THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1725, 16 April 1913, Page 9

THE TURF.

notes and comments.

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Owners should note- that acceptances for ■ tho Opaki mooting close on Friday next, ~ ; There will baraoingat Hastings and Avondale ■■- - ..A';. a 'ifleoting of the stewards of the Wellington Racing Club, held on Monday evoaing, Mr. Noil M'Lean was elected to ! ir ™cancy caused by the resignation « Mr. Joseph Joseph. It was decidedthat the Winter meeting stakes be -increased by -dC4OO / over. last .Winter mcetmg. , A lengthy, fliseiva.-ign took placo regarding tho retention. A'ow Zealand bt. Leger: Stakes, aud it.wliimately decided to rescind the former resolution and restore the race. Entries will therefore be called in-September for present two-year-olds for the Leger of 1914, and present yearlings for the 1915 St. Leger. _ Word reached "Glehcoo" yesterday that Jockey R. Hatch was tlio proud father of aeon. Amongst many telegrams and congratulations received by Hatch was ,one from another horseman in Hastings taking to be the child's godfather. ..' - Oiring to having contracted a chill ,at Awapum, the local owner, Mr. W. Nidd, was unable to journey to Hastings to see •Peroneal'run. The Achilles mare is meeting the Pofangahau Handicap field On improved terms as compared with tho conditions which she faced at Trantham and Awapunl, yond, as . consistency' is her . strong point, C. Emerson should have a good.ride ,in today's:race. ; ; C. Pritohalrd, in. charee of'lmmer, left for Hastings by the early train yesterday morning. Tho two-year-old is engaged in the Nursery Handicap to-day, and will be ridden ,by A. Oliver, while, in the ■Hawko's Bay Stakte .to-morrow, J. O'Shca will have the mount..-<• Tho bay more Pakau (Conqueror—Torpilliere), a winner of, several hurdle races - in Sydney; has been, retired to the stud. She- has : been purchased ■ by Mr. E. J. Craven, owner of Lad J"-Medallist, and is to be mated with the American sire,' St, Savin." .: "• The greatest of all the brood mares was Pocahontas (says a-London writer), as not ■only did she throw Stockwell, Harkaway, Rataplan, l Ambrose,' Ayacanora, Knight of Kars, aind-.others, but an unusual'number of winners in succeeding generations are . sprung from her. ■■ Pcrdita 11, for King Edward, almost' rivalled Pocahontas, and Phryne, Alice Hawthorn, and Beeswing had a great array; as-had Queen ' Mary. Blink Bonny died at an- early age, or .what ,she would'have boon no'one! can say. With all th«, talk about -the Hawke's . Bay Cup, no ono is mentioning Cheddar, who is tho representative of Mr. E. J. ■ Watt's 'stables.: Followers of this stable have had a royal -time lately, and, on j form, Cheddar ljiust bo given a . great i chance. At Napier he won tho Cup like a jgoed one/ and then showed up well (but was unlucky) in the Great Autumn Handicap; Subsequently ho .credited his: owner, with the valuable Thompson _ Handicap. His final gallop on the Hastings track yesterday."was a good ! one, and.it will bo no surprise to find him well forward in to-day's race. The team of horses owned by Messrs. A. and-Ri Chisholm, respectively, were : recently, removed'from Riverton 'to Otau* tau to put in, tho winter months (says the "Southland-Times"), i ,Consequently, they were in grave danger'during the period the flood, waters of the Apaririia ■ River were out over the surrounding . country. After some trouble, Sombrero and Punchinello were removed to a , place of safety on -the highlands adjacent to the township, but Lady Bomba had a, narrow escape. Mr. R. Cmsholm's thoroughbred -. stalfion, Rose' Noble, was another of the 6uffei'ers. :' When -.the -rising: water , threatened his-box, h-e ! ivas removed,- and taken away to fresh quarters at the .stable of a neighbour, where it was thought the flood would-.not, give- trouble.Howeyer,, the -ivaters gained-rapidly,- and it. soffn became impossible to got the -Medallion 6ire out ot_.h\3 . J ne'sr. l ,quar^r«, ; ,,pw\pg,.to the gath6rfeg«tejJnW9Sr and ,the i. fresh. The result was that' Rose,-Noble had to stend 'allnight .with'ithe waters . surging-round hia legs and-creeping up . his body / . bnt:-;-he , _ 'settledra-himself- courageously; to , faco;his troubles, > and-' the.' fol-. lowing morning was rescued unscathed and quite unooncerned. • ■ . '- :

