NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 136, 25 January 1908, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Takapuna Cup to-day." "' ' .'-.;' Trentham concludes to-day* : .. v Fifteen- . bookmakers Were, present at Fexton on Wednesday. : ,_■:. . •■ . „. Moscow was very - troublesome': at the post on Saturday. . ■'.•■•'.' The Auckland stallion ; ■ Seaton Delaval is now nineteen years old. - - The English stallion, Larino, pur-v chased by R. Wooton, arrived m Sydney last week. ' " ! The Auckland trainer, Chas. Coleman, has again been granted a license by the A. R.C. The Takapuna meeting commences to-day and will be continued on Wednesday and Saturday next. The old-time' jockster, Ft Johnson, has again been granted a license by the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. '-' Jack Farmer leaves for ' Melbourne on the 7th of next . month with Elevation. He will go, via Sydney. , '"Tartar" Julian . will go oyer v- to_ 'Australia to ride Master Delaval and Sol m their engagements pn the other side of the sea. ■ .-..-._.. "-.- '- - ; ".-'. , Mr. A., McCracken, ownear of Mira and a member of the V.R.C. Committee, is at present on a visit =to New Zealand. The Auckland-bred Natalia (Hotchkiss—Miss Delaval), who 'has enjoyed a lengthy spell, has now joined M. J. Carmody's. string at Caulfield. - Who can pick the weights Munjeet and Elevation will get m th" New-, market Handicap, and wh-icfr.^U receive the highest poundage ? • The winning jockeys last Saturday were R. Hatch 2, L. Wilson 1,-F.. E, Jones, F. Cress, ; S.. Reid, J. McCombe, and T. N. Jones one each. ' P, A. Connolly won £3330 m 'Ices at the W.A.T.C. Christmas- meeting." He won all the. big races 1 except the Imperial Stakes, and then his .horse,: Blue Spec, ran second. ; Bob Barlow informed ir>e that Multifid is going . filon.- all right at New Plymouth. . This trainer does not think that he will be able tb sret i him ready for the Wanganui Cup, but j he has no misgivings about his standing a preparation. Sir Geo. Clifford purchased the. Kiilcheran-Success colt at the- yearl-'. ing safe. He jumped from lOOgns io 200gns., at wihich price the jcolt- -was knocked down to him , Several . buyers were after the colt, but a hundred guinea' bid knocked them'ovfer. \ ,'I do hot often find fault with the; judging at race meetings, but on Saturday last the gentleman .who dieted for Mr Hartigill made a mistake when he- placed Suttee second to. Culmination. Solomon's : mare was a good length behind Naphtha, who was second, but was placed third byi the acting judge. •,-..'

... The cracking pace. in... the^Cup, upset, a lot of calculations-. 'Uenuku caiindt bo too honest. What thinkest thou, Trainer Rae? The Summer Handicap of one wile is the big xncc at. Trentham . to^tley.' Despite the heavy- licewi© fe«, -.the bookmakers mostly wen ..money:: ... last Saturday: '. •,- vv- - Paionc moved sorely on Saturday, and was. never prominent m the Nursery Handicap. ,'. , ' ■'■-'-'-■ - .:■■ Six -, furlongs is too "far ; for , Sea King, and a furlong .shorter would be more to her liking..- . ■_, '.:..,. -..,. Petro yna's pilot • was asleep at: the -barrier . on Saturday last and -the mare got out of the. ruck. . ■-._-;. „'■ 'The Birkenheads don't like the" hard going. Dawn was a conspicuous failure m the Telegraph Handicap. Zimmerman was withdrawn fy— t the Cup owing to hav ;T *g split a hoof when galloping on Thursday last. -■ Tangimoana and Splendid Idea were well backed m the f '■ ■■> by their- respective parties, but neither were, prominent at the end:. '•'• ■ Cross Battery seems to"'have'{Tied" a 'complete' "jade!" She does anything pn the tracks but ' will ■ 'not : repeat it iii her races • ."•_• /.'