SPORTING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16416, 9 January 1919, Page 8

SPORTING.

RACING AND TROTTING NOTES. (Br "Looker-ON.") Acceptances for the South Canterbury and Wairio Meetings are due to-morrow. The Riccarton-trained horses that raced at tho Southland meetings arrived home on Tuesday evening. Riccarton. stables will not be represented at the Wairio Meeting nert week. Margerine, who was exercised oti tha lead yesterday, appears to havo thrown oS her eoroncs3 behind. R. J. Mason arrived home early in the week, but left hi 3 team at Trentham. At the salo o£ blood stock at Auckland on Friday last a total of £649 was realised for 29 lots sold. Tho highest price was 55 guineas, for a yearling filly by Marble Arch— Gweniad. A yearling colt by Lucnllua— Merry Nif brought 52 guineas. Biplane, who won £13,596, and was recently sold at a price stated to bo about 3000 guineas, waa eecurod by Mr G. D. Greenwood a 6 a yearling' for 375 guineaa. Gloaming, who has now scored six wins and a second in seven starts, for a total of £8394 in stakes, was bought for 230 guineas. When Kilrush fell in the Summer Cup at Ellerslie it waa at first thought that his rider, L. Morris, had escaped with a shaking, but' it was afterwards found that he had broken a small bone in one of his arms, and he was unable to again at the meeting. At the Auckland R.C. Summer Meeting there were five iacc« in • which two-year-olds took pait, and in only one, tho Midsummer Handicap on the last day, waa an Auckland youngster in a place, Canowindra' finishing third in that event. While contesting tho Onehunga Steeplechase at Ellerslie on Saturday Haute re broke down badly, and had to bo destroyed. . The old chestnut won the Great Northern Steeplechase as far back as 1912. In addition to Loyal Arch, with whom, he was so successful at Ellerslie, tho Wellington sportsman, Mr H. W. Brown, also purchased the iilly Princess Charming during the courso of the Auckland Meeting. Mr Brown's team is to remain in the North until after the Takapuna Meeting. Whether B. Deeloy took a risk on Gloaming, at the finish of the Great Northern Derby or not was a question : freely discussed after the race at Ellerslie (writes "Whalebone"), and ifom the stand it certainly looked as if he did, the general opinion being that the Auckland horseman got out of it luckily by being fined £10. Discussing the matter with R» J. Mason, the trainer of Gloaming, he the writer that he did not consider Deeley in any way to blame, for the horse had the habit of hanging in, and once he, passed Kilmoon would naturally go into the rails. This, of course, excuses Deeley as far as any question of a wilful cross was concerned, but had the occurrence occurred a little sooner it would probably have cost him tho xacc. Cynic, who ran second to Red Ribbon in the A.R.C. Handicap, was making his fourteenth appearance under silk since he ran second :n the sanio race last year, and in the interval h© has not earned a penny-piece towards his keep, says "Whalebone" in tho Auckland "Star." The imported horse has I developed a bit of a temper, and in' his I raced is inclined to pay a bit more attention to the horses near him than to the work | before him, which naturally does not tend to a good showing. In the raoe in question his rider carried a longer whip -than usual, ono of ihe kind used on trotting horses,. which enabled him to get it round his mount's flanks when be showed a disposition to stop, I and the unusual treatment evidently gave him a bit of a shock, for his performance in running second was the best ho has given for a long time.

