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Southland Times, Issue 18854, 21 June 1920, Page 3

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NOTES BY SIR MODRED. It is noticable in connection with the programme for the Wellington Racing Club’s Winter meeting that the leading open sprint event each day has been made the second event on the card, with the principal flat races on the respective occasions, Parliamentary Handicap (llmi and Winter Oats Handicap (Iml, sixth in order of running. This departure, the orignal proposal of the Dominion writer "Glencoe,” has been thoroughly tested by the Dunedin J.C. and Southland R.C. and found to work to advantage. Mr G. L. Stead has nominated five of the descendants of the imported horse Nassau for the C.J.C. Welcome Stakes of November next, among the number being Rojal Box (half-brother to Bonnetter). The youngsters are all from young marcs of exceptional breeding and there is a chance that Mr Stead w ill repeat his success ID IS, w hen ho introduced Surveyor as the first important winner sired by the English stallion Nassau. Mr St.eail was a proud man the day Surveyor scored in the Welcome Stakes, the leading race of the two-year-old season, his explanation being that he hat! purchased Nassau himself, unadvised, in Eng- > land. In view of the fart that the Canterbury J.C. will presently have to face heavy expenditure in. replacing the main Riccarton grandstand, destroyed by fire some time back, the programme lor the forthcoming Grand National Steeplechase meeting remains the same as that of last season so far as stakes are concerned. While deep sympathy has to be extended to the premier turf institution in the unfortunate position in which the club is placed, it would have been more in keeping with the present prosperous state of racing if an exception had been made in the direction of increasing 'iJie stakes for several of the minor events at the most important jumping fixture of the year. For instance, hunters’ steeplechase? yielding £7O, £l4O, and £9S respectively to winners do not. read attractively, while flat, races carrying winners’ purse ends of £l4O are not of sufficient value to tempt, owners from a distance to travel their gallopers to far away Riccarton. The president, of the Racing Conference might have given serious consideration to this state of affairs oefore assenting to the exemption of the C.J.C. from the rule which provides for •bibs giving in stakes a sum not less than the net amount derived from their totalisator during the previous year. An increase of £SOO nr £6OO in stake money, distributed over the minor events, would probably have made an appreciable difference to the nomination lists for the lesser events to Lie decided in August next. The South Island horseman, J. Olsen, is reported to be settling in Hawke’s Bay. He will take up his residence at Hastings and be attached to A. McAuiay’s stable, an establishment which shelters Parisian Diamond and other useful gallopers. An attractive and lengthy lis-t of entries for the C.J.C. Welcome Stakes, to be derided at the C.J.C.’s Spring meeting in November next, docs not greatly concern owners in Southland, but it is interesting to find that one of the rising two-year-olds engaged is Mr W. Cruiser's b c by Kilhroney —Grey Linnet, by Thrush (Missel Thrush, by Ortne) from Marie Lcgraye, by Diamond Jubilee (S.Simon’) —White Lilac, by Springfield —Eglentyn, by Hermit. The juvenile referred to is now an inmate of Rorke's Drift Lodge, and is described as a well-grown colt, hue one hardly likely to be seen at his best in November. However, he has a great advantage over the majority of his rivals, as he was an early foal, being bom on August 13, 191 S. Though Martian will only occupy second place in the wanning sires’ list this season, he has put up a great record. His stock have up to dare won £24,366 in stakes, to secure which they have been in the money 2i7 times —To wins. 77 seconds and 67 thirds. Demosthenes, for a total of £27.535, has been in the money 193 times, 75 firsts, seconds, and 42 thirds. The stipendiary stewards appear to have at last realised that others besides owners, trainers and jockeys are liable to bet with bookmakers, for among the notices of motion to be brought forward at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Racing Conference is one that reads; —"No steward zhall directly or indirectly make any wager with a bookmaker in connection with any race. Commenting on the notice of motion “Whalebone - ’ in Auckland Star remarks that to this might he added:—"No steward or committeeman shall ask a bookmaker to by off any double he has backed, more especially when tie knows that one log uf such double is amiss, and not likely to start.” It only half one hears i? true, the suggested addition is of more importance than the notice of motion. For the Winter meeting of the Wellington Racing Club £6OOO will be given in stakes. The Wellington Steeplechase will be worth £IOOO. the Winter Hurdles £750, and the Parliamentary Stakes (flat) £3OO. A five-year-old gelding from R, Berry’s Stable, a pacer by Harold Rothschild Wmsoon, changed hands in Invercargill Saleyards on Saturday last at £B. The novice paces correctly enough and may only require patience to develop racing form. Some permit: are wondering over the unequal treatment that has been meted out In connection with the jockeys’ trouble. While Hewitt, O’Shea and Rae have haul their licenses suspended, ocher jockeys who 4ook a. prominent part m the strike at Avondale are still rifling, with no talk of any penalty being imposed on them. The imported sire Day Comet, who is aow at stud in the Waikato district, claimed a winner in England a few weeks ago. Day Comet is a son of St. Eni.srptin, whose brother. San Francisco, came to New Zealand a few years ago. Forty sires were nominated this month for iJje Queensland Turf Club's Sires’ Produce Stakes of 1922. Thirty-five of them are imported horses, which shows how little (Iceland there is in Australia for the progeny ef colonial bred sires. The winner of the Poraite Hurdle Race Ot Napier Park on Saturday last is a wellbred gelding, as he was sired by Signor from The Brook, by Torpedo (Musket) Rivulet, by Javelin—Cascade, by Sledrncre —Waterwitch. He is only six years of Sge and comes from staying families, a fact worth bearing in mind in the near future. The writer in a contemporary says that Tottywood may visit Wildwood. She will »ot. Wildwood died in December, 1905. Tottywood is by Willowwood—Felony hence she is unlikely to be mated with the biter’s brother Wildwood Junior, What is Tottywood to be consort to? A sum of 12,000 guineas was .-pent in fee- for the Tetrarch’s services in the 19IS season, but so poor were the results that there are only seven living foals. NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB. AN INTERESTING WINTER MEETING. (Per L T niter! Press Association.) NAPIER. June 10. The Napier Park Racing Club’s Winter meeting was brought to a conclusion today, the weather proving fine until the fourth race, when rain commenced to fall ami continued till just before the last event. The sum of £23,550 was put through the totalisator for the day, making a total of £45.64S for the meeting, an increase of £9OS over last year’s figures. Results;— MEANEE HACK HANDICAP, £l5O (six furlongs)—Sanacre, by Linacre (imp.) Folly San, syrs, 9.4 (H. Robinson) 1; Yankee Dan, 9.6, 2; Magistrate, 9.3, 3. Also started —Ngata 10.9. Waterform 9.12, Mumble Oat, Fife and Drum 9.3, Piroptro

