THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1855, 15 September 1913, Page 9

THE TURF.

—— RACING AT RANDWICK.

N. Z. HORSES BEATEN. ' EMPERADOR RUNS WELL. $7 Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Rec. September 14, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, Sept-ember 18. 'At Tattorsall's Club luces to-day, principal ov&iits resulted ns follow:— CHELMSFORD STAKES, weight-for-ago, with penalties and allowances. Ono mile and one furlong. iMr. J. Baron's b. h. Duko Foote, by Sir Footo (imp.)—Ortello, 6yrs., 9st. 111b. 1 Beragoon, Bst. 21b 2 Radnor, Bst. 2lb 3 Twenty-four started, but no New Zealand candidate was included l in tho Cold 1 . Duko Footo, getting 'a clear run' on the rails entering the straight, went to the front at tho distance, awl though Beragoon thaw out a good cliallengo,' Duko Footo won Ml of running by a length and a half. Radnor was four lengths further away third. Cider and Andfelosia followed next. Time, lmin. CG.|sec. HANDICAP. One mile and a quarter;' Tarfanus, 6st. 71b 1 Emperador, Qst. ,71b.-.. 2 Cagou, 83t. 31b. 3 ■Twenty-foiir started, including Electrakoff, Sst.- 71b. Emperador, who was patiently ridden by C. Emerson, occupied second place behind Alurod. When the latter was beaten at tho distance, a. great race took place up tho straight. •The lightly-weighted Tartanus won by three-quarters of a length, with half a length between second and third. Electrakofl was fourth. Time, 2min. lOJsec. Gigandra.(lbex—Mira), carrying lOst. 41b., and ridden by the Now Zealand jockey, A/Oliver, beat 25 others in the Tranjway Handicap, six furtyjip, and tluus onco more emphasised the fact that lie. is 'the best sprinter ,in 'Australasia. The field included! Valido, 9st. lib.,'and Mr. E. J. Watt's Athonic, Bst. 21b. The latter, who was favourite, led to the distance, but, then faded Don Quex started! in tho but pulled up, ihaving' lost a stirrup. Banksia, 7st. 121b., started irii wjfl Noyice Handicap, six furlongs, wow by Kirribilli, 6st. 71b., while Cherubim, Bst. 71b., started in th» Welter Handicap, one mile, woin by HartfeU, lOst. 81b. ' STRONG FAVOURITES. Gigandra and Duko Foote are now strong favourites for the Epsom Handicap and Metropolitan Handicap respectively. Emporador is well backed for tho Metropolitan,"only thiree others being more fancied.

MOONBRIA WINS AT MENTONE.

'Py Telcgiajh— trees Association—OopyTieht (Rec. September 14, 5.5 p.m.) 1 Melbourne, September 13. Mr. E. J. Watt's br. c. Moonbria, by .Meirriwee —La Notte, won the Second Division Handicap at'. - Men tons to-day. . '

COOLCARDIE CUP.

(Rec. September 15, 0.10 a.m.) . • . Perth, September 14. The race for the Coolgardie Cup recultedWestpark, 1; Ayrville, 2; Fulleail, 8. * Ten started. Won by half a head, with a neck between second and third. Time, gmin. 25J see.

DONGASTER YEARLINGS.

(By Telegraph—Pres3 Association.) •• London, September 12. Three hundred and twenty-four yearlings at tho Dqncaster ";.'saJq;.-realised; 221,40S guineas. A 'filly- by Desmond ■•—Sisteriilce brought £5600. ...

NOTES AND : COMMENTS.