■ *;' ; < ~ '. . ' The v Nursery Handicap was hier'-* - an exercise gallop for Armlet." \yhjen' she passed A', '-ine, .the latter appeared -to "be standing 5ti11.. ./:. : : 0 „ : 'A well-known Hastings , trainer : : is of the opinion that it is '"feoo<H>ye ElevatjOn,., l must leave, -yoii'^ if ofor Boniform meets Mr BMwell's^ champion. - . ...... o V Gold. Crest put up. a splendid' effort m Wellington Cup,,, and Ihe,.' is £_ ' u fcihg over his pulling . propensities and did not appear to fight Young q.uite so much m the early ..stages -of the race.' • '-Off,.-/' '--Z-'.O Apa.s poor showing m~tlie Cup wa:s a "surprise to Tilley, ypho expe f .6. him to , be very prominent the; whole way. . , TherChange .of horsemen ,' at .the eleventh hour would not' V'_ help' .the horse. .... ...- : v---\- '.'.<■-.' ■. -<~.\ ' The hard . going stopped Mys ! '.', •'•- - - tion m the Cup, and the little, chestnut ran m {-he 'rear the whole way. But when the ground sof' ; I would not be responsible for any thing ; he WOUld do. - • .... -. -.'< -y_. ■;:... .WW Bave Price would have purchased half-ra-dozen. horses here <to .---j.taJfce ' -to the other, side, but he. could not persuade; the owners; to sell;. He./ was very partial to Gold Crest, but -so was Jos^ ...Prosser. .- - • .- _l It looked a guinea to a gooseberry that Kairoma would /defeat San Julie m a strong finish over 1 - last furlong of the Anniversary Handicap., but, contrary to expectations, y>-: -.f_ Cress kept his mare goi^g at -top arid the- judge. declared m his favor by : a nose. The racing public will be" well caterM for' at Trentham to-day,' and the Summer Handicap promises to be a rftost 'interesting race. 'The fields for -most of the xaces • are good and a very enjoyable day's- /sport 1 should be witnessed. . That; dsv ; if;3.you r can ;.spot any winners.: ■■":_■-: >^ r -.''i ?Of - -MelwoM r 'broke 'down badly' during the - Ming of fth'e '■' Anniversary l TiaiT--dicap 'arid -• came ;l ßack ; "to" v'the" paclcleek on' three" -legs. -.'Had- he stood" up* -I •i-ink he Would have .wpri", as i r fie was galloping m the'lcacl for half a •- - ;' :< e and even when " : - "Voice dowri he battled on very gaineiy. ..." 'Some boys have winning rides "forced upon them, while others. very rarely get up on a winner. . Luke Wilsori wanted to' get' "off Moloch arid ride another horse iri the Wellington Cup, but the party behind the Wairarapa horse held him' to his contract. "The result was he won. .; The Ruapehu Hack Handicap .w^as cbritested by a' 1 field of 'eighteen horses, . and.as. soon asa fux longj had been covered they .: ' .'*>" ■well ' _.s '." "..,.-• but. Nukutihi; Ybsami, ,Nprth fft .O-A aiid Mon Aimi were, the learliest^ to ciaifhJ .attention, and m 1 the - straight the. £3bult filly landed 'the rabe; fairly easily." . '.' : v ' ' .'.'..■■ ... ', w When, one saw the .large representative of. buyers at. .the • first annual F^lty of Waikanae yearlings -it- : was a simple thing ito predict that -all- the youngsters -would .sell and sell well.--:vQn the advice of >Jos. Prosser, Mc H.vGaisford bought a half, sister to William,;by Kilcheran, at the sale of yearling's last Mbnday. The price was •1-7'Ogris. .- ■■■ ■•-..■. _•■■-••• Bidding was very keeri fbr the Royal- Artillery— Bluefire;. fillyy . ;; 'Whc> brought top price, 260gns. My readers will remember that some weeks .'.back I prophesied that this would be the. prize, packet of the basket-.: Several buyers Wete m the market,, and at 26.6 ! g'ns. she went 'to Mr .G-.'-G.' S,teadr though, Mr J. L. Caiqly. who was present, imagined it was his bid. ■Secretary Harry Hayr , of -„ the ; .Avondale Jockey Club, was a. visitor to Trentham last . Saturday,, and most of the afternoon- the genial tote ..proprietor was engaged ' shaking hands with all and sundry. Mr Hayr:'purchased a yearling at Mr Duncan's sale,; and an increase of 30ghs, onhis price -would not tempt him to part He leaves on Monday for Auckland. All Red was,)- the, biggest v horse on ithe racecourse last Saturday. The full brother to Muh|eet ; seems' to grow bigger every day; and I think it iwould be good business to give him •an easy time of it till next year, and if he does riot improve 14Rs he ought to." His .owner, Mr- ;J.: Buckley, was present at Trentham on Saturday and I undestand that ... this is the first time he has seen the. colt.; since he was a yearling. He *mustj have been greatly impressed /with;, ihis size, and no doubt wi11 ... giyej Prosser orders to .treat- tjie -.-.coifc/ lightly. I look to All Tied -. to be 'a_ great five-year-01d... . './..• . ■«

