K. Wootton gave 105 gs for a filly by the same sire. The average was 65gs each, which will scarcely encourage American breeders to send young stock to England. In the States nowadays, the curry-comb and brush are being replaced by the “vacuum horse cleaner,” which curries and massages a horse by suction, just as the vacuum caipet cleaners do, that have been invented in recent years. The Thames Jockey Club have every reason to be satisfied with the response made by owners in connection with their Summer Meeting. The entries, all round, are probably a record, and everything seems in train for a most successful gathering. The Explosion horse I’ohutu will not he called upon to carry a penalty in the Auckland Cup, for his dead heat in the St. Andrew’s Handicap last Saturday, the amount won in that event being just under the stated sum which would give him the extia poundage. Both Ikon and Muskerry incur penalties for their wins at Feilding, and the former’s weight in the Auckland Cup is now 7.10, and in the Railway Handicap 8.4. The Explosion horse .Escamfllo has, at last, got his name on * the winning list, accounting ror a double on the opening day of the Takapuna meeting. Escamlllo is very well at present, and should credit his owner with further stakes before the season closes. By his win in the Aorangi Hack Welter, on the opening day of the Feilding meeting, Shuja does not incur a penalty for the Auckland Cup, for which event he has already been supported from the right quarter. Shuja is identical with the Soult— Sprite colt which realised 500 gs at the sale of Cambria Park yearlings in 1907. Since being owned by Mr D. McLeod, Pohutu has twice got his name on the winning list, but on both occasions he ran a dead heat. In the Christmas Handicap, at the last A.R.C. Summer Meeting, he dead-heated with Certainty, and on Saturday last he was bracketed with Advocate in the St. Andrew’s Handicap. I have received several communications re the ringing on of tickets on the totalisators after the machines had closed. Some mistake seems to have been made in this connection, and for the benefit of my correspondents, I would like to point out that the machine is not compelled to close by law until the advertised time of starting the race. The stopping of the sale of tickets five minutes before is only done by clubs to protect themselves, and to enable them to ring on tlie tickets already sold, and also to check the machines before the race starts. By winning both hurdle races on the opening day of the Takapuna J.C. Spring Meeting, Luscombe fully bore out the good opinion former of him after his effort at the A.R.C. Spring Meeting. In the Maiden Hurdle Race, Luscoinbe jumped profieiertily, but in the Tirl Hurdles, he chanced several of his fences, mid was almost down on a couple of occasions. Luseombe will probably further improve. Honours amongst the trainers wore fairly divided at the recent Takapuna meeting. N. Cunningham, W. G. Irwin, P. McLaughlin, and Mr. Howard had two each, and J. Chaafe, Junr., A. Robertson, J. George, IL Barr, J. B. Williamson. Lindsay, Hannon, R. -Hall, and D. Bannatyne one each. B. Deeley was the most •uccessful horseman, riding five winners (one dead heat), J. Buchanan. PX R. Brown (one dead heat), A. Cowan, A. McMillan, P. Brady had two each, and McKinnon and A. .Whittaker one each.

With aa acerptanee uf 18 in the Auckland Cup, everythin;; at present points to u strong field contesting the big two-utile race on Boxing IFty. Zimmerman sttii stands his ground, as do all th> top weights, down to All Red (».«>, with the exception of Frisco and, of course, Signor. Mr. Lowry is evidently still undecided about bls pair Bobrlkoff and Downfall, and probably both will start; but sueh a proceeding is hardly likely. t'arl Rosa, which 14 one of the most fancied locally, and Diabolo, arc both hi the list—in fact, in looking through there seems every Likelihood of a field of at least 14 going to the post. The foalings at G lonora Park are now completed, aud the result is eight colts and seven fillies, the sires represented being Sou t,Gluten, Seaton Delaval, and obligado. The list is as follows:—To Soult- Golden Mavis, a colt; Merry Nif. a colt- Erry Roe a colt; Caller Ou, a colt; Ladv’ 2., col V.. La<ly . I! ’ a ti,ly i Princess Alice, a filly; St. Edith, a filly; and Hotcherina, a filly. To Gluten: Gold Web, a colt; Ludv Rose, a colt; Helen McGregor, a colt; ami Sonit Rose, a filly. To Seaton Delaval: Lady Bobs, a fiiiy. To Obligado: Soult Cfir* a liny. To Mr. J. A. de Rothschild the English Ring is extending a most cordial welcome. Barked up with vast wealth and the luck of his historic house, this young scion of the great money-lending firm has so far departed from hereditary tradition and policy as to blossom out as a punter of the dashing Hastings and Benzon type. At a recent English meeting, young Rothschild—the de is surely superfluous—took 5000 to 1000 three times that his colt Bomba would beat Lord Howard .de Walden’s smart two-year-old Glasgerion. He did not collect, however, for Glasgerion won in a canter. The Ring, with its book ami pencil, can be backed to stop even a Rothschild. ’ The only question is how many rounds will they take to do it? There seems to be considerable difficulty in the South over the starting question, and, according to all accounts, not a meet ing pases but at which horses have their ehanse ruined at the barrier. Fortunately, in Auckland this trouble is not a very great one (thanks to the firmness of Mr. O’Connor), but there is one question that arises, and that is for how long is a starter justified in keeping a field owing to the vagaries of one of the contestants. A case in point occurred in the two-year-old races at the recent Takapuna meeting. One of the starters kept messing the field, refusing to come up repeatedly, ami, after a long delay, when the barrier lifted she got away to a flying start. Now. this is altogether unfair, and the fact that quiet horses are misually unduly penalised for unruly ones needs some alteration to be made. I am well aware that the starter is placed in an awkward position, and that if a stand was taken with a well-backed horse (by starting the field without it), there would be a howl, but, nevertheless, something ought to be done, and the stewards of the various clubs ought to take action, either by refusing the nominations of such horses, or else ordering the animal back to the paddock when it was performing in such a manner as to upset the rest of the field. According to the reports, the appointing ,^. r - Aidworth as starter by the Feilding Jockey Club does not appear to have been a happy selection, and after the seventh race on the first day he resigned the position, and the stewards appointed Mr. T. Cameron f< r the remainder of the meeting. During his term at the lever Mr. A Id worth fined C. Jenkins £2 in the Feilding Stakes and £3 in the Kiwitea Welter, ami R. Hatch and G. Price £2 each in the same race. Acording to a writer in the “N.Z. Times,” one of the races at the recent Feilding meeting was pretty strong. In his remarks he says: “There was only one event of an unsatisfactory nature at the fixture. The writer is of opinion that had a stipendiary official been supervising the running lie would have called the stewards together wthout a moment’s hesitation, and placed certain plain facts before them. The betting, with all the big punters eagerly snapping up a short price about one starter, and the gallery display of one horseman after entering the straight when it was quite safe to do so, all clearly pointed in one direction—that heads had been put together. As already indicated, the strongest evidence was forthcoming that such was the case. Needless to say. not a little discussion subsequently ensued among those equally competent and fearless to express their opinions about sueh doings, especially when one of those most closely connected therewith should, from the position he occupies jn racing circles, have been one of the very last to be a party to such a barefaced arrangement to dupe the unsuspecting portion of backers, of whom still a good many remain. Readers are purposely left in doubt as to whether success attended the little scheme or not!” Writing from Loudon on October 23. my Loudon correspondent says: “That erstwhile brilliant, performer in Australia Noctuiform, has at length stretched the patience of its English owner. Mr Buchanan, to breaking point, and last r riday at Newmarket the horse was sold to Captain Fenwick for 500 gs. The monev seems worth the horse, if one looks at the bargain in the light of Noctuiform’s performances at Homo; but Captain. Fenwick is so well satisfied with his bargain that he has refused, ’tis said, an offer which would have given him a profit of 50 per rent on the turnover. Tt has not yet been decided what will be done with the horse, but there is, it is stated, some idea of sending him to the Antipodes, where he would probably be appreciated :ih a stallion, seeing that at the sale of the late Mr G. G.

