THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 2, 27 September 1918, Page 7

THE TURF

GERALDINE MEETING ClU' WON HY KOSK PINK. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Timaru, September 26. For the Gcraldine races 1 lie weather was fine and the (joins was good. The amount, nut through the totalisator was .£8433 10s. p against .£5156 10s. Jasr year, llcsults:— WAIKUI HUIiDLEK, ol 110 eovs. One mile and a hall'. 4 Vascular, lOst. 131b '. 1 2 Aehilledcs. 9st. 101b 2 3 Kimbotton, 10ft. 101b i Also started: 1 Uolden j'ritlcc. Wou by a length, 'lime, 2min. 51scc. SQUATTERS' HANDICAP, of SO sovs. Five furlongs. 1 liadial, Bat. 31b 1 2 I'yjnina, Bst. 101b 2 3 Matty, Bst. 131b 3 Also started: 6 Uxenhopc, 9st. 71b.; 8 Leaping Burn. Bst. 131b.; 1 Itosevear, 7st. 121b.; 5 Thestius, 7st. 121b.; 7 Bomb, 7st. 1011).; 4 Barley Kips, Vst. 51b. Won by a length and a bait. Time, lmin. jsec. GERALDINE CUP. of 150 sovs. One mile and a uuarter. '1 Roso Pink, tot. 71b. 1 4 Scdd-el-Balir, 9st. . 2 2 .folin Barleycorn, 9st «••• 3 Also started: 3 Itellsliire, 7st. 71b.; 5 Kins of the Valley, 7st. 21b. . Won by a length. Time, 2mm. 92-ssec. GEItALDINE TROT, ol 50 sovs. One mile and a- lialf. 4 Wee Winnie, 13aec 1 3 Leewood, 9sec. 2 5 Wastewood. 12sec. ..' 3 Also started: 2 Sally Wood, 12sec.; 1 Bigamist, 12scc. . Won by eight lengths. Time, 3mm. 43scc. OHAH HACK HANDICAP, ol 60 sovs. Five furlongs. 7 Tunic, 6st. 91b 1 2 Red Cent, Bst. 101b 2 3 The Sapper, Bst. 511) 3 Also starteu: 1 Plastic, 9st. lib.; 4 Jack Synions, 9st.; 8 Lorraine, Bnt. 51b.; 6 Meddlesome, Sst. 51b.; 9 A'oealine, Bst. 51b.; 5 Nautiboy, Sst. 51b. Won by a head. Time, lmin. 10-ssee. BELFIELD WELTER, of 100 sovs. Seven furlongs. 8 Bellrock, Sat. 51b 1 5 Leaping Burn,- Sst. 31b 2 4 Achtlledes, 9st 3 Also started: 10 Oxenhope, 9st. 11 lb.; A Golden Prince, Bst. 121b.; 1 Spyglass, Bst. 10lb.; 7 John Reilly, Bst. 51b.; 2 Rumania, Sst. 21b.; 6 I'reludium, Bst.; 9 Kauiinhoe, Bst. AVon by two lengths. Time, lmin. 50sec. ORARI TROT, of 80 sovs. One mile and a quarter. ti Nabob, 3sec 1 7 Wee Winnie, 3sec 2 2 Emperor, Jsec.' 3 Also started: 1 llykot, scr.; 5 Sally Wood, 2sec.; 3 Francis Derby, 2sec.; 4 Bigamist, 2see-.i 9 AVastewood, 2sec.; 8 ilinelight, 3scc. AVon by a neck. Time. 3min. 51-sscc. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 90 sovs. Six furlongs. 1 Jlortham, 9st. 91b 1 o Bomb, 7st. 101b 2 '2 Matty, Sst. 1211) 3 , AVon by six lengths. Time, lmin. 163ce.

NEW ZEALAND CUP

THE HANDICAPS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christohurcfi September. 26. The following are tlic handicaps for tho •Nlltt' SUSALAKD CUl 1 , of 2000 sovs. Two miles st. lb. St. lb. . Client 9 1 Bagdad 612 Jlonolaus 8 11 'rrcssida 6 11 Sasanof 0 9 Itose Pink 611 -Mnrgcriue B 2 Tliaddeus 6 8 A'olo 7 13 A'arnish 6 8 Snub 7 11 Sedd-el-Bahr .... 6 7 Teka 7 9 Dusky Eve 6 7 Nobleman 7 9 Kilrusli 6 7 Depredation ..... 7 9 Bronk Deluval 6 7 Rorke's Brift ... 7 8 Battle Song ... 6 7 lied Ribbon 7 4 Fleotliam 6 ,7 Gleiulowcr 7 4 Paddington Oynic. 7 2 Green 6 7 .Devotion 7 2 Sweet TipnerJfascot 7 2 - ary 6 7 .1. Barleycorn... 7 1 Manama 6 7 Detroit. 7 0 Hiero 6 7 Killard 6 13 liisingham G 7 Mangamahoe ... 6 12 Braid 6 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

TRY GI,i;NC(SS.I

The entries for this year's New Zealand Cup include a Melbourne Cup winner (Sasanof), a -New Zealand Cup winner (Menelaus), un Auckland Cup winner (Depredation), . a Wellington Gup winner man), and a Wanganui Oiip winner (Client).'

