Turf Gossip.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 6, 7 August 1912, Page 12

Turf Gossip.

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RACING FIXTURES. August I 15, auJ IT <J *’ Grand National Meeting. September 21*. 25. 2S A J.C. Spri -i November 2*, (». Ar. k’:iud Racing Club Spring. November 27. 30 Takapuna J.C. Spring. December _• 30, Jauuaiy 1,2 AR C Sum mer. January 10. 11—Whangarei R.C. Annua’. January 23—Bay of Plenty J.C. January 29, February 1. s*—Takapuna J.C. Summer. February t»- Te Kuiti R.C. Annual. February 12, 13 —Rotorua J.C. February 21 22—South Auckland R.C. * Not yet passed. The Wanganui Jockey Club made a profit of £1,879 ou last season* working. Mr R u Skipwith has been re appointed Barter to the Feilding Jockey C.ub. The Dannevlrke Racing Club showed a p etit of nearly £tkM) over the 1911-12 season. The Napier horseman F. D. Jones will tiave the mount on Maugaroa in the C.J.C. ,VX inter Cup. According to Southern paper.*. there is rvery probability of Equitas being retired t » the stud this season. The Southern nwre Ceylon is reported to be amiss, and is an unlikely starter at the l.J.i. National Meeting. The three-ybar-old colt by Gluten -Otaua la W. Sharp* stable has had the name of Master Gluten claimed for him. The s >ult mare Mahinga. which has been <■:. rh t » easy list for some time, is again doing active work on the tracks at Ellerslie. The other day the Australian Jockey Club received applications Tor Ibtjsises from I'll bookmakers and 527 bookmakers' clerks. The Wairiki gelding Surplus, which has been Indulged in a spelt of a couple of mouths, has Ik-cu taken in hand again by W. G. Irwin. Owing to B Deeley’s absence in Australia, C. Brown has been engaged to ride Mesiaiihs Foiss and Steuart’s horses during lhe coming season. It is s’, a ted in the South that both The Native ami Coronetted, which are in the ►a me stable, will start iu the C.J.C. National Hurdles. Although lie only won on.» race last seas-KJ. Santa Rosa's total reached £l4OO. hi h is the largest amount credited to an Auck.aud horse last season. A we’l-known Hastings sprtsnun is te-•pof-slble for the statement that Mr bl. J Watt contemplate* removing the whole of ais racing string to Australia. Mr H w.- ■ f he geld Ing Blue Mountain, has left for Sydney in order-t“ se ehis horse compete on the other Side. The Gluten g-Cd:ng G ddsize. which was treated ' > a dose of physic after the A.R.’’. Winter Meet: g. is : • »kivg well, and strid-ing-a _ . his Ellers!.e Since he l»*r .• under silk Prince Soeit has gone m the right way. and 1 oks fix great heart Prince Soult should be a Useful prup-.’SA iou during the • uxiiug seas?a. A four year ’1 half-brother to Tang’wnt by Sea’ >n Delaval, was brought fr -n Te Aroha last we*-k. an I has eommen- » d wark a- Ellerslie u- i-r the «-arg- of G-.o g Absoluni. One »f th* A: k and representatives in the U.J C. National Hurdle Race. Mastei Theorv, is to hjv- been shewing sign-r-f lament before he 1 ft Tree: bam foi lltccarton. Tn the r *x Australian Kuh’* of Racing fin apprentice may claim an al!<»wan<'e until he has ri»Men ten winner*. Formerly thr allowance ceased when he had ridden fiv« ■w tuners. Accor I ng tn J Stewart, who to rid« J'ha ia the » J‘ National Hurdles, thI *•» ev •- r>d.!-*ii, with the exception of th South Astral: in hor<e The Re koaing. T’io t.v year-old track at E'l-rsl.e is pro v di .< suing, and trainers are t ikm. ». I vantage of it to *eud their charges along The y iiugstrcii thL» season promise to le r . * -r.vard for the Ar >nda’.e Stakes There was » •'urhnat r*»aarm f«>r a oaan r irib‘4 « !!-*.»vriui-w running badly at 1 r —.‘at m- nx at Valley »Vi tortaj n.onrh -luring the rs~. •nd she coughed 1 The Biaejarket g»4dmg Bine M m* wr.h-’a It.*-* b-»-n bavlu< an easy ttm* of ! «J’ve Jo nlar £. P >pe’* tram, his rrnnmework aga n a* EXb*r»!te. H’n* M >«nt h i put n. a bH <>f >»•!.'»• a. and his rest ap pea.-e to hive had a benei lal effect.