iu N ?* Z»alaud Noetoilurm's sire Multiform made ilfOOgs. yrrraiiT winner of the Sauaiiur.t fun, Mr Sol (Ireeti until a fort niKht ago. when she was purchased by her 1 for e" l1 - s The nure was originally entered for the Melbourne Cup. but wa. scratched some weeks before the two mile event, and the following story i. told lit connection therewith On the ITrlday night before the Melbourne Cup a Cbiat ot thc ''’y clubs, and inquired for •■Jinituy" Lynch. "Wan ten you roniF found Litli<* Buk street.” was thc greeting rhe Chinese gave Lynch ou lee Ing him. ‘‘What's the matter?’’ asked Lyn. b. “Y«nr (lain Sweetness, and in® give you money to start in Cup.' wag the reply. *1 don't train Sweetness,” was the response of the genial Flemington man. “Yes, aiiee same V'eliy Nice.” was the response of the Little Bourke street visitor to the Interview. 'Fhen it dawned on Lynch that the Chinese referred to V'erea. ?e. He explained that. Verenice was scratched weeks ago. “All ii.’’ said the Chincee; “me eatebee Velly Nice in sweep. Yon puttee back again, and rue pay yon!” When he was convinced that Verenice could not possibly be started in the Cup the jaw of the visitor fell, and, taking his departure with a look of sadness on his face, he remarked: “\Vha‘ for! Welly bard luck!’* After Lord Nolan won the Melbourne Cup he was treated to a good long drink of champagne. This reminds one of the Ford ham story about giving a horse some of the best. Fordham was engaged to ride a horse, and just before getting into the saddle ho was handed a bottle of rare old port, which he promptly, with the assistance of the trainer, put out of sight. After the race the owner, in congratulating Fordham on winning, remarked: “Tbr.t wine must have done the horse a lot of good to make him run such a great race.” Fordham replied that the wiiae no doubt had something to do witli the win, but it was carried on top of the saddle and net underneath it. That August Belmont shook him by the collar, and called bim a “little jackass” because he failed to tip his bat to thc financier and horseman, by whom he was employed as a stable boy, was the statement made recently by John H. Freit, a jockey. Freit was testifying in the suit for lOO.OOOdois. damages that he instituted against Mr Belmont for publication of black-listing paragraph In the Racing Calendar on his leaving Mr Belmont’s employ. Augus Belmont, the defendant in the suit, followed Frei* on the witness stand. “Did you shake this boy first because he did not tip his hat to you?" Mr Belmont was asked by his counsel, Mr Rand. “No,” replied Mr Reimont. “Did you call the buy a *d- d little jackass’?” “No,” answered the witness. The case was still proceeding when the mail left. On the score that it was Icjurious to public morality, the totalisator has been abolished in Japan, and racing is tempo rarily at a standstill iv that country, all the big meetings set n for last month having been postponed. The step taken by the Government, is commended in some quarters, but in others it is considered too precipitate, seeing that all preparations had been made for the autumn meetings. It is also suggested that, as they have been prived of their main source of revenue, the clubs should be compensated by the State. It would be pretty safe to bet, however, that this will not bo done It is not stated whether bookmaking is also prohibited, but. if so. racing will lose interest for tlie Japanese, who. according to those residing among them, are «>f a decidedly speculative turn. According to a Japanese paper, many of thc foreign members of the Nippon Race Club were disposed to rebel against the new order of things, but the majority recognised that there could be no discrimination between foreigners ami Japanese, and therefore there was nothing for the club to d«> but to respect the law. Criticising the remarks of the Victorian cleric who said that “those who back a horse they know will win are rogues, and that those who back horses that they art) not sure will win are fools,” “Galtee More* says: “Well, if this Is so. there are more fools than rogues in Tasmania, which is ff sort of grim consolation But let me right here remark that I think, the • lergy shoul< stick to theology, and leave tnrfology' — if I might coin a word - to the sj»orting scribes, otherwise the latter might want to swop places with the former. Where there are two or more competitors for a race, ne one should know what’s going to win. When the Pharisee and the publican had a sport in the long ago, the latt r was, by seine, considered the rank outsider of the pair. But for all that the ‘outsider’ won through putting in some good work while the Pharisee was running wide with his head too high in the air. Had the Victorian cleric confined his remarks on raring to saying ‘ror th* near ve weep seven days, for a fool rll the days of his life.’ the horsey men in bis congregation would have eeeft the polo* of the ‘dead.’ Commenting on the sale of the American, yearlings in England, the “Special Corauiissioner” says At Newmarket this year 119 American bred yearlings have been sold under the hammer. They have realised a* aggregate of 19,055g5. Pregnant facts, these; facts that are not calculated (• afford much consolation tn some of onr own public breeders. The less so, because it Ir almost certain that if a similar number of English bred yearlings of the same clasr had been offered they would not have made so much money. And why not? Buyers over here know so little of the qualifications of American sires that they have had to assess the yearlings sent over here at their face value. It is only rarely

can he lndu< , fa adopt that course when the subject is a home bred animal. Instead. I'amilv* uiui i. z ui the dams vwrlin. d„ «.tl.* happens that a V . ,i 1 bi ' 'narket ■ aux, f<n- Hi.- readv\-.ie' , 1 ,u,lb '- «u«>tl*er jeathnas ' The , lul »dXss "/Vhei'ih'Kfi and feer. their ex,.,. , emuliti,',, geuerally. Ils'. I ~ the subject of aener-il • ommeut. In l|,ese respects they I, ,ve sire paseed Un- t ...H.h ~...Ilinas habit of ..a, n w ,>nl,l seem there is vd U nt "tT* 'realiuenl adopt. • d nt tin- stmts ... Kentucky. What is if 1 erhaps s.mi-i,.„,v will kindly tell us. But ”ln l | K ’l’l" ' 1,1 '‘ ? ■ hear in mind .hat the youngsters which have recently -ome across the Atlantic arc what may be described as -peein.eus |>i( . k ()f r( . for* th ‘‘ , " !,k '"K a selection rot he I nt-ltsh market. the American breeder, nnxtoiis to produce a good impres Sion, is naturaily not going to single out the worst for H.importation So it is. perhaps, hardly fair uke a comparison to the disadvantage of the native product, still there is no getting away from the fact that The Ameri.-au yearlings were, for the most part, tn first-rate order, amt we need not be above taking a hint from the Yankees on the subject of breeding if there is anything they can teaeli us. < o lv t ho rt r",'V lu,s heen made in several places ma . J 1 ll; " Geo. llodgtftv , '“resent at Newmarket, where win. tie'? ." g '“ .' c " on 1,10 t’esarewitch .'Jt J!o ' kl ‘ 1,1 "lose who persistently w "odgntau is. without doubt, I ere ,\t T -' !lys Times,iih re i> still living u man who saw his colyess hef Ir‘ iV"!*' "" a raeeeourse nine wdf f *’ ' '' H,l 'i«man won the Cesare"it.ii. and runs horses vet. He too is stu'l‘ ri, 'Tf "■ U v. 1 s, "'«' ess|, 'il breeding foht as raTt.’.Ws " b ““ — Manlm? "tfouXcs'X *'■!? e from the lolloping extract from his remin.Sfiiees: Ji, in.,l | was al Bedford races, s,mrrv H u l -" Manifold will the s '<trr> Handicap, when not at all expected !’