TURF TOPICS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1023, 14 October 1909, Page 5

TURF TOPICS.

Races at Dunedin, Napier, and Otaki to-day.

Shrapnel has been placed, in... work again at Ellerslie after a lengthy spell.

Since the opening of his three-year-old career, Elysian has started four times, his record reading two firsts and two seconds. It looks as though the son of Soult will be a good one to follow.

It is said that First Barrel, who annexed the Second Steeplechase at Avondale, is under offer to an Australian sportsman.

North-East reads particularly well in the Stewards’ Handicap, Mr- Henrys award'ng the Euroclydon gelding 8.4. As he is a fast beginner, he is sure to be one of the prime fancies for the valuable six-furlong race.

A Southern writer states that Husbandman will be Sir Geo. Clifford’s sole representative in the New Zealand Cup.

Nominations for all events to be run at the Taumarunui meeting close on Wednesday next with the secretary, Mr. S. Sarah, Taumarunui.

The N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club will expend about £14,000 on the improvements now being carried out on their track, and the total which has been laid out since they took possession of the ground will run out to 30,000sovs.

The Carbine horse War God was awarded first honours in the blood stallion class at the Queanbeyan annual parade.

Cronstadt, the three-year-old brother to All Red, is said to bear a much-im-proved appearance, and is expected to be seen to advantage before long.

A new proprietary club has come into existence, and will be known as the Hutt Park Racing Club. The club holds its inaugural meeting on the 21st inst. at the old course vacated by the Wellington Racing Club.

The best performance of Yankee Doodle last season was a mile in 2.29. Yankee Doodle is engaged at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting, which opens on Saturday week.

The New Zealand steeplechaser Bullworth finished third to Squirm in the First Steeplechase at the A.J-C. meeting just concluded. However, it was a very poor performance, as only the three placed horses finished, and Bullworth was a furlong away.

The Christchurch paper “ Daylight” han ceased publication.

By his successes at Hawke’s Bay, Sandstream will have to put up a 101 b penalty in the New Zealand Cup, which will have the effect of. raising his impost to 7.7..-

In Auckland Master Soult rules a strong favourite for the N.Z. Cup. All Red, Bobrikoff and Husbandman are others in demand.

Since the appearance of the New Zealand Cup weights, the San Fran gelding Sandstream has won three races.

Formby s time (49 l-55.) for the Hastings Stakes is a record for the race, the previous best time being held by Porirua, who won in 1901 in 49%5.

Nominations for all minor events to be decided at the A.R.C. spring meeting close at nine p.m. to-morrow (Frday), when acceptances for the City Handicap and Manukau Hurdles also fall due.

The Caulfield. Cup comes up for decision on Saturday. The New Zealand mare Artillerie is at present a warm favourite for the event. Last year a New Zealander in Pink-’un started favourite, but failed to gain a place.

Prince Foote, winner of the A.J.C. Derby, suffered defeat at the hands of Malt King in the Caulfield Guineas on Saturday.

The New Zealander Up-to-Date still continues to fail badly on the other side. The St. Hippo gelding was amongst the also-ran division in the Ringwood Steeplechase at the V.A.T.C. meeting on Saturday.

Prince Foote is favourite for the Melbourne Cup, and next in demand are —Trafalgar, Nuyarie, Lord Nolan, Post Town and Maranui.

Hawke’s Bay papers show that Nautiform was badly left in the Hawke’s Bay Guineas. McCombe took him to the outside, and, running right round his field, soon had the son of Multiform in front, but the effort took too much out of him, and he died away when it came to business.

Heathen, who ran third to Squirm and Savene in the Dowling Steeplechase on the concluding day of the A.J.C. Meeting, last season started seven times in Auckland, the best he could do being to finish third to. Cymri in the Maiden Hurdles at the Great Northern meeting, when racing in the interests of Messrs. Larner and Newsham. Heathen is a six-year-old gelding by Saracen —The Witch.

A. Julian will ride Rangihaeta in his engagements at Napier Park.

The Auckland Trotting Club will inaugurate their spring fixture at Alexandra Park on Saturday week. Capital acceptances have been received, and a good day’s trotting can be looked forward to.

