THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1660, 29 January 1913, Page 5

THE TURF.

.';.■ RICCARTON NOTES. PAWKY LASS INJURED AND SHOT. , (By Tclegraph.-Prees. Association,) Christchurch, January 28. During the training:, operations this morning at Kiccarton, nil tho work was done outsido the course proper, the other tracks being too wet to use. Autumnus and Scottish Star did six furlongs in lmjn. 20sec. Jlumura covered a milo and a quarter iu 2min. 2-lsoc. Historietto was better than Cherubim and Snowraker at the end of live furlongs, covered ;in lmin..s l sec., .'.'>■./ '.. , : , '-Kightiviitch, with • the. assistance of Judith over the last-five, covered sis'fur-' longs "in. lmin. 21scc. ■ •. . -■ .\ . . ... .Winning: Way spurted' five furlongs in lmin. Bsoc.; Martins four in 53 3-osec.; Emperadorand Free five in linin. G 2-ssec'., the first-named being 'much, tho bettor. Salzburg showed to : rnoro advantage than Ogier Over five • furlongs in lmin. 5 2-ssoc. ■:•■■-■■-.-■■ Stainboul covered five furlongs in lmin. G 2-sscc. Cnnuto held Andraea easily at the end of seven in lmin. 38 l-ssec., while Rinaldo did five in lmin. 5.2-ssoc. ' After breakfast the weather' was much worse. Imp did five furlongs in lmin. 7 2-ssec, Genius six in lmin. 25sec, Fender live in.lmin. 8 2-ssec, Tannhauser a mile in lmin. 52 l-ssec., and Thrax fivo furlongs in lmin. 13sec. • ■ / . '.. Anna Carlovna covered a mile and a quarter comfortably in 2min. 23sec. ; 'Pilgrim's Way went six furlongs easily in;lmin. 21 3-ssec, and Scotch Melody a similar distance in lmin.- 23sec,'-. ' Pleasure Bent beat lymona over six furlongs in lmin. 22sec, Peg did five in lmin., Vsee'.,' and John defeated Ainiwell over a similar distance in lmin. 8 2-sscc. .'.Stardahcer .cut.out a,'mile in lmin. 48 4-ssec. Query went six furlongs in lmin. : 22 l-Sscc,, Gnomo nino in 2min. Sjsec, and Warstop, fully'extended, covered five in lmin.'B 2-ssec.' ■ ' -.'"■ '- : - : '' ' ' ? ' The Cannio qhiel—Starshot filly, Pawky lass, fractured a-fetlock yesterday,-and had : to be destroyed-' , .... , , WESTLAND. RACING CLUB. ':* .(By Telegraph.—Press . ; . Hokitika, January 28. : Tho Wcstland Eating Club has resolved, 'on <. extensive' improvements and altera-; turns to the racecourse, involving an ex-, pendituro of wEIoOO.. The track is being much'improved, as arq most of the conveniences. Better totalisator facilities are' also to bo provided. The works aro to bo completed by January; next, when' tho Wcstland Goldfields Jubilee will te-eeler brated, and to mark that event the club purposes giving a Jubilco Cup, the'-cvent, ibeing worth''2Uo -sovereigns.;: ±