, Pelticoat s.e.Qjcas. unable t« raiie * eeent gallop. Through an eecUaat. A. ©llvisf was uimblc to tAke H_m mmrob m At» i» th» WellinfTte* Hup, * Playm«.t« ter.uk w9. fitwiwfl) ra«B m the Trenth*M Heric Wet* but a poor 'thirfi was the >est fe*. nuH d^ Chatterer wW. 'the last to pass tke judge's box m; the Wellington Cup but Splendid Idea pressed her closed 'Dave .Price : returned to Christ* church last Monday lo complete preparations for his departure - for, Melbourne ' ' Sir Artbgal is a lot better than most'peopl" imagine. As a three-year-old I predict that be will be m the "-'first 'flight. Fireiron ran a fair race. in the Anniversary Handicap, but when the trabks; get a bit of the sting out of them lie will run better. It was a very interesting finish between Gold Thread .and Red JRain on Saturday ,las^, . but this pair outclassed tlie remainder of the field, v Red Rain is m«ade of solid stuff and battled oiit hjs finish on Saturday m a ve'xy game manner. ..He ia bred well enough' to win m better company. . -' Sen 'Sirij'wais. 'left at the post j>n. Saturday 'm . the Trentliam '•' Hack Wel^r^ and when m a big; field it does riot seem "safe to back the big chestnut; ?'--'v 'Mbtukawa is r a very big fellow that will require a :lot of racing to fine him - do* Miv •'-'* i He "is ; . a nice cut. of v a .horse ;and sin. iirner should 'be l useful. He was : toiling m the rear the whol«_ of the way on ..•£ -ay. - Apologue's. -half-brother, Seal Rock,, put m an appearance i,n Sydu»y on New : .Year's Day, bbuyt y .as .was to ba expected, :<he was never prominent. However, if : i', -z is any;.(_(ood-. m kim^ Dee Earnshaw will discover- -it. •-. .- The Perth Cup of iOO7-.'has aitain been won : by. Mr P. A, Connolly. Four , . .years -m succession '' he has scooped the. pool— truly^a • rem.arMjle record, and. one not ev^i atiproa^d by.: the la.te.GTec: : Tfjwton.^whc. kad a great innings m Western Au:.'-.-*l*3a before, the, advent of the obiettioafttiie T'othe^idet.. .'"-. ' "- ",. Tomri}y - Pritchard . t^lO'C Liidjam and ..Penates "to the. .^extern mpeting ' arid his... brother. Qharlev suri^rvised the' saddling' Up of Saga for tlie Wellinglon Cup and other traces. ■ ,V ' William fan a very poof race m the A'nrityersai-v " Fr "'"ap,- and had present no doubt the "Porirua- nush" .would have «ot ."tally;, ho'?, oyer the .little .haWs boor showinjK. . -..Of. > y .vThe Melbourne trainer, A. -'•K."--P6«l-■sham.'.-isecond son of the- well-known ."Ike'T Foulsham, has obtain^ a three. years'-'-enga-Rement as traioi?r 1^ ; for -whence lie 'will leav« r ih the : course -of a fo'rtni)pht : --oi' so, ! n&d m probability he- will taVe^ov^E a few- stallions for disposal m th« land rofrfche brown man. - ; 'olelhouiiH^' "Truth" says : "TJte Romsey -j'sirtewards^ have ■'* dis-jUAlifißCl Mrs 1 T-Tedlet*"- (owner)* and R: Ifwiley fof : six Tmbnths, and : 'the gelrlinjc, "Rbms'ev ! \Jack, it beirig proved that the latter, who wo:: 'he. hack r<ic<_ at theirrmee-ging last month. Was i-rtehti-car Withva .'New Zeal'aiid r performer called Rawrpore. . Six months xeeras ari absurdly' light-sentence 1 foi* such a Sef ibus . 'dffehce. ■'■'f :'■ ■;■*;'■■ v. " (^Th"e entries for ~ the, Newmarlrwfc Handicap, " Australian ..