The programme of the Feilding Jockey Club’s spring meeting appears in this issue.

The time registered by Son of the Marsh in the Final Handicap at Randwick on Saturday constitutes a new Australasian record for one mile and a-quarter if the cabled time is correct. The previous best time was 2min. 6sec., registered by Hova at Flemington in November, 1893.

The following .foalings are reported from Glenora Park: —Mr. W. Walters' Romola, by Wallace—Lissadurn, colt to Soult; Mr. W. Walters’ Moine, by Hotchkiss —First Love, colt to Soult; Mr. J. B. Williamson’s Cuirasette, by Cuirassier—Dolosa, filly to Soult; Mr. P- Maxwell’s Lady Minnie, by Soult— Satanella, filly to Gluten; Mr. J. MeNicol’s Monoquil, by Cyrenian—Waiorongomai, filly to Soult. Mr. W. Dunn’s mare Brown Rose, by Explosion—Miss Rose, has foaled a filly to Monoform.

Tangimoana went slightly amiss at the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club’s meeting, and was railed home to Palmerston North. It is believed • that she will be well enough to race at Trentham next monia.

Advices from the South state that Bobrikoff has been the medium of some solid support for the N.Z. Cup during the last week, and the runnerup to All Red in the Auckland Cup is now one of the first favourites.

The victory of Habel in the Debutant Shakes at Caulfield on Saturday marks the third consecutive occasion on which representatives of Malster have won this race.

The following are the amounts won by owners over the Hawke’s Bay meeting: — Mesdames Foss and Steuart £365, E. J. Watt £3lO, G. H. Miller £255, Hon. J. D. Ormond £235, W. J. Douglas £l6O, T. H. Lowry £l5O, Sir William R. Russell £llO, W. J. Sklener £lO5, F. Hall £95, J. T. Jamieson £9O, M. Johnson £75, G. C. Hamilton £35, C. Kingston £25, S. Williamson £2O, S. McGreevy £l5, D. Macnamara £l5, H- M. Campbell £l5, W. E. Bidwill £l5, W. Stone £lO, D. Hepburn £lO, H. Gaisford £lO, H. H. Pharazyn £lO, H. M. Rathbone £lO, G. Hunter £lO, M. Melrose £5, D. Kemp £5.

Los Angelos was withdrawn from the Stewards’ Handicap upon the appearance of the weights.

If Grenadier can negotiate the fences he should be hard to heat in the Manukau Hurdles with 10.6.

The New Zealand-bred Leo Grand, by Leolantis from Decoration, made the opposition in the 14.2 Handicap at Kensington (Sydney) on Wednesday 'week appear to be very ordinary indeed. Hopping out at the rise of the barrier, he was never really extended, and, after leading all the way, won by a length and a-half. Leo Grand, who cost his present owner 460 guineas at auction in Melbourne some few weeks back, has a 14.1% certificate, and should do well in India, for which country he is said to have been bought.

The five-year-old Loyal Blue (by True Blue—Clematis), winner of the Kensington and Squatters’ Handicaps at the A.J.C. Spring Meeting, has been sold to an Indian buyer for 750 guineas, with a contingency that an additional £3OO be paid in the event of the horse winning either the Caulfield Cup or Melbourne Cup. • • • e

Mistle, who has not been competing at the trots for a couple of seasons, is reported to be very well just now.

The Aucklander Turbine, has been allotted 7.1. in the Steward’s Handicap.

Previous, entered at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting, started ten times last season, without earning a winning bracket.

Receiver, who figures in the SpringHandicap Trot, with 15secs. won the Birthday Trot at the South Wairarapa meeting in June last, the mile occupying 2.39.

Acceptances for all events to be decided on the opening day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting close to morrow (Friday) at 9 p.m.

After the final payment the following two year olds remain in the Wellesly Stakes,'to be run at the Wellington Racing Club’s Spring meeting: — Killalo, Kohinoor, War Song, Lord Kelvin, Saxifrage, Sir Solo, Winning Post, Master Laddo, Formby, Enyo, Inspection, Lady Laddo, Madhura.

