Sporting and dramatic REVIEW AND LICENSED VICTUALLERS’ GAZETTE WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WEEKLY STANDA Thursday, April 18, 1901. Sporting Topics.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XI, Issue 539, 18 April 1901, Page 10

Sporting and dramatic REVIEW AND LICENSED VICTUALLERS’ GAZETTE WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WEEKLY STANDA Thursday, April 18, 1901. Sporting Topics.

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The sum of £9363 was put through the machine at the Wairarapa Meeting. Scottish Minstrel has been purchased by Mr W. Rutherford for 200 guineas, Sir George Clifford having got tired of Clanranald’s son. By cable from Hobart it is announced that Mr J. H. Vincent, of Manawatu, won the first prize of £3096 in Tattersall’a sweep on, the Sydney Cup. Scotch Mist and Yaeult were submitted for sale last week, on account of Sir George Clifford, but as the highest bid for the former was 65gna, and for the latter 25gna, they were pissed in.

At the sale of blood stock at Christchurch last week, the folio wing changed hands :—Rougemont (Stepniak —Illusion) at 15 guineas, Romany at 13 guineas, Redan at 23 guineas, and a threeyear old colt by Stepniak — Illusion at 14 guineas.

There were two races of a mile on the third day of the A.J.C. Meeting Advance (9st) won one, and a four-year-old son of Far Niente called Undaunted, with (Bst 131 b) won the other. The time for each race was the same, viz., Imin 4l|seo.

Mr Pan O’Brien could not get an offer which suited him for any of his horses when they were submitted for auction on Wednesday, and so they were all passed in—Malatua at 270 guineas, Calibre at 180 guineas, Heriot at 50 guineas, Gold at 12 guineas, and Cavalry, Military, and Caisson without a bid. The following delegates have been nominated by the county clubs for the New Zealand Racing Conference: —Auokbnd district, E. W. Alison and W. H. Herries ; Canterbury district (north), W. L. Clifford; Canterbury (south), H. Friedlander and E. B. Guinness ; Otago district, H« Craig, T. Green and G. Reid ; Gre- mouth district, James Colvin, C. Williams, and Hoodg Hawke’s Bay district, J. 0. McVay and White ; Taranaki district, R. H. Nolan; Wellington district. W. E Bid will, J. W. Card, N. Grace, and C Pownall; Wanganui district, E. Goodbehere, J. H. Hankies, and J G. Wilson. As the number of nominations in the Otago, Greymouth, Wellington and Wanganui districts exceed the number of delegates allowed by the rules, voting papers will be issued, which must be returned oh or before Friday, May 31st.

Lieutenant was, I notice, running at Ellerslie in the name of the well-known trotting enthusiast W. 0. Hird.

The Blairgowrie—Dolly gelding Solo, who won two races at the recent A.R.C. Meeting, has changed hands, Mr Lovett being the purchaser. The price paid was 180 guineas, which considering everything is not excessive.

Percy Johnstone fortunately escaped unhurt when Cannongate fell with him, but R. Hall, the rider of Nor’west, just barely escaped a very serious injury as the animal crushed him on the groin with one of his front legs. Evening Wonder; who met with an accident to his knees oh arrival from Napier, and could not compete at the A.RO. Autumn Meeting, has made good recoverv and returned home Jon Tuesday last.

Laetitia, who met with an accident to one of her knees on the first day of the Aptumn Meeting of the A.R.O , has made a good recovery, and should well repay watching at tbe approaching meeting of the Avondale Jockey Club.

In the Autumn Handicap it would appear as if one horse was sent out in the interest of his stable companion to deal with some of his opponents, and he did too right under the eyes of the stewards in the straight, yet no action was taken.

Boreas, in charge of Francis, has gone home to Wellington via New Plymouth. This horse was very unfortunate in the Autumn Handicap. Many good judges hold the opinion that he would have won had he not been interfered with on rounding.the turn into the straight.. There is some hope of saving Blairina after all A small bone of the fetlock was broken in her recent accident, but the injury may not be serious enough to prevent Blairgowrie’s daughter from being fixed up again and saved for stud purposes. The little misunderstanding between the visiting jockey-trainer and a local trainer, to which I referred last week, is, I hear, being smoothed over, and so the intervention of the A.R C Committee will not be necessary. . Nonelte is to be sent to Wellington to have another “go ” at Cruciform and Go. at the forthcoming Winter Meeting. The meeting of these cracks will lend additional interest to -the meeting and should provide a race treat. , x The programme of the ‘Winter Meeting' of the A.8.C., to be held on June 8, 10, and 15, appears in our advertising columns. Nominations for the Gra d National Hurdles, Great Northern Steeplechase, and Winter Steeplechase, 1 sov each, close on Friday the 26th, at 9 p m.'

The sum of £10,681 was put through the machines on, Saturday. This made a grand total of £32,295 for the thrre days racing an increase of £2Ol on last year,. - Mr >H. H. Hayr and his staff are to be complin ented on the efficient way ip which their duties we-e performed. . Advance’s first victory must have impressed the Sydney folk, for punters had to lay odds on the black son of Vanguard for the All Aged Stakes. With I. a Carabine reserved for the two-mile event there was not much to .beat, and the New Zealander had things all his own way at the finish, cutting out the mile in Imin 41£sec.

