Turf Topics

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 72, 16 November 1901, Page 21

Turf Topics

By Silverspur

Re\enuedul not hmsli in the first titteen in last M'ai'% Melbourne Cup Paieia ib to be mated \Mth Finland who was impotted from. Melbourne te-c-enth Acceptances toi the Wellington Rating Club's meeting are clue on the 18th instant The Mailboiough Racing Cluh made a profit of under a century o\er its ]a-t meeting Ngaio and Pukatea, full brothei and sister to Tortulln are in training at Hastings. The ownei ot Hymetfrus (Mr J Patterson) is a wealthy Melbourne coal merchant Fishgirl dam of Swordhsh uho annexed the Wauganui Cup \isits (un-a.s-sier tins \ eai T Sheenan is leported to haw won .1 good stake owing to the ot Greek Maid at Christehuroh Ro\al Artilleu is. alleged to be quite the equal of his stable mate Menscbikoff Well if he is he is a hummei San Remo who carried the Yaldhui^t \ellow jacket at Riccarton, was not as well-conditioned as he might have been The proposal of the committee of the Wellington Racing Club regal ding the handicapping of green horses is general X commended It has ceitainK found fa%oui with horse-owners LovalU sue of Loyal a winner at the Melbourne Cup mcetme, used to be raced in tins colony by Dan 0 Bnen and put up a lecoid m the C J C Challenge Stakes some yeais ago Mi Stead s San Patricia did not run up to expectations 111 the Auckland Guineas Xonctte placed anotlurwm to Mr R\ans cieclit He has proved a good mone\-gettei, and should annex a few impoitant handicaps latei on The piogeiu of the defunct hoise Crack shot won thiee races at Gisborne the othei da\ Ciackshot did well foi Pnts\ But lei but used to stuke himself when gaJloping He got nothing of note at the stud The Melbourne Cup winner Revenue was well suppoited throughout New Zealand at staitmg pi ice but the odds wwe \er\ shoit He was a hot pot" o\ ci on the othei side appaienth and the stable had a good win Revenue is a son of Trenton who ha.s sired the winners of so main big races The Dunechn Jockey Club Committee ha\e been cou«-idenng the ach isableness of paMiig din on two horses onh 111 the cases of the field consisting of se\ en hoise* instead of five and have adjourned the matter I think the idea is a \er\ good one and that it will be geneialh adopted throughout the colon v It is stated that the wheels ot tin Melbourne lacing machines have not been running too smoothh latch Th» betting membois of Tatteisall s ( lub ha\e been experiencing a ver\ bad time especialh in connection with then dealings with a numbei of professional backers at the Albion Paik wee>kh meetings and the\ now make no secret ot their belief in the existence of a poweiful ring" amongst owners trainers and jocke\s and threaten to bo\cott the meetings if something is not done to straighten things cut The ptcuhautiies of <.ome or the lacmc ha\e been \<m one"'\ commented unon, and if masters are as strong as ot thi bookmakeis make out it is time a trap with a lei stione sna r was set for some hod\ Here is the latest from America A maji named Gieenbaum wired from New Yoik instructing Bookmakers Kddu Burke and Sol Lichtenstein to bet 300 dollars each on two horses which lv named adding that lie had deposited that sum to the ciedit of each in the Amsteidam Bank The operation nnned successful netting this umciue speculator 1 01*2 dollars which he called foi 111 pei son a few da as later The following Saturda\ another older came b\ wne dire tin" the same Lners to bet "iOO dolln<- i^ch on Blues and Heibc it and which sum wa<- as 111 the pre\ ions Transaction supposed to be deposited 111 the hmk Lichtonstein's cnshier had 111 the meantime wned the bank for information ,I'id w,i> notified that no such pc 1 - son hid made am deposits This cleM-i swindlei subsequently called to collect Ins sunnosed winnings on Blues and Her-hr-r^ lir,f-li pf uhirii had been Micee<-s-f"l and w a.s arrested