!■ [Bt Glencoe.] , Owners aro reminded! that acceptances foT tho first clay's events, at the Otaki Maori' Racing Club's, meeting closo at 8.30 p.m. to-night. The tolegraph offiooat Otaki closes at 8 p.m. Tlio hurdlo mare . Agatha Gtreen broke down badly at Porirua last week, and will require a spell. ' , i Jockeys It. E. aiidC. Brown'and J. O'Sliea, whose standing-down 'by the 'Auckland Racing Club caused something of a sensation, have now been granted ia, license-by the northern body, and .•will bo seen in the saddle at Avon dale on Wednesday. C. Brown was originally engaged to ride Kitty Bellairs in the Avondale Stakes, but when he jailed l to get a license B. Dceley was secured. Owing to the accident to the last-named rider, Brown, will' now 'be able to .take his original mount. In tho Okehu Hurdles at Wanganui, Goodwin Park and Ngatiruauui (who met in tho National Hurdles) are the most prominent horses engaged. The former finished in front of tho Hawera hoirso at Riccarton. but the latter now meets him on 51b. bettor terms. A very poor lot of horses will be doing duty iru the Hack Hurdles at Otaki, and the elect of tho Attwood stables—Rill, lOst. 91b., or Supreme. 9st. 121b.—is likely to' start a good '■favourite. Birklino, lOst. 10lb., is hardly likely to show to advantage until he has had a race or two over battens. Shona May (Treadmill —Edna May) is engaged in tho Stewards' Hack-Han-dicap at Otald 'with 7st. slb. At Gis* borne on July 3 this ma.ro won the Maiden Haok race, four furlongs, with Ost. in the saddle, in 49 2-ssec. • Huiaj. Bst. 71b. ; must be amounted well handicapped in tho To Hiwi Memorial Stakes, for hacks, at Otaki next Monday. The Kilcheran gelding won sovoral times last season. At Feilding he carricd 9st. 71b., and ran- tihird to Leonta, 83t. 121b., and'-Top Note, Bst. 21b., in the Awahuri Welte, ono mile and a distance. ■ In, awarding Emporador Bst. 71b. in the Spring Handicap at Tattersall's meeting, tho weight-adjuster certainly took no risks, with It. J. Mason's horse. To be beaten in such good time by a horso to whom ho was conceding 281b. is no disgrace to tho. Charlemagne II colt,' and lie will now tighten atp for the New Zealand Cup. The racing ho will get ini Sydney will materially assist Lis New Zealand Cup preparation. The success of A. Oliver on Gigandra will be pleasing to his many friends on this side of tho water. Remarkable to relate, though Oliver is rcokoned a first-class horsoman here, the critics on the other side are not enamoured with him. Still it should not take him long to live that down. As C. Emerson is doing R. J. Mason's riding at Rami wick, it may come about that , tho Riccarton horseman may accept a retainer from Mr. G. D. Greenwood and return to the Dominion. At least ono Canterbury owner would ho plad if such proved to be tho case, for it is understood that ho has made repeated offers to Emerson to come and Title his horse in one of the big classics at Riccarton. A matter ntuch discussed in sporting circles is tho debate that took place in. Parliament last iveck anent tho diversion of the Accident' Fund to pay the stipendiary stewards. . The general opinion is that some new method of financing tho stipcnxLitaries will bo found.

CLASS TROTTING IN AMERICA.

SOME COMPARISONS. Hors© racing without tofcnlisator ■ or bookmakers is generally voted poor sport in tlio but in Seattle, Washington, where every year t'hoy have six days' racing (gallops and trots combined) bGtting is prohibited and yet. tlio spectators are roused to great enthusiasm over the sport. This much was