. llosc I'ink's victory yesterday makes the Kilbroney mare's third win in succession— the chief events at Danuevirke, Ashburton, and tieraldine.

The Auckland horseman .1. O'Shea had several rides outside Mr. dowry's horses at the Sydney Tattersall's meeting, but tailed to get into a place.

Reports front Southland state that the Australian-bred two-year-old by Varco— Ninon, formerly an inmate of M. Hobbs's stable at I'iccarton, is building up nicely. Provided he goes on all right in the meantime, he may be a competitor ill the Duncdin Champagne Stakes in February.

The Southland jockey. W. Robinson, is due for an early appcarancc in tho CI camp.

Killtee is reported to be striding along freely on the Invereargill tracks. Tho Kilbroney—Latchet getding has been unlucky so far, but may show improved form this season.

The New Zealand Cup is not tho only instance where there has been a decrease in entries. The total number ot horses on the list for the Duncdin Meeting is £25, or 18 fewer than last season, but this year's lot are such as are 'likely to race if all goes well with them.

It is 42 years this month since the City of Melbourne disaster. The disaster created a sensation o't the time as the vessel was crammed with passengers and also had on board eleven racehorses—the flower of the Victorian turf, she encountered tcrriblo weather and when she got back to port nine of the eleven horses wcro dead. The dead included the Derby and St. Lcgcr winner liobin Hood, and other highly valuable blood stock.

There is a growing impression among racing men in Sydney that Hiplane will run in the Caulfield Cup.

The "Lyitclion rimes" says that F. H. Cray, who was formerly associated with AV. j'J'Donald's stable at Jiiccorton, was a promising rider until increasing weight limited his opportumtes. He then turned his attention to the riding of junipers, but a couplc ot accidents each resulting in a broken bone, interfered with his prospects in that department, lie made his appearance in a new role <\t Ashburt.on last week, when he rode the pacer Look Out to victory in the Witichmore Trot Handicap.

lleports from Invereargill credit the Now Zealand Cup candidate liorkc's Drift with being in Jairly forward condition. He will probably be seen out at Duncdin.

In Australia tliorc has been in progress «t very interesting controversy about that most famous of Southern Hemisphere races, the Melbourne Cup. The first two Melbourne Cups were won by Archer under bis weights, and the inevitable oldtimer, coming, forward with the assertion that we have no horses to-day which could heat him, raised a rare argument. Nevertheless, a little about Archer is interesting. He won the first Melbourne Cup under 9st. 71b.. and the second under lOst. 2lb. On each occasion he was ridden by J. Cutts. and Norman ran second to him each time. Jn the first.'cup lie was little fancied, but he won in a canter by six lengths from a field of seventeen. There were twenty competitors, in the second cup, and half a mllo from homo Ihe top-weight left them with tho greatest of ease and passed the post half a dozen lengths to tho good. For tho third cup ho waß allotted list. 41b., and his party looked on him as a certainty, but, they missed the acccptance. A writer of those days who witnessed theau and other of Archer's victories, said that there was no horse in Australia wlncn could make him race. He beat all tho best horses of his lime, though it seems that not- a great deal of time /as things yo now) was spent on keeping him in condition. His full pedigree never leaked out, and there is a suggestion that ior some reason his owners preferred to keep it a secret. lie was by William Tell, an imported son of Touchstone, and his dam was Maid of the Oaks, by A'agabond (imported). Ho is described as a very big horse, and if he was anything like his piclure lie must have been an immensely powerful galloper. Kauri King is at present enjoying a rest in the paddock, and the son of Soult may not be asked to carry silk again until .the A.lt.C. Summer Sleeting rolls round. lit view of her Dunodin Guineas engagement Braid was sent on a milo trial at Uiccarton. She jumped oil at the mile post, and after doing two furlongs by herself was picked up by Trenienn. who held her companion comfortably at the oud. llraid occupied lmin. Mo-Gsee. over tho full journey.