That 'brilliant ' Australian performer, Malt King, makes a start tit the stud durr tliecoming season, his' fee being 50 guineas. His owner.'is securing, some firstclass mares to: mate with'him, among the number being 1 -Honeywood (Sir TristramHappy Moments),- whom he recently purchased privately .in Melbourne. At the : Ilandwick ■ sales ; lie also. got a .couple re-; • garaed.'as likely, to nick 'well witu *»'.« Malster, horsei '• , .' Waltz, 'who', won the City Tattersall's Cup at Kamdwick oii April 5, is onlya little mare, and the opinion,expressed by her importer, Mr. I. ft. Wheatcroft, that sho would'.bs'sure to win at'middle distances, is boiuK borne out. Waltz is by Yorkshire Lad (son of Dinfta, Forget) from Cakewalk,, and, th6ugh she did not win, was placed in several races ifi America.. This is the';secand important stake won by one of Mr. ■ Wheatcroft's shipment, the Villiers Stakes (Embracer) being theother j 6o there is no'doubt (is. to the galloping ability, of the .Americans. V. . ■ Nominations for-all events at the Ashburton County Eacing Club's- Autumn meeting closo with the club's secretary, on Friday next. ■' The jutaping season proper will soon be here, and-next week the Wanganui Jockey Club and the Auckland Racing Club will call for nominations for their winter meetings. ' Reports from the south state that : Hon : est Tom, wild .won some good cross-coun-t*3T events a couplp of seasons ago, is in steady work, and is i looking - well, - but doubts are expressed as-.to the ability of the son of Seaward to stand a preparation. . . ■ A correspondent (B.W.A'.) asks tho writer's opinion on some knotty problems, viz;, which is the best three-year-old in the Dominion? Which is the better, Bon Eevß or Bleriot? And which three-year-old' has -the most stakes and races to' his credit ?' As it is .'-only -an opinion that :is ,asked'for,the answer to all questions might as well be Bon Reve. This is without prejudice, and also without reference to the book. - There aro two sides to all questions, and a test of worth might bo sale price. That is to say, the best three-year-old might reasonably .be said to bo the one that would realise most if submitted ,'to 'auction at the end of tho season. v ' _

FINAL GALLOPS AT HASTINGS. - (By Telosraph.-Preas Association.) Hastings, April 15. In the final gallops this morning, Emperador just beat Zeus over three furlongs in 37isec, » , . x The-Hague was .batter ,than Landrail D 7« tho .same distance in 38 l-Ssec.' Blue Lake went hall a mile in 505e0., and Mftkara did the same in 531 sec. Canute took Msec, to do the same distance. Merrio Frank went five furlongs in lmin. lOsec., Einaldo fivo furlongs in lmin. ssec., and Merrivonia five furlongs in lmin. ojsec. . Jason left three furlongs, behind .in 38 Msec. i • . ■ . Hermia put up an attractive performance over, seven furlongs in lmin. 30Jsec. Tattcrley, finishing well, ran. four fur-, longs in 50sec. " . ' Bronze, after going once round at a steady half-pace, was joined by Labour Day at the six-furlong post, and both ridden out covered the distance in lmin. with a .light-weight, covered six furlongs.id lmin. Msec. , Several others did useful exercise. The weather is fine, and tho track should bo in good order to-morrow. / fixtures. April 16-and 17—Hawke's Bay J. C. AuAprifl? and 21—South Canterbury J.C, Autumn, ' ' ■ _ „ , , April '11 and B.C. Autumn. April <10 .and' May 1-Marlborough 8.C.Autumn. ... „ , „ „ May 8 and -o—Ashburtou County Autumn;. ' ' ' • ' April 16-and J.C; Autumn; Way li and. 15~Egmc..it B.C. Winter. . May 22 and.:.2l— Wanganui J.C.'Winter. June 3 arid ■!—Dunediti J.C. Winter.