9.2, Miss Giron 9.0, Idleness 9.0, Princess Charming 9.0, Master Oriflame 9.0, Pretty Mickie 9.0, Negambo. The first to show out were Yankee Dan and Negambo, who led into the straight, but Sanacre came through am! won easily by a length. Time, Imin 17 4-ssecs.

WAIOHIKI HACK HURDLES, £175 (one mile and a half)— Marshal Neil, by Gravitation—A«tria, Cyrs, 9.0 (W. Dillamore) 1; Pretty Bobby, 10.0, 2; Raumunuwhiri, 9.3, 3. Also started—Ladogeur 10.7, Sir Agnes 9.4, Strangeways 9.3, Ethiopian 9.2, Sensitive 9.0, King Albert 9.0, Banogue 9.0, Miss Delourtonie 9.0, Cyra 9.0, Ruffle 9.0. Miss Delourtonie ran off at the first fence, Ladoguer at the second, Banogue and Ethiopian fell at the back, and King Albert fell heavily later. The riders of Banogue and Ethiopian were injured. Won by four lengths, half a length between second and 'bird, Strangeways was fourth. Time, 2nun slsecs.

WINTER OATS HANDICAP, £2OO (seven furlongs)— Gold Kip, by St. Amans —Fraulein, 6yrs, 10.4 (11. Robinson) I; Heather Sprig 10.0, 2; Aren Salute. 9.0, 3. Also ran —Maioha 10.12, Ruddy 10.5, Bagdad 9.9, Goldshine 9.5, Income 9.5, Honey Bee 9.4, Hyginas 9,2, Rawakoro 9.0, Hindi 9.0, Rose Pink 9.0, Hookah 0.0. Heather Sprig remained in front until caught by Gold Kip in the straight, the latter winning by a length with Arch Salute two lengths away thin!, Goldshine fourth. Time, Imin 29 4 msecs. PARK STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, £SOO Second £6O, third £4O. Aabout two miles and a half. W. J. Williams’ b g Peneton, by Penury- Eton Lass, 6yrs, 10.3 (J. Roach i 1 Harbour Light, 9.7 2 Guanaco. 10.3 3 .Vise/ started—Old Mungindi 11.10, Foeman 11.3. Maractotara 10.12, Wirokino 10.8. Chillies 9,12. Poltho :ue 9.9, Juan 9,7, Notability 9.7, Slumix 9.7, Manhattan 9.7. Penctun and Maractotara ha! a bunched field. Guanaco went up to Peneton at the back, but the latter was agin in front passing the stand with Guanaco, Old Mungindi and Maractotara following. Harbour Light caught up with the leaders at the back, and, after clearing the last fence, challenged Peneton. Won by a length, w'ith Guanaco half a dozen lengths aw a} - third. Forman, Notability and Manhattan fell. Old Mungindi wits fourth. Time, srnin 1.1 3-ssees.

