TUBE TALK FROM THE SOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 6, 10 February 1909, Page 12

TUBE TALK FROM THE SOUTH.

CHRISTCITURCH, Friday. After nn unprofitable trip <o the N-orth Island, Serenade was brought back to Lyttelton on Saturday last. She was takren up to the Pahiatua meeting, but did 'not fulfil her engagements there. At a meeting of the committee of the Dunedin J.C., which was held on Thursday. an application for the removal of the disqualification imposed on the horse Flying Spark in. 1905 was .granted. Flying Spark is now owned in Western Australia. Private advice has been received that Mr. •Dan. G'Bvieu’s colt Ariki. by Grafton—’Cello, won the Flying Handicap at Sydney Tattersall's meeting. Ariki is engaged i-n the ©akleigh Plate at the handy weight of 7.11. The Sydney rrainer J. Bryan arrived at Friday with Britannic and Lady Owyhee, who will be raced at the N.Z. Metropolitan autumn meeting. It js a notable fact *ihat at all the race meetings field in Otago this soasoa -there has been an increase of totalizator revenue. Evidently the competition of bookmaker* has little effect on the machine. Lupuli'te has nearly recovered from the effects of a fall he sustained at Gore, Wt the mishap has put him back, and he cannot b£ at his best for the Dunedin Cup meeting. The disqualification of the mare -Sadie has been removed by the D.J.R.<’., it beiwg proved that her owner did not know she was under bar when he purchased her. It is estimated that the Wellington Club made a profit of just on £3OOO over its recent meeting. The yearlings purchased by Mr. Harvey Paterson, of Melbourne, at the Waikanne sale were shipped from Wellington to Melbourne last week. Penates has been awarded 9.5 in the Newmarket Handicap. After liis poor display at the Wellington meeting, it is evidently doubtful if Mr. Barclay will take him across for the meeting. Faux Pas, full sister to Valdimar. has ended her racing career, and is to be sent to Waikanae stud. The entries received for the Dunedin Jockey Club's autumn meeting total 554, an increase of 94 on last year’s record.- Judging by the quality of the horses engaged, the club should be in for a record meeting. The well-known chaser Albury won a couple of flat races at the Tap'anui J.C. meeting last week. Option, a son‘of Casket and Off Chance, also recorded a double bracket at the same meeting. + V