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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 987, 4 February 1909, Page 7

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The Te Puke J.C. will hold their annual race meeting on February 11.

♦ 9 * * The Mauku R.C. will bring off their fixture on March 13.

The Ohinemuri J.C. will hold their annual race meeting on March 17 and 18. Master Delaval and Ngapuga figure among the entries for the Wanganui Cup. * * * * Advocate, who won the T.J.C. Handicap on Saturday, was also successful in that event last year. The Wellington R.C. received £1650 in bookmakers’ fees at the recent meeting. * * * * Leonator was entered for the Wanganui Cup, but he may be safely written out of that event after his mishap on Friday. The Metropolitan Committee’s enquiry into the disqualification of Norman Cunningham has been adjourned sine die. « Uhlando and Paul have been shipped back to New Plymouth after their unprofitable trip to Devonport. ••• • • The Gisborne Racing Club’s meeting ■takes place to-day and to-morrow. » * * ■ Handicaps for the Poverty Bay meeting are due to-morrow- * . * ♦ The Tauriki case is to come on for final hearing to-night. Much interest is being taken in the decision of the Takapuna J.C. Nominations for the Taranaki J.C. Autumn Meeting are due on February 26. ■« * • * The C.J.C. Summer Meeting commences at Riccarton to-day and will be concluded on Saturday. * ♦ * • A second forfeit for the G.N- Champagne Stakes and G.N. Oaks to be run at the Autumn Meeting of the Auckland Racing Club, is due to-mor-row evening. Handicaps for the Wanganui Cup are due to appear on February 13. » • • • Mr O’Connor is a very patient man at the barrier, but he had to give Norma best on Saturday, the daughter of Musketry refusing point blank to have anything to .do with the barrier or the other competitors. Finally, after a most unruly display of temper, the race was started without the mare and Brown, who had experienced a far from pleasant ride walked back to the enclosure.

The stipendiary steward system, so successful all over Australia, is to be given a trial in connection with the turf In India. New Zealand looks like being a bad last in the matter.

Danny Maher, the premier jockey of the recent English racing season, is reported to be the richest horseman yet known in the profession. A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Maher has the facility of the typical American to succeed in financial matters. He owns a good slice of payable Broadway property, possesses a beautiful estate near Newmarket (Eng.), and is interested in numerous other ventures. Maher’s earnings are quite £lO.OOO annually. His hobbies are photography and motoring. Maher will again ride as first horseman this year for the Earl of Derby.

In England, at the end of the season just closed, the Australian and New Zealand-bred stallions figuring in the winning list were as under: Carbine, 13 winners, 23 races, £8375; Abercorn (dead), 2 winners 2 races, £180; Aurum, 1 winner, 2 races, £637 Derringer, 1 winner, 1 race, £2O 10s; Patron. 1 winner, 1 race, £46; Merman, 3 winners, 5 races; £585; Multiform, 1 winner, 1 race, £100; Trenton (dead), 2 winners, 2 races, £1642; The Victory, 2 winners, 4 races, £1378.

In England last year the progeny of nine Trenton mares won 18 races of a total value of £5160 10s- The principal contributor to that sum was Dibs (out of Greek Girl) whose four, races aggregated £3lOO. Cuffs another colt out of Greek Girl, won two races. Theodora was another of Trenton’s daughters with two winners to her credit. Venetian Lad and Princess Dash being her progeny.

The Takapuna Club certainly made the most of their new starting ground at the five and a-half furlong post, but there is such a thing as overdoing it. To have eleven races out of twenty-nine flat races commence at that post savours of the ridiculous, more especially as the public cannot see the start —a thing they always like to do.

Inglis was sorted out as a good thing for the Summer Handicap yesterday, but he was never in the hunt, for Sedition, who had been tailed off in the early stages, finished at a great pace, and won handily.

Uranium is a long way from being the mare she was. In the T.J.C. Handicap she was well supported, but after running prominently for a time finished absolutely last.

Tarina comfortably won the Subur ban Handicap from Devonport on Saturday. Some punters were inclined to growl about inconsistency, but overlooked the fact that she was meeting Mr. Duder’s gelding on 141 b. better terms than in the Stewards’ Handicap. Weight will tell.

Tuku Tuku made his debut in the Hobson Handicap, and acquitted himself creditably, although he did not win. He got away bodly, but finished with the utmost gameness, and had the course been a little longer he would have won. Tuku Tuku is a handsome son of the imported horse Kilcheran from Spun Gold.

Mahinga had a very soft win in the Second Pony Handicap on Saturday. The Soult mare got off smartly, and simply romped home by what Mr. Lusk said was three lengths, but which looked nearer five.