HUNT CLUB STEEPLECHASE, £IOO and cup valued £2O (about two miles" - Bill, by Moral—Mottle, aged, 10.9 (W. Bowden) 1; Sturdee, 10.7, 2; Sandringham, 10.7, 3. Also started-- Boffin 11.7, Advancer •11.5, Tornea 11.0. Nefisehe 10.11, Vermil 10.11, Polyanna 10.7, Hikurangi 10.7. Bill won comfortably by a length. Time 4tnin 2o 3-ssec?. PORAITE HURDLE RACK, £3OO. Second £4O, third £25. On e mile and three-quarters. Mrs C. H. Batt’s br g Ore Ore, by Signore —The Brook, Oyrs, 9.5 (D. Cameron) 1 Zola 10.13 2 Tatima, 9,7 3 Also started —Coldstream 10.3. Ore Ore won easily by two lengths, half a dozen lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 25 2-ssecs. NEWSTEAD HACK HANDICAP, £l5O (seven furlongs)—Walton, 9.0 (il. McCartney), 1; Black Lace. 9.12, 2; Otaura Kid, 10.2, 3. Also ran Night Time 10.8. Mosthenes 10.5, Willy’s Knight 9.1 1, Rienzi 9.0, Bon Bolt 9.0, Loch Dhu 9.0, Woodlark 9.0. Walton led all the way and won quite comfortably by a length, Otaura Kid. was not far away. Time, Imin 33 l-sseea. TROTTING HORSES POISONED. A MIXTURE WRONGFULLY ADMINISTERED. (Special to the Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, June 19. Through an error made by a Christchurch firm of chemists, in labelling a compound ns linseed oil, the Heafhcote trainer D. J. Smith has lost a couple of valuable trotting horses. A third horse was saved by a veterinary surgeon alter it had received a small quantity of the “medicine.” Mr Smith decided to treat has horses to a course of physic for worm- and he fixed on the old fashioned linseed nil and turps, instead of the physics which have become more popular with trainers in recent times. He purchased what, acorrling to the label, was a

gallon t;n of linseed oil. Soon after the compound was administered the horses shower! signs of poisoning and an examination of the tin showed that it held a mixture evidently intended for external application and presumably contained a considerable proportion of carbolic ;ieid. It also contained much linseed oil. The horses which

succumbed are Silver Heir, conjointly owned by Mr -I. McGregor and Mr J, Fairbairn, and Kaweah, owned by Mr J. Webb. Another trotter, Albert Wallace, is still in a bad way. Mr Smith did not fill tho drenching bottle himself or he probably would have noticed that the fluid was not according to label. The value of the two horses is estimated at close on four figures. When the mistake was discovered the firm that sold the mixture sup,plied the formula, so that the veterinary surgeon was able to supply the antidote to the poison, but, with the exception of one animal, it was of no avail. Both Silver Heir (four-year-old' and Kaweah (three-year-old) showed promise of developing into high-class performers. HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. HANDICAPS FOR WINTER MEETING. (Per United Press Association.) NAPIER, Juno 20. The following weights have been declared for the first day of the Hawke’s Bay J.G.’s Winter meeting;— WOODLANDS HACK STEEPLECHASE (two miles) —Oakieigh 12.10, Harbour Light 11.13, Pawerewcrc 11.10, Ngakanui 11.8. Graftella 10,13, Onnsby 10.13, iiorchy 10.S, Notability 10.7, John Bunny 10.7, Manhattan 10.4. Sir Donald 10.4, Te To a 10.3, Master Webster 10.2, Slumix 10.0, Juan 9.13, Sail Home 9.13, Red Cent 9.13, Vigilo 9.12, Southland 9.10, Jacaranda 9.7, Advance 9.7, ’Cello 9.7, Polydamia 9.7, Gunwale 9.7, Sandringham 9.7, Nicotnar 9.7, Nefisehe 0.7, Tornea 9.7, Combustion 9.7.

WHAKATU HACK HURDLES (one mile and three-quarters)—Paddington Green 12.0, Deviation 11.10, Ore Ore 11.5, Kerehone 11.4, Pretty Bobby 10.9, Mcltchikoff 10.9, Ladoguer 10.7, Risingham 10.6, Retard 10.4, Pawerewere 10.4, Marshal Neil 10.0, Birkcnvale 9.11, Crosswords 9.11, Raumanuwhiri 9.6, Mannish 9.2, Reinzi 9.2, Revocation 9.2, Sir Agnes 9.2, Sensitive. 9.0, Banogue 9.0, Strangeways 9.0, Mentmore 9.0, Cyra 9.0, St. Otner 9.0. HAWKE’S BAY HURDLES (2 miles) Thrace 11.9, Kauri King 11.4, Mill o’ Cowrie 11.4, Rekanui 11.0, Paddington Green 10.11, Ilendra 10.10, Zola 10.4, Maractotara 10,2, Kohu 10.2, All Over 9.12, Harbour Light 9.12, Deviation 9.10, Ore Ore 9.6, Coldstream 9.6, Want 9.3, Zeus 9.2, Cymer 9.0, Tatirni 9.0, Parawanui 9.0, Marshal Neil 9.0, Chillies 9.0, Vacuum 9.0, Strangewavs 9.0, Birkcnvale 9.0.

HAWKE’S BAY STEEPLECHASE (3 miles) —Master Strowan 12.8, Lochella 12.8, Waimai 12.4, Luke 11.5, Gladful 11.4, Old Mungindi 11.3, Focman 10.11, First Line 10,10, Khartoum 10.8, Oakleigh 10.7, Pene ton 10.5, Maractotara 10.4, Wirokino 10.0, Harbour Light 10.0, Guanaco 9.12, Gaekwar 9.10, Zeus 9.9, