NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 63, 1 September 1906, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Frank -Lind will return to Sydney' fto-Hiay.

Marton races on Wednesday and' Thursday;. ■

Cuneiform is doing half pace work*-) at Caulfteia. *;■ ■ . j

Harry Jackson has six horses -in work at> Wanganui.

The hunter Hikairoa, m H. Moore's stable, /has teen sold.

St. Albert is catalogued as a winner m the near future.

Weights for the Rangitikei meeting are due on Saturday next.

; Paritutu will most likely touch 4 to 1 before the N.Z. Cup is decided.

General entries for the Avondate Spring Meeting close on Friday next. Black Reynard 'has been awarded top freight m both hurdle races at Marton. The chairman of the Auckland Racing Club has given it out that the new totalisator house at Ellersiie will be the best m the Australasian colonies. . .

Armistice is doing all her tasks m a most satisfactory manner at Wanganui.

Old is doing good work at Ellerslie. He is under the tuition *] of C. Weal. .

A wager of 2000 to- 50 has been taken about Melodeon-'for the Melbourne Clip.

The hurdler Hautapu is -nominated for the Avondale Cup and not m the Steeplechase!,

Mr J. Buckley has recovered from his serious fllness and left for>Oamaru during the week.

The New Plymouth horses,,-Clare-niont and Waikato, will take?paTtin the Avondale meetinpr.

Ca>tspaw> who is reported -to be jumping proficiently, will lie seenW> H * silt the Marton meeting.

Mr G. P. Donnelly, the Hawke's^ Bay" sportsman, was a visitor '■•to Wellington during the week.

The Phoebus Appollo— Eve filly, m P. Conway's stable, at Ellerslie, has been named Lady Ferris.

The Hon. G-eo. McLean has parted*; with Sychem, and the little"horse*wi-ll? m future be trained m Timaru. ;

The aged gelding Valkyrie,. in G>^ Lain-g's stable, won ■ the Hunters' Hurdles at Wanganui last week.

Ballarat is again m work at the Hutt. The black mare is yery,~-t>ig, but will be right by the spring. • ,

- Cable advice states that Solution,^ Jim Dorset and Magazine are equal* favorites for the Epsom Handicap.

The crack English horseman W. Lane is expected to arrive m Australia shortly on another health trip.

Realm, tarrying 12:7, foas justv beaten m the August Hurdle Race, at <■ the V.R.C. meeting hy Regret, 10.3^.:

Sweet Alice is getting on .nicely m her work at Ellerslie, and she will'-fae hard to beat m the Avondale "Guineas. . .

Judging . by Maniopoto's track: worik. the black ; liorse is getting rid of the soreness -which troubled him •lately. ,

M. Maher took ..the MahakA— Kiss-^ mary colt toGisbome'and will prepare him thfre for future en<gage- ; ments.

Lady French, a pretty smart filly.s from Tilley's Fordell stable won the/> Open Hack Handicap at the Wanganu-i Hunt Club meeting. Ironmould is now m the care of* Andy Robertson, at Ellerslie. fThe* ex-Wanganui trainer has a doaen horses m his stables.

Landwern and Armamento-were ex-*} .erasing at the Hutt during the ' Week' and were, apparently, none the worse for their Riccarton efforts.

Largesse, who was purchased by as North Island sportsman, during they National meeting, has joined Alf . < Shearsby's team at Levin.

The local metallician, Mr H. Martindale, was married on Wednesday last to a D.unedin young lady, and is at present on his honeymoon.

Armistice has been nominated for the principal events at the Marton meeting, but it is very unlikely thai the Mahaki filly will be given a run.

A prominent Wellingtonian, who up to the present has not owned a racehorse, is anxious to join the ranks of owners, and last month Jos. Prosser journeyed to Masterton to try and purchase Letherin for him, but the *!•***-'"-'. come off.

G. Jenkins was present at the Wanganui Hunt Club meeting last Thursday, but a pair of seconds on Sedgmoor was all the Bulls horseman could: do.

(.Miss Lancelot is now trained at Ellerslie by T. Quinlivan, senr. The mare will most likely 'be seen out at the Avondale meeting at the end of the month.

That good colt English Channel, who broke down badly at Palmerston N. a few months ago, has been sent to Waverley and will take up stud duty there.

A. Hall has nominated his team freely for the Rangitikei meeting. Kremlin and Shrapnel are engaged m the flat events and Kiatere m both Steeplechases.

j _ It is reported that Mahutonga-'s.in-jury is not very serious, but •no«risk. j will be run with him and his -first* public appearance will probably be -in jtbie Australian Cup.

The many friends of Mr J. O Ewett, the veteran handicapper, will • regret; to- learn that his condition does not? improve and is causing the -■* greatest anxiety to his people.

The three ex-New Zeaianders, Up-^ -to-date, Dingo, and -Sultana, took! part m the August Steeplechase suki ■the V.R.C. meeting on ..August 18',f b\it all- finished m the ruc?c.

Isis, who won the G-.N. .Steeplers chase at Cairifield. last moirthj will* now go to the stud and- her, •.panfcner will be the imported horsed Tos*ig^ sire of York and Sarasati.

A half brother to Shrapnel, -.called^ jTr-ish Rifle, won a five faulong -hack? race at the Hunt Club meeting' afc? jWanganui. He showed?; a lot of paces and should win again*;bef ore. long.