The state of the track* at R e-arton appears to be causing trainers in the JSouth * usiderable uneasiness, and those who-e < targes have not raced recently will probably find a lot of didiculty iu getting them properly tuned up for the t.J.C. Winter Meeting. A horse carrying a greatly improved appearance at Ellerslie is Salvaur.ie. the rising ihree-year-oid gelding by iSulvadau —La Annie. Salvannie. which Iwks to tn' still growing, is well forward, and may break tae long run of bad luck experienced by his o o uer. An effort has been made by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club to secure the services of Mr W. H. llartg! I as judge. Mr Hartgill has consented to act a; the August meeting, but has not yet decided whether he will accept the position permanently. The report that Tui Cakobau had stoppe I in his schooling work at Rlccarton did not cause any surprise in Auckland, for the sou of Cuirassier has never spooled in Auckland as if be relished it. Tui Cakobau d‘»es not shirk his fences when racing, airhough he does not jump prodeiently. When Mr E. J Watt’s gelding Wimmera won the Leamington Hurdle Race at the V.A.T.C. Meeting last month he was sent out the favourite in r field of thirteen. Wimmers, which was ridden by The ex-N.Z. jockey T. Cahill, led all the way. and won easily by four lengths. The Auckland owners who won over a £!<>» in stakes last year were:—Mr. J Williamson. £2.1)25; Mr. J. Roulston. £1.435; Mr. Geo. Robinson, £1,40i); Mesdames Foss and S-teuart, £1,350; Mr. W. C. Ring, £1,312 io': Mr. W. Walters. £1,100: Mr. D. MrIxMd, £1,085; and Mr. F. W. Arnold, £I,OSO. Probably in no other part of New Zealand are horses boomed so much as those from. Hawke's Bay, and the latest to have the limelight thrown on It Is a full brother to Sonlte. by Field Battery—Wish, which is trained at Hastings by J. Maher. This equine is stated to be one of the finest horses In training, and can gallop fast. According to a Wellington writer, if B. IVe’iey does not remain in Australia, he will on his return to the Dominion accept a retainer from the Hlghden stable. Oliver’s servh'es w ill not be dispensed with, so that if I>eeley accepts the appointment the Highden stable will have the two leading horsemen of the Dominion at its call. Word from the South gives news of the death of the brood mare Stratagem, by Nelson —I>udu. Stratagem was bred by E. ITitts. who sold her to Sir George Clifford, In whose colours s»he did most of her racing. On the turf Stratagem won a number of races, being retired to the stud and mated with Glenculloch in 1910. to which she foaled a colt, and at the time of her death was in foal to the same sire. Mr Richard Croker, who went over frenx Ireland to see the English Derby run, stated that ’ racing is absolutely dead in The United States, and if ali facilities are granted for a revival It will take fifty years or more to re-establish the blood ?»toek of ihe country In England the cultivation of the thoroughbred Ik the great obje -c **f the h nsebreeder, and in the army horses there is always a g >od strain of the thomurhbred, but iu America they are bre<'diug a c>cnm*«n class of horse. Morn’s the pityl” Mr Croker added, “that his old Derby winner Orby is doing exceedingly well at the stud, and his progeny are all good-looking youngsters.” The d a th is reported from Taranaki -»f the brown horse Soultiform (says the • L»minir»n* >. It appears that he was recently injured iu a rather unaccountable manner at Ellerslie, where he had been taken to race at the June meeting. It was suspected at the time that foal play had. I>een responsible for the Injury, but nothing could be proved in this direction. The horse failed