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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 864, 27 September 1906, Page 6

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“The Judge.”)

Solution has been nominated for the C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap. * * * * Weights for the C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap are due on October 5. * * * * Nominations for the Auckland Trotting Club’s Spring Meeting close on October 5. ♦ * * ♦ Cannongate got a rousing cheer from the spectators on returning to scale after winning the Steeplechase on Saturday. * * * * Maniapoto’s breakdown is evidently serious, as he has been scratched for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. * ♦ * * The Australian-Indian racer Great Scot won the Southdown Welter at Lewes with list 111 b in the saddle. * ♦ * * Hydrant and Miss King have each been allotted list in the Hurdle Race at Randwick next There are three New Zealanders in. the First Steeplechase at Randwick. Miss King has list 41b, Swimmer list 21b, and Dingo lOst. * * * * The well-known. mare St. Olga (St. Leger—Satanella) has produced a filly to Merriwee at Longlands. * * * * One of Mr. Jas. Muir’s castoffs, Needlework, seems to take kindly to jumping the country, landing the double (two steeplechases) at the late Rangitikei meeting. * * * ♦ Kola Nip, who was out in the front with Hautapu in the early stages of the Avondale Cup, had the bad luck to pick up a nail (which penetrated the frog of the foot), but may be given a run on the concluding day of the meeting. ♦ * ♦ ♦ Soultmaid, who landed a double (Plumpton and Flying Handicap) on the first day of the Avondale Spring Meeting, seems a useful sort, and will yet repay Mr. Handley for his pluck and patience in sticking to this strain of blood.* Mechanic (rumour says) has been purchased by a Northern Wairoa resident, who intends doing a little leatherflapping with the disappointing son of Hotchkiss. * * * * Mr. R. Cleland had a decent bet on Apologue for the Avondale Cup, but only had a very small amount on Sweet Alice in the Flying Handicap, in which she paid £8 10s for running second. Ben Johnson, her stable-mate, beat her each time they met on the training tracks. * * 4c « Zara, as usual, misconducted herself when jumping in the Avondale Steeplechase. Mr. C. Dawson should give the mare a season or two following the hounds, as she is a bold fencer, but requires tuition at the game. At the present she is anything but a safe conveyance. » ♦ ♦ ♦ The spring meeting of the Australian Jockey Club will be commenced next Saturday, and will be continued on October 1, 3 and 6. The Derby and Epsom Handicap will be run on Saturday, and the Metropolitan Handicap on Monday. * ♦ ♦ * The pony Herculean, who won a heat at the Pakuranga meeting, was made the medium of a gamble last Saturday. The town S.P. bettors lad to refuse money at the finish, as they could not write another name in their volumes