An interested spectator of .the proceedings on both days of the recent Southland R.C. Summer' Meeting was a veteran sportsman, Mr Gr. Field, of Alexandra, aged 82 years, who was visiting . Invercargill for the first time. Mr Field was a -well-known owner on the goldfields in davs gone by, and his daughter, Mise Ruby Field, competed successfully in quite-a number of'saddle trotting, races, winning four times on R-üby and other .horsee (writes "Sir Modred" in the "Southland Times"). The horsewoman. of ' the race track of other days, now Mrs McGinnios, and the mother of nine young, New Zealandera, has not vacated th« saddle for good, m only last yeaT she was a winning competitor in the class of lady; ritiera at the Palmeraton SouthA. and P. Show. (By . "Searchlight.") Nominations close to-diy for the Nelson T.C.'s Annual Meeting, and to-morrow for the Marlborough Trotting Club's Annual Meeting. A. Hendricksen is taking a small team to the Nelson and Marlborough Trotting Meetings, which take place next month. The three-year-old pacer Mykot, who finished third in the Great Northern Derby, returned to New Brighton yesterday, and is to be placed on the easy list. Author Dillon has arrived home in good condition after his Auckland campaign, and ie to be given a couplo of weeks' spell. 1 Emperor, winner of the Provincial Handicap at Hokitika on Tuesday, is a four-year-old gelding by Rothschild from Empress Eugenie, and waa brol by the Ashburton studmoster, J. McDonnell, who reoently disposed of Hothschild's son to a patron of R. Allan's stable. By bis success he gave his new owner an early return for his outlay. The Addington trainer C.- James has . received additions to bis stable in the shape of a. two-year-old and a three-year-old by the imported siro Nelson Bingen from Ocean Wave, dam of Murioata. Both have a pleasing way of moving, and ehape well foi novices. A. Fleming is preparing a three-yeat-old trotter by Ualindo from Mary Lincoln for the New Zealand Trotting Stakes. _ The youngster is , half-brother to Willie Lincoln and Pieter Tim merman, and is showing promise. E. Berry is keeping tho four-year-old filly Eilywood up to the collar at Addington, in view of the coming Wellington Meeting. J. Fraser lias returned Merry- Thorpe; to his owner,. In the majority of his races the son of Lord Althorpe has shown plenty of speed, but is not too reliable. Handicaps for the Wellington Trotting Club's Anmia.l Meeting will be declared tomorrow. Citadel, who won . tho Century Handicap at Hokitika ycsteiuay, is owued by Uie local sportsman, Mr M. Kenning ton. It marked tha eon of King Cole's eeoon-i win. during tho holiday meetings. Although there was a good representation of visiting horses at the Auckland Trotting Club's Summer Meeting, Canterbury in particular sending a strong contingent, hoises owned and trained in tuu Auckland province more than held their own against the opposition, securing £1370 of the £6850 given in stakes, while the visitors toon £«48(1. WESTLAND R.C.'S MIDSUMMER MEETING. (press association telegram.) HOKITIKA, January 8. For the concluding day of the Westl,and Racing Club's Midsummer Meeting there was fine weather. Heavy rain fell in the night, but it cleared early in tho morning, and the afternoon was fine. The attendance waa largo, and the courso in ' good order. The totalizator turnover was £8846, making a total of £16,381 for the Meeting, an increase of £67 on last year's lota*. iu*su;ta:— WOODSTOCK HANDICAP, of 70 bovs; five furlongp and a hall—Alerton li 5 1; Gaiiupir 94 2; Preludium 78 3. Beouforte 8 4_ also started. Preludium led to the straight, whore Merton came fast and won by a head from Gallupin; Preludium a noaa away. Time, lm lUs. GOLDFIELDS HANDICAP, of 80 eovs; eoven furlongs—Claverhouse 8 1 1; Acliilledes 97 2; Divorce 10 33. Ladify 8 6 also started. Won easily by two lengths. Time, lm 36 2-59. COUNTY HANDICAP TROT (in saddle), cf 70 sovs; class 2.35; one mile—Woodland Rose 15a 1; Expedite 14s 2; Orange Pippin 15s 3. Bernie L. ecr; Tassy M. Is; Trojan 7s; Dian thus 10s; Jedran 12s; Traoey. Dillon 14s; and Myrtle Leaf 14« also started. Won by three lengths; third two lengths away. Time, 2m 31 4-ss. WESTLAND HANDICAP, of 200 bovs; one mile—Tip Up 9 9 1; Ronmania 8 2; Rosevear 9 13. Oxeshope 9 4; Xanthos 93; Trcntham Rose 9 2 bracketed with Roumania; Lady Middleton 8 12; and Invadei 7 2 also started. Trentham Rose led foi half the distance; then Lady Middleton took charge, and Itosevear held the lead to the distance, where Tip Up came with a fine run and won by a length; third a head away, Time, lm 51 3-ss. CENTURY HANDICAP TROT (in harness), of 100 sovs; class 5.10; two milesCitadel 63 1; Miss Marion 12® 2; Diot;or 17s 3. Fairy Whispers 8a; Emperor 83; Woodland Rose 18a; Pegasus 8s; 'i'opey Wallace 12s; and Belie Q. 189 also started. Beik Q. would not leave the mark. Won easily; third_horse_a lengthy away. Time, 5m 9 l-5a

WELTER HANDICAP, of 100 govs;. pi v furlongs and a Lalf—Kaminake 8 2 1; Lady Hiddleton 10 10 2; Preface 79 3. Ackiiledee 10 11; Gocd Hope 10 8; Recorder 10 2; Benopa 8 10; and Invader 8 8 also started. Woa easily by two lengths. Time, 1m 31 2-3«.

