TURF TOPICS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1085, 22 December 1910, Page 6

TURF TOPICS.

Bully is galloping in rare style just now and the gelding will be amongst the runners in the Hurdles at the Thames, where he will be ridden by “Rangi” Thompson. If in the humour Bully should be hard to beat, but he is an unreliable customer and has a will of his own.

W. Smith has arrived at Ellerslie with the two-year-olds Treize and Our Queen, also Balleyheigh and Erin. The quartette all look well.

There will be racing in the Dominion almost every day during the next fortnight, and sportsmen will have a surfeit of their favourite pastime.

Duma, judging by his track work, is an improved colt, and he should ’be heard of at the A.R.C. gathering.

Danube galloped well in company with Miss Mischief on Tuesday morning Martian’s son will go out a strong favourite in the Derby.

K. Irwin will journey to the Thames with Zinnia. This mare was responsible for the best gallop over six furlongs on Tuesday morning and she should see a short price in the Goldfields Cup, in which she will only have 7.13 to carry.

At the Otamatea R.C. meeting to be held on December 30, I notice Master Sly amongst those engaged. If this is the horse trained by J. Chaafe at Ellerslie it would not be hard to select the winner of at least two races.

The meeting between Culprit, Peirene, Miscount and Miss Winsome in the Great Northern Foal Stakes is eagerly awaited. Each of the quartette is a winner, Culprit and Miss Winsome being, unbeaten. Good judges lean towards Miscount, who is expected to stay the six furlongs out better than the other.

Caedmon has been placed in K. Irwin’s charge and he will in future receive his preparation at the hands of that trainer.

Mary Ann is now being trained by P. Conway. It is a long time since “Pat” turned out a winner.

Mr. Morse must have a high opinion of Cullinan. He handicapped Mr. Lowry’s horse in the Robinson Handicap to give Domino 111 b. The latter has 8.2 in the Trial Handicap run over the same distance and according to Mr. Morse’s work had Cullinan been nominated for the Trial Handicap he would have been asked to give Miss Mischief 121 b., Antoinette 121 b., Swimming Belt 141 b., and Tattoo 171 b.

After competing in the Palmerston North Stakes, Sunburnt will be brought to Auckland to contest the Royal Stakes.

It is stated that at the conclusion of the Manawatu meeting, G. Price may bring Boanerges and Polymorphous to Ellerslie.

In the centre pages of this issue will be found portraits of the yearlings to be sold without reserve at Cambria Park on January 4.

At a meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club an appeal was heard from the owner of Warrigal against a decision of the Havelock Racing Club, which disqualified the horse for the District Mile Race, on the ground that the rider dismounted before returning to the weighing paddock. The appeal was made on the ground that the rider of Warrigal was in danger, owing to the bridle coming off. The committee agreed with the stewards, and dismissed the appeal, adding a rider that, on account of the very suspicious conduct of the riders of Glen Ugly and Warrigal, it considered that further inquiry should be made, and unless satisfactory evidence was forthcoming both riders should be severely punished by a term of disqualification.

Each time Paisano has been asked to gallop he has finished up his task well, and on track form he will be the hardest horse to beat in the Auckland Cup on Monday.

In the Thames Steeplechase, Capitol has top weight with 12.11, while his sister Bonnie Jean, is at the bottom of the handicap with 9.7.

The Huntly Racing Club will hold the next meeting on January 25.

H. Gray will ride Bridge in the Cup and Perle d’Or in the Railway.

Delegate does not appear to improve in his schooling work.

The stewards of the Takapuna Jockey Club met last week to consider the complaint lodged by S. Lindsay against A. Whittaker on the second day of the recent spring meeting. After hearing the evidence and going into the case carefully, it was resolved, "That the evidence submitted does not support S. Lindsay’s complaint against A Whittaker of having deliberately jostled Mistime during the running of the Second Pony Handicap, run on Wednesday, November 30.” The stewards, in view of the reports concerning the injuries to Kapanga and his alleged late scratching, went into the matter, but quickly arrived at the conclusion that there was no evidence in connection with the case to justify further action.

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.*

Kapanga, who was badly injured through getting entangled in a barbwire fence died last week. Kapanga was one of the most promising sprinters seen out in Auckland for some time and his loss will be a serious one to his owners.

Hoanga is galloping attractively on the tracks, and the chestnut son of Regel should get amongst the money before Ellerslie is over.

If we are to believe all we hear, St. Toney will beat Turbine from one furlong up in the Railway. Perhaps he will, but looking back, I do not remember anything beating Turbine regularly out of the barrier, and perhaps he will still be pacemaker when the Railway is being decided.