NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 144, 21 March 1908, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Masterton on Wednesday and Thursday. Kairoma won the big race on Wednesday from end to end. Taura recently qhanged hands and is now m J. Rollo's- stable. Moloch is coming back to form and will be a different horse next week. Vasa was very unlucky when she went under to Blue Bell at Dannevirke. • ; '. The success of Truganini on Wednesday was a facer to the S.P. merchants m town. A heap of money was m; Wellington for Aboriginal m the concluding event at 'Dannevirke. ; Matakokiri changed hands; recently, ,and he is to go to J. B. Williamson's stables at .Ellerslie. • My Darling got a very . bad run' in the Shorts at Damievirke, otherwise slue might 'have troubled Turquet. Gauze was very sore after Dannevirke, and her mentor will require to rise his best efforts to keep , her going- ' ' Several buyers have been negotiating for Ataahua since the Wanganui meeting, but so far no business has resulted. ■ ' v The Australian 'Qup was a very sol-idly-run race, and the time (4min. OJ sec.) has only been beaten by Dreadnought and Idolator. A final reminder is given vfchat acceptances for Nelson close on Wednesday evening at the ; Club's offices, Trafalgar-street, Nelson. ' Bushranger, who won the Hurdles at Dannevirke, »is; trained bf P. Johnston. He has a lot of pace on the flat and should go on scoring. .Lady Adair let her owner down tod-' ly at . Dannevirkei She' crashed through one " fence and unseated her rider, who . fortunately escaped without injury. • Since being put under ■ the knife Flam en had his first run 1 m public at Dannevirke, when he contested the Cup. He ran well for a time but Was done with early.. After King Post's forward running m the Makirikiri ■, Hack Race at Dannevirke,. his owner was .induced to have a good punt on him the second day, but he could only run third. Osiris was slipped at Dannevirke, and duly took out, but things nearly came undone and the chestnut had to be ridden right out to beat Turquet, who won the Shorts on the second day. ,1 ■ . Jos. Prosser bustled home from Wanganui, and next morning put Gauze on the train for Dannevirke. .She landed the Flying Stakes- and ran second to Maid of Astolat m the March Handicap. There were only four starters m the Trial Stakes at Dannevirke, and after Lady Menschikoff's good display ct WaTiganui, she was selected as a good thing. She started very short and won easily. In the course of an interview at Melbourne, the well-known New Zealand trainer, R. J. Mason, expressed the opinion that racing had not progressed very much m Victoria since his last visit here some 18 years ago, while on the other hand it had gone ahead by leaps and bounds m New South Wales and New Zeafand during that neriod.

Whakawohi is to take on hurdle racing during the coming season. Kairoma ran well for a time at Napier, but lie could not se6 it out. The Hon. J. D. Ormond won six races at the Napier Park .. meeting. J. Rae reckons Gold Lace will turn, out as good as any of her sire's stock. After Martyrium has done racing; on the flat she should make an ideal Jumper. Bluebell was never with the leaders at any part of the Redclyffe Welter on Tuesday. Hipporofla is all wrong and was not seen out at the Napier meeting on Tuesday. The N.Z.-bred Seddon again ran like a rotter m the Brunswick Stakes at Fleming-ton. Matakokiri has already gong to Auckland, and was not seen out at the Napier meeting. ' ' J. L. Really, of the Epsom Racing Club, Melbourne, is now on a holiday trip to New Zealand. Gazeley had a run m the Welter Handicap, but eleven stone kept Mm in ' the rear the whole way. Zimmerman is going on the right way at.Karamu, and will most likely be seen out m the C.J.C. Autumn, Handicap.