At Ellerslie on the 20th and 27th of this month the Avondale Autumn Meeting will be held. Fine entries have been received, and the suburban club should benefit materially by the change of venue to the Ellerslie ground. Mr Harry Hayr advertises in our columns that he is authorised to receive money for investment on the totalisator, instructions to be accompanied by bank draft, P.O. order, postal notes, or money order telegrams.

The-principal winner at the C.J.C. Autumn Meeting was Mr G. G. Stead, t whose > cheque amounted to £llB5, out of a total of £3490 paid by the Club. The other winners were : Hon. G. McLean, £570; Mr E. J. Watt, £440; Mr F. Griffen, £220; Mr J. Parkinson, £200; Sir G. Clifford, £155; Mr T. Sheenan, £l5O ; Mr W. Spring, £135; Mr A. E. Harrison, £125 ; Mr L. Markey, £llO. At the sale of yearlings in Sydney Mr Mark Thompson paid 1175 guineas for the Haut Brion —Etra Weenie filly. Mr J. Mayo’s colt by Grafton—Lady Trenton was purchased for Mr W. T. Jones, of England, at 1300 guineas. Mr Prosser paid 105 guineas for the colt by Medallion — Gavotte, and several other lots were secured by the same buyer. Mr W. T. Jones, cabling from England, purchased the yearling brother to Malster. It is understood that the price was about 1000 guineas. The weights for the first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s Autumn Meeting, to be held oh the 25th of this month, are published elsewhere. In the Thompson Mile, Mr Evett has started with Battleaxe on the 9st 101 b mark, conceding his stable mate Okoari 181 b, and Boreas Hb. Pampero had been allotted ’Bst 121 b, and has to concede Rosella 51b. Battleaxe has also been well looked after with 10st in the seven furlong race. Okoari has the pride of place in the Railway Handicap with 9at 91b, Rosella getting 61b from her.

Messrs R. and R. Duder sold last week through Messrs A. Buckland and Sons the bay gelding Halberdier, by Cuirassier — Miss Stead, 27 guineas, to Mr Bennett ; the bay gelding Doctor, by Cuirassier —Hune, 26 guineas, to Mr John Lynch ; brown mare - Volee, by Cuirassier— Dolosa, 131 guineas, to Mr Samuel Bradley ; yearling chestnut colt, by Mitiora, 81 guineas, to Mr Thomas Yates; chestnut mare Dolosa, by Leo’.inus —Lure, 16 guineas, to Mr H Lynch ; the three year-old colt Takapuna was passed at 260 guineas, Drum Major at 150 guineas, and Waterloo at "50 guineas. On account of other owners, Orusaae, by Cuirassier —Amazon, was knocked down to M. Casey at 21 guineas, and a chestnut filly by Gipsy King—Sou-wester mare, went to Mr Arthur Furness at 21 guineas.

My Wellington correspondent thinks Palaver (7st 131 b) the pick of the handicap for the Thompson Mile.

Nonette will be shipped for Wellington today, and J.. T. Ryan and Mark Ryan leave on Sunday.

A cablegram from Sydney states there canbe no doubt about La Carabine being the champion stayer of Australia. ■’ ■ Formula, The Needle, and La Gloria are the popular pick for the Avondale Jockey Club Handicap. • ‘ Dan McLeod is reported to have been the most successful of the. local pencillers over the Autumn Meeting of the AIB.O. Scotty is at. present being spelled in one of McManemin’s paddocks at Green Lane, and looks big and well.

Hastings was not asked to do much at the A.B.C. Autumn Meeting. Take a tip and keep your eye on the chestnut son of Seaton Delaval.

Mr Dan McLeod has purchased the residence and grounds of Judge Cooper situated at Ellerslie, and enters into occupation in a short time. How many were after the gold in the Hurdle Race at Ellerslie on Saturday last —can you guess ?

The Doctor, purchased by Mr J. Lynch from Duder Bros., has been placed in J. Ohaafe, jun.’s. hands and was put over the jumps one morning,

Regalia was schooled over the 1 hurdles on Monday morning, and jumped well for a new beginner.

Drum-Major leaves us next week for Australia,' as Cuirassier’s son has beep purchased for stud purposes by a Sydney buyer. Tiki, the winner of the Criterion Handicap on Saturday last has been transfered to D. Morrigan’s stables at hllerslie with a vieW'to putting him over the hurdles.

Mr Evett has taken great care of Orange and Blue in the Avondale Pony Bace, an she wants it too, for there is no doubt she is one of the first water.

Nonette got galloped on in the Victoria Handicap on the concluding day of the A.B.C. Autumn Meeting. It was nothing very serious,, and a few days will sec him right again. A mare well treated at Avondale is St’ Olga. Her form at Ellerslie entitled her to a few pounds more on her back. I look upon her as the best of good things for the five furlongs. Ambition is at present on the sick list, and only doing walking exercise. This horse was showing some good form over the small sticks a short time back.

