Sporting and Dramatic REVIEW . AND . LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GAZETTE WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WEEKLY STANDARD Thursday, 6, 1900

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XI, Issue 528, 6 September 1900, Page 10

Sporting and Dramatic REVIEW . AND . LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GAZETTE WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WEEKLY STANDA RD Thursday, 6, 1900

A FAST AMEBICAJT

Thb California Brighton Handicap, run towards the end of July> was won by Jack Point, a four-year-old son of Sir Dixon, in

2'04-J, record time for the race, which is one mile and a-quarter. Jack Point beat the highest class field of horses that has yet met at the dis. tanoe thia year, and ran a remarkably game and fast race. He earned 1091bs, and was piloted by the California jockey, Henry. The Ken* tuckian, with the same weight, and ridden by Clawson, was second; Imp, with the crushing impost of 1291 b, was but a length and a-half behind the winner, and beaten but a neck for the place. Such horses as Admiration, Grey* field, Ethelbert and Kinley Mack were among the also rans, The time was 22|sec for the first quarter, 0’47 3-sth to the half, five furlong in 1 021, six furlongs in I’l3, the mile in 1'39 2-sth, and the remaining quarter in 25 l-sth sec. It was a wonderfully fast race. The pace for the first mile was made by Admiration and the Ken* tuckian, the former being in the lead until the mile was finished, where she had shot her bolt. The Kentuckian hung on gamely, and Imp could not quite reach his head, though she ran like a demon, Jack Point had the speed of the field and passed the leaders very handily. Banquet, with 1081bs up, ran a mile and a-quarter on the Montauk Park straight course in 1890 in 2 031 5 David Terry, carrying pounds, ran the distance at Washington Park, Chicago, in 1898, in 2*041 and Solgol, with 104, duplicated this performance over the same year. The record made by Salvator in his match with Tenny at the distance was 2'05. ' Jack Point has been attracting considerable attention from the Turf critics

recently, and a New York scribe gave the following tip about the colt when he won at Sheepshead Bay on July 3“ There is another little hone that has entered into the hearts of the ' regulars of late, this is Jack Point. He put up a race yesterday that must, not be forgotten by the handicappers and those who are looking toward the future. With 1201bs on his back he completed a mile and a-half trip on the grass in 2.34 l-sth, equaling the track record made by ' Joe Miller, with 991bs up, in 1897. It is not so .much his victory that needs applauding, as the Iway that he did it. At no time was He out of ’ wraps, and when called upon to go to the front, he galloped off as much as to say that he did not care to associate with such a common lot. It was' not the highest class of horses in the world that he defeated, but there were sufficient good ones among them to make the race meritorious.” .'Jack Point was bred by Olay and Woodford, Runnymede Stud, Paris, Kentucky, and is a fpur-year-old colt by Sir Dixon (son of imp Billet and Jaconet, by imp Leamington), his dam Merry Main by Virgil.

■ 7' 7 THE ' LATE MB POWER.

Nhws of the death of Mr Michael Power came as a staggerer to racing men present at Rosehill on Saturday, says “ Umpire ” in

the Sydney Referee. That fine, athletic figure will be seen no more. A week ago, or within a few hours of his death, on Saturday morning, a long Jease of life might have been allowed Mr Power without the prediction looking risky. Yet he went off as the result of a collapse of a blood yessel dii the brain, and it was promptly aU over. For many years the deceased had been. the. head and front of the horse department in Mr Sam Hordern’s city business. With draughts, hacks, light harness horses, trotters> and thoroughbreds, he was equally at home as far as his knowledge and judgment were concerned. Whenever purchases were to be made for the Wilton Park Stud Mr Power was the •hosen agent to go in quest of the required animals. It was he who journeyed to breakingup stud sales and selected what was wanted, invariably returning with the horses required, whether they cost much or. little. The 5600 guineas he gave in New Zealand for Nordenfeldt was a record price in Australia at the time, and afterwards several of Mr Morrin’s yearlings were secured by Mr Power for his employer at big sums. It was he who was despatched to BJngland in search of stallions and mares about four years ago, and he came back with 1 Haut Brion and Gigue, ha ing also secured the mares Meridian and Ninevah, and other stock. Latterly Mr Power had the superintendence of the Wilton Park Stud, and consequently he filled a most important position. He was unassuming and practical, and had the happy knack of getting along well in his business transactions, whilst' he was popular with a -large circle of friends and acquaintances. He will be much missed.