THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 1760, 27 May 1913, Page 7

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

lßy Glincos.l Owners are reminded that acceptances for the Otaki meeting close to-morrow night. New Zealand-bred torses filled third placca in three events ,at the Sandowil Park (Vic.) meeting early this month. They aro Julian in tho Hurdles, Golden Glade in the Plate, and Merrio Lad in the Jumpers' Flat Race.

An Australian who recently visited England, and' had. a look at Carbine, states that tho old champion is very broken down with age. This is not surprising, considering that he will bo twenty-eight years next August. At the Williamstown races on May 17 Poomah, ridden by R. Cameron, was favourite in the Hurdle Race. At tho second to last obstacle the horse lut heavily, and Cameron was sent to tho ground, uut tho New Zealander was quickly on bis feet, and, retaining hold of the reins, ho ran along a few strides, and, vaulting into the saddle again, completed the m* On pulling up, he received an ovation from the crowd.

J. Killorn, for many years the craek pony jockey in Melbourne, and one who his ridden a fair number of wmnerssnce he was licensed by the has recei - ed an attractive offer 'to go to England to ride for Sir Edgar Vincent, ctannan of the Dominions' Royal 9? a -", usil< L"i Jill Edfjar was present at Adelaide, and saw Killorn in action there.

Fuss, who (tho cable reports) won a hurdle race in Sydney last week, tormerly rciced in and about Auckland, and is by Explosion from a mare called Bother. The latter, who was bred in 1895, raced in Sydney twelve years back, but prior to that had been a brood mare. She eventually came to New Zealand, where Fuss was bred. If no .mistake is made Bother is by Russley, from Andromache, by the Arab Tyrant, from Dolly,' by a chance horso (unknown), from Mignonette, by Vanguard (son of Aethen). from Psyche, who is probably tho m aro of the name in the old New South Wales Stud Book. Andromache was formerly described a3 being by Kingston. In chatting about tho result of the Liverpool Grand National, a writer in the London "Sportsman" says that if Covert Coat's victory was not as enthusiastically received as those of some of his predecessor's, the owner must be considered abnormally fortunate in having found such an efficient substitute for the acknowledged champion. He then continues: "Tho bad luck of the business fell to the sharo of Ernest Piggott, who was disabled by an injured hand from tiding, but the other side of the picture showed Peroy Woodland, whose Tiding of late years has been principally confined to French Taring, both on the flat and over jumps, the pet of tho fickle jade, in that ne dropped in for. a splendid/change mount:. Woodland has a riding record to be proud of. In Drumcree rode another Liverpool Grand National winner in 1903, and two Par-is Steeplechase winners in Canard and Dandolo, to say nothing of a couple, of winners of the French Derby in Maintenon and Or Du Rhin.

Some details, aro tb hand by the Australian mail concerning the demonstration against the jockey, R. Lewis r at Adelaide. It appears that Audacity's appearance in the Elder Stakes was due to his trainer being disappointed with his showing in the Goodwood Handicap. Tho Adelaido "Register," speaking of the affair, ays: "As for the angry demonstration made against Lewis, if thg Ringleaders had given a moment's consideration to the fact that Audacity had sot off tho mark badly in the G.oodwood Handicap—and this meant defeat in such a short flutter—and that ho was meeting but a small field in the Elder Stakes, was a rank outsider, and totally unsupported by his stablo connections, there would have been no such display of feeling. As a matter of fact, Soobio decided to run Audacity only at tho last moment; Lewis hud undressed after'tho' St: Ltger Stakes, when tho Victorian trainer told him that he had deoided to start tho chestnut. While. Lewis weighed-out, Scobie remarked to one or two friends, "This colt got away badly in tho Goodwood, and I am really starting him to find whether ho can gallop or not."

Sun Yat, who acted as runner-up to Craganour in tho Newmarket Stakes on Wednesday, Will bo Mr. J. B. Joel's representative in the Derby, as Jest, who won tho One Thousand Guineas, was only engaged in the fillies' races. Sun Yat ■was a disappointment as a two-year-old, and is not considered likely to provo much of a stayer.

Now that Craganour has been successful in tho Newmarket Stakes, one milo and a • quarter lie has regained his position 'of favourito for the Derby,, which is to be decided tho week after next. His performance will bo all the more pleasing to his admirers because of the fact that ho has turned tho tables on Lotivois, who beat him in the Two Thousand Guineas. Among the two-year-olds Craganour was easily the best. of his year, and with one exception— tho Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood—ho won his races in brilliant style. In the Molecomb Stakes, Rock Flint (ridden by Maher) beat him by a head, but few would accept the raoo as a corroct test, and at the end of the season it was generally admitted that on their running none of the other colts had any chance with Craganour in the classics. Tho confidence in the Sledmere-bred colt was somewhat shaken, honfever, when I'Jippant beat him in the Union Jack Stakes at Liverpool last month, and again wlieu Louvois beat him in tho Two Thousand. Racing improved Craganour last season, and it may be that tho policy of starting him often during the present season will just bring him to his test form at Derby time.

It is not surprising to read that the reply to the Messrs. Tyo's inquiries as to the prico of Cicero or Polymelus was that neither was for sale (says "Pilot" in the "Arrow"). Mr. Allison, in his cablegram, said ho would submit an offer of about £10,000 cach, but in England owners of good stallions aro lotli ■to part with them, and it is no certainty the respective owners of Ciccro and Polymelus would, be tempted by .£50,000. Even if cither of tho horses could be bought for £10,000, I question whether it would bo a good business lot- any Australian studmaster to invest at that figure. In his cablegram to Melbourne Mr. Allison suggested tho purchaso of John o' Gaunt, but in his case, Mr. Robertson (representing the Messrs. Tye) said the St. Simon blood was a bar. Furthermore, in The Scribo, the Messrs. Tyo already have a stallion bred qn much tho samo iinea as John o' Gaunt. Tho Messrs. Tye may succeed in th;ir quest of a highclass and tried stallion who docs not possess St. Simon strains, but it seeni3 certain they will have to pay something more than 20,000 guineas for the desired article.