-' Gup^ snd Champjpn_Race must he.reearded - as being Satisfactory, -'though both : '"the long-distance events show a distinct ■ -falling^Off "iri numbers engaged. . Tfcis Was' however, only to 'be onticipat^d. as ■ iust ''at-presertt thel*e Is' a 'greai scarcity' o ; f ; horses -that ate- accfe^T*--■ed as being stayers. Poseidon anid Mountain' Tfing are both n.i-*ej*iV from the, Champion race, and {lie crack New .■.ZealaiMef, Master Dflavfil, the -Melbourne-'-Cup winner Anolo : gu**;. T find Tartari Represent the best Class hors%a engaged. ;•■" /.;A bright'; spot m .the. racing last Saturday ; 'was , the very even ' smarts that ':wefe. effected . by ; Mr li. Piner.. Unless biie' is at the post pr ? dirf eCt liner it, is art absolute'^nirossihiir Hy to :^e' 'the start pfbi)erly. Ta 1 -^, for instance, the six furloho- nost on the" TfehthamV, course. Hiprisps that are. on the, . o t utside , of the .ficld^j&np^at; to ,; * liie.'' .'_ 'standing .fully „t?Fj?nsy yards ;;D(^ih^|hbse on thej,j;_rij[§x b§r caris'e ' ft pin . ;i^e. grandstand.-. y,TaiiUrS__Z.s not . m a direct line.. .-Tjje J^jW^r sometinibs walks 'to the bara-K' y.^o see ;a. start, and when I have donp i^ I. hive been much' struck, with . . - the evenness of . .Mr Piner'.s des^n trhes. Thetstart fpr the. Anniversary' H-an^ dibs n;. was a particularly^fme e^rt. . Xi is very questionable whether it is.^wis-v.policy on 'the part of the pwri^r' oii. Elevation to endeavor te wiri-,the.;N!ewmarket. Haiwiifap- with his' pony. : . This is,, one of; the hardest races m. thp whole world. to win^ and Elevation.; .would , have to > put up a. better performance than .ever. he has done before ; tp win. What **reiffht will iie ; get?. When we,- send a .good, per* fbfriier m,. this- land over to Victoiia they f;e,neral.ly take- special. ,.care . ot him-,> arid il '..Elevation gets a pound undbE:9.s.liWill bei surprised. Now,' let u^-ipokj.jEbt thjK'rate. It-, is rnn . over a,;Str.aight--CQprse, arid there" is ahyays-lai' big fieldii -i Elevation is ne chan^pio ( n>(a;t : the<..barrier,. and nlenty ; hprs^!r , WsQ\!ld,-,sjfc_*.ct:! m front of » him; crossrhimTbumnjhim, etc., andy then: witlK-his jstatuueoL and weight, bs. tha* i would bsjrf_he end^of'.him. , It so?me to. me ilh'atjthe iiest -policy i.woiild be ■ tio.v take] ijotir-jMoimfeiinj King and .Co. m ' tliet^eighife-fPP-a^^J'Ovents. It -is lust pos^ibtetba.fi'itlihre is a -screw: loose !with thet' big cffellow, 'and Elevation i wouldrputlihim /40 It the whole waT and I am bon^WnlJ-would master Mm.' im- the endr Think it over, Mr BM-

Helianthus is not bad. Kuku has ' a "leg";^ "and is 'spelling iat Porirua;' ';, ■ : ' •;.': Routine, has? .an enlarged' and ■Js m the paddock.,- t f t .' v .;;;,,. ■ .Separator is. a ikll ,jjrother>to Ropa, a Wellington Cup ;mniie'r. 'O. , .-. v .Tahgiiflo.ana has beeii racing most consistently "of late, and oveij l£ mile she "is very hard to beat. Diabolo is improving, but he docs not begin too well. He should be useful; as a three-year-old. The Squatter recently burst . lifts hoof, and his owner was compelled to seek the aid of -a "vet." Lomaria is still m work, but _ji_er trainer did not deem her tasks good enough to bring her to" Trentham. Sir H. 1 Alexander, a member' of tlie Australian Jockey Club, is at present ori a business visit . to"Wellington.. ' " Nadador is again m. commission for CoUellb at "Hastings, and 'the same trainer has' also a couple "of unnamed youngsters 'm work. • Mick King ought to consult , his boss 'had soe if they could not change 'Pa'ngipapa's name. How. would idem" do. Swiiiiming Belt was very,- unlucky m the Electric Handicap, but a mare like Finery always spread-eagles the field m the early stages pf a race. King BiXly cannot be himself. Quinlivan gave him a good chance m the Haißdic&p on Wednesday, but ..he was prominent m, the early stages only. ..