The appointment of~-handicapper tothe Avondale Jockey* Cliib was to • have been made on Friday -last, but-' at the time of writing there is no-' news to hand as to- who -has received ' it. '

St. Lyra is again m commission at : Wanganui and the St. Legeir marewill most likely be seen under silk at ' the spring meeting of the,W.J.C, which will be held at the end of the month. '

The owner of Achilles informed me last week that he had visited Porirua a-nd that all the horses were well. The champion chestnut is being trotted on the beach and looks m blooming health.

' The well-known sport, Mr T. McKay, who formerly owned Rufus and Miss Drury, intends settling m Melbourne. He will take the best wishes of a large circle of friends m New Zealand.

The public are rushing Cross Battery m doubles for the Stewards' Handicap. So far the horse has not been 'nominated, let alone weighted, but as the bookmaker's say, "They are born every day."

Two ancient ones m Miss Drury and Kanaka figure amongst the entries for the Avondale Steeples. As Baritone, Sol and Kaitere are also nominated it is safe to assume that the two former will be on the- limit.

A gentleman, who has just returnedfrom Wanganui, informed me that he had a look at Halbadieir m his box, and that the old fellow looked well, but Vje-ry big, and evidently .had not been pushed along much. He is.- very doubtful if ! a race can be, got out of him. .-'•-■ - : \

J. Stew-art, who went totf Sydney* ■last week, has severed' his-' connection; with Taggart's Riccarton stable, and intends to try his luck m Melbourne. Stewart is ,a quiet, well "behaT«d' lad ' and a good horseman. His friends in' this ctflony will be pleased iv to iv "hear of * his success m Victoria.

A returned visitor from Sydney,, who is well qualified to express an opinion, says the A.J.C. Derby is merely a matter ,of health for Collarit. He says Mr Crick's colt gallops like- a machine and could' give4 Huascar a stone over the Derby •

Swimmer, Hydrant and Togos, mv charge of J. Stewart, were shippedto Sydney by the Watrimoo' last Saturday.' The former will go into F.^j ■yMoGrath's stable, whilst Mr Brown's pair will be under the care of Jas. J Burton, of Randwick. The last named will probably be best known as <the trainer of Tartan, Walroo, Lady - ■.Wallace and many other good horses.

,C. Birkett will take Gleam, and Sammy to the Marton meeting. The' flatter is a useful soct of gelding, who is possessed of a lot of pace and can «jiimp well. At present he is very -short of condition, but Birkett will, no doubt, build him up a bit. Last *week, at the Wamganui Hunt Club (meeting, Sammy, who ia by Sou'wester—Puss, and owned by Mr G. (F. Moore, won-.a double and. greatly;; impressed visitors with his style of galloping.

A private letter from Melbourne states that Chivalry had nothing butvbad luck over thefre. He was taken* over by boat and caught a chill on : the way, which interfered with his work ; then heavy rain rendered -,?the • going soft, which did not improvetfiis* chance. But the bad luck di<l not.end ?there, for, just after the start of 4die race v (the Oma Plate), his- saddle slip:ped round and Geo. Price -had*to-ride ■ shim bareback, and by this method»was unable to do him justice.

A peculiar incident happened at a race meeting m England m July. 'A trainer was experimenting with a new tstet of blindfolding blinkers on- a two-year-old, which was favorite. These •Ulinfers usually fell off when the jockey pulled a string, but this time they did not come off till over a furlong frad been covered and the horse .ranalf over the course. When the blinkers came off lie put m a sensational •run, being just beaten, and there is not the slightest doubt that had all •worked well he would have won.

Mr Brown, owner N of Hydrant andTogos, only decided on shipping his horses on Saturday morning, as. the chestnut was under offer to Mr G. Payne, owner of Chivalry, but the latter would not take him, so the "Brownie" made up his mind 'o lake a trip himself, and he will follow his horses to-day. Hydrant should win a good race over Sydney wav, but I am doubtful of Togos, and am not sure that his healrt is m the right place, but we shall see. The horses will probably make their first appearance at the A.J.C. meeting. • _... . ..

A very interesting letter is to hand from Freddy Jones, and inter alia, he says : "I have had so far fifty mounts and won six, besides being placed on fifteen occasions. The day after I arrived at Ogbourne I rode m two races; but could not get a place. I think I will do all right here as there is a very big team and we are sure to win some races. I have been to London several times and was much impressed with all I saw. It is a grand sight from the top of an omnibus on a Saturday night. When I was at Windsor races I was shown over the famous Castle,* which is quite close to-the town. On' Ascot Sunday I went on the Thames*; with a party of picnickers. We?had a* steam launoh and it was great fun: going through the "Locks." The scenery was good, but it is too mod-; crn, after one is used to the beautiful; forests m Maoriland. When the season ends I am going to take a run«j over to Paris, just for the week end,, and so be m the- fashion. I have towaste pretty hard here, but -am nowriding 7.11, which is a nice weight. - We have over thirty horses m work, including some good two-year-olds. The King goes to several meetings and the other day I beat bis first-Norse-man; H. Jones, m a two-year-old£ [race ataßirmittgham- Major Edwards*, has had a very serious accident; 1 'through a motor-car collision, and ; 4ie will be unable to get about for a* •long time, I have a very easy: timer •of it here, and I like the life im--mensely, but I camnot help toeing .struck with the thought I?ba't< yotf must be a horseman -and- -not & stable < The latter class only get about :2s 6d perweek, although they seenr; ■quite -happy with it." The very in--iteresting and well written letter concludes with remembrances to all* friends m Maoriland.