FINAL HANDICAP, of 80 goto ; five furlongs—Trentham Rose 11 1; Tunic 8 10 2; Roaevear 10 33. Tyson 88; and Plastio 7 5 also started. Trentham Rose led throughout and won by a length; thud horse a head away. Time, lm 7 4-se. WELLINGTON R.C/S SUMMER MEETING. • (peess association' telegrams.) WELLINGTON, January 8. The, following handicaps have been declared:— TRENTHAM APPRENTICE HANDICAP, of 200 60v6; one mile—Retard 9; Afterglow 8 12; Winning Shot 8 7;. Sonnino 8 4; Cooing 8 4; Palm Oil 8 3; Consultation 8 1; Sabine 6 1; Risinghdm 7 13; Courtfield 7 13; Momac 7 13; Arch Lassie 7 5; Bed Signal 7 2; Barleycorn 7; Warmth 7; Dick C O; R&iland 6 7. . . NURSERY HANDICAP, of 400 sovs; fivo furlongs—Crenidee 9 5; Affectation 8 9|Ma«Duff 8 6; Sundance 8 5; Ermine 8; Bindle 7 13; niurihiku 7 9; Motuihi 7 8; Miss Mimic 7 5; Fluency 7 5; Rebuff 7 4; Golden Crozier 7 4; Sycorax 7 2; Jud»a 7 2; Tortrix 7 2; Lalla RooVh 7;' Quotation 7; Warbaby 7; Cashmere Rose 7; Neglige 7; Half-time 7- Hal bran 7; Chseronia 7; R«ee wreath 6* 12; Idleness 6 12; North Loburn. 6 12; Missgold 0 10; Russet 6 10; Sweet Song 1 6 10; Arch Salute 6 10; Hytinus 6 10. ANNIVERSARY WELTER HANDICAP, of 400 govs; one mile—Mascot 10_ 4; Form Up 9 9; Bonnie Maid 9 9", Hydros 9 8; Long Range 94; Crowhurst 91; Glorify_9; Vagabond 8 13; Winter Cherry, 8 12; Bagdad 8 12; Thaddeus 8 11; Gold Soult 8 10; Scornful 8 10; Hendra 8 9; Battleeonpr 8 9; Orleans 8 9; Comment 87; Kilte«s 85; Cyrisian 8 3; Multaine 8 3; Green 8 2; Cherry Mart .6; Hyttua 8; Hiero 8; Risingham 8; Happy Captain 8; Gold Stream 6; Cello 8; Melee 8: Pacific Slope 8; Revocation 8; Galore 8; Momac 8. WELLINGTON OUP, of 1300 sovs. One

RUAPEHU HANDICAP, of 2CO botb; sir furlongs—Hurry Up .9; Sir Fanciful 8 12; - Bon Spec 8 12; Bonny Briar 8 6; Somrino 8 4; Active 8 4; Occcsion 8 4; King's Armour 83; Jingo 83; Zabism 7 13 * Cotillion 7 11; Moorabbe 7 11; Philomela 7 9; Tuticorin 79; Canamana 77: Boyal Prince 7 5; Penury Rose 7 5; Arch Laaeio 7 5; Hymarty -7 S: Favorila 7 2; Trickery 7 2; Mystified 7; Rebfkah 7; Lady Penza 6 12; A&tmome 6 12; "Whaiatina 6 12; Rene Rose 6 10; Kaimotu 6 10; Miesland 6 10; Seance 6 10; Sunburnt G 10: The Sapper 6 10. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, of 750 sova; six furlonea —Croesue 9 4; Hymestra 9;,Q»xiquo 8 12; ,Ny«tad 8 10; Nanna 8 8; Waimatao 8 5: Acre 8 5; Mwhnela 8 5; Form Up 8 5; ICilboyne 8 4; Kocpian 8 o; BoPeep 8-1; Silver I/ink 7 10; Ladv General--7 10; Jnsh 7 9; Torfrida 7 9;, Onslaught 7 9: Crowhurst 7 7; Birkenval© 7 6;_Glonfy 7 3; liionskin 7; Derpaeosrue .6 11- Chimera 6 9; Bonny Briar 69; Sheila 67; Philomela 6 7; Trentham Rose 6 7; Trees ida 6 7; Braid 6 7; Damien 6 7-

mil* and a half. st lb et, lb Client .. 0 0 Heathercot® .. 7 5 Menelans S 11 Rose Pink ..7 3 Nobleman .. . 8 10 Detroit "In Masoot ..8 8 Kilrueh ..7 0 Teka ■ ..8 2 Winter Cherry 6 13 Sirub- 6 1 Battle Song .. 6 13 Bed Ribbon .. 8 1 Vagabond .. 6 11 Kilmoon ..8 0 Orleans .. 6 10 Gaziqur; .. 7 12 Scornful .. 6 9 Kiltoyn«> .. "11 Melee 6 7 liewi Poto .. 7 10 Cyrisian ... 6 7 I/adogeur - • 7 0 Tressida ...67 Bonny Maid ..79 Pacific Slope .. 6 7 Onslaught .. 7 7 Cherry Mart .. 6 7 Depredation .. 7 5 Paddiilgton Punka ..7 5 • Green 6 7 : Karo ..7 5 Mitltive .. 6 7