OTAGO.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 871, 15 November 1906, Page 8

OTAGO.

DUNEDIN, November 14

The imported American mare Norice produced a filly to Rothschild last week, and is booked to visit the same horse.

A cable received in Christchurch from Melbourne last week stated that the imported American bred mare Rana Patch (daughter of Dan Patch) who . orms one of the choice band of matrons belonging to the Allandale Stock Farm, has produced a filly to Abbey Bells, the aristocratically bred son of Bow Bells and Russia, a sister to the famous Maude S. The San Francisco colt Seal Rock, who has made few friends since he first appeared in public, ran a I airly good race in the Fendalton Handicap, and if he had not been blocked through being brought up on the rails it is quite possible he might have downed St. Joe. It was a general opinion that Armistice was kept too far away in the Canterbury Cup, and her form in that race and her Metropolitan victory suggests that she was very unlucky in not being returned the winner of the N.Z. Cup. Glenculloch is a particularly handsome colt, and if he trains should prove the best of the year. He is still backward, but was a much better colt on Saturday last than when he contested the Welcome Stakes.

The victory of Mr Dan O’Brien’s colt Multifid in the' Canterbury Cup was the most popular win at the meeting. The “rose and black” was greeted with a salvo of cheers as they were carried back to the weighing enclosure. Red Gauntlet was badly galloped on when running on the second day of the Cup Meeting, and that , fact materially helped to swell the dividend he returned when he scored in the Jockey Club Handicap.

It is understood that H. Jackson, the trainer of Armistice, was refused permission to accompany the mare to the post for the N.Z. Cup, and that important fact probably prevented the mare from being returned the winner of the race. Signalman jhad plenty of assistance in order 10 get him off the . .mark in his races, and what is a rtiletfor. one should be a rule for everybody. One of the most improving horses seen out this year is Bucclauch, the half brother to Welbeck, and he and others of Benzoin’s stock show such promise that i is a pity the son of Friar’s Balsam had his stud career cut short by ah untimely death.

Petrovna is not improving in her manners at the barrier, and evidently wants to go back to school to earn the art of hopping away from the post. Grafton Loch, who scored at the Wingatui Spring Meeting failed to show up prominently in his race at Chris church, and although a promising sort it. is evident he will w’ant time.

Stuart Waddell, the old-hme Dunedin trainer, had a fine team of horses at Riccarton, and his many friends were pleased to see him turn out so many winners in the cerise colours of the Han. J. D. Ormond.

A special meeting of the Taieri Amateur Turf Club was held last evening to consider the matter of Flying Spark’s suspicious running in’the Flying Handicmap on Friday last. ' Directly the race was run the starter (Mr Wilkie) reported that Mason, the trainer, had hung on to the horses head at the post and deliberately prevented him from taking part in the race. The enquiry was a full and exhaustive one lasting two hours; evidence was given by the starter and officials of the club, and by Mason (the trainer), and Harding' (the rider), several propositions were tabled including one to disqualify horse, trainer, owner, and jockey, and ano her ,to disqualify the horse and trainer for 1 twelve months, and the jockey for three months. Eventually it was decided to disqualify Flying Spark and his trainer (George Mason) for twelve months.