•' bis parly. The performance struck me ntem 00 ?' a t" d I 1 K«*t back that night to London in order to back him lot the < ambridgeshire. The train service of indifleront character in those far-off “ui . b .’* ,rcv, J.“ y 1 needed to nach Bletchley. I here was. however, no conveyance procurable, but rather than be foued, 1 ran the dozen miles, thinking then little of sm h exertion. From the station I took a cab to the Salisbury Arms, a public house near Charing Cross, where Davies, the ‘Leviathan,' kept a list. On looking at his < ambrldg.-shire prices 1 found he had Manifold at 100 to J. "Davies." I said. "1 think this horse will wm the Cambridgeshire. What will you , 'u*' :i ' that rate?" "Ten thousand to ItW, lad. I accepted the bet, and paid over the 100. 1 w-as then keeping a list myself on a minor scale, ami next day put Manifold at Pi's. To encourage business I stuck up. so ihat ail might see it. inv tip which was: Manifold . Tmth ? Faux Fas \ \ 4 A real good lip it was. seeing that Truth won Ariosto was second. Manifold was tlnrd ami Faux Pas fourth. We doubt v nether if Mr Hodgman were to place the tirnt four in the turning Cambridgeshire lie would be so n<-;*r the murk as he was on that occasion. Describing h«>w ante post wagering has boon killed in the Old Country, "Spearmint, of tin* "London Sports Supplement’’ writes. Affording to the Scotch proverb. • .reedy folk hae lung airms,' and if that is S ’, the anterior limbs of manv bookmakers must bear resemblance to the’old-fashioned barbers pole. Anyway, while some of them in matters of personal raiment, living, and pleasures an- the antipodes of all that is meant by miserly, on their business side they want everything their own way, and that •Holdfast is a good dog,’ they never torget. I hey mourn over a losing day as Rachel did for her children, and do their best to prevent a recurrence of the unpleasant experience by a rigidity of rules compared with which lhe laws of the Medes and Persian-* were unstable as water, and variable as woman. Sometime* I think the I urf is being run by the bookmakers for the bookmakers. They are allowed to own horses ami to obtain all the privileges of ownership in the way of intcreourse witli jockeys. They are further allowtal to run horses in their own name and tv lay them in an assumed one. It is even whispered /here are ca*es in which they bet in their i»wn names and own horses in other men’s. <>n a certain o«-<-asi<»n when a favourite was held by the layers (<> be allowed to win, one b*»kmak«*r ’on the rails' expressed bls feelings b> denouncing the affair as scandalous. ‘An I the steward* do nothing! Nothing’ Abr»o lute-ly nothing! They ■’light to let no* be a steward! I'd hbow them what I’d do!' And as ! walked away 1 began musing whether the day was fjo very remote before bookmakers would be allowed to be stewards. The bookmakers, of course, will but snigger at these complaints, ns the only renn*dy i> not to bet. It is a remedy manx ar»» nowaday- employing. Though, after all i- -uid and done. Charles Lamb was right when he said. ‘Man is a gaming animul. Il<>w<*ver. he 1.- not anxious io play under gr«»*»s disadvantages, and if prepo-ioroijs limit, it inm» u- to price* and t-strletion- a.- to phi< e< ;<n not disadvauwbat are they? It i< not neceSMary for the interest- of the Turf that every /•ookmaker should leave a quarter of a million behind him. or even a bund rial thouaarnd pound** In Fram e'barkers to 110 very w<dl m .ilioui the btxikmakcr at all.'* In the mat let of galloping horses on the training ♦r-i' k*. in England they do things xniM'h different to vital they do in the tolunb-s, f.*r wher- as we are < n*iiotm-<J to •wilPttMA Sil sort- of of form on tlic tfacka thej identlv do no(-*nk« It there. flo<ently in the Old <'-mntry. All Blank badly beat Y<-ijt«q in i trfril a f»‘W -days befor* the C«***arewlt'h. but in the mliml rare the latter won, while tht* former wftt unpii-ed. After the n»<e, considerable pub ll< comment was <»«<aHlone»|. and Balk* wrote to the Treat, as follows:—*

"Regal Ix>dge, Krntfurd. Newmarket. ‘‘The explanation of the Yentui and Ail Black gallop I* (hat the traluera of the respective horses were at cross purposes. F. Darling was under the impression Unit the horses were simply to work together, while Brewer arrived on the scene prepared for a trial, of which my trainer was unaware until after tin* gallop. Indeed, Yentoi was not even given a preliminary canter, so it is little wonder that he choked, and was rased after going one and a-«piarter mile at the unexpected pace. "What weight All Black earriei! I do not know. I feel strongly that horses of different owners engaged in a big handicap should not be trie«l together, ami I should not for a moment allow it. I give this information to some members of the Press, as well as others who inquired. For myself I always held the opinion that the public trial with Glacis at Itoneaster was good enough for those who believe their eyes rather than their ears. “It is surprising that any student of rac Ing could so confuse form as to believe after that performance that All Black (cracked heels and aih could have beaten him on his merits by 15 lengths! The Inindreds of letters and wires that I have received from all sections of the publie prove that they at least were better judges." To this the Special Commissioner replied :— “laidy de Bathe has been good enough to favour us with an explanation of the circumstances connected with tin* gallop in which Yentoi and All Black took part a week ago. It is an interesting hut scarcelv a satisfying epistle. There is still much that seems to require explaining. We are told that the trainers of the two horses wore at cross purposes. Whereas Fred Darling thougiit the animals were merely going to work together. Brewer was under the impression that they were to have a serious trial. Did anybody ever hear of such an extraordinary muddle! When •lid Darling learn that Brewer had ,uu,,e a mistake, and when did Lady de Bathe ascertain the true facts of the case? These questions are pertinent, because (here has been no con I radiction of tiie statement that her ladyship at Kempton last Saturday backed All Black to cover the money she had ou Yentoi. Why should she have feared the Park fx*dge candidate Y'i. rtl,d her writil, K scornfully of Au Black, ‘cracked heels and all’? The fact of the matter is the explanation vouchsafed has intensified the mystery surrounding the gallop. Now that we have heard the story from one side, it would be particularly interesting to learn what the other side have to say on the subject. Indeed. I may go so far as to say it is their duly to the public as well as to themselves to am plify the details. I fancy, however, there, is not much chance of their being induced to speak, for they seem to desire that the matter should rest where it does. “With regard to Lad.v de Bathe’s reference to the race at Doncaster, in which Aeutoi defeated Glacis, I, as one who came to the conclusion that the result was not quite what it should have been, cannot accept the rebuke she administered, either in humility or otherwise. There is sound sense iu her advice that people should believe what they see rather than what they hear lhe mischief of it is that I thought I saw siinicicut at Doncaster to convince me that Glacis would beat Yentoi in the Cesare1 : ‘> n q,Hto eertai i' I saw sufficient y^ dnps<l ‘ l y last to convince most people ‘hat Glacis would have won the Cesare.TnHiLi 1 ’" 1 for t,ei " s s " h ' > P''l«ssly boxed ill R tn t le '"'"■ally over. Ladv de Gd h IM JHst'ned in taking a pride in Yenin \ a gOod . h, Y SP ' develop into a better one: but lie has a lot of leewav '-<n '>e P'aeed iu tile same class as Glacis. takapuna races. (To the Editor.) Sir. How much longer are we expected .'in. 1. 