THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1641, 7 January 1913, Page 7

THE TURF.

WELLINGTON CUP WEIGHTS, .--.". NOTES'AND CRITICISMS. :v ■, [Bi Gllncob.l ■ .. Tho' tho Wellington' Cup, which were published yesterday, nave ; ; naturally attracted'attention. The jemarkable feo.tnro regarding them is that the Wellington Racing Club handicnpper 6ccm9 to ; have . ignorod Tauherinikau •-.:,•. form. ;/ i: -:-'.'. ■■■■. ■ ■ ■ For/instance, Obligant, who gave Sinapis;r Merrivonia, and Coylon a bad; beating in the'Wairarapa Cup, now meets ;hem onipractlcallyitho same terms.' There is'an impression that Mr. Pollock ' has been too lenient with Bobrikoff, who '. has 9st. 91b. Tho writer subscribes to this, but BonHevo'(Bst. 01b,,). also comes jn remarkably well. The same'remark applies to the gelding in both races. In ■-..-' :)tho Auckland Derby he had an exeroiso ■:. Vanter -with,Bst.. 101b.'on his;back and Won in 2miri. 38soc, while, on the same day, Antoinette won the A.B.C. Handicap in 2min. 37 2-sseo. Thia indicates that Bon Eeve could have wrin the handicap " on that day. He was do£B»tcd-ror should it ba.said fluked?—in the'lslington Plato, ■■'", one mile. The three-year-old ran .the xaoe to' suit Bobrikoff and tho latter, af-: • ter a wonderful gallop, won' by a head . 'only with Bon'Reve the same distance be? hind Bleriot; v the second : horse. • Then ■ pgain,' it was his first race, and ho may i have' been short of a gallop. 'At least,: that is the opinion of several good, judges ,who were atvUHerslie;- and who wero pre- ' pared ; to bet en him'to beat Bobrikoff had he been produced in the' Auckland •Plate (one mile and a half). In this race Bon Ton, who does not appear to be any- ; thing like a: niatch for Bon Reve over Jine milonnd" ,o half, proof,is.,fonnd in the running of both Derbies, had'Bobfikoff extended.to his very;best a furlong • from homo in the Plate, and this after / breaking doivn i at' the; turn into r : straight. On' the last ;two da'ys at Eic-I'-jarton Bon Eevo was weighted at 9st., so if tho C.J.C. handicapper-was within .'.-■'" ipounda.of ■ -the right weight,. the' .Wellington adjuster mustbemany pounds be- • 'low it. Still, the stable'has'Los Angelos ', . i)at. 61b:) engaged, and .mayi, decide .to rely on the'a'ged chestnut though that al- •;■■'. t«rr.ative,does.jnot appear likely, as;thO ■"'old • fellow*' is'not by .any means well, treated' on his Auckland showing; ■;• However, 'the local handicapper might be en- ,;. titled v to 'discard this, *for_ many horses .'' .do not show.: their best form :on tho. El-'. • Jerslio'tracks., .... •..! '. ; . rl •Soldiers'"Chorus (Bsti'Blb.) is another "'■:•:.'■. .horse likely. He' ran': a ' wonderfully; good race in:the last New : 'Zealand Cup, and it would have required; ' : a ,very ...good'horse to-haye beaten;' him. :'.'"•': ; 'Jttibne'mile and a half on'that day, j .... .•']. ;Of the.light-weight ;division, Broiyn Owl' ■J73ty.'Ub.)ihas no .reason to oomplain. , TnTce : year-olds are always-entitled^to . ■•'. the" greatest; respect,. f or. thoy; are ;better /'at than, afterwards. i;' They ,keep , improving, and (in of ten show ■ form which -is : npt. seen -again;-. What bet:', -,; ter example could 'bo had 'of. this than '.•';:-.; Bronze?" Everyone remembers how the: : y Ilighden mare carried: all.before her last 'season,: but-.this year has been, a' blank ifor the year—at least,, so far as'it. : has -;feon«._' : ';' ' V'v^'-V;^^"'^' •'">:.'; l , i : i v' ; \\ : y v ; . : :'' ;: NOTES AND COMMENTS; J. .' - : • 'At a meeting of • stewards of tho '.Wei-,. lington'•■ Racing iClubj yesterday Jt 'was . .: reported that the; new.tea-kiosk at.Treii- .*.:_• 'tham .was hearing completion' and would .:'•■■' be ready for.tho Cup meeting: this nionth.' .'- Tho improvements: to the stewards' stand ,will also:ba ,completed'ysp:'ag to.'provide much additional accommodation for mem^ :.,;•:, bers. '■'/.:.■ J : '^'i ':;'- ~^..';;-{;S_^ J K; : :''y:i:', -The champion 13 hands pony, Little ; " !■' Jack,' jwmii^bracfe; eta ; for about (fwelve ■•imonths,'scored a clever .