RANDWICK RUNNING REVIEWED.

NZ Truth, Issue 70, 20 October 1906, Page 2

RANDWICK RUNNING REVIEWED.

A Returned New Zealonder's

Impressions.

The Manuka, which arrived m Wellington last week, brought lack to this colony a very large number of New Zealanders who had been on a visit to Sydney to attend the A.J.C. meeting. Amongst the returned visitors were Messrs G. ,G. Stead, ,A. Boyle^R. J, Mason, H. Solomon, and .TV Porter; Chatting with one of. ijbe visitors, the writer gleaned some interesting facts about the dpii: > of tbe N.Z. horses m Sydney. The "meeting was an ad.mir.ably conducted one and the Maoriianders were well treated everywhere. v Solution's victory m the JYletrqpolitan! Handicap was very well received, as 'the mare -'-'ted a very- hot favorite', arid for • before the bookmakers were . bT"; to lay- a wager against anything else m ' the race. Hewitt's riding m the Ep- j som and Metropolitan Handicaps was peviect and the New . Zealander was loudly cheered on returnine; to the weighing enclosure. The Sydney people are very taken with Hewitt's horsemanship and anything he gets up on invariably starts favorite. Tlie Yaldhurst team did not do as well j as was expected of its members. Kuascr.r ran like a squib and must Ire written off for the future. Boniform ran a great race m the Breeders' : J?late. . The little fellow is evidently a igteat peti v and knows as much as a main.' He: got ; out first m. that race bilt , wbiild hot. go on and Hewitt itKfn had to start m and kick him all %$& way. 'Coming into the straight ttftr Mabrilanders held their l.::.thas' Bbniforni was only sixth and it looked any odds that he rc/J-d I? beaten; : bu,t Hewitit pulled him on to the outside of the field and sat down on him. TI-: Liliputian then pu\ m a great run arid ' just got up m tin-: to win by a head. The time was lmin 3sec, and not lmin. 0 3-ssec as previously reported. Isolt ran up to her best form, but had no chance with Solution m the Craven Plate. She was, however, very unlucky to be beaten by t-ady Walir.ec m this event, for at 1 ' the right- end she was galloping all over the Sydney flier and m a few moro yards would have beaten her. Porcelain only ran fairly, but he was net himself and can be depended on to do rauch better at the C.J.C. meetir'" next month. Hydrant's victory was well received by the New Zealand visitors, but it caused a lot oi! comment at Randwick, as the horse had been beaten by a very moderate performer at Roseliill the previous week as described m the extract from the "Sportsman" republished m last issue; In ibis regard it may I : mentioned that the stewards, wh::a dealing with the matter of the alleged i'neonsistaht running, were unable m decide m Mr Brown's favor until I?Jilcb meetings had been held. It was !>.::',; an anxious time for the bewil-. £ red Eonsor. My informant would : i> ; 'if.' say .that the chestnut was. a 1..-..-irier"at Rosehill, but it certainly l..oVc>s very suspicious, and he yen- * ;.^J the opinion that Mr Brown did hot put much coin on his horse. Swimmer, who was loyally supported by his owner, Mr J. Beckett, v/aa Unlucky m not winning two Steeplechases, m his first venture, The Offilicer only beat him by a head after 'Swimmer. had struck the last two .fences badly ; and on the next day, when the race appeared to be m his safe keeping, the Cannon gelding ran 'off. Some of the visitors paid a flyiiiV visit to Melbourne and had a look at the training op: rations at Caulfiefc?* Most interest was centred lirt the goings of A. West's team, which is no\<? largely composed of Yaldhurst horses. .. Menschikofi was striding along very freely and^ll r> m"- well m the meantime, he is a su°re starter m the CauMield Cup today. Delaware is sure to.wm a race soon as he looks better now than at atiy ueriod of his existence. Cuneiform" was on the tracks, but only walkiftg, while Bquiform has gone wron/and it is doubtful if he will ever race apa-in- The last remark also applies to Maniapbto and Miss King, who were m Sydney. Geo. Morris who went aver with Mr Steads team, was offered a good PPSttion m T Payten's stable, but declined it. J, Stewart and Jerry Wilson wp quite able to hold their own wtth tlie best hurdle horsemen over there, aim *aeb., got plenty of riding. The former has gone to Caulfield and will do tne riding that Chevalley is. unable to do. Hydrant and Togog remain m J. Burton's stable at Randwick and each is at present undergoTnz a short spell. Several offers ; were revived by Mr Solomon for r Vardo, but the owner refused to part althntiffh he dropped Sandy to a Si-d-Z Sportsman just before the little horse was to have sailed for New Zealand.