Collarit should win the A.J.C. Derby next Saturday from Antonious. * ♦ ♦ * Kismet 11. has won the South Australian Derby from a field of seven. W. Price, the Southern light-weight jockey, was present at the Avondale meeting. He can go to scale 7st 91b, and ought to have no trouble in obtaining mounts. • • * * Mr. Geo. Campbell, who has been residing in Auckland for the past three years, left by the boat on Monday evening for Sydney to join Mr. Jas. Beckett, who has started a turf commission agency in the city of the beautiful harbour. ♦ ♦ * ♦ C. Pearson, who has charge of Waipuna and others, informs the writer that he proposes putting Mr. Mein’s favourite into full work next month. The colt has wintered well. Owners must not overlook the fact that nominations for the Auckland Cup, Railway Handicap, Summer Cup, A.R.C. Handicap, and Grafton Hurdle Race close with Mr. Hartland to-morrow (Friday) evening at 9 o’clock. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The Wanganui Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting will take place to-day and tomorrow, and promises to prove a big success. ♦ » ♦ ♦ Nominations for the Manukau Hurdles, City and Birthday Handicaps, to be run at the A.R.C. Spring Meeting, close to-morrow evening. Mr. Crick bet a level thousand that Collarit would beat Solution in the Raymond Stakes, to be run at Rosehill last Saturday. As no particulars were cabled over, it is improbable that the New Zealand mare started. -* * * * The Avondale meeting will be brought to a conclusion next Saturday, when the possibilities for some exciting sport look more than promising. ♦ • * ♦ The stewards of the Avondale Jockey Club have disqualified T. Howard for six months for his suspicious handling of Defender in the Hurdle Race on Saturday, while J. E. Thorpe, part owner and trainer, was severely cautioned. • * * ♦ The death is reported from Wellington of Charente, dam of that good horse Nonette. Another one to join the great majority is the well-known racer Welbeck. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ No less than thirty-two' horses started for the Rosehill Cup, to which but lOOsovs were added. There was a big consultation on it, however, which accounts for the size of the field. A photo, of the start shows that it was an excellent one. Collarit led all the way, but was caught in the last few strides by the True Blue gelding Rosemead, who won by a neck, with Merveil a length and a-half further away. Collarit was favourite at 5 to 2, with the winner at 14 to 1. • • * • * • The stewards of the A.R.C. seem wise in eliminating pony races from their programmes, judging by the stand taken by the Avondale stewards last Saturday. The latter body compelled the jockeys to retire after weighing out, practically isolating the knights of the pigskin, besides giving them a caution re their conduct. ♦ ♦ * ♦ Girton Girl has failed to pass the pony standard after racing in the class for some years. Mr. Armitage’s little mare has always been a great favourite with lady patrons, who have stuck to her through thick and thin. The well-known racehorse Sir Leonard was killed while competing in the Flying Handicap at Hawkesbury (New South Wales) on Saturday. * ♦ ♦ * Waikato ran very badly in the Plunket Handicap, being never within hail of the leaders. Maybe the son of St. '• Hippo is a trifle stale with so much racing. Ruatamata’s bold showing at Marton caused her to be very strongly backed for the Pony Race on Saturday. She very nearly got there, but Storyteller’s fine finishing run silenced her. Lucrece got badly left in the Flying Stakes. The smart little mare was turned round the wrong way when Mr. Hanken pulled the lever. * * ♦ ♦ If Tronmould’s running in the Avondale Cup was his true form, the Metal gelding can have no chance in the New Zealand Cup. ♦ ♦ * ♦ Gladstone put up a very fair performance indeed in the Avondale Cup, the chestnut finishing in much better style than usual. Gallagher had to shake him up to stall off Akarana’s finishing run, but the win appeared a fairly comfortable one. I heard Hautapu’s chance in the Avondale Cup ridiculed by more than one critic, but the Mitiora gelding ran very well, finishing a good fourth. At the home bend he looked dangerous, and only stopped in the last little bit. « ♦ « * Geordie was a much-fancied candidate in the Avondale Cup, but he ran very unkindly, being last for nearly a mile. Buchanan was hard at him half a mile from home, but could not get Mr. Marshall’s horse to do his best. Soultmaid is very well just now, and her double at Avondale on Saturday was. by no. means unexpected, and the stable made no secret of the fact that they thought the mare was a sure winner. Events proved the truth of this, for she romped home in the Plunket Handicap, and the 51b penalty in the Flying Handicap never worried her. ♦ * • * - — Arai-te-Uru ■ got a big break on the field at the start of the Maiden Plate on Saturday, otherwise I doubt whether the daughter of Birkenhead would have been placed, as she was tiring . fast when Lord Seaton caught her. • ♦ ♦ * There was a break-away at the start of the Guineas, chiefly through the fault of Sweet Alice. Cambrian was caught in- the tapes, and almost came down, while Ryan was jerked out of the saddle.