50,,1e '"‘Provemeut iu eonneen, ' tbe wc,rki “S of the totalisator at l.ikapuua and other courses? I was at to'em".’"'.. 0 " Sa, ’"' <i ' l .v last; the scramble a , . .. ’ ,!, VIU « out was infinitely worse. unaVm.nf . s '*." l ,s Kd oll enough for the apathetic Aucklander. ( had to collect a dividend ou the last race, and 1 did not itach home (near Newmarket) until 7.45. for ,be Privilege of betting with the tote" and should, at least, have proper facilities. Many prefer the book makers, and the chibs will have only their own short sighted cheese-paring policy to blame if the machine is abolished Racegoers are beginning ( 0 ask whether h would not be a change for the be Het if all race meetings were held at Ellerslie Its best 1 nends cannot say that the Devonport course is a good one, the bumping intentional and otherwise, on Saturday was alarming, and in al least one race that ap parently incurable malady “sleeping sick ness’ made its appearance. Whatever the other faults may be at Takapuna an attemjit to improve the working of the tote, the paying out department particularly, would satisfy. I am, etc., ADVANCE. (In connection with lhe delay In paying out complained of by my correspondent, there was cerlainly <i delay after one race, owing to one of the electric bells which give the signal going wrong, but otherwise there was no crushing or ai i’y other t rouble a i the machines. - Sporting Editor. | (To the Sporting Editor.) «ir.-—ln Saturday’s issue you publish an extra*-! from an American paper re tin* tough riding of (ho jockey* then*. N«»w Sir, do yon not think ihe local writers would be doing <he public n favour if thev were to take up this subject. The public are the backbone of racing, ami I think it is a Hhaiue Un- uuy the racing officials ;q» parentry clone their eye* to the dishonest practices Hiai take place on tracks around Auckland. I have h*m*u mon- crossing on the local ira*ka in eight days’ racing than I have aeen iu three months* racing than Oakland (Cal.) track. And they rure. fdx ft wefck tbere. At Ellerslie 1 went over

to the starting post on several occasions, and at each start there were two or three had cases of crossing. And I notice there is a primitive arrangement for keeping the horses away from the rail. Why not have u * e false rail, the same as is used on some oi tne Austral in n tracks? Another thing ( notice the starter is jumping up and down. \\ hen he is on the ground, the noises are all | U ed up: directly be gels on h s stand half the Held are-the wrong way about. Now. surely the club can afford to give hint an assistant. On tracks that 1 nave visited in Australia the clerk of the course gives him a hand; and in California the starter has two assistants. Snrelv. it is about time for these Kip Van Winkles who hold the position of ' oOkuils." to shake off tills sleeping sickness. There is another thing that is very glaring Hint is the number of uou-triers. At Takapuna there was one race in which it was most barefaced. Yet not a word was said. J hen. again, previous to coming here, I was led to believe that in racing matters Aew Zealand was jn the lead. But if Auck land is anything to go by. then 1 guess Aew Zealand is like the I Mike of Plaza Toro, who led his Held from behind. I trust that you. Sir, will take up this subject of dishonest practices just for the «ake of your innocents at home. - J am. etc., AN INNOCENT VISITOR. [For the benefit of my correspondent I may say that the various writers throughout New Zealand have been hammering away at foul riding and inconsistent running for some lime, and still have hopes of getting stipendiary stewards appointed. Sporting Editor.J + + + TURF TALK FROM THE SOUTH. CI IRISTCHURCII, Tuesday. The tracks at Riccarton, in consequence of the continuous dry weather, are very hard, and quite a number of horses are showing signs of soreness. White Cockade has made a speedy improvement from the effects of his recent accident, and is to be put into work again this week. Goldbeater has also thrown off the effects of his Wellington mishap, and is doing light tasks again. Beckwell, the form of which in public has been of a disappointing nature, has been added to the list. Sea King has not done much work since the November meeting, and he may not race again till the autumn rolls around. British Peer, which raced at Tim-aru last week, has joined T. Cotton's team at Ricca rton. Husbandman’s -success in .the St. Andrew’s Handicap at Feilding makes his running in the Canterbury Cup hard to •account for. In the latter event he was beaten before going a mile, and on that form seemed harshly treated in the Feilding race. Evidently the C’.J.C. Derby winner was feeling the effects of his earlier exertions at Riccarton. His victory is sure to bring him into great demand for the Great Northern Derby, as there was a lot of merit in it. When driving a hoppled pacer at Plumpton Park on Saturday morning, .1. Price, the well-known trainer, got a .nasty fall, and the injuries he received were so serious as to necessitate his removal to the hospital. Several Riccarton trainers intend paying Westlaud a visit at Christmas, and they should not come away empty-handed. Amongst the candidates likely to make the trip are Armamento, Contender, Ruapehu, Tsitsihar, and others. Satisfactory acceptances have been received for the Hororata Racing Club’s annual meeting, which takes place on Thursday next. Probable is feeling the effects of his exertions at the Timaru meeting, and will probably be given short respite. His engagements at the Christchurch R.C’. meeting, wnlch takes place on the 16th inst., have been cancelled.CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. R. O’Donnell, who trains for W. and G. Stead, intends taking Nautiform and Nobel Io Auckland, but he will not leave till after the Christchurch Racing Club’s meeting. I l ’- Holmes has had an addition .made to string in a well grown three-year-old by Sant Ilario from Blytheside. Ileorthen. who put up such a great fight in the New Zealand Cup, is galloping in great style again. She will be a competitor at the Christchurch Racing Club’s meeting, and then go north to*fuffil her engagements at Manawatu. Motoa, who was purchased on behalf of Mr S. Nettlefold last week at lOlMigs, was shipped to Melbourne yesterday. The Conqueror gelding will go into D. J. Price’s stable. The Lark was decidedly lame after run ning in the St. Andrew’s Handicap at Feilding, and this will probably preclude his taking part at the A.R.C. meeting. Sunglow, who is of delicate constitution, did not do well at Feilding, and this led to Mason withdrawing her from the Great Northern Derby. Flitaway did not run up to expectations at Feilding, disappointing her trainer on both days. 'Though a particularly brilliant filly on the tracks, she seldom does herself full justice with the colours up. The services of G. Price have been retained for Diabolo in the Auckland Cup. Signor will not be a competitor at the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting, and it is quite probable that he wfll be taken over to Australia. D. McCardle, a light weight Imrsemau who has seen service tn Australia, South Africa, and India, has taken service with D. Roberts. Stratagem and Sharpshooter left for Auckland on Thursday. On arrival they will join other members of the Cbokeborc tram, -under E (’nit’s charge. Gleiicullorh, Sister Annie, and the 1 woyesir olds Kilwinning. Fasbakyle, and Applegarth, will do service Ou behalf of Sir George ( lifford at the Manawatu meeting. All of them have been getting through ger-vh-eable tasks, KHwlnuing in particular galloping well.