to mend, Mood-poisoning intervened, aud the end was not long in coming. It was said that, had he got right again, he would have accompanied Lady Georgia to Sydney in charge of T. Wilson. Soultiform was a greatly h*>rs*>. and nearly always starred favourite in his races. He failed time after t s m', but still barkers would not desert him. I ast season he was taken to Melbourne, but was beaten there as he was in New Zeatarxi. He Then went lame, and was returned to New Plymouth, where he wa* epelled. Subsequently he was taken to Ellerslie, to rare du the third day of th* meeting, but once m »re h** failed to reach the pot*. When bedfast won the Hardwick* Stakes ar the Royal Ascot meeting in June it was the h . twelfth consecutive victory 1° ai®** twelve Woottoa had the mount, and. in reference to thia, an exchange says that when it was decided to >e< ure a lighter jockey for the Stanley IfoVMe stable thia yetr Lord Derby deaired that Frank Wootton should not think that any »lur was cast upoe s> as an earnewt of fhls hr toM Woott'm he shoul'l ride throughout 1912 the best hori*e he bad im hia stable, and that Wootton akoold have h'a ch )U e. W>M»ttoa < h<»ae flwynf‘>rd, and when Swynfo-d went wroo< I-or J Derby gave the a Bother rholee, and he ■ tvee Mtedfaat. Wootton has been riding at hi* b-s: th I* year, and at the cobclos! »n of tna Wrndaoc meeting o:ool ur*c La ii*t

list of winning jockeys with fifty-four brackets to bis credit, but. like most Australians, he is of the genus “Cornstalk.” and growing so fast that it is only by hart work that he is able to go to scale at Rst 61b. For such a youth his career has been nothing short of phenomenal. The other day I spent a few hours at Randwick, and saw a little army of yearlings being put through their facings (says •'Milroy’*). 1 did not see anything like all that are training. 1 remember the time when Harry Rayner considered it a deadly sin to put even a saddle on a two-year-old; but though he is opposed to two-year old racing before autumn, he must obey orders and go with the times. Last year he won the Breeders’ Plate and Gimcraek Stake*; with the Traquair filly Ventura, for Mr K. J. Watt, and this season he has three yearlings in work for the same owner, and they are all very promising. The best of Mr Watt s trio, 1 fancy, is Atheulc. a lovely colt by Traquair from Arajoel, bred by Mr A. S. O'Keefe at Yamiua. lie is a dark claret bay, a splendidly set-up fellow, with grand quarters and hocks. However, in a two-furlong sprint, which the owner witnessed last week, he had lirtle to spare with a beautiful lengthy, raring-like Hobart-ville-bred filly named Concordia, by Prudent King from Emblem. They were accompanied by a fine-looking Charlemagne 11. colt named Pantheon, -who was beaten by a couple of lengths. Rayner also had a smart-looking filly named 81donie, by Poseidon from Pirouette; but she was restricted to pacing -while I •was there. I ■was told she can hold her own with any of them, but Rayner, so far, has been very easy with her. ♦ * * HORSES AT ELLERSLIfif. With the start of the new season, some idea of the strength of the various stables at Ellerslie should be Interesting. Ihe horses in work under the different trainers are: — F. McMANEMIN. Maxwell, Monollne, Sea Elf. Laverna. Monotone. Wee Olga. Bully, Keilder, Monodon, Appellon, filly. 3yrs. by Monoform — Cygnet, filly, 3 yrs, by Obligado—Cyrenalca. filly. 2yrs, by Monoform —Seabird, filly, 2yrs, by' Soult—Cygnet. P. MOR AG HAN. Prince Soult. Tragedy King, Antoinette, Tact. Master Theory. Admiral Soult, Blue Rosa. Takiha, colt Souitiko-ff, 2yr% by Soult—Hotcherina, colt Blue Bird, 2yrs, by Hierarch— G weuiad. E. J. RAE. Bleriot, La Reina. Rakan. Merrimax, Tui Cakobau, Walowera, Iztdy Gladstone, colt Tenacious. 