,'•': :'TARANAKI J.C. WEIGHTS. .;. ; '-~' New, January 28. '■: .'■ In connection with the Taranaki Jockey! Club,: the following , weights' were omitted:-.: ■,;•'■::■-■■ •..■'■■'': Taranaki Cup—Byron, Bst. 31t>.; Kauroa,; '7st.; Eojal Simon, 7st. First Welter Handicap.—Stepney, Bst, '■ Hurdlei-Oteha, 9st. ' . ; ■ -. i :-: notes;and Comments.. : . : ; ' , : : : r [Bx Gmkcob.]' ,'■ The ;Takapuna;'.Cup meeting' opens day,'and wifllis concluded on Saturday. ;' ■' Acceptances' tor the: Midsummer meeting at Kiccartou aro due on Thursday evening. . ' \ ' H: 'Outts,'in:.charge."!of 'Masterpiece, Brown Owl,- and Heatherhrae, will leave for'Hawera this iiiorning, and the Chokebore trio will race at the Egmont meeting next week. Their presence, combined with that of Bobrikofl, who, it is reported, : may-also be sent up, r, ill lend additional interest to the meeting. After winning ..at tho Gore meeting, 200 guineas vere diMreU and refused 1 foifj ,-Uhnmpagne—an ex-iamato of the Porirua stables. '.;, ■■; : '• ■ x ... '">■'.•;.'■' V There-was some bumping in: tho Croydon Handicap at thoGoro meoting,''!aiicl it is-alleged "that St. Petersburg, ridden by L. Hegarty, ,got the, worst of it.;: His' 'ruler'took the 'law.iuto. hia own hands', and dealt out, summary:-justice • to 'tho: jockey -'.responsible' for the trouble, : with. tho. : result, that he was brought.before the' stewards; and?- 'in,' addition to'heihg fined was suspended for tho meeting. . Advocate,' who has been off the sceno for some time, .will mako r his reappearance • in.the : Takapuna Cup to-day, and will be.ridden.by, B. Deeley.. The same horse.niaii' will stser tho speedy Monolino in the'fpur furlongs'event.,; .: . ■•; ; . ... 'Acceptanees"-,for tho Egmont .meeting ;close pn ; Friday -next at, i) p.m.■'.-■ On' the same-date'acceptances are also, due: for. . tho'Taraiiaki .'meeting, .which takes placo 'during'the 1 'f0110wing,.week.,..,..,-,; . A^tart^was'niado. recently ..with the alterations to house : at Opaki. The accommodation will be much improved, by the time :that,. tho .'March meeting comes-'on.. v: ..': ;-.'.;•' .:'.■.

/■Reports: from the south''state that Los Angoloy is himself once more,' and is- to. bo' a starter at tho Dunedin meeting.- The meeting between this horse, Vice-Admiral, Bronze, and; Soldiers'. Chorus in the Cup ■should fonn'the star item of tho gathering.- ..;'j.;';.' ■';■.-■ .;,';/, - _-./; !,■ Tho black niare Gay. Lawless' is again , beiilg schooled oyer the .battens, at Trenthiim; and. will' in' future race in hurdle events -only..'. .-//.// ":.'."-'■'.' ■' My Lawyer was 'very, sore after racing in the City .Handicap at. Treiitham. Ho ■ was shipped-south on Monday niglit, and will -start, in I the 'Welter Handicap at Riccarton on Saturday,; when lio will be ridden by 11. Pr,ico. ..-, ■' /-Arthur.;Nightingall, for sonio years the premier cross-country horseman of England, and the winner of three 'Grand.ft atidnals, ; has .soiao I ,rather, interesting and amusing remarks to make in his "itacing Adventures",; in regard to betting. , Ho says, "When innocent neighbours ask for my advice anent betting, I venture to say, Matter not."' ;. '■' ' \ ' :Tt is not solong ago since A; Hall, tho Wangauui trainer, who 'had then a big team of/jumpers—including Kiatore, Shrapnel, Apiti, Lull, and ' Nurna—was anxious to acquire Full Kate, and ■' COO guineas was asKed for The Officer gelding. Un Saturday last, when ho was.beaten in tho Selling Plate,' bis owner offered him toa' Wairarapa.sportsman for 70 guineas, and a slight contingency, out of his first win. ..i -■■■■■-.•',• • ■ :■•-. Mr. J. H. Pollock has received a number of letters commending his handicapping for tho recent meeting at Trentham. Ono letter, from, a North Island racing man;of many years' experience and an ackonwlcdged authority on handicapping is as;follows:—"Pleaso accept my hearty congratulations on your good work at Trentham. I was one of the first men to severely criticise your Cup handicap, and on tho publication of the weights I told some of my friends that you had takeh'a ten-pounds liberty with Bobrikoff. In fact, I was cdrtairi in my sown mind very few would opposo him.- By the published ncconnt, the raco was a grand ono and the finish.was good and close. -. .- . ."

