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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 861, 6 September 1906, Page 5

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(By “ 'hiE Judge.”)

Nominations for the C.J.C. “ classic” races are due on September 7. * * * * The value of the Wanganui Cup this year will be £6OO. * ♦ • • Mr. A. McCracken has been elected chairman of the Victoria Racing Club. Nominations for the Pakuranga Hunt Club’s meeting close with Mr. F. Yonge to-morrow evening at nine o’clock. * * * * The withdrawal of Solution from the Epsom Handicap came as a nasty shock to backers who had supported the mare for a lot of money. * * * * Menschikoff s still standing up to his work at Caulfield. He will require to be in the pink of perfection to have any chance in the Caulfield Cup under 9st 71b. * * * * Handicaps for the open events on the first day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring meeting are due to appear on September 14. * * * * The voyage round the world has not completely restored to health W. Lane, the well-known English jockey, and he is reported to have sailed for another long tour. * * ♦ * The Pakuranga Hunt Club’s heavy and light-weight point-to-point steeplechases for Mr. J. H. Dalton’s challenge cup takes place on Saturday. All competitors must be at Pigeon. Mountain at 1.30 p.m. sharp, and must ue prepared with the correct weights, viz., 12st 71b and list 71b.

Lottie (Muskapeer —Ladybird) has produced a colt to Soult at Cambrian Park.

The first acceptance for the New Zealand Cup is due to-morrow evening. .

Mr. R. Wynyard has been appointed handicapper by the South Auckland Racing Club. * * * *

Gleam, who won the Shorts Handicap at Marton yesterday, is a five-year-old bay mare by Daystar from a Wapiti mare.

The St. Leger mare Jewellery will not carry silk again, and she has been mated with Seaton Delaval. Moonga has also visited the son of Melton.

The Clanranald horse Cannie Chiel has been purchased by Mr. R. O. Campbell, and will take up stud duty in North Otago.

Paritutu is a very strong favourite for the New Zealand Cup, as short a price as 6 to 1 being accepted about him. Multifid is next in demand at 10 to 1.

When the Carbine colt Gingal won the St. George Stakes at Liverpool (England) in July, he started at 100 to 30 in a field of eight, and was credited with running the mile and three furlongs in 2min. 20 3-ssec.

Experts in the way of forging totalisator tickets, and the successful passing of them, it is said, enabled some clever rogues to rob the totalisator people of £3OO at a recent race meeting held at Johannesburg.

W O’Neill got a broken collar-bone as the result of Sir James falling at the Amberley meeting, while another Auckland rider in F. Howard broke one of his ribs when Early Van came to grief at the same meeting.

The ’chaser Playfair was shipped to England last Saturday by the Ruapehu. His best performance last esason was winning the Grandstand Steeplechase at Wanganui under 9.12, and I should doubt wether the son of Saracen and Justina will do much good m the Old Country.

At the Cobham sale a few youngsters by Trenton were sold.. A colt out of Polly Eccles fetched 110 guineas, and one out of Penny Wedding 105 guineas, both being purchased by Mr. W. Allison. Tranmore, by Trenton —Knockmore, went to Mr. J. Ripley for 100 guineas.

The annual meeting of the members of the Takapuna Jockey Club will be held in the club’s office, Devonport, on September 19 at 8 p.m. The chief business will be to receive the statement of accounts and to elect three members of committee.

Mr. H. H. Hayr, Secretary of the Avondale Jockey Club, has a notice in our advertising columns of interest to totalisator investors from a distance at the coming meeting. Investors are particularly requested to note the conditions in order to avoid mistake.

Owners should not overlook the fact that general entries foh the spring meeting of the Avondale Jockey Club close with Mr. Hayr to-morrow evening at 9 o’clock. The programme, which will be found in this issue, is a very good one, and there should consequently be a very liberal response from owners. The Avondale meeting is always looked forward to by the public, as it virtually opens the season as far as Auckland is concerned. If the vernal equinox does not make its unwelcome attentions too much felt, the fixture should prove a big success.