2yrs. by Gluten —I.adv Lila, filly. 2yrs, bv Soult—Erry Boe, filly, 2yrs, by Soult—Elf. F. ST ENN ING. Jack Delava!, Devastation, Dunborve, Rua tangs ta, Adherent. 1-ady Klviga. Dusky Maid. Glad Tidings, Sphinx, colt Monojack, 2yrs, by Monoform—Miss Jack. J. WHITTAKER. Monorosae, Sky High, Muskewai, Ills Eminence, Hierachy, Chesterfield, The Corinthian. W. SHARP. Miss Livonia, Mahinga, Tobias, Fuss. Master Ginten, mare by Spalpeen—Sister Agues mare. C. COLEMAN. Manuwera. Duma, Dido, Black Northern, colt Brookfield, 2yrs, by Gluten—Did, colt Kia Kaba, 2yrs, by Motili—Serita. G. ABSOLUM. Waimangu, Santa Rosa, W'-at eh chain, Taugiwai, Overtime. J. CHAAFE, Jun. Gold-size. Prince King, The Celt, Jack Johnson, filly Silver Rose, 2yrs, by Gluten— Lady Rose, gelding, 2yrs, by Starilia— Coryphee. JACK WILLIAMSON. Hart ere. Almeida. Royal Irish, Rattle Abbey. Hina. Armagh, Icel, Blnelight mare. F. LOO MB. Monorail. Sea Pink. Veto, Scorch, filly by King's Guest —Young Lira, filly I.ady Alicia, 2yrs, by Obligado— Lady Alys. r. JONES. Antiphone, Ngarnawahla Pat, Virtue, Aristocrat, c«lt First King, of Scots, 2yrs, by Soult —Ilesper. P. CONWAY. Pyrmont. Vestal, gelding by Rosel—Onga, colt Flying Feather, 2yrs, by Obligado— Cadence. N. CUNNINGHAM Lucille, Arawa, Lord Deiaval. A. BARRON. Pekerangi. Bow Bells, filly, 2yrs, by form —Kirsiy. W. GALL. Goodwin Sands, Solitudo. B.this, filly Innocent, 2yrs, by Motiti—Taurtki. F. B. ROSS. Hey Boy, Bonnie Jean, Titanic. J. THORPE. Mi*> Winsome. K.ikama, Tamalnup», filly, 2yr*. by Soult — Winsome. G MALCOLM. Abner, Spalfish, Nlcomar. E. POPE. Mi-s ExpWion, Fiowerette, Blue Mount, Cloudy Dawn. J. MellCOn. First Wafriki, Walrikl R'sse, cHt, 2yn», by Walrlki Repulse. W MOBERLEY. Haselton and Baku. E. WYLEB. Granada, gelding by Gluten Young G-xxf Day. C. NDRGROVR. Begals, geld.-g by Matakoklrl—Nlkau.

A. MeMILLAX. Sal v same, Maritaform. W. HAWKINS. Dark Rose, Vengeance. W. G. IRWIN. Master Wairikl, Surplus. B. COWAN. Now tow n. C. HODDRB. Takaninl. M. McGEE. Mauiuhii. MR. J. MUIR. T/übrieator, Spinster. MR. J. QPINI.AN. Miss Motion, Geneva. MR. E. CHADWICK Rebel, pony by Sandlx. 4* 4* 4* THE A.R.C. PROGRAMME. The Auckland Racing Club is to be congratulated ou its programme for the coming season, and the progressive spirit shown will meet with the approval of racing men generally. Apart from the stakes point of view, several alterations have been made iu the conditions of the events, and the allowing of professional horsemen to ride in the hunters’ events is a decidedly w’se move. Hitherto numbers of owners have been compelled to withdraw their horses from this class of race after going to the trouble and expense of qualifying and training them, owing to the dearth of gentlemen riders, and it is for their benefit that the conditions have been altered. With the exception of about half a dozen, amateur horsemen in Auckland have shown a d sinclinatlon to ride over big country, although very keen to get a mount in a flat race; and ■they can hardly be blamed, for unless a man can get the necessary riding practice to keep in form, which is difficult in An« kiaud, three miles over the Ellerslie country is a very trying performance. The increasing of the distance of the St. George’s Handicap to a mile and a-half is further evidence of the committee’s idea to encourage long distance racing and consequently improve the breed of t orses, ana will be welcomed by owners. Taken altogether, the programme is the best yet framed in the Dominion, and puts th? Auckland Racing Club in the position of the premier racing club of New Zealand. * * * WAIRARAPA NOTES. Bally Shannon