The Ellerslie touts would not stand Lord Seaton for the Maiden Plate at Avondale, despite a very lenient handicap, as the gelding had been doing very little work. The son of Seaton Delaval won in very convincing style at the finish, however. ♦ * ♦ ♦ Swagsman looked, rather on the big side on Saturday, but he ran well enough and hopped over the hurdles in fine style. At the same time most people who saw the Hurdle Race were agreed that Mr. Weal’s gelding was lucky to win. He was ridden by Cress, who, I do not think, has scored over the sticks before. Cress also had the mount on Lord Seaton. *** , ♦ Aqua Regia was a long way in advance of the field and going at a great bat when she toppled over in the Hurdle Race on Saturday. The Salvador mare may do better with a little more experience. ♦ * * * It was very pleasing to see Akarana score a win in the Plumpton Handicap yesterday. It is some time since the black and gold colours were seen home in the van, and as the Messrs. Duder are good sports, they came in for many congratulations. ♦ ♦ ♦ * How is it that Quadroon came to pay such a big dividend as £lO 14s in the Avondale Stakes ? None of the youngsters had been showing better work, and most of the sporting writers tipped her. The public, however, would not have her, going instead solidly for Cadence, who finished third. * ♦ * * Quadroon, who won the Avondale Stakes on Saturday in such fine style, was got by Menschikoff from The Slave, a mare bred in 1895 by The Workman from Fiesole, a chestnut mare bred by Major George in 1886, got by Ingomar (imp.), her dam Florence, by Papapa out of Marchioness, by Herold (imp.). Quadroon is a very shapely young lady, as will be seen on glancing at our illustration of her, and in addition her action when galloping is very even. • *♦. ♦ . * Despite her early fall on Saturday, Aqua Regia was made a very hot favourite for the Second Hurdle Race yesterday at Avondale. The daughter of Salvadan was beaten a long way from home, and came to grief at the last hurdle. * * * Despite a rise of 111 b, Swagsman won the Second Hurdles in easier fashion tsan he did on the first day. Yolette Was the only one to worry the son of Ben Godfrey at the finish. *.♦ * * The finish of the President’s Handicap yesterday was very close. Many people thought Lucrece had just beaten Millie, but the judge gave the verdict to- Merry Soult, who finished near the rails. It . was one of those cases where, owing to the horses finishing wide ' apart,' the angle would deceive anyone but the judge. *** . * Cambrian had no difficulty whatever in accounting for the Avondale Guineas, winning very easily by three lengths from Sweet Alice. ♦ * * * ■ Pylades behaved very badly at the post for the Avondale Guineas. He lashed out and badly kicked Conductor, and then ended up by being left at the post and taking no part in the race. Sweet Alice was another offender, her rider apparently trying to get a flying start, in which he was ultimately successful. ♦ * ♦ * There was a strong run on the Cyrenian filly Cadence for the Avondale Stakes. The young chestnut looked a perfect picture, and she had the services of Mark Ryan in the saddle. Cadence was a little slow to begin, but she came at the right end in a very resolute style, but she failed to quite close the gap. Cadence, a daughter of Cyrenian and Luke, is a very nappy effort in nomenclature. * * ♦ » Speaking of Mr. Duncan Fraser’s performance at the N.S.W. Gun Club match, the “Referee” says:—Mr. Dincan Fraser, the New Zealand champion, added another link to his chain of wins since his arrival in this State at the Gun Club last Friday, when he got a leg-in for the King’s Trophy. Both Mr. H. Garratt and Percy Mason (N.Z.) kept him going all the way. Mr. Fraser won on the 19th round, and made one run of two dozen with three pulls of the second trigger. On Gun Club Cup day his best break was ten, but his total was 26 out of 3p. Of the dead ’uns 23 fell to the first barrel. When looking through the Cambria Park yearlings last December, the best colt undoubtedly appeared to be a big bay by Cyrenian out of Miss Annie, while the pick of the fijlies was certainly a very handsome chestnut by Cyrenian from Lute. This pair, now known as Hierarch and Cadence, filled second and third places in. the Avondale Stakes, and both ran in a style to warrant the supposition that they will be found in the winning list before long. • * * * The Avondale Stakes was a far better race than the event last year. Most of the competitors hopped off like seasoned veterans, and the finish proved an interesting struggle. Having witnessed countless two-year-old events in different parts of the world, I must honestly admit I did not like the manner in which the rider of Hierarch whelted his mount home over the last hundred yards or more. Surely such an experienced horseman should have remembered that he was bestriding a perfectly green youngster who was making his first appearance. The late Tom Hales, Australia’s champion jockey, and the rider of countless winning two-year-olds, has often told me that in a race with youngsters new at the game, it would be far better for everyone concerned if it was made a rule that all whips be left at home. He would never give more than one or two cuts at the most to a two-yeaf-old, and yet it cannot be denied that it was largely owing to his masterly handling of them that so many of the late Hon. James White’s two-year-olds won so many races

Kruger looked better than I have seen him for a long time, and he made a very bold bid for victory in the First Hurdles, but just failed to stay out the last little bit.

THE TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. Mr. R. H. Duder was in the chair on Monday evening, when the members of the Takapuna Jockey Club assembled for the annual meeting. The report of the committee stated that during the past racing season three meetings were held, extending over seven days and stakes to the amount of £5200 were paid away. The profit and loss account showed that the receipts for the year were £7963 Ils 9d, and the expenditure £7668 2s lOd, leaving a surplus of £295 8s 111. The totalisator investments amounted to £50,221, a decrease of £740 as compared with the previous year. The amount paid to the Government a stotalisator tax was £753 6s 4d. During the year several improvements were made to the club’s property. The outside totalisator house had been altered to meet the requirements of the 10s investments, and had proved most satisfactory; new a new starting post had been made, which would do away with the present five-furlongs, which hitherto owing to its position was not in general favour with owers. This new starting post would be in use at the spring meeting. The committee had accepted tenders for the erection of a stewards’ stand, and the removal of the present weiging and other rooms; also the refreshment bar, to another part of the ground ,and for painting all buildings and fences. * ♦ * *

THE OTAHUHU RACING CLUG The Otahuhu Racing Club will hold the annual fixture on Wednesday, October 10, when a programme of seven events will be decided. These are as follows:—The Maiden Plate Handicap of 12 sovs., seven furlongs; the Handicap Pony Race of 12 sovs., five furlongs; the Otahuhu Cup of 25 sovs., one mile; Labour Day Trot Handicap of 1 2sovs., one mile and a half; Handicap Hurdles of 15 sovs., one mile and a half; Railway Handicap of 15 sovs., six furlongs; Dash Trot Handicap of 12 sovs., one mile. This fixture is always an interesting little gathering for the local brigade ,and there should be a very considerable nomination list. Mr. F. Yonge ,the secretary, will take entries up to 9 p.m. to-morrow (Friday) evening, at his office, Durham street East.