“The best five in the race (the Thompson Mila) in my opinion are Palaver, Rosella, Pampero, Amoreaux, and Cameo.” So thinks my Wellington confrere. Mr Evett has been very severe on Lena jn the Avondale Pony Bace, raising her seven pounds, and Lady Avon only five pounds after defeating her opponents in the eesiest manner possible at the concluding day of the A.B.C. Volee, purchased by Mr 8. Bradly at the sale of Messrs Duder’s bloodstock on Thursday last, has been placed in J. McHugh’s hands to prepare for future engagements —a good useful sort of a mare this.

Pokomoko is being hacked about the roads, and is in splendid health. The disqualification of two years passed by the Takapuna Jockey Club on this horse does not expire until next November.

After breakfast on Tuesday morning, at Ellers lie, Conway, while schooling a horse over the hurdles, receivad a very severe fall and got his mouth cut and a number of teeth knocked out. After a short time Conway was able to proceed home, and is doing well.

The Hon. G. M'Lean has forwarded to the secretary of the Bacing Conference for registration the following names for h ; s yearlings : — Colt by Stepniak out of Mist—Vladimir; filly by Lord Roslyn out of Lady Gertrude —Lady Roslyn ; gelding by Lord Ros yn -out of Tiara — Riviere; filly by Lord Roslyn out of Mistral— Ventoso ; filly by St Leger out of Lady Emily— Noblesse ; filly by Hotchkiss out of Agnes — Escopeto ; filly by'Hotchkiss out of ChrysoliteTourmaline. . ' ’

The Stewards were called together twice on Saturday. In the first instance Satman, the rider of St Peter in the Autumn Handicap, was complained against by T. Taylor, who rode Boreas, for foul riding. Satman’s statement that on striking St Peter with the whip his mount swerved, and so interfered accidentally with Boreas was accepted, but he was at the same time severely reprimanded and cautioned as to his future behaviour. In the second case the winner of the Hurdle Race had to submit to the ordeal of a protest. The owner of Hylas complained that Kaimate had interfered with his horse, while the rider had his grievance against Tim. As there was such a conflict of evidence the Stewards promptly dismissed the complaint.

Tbe Hon. Mr Mitchelson being absent from Ellerslie on Saturday it was necessary to appoint an acting judge. One of his decisions, viz , that in the Grand Stand Handicap created a great deal of comment, and called forth some very uncomplimentary remarks. Every allowance is to be made for a gentleman holding the responsible position of judge, more particularly when the position is an honorary one, but the public are quick to resent anv sign of incom petence on his part The A R.C. can well afford to pay a judge and pay him a good salary too. Till they get a man who knows his business thoroughly and who is paid well to see that his business is thoroughly performed so long will diethere be satisfaction on the part of the public

'The stud fee for Newhaven 11., the Melbourne Cup winner now in the Old Country, is only £9. Bill of Portland’s fee is 100 guineas, and his list for 1901 is full.

On Tuesday morning early matters were very quiet at the Ellerslie course, on account of a heavy fog covering it. An accident happened to W. ’ Willmott while working Landlack on the plough. The horse fell at the bend entering the straight and Wi mott received a nasty shaking and one side of his face was slightly cut. Mrs Batchelor’s horse Hotu was the victim of a cowardly outrage on Saturday, having been stabbed in the fetlock whilst in his stable at Greymouth, just prior to his intended shipment for the Nelson races. Mrs Batchelor has < ffered £lOO to anyone who can make the offender known. Hotu is not so seriously injured as was at first feared, as no sinews were cut. The horse cost his owner £340.

The visiting and local turf writers at New Orleans on February 4 organised the “ Turf Waiters’ Association of America.” Frank Bryan, of New York, was elected chairman, while Hugh E. Keogh, of Chicago, was elected secretary, and D. T. Murray, also of Chicago,- treasurer. One of the main objects of the Association is to add some dignity to that of a Turf critic, which at the present time is lost by the unlimited issuance of Press badges to other than reputable and recognised Turf critics A nice little complication has arisen over the Century Stakes, Messrs L D. and N. A " atban having lodged an injunction against the money for the first and second prizes being paid over to the owners of Battleaxe and Boreas respectivly, on the ground that neither of these horses carried his proper weight. Before the horses -were weighed out Frank McManemin and the owner of Battleaxe asked the stewards for a ruling as to the allowance for geldings in the race. They decided that the 51b allowa r ce customary with the A.R.C should stand, and Battleaxe and Boreas accordingly claimed and were allowed that cession. According to the scale adopted by the Racing Conference the allowance should only be 31b, and the Messrs Nathan sent Beddington out carrying the 21b more weight than he would have had to if the decision of the stewards had been accepted. Sir George Clifford has had u statement of the case submitted to him, and the decision of the Conference will be looked forward to’with much interest. Whichever way the decisionmay go there is sure to be more heard of the matter, and in the complications which have arisen there should be fine pickings for the, 'lawyers. In Australia there is » uniform allowance of 51b to geldings, and it is Well that the question his been raised now in order that uniformity throughout New Zealand may be secured.