has been nominated for the Final Hurdles. Spreydou Hack Hurdies, and Styx Hack Hurdles at the C.J.C. Grand National Meeting. This will be the Wairarapa horse’s first appearance over the sticks in public. In his training operations Dally Shannon has been showing splendid form. Miss Ambrose has been sent down to Trentham to J. Ayers tan ex-Wairarapa trainer) to prepare for future engagements. Ixxrd Rahner is to be put into commission again shortly in view of the early spring meetings. Mr W. E. Bid will, of Featherston, has been elected president of the AA alrarapa Racing Club, vice the late Mr Wardell. Mr W. J. Nix has been elected vice-president and Mr D. 11. S. Riddiford a steward.. The Pahiatua Racing Club intends to make a strenuous effort to get their racing permit back again, and intend to wait on the Minister agaiu in connection with the matter. 4- 4- 4TURF TALK FROM THE SOUTH. The Advance gelding Prosper, which is one of the favourites for the Winter Cup. has created a favourable impression since his arrival at Rieearton. The Gisborne horses Continuance and Paisano, which put iu an appearance at Rieearton last week, appear to be in capital fettle. Recently Continuance was schooled once round the steeplechase fences, and gave a capital exhibition of fencing, the ease with which he negotiated the obstacles giving him many admirers. Sir George Clifford has sold the filly lAncilla. by Treadmill—Ch ry seis, to an Oamaru sportsman who intends to retire her to the stud. A number of geutlemen anxious to keep racing going at Mosgiel Park he’d a meeting recently, when it was decided to form a new club to take the place of the Taierl Amateur Turf Club, which was recently disbanded. A number of the trainers and Owners at Mosgiel are particularly anxious to get a club going because the tracks at Mosgiel Park form very good going and have the additional merit of being fairly good in wet weather, whereas at Win gat ul the ground becomes particularly bad. The genera! committee of the Dunedin J.C. has instructed the programme committee to increase last season’s prize list by al>oat SOQbovs. The Dunedin Stakes, run in October, will go up to SOOsovs, and the Champagne Stakes to 3»'»osovs. The weather was dull and cold, and a south-west wind was 'blowing, when training operations at Rieearton commenced on a recent morning, and practically all the work was accomplished on the san d track. which was very wet and sloppy, and very little beyond half pace exercise was attempted. The schooling truck provided much better going, and many of the trainers availed themselves of the improved conditions there by giving their jumpers some schooling work over the hurdles ami fences. Silver Blaze went twice round the big country, fencing well. Khnon Pure jumped six hurdles, giving a good display till lie reached the last nlmtacle. which he bit hard. Walkaraka shaped fairly well over four hurdles, Fiingot bh«*wing to the greater advantage. Bourrftsque jumped slowly, dwelling at each Otatarle, but he might have done better had the pace been more solid. Daylight Bill and another jumped four flights. Day-

light Bill, which * a flue jumper, gave a nice display. Master Paul weut outre round the big country, wmmeueiug at the back. He jumped five fences, including the double, but showed a marked tendency to ruu down the obstacles. In going over the crossing, after pulling up, he stumbled and dislodged his rider. White Cockade jumped two hurdles up the ba« k. The following horses have arrived from Wellington to fulfil engagements at the Grand National meeting:—Armagh, Irel, Compass. Sea Queen, Hautere, Darby Paul, and Sandy Paul. D. Roberts' Winter Cup candidate Mumura is very well