Fi rat class nominations have been received for the Pluniptou Park Trotting <’lub’s summer meeting, which commences on Boxing Day. Compared with the bill of fare issued to owners last January, the programme for the forthcoming <’up meeting of the Wellington R.C. shows an increase of 135Osovs, Mr T. Cameron’s starting on the second day of the Feilding meeting was quite up to his boat form, and on this account the second day’s racing was very good. There does not seem to be the least doubt that ♦fcere was a conspiracy among certain jockeys on Monday to get rid of Mr Aidworth, a real good sportsman, and a map of the type required. Still the jockeys did not want him. and 1 here was trouble in the first race. It seems unfortunate that the stewards did not fake a ha mi in stopping the vagaries of jockeys, which only ended when, after a most unjust and ungenerous display on the part of a section of racegoers, Mr Ald worth resigned his position. There was not a great deal of interest taken in tin* Ifororata R.C. annual meetingon Thursday, the attendance being small; and the Helds of very ordinary nature. Delian thes, a four-year-old daughter of File land ami Clytie. made some amends for her many disappointing displays by crediting Mr 11. A. Knight with the Hororata Cup* Contender was made favourite, but he conht never get io Ilelianthes, who was hi front practically the whole way. Hilarity, who was but recently mated with Terrapin, effected a surprise by putting down three belter fancied eandjdates .in the Bangor Plate. Farley Grove being the only one to threaten danger. I.a ter in the afternoon Farley Grove showed to better advantage by winning the Welter Handicap from Zetland. Tessera, and four others. Whirlwind scored a rather unexpected win in the Halton Stakes, two better fancied candidates in Cerise and Blue and Silk web following her home. The meeting passed off without incident of any kind, but beyond affording a pleasant outing it had little to recommend it from a sporting point of view. + ♦ ♦ T.J.C. SPRING MEETING. The concluding day’s racing in connection with the Takapuna Jockey Club’S Spring Meeting was held at the North Shore on Wednesday afternoon. The weather was beautiful, and there was a good attendance. The racing was of an uninteresting character throughout, the fields being exceptionally small, and there were only 42 runners in Ibe eight events, a very low average. Considering the small fields, speculation was brisk, and. during the afternoon, the sum of £6385 was passed through the machines under Messrs W. Bloomfield and Co., which, added to the amouuk handled the first day, gives a total of £14,112 10/ for the meeting, a decrease of £B7B on last year. Bookmakers’ fees for the gathering totalled £575. Mr W. J. Ralph officiated as judge, and Mr C. O’Connor as starter, the latter gentleman being in good form. The general arrangements w r ere well carried out by the officials under the secretary; Mr It. Wynyard, but the programme was unduly drawn out, and it would have given greater satisfaction ba<l the races been started closer to the time stated in the official programme. Mrs J. Gallagher had charge of the catering arrangements, which were carried out efficiently, and during the afternoon the Auckland .Mounted Rifles Band, under Bandmaster Whalley Slewart, rendered a musical programme. KAWAU HANDICAP IHRDLES of 1i» sovs. Distance, one mile and threequarters; . . , J. B. Williamson’s ch g Okaihau. 4vrs. Salvadan Orini. p.o (McKinnon) .... I W. 11. Mobberley’s b g Waihekau. aged, 9.6. (Baker, . 2 J. G. Sutherland’s br g Luscombe, Gyrs, » 11.4 (Cowan) ...... 3 Also started: Hautapu, 12.8; Kotiti, 9(b Ilautapu got away with a flying start, but when the second fence was reached Okaihau was in charge, and he piloted the field along the. back, followed by Hautapu, Luscombe, Waihekau, and Kotiti in that order. Hautapu was beaten when the stand was reached, where Luscombe was almost on terms with Okaihau, which, however, drew out along the back, amt from that out was never troubled, winning at the finish by two lengths from Waihekau, which finished fast, and beat Tmscombe by two lengths for second honours. Kotiti and Hautapu were some distance away together, last. Time. 3.20 2-5. Luscombe was favourite. •STANLEY HANDICAP of lOOsovs. DIS ‘lance, four furlongs. Hon. J. Carroll’s br m* Tarina, by St. Clements Aka. <»yrs, 7.3 (Deelev) t K. Hannon s cli m Miss Winnie, 'aged, S.'.l (Brady) t C. Nicholson’s br g Lucio, tivi-s, 8.0 (Brown) ’ 3 6 lan: Frances. 7.4, and Mentira. Miss Winnie was tirst to move, and joined by Tarina, the pair made the running, foblowed by I*ady Frances. Lucio, and Menlira. Tarina had slightly the best of it aS they turned for home, and draw’lug out in the run to the poet, finished up u winner by a length and a half from Miss Winnie, which was half a length in front of Lucio* with Lady Frances close up, fourth. TimeJ 51 2-ss. Lucio was favourite. SPRING HANDICAP of 150«ovs. On® mile. S. G. Lindsay’s br h Royal Soult, 4yrs, by Soult—Bavaria, 8.9 (B. Brown) .. ft J. C. Colbeck’s b h Advocate, 4vrs 7.13 (Deeley) 2 R. W. Duder’s b g Tui Cakobau, aged, 7.7 (McMahon) , a Also started: First Gun, 7.4; Millie. T.& Tui (’akobau .was the first to find his feet and when the stand was reached had :l slight advantage of Millie. Then came Royal Soult and First Gun, with Advocate last. Going along the back Tui Cakobau was still the pilot, and, with the exception that Ihe field were c’oser together, tliery wiw no change in the position. Tui Cakobau wns first to turn for home, but when fairly lu a line for the post Royal Mquß:

was given his head. And he won m a common canter by a length and a-htlf from Advocate, which beat Tui Cakobau by ha If-a-length for second honours. First Gun was close up, fourth. Time, 1.43 1-5. Royal Soult was favourite. VAUXHALL II AN DIG AT of 75 so vs; second horse to receive 15sovs out of the stake. Seven furlongs. Mr R. Hannon’s ch g Master Crispin. syrs, by St. Crispin Winnie. 8.5 (Brady.) 1 Mr R. MeMiken’s b g Explosive. syrs, 7.13 (E. Brown) 2 Mr S. Williams’ Dainty. 7.9 (Dreley) ... 3 Also started: Eseamillo. 9.12: Silent, 8.0: Biddy Curran, 8.0; Kapuarangi, 7.9, carried 7.11. 'The barrier lifted to a good start, from Which the colours of Master Crispin and Explosive were first prominent, and the former had ‘•barge as they went out <»f the straight, and then came Biddy Curran and Explosive. ‘Master Crispin was still the leader when the home turn was reached, and. stalling off challenges by Explosive and Dainty, won comfortably by a length and a-half from Explosive, which was a similar distance in front of Dainty. Biddy Curran was fourth. Timo, 1.31. Eseamillo was favourite. RAK IND HANDICAP of ICiOsovs; second I.SSOVS. For two-year-olds. Four furlongs. Mr P. Smith’s b c Snowfoot, by Soult —Helen McGregor, 8.3 (Deeley) 1 Mr F. W. Arnold’s br f Etna, 7.12 tßyan) 2 Mr E. W. Alisons b f Elegance, 7.3 (McDonald) 3 Also started: Effulgence, 7.3. Effulgence and Snowfoot gave a lot of trouble at the post, but, when the barrier lifted, the former got out first, followed by Etna. Effulgence made the running till the home turn was reached, where Snowfoot and Etna came through, and, the first named taking charge inside the distance, eventually won by a length and a-half from Etna, which was half a length in front of Elegance. Time, 52 3-ss. Snowfoot was favourite. CAI TLEY HANDICAP of lOfisovs. second 15sovs. Five furlongs and a-half. .Hon. J. Carroll s b m Tarina. Gyrs, 7.8, including 71b penalty (Deeley) 1 Mr R. W. Dvder’s br g Devonport. aged, 8.0 (Ackroyd) 2 Mr .1. George s br g Waihuka, syrs, 7.12 (McMillan) ' 3 Also started: Wain-hope. 8.0: Lady Frances. 7.2; Rarata, 7.0; Lady Dot, 6.9, carried 7.3. Devonport and Waihuka were first to commence, but Warn-hope immediately took charge, and had a slight advantage of Devonport as they went along the back, with Lady Frances most prominent of the others.' Waihuka stumbling and losing his position. Wain-hope and Devonport were still the leaders when the home turn was reached, but at the distance Tarina challenged, and, getting the best of the final struggle, won by three parts of a length from Devonport. which just lasted long enough to beat Waihuka for second honours. Rarata was fourth, and Lady Dot last. Time, 1.9 3-5. Wauchope was favourite. PONY HANDICAP of 80sovs; second lOsovs, third ssovs. Five furlongs and a-half. Mr. D. Tye’s br m Necktie, 4yrs, by Menschikoff—-Castorlace, 8.5 (F*. Brady) 1 Mr. H. Barr’s br m Glenora, 6yrs 8.12 (Whittaker) 2 Mr. C. Mooney’s ch m Imprimus, syrs, 9.5 (Buchanan) 3 Also started: Mabinga, 7.9. When the barrier lifted Mabinga whipped around and lost several lengths. Necktie being first to move, with Glenora as her nearest attendant. Necktie was still in front when the distance was leached, where Glenora challenged, and t. great race home between the pair resulted, Necktie winning by a head. Imprimus was a length away, third. Time, 1.11. Mabinga was favourite. WELTER HANDICAP of SOsovfc; second horse lOsovs, third horse ssovs. One mile. Mr. J. Nelson’s b g Bully, aged, by Freedom—Natator mare, 8.5 (McMillan) .. 1 Mr. R. W. Duder’s b g Tui Cakobau, aged, 9.5 (Ackroyd) 2 |Mr. W. Gall’s b g Lord Seaton, aged, 8.3 (Brown) 3 Also started: Manapouri, 8.10; Cyrona, 8.1. Bully was quickest on his feet, and passing the stand was showing the way to Tui Cakobau and Manapouri. Bully still had charge as they turned for home, and. holding his own in the run to the post, finished up a winner by a length and a-half from Tui Cakobau, which was a bead in front of Lord Seaton. Manapouri was fourth. Time, 1.45. Manapouri was favourite. A.R.C. SUMMER MEETING. ACCEPTANCES AND GENERAL r ENTRIES. The following acceptances and general entries were received last night by Mr Hartland, in connection with the Auckland Racing 'Club’s Summer Meeting, which takes place at Ellerslie on December 26th and 30th. and January 1 and 2: —

penalty) ... 8 1 SECOND FORFEITS. THE THIRTY FIFTH GREAT NORTHERN DERBY of TuOsovs. For three-year-olds. One mile and a-half. Mr J. E. Paul's br c, by Pukaki Merry Kate Mr J. T. Paul's b c, by Pukaki -Pauline Mr J. Monk's blk c Diabolo, by Stepuiak — Tort ulla Mr R. J. Patterson's br c, by Stepniak— Royal Plumes Messrs W. G. and G. L. Stead’s b c Nobel, by Seaton Delaval- Problem Mr Lance Wood's b f Ukraine, by Stepniak •—Madder Mr E. J. Watt’s blk g Aborigine, by Merriwee—lndian Queen Trustees Mrs Coombe’s br c Master Soult, by Soult—Lady Hester Mr C. Matthew’s br c Shuja, by Soult— Sprite Hon. J. D. Ormond's b c St. Aidan, by Birkenhead —Montdread Mrs J. Lennard’s blk c Santa Rosa, by Soult—Vieux Rose Mrs J. Lennard’s blk c Waimspigu, by Soult —Roxana Mr J. Ellis’ br c Beneform, by Multiform — St. Onida Mr J. Ellis’ blk c My Lawyer, by Blackstone —Emmeline Mr T. H. Lowry’s b f Chanteuse, by Merriwee —-4'a n ta trice Sir G. Clifford's br c Husbandman, by Treadmill—Golden Vale THE FOURTEENTH ROYAL STAKES of AOOsovs. For two, three, and four-year-olds. Six furlongs. Mr R. J. Patterson's br c, 3yrs, by Stepniak — Royal Plumes Mr G. D. Greenwood’s b f Armlet, 3yrs, by Menschikoff A rm ilia Mr G. D. Green wood's b f Sunglow, 3yrs, by Multiform —Otterden Messrs W. G. and G. L. Stead's b e Nauti form. 2<yrs. by Multiform Rattler Mr Laiice Wood’s b f Ukraine, 3yrs, by Stepniak Madder Mr .1. Lynch’s b < Coromandel, 3yrs, by Mensehrkoff -Golden Rose