learned from Mr. James Conway, who brought t'lireo trotting horso3 to New Zealand by the Tahiti, which arrived from San Francisco last Thursday. Mr. Conway has sorved in the Stato Legislature, and was for Rome years a city councillor of Seattle, but this did not prevent him from taking a keen interest in horses. Tho sport of trotting has long been established in Washington and surrounding States, and to a reporter tho American visitor indicated something of the conditions under which' meetings are carried on in that part of the world. Class trotting is tho Title, handicaps having been tried years ago and abolished absolutely. Henco tho starting is entirely dilferentto tho clock starting in this country. Then, again, all tho races are milo heats, sometimes on mile courses and sometimes half-milo courses, tho latter being the more popular. All the trots are harness events, there being no demand for anddle or optional events. At tho Seattle meeting, which is controlled by the King County Fair Association, each day's racing consists generally of two harness events and three or four gallops. Overnight entries make tho work of classification simple. Stakfcs aro never less than, 500 dollars, sometimes as high as £000 dollars, whilo tlio average is a"bout 1000 dollars.- The entrance fees amount to about 5 per cent, of the purse, which as often as not is fully subscribed. As batting has been abolished for tho past three years, owners are practically racing for their own stakes, and naturally the events are keenly contested. Ono heat is tho invariable order, and so the starts have to be arranged in two or three tiers, according to tho size of tho field, each candidate's position depending upon the draw for places. From a furlong behind tho starting post the candidates move up to a flying start, it. boing tho particular business of the starter to get tlicm away fairly. Tho first advance is in tho nature of a preliminary, and. the start is effected at tho second attempt, unless some of the candidates break or, gain undue advantage in the furlong. Tho horses being well schooled, and the starters finn, thero is a minimum amount of trouble in getting the fields away.

Within 'reasonable distance, owners and trainers can take 'advantage of about '»threp months' solid racing between Vancouver, in Canada, and the neighbouring places in the United States. At some of these meetings thero is betting, but at-a great many there is none, owners being content to race for the stakes, and well pleased if they can pay expenses. All training is done on public' tracks, the . form is thus thoroughly exposed, and the races are always exciting enough. Mr. Conway anticipates that the trotters he has brought here will require some schooling to the style of starting in vogue. From the point of view of the spectators, ho considers class trotting by far tho best, and ho regards the American flying start as being aimost as fine a sight as the finish.