at present, and is galloping solidly. Taunhanser is building up in good style, and appears to have completely recovered from his ailment which necessitated a spell. Tikitere, which met with an injury some time ago. and which was subsequently placed in slings, is progressing well at I>. Roberts’ stables, and will probably be well enough to leave her box one day this week. It is probably certain that she will never race again, but she will be useful as a brood mare. Troon and Ru< -ko. which claim engagements iu several of tile minor events at the coming meeting, are going along satisfactorily in their work, and the latter appears tc have built up considerably. The weather shows no sign of improvement. There was- a slight frost on Saturday, and the sun shone out for an hour, but by noon rain was falling again, and has fccarvely <tas*d since then. The trainers are beginning tv despair of the conditions clearing. <>n Thursday. Rourrasque. John and FI ingot s»?t vui for a schooling task over five hurdles. All went well till rhe fourth night was reached, when Bourrasque, which was leading, came to grief. The other pair gave a sotisfa. lory display. Ctiiiiuu--8?k-- and Zante did a v.rcuit vf the fences. Cont-tiunnee scon took a big lead. and gave au excellent exhibition. Zante s jumping was safe r but slow, and the pgric:mauve was net impressive. The h«>r>vs worked ♦?.» the fiat did little that was noteworthy. I’resper and La R.-iua did an attractive five furlongs in l.Ci, and Magdala and Salute ran a mile in 1 "u 2--'*s. a good gallop, in which Magdala appeared tt have a slight advantage at the finish. Bully easily beat Waikaraka over seven furlongs in 1.40. This morning Te Roti, Silverciuse and Jack. Ashore set out to school five hardies. At the third flight Te Roti fe... but was remounted, and completed the round by himself. jumping safely. •' ack Ashore gave a ni< e display, .rat fcilvet-c-iuse seemed sore., and his effort was not impressive. . .... Among this weeks arrivals are- M.ra, Taiaha, Master 'ln.-’iy. Waipureka, Mangav(. i \ J a!- : ri 11’et’.iitore* Nescot, ware.* V 's,. ilax. M‘>unt Victoria. Odessa, Paritetu. r ml Peart. Royal Arms, Cou liie Sliauuhrau, Captain Jingle, and ia.al ’ U s'nre h’.« arrival at Hlecarton, Master Ti-' o v i'.as been very lame. *'< evi.-n injured herself early tins week, and 'was not brought to K.eearton fur the Grand National meeting. Nominations closed on Tuesday for .he can. the Christchurch agent for the e.oo, received the following nominations. Mrs. r.nhor 'm'c b f by Wildwood, Junior— M. and b lack 7. by WRdwood Sybil; Mrs.’N. K Prices b ,i., Tracey mare: Mr. R. Mtvou iSIVb f bv Rothschild-lmperxalfsm; Mr. H Donneßy's b g. Hyl.-rd by Etaoi lim- and Mrs. Bushs b f. by Redruth. The Galindo —Redruth bJyr a trotter, and the other seven are pa.ere. i i i C.J.C. NATIONAL MEETING. WEIGHTS FOR MINOR EVENTS. CHRISTCHURCH. this day. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr Ileiirys for the tirst day or the C.J.C. National Meeting:— Hunters’ Hurdles, once round and a distance.—Kingsway 11.9. Himitangi 11.7, Moribiko 11.6. Mauri 11.3, Forward 10-11, leel 10.9, Suffragette 10.7, Heirloom 10-o, Parallel 10.4. Don Rubyl 10.0, Hakan 10.0, Corse (late Vulgar Boy) 10.0, Farronite 10.0, Pbaedon 10.0, Miss Gibbs 10.0, Mulvenn 10.0, Raffles 10.0. , Trial Hurdles, one mile and three-quarters.—H-awi.k 10.13, Flingot 10.9. Coroneted 10.9. Master Theory 10.0 Silver Cluse 10.6, Waikaraka 9.13, Bourrasque 9-1-, Waipureka 9.11, Bandalero 9-7, Cardiff 9.6. Nedra 9.6, Te Roti 9.5, Gold I tn 9.4, Nese.it 9.3, Simon Pure 9.2, Bally Shannon 90, Beacon 9.0, Aema 9.0, Daylight Bill J.O, 4?t. Keven 9.0. Jumpers Flat, one mile and a hair.