Mr G. P. Donnelly’s br f Gold Lace, 3yrs, by Gold Reef Kahuwai Mr (i. P. Donnelly’s ch g Golden Water, 2yrs, by’Gold Reef la Trustees Mrs Coombe’s br c Master Soult, 3yrs, by Soult Lady Hester Trustees Mrs Coombe’s br c Elysian, 2yrs, by Soult —Dreamland Mr C. Matthews’ br c Shuja, 3yrs, by Soult - —Sprite Hon. J. D. Ormond's br c Contendant, 3yrs, by Birkenhead —Content Hon. J. D. Ormond’s b c Xylophone, 2yrs, by Birkenhead —Banjo Mrs J. Lennard’s blk c Santa Rosa, 3yrs, bv Soult —Vieux Rose Mr J. Ellis’ b c Beneform, 3yrs, by Multiform — St. Ouida Mr J. Ellis’ blk c My Lawyer, 3yrs, by Blackstone —Emmeline Sir G. Clifford’s ch f Flitaway, 3yrs, by Clanranald—Elusive Sir G. Clifford’s b c Broadsword, 2yrs, by Clanranald —Safeguard Sir G. Clifford’s ch c Sharpshooter, 2yrs, by Clanranald —Weathereye • Mr I). McLeod's br f Kakama, 2yrs, by Soult—Winsome Mr J. R. McDonald’s ch c Kina, 2yr>, by St. Ambrose —Seashell Mr T. H. Lowry s br c Mernwa, 2yrs, by Merriwee —Lady Helen THE GREAT NORTHERN FOAL STAKES of GoOsovs. For two-year-olds. ?Six furlongs. Trustees Mrs Coombe’s br c Elysian, by Soult —Dreamland Mr F. Ross’ br f Salute, by Soult—Lady Musket , , . Sir G. Clifford’s b c Broadsword, by Clanranald—Safeguard Sir G Clifford's ch c Sharpshooter, by Clanranald— Weathereye Messrs W. G. and G, L. Stead’s b c Nauti- ' form bv Multiform—Rattler Manawatu Stud Company's ch f, by Formosan— Wepener Mr G. Baldwin's br f. by Kilcheran—l ">>ty Mv [> McLeod's br f Kakama, by Soult Winsome , , Hon J. D. Ormond's b e Xylophone, by Bir-kenhead-Banjo Mr J R- McDonald's eh e Kina, by St. Ambrose —Seashell * Mr I'. Smith's b c Snowfoot, by Soult— Helen McGregor . Mr W. Davies' br e Chauvelin, by Soult— Inamorata GENERAL ENTRIES. Trill Handicap. Tui Cakobau. Cambrian. Mahe'no Haldane. Delegate. Waihuka. Dun liorve. Inglis. Guidwife. Te Kiihuraiigi. Te Arolia. Aristocrat. Chanteuse. St. Aidan. Escamilla. , Nurserv Handicap. Suneton. Royal Scotland, Fighting Fish. St. Amans. Etna. Tetrazzini, Hyperion. Kakama, Etonian. Ex ealibur, Tuku Tuku. Lady Doon. Sharp shooter. Merriwu Idealism. Golden Water. Robinson Handicap, Carmania. Dardnniis. Walmangu. Rimloek. Mark Time. Batata Dogger Hauk, Epsom Lass, Cyruna. Hard Rock. Explosive. Sedition, Lady Frames. Blue Rocket, Ngapuka, Totikn, Matora. Esetimillo. Seatondale. Kaitaiarangl. Christmas Handicap. Douche. Waimangtt. Tui Cakobau. Leomitor. Celtic. Cam Brian. .Mnbeno, Haldane, Dunborve, Advocate. Shuja. Tai-toko. Te Arolia, Aristocrat. Sunglow, Chanteuse, St. Aidan. Bowen Handleap.—Carmanla. Ben Battle, Miss Advance, Rimloek. Mark Time. Ka rata. Dogger Bank, Analogy. Blue Mountain, Explosive, Sedition, Heathen, Crowa

Hose, Ngapuka. Totika, Maiora. Master Cris pin. Hohungutahi, Perform, Seatondale, Kapuarangi. Punsouby Hurdle Race. Okaihau. Waihekau. Reservoir. Master Douglas. Luscombe. Darkness. Dolores. Kalpetipeti. Hau tapu, San I'aulo. Visitors’ Handicap. Muhinga. Tarina. Cambrian. Devonport. Linio. Waihuka. Guidwife, Grizelle. Coromandel. Foremost, ’l’e Kahurangi. Loongana. Armlet. Flitaway, Conlendeut, Gold laice, Mirs VVinuie, Wauchope. Alexandra Handicap. Dardanus. Santa Rosa, Tui Cakobau. (’ambrian, Maheno. Haldane, Grenadier, Royal Soult. Tamainupo, Inglis, Lochbuhie, Taitoko, Te Aroha, Loon gana. Aristocrat. Nobel, Chanteuse, Dawn, Sir Tristram, Seaiondale. Criterion Handicap. St. Amans. Snowfoul, Elysian, Hyperion, Kakama. Excalibur, Tuku Tuku, Sharpshooter, Merriwa, Idealism, Xylophone, Golden Witter, Salute. W’aitemata Handicap. Okaihau. Armagh, M’aimangu, Rimlock, Mark Time. Rarata. Epsom I.ass. Cyrona. Hard Rock. Sedition. Shuja Eseamillo, Master Crispin. Kapua rang!. Salisbury Welter Handicap. M’aimangu, Leonator, Celtic, Haldane, First Gun. Delegate, Paritutu. Advocate. Rauparaha. Guidwife, Aristocrat, Husbandman. St. Aidan. Ferguson Handicap. Carmania. Watershed, Miss Advance, Rimlock, Mark Time, Rarata, Dogger Bank, Analogy, Bine Mountain. Explosive. Te Kahurangi, Ngapuka. Totika. Keep Step Field .Marshal, Maiora, Master Crispin, Hohungatahi, Jena, Kapua, rangf. New Year Hurdje Race. Okaihau. Waihekau. Reservoir. Ben Jonson. Master Don glas, Luseombe, Lingerer, Dolores, Kaipetipeti, Hautapu, Rosa ven*. <’o»i.nty llandicap. Santa Rosa, Tarina, Devonport, Cambrian, Maheno, Haldane, M’aihuka, Grenadier, Tamainupo, Guidwife, Coromandel, Foremost, Taitoko. Looiigana, Armlet, Flitaway, Contondent, Dawn, Gold Lace. Miss Winnie. Wauchope Midsummer Handicap. St. Aman*. Etna, Tetrazzini, Hyperion, Kakama. Excalibur, Maewa, Tuku Tuku, First Wairiki, Sharpshooter, Broadsword. Merriwa, Idealism, Xylophone. Gohlen Water, Salute. Maiden Handicap.- Carlyle. Dardanus, Waimangu, Rimlock. Mark Timo. Rarata, First Gun. Cyrona, Hard Rock. Explosive, Sedition, Lady Frances, Kilma rnoek. Kofit!, Ngapuka. Nobel, Eseamillo, Master Crispin, Perform. Seatondale, Kapuarangi. Glasgow Handicap. Dardanus, Santa Rosa, Tui Cakobau, Celtic. Cambrian. Maheno Delegate, Royal Soult, Dunborve, Advocate, Rauparaha. Bully. Inglis, Lochbuhie, Taitoko, 'l’e Arolia, Loongana, Aristocrat, Sunglow, Nobel. Chanteuse, Dawn, Sir Tristram, Seatondale. Goodwood Handicap. Dardanus. Waimangu, Tui Cakobau, Leonator, Celtic, Cambrian, ;viahenb, Haldane, Delegate. Paritutu, Sedition, Grenadier, Royal Soult. Dunborve, Advocate. Rauparaha, Bully, Inglis, Guidwife, Tai toko. Ngapuka, Te Aroha, Aristocrat, Husbandman, Nobel, Stratagem. Chanteuse, Sir Tristram, ruscamlllo, Kapu..»ungi, Seatondale. Sylvia Handicap.—Royal Scotland. Fight ing Fish. St. Amans, Snowfoot, Tetrazzini. Hyperion. Kakama, Excalibur, Roselike, Tuku Tuku Lady Doon, Sharpshooter, Mer riwa, Idealism, Salute. Auckland Hurdle Race.