- ■ . . North Pole is. a leggy sort of horse and is a bit light, but*when he finishes we may expect to find him ' amongst the winners. . . • Ikon was supported strongly m the Esk Handicap, but she was unable to extend North Head, though. she beat the rest 'of -"the- field.' • ""•"•' ' • Mystification .'.-looked-. as rqtell as anything m the . ,Napieiv< Cup, field, but. the chestnut . was sore ■ andjcould not raise a gallop at any part 'of the race. < Pretty Maid landed the Omahu Hack Hurdles m a taking manner, and she jumped faultlessly thro.ugh,out and had too much pace for Te Kainui m the run home. Pretty Maid, who won at Napier on. Wednesday, dropped a foal which died some four months ago. Tile same mare was successful at : the same meeting m the winter. : Mistime, who made her bow to the public m the Trial Stakes 'oh Tuesday, is by Birkenhead from Miss Never- She is a nice cut of a mare, but. is, smaller than the . other Birkenheads. Chanteuse hopped out iivfront and gave the field no chance m the Trial Hack on Tuesday.; Her owner and trainer were very confident about her chances, and followers of the stable threw m for a good win. They say that North Head is one of tfoe."toest of the Karamu horses. He is a great big horse and weight doesn't trouble him. He made a frightful- exhibition of the field in' the Stewards' Handicap on Wednesday. Lamsdorff put up a ■ good gallop '• with Moriarty prior to the Napier meeting, but his chance was ; spoilt on Tuesday by getting away' badly.He was galloping over everything at «the finish and was close up .fourth.' As a jumper Commander is an absolute failure. It is stated that , his owner had notions of taking him to Australia, but if this is so they must)' surely be dispelled after .the poor displays at Dann.evirke and Napier Park. The highest-price., yearling at, the Melbourne sales was the brown brother to Scotland, a well-grown; good boned, sensible-looking youngster. He did not show as much quality as his relative, but, all going well, he should be worth the 650 guineas E. E. D. Clarke gave for him. . ..'. : Amongst the many thoroughiytrained animals - that ran m the Newmarket Handicap, nothing was fitter for the task than Munject, who ran a really good raoe. She looked a certain third till a few yards from the post, where the fast-finishing AMm Foo got up and beat her out of the; place money. '-...' '• Says Melbourne ' ' Truth :-^A real- ' ly fine-looking field . ofiiorses ran . m. the Newmarket Handicap . They Were certainly not a mere lot of ''speedy squibs." for horses like Collarit, An-: tonio, North Head, '.Step. -Out-, .'Melo-i drama, Munjeet, Tra^uair, Decolle/tte, Knox, Tangaroa, Scotland/, Gr'eha-. dier, Lord Carlyon, Curtain Lecture,' Bright Steel, Lord Cecil , and Akim Foo are all equal to easily carrying; a 14st. man a" long day's journeyThere were certainly no "weeds" among the field. v ; >| " ' There was pleryty of competition for ■ the yearling brother to. the crack Maoriiand performer. Master Delayal, at the sale at Melbourne recently. The youngster, who was generally thought to be the pick of" the ' lots submitted, is a well-grown, level, •; stylish chestnut, and he : has -air 'the. appearances of a galloper. As several good judges were keen on having him he brought a good price, as John Turnbull had to go to about 525 guineas before he secured him,,, As- a. matter of course, HickenbotliSm will have the training of the colt. There was sp much talk over the contradictory form exhibited by Apologue at : Caulficld and m the Essendon Stakes that on Tuesday the V.R.C. stewards very, properly : held an inquiry into the running; The representative of the owner, trainer; Hiclcon-botham, and jockey ' Eyans" were present, and after hearing 'evidence the stewards decided that, the explanation given was quite satisfac^tory. So far, so good. At this inquiry it is understood that the trainer stated' that he had no cause for complaint as to the manner m whichj the horse' was ( ridden, s6 : ;.that much surprise was expressed on. Wednesday morning when it became known that the services of Evans had been dispensed with, and that Barden had; been engaged to ride Apologue m his : further engagements . — Melbourne: "Truth/ . ■ ' .;