— Paisano 11.3. The Rover 10.9. Bia. k Northern 10.6. Koran 10.6, John 10.4, Ihe Native 10.0. tillite Cockade 911. u ~,’. Elfish 9.10, Uranium 9.10, Bu ly 99, Tin Cakobau 9.8, Sandy Paul 9.i. partly lanl 9.6, Master Theory 9.3. s,,l ’ er "• I-eolanter 9.3, Jaek Ashore -•». MercOdo J. J, Stone Ginger 9.0. , . Enfield Steeplechase, about two mill . Tyrannic 10.3. Master Paul 10.11, lai.ana 10.9, Tui Cakobau 10.8, Laghmor 10.4, Ihe Chief 10.3, Silver Cluse 10.2, F.ante Totua 9.11, Stone Ginger 9J, Mnkirl 9.7, Morihiko 9.7, Domed 9.7, ShHlelagh 9.7, Snip 9.7, Gnirteen 9.7, St. Ameba 9.7, Kelp 9.7, Parallel 9.7, Pukeroa 9.7. Avondale Handicap, six furlongs.-Uro=-p<r 11.2, Manlilus 10.10, Brown Trout 109, Query 10.5, Russo 10.4, Troon 10.3, Thrave 10.2, Taketumu 10.0, Nilhsdale 9,11, Kilmeny 9.11. Stephanos 9.10, Early Moen 9.10, Bncco 9.9, Umeraboy 9.9, Portland Bill 9.8, Golightly 9.7, Terry Flynn 9.3, Gipsy Bill 9.0, Guntlash 9.0 i Flnnhold 9.0, GoldUinch 9.0, Old Times 0.0, Nanda Devi 9.0, Agitato 9.0, Fall-Re kft

RACING STATISTICS. The turf statistician of the “Week y Frees*’ lost no time in giving the figures for the season just closed. Ear the fourth year iu succession the defunct Soult heads the list of winning sires, his stock having won the sum of £16,678- —which, although slightly less than last year, is nevertheless a respectable total. Soult is represented by 56 getters of place money. Birkenhead has worked up into second position, 47 representatives winning £12.089. while Treadmill, principally by the aid of Counterfeit and Autumnus. is third with £8,433. The brilliant form shown through tm season by Counterfeit places _ber at p ,e head of winning horses, £3.547 10 falling to her share, which, however, does the record of Nonette, which won in the season 1901-2. Autumuir* total or £3.070, which is the second highest of tna season, heads Multiform’s long standing record of £2,761, and he has earned the title of being the champion of the season. Vice-Admiral which has th* New Zealand Cup to his credit, comes thud with £2,775. while the consistent Bronze won £2.322 10.. her stable companion Brmengarde following with £2.2-•». Sir George Clifford is an easy winner amongst the owners, his stake total rea cairns £12.030 io. . which has only once b e.i exceeded in New Zealand, by the' late Mr G G. Stead, whose winnings in j-Ol - to tailed £12,325. The whole of Sir George Cliffords total was secured by horses or his own breeding, which makes the snc cesses doubly sweet. "Mr Uighdeu ■_ second on the list with £i.4>.> and then follow the lion. J. I>. Ormond £b,lo.>, and Mr E. J. Watt £3.703. CIIKISTCHVRCII. Wednesday. The following tables show the tirst 12 in the lists of winning horses and winning owners for -he racing season IJll-ldl-, which closed t«»-day: — WINNING SIRES. Soult istt> £ }o‘a<s Birkenhead (4.) Tread mill <lo.* ’ Stepniak <361 Merriwee (36) ? - Mensch ikoff (11) 4 */*- St. Ambrose (15) 4 -32 Multiform (6) Finland (13) San Fran (25) 2 ~ Sylvia Park (21) 3,4-b Charlemagne IE (9) •_ . The figures in parentheses indicate ta< number of wins credited to ea« h horse. WINNING HORSES. £ s?. Counterfeit 3-;>±' Antoninus A Vice-Admiral VI Bronze ™ Evmengarde I Undecided X Winning Way -M) 0 Masterpiece _ _ ? N-riand 1 “ i ” » Santa Rosa <> Miscount 1 :’d? ” Prince Soult 1,330 0 WINNING OWNERS. £ s. Sir George Clifford 12.030 10 Mr. Highden 7,495 0 Hen. J. I). Ormond 0,155 0 Mr. E. J- Watt 3.705 0 Messrs. IV. G. and G. L. Stead 3,012 10 Messrs. W. G. and G. L. Stead and G. D. Greenwood .... 2.775 0 Mr IT. Whitney 2.767 <> Mr. W. Smart 2,700 0 Mr. G. D. Greenwood 2.410 0 Mr. J. Buckley 2.088 0 Mr. J. Williamson 2.025 0 Mr. J. George .. 1,855 0