In a pithy speech at the Cobham sale on July 23 Mr. Taylor-Sharpe urged that breeders should conduct their operations in accordance with the dictates of common-sense instead of blindly following the fashion of the moment. There was Spearmint, practically ignored when sent up to Doncaster for sale, purchased by Major Loder for 300 guineas. “Do not fancy you know everything when looking at a lot of yearlings,” continued Mr. Sharpe, “because you don’t. I see them for months and months together, and I cannot tell, any more than you can, which are going to turn out the best. The fact remains that Derby winners can be bought at auction at reasonable prices, if you only know how to pick them out. That is your job—to pick them out.”

Next Wednesday the meet of the Pakuranga Hunt Club will be at Greenmount.

The spring meeting of the Otahuhu Trotting Club will be held on November 17 and 21.

The Union liner Moana took across to Sydney the Auckland Cup winner Putty. On Arrival to-morrow he goes into F. McGrath’s stable. » * ♦ ♦

The one-time crack hurdler Spalpeen has been sold to Mr. D. Cavanagh. The son of Gossoon and Windmill is to do stud work in the Waikato. * ♦ ♦ * The Otahuhu Racing Club will hold a meeting on October 10, which is expected to beat the record. * * * * The ’chaser Swimmer is now quartered at Randwick, and will be seen out at the A.J.C. Spring meeting. * * * * Uenuku has been withdrawn from the Avondale Cup, having contracted influenza. The Seaton Delaval mare Bonheur carried 9.13 to victory in the Trial Hurdles at Marton yesterday. * * * * Nominations for the Pakuranga Hunt Club Meeting close with Mr. F. Yonge to-morrow evening. * Cavalry, who has been amiss for some time past, has resumed easy work at Ellerslie. * * * * Makaroff is top weight in the Ashburton Cup, and even with his 9st should run well. Delaware has been backed for the Caulfield Cup to win a good stake. * * * * Quite a number of sportsmen went up to Cambridge yesterday to assist at the meeting of the Waikato Hunt Club, the fine weather tempting many to take a run out into the country. * * * * As was generally expected, the St. Hinpo gelding St. Harp had a rather easy win in the Waikato Hunt Club Hurdles yesterday. *(,*«• Messrs. A. Buckland and Sons are offering the gelding Chief Steward for auction sale on Friday next. The pony Solitary, who has retired from the racing track, is to be mated with Salvadan. The owner intended putting the little mare to Spalpeen, but after seeing the progeny of Salvadan from Asthore, Welcome and Cuiressette, he would have no other sire. Mr J. B. Williamson refused 200 guineas for the pick of the trio. * * The two young stallions, Spalpeen and Monoform, which are intended to be at the service of owners for the coming season, are doing half pace work at Ellerslie, and seem in the best of condition. The other morning the former was given (in the post of schoolmaster) a turn over the small sticks, and needless to say outjumped his companion.

Doubles have been opened on the Avondale Cup and Flying Handicap. Cambrian was immediately sorted out as the good thing, and just as quickly dropped. Uenuku came then as a strong tip, but backers soon cooled and are now apparently in a fog what to select 'till after the acceptances next Friday. * * * *

The most regular attendant at the Ellerslie race track for the last 30 years is Mr Robt. Thorpe, owner and trainer. The veteran, who has attained the allotted span of human existence, may be seen riding slow work each morning on a half-brother to Pantry. Girl and Kitchenmaid, a three-year-old full of promise.

Discoverer, who has been wintered at the Northern Wairoa by his. owner, Mr Birch, has been put into training again and is in charge of Irwin, who prepared Cavalry for his Wanganui and G. Northern engagements.

Scotty, who has only been in active training for a few weeks, is rapidly coming back to form, and seems to be holding his own with anything that he meets on the tracks.

Among the horses sold at Newmarket (Eng.) last month was the eighteen-year-old stallion Orvieto (Bend Or—Napoli), who only realised 38ogs. In his day he was a great performer on the turf, and since he has been at the stud has earned £17,000 In fees. On the same day the eleven-year-old brood mare Nun Nicer (Common —Priestess), whose wins include the One Thousand Guineas, was sold for I2OgS.