—Okaihau, Car iyle, M’ai hekau. Reservoir, Ben Jonson, Master Douglas. Creusot, Luseombe. Lingerer, Darkness, Dolores, Kalpetipeti, Hautapu, Rosa ve re. Newmarket Handicap.— M-aJiinga. Santa Rosa, Tarina. Devonport, Cambrian. Maheno. Master Soult. Waihuka. Royal Soult, Tamainupo. Lochbuhie. Coromandel, Foremost, Taitoko. Ngapuka, Loongana, Aborigine, Sunglow. Armlet, Flitaway. Chan tense, (’onterident. Dawn, Gold Lace, Miss M’innie. VVan<-hope. Auckland Plate. -Douche, M’aimangu, First Gun. Leonator, Ikon, Pohutu, Kilmarnock, Shuja. Master Delaval. 'Te Aroha, Aborigine. California. Husbandman, Down fall, Bobrikoff. Chanteuse, St. Aidan, Zim merman. Diabolo. Grey Handicap. Carmania, Harrow. Aristos, Mahinga. Ben Battle, Miss Advance, Freevata. Hoauga. Censure, Tattoo. Mark 'Time, Rarata. Dogger Bank, Analogy. Blue Mountain. Hard Rock, Explosive. Silent, Mentira, Grizelle. Biddy Curran, Blue Roc ket, Flying Soult, Heathen, Tv Kahurangi, Crown Rose. Lady Jane. Stroller, ’Totika, Keep Step. Field-Marshai, Waiora, Zinnia, Master Crispin. Hohungatahi. Jena. Perform, Laurel Wreath, Peggy Pride. ALTU MN MEE3'I NG. FIRST FORFEITS. THE NORTHERN CHAMPAGNE STAKES of 550sovs. For two-year-olds. Six furlongs. , Mr. E. M’. Alison’s b f Elegance, by Seaton Delaval Antelope Mr. V. L. Bagnall’s b c, by Seaton Delaval — Eve Mr. M’. E. Bidwill’s b c Provocation, by Birkenhead Stepfeldt Mr. M’. E. Bidwill’s b g Expansion, by Birkenhead I mmerslon Mr. S. Bradley’s b e First M’airiki. bv Wairiki Leo Delaval Mr. S. Bradley’s br f Ripple. b\ M’airiki — Trustees Mrs. A. M. Coombe’s br < Elysian, by Soult Dreamland Ti ustees Mrs. A M. Coombe’s b f Tetraz zini. by Soult Miss Annie. Sir G. Clifford’s b c Kilwinning, by Kilcheran Sm-.-ess Mr. R. L Cleland's br c Etonian, by Eton Mr. R. 1.. Cleland's br e Monsieur Soult, by Soult Lady. Emmeline Mr. \V. Lang’s b c M’aiata. by Eton Lute Mr F. \V. Arnold’s b c Excalibur, by Elon — Toirrnameut Mr. F. Russ’ br g Fleetnote. by Eton — Rapid Mr. I’. Ross’ br f Salute, by Soult Lady Musket Hun. J. Carrolls b f Maowa. by Eu»n — Kit iron Hon. J. Carroll’s br f. by Sonh Gold Web Mr. J. J. Craig’s b f Sea Elf, by beat on Delaval - St. Evelyn

Mr. II Gaisford’s br f Rauparo, by KiS <‘berun Moreze Mr. H. Gaisfotd's b r Tawhaki bv .Meuscliikoff Armilia Messrs. Ryan and De Gnu n’> |»r c Tuku Tuku. by Kilcheran Spun (.’old Mr. M. D. \\:it<on s b « bs <'«>nqueror—~ Lady Principal Mr. \V. Handley h . . bv Menschikoff— Glldys Maj Mr. .1 <;. John ton’s hr « Boanerges, by Pilgrim s Progress Parma Mr. A Kidd’< b f, l.j Mensvliikoff 4k. Marg.iret la Mr. \ Kidd’s br e, bv powerful Mary Mr. 11. R. Mackenzie's b « Hoyai Scotland, bv Seaton Delaval Lady Hester Mr. Ilighden's b c Polymorphous, |.v Multiform Rumour Mr. Ilighden's eh f C<‘la«‘no. b\ Pilgrim’s Progress Aello Mr. F. S. Easton's hr f latdv Mouton, by Soult Cecile Mr. F. S. Easton’s hr I’ Montoi Girl, by Soult Santa Katerina Manavvain Stud Company’s eh f by Purmosan Wepener Mr. G. Baldwin’s br f. In Kilcheran-— Purity Mr. R. Mileit’s b c Hyperion, bv Suult Thea Mr. D. McLeod’s br f Kakama. by Soult - \V insoine Mr. J. McNivol’s b c St. Aman>. i.v Soult Lottie Mr. J. McN'ieol’s br <• Maxvvei:. b.v Soult — Castorline Hon. J. D. Ormond’s b Fi«hllri. by Birkeiih< ids- <; uijar Hon. J. D. Ormond’s b ■ X \ lophone, by Birkenhead Ba njo Hon. J. D. Ormond’s hr g Ideaiksm, by Birkenhead Ideal Hon. J. D. Ormonds b g Stonfton, by Birkenhead Roie Hon. J. D. Ormond’s hr g Elfish, bv Birkenhead Elflmk Hon. J. D. flrnioml’s br g Day Beam, by Birkenlie.id Eos Mr. J. Monk's br c Masterful, b, Stcpniafc - Miss Dalrymple Mr. 11. Whitney's hr f Aetna, by Stepniak—- < ’ouronne Mi. J. R. McDonald's ch c Kina, by St. Ambrose Seaslnll Mr. P. Smith’s b e Snbwfobt, ; IV Soult — Helen McGregor Messrs. Dawson and \Va Iler’s-br f Fighting Fish, by Soult Caller Ou Mr. W. Davies’ hr c Chauvelin, by Soult— I namora (a Mr. J. L. Carl’s ch f Rosclikc. by Multiform Soult Rose Mr. E. J. Watt’s br r Maori King, by Merriwee— Indian Queen Mr. E. J. Walt’s b c Kildonan. by Kilcheran- Armada Mr. PL J. Watt’s b f Kilindini. by Kilcheran Mosqueterie Mr. T. 11. Lowry’s br <• Merriwa. by Merriweo Helen Mr. G. P. Donnelly’s eh g Morleykoff, by Menschikoff K i'morey. THE GREAT NORTHERN OAKS of 250 sovs. For three-year-old fillies. One mile and a-half. ]Vlr. G. D. Greenwood’s b f Armlet, by Meilsehikoff Armilia Mr. Lam »• Wood’s b f Ukraine, by Stepniak Madder Mr. E. J. Watt’s b f Parable, by Merriwee Mr. T. McWilliam’s eh f. by Finktnd—lki Mr. G. P. Donnelly s, br f Gohl Lace, by Gohl Reef- Kahuwai Mr. G. P. Donnelly’s br f Gohl Treasure, by Gold Reef Pearlshot Mr. I>. O’Brien’s b f Rappel, by Uhlan — Grafin Mr. S. Liddell’s br f Sabine, by Sabretache Aherlow Mr. 'T. 11. Lowry’s b f Chanteuse, by Merriwee - (’antatriee Sir G. Clifford's ch f Flitaway. by Clanrana’d Elusive

ACCEP’ 1’A.NCES. AUCKLAND C-UF of 173Osovs. Two mile®. st. lb. Kt. lb. Zimmerman . 9 5 Carl Rosa .... 7 8 Bobrikoff .. . 8 12 Diibolo (’. Master Dela al S 12 Stratagem ... 7 G Downfall . 8 JO Te Arolia .... 7 California . . . 8 ■y Hhuja 1 M ora 1 . s 7 Paritutu .... 1 11 All Red .. . 8 (> Rauparaha 6 U blanch* . 7 12 Pohntu ' > Ikon (ine. bib First <lnu ... G penalty) . , 7 to GRAFTON HURDTzE RACE, of 200sovs. Two miles. at lb st lb Hautapu ... . 10 11 Gka'hau (inc. Do tores . 9 11 71b pen J . .. 9 7 Etaaeryolr .. . a 7 Kotlti 9 0

BAILWAY HANDICAP, of UOOsovs. furlongs. St ID St Six lb Master Soult 8 9 Flitaway .... 7 9 Grenadier ... 8 8 Miss Winnie 7 9 Dawn ... ... 8 6 Santa Rosa . . 7 (I Cam bi* tail ... 80 Gold Eace ... 7 4 Lochbuhie ... 8 G T>evonport 7 2 Armlet 8 4 Ijtvongana 7 Aborigine 8 4 Wauchopc 0 ikon tine. 51b Tamainupo . . 12 pen.) ... 8 4 Coromandel .. G 7 Moyal Soult C.ncliiil. 31b