-victory in the: sprint for, .13.2 •...",'■' handers.,at r :ißiehnibnd"On December 27, .{saya"' the' Melbourno "Age">. ; ''' He -'started '-, :■■■ third 1 fayburite;''aiid > just 7 swu'ggled'-liom'«"' ; ; .' by a -long head .from'''the Jtowdy, who was ofily'a ,neck iri:frdnt'!<>f ' tho favourite; Blue. Blood.; Little Jack Bst.:'7lb., and ivas' ridden, another 'capital race by'S; Murphy; 'In" his prime' tho little son of Torpedo, has carried 12st. Slb.in his own. class, and has won under' 30st. 91b.;amongst .13.2 hands. ;7- .y^,. .. ; .'.'..'Vv ! Martel.:h'as;-]be'en:iscratehed foT the Nur- . :jsery Handicap ; at: the ;Tren(ham 'meeting. .' .Bluebird : has. been : withdrawn from all; ■'.. -';. engagenients, at; the .same; fixture., : •.:;.:., , r 'I'have frequently .commented upon'the, . marked, increase in the amount of prize-' money; distribnt{d':.by', the. four unregis-, , ;;;tered,..'clubs ",in: Sydney | during.the past ■ .few., years,. (says: '■"Pilit''. : ;:iri , ''tn«! Sydney : "Referee"),, but "until i; read :the. report; ; ; eubmitted by the Associated Racing Club's ■ ' eecretary^Mr.-J. Underhilli .to the .Board ■'-'.■■ of Managemjent.lnst week, I was. unaware :.' ' of. its -ftill.extent, iln ,1907 the prize-'. ''. "money:,totalled' X13.U75; . 1908,'' ,-^19,220; : - 1910, ,623,900;: 1911, .629,200; ■'_: and 1912, ,^37;231.', ; ¥: :: v, } ; •' •; ; :' ;:;' :', ,; - Accepjancesj-for. the : first 'day's; events. • at the Wellington i Racing Cliibs summer ' meetingftdoso on.Monday next. ;;,;.•'.;, , It an accepted idea that the caraera/Qouldn't lie." This may bo cor- .; xect (says tha • Sydney "Referee"), butit ■:"'-.'. .is possible for it to give an erroneous'im-.'.-cpresaion/; For. instance, in the-'Carringfxjn ~;: :. . Stakes' Sir vWillia' and; Hot; rAir finished '■: so. clbso-'togethor that'only. the judge .-••. .could' say i which ran third, but in the pubJishod' photographs Sir:.Willie's rider is ' not discernible, and'it is only by counting , the legs' Of ■ tho- 1 front bunch that cerv' ; tainty; attaches' to :another horse being ■'■',/ Jhere in addition to v the three plainly . ehowii inthe pictures', ■ Sir Willie finished Tight op the.rails,'and as'his.rider is I ' .\bonding low,'.is fairly covered up by Hot ■i' Air, while' Nuwafa :Eliya and Enby. ;..' Hampton,'.'who finished 'further, out; as- :' eisted; in. 'obscuring him. .•"> •' •: • ■;' In'the.list of'"weights'for the.Ruapehu six furlongs, to be decided at : the Wellington Racing Club's Cupmeeting,- • the name of Powder • Fox wa3 omitted. Powder Fox's handicap is 7st. 111b. Mal- .•:■••.'• iard's weight in the Anniversary Handicap v should have been Bst; 31b., not Sst. 71b., ■'; -R3' previously printed. -■ •."'.;■" p '.■'■' Concerning', the,weights for''. the first (day's events at the Trenthom meeting, a porrespondent writes:— ..' . .~' '.'... "Would.you please 'answer the following > in your- • sporting column.:—.-... ■';.'. .What iisthodifference.in the handi-' . cap-between:Peroneal.and'Naumai in. ' the. Electric five furlongs, : Wellington meeting.as compared with .the,same.two horses':,weights.in the , .■'.■-. Eawiri Handicap, five, furlongs, run > at the.Wairarhpa, meeting last Thurs-• day,' When Peroneal finished first,.;a. ■length in. front .of ~Naumai ?";..' .'Tho answer;, is'that -at Tauherinikau' Naumai carried Ost. Jib. and Peroneal iarried':93t..'2lb.,iw.hile'at',Trenthnin Nau-' \ jai is n-iked to carry Bsl. 101b. against Peroneals 7st. 121b. Here again, tho Tauhorinikau form seems to have been ignored, .FIXTURES. Jan. 21 and 22—Foxton R~.C. Annual. Jan.' 22, 23, and 25-Wcllington R.C. Summer. , Jan. 22 and 23—Goro R.C. Summer. Jan. 29 and Feb. I—Takapuna J.C. Summer. Feb. I—Canterbury J.C. Summer. Feb. 5 and 6—Egmont R.C. Summer. Feb. B—To Kiiiti 'Annual. Feb. 6 and 7-Povcrty Bay T.C. Summer. Feb. 12 and 13—Taranaki J.C. Autumn. Fob. 13 and It— Gisborne R.C. Summer. Fob. 19 and 20—Woodville District J.C. Autumn. Feb. 19,29, and 22-Dnncdin J.C. Autumn. Feb. 21 and 22-Tharaes J.C, Annual. Feb. 2" and March I—Wanganui J.C. Autumn.' • March 12 and J.C. Annual.