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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1076, 20 October 1910, Page 5

Handicaps for the minor events on the first day’s programme of the A.R-C are due to appear on .Monday next.

The Victoria Racing Club’s Derby will be run for on Saturday week.

Ingoda is receiving a good deal of support for the New Zealand Cup, and Mr. Rutherford’s mare is now one of the prime fancies for the race.

Goldfinder, the full brother to California, will probably make his three-year-old debut in the Great Northern Guineas.

Mr. T. H. Lowry’s representatives, Bellah and Sea Pink, won both two-year-old events at Napier Park last week.

After many disappointing displays, the Merriwee gelding Aorangi came out in his true colours and made the opposition look cheap in both hurdle races for__ppen company at Napier.

R. Percival, the well-known crosscountry rider, has thrown in his lot with F. Tonge.

Rumour has it that some of the horses entered for the maiden races at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting could win a Middle-class Trot without any difficulty.

A. Robertson has Advocate well forward to take on all opposition, and the way in which the bay horse reels off his work suggests that over a distance of ground he will have to be reckoned with in any company.

The acceptance of 16 of the 21 horses handicapped for the City Handicap, to be run at Ellerslie next month, must be accounted highly satisfactory, and with North-East, Lochbuie, Santa Rosa, Sea Elf, Waimangu, Advocate and Salute engaged, the prospects of a great fight for supremacy in the mile and a-quarter race are very bright.

By his victory in the Park Stakes at Napier last week, Sandstream’s weight in the New Zealand Cup will now be 8.3.

Sea Elf is looking a picture, and the little daughter of Soult looks like playing a prominent part in the City Handicap next month.

Soultoria, who is now in F. Macmanemin’s stable, is in steady work at Ellerslie, but will not be seen out till the summer meetings roll round.

Frontino ran fairly well in his engagements at Ngaruawahia, and should be hard to beat in races for ponies.

Antarctic is galloping in great style at Ellerslie just now, and the way the big chestnut reels off his tasks suggests that he will be amongst the winners in November.

Consternation was caused in Auckland sporting circles yesterday when betting was in full swing on the Wellington meeting. Just after the result of the Wellington Handicap came to hand the police swooped down upon those bookmakers who had offices, and in less time than it takes to write, several prominent penclllers, together with a number of clients, were in cabs and being safely conveyed to the lock-up. The whole thing was well planned out, and came like a bolt from the blue. The outcome of the raid will be' eagerly awaited.

The St. Alwynne mare Lady Medallist added further to her already attractive list of performances, when she carried 8.10 to victory in the Wellington .Handicap, defeating a highclass field.

Boanerges gave further proof of his ability as a sprinter by carrying 9.8 to victory in the Shorts Handicap at Trentham yesterday. Penates filled the role of runner-up.

The Takapuna-trained Taka failed to get under the pony standard when measured last week.

Waiari is hardly galloping as well just now as one would like to see him. The son of St. Paul had all the worst of a go with Wenonah on Tuesday morning.

The cold which attacked the two-year-old Solitude proved a severe one, and the filly has been sent home to her owner’s place.

The Auckland rider J. Buchanan, who is away in charge of Poictiers, rode the Hon. J. D. Ormond’s mare Ortygia to victory at Napier last week.

At the Newmarket second October meeting the Cesarewitch Stakes resulted: Verney 1, Admiral Togo 2, Columbus 3. Frank Wootton rode the winner.

The Middle Park Plate, for two-year-olds, run ,at Newmarket last week, was won by Borrow, with Seaforth and Pietri in the places.

Eric, who won the Metropolitan Handicap, was badly hurt when he fell in the Caulfield Cup.

With California and Bobrikoff withdrawn from the Champion Plate, to be decided at Wellington this afternoon, it looks as though Danube will see a very short price in the event.

Royal Mail, who won the Trot Handicap at Ngaruawahia on Saturday, is a son of Rothschild. He won his race by fully a quarter of a mile from Nimrod, who was well supported by his connections. Royal Mail is a cut above the ordinary, and should score in better company at no distant date.

The St. Clements gelding Kaiwhaka won the Hurdles at Ngaruawahia in a canter from Jill. Kaiwhaka certainly had nothing to beat, but he accomplished his task in such easy fashion as to make his prospects of scoring in a Maiden Hurdles look bright. Kaiwhaka is a member of W. Olive’s string at Hamilton.

Master Soult’s defeat in the Caulfield Cup cost Aucklanders a fair amount of money. The winner, Flavinius, received a little support.

R. Hamilton is said to have a trotter in his stable capable of winning at any time. The horse is by Young Salisbury.

Owing to missing the train, F. Ross’ pair, Pukenui and Sabine, did not fulfil engagements at Ngaruawahia on Saturday.

California is stated to have broken down on Wednesday morning last, and this was the cause of his withdrawal from the Wellington meeting.

W. Scott and friends are looked upon as a crowd who collect when they put in their coin- At Ngaruawahia they placed a deal of money on Nimrod, but an unknown one in Royal Mail made the opposition look like ’bus horses, and won by fully a quarter of a mile from Scott’s horse.

Many shrewd ones are waiting for Te Tikura to sport silk. He is a son of Advance, and if produced at Waverley will carry a heap of coin.

Stakes, amounting to £1540 over the Napier meeting, were distributed as follows: —Messrs. T. H. Lowry £360, E. J. Watt £295, J. T. and G. H- Miller £235, E. Kemp £125, Hon. J. D- Ormond £BO, J. Hennah £75, G. Harrison £65, H. McManaway £65, H. Moore £45, W. J. Douglas £35, D. Buick £3O, A. Stuart £2O, G. P. Donnelly £l5, J. Armstrong £lO, E. J. HGray £lO, S. Tanner £lO, J. McHardy £lO, C- Britwell £lO, C. O’Donoghue £lO, W. Whitney £lO, J. S. McNaughton £5, J. Rollo £5, T. Cameron £5, C. J. King £5, A. Helm £5-

North-East, Egotist and St. Bill will comprise A. Hall’s team at Ellerslie.

Dearest, the full sister to Master Soult, won the Rimutaka Hack at Wellington yesterday, beating a big field.

It is reported that W. H- Smith received £BOO for winning the Epsom Handicap on Silver Hampton.

King Soult and Salute have been scratched for all engagements at the C.J.C. meeting.

That fine trotter Albertorious showed a great turn of speed in the Two Mile Trot at Ohako. He was giving away starts up to 38 seconds, and but for a bad break in the last half-mile, he seemed certain to win, being beaten by only half-a-dozen lengths.

Winning jockeys at the Otaki meeting were: C. Jenkins, 4; W. Young, '3; W. Price, 2; J. Eva, 2: V. Lee, R. Young, J. Morris, J. Lyford, and C. Emerson one each. W. Price is how at the head of the list of winning jockeys on the flat.

Nominations for all minor events to be decided at the Canterbury J.C. Spring meeting close to-morrow (Friday) evening.

Another payment in connection with the New Zealand Cup will be made to-morrow (Friday), when a number of the “rough” division are expected to decline engagements..

Herb. Price, the well-known mercer and tailor, 54 Willis Street, Wellington, intends giving two more 18ct. gold chronometers to the most successful jockeys over the fences and on the flat for the season 1910-11?