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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIV, Issue 814, 12 October 1905, Page 8

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Dunedin, October 11. The Kurow Jockey Club was favoured with splendid weather, and had a record attendance for its annual meeting held last week. The totalisator receipts were £2078 as against last year’s total of £897. This year the club, which now races on private property, excluded the bookmakers. The Dunedin Jockey Club have secured new offices in Rattray-street, but will not move from their present address for some little time. Since joining Rutledge’s stable the Stepniak colt Rio Grand has improved a good deal, and galloped fairly well over six furlongs on Saturday last. Vladimir has come on nicely during the past month, and although his fetlock carries a slightly enlarged appearance and the pastern underneath the joint is a shade too thick for beauty, the son of Mist gallops and walks without a trace of unsoundness. Tramontana, the three-year-old brother to Vladimir, has joined R. Ellis’ stable. The colt, who started once only as a two-year-old, when he carried the Zetland spots in the last Welcome Stakes, has been somewhat of a disappointment, but should not prove dear at the lOOsovs at which it is understood his breeder disposed of him. Armamento, the good-looking three-year-old son of Lord Rosslyn and the Hotchkiss mare Escopeto, was shipped to Wellington on Saturday, and goes into W. Davis’ stable at the Hutt. It is understood that the price paid for the colt, who has been showing promising work, was 400 guineas. W. Davies trained Armamento as a two-year-old. He was raced only once last season. Beau Seaton did not race over generously when he scored his dual win at the Kurow meeting last week, and although he looked an orchid amongst a bed of cabbages as far as looks and condition went, he had a close go with what proved weakish opposition each time he carried silk. The ancient Le Loup gelding Ilex was amongst the field which contested the Kurow Hunt Club’s Cup. ilex made his first appearance on the turf in 1895, when he raced as a six-year-old. Two fairly well-bred ones in Rosebloom and Hemlock filled the first and second places in the Maiden Plate at the Kurow last week. The first-named is by Obligado out of The Hilarious mare Primrose, and the other is an Australan-bred son of Padlock and the Pilgrim’s Progress mare Kate Craig, who looks like proving a bargain for the 20 guineas paid for him at Mr. H. Friedlander’s yearling sale of 1903. According to the conditions attached to the D.J.C. Spring programme, Beau Seaton gained 171 b in penalties for his dual win at the Kurow, and that is the probable reason of his falling out of the Mo.sgiel Handicap. To earn such a penalty for form almost entirely devoid of merit reads somewhat farcical, particularly when it is remembered that the horse had plenty of weight in the original handicap. The South Canterbury Jockey Club are contemplating the advisability of placing a semi-classic race on their programme. Mr. C. A. Jefferson has been appointed starter for the S.C.J.C. Spring Meeting at a remuneration of seven guineas. It is understood that the Kurow Jockey Club’s recent race meeting resulted in a profit of £l4O or £l5O. Zephyr (St. Clair—Mistral), own sister to Pampero and Mist (the dam of Vladimir) has been sent North on a visit to St. Ambrose. Mr. St. John Bucky’s mare Proposal, by St. George—Apropos, has produced a colt to the imported horse Obligado. Amongst the mares on Welbeck’s visiting list this season are Lady Lillian (Phaeton—Lady Zetland), Nautiloid (Musketry—Nautilus), Grasshopper (Simmer—Toitoi), Beauty Sleep (Medallion— Lottery), Robinilla (Robinson Crusoe—

Campanialla), and Miss Betty (Chainshot —Hermione).