G-lorious weather at Napier Park and very large ..attendance. , , Taura has gone wrong and will he unable to start for spine :: time. „ The. progeny of , . Norsemai,d won, three', races at Napier' on ' :Wedne ! s-' day. . ' ■„,':' , : ; '.':.,. . ;'. , /,; ' [ . The hack hurdlers jPapatJawa and; Concussion were «not- brought to the Napier Park, meeting. ' . Berehgaria:- did' not get' out 'too ■well on Tuesday,- but she- had no chance with-' Gold Lace. -- Aeolus ran a very pbof- ' 'race m the Napier Cup;' andth'e going I'wa1 ' was 1 evidently not to his liking; ,' . With a ,Mt . of time, Remission' should, turn out a \, useful ! filly , _ as she has a gppdish bit bf. pitei' . '\ The Soultr-Gold Webb.' , filly is ,to be sent up to G-isborne ,and /turned put to give -her. a chance fo ; mature. , A Napier bookmaker had £80 stolen out of his .-bag--;.; whilst the was watching a race a^b the recent meet-, ing. .' : , • ' :.■ Kaipetipeti is to be given, a chanceto jump country m the coming: season. He is m active work at Hastings. ■■'.': <•■■ ■•-'■ '- . • ' The layers of • odds ha-d a particularly bad time of ' it at Napier, and the Wellington fielders declare they; will not bet there -again."* ; - Bushranger jumps beautifully; but" as yet he has % not the condition^'; to see but a race.' He. has 6hly y 'be'eri'fii work a couple of months: ' - '''?;;'', .Contendent is a fine big bf'o^h^cblt' that' shouM do' better with more a)ge.' A distance ; of ground should*' suit him .better .than a,. short raoe///- ::'" gpiri&rbn~t, t ;tb^^.t.ake.parit^ini.tih,? Bpurke ,, . Handicap Mimjeet " appeared very anxious, and^not .nearly .as , well ran ' <yery ' : indifferently -.—^lelbburne: "Truth:". '■;..;''-',,.,,:::.,.; V- ■-,'.';% r:'.'.''' . ..Scotland was very ''dotty!' garter; running m the ( Bourke . -^attdjfap^aiur the prospects, of his racing again:' .for, , some little yvphile do np^i . v lpb.k <■ too hopeful.',, ?.<: ; ..;, <0;\ >:■ ;' vim-. ' ; Chatterer got. 1 , caught iin the barrier i and took : no part- m ; the big race .at ; Napier Park on Wednesday;. [Tihe mar I chine was faulty and failed ., to rise; at one end. . ■ :.. ' -■/"■.- \ •The Nelson Jockey Club have .decided to charge bookmakers' £20., a ! day for a. license to bet at . their; annual meeting; which takes place on: April Ist and :2nd. . - v. -\ ■■■ ■[{ Jos. Prosser' intended' to send "Ku-; rawaka tip to the Na'piet ; Park 1 in^et-' ing, but at, .the last minute^ he-' was, unable to get, Mr Fraser's .mare 'on ' the mail traiiC which was' the , only: train, arriving; in 1 time for the races. ■' ', Arc' Lights is stire ;ib prove a good; bargain , for Mr; E. J:. .Watt; Who; gother for nexi;, to nothing, 'She' inadei the opposition look very; small- ! a%; Napier ■ and epvered _a lot ; 'mbrei ground than anything else m. th^radej.; Splash, m 3V[cL/aug>hlih's . : : stahles," and piloted hy -yLV ; ' Wilson, 1 surprised ' most people by* her forward 'funning; m the Trial jiapk' oh Tuesday. ;"SljB; was, just a,. bit lucky ., to,.. /beat '\ Mis-; time» ;■ ■■■. .' .-.;. ;;;;": ■ ..- 'j-'-'-v,-.;. '- „•■..■-, : .. The Dahnevirke ,• Jockey Club, should; consider. . the . question .of .enlargingphviv whole; show. Tlve requirementsj were , altoget-heiV.. insufficient . , for o. .the large crowd present ; at .• . the repent; meeting. • •-. •';:.;>•,;• i r.