'«.•■?■ le norses at present racing in tho Dominion, C'oromandel can be conas ono of the most unlucky (says -,tno Wanganui "Chronicle"). Ho has already run more seconds than any horse at. present-racing this season, and had moro than his sharo 'of misfortunes. Alter just getting over a nasty kick in tho hock, received beforo tho Foxton mooting, on Sunday ho was indulged with' a run in the paddock, and ended up with getting caught in some, barb-wire, badly' cutting ono of his heels. .'P™ To Kuiti Racing Club's meeting takes place to-morrow, week. Parnblo's victory' in tho big handicap on the second day of tho Goro meeting is said to have been anticipated by backers away fmm the course. Tho Merriwee mare was not heavily supported on the machine, and there was a hostile demonstration against her nder, as ho rode oack,to Weigh-m. A correspondent ("Punter"), who vlsilod tho Atickland Cup meeting at Ellerslio, ind. later was present «.t the Wellington Cup meeting at Trentham, draws a comparison between the two, and makes out a favourable caso for Trentham from tho point of view of the public. Tho train journey from Auckland' to Ellcrslie, ho describes as far more tedious and nncomior,ab!c than that from Wellington to ircntham, and he makes strong objection to the rule uudor which the Auckland

Club refuse to admit children under twelve to tho enclosuro at Ellerslic. Continuing, ho says:—"l havo no hesitation in' stating that the Auckland club does not cater at all for its outside public, for its outside is worse than many a rubbishtip I havo seen. Certainly they havo one good outsido bit of ground above tho straight,' but this is absolutely useless to ono who wishes to invest on the machine. Wo saw a.stand on this outsido enclosure, so made our way. to it out of the sun, but were politely asked for another 2s. Gil. each."

The death took place at tho Castleton Stud (U.S.A.) on December i of tho famous American stallion, Kingston, tho property of Mr. J. K. Kcent. Ho was one'of the most rcmnrkablo horses of modorn times (says a Home exchange), for ho was.raced for , nino seasons, ami was only unplaced four times in his 198 races, of which ho won no fewer than 89, these being worth, in tho aggregate, nearly 28,000 sovs.. Me twice won the First Special at Brooklyn,under heavy weights, and other big races. By Spendthrift out of tho imported Knpaiiga, 1 by Victorious, Kingston was foaled in 188-i, and for tho last nine of his ten years on the track he.belonged to tho Dwyer Brothers, finishing up as the solo property of Mr. M. I'. Dwyer, who disposed of him as a stallion to Eugene Leigh, from whose stud ho was transferred to that of Mr. Keeno. In 1900 he headed tho list of winning, stallions with a total of 23,273 sovs. Among his stock were Ballyhoo Bey and Novelty, both winners of the "Futurity,"- and several others who ran in England, inclusive of the Doncastcr Cup winner, King's Courier (now in Lord Ellcsmcre's stud at Stetchworth Park), Kearsage,.-. Bobririski, Lancashire, and Surbiton, also numerous others that scored in the States. . For tho' last few years. Kingston had been on tho. retired list, and he died an honoured pensioner from the infirmities attaching to.old age. If ho had lived another few weeks he would have been 29.

FIXTURES. Jan. 29 and Feb. I—Takapuna J.C. Summer. Feb. I—Canterbury J.C. Summer. Feb. 5 and G—Egmont'B.C.'Summer. Feb. G—To Kuiti Annual. Feb. 6 and 7—Poverty Bay'T.C. Summer. Feb. 12 and 13—Taranaki J.C. Autumn. . Feb. 13 and ldr-Gisbornc R.C. Feb. .19 and District J.C. Autumn. ■"'. Feb. 19, 20, and 22—Dunedin J.C. Autumn. Feb. 21 and 22—Thames J.C. Annual. Feb. 27 »nd March I—Wanganui'J.C. Autumn. / March 12 and 13,—Nelson, J.C. Annual..'■ . '.'■ ' tags' l ' ' " . s\ '