Those interested in the welfare of the Waitemata Amateur Swimming Club are reminded that the third annual meeting of the club will be held to-morrow (Friday) evening, at 8 p.m., in the Tailoresses’ Hall, Cook Street, when the report and balance-sheet for the past season will be presented and officers elected, besides the usual amount of ordinary business.

'A meeting of the A.R.C. Committee was held on Tuesday evening, the Hon. E. Mitchelson presiding. Mr. H. T. Gorrie was elected a life member. The following transfers were passed: -—Mrs. Lennard to T. Burns, brown filly, 2yrs, by Soult —Roxana; F. W. Arnold to Mesdames Foss and Steuart, Excalibar; B. Cunningham to Thomas Cunningham, brown filly, 2 yrs. by Soult —Postmistress. Four new members of the club were elected. The following tenders were accepted for the privileges for the season at Ellerslie: —Booths, Messrs. Molloy and Adams; fruit stalls, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Gallagher was appointed caterer for the spring meeting. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB’S SPRING MEETING.

Horseowners are reminded that nominations for all events to be decided at the Auckland Racing Club’s spring meeting close with the secretary (Mr. F- Hartland) to-night at nine o’clock. At the same time acceptances for the City Handicap and Manukau Hurdles fall due. THE CAULFIELD CUP. On Saturday the principal event of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club’s spring meeting, which commenced on Saturday, will come up for decision, the race in question being the Caulfield Cup, run over a distance of a mile and a-half. A great amount of New Zealand interest will be centred in the big handicap owing to the presence of several Dominion-bred horses. With Golden Slipper, Pink’un, Aborigine and Artillerie on hand to fight for us, we have reason to feel that there is every chance of the race falling to one of those mentioned. For some time past Artillerie has been one of the first favourites for the Cup, and after her display last Saturday, when she disposed of the opposition in the Caulfield Stakes in easy fashion with 8.9 in the saddle, most backers would look upon the Caulfield Cup as the best of good things for the daughter of Royal Artillery with only 7.11 to carry. However, it has to be remembered that the Caulfield Cup is always regarded as one of the most difficult events of the Australian turf to win, and that in the past favourites have had very little to say in its decision. In last year’s event a New Zealander in Pink-’un supplied a warm favourite, but although he did not gain a place, the race fell to another New Zealander in Maranui. Whether Artillerie is successful or not, we may confidently look to the somewhat unlucky daughter of Royal Artillery to put up a good fight. The following are the acceptances: — THE CAULFIELD CUP of 3000 sovs. One mile and a-half.—Tolalre 9.1, Post Town 8.13, Parsee 8.9, Aborigine 8.9, Pink’un 8.7, Pendil 8.7, Knox 8.1, Kyadgerie 8.1, Blue Book 8.1, Waipuna 7.13, Artillerie 7.11, Golden Slipper 7.9, The Shifter 7.9, Malt King 7.7, Thistlebrook 7.7, Flavel 7.6, Dhobi 7.5, Kerlie 7.3, Monodlst 7.1, Royal Blue 7.1, Woorooma 6.13, Dunolly 6.13, Nobel 6.13, Mindful 6.13, Black Prince •.18, Carl Dour 6.11, Al Caaba 6.11, Idyll 6.7, Trelo Vouni 6 7, Aberdeen 6.7, Manana •.7. ' THE AVONDALE INQUIRIES, The stewards of the Avondale Jockey Club met on Monday night for the purpose of considering the alleged inconsistent running of the horses

Mahinga and Grenadier at the club’s recent spring meeting. After full inquiry the stewards expressed themselves as fully satisfied with the explanations afforded by the owner and jockey of the horse Mahinga. With regard to the other horse it was resolved, “ That ’ after full inquiry the stewards are of opinion that the evidence is not sufficient to justify them in disqualifying the horse Grenadier and those connected with him in connection with his running in the Plumpton Handicap, run on September 22, but at the same time they wish to express dissatisfaction with such running.” . - ' -Consideration of a communication from Sir George Clifford with regard to the Lucio case was postponed.