•Sftllarki ran -prominently - for ---five: fuyrlpngs m the Telegraph Handicap, fout there wcr« several candidates Who r.yer§ alwayis. within striking* distant* ol ter. •Finery looked very well on Saturtt^, awl galloped freely ,- but she tfas stepping badly : at the' finish and aripthar -hiuufcred . yards would have Aiiwi* a-ibijj i 'diSerence. '• Oxt»n-'%as given out quietly as a moßal fox the : Electric -Handicap, hat -the public ' would haVe iiothing ; I)*t Finery, ' They thought .differently from -th* trainer , who only had a solitary sovereign on the mare. Tha .Cup was a really pretty race t« watcjj, jinii al? down the long back straight tlie "'field was bunched!, The .last furl on j found a lot oif them: stopping, aid badly, too. The pace had cooked them. • C. Jenkins has applied to the Wanganui Jockey Club for the reinstatemjeaxt of his license. As Jenkins has been most severely punished already it -is to be hoped that the Metropolitan Club will sco their way clear' to pjive him a chance. ' ' ' • .Wailcaraka is becoming incorrigible, uui of;;. a morning he positively rejuses to /work on the tracks; Lately Tommy Wilson has been riding a Kack and leading the chestnut. : He syas very; bad at the barriei;.. on Wed-nesday-in the last race .of'trhe day. Mr G-.y- Beatson, owner of .Waikar»3ta, recently : rode three winners at Mohaka, on. the.H.B. district.. -Alter /fins. Jus ha.d not bad enough. so he mounted a hack and rode, 7 s miles, and. reached, home m time for breakfast after .tiiein>R m the saddle .all night. ' .',.' . -„- /. --■:.':■ I . Berengai_ia got a very bad- passage m tlie , Jpitzherbef t Handicap and was muQIV Mocked about. At the start sjhc, IMabblo and Separator '■ , collided and. Captain Russell's filly, came down on her nose. Then m the straight she' got on to the rails and took her backers' rnone^ with her. • _Abd,ut-::'the , lopkiest man at' Trentham laist' Saturday was Mr W. E. Bidwell, owner of Culmination. This gentleman invested £100 on his mare m the Tongariro Hack race, just, after she had passed the post m the. first race wdn .by Suttee. In her second attempt she landed the dividend for her owaer. . Qt. (\.y Stead's cast-off, .Munjeet (Stepniak— Madder ) , who won a . number of caces m New \JZealand, and :who ia now owned by J. L. Carl and D. J. Prioe, has an engagement m the Newmarket Handicap. So also, has Elbvation (San Francisco— Stepfeldt) who is also m the Dohcaster HandLsap, but not; however, m either the Aiertraliari Cup, the Champion Race, er Sydn*^ Cup. So Mr Bidwell' s flyer will ftp kept to sprintiriff only while oh tho other side. Marty rium fairly knocked punters sf^thejir perch when she went out and l&tf a3l' t£«;way m ihe Muhgaroa H£-6& r Weltef. Her perforniance was a 4 -"VJiy fctrong contrast' to her first d&y's* «ffext. 'i v his is the third time tlvia iuare has done the same thing, and : it's jus fc< about time 9he was challenged; aad not allowed to' run anyhow jwst becUuse she is owned by the Hon. J. D. Ormond: Had a battler Owned this mare and a doubtful jockey ridden her, there would have been a dsmonstratioin on Thursday, but it seen* a ti_*t.Kai)amu horses are deemed to b* above suspicion. A drop of 2ft could not possibly account fpr the vast difference m this mare's two performances. Mavtyiium arid Red Rain were the public selection's'/ m the Trentham Hack Welter, and m the .early stages of the rae* they pilbted the field. At aboiit 8 furlangs from home Martyrinm suddenly lost her position and fell right hack, while Red Raid' went on said scored, after" a good set-to with Oold Thread. Habitues "df 1 the lawn and stands spoke loud and long about Martvfium, and reckoned fher display was Terr ; To': 'me, it seemed .that after Jones lost his position hi was cohteht, r *4hd-'' : ' iievex bustlod vhis- mount -at all." :; He may havo been: able to > satisf sCctdrily explain how he -came' to ■ dr'pp ' back; and the stewards shbulfl rf -certainly )imve allowod him 1 fto dof so. Her' seoond display was very; different and should hay* b.eenchaltengsd.v. - «_____»., y ,-,-„, .".. A+L4-i, .-yr;., . ■--"