Tho horses brought to New Zealand and at present on Somes Island are Lovelock, Nearatte, and Van_Coronado. After they havo finished their term of quarantine they aro to bo shipped to OliTistchaircli, and all going well Neeratte may bo seen racing in November. Next year it is the intention of their owner to take Lovelock (and probably tho others) across to Australia, to bo entered at tho Royal Horse Show in Sydney. | _ Lovetook, 2.05 i, as o. six-year-old pacing mare, with a Temarkably fino record and a beautiful pedigreo. Sho is oredited with having paced miles in 2.03}, and halves repeatedly in one minuto. Should there bo any purses on offer for time performances, the Ameri-can-bred niare will probably be sent after them as soon as sho strikes form. She was sired by Zolock, 2.05J, out of Carrie 8., 2.18 (dam of Bay o' Liglit, 2.oS},'and' other good performers), by Alexander Button,' 2.26}, ouj; of Carrie Malone, bv Steinway,-2.25f, out of Katie G., by Electioneer. Noeratte, 2.18k is a ten-year-old chestnut maro, and a natural trotter. Sho is a" fulksister to tho well-bred Nesretta, 2.09J-. -■ Van Coronad'o b a dark-brown pacing stallion, sired by Del Coronado, 2.09}, out of Queen Director (trial 2.09), by Montana Director (son of Director, 2.17, and Dolly, 2.25, by Mambrino Diamond) out of Rosio C., 2.16 (dam of Prince Direct. 2.07), by Duroc Prince,;' etc. Van Coronado lias no record, but is well spoken of by American writers. , J AVONDALE ACCEPTANCES. (By Telegraph—Pre6s AsooclaUon.) Auckland, September 12. The following acoeptances have been received for tho Avondalo Jockey Club's spring meeting:— AVONDALE STAKES, of 225 sovs. For two-year-olds; colts, Sat.; fillies and geldings, 7st. 91b.—Suffragette, Ulster, Graduate, Crescendo, Castalia, Mullingar, Mason Bee, Marble Star, Shepherd's Bufli, Kitty Bellairs, ch. colt by Bunyon—Miss Dix, ch. filly by Bunyan—Lady Apnea, bay filly by Birkenhead—Lady Kegel, ch. colt by Strowan—Romany Girl, bay' colt by Penury—Miss Simon, bay colt by Marble Arch—Lady B, Delenxla, ami Lady Mabel. , „ , MAIDEN HANDICAP. . Six furlongs — Spinier, Bst. 131b.; Topic, Sst. 121b.; Loloma, Bst. 91b.; King Lupin,' fot. Sib.; Rosea, 83t. elb.;'Nukuhau, Sat. Gib.; Spalfish, Sst. 51b.; Solitndo, Bst. Sib.; Parawai, Bst. 51b.; Lumsden, Bst. 31b.: Haku, Sst. 21b.; Centenary, Sst. lib.; Eevalnation. 7st. 131b.; Monojack, 7st. 13 b.; Christian, 7st. 131b.; Kia Kaha, 7st. 131b.; Motorman, 7st. 121b.; Kol'led Gold, 7st. 121b.; Ladv Elftiva, 7st. 121b.; Ptiraparo, 7st. 121b.; Excavator, 7st. lplb.: Selection, 7st. 121b.; Oopo'sit.ion, 7st. 121b.; Soltana, 7st. 121b.; Wairiki Bo9e, 7st. 131b.; Ic.verna, 7st. 121h.; Omnia ,7st. 121b.; Brookfield. 7st. 123b.; Tcliorn, 7st. 121b. GEEY LYNN HURDLES. Two miles. -Silver Cluse, list, lib.; Pipu »3t. 101b.; Watchchain, 9st. 91b.; Merrimax. Sst. lib.; Vestal. Ost.; Poictiers, 9st.; First Wairiki, !>st.; Bnify, 9st.; Bonge Dragoon, 9st.: Darby Paul. 9st. AVONDALE CUP. One mile and a ouarter.—Bluestono. 7st. 101b.: Boyal A.rms, 7st. 91b.; Merrv Eoe, 7st. 61b.; Prince MeTriwee, 7wt. 21b.: Colonel Sonlt, 7st. lib.; Tinonai. 7st. Üb.; Worcester, lib.; Sont]ikoff, 7st.; The Celt, G-.t. ''HENDERSON HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.—Potoa, Sst. 121b.; Tragedy Kin?, 7,t lib.; Tiresome, 7st. 9.1b.; Decorate, 7st. 31b.; Mani Mina. 7ist. 31b.; Tamainai.po. 7st. 21b.: Muleteer, 7st,; Santiago, 6st: 131b.; Battle Abbey, G«t. IWb.; Marconi. fi-t. 71b.: Pirra.wai, 6=;t. lib. SPP-TN-G STERPM3S. Three miles.— Pangitane, lOst. 81b.; Tho Chief. 9st. 131b.; Nuapper Tandy, 9=t. 131b.: Jfa ?tcr n _L ' 9,t. 81b.: Tire, 9=t. 8lb;; Heybov. 9st 71b.; Pvrmont, 94. 71b.: Togo, M. 71b.; Slang, 71b.; Irish Maid. 9st. 71b.: KnpaVapa, Sst. 71b.; Tangitua, 9=t. 71b.; Noblo Hero, : 71h. PLYINC4 HANDICAP. Six fnrlonss.Crown Pearl, Sat. 71b.; Gloy, 7.st. TSlb.t Prince Sonftt. 7pt. 131b.; .Trolmngptani. r c i.. 101b.: f4!a<l Tidir.gs, 7st. 91b.: Tody ijlicia, 7?t. 81b.; Blue Garment. 7.st. 71b.: Monoline. 7it 61b.; Kov.il Tristi. 7«t. 61b.: Al7st. 41b.-; Mf. 7st. 21b.: Colonel Soult. 7ft. 21b.; 7 c t.; T^f.; Lndy Thorn, Gst. 01b.; Para-para, 6st.

71b. ISLINGTON HANDICAP. Nine furlongs.—Domino, lOst. 131k: Montiform, E»t, 1211). • Tircsonv?, fist. 111b.: Dawn, 1T).; T-nimaiTiupo, B?t\ 51b.: Muleteer, Psfc. nib.; Aknei'ki, Rst. 211>.: Soutlik"fi, B't. 2*b.; Cloudy Dawn, Bst.; Vestal, Bst.; Haku, S't.