H Mellrov s application tor a license has been ictused b\ tlie Dunedin J C The inside totahsatoi at Riccarton is now provided w itli fomteen puichfising \\ indow s Theie was a, lor ot bumping m the New Zealand Cup ia.ee but some jockeys, tliougli, a])pe,n to take little care of themselves Mi A Scott fix. hnnier owner ut Bluejacket winnei of the- Auckland Cup, has sold out his Napier piopertv and intends shitting to Auckland Cavahero once again demonstrated his supenontv ovoi the small-stick crowd at Auckland He and Moifaa are undoubtedh tlie best pair of leppers in the f olonv The Pornua hoise Boieas seems to have a looted objection to tlie gentlemen who use the flag 01 preside at the Tapes He showed bad behaviour hi this lespect again at C hristchurch. Bluejacket appears to like the Auckland course He is alwa\s dangerous in am handicap and his performance m the big event on the second day was a most meritorious one The public mvanablv stick to a good galloper and he started favourite Although he won a race with Glenogle, Sir Geo. Clifford wa« lather unlucky at Chnstchuich The Hon J D Ormond na* auothei who fell heavily through t'lie non-success of his representatives But even both could not win — there were not enough i ace-s to go round The Wellington Eacn" Club's gathering at the Hutt, on Thursday and Saturda\ next, is kkelv to prove a record spring fixture for the club Handicaps for the vanoius events have made their appearance and tho&e who delight m ha\ ing a httle nutter are afforded an opportunity of trvmg to pick the hkelv winners from the aggregation of horseflesh in the different events Some fine racing is promised, and the meeting should pi ore a oleasurable o>ne Abbott, who was disqualified for three months at Auckland is a well-known Northern jocke\ and gets a good deal of riding He wa& associated with Austeihtz's win in the Musket Stakes and as the stewards did not like the look of things, the mare showing wondeifulh improved form as compared with her tVeclomt Stakes run the OAMie-r Morgan and the ridei went out " It makes you careful Although theie were hoise contests dt Auckland and Chnstchuich and elsewhere on Satuidav, and theie was a gieat deal of outside speculation b\ the backing public there was still enough mone> m calculation for investment at the Taratalu-Carterton gathenng and a pleasant function it was Tlie Wana>apa. County Cup proved a good thing for the Hiko horse Aide-de-Camp who had a nice racing weight and was in fine condition He is generally a good horse to back when well The race foi the Wairarapa Hack Guineas was rathe? a sack affair In a field of five one horse aot left at tlie post and Westerh made no lace of it The winner is bv Westmeie who used to be inn bv Mt Paul of TVanganui

That good mare Footstep, by the Countryman, has thrown a colt to the New ZeaJand-bred Thunderbolt. The Riccaiton gathering was apparenth a Yaklhuist gift meeting." The whole of the plums were secured by the owner of the vellou jacket What with Ro\nl Artillei\, Field Battery Menschikolh and Co , it is evident that Trainer Mason carves too many big guns for his c ontemporanes He has- the best team in the colom and it would not surprise met in the least if an Australian invasion were planned for the autumn. At their present gait of going, they would win more than the\ would lose. The trip is quite on the cards, because the stable is so strong it can well afford to '-end a few away on a money-making expedition The popularity of trotting throughout tlu colony i& greatly on the increase a, contributing cause being that the sport is now much cleaner and better oonducted than aforetime. A much better class of men are associated with it. and the public are more appreciative of the efforts of the promoters to cater tor their amusement The Wellington Trotting Club Committee have done a great deal to improve the sport in this distinct, and are consequently worthy of the consideration of those who love a well-conducted meeting where no crooked business will be tolerated. The club is presenting a good programme this month for its gathering, to be held at Petone the dates fixed upon being Wednesday the- 20th, and Fndav, the 22nd. It wilJ be observed that these dates ht in with the Wellington Racing Club s fixture and as there is bound to be a laiee number of people in the city, there should be a good attendance The fields show quality and quantity so that theie should be first-class sport There were w ild taps out for two or three, engaged m the Hack Hurdles, of d mile and a half, ait Taratahi, but Mr. Vallance's representative waltzed in with Fljmg Colours from the well-back-ed Mourner and backers or a large number of them, were left mourning m consequence Flvmg Colours is bv Somnus. and paad a fine dividend of £'13 odd The Daisy Clipper mare Calceolaria has been a most consistent moneygetter ever since she has been on the tuif, and she once again materialised m the Railw a\ Handicap but it was only b\ a narrow maigin Mr Vallance had a second win in the Hack Flyina; with Raema who is rather a good sort of a galloper and should be heard of to ad\antage latei on Te Pake was tlv hot pot foi the i ace, but was not as hot a galloper as her admirers anticipated Latei in the da\ howe\er she ran off with the Blrthda^ Hack Welter in such An astonishmgrh eas-\ fashion that the stew aids met to think about it The\ i "solved to pa\ out however a decision that caused some surprise Forest Oak, who i* in sond nick just now was one of the least backed of the field foi the Kmc Edward Handicap but easily acf (Minted for his opponents and Belleni»e who be-lones to that good sportsman Air Marara settled his field in the Wi^h Weieht Handicap in which Ins nene^t opponent was old Woolloomool<> > The latter appems to be grpttinc lu^o form aeain