\ ■ Ruabon, a. half brother,, to Ruby; and Moifaa: wa's a quiet paddock; tip| for the Hack Hurdles' at. Napier i; „onj Wednesday,. :• but he ran : very .green... After a face'; or two he should, rbe i ; a ; much-improvetl horse. : r ■■"■*; 'A. Oliver hopped Crackfoot out, very lively ; m the Red6lifie Welter; at; Napier on Tuesday,' s and' for ■ :'a; time if looked" " as ' if ". hfe wpul>d' c;ome: m his own,' but he tired badly -and; Seaton Dale beat him?, m the :run 'home. ■ -'.' ;-- : .■:'.•■ : . h ■.■'■'• ,■•; ■■ Blue Bell 'slipped on her nose<M m the Electric Haqk^afr iDai!aievirke ; ''andi thus "ex't-in^uished- 'her cJfahces. .^^The second day -she was again inj the Telephone- Hack arid just- landed! the ; s'take bh : tlie ipost^frtSm Vasa; whoV tijid been strekkingvin- front the wholes W&y. ■ ■■- ■ -"j'-y >' : r k-,. ;,'.;:-■:;.•-.• •;■ ; •;■' A-ntbhib liad -the; thprpugh cbnfid-. encepf his cbnne^iJipnsj -m ' the New-; market, but he w^is one '''6l- thei unlu'cW horses at the pos^ • attd . ' 'lost '■: -■ a - deed of ground at th| start, 'wliile. Ms rider: : was nearly r unseated.'^ IJl |fhis:quite accounted for 'the p^ot display oi the English, crack.. ;.) ■■■;••'.■"',. -, - :^ !t : l l -.".;i'^| - The public went put .batlly ' m: the; Plying at Napier over i the"defeat''o;f( ■ pace " was killing, " arid • she did , ! not have; 1 the best ,of luck. - When . v gopd ! sprinters. lik6 King Billy,;; Contender; and Finery cpuid' never 'get neat the' f i ; ont it will 'give some idea . of; the. ipace that ' was •' set. ■ -' ;;. ;'". ; ''„;. i Turquet, 'who .won rttie "Shorts .\%ii Danneyirke^was very late jn arxiyiiig at the post, anid m ( another fe^ininutes the face, would have ., starred without her. It is said that her dw.n> er had to •break open hea: box to get at her, an-d t?hen ; she was . galloped! down to the course.;, She must be a good on«;to win under such cir-' ;cumstances.. ' , .' .., r; , Lord Bobs toppled over atv the first fence m the Omahu Hack Hur-, dies and unseated ;his 'rider. He con--.-tinned on ! his journey . and- . ; finished, up with fhe placed horses.- At the entrance to the straight \, he ran out; very-wide and . took, Te Kainui With him, -ariu m many., quarters ;) it was., reckoned tha,t he : spp'ilt, ■ that; horse's chance. ■%■'... ■> ,■■ ■\\^. • .. -^ •» „.(' The G-ol,u Reef mare .-Gold Lace was pounced upon by the public m tjiej Sapling Stakes, andvit ■ afterwards, leaked out that she had defeated Gold Thread m a ■ !five-rf urlong .gallop, .'Ojij ■■■Sa'turffay moi!hmg. She' did not -get out top well, but as soon as the field settled down she tore to "r. the front and the race was over-, , as ( she won pulling up. Contendent was clear of the rest of the field, and Remis- ; sion, Berengaria and No ; Trumps- finished ma r line. ■■ ' " . " ■ '

Downfall find shed last m the Cup at Napier. He appeared to move very sfiorfj'."""" 1 ; The Squatter brPke down last week and was unable 'to start at >he Napier meeting." J. Hall, 'who is usually up on Taura, had the (winning ride on Bushranger at Dannevirke. - .'' ' Gokl.iLacei igpt bp;diy left on Wednesday, but she was galloping over every thing, at. the finish. j». ,;'._. ' Sir .Tfistftaiii is very sore, and his trainer -deemed it inadvisable to start ,lrim oh the hard tract -at NapierV" -•;;;: ? . \. ' ' ;;■'„_ } . F.;-D>, Jones^ who does the Karamu ; rWingi.j.was the -mpst successful horseman at. -the Napier meeting this WeelC. ;.,■ :■_■_ ;_ ; San : Fernando was badly left -m the -St. Patrick's Handicap and he must have; put up great ; time overthe ..distance. .. He ran close up third. The repotted sale of Lull did not eventuate, after -all, and the llorse has gone Ifo Wanganui m : company with the other-' 'members ;i pf- A. Hall's team. - >• - D . The owner of Teotane has decided to turn the chestnut out for a lengthy period arid so 'give him a ehahce to get over his bad habit^of- at tbi head. ? u ; : ' ' " : The'iio'n. : JiiS. • Carroll' Mas leased Tarma^ahid.MiSs Advance from Mr W., Barleyriias^. % and the pair' arje' now trained ... by/^/Paddy McLpijghlin at Hastings.-;;^.. •'; ;. i/. *< : ■ ... ' ' " Trhe, 3 Poruma,; horses have ( f ;been freely nominated, for the. A.R..C. Easter meeting, and^' it looks |f Jos., Prosser $nll map* anofctfer 'descent M Ellerslie-v. , ; /- '-'.■ "*;y ; : ; ;- r : . •' -i.-.v -'v The ftanneyirke Jpckey V Club refusfid.. .bookmaker's licenses to several uii(|esirahle^. In this respect they set a ( gobd , ekample to several of the larger clubs. ' Y J '.'■■ ,-■ Trainer j "pick o ' Conner pronounc-tsj-Scotlajiid .-far and awa& the fast» est :/ -hprse-tih,at ever passed ; through his .hand^, ami lie . lias, had a : few fliers rin?his time. . ;-.-'-:..- '^^ ■ 're Kainui galloped six. furlongs m 1.19 on Monday morning and . this induced his ; owners to support?: ihim at Napier :'Park. He won rather easily on, the : first day, : . .-.; > v ?•'• The New Zealand tramti, "Dick)' Mason, who has done' &<y well"; ; 1 or -Xx. G. Stead- Was • present at theFle'muigton Meeting; and i has- since' con-tinued-on his holiday trip - ."to : England; .■. '■■'•■■■■ ■ -ib :.:,- .:,-. .-.- , ' Qxton was lucky tb win the S^. 'Patrick's 'Handicap. Had a- r^6b"d horsemari' been on CMcaiie she would have defeated Oxton. but as*- it was she only sxiffercd defeair t>y a narrow margin. ■>?)'& * v sti-s,v The chestnut mare Loiret was veiy ; soje «at |NfaDier, and m. the,f r .Gup ishe ,dAd.-no^ get -going fbr a Ibng „ feme. jAt ,-th-Q she was . putting '. m solid wba^ki'.but had, rip chance^ wi-^h the winner. .J -.-. ; . ■ V North Hpad. won. the Esk Handicap from end to end, and Martyrium did the same m the Weltor Handicap. The last-named had a break of about ■twenty , lengths at one. parts ofc the racer;on Tuesday. < ; .- ■ ■■••■", - The ', connections of Mania were .■ surprised vto find that the chestnut was favorite^in^iihe Telephone' Hack '*at DannevirKe.r'He has' been M work a ' Very short; time and Ills' position was altpgetßeriunwarranted. ' Splash was ; so named by P. Mc:L'aughliri J bepause she bears, a striking 'r-e'Sem-blarice^tb a h'drse in' Mel'bburne who heat Contender last year at Aspendajle - Park. It is an appropriate -ham^,-''as : fehe'is out of Spring. ■•■' ' ' BeVerigaHa' was hei; f galhop '"ori Tuesday arid ' : 6n the : concluding' day' she won very hHcely af•ter Glhaoitress had run herself to a -TJhe chestnut filly should three-yeai-bid. ■ ;.. • l Abprig'iii < e^. : appeared to be going to the : 2-y^ar-old Handicap, m a t .m£inner, but he tried, to ,'j^UA.. jpiffiX the ''.course, andjij. w^s with he was straightened up; He J ,'finisli:ed nearly' last m the/;■:■: /;■:■: ■;■ „<* Trailer. !, r Jjqe" Burton „; had evirdeiitly^ rio r 'doubts as, to j^ountain King '.being a gppd stayer, • " for -, the big Gojii set.: a. sound pace m the St. jLegerj.Vand.-j keeping the lead, he equalle&^t'hje re^d'time for the race, made by BSbadaf m 1899, and even- then >w.as never -extended. -.'North -Pole; is a very slow . begiq-ner-andiiihadv to, be ridden: .very hard . to get;- t a jßOsition m -the. Scurry on -Wednesday,} < ; He responded very, pameiy. ani riadii-his race won at the- .enstraight... Hte .-■ should do. well;, over a distance. :: . - ' < -Antonio, '•', which defeated ■ Mountain King m the Futurity Staltes, was a -good performer m England. He raced through four seasons there, winning yeightV'j&y?entsi rand being second eight times,- and ithird»once m 32 starts. ' -Two;. seasons: ago he^won the - Newmarket -Handioap, one mile and a quar-teiv. caiirying 9.9. Queen, . of the JiiMe.s- (7.8)? .-being second, arid The White--Knightf.(7 > .4') third,- the -. tim« being; 2>6>' and ; three-fifths. The Whit« iKnight. is ; now a champion iv -England. :'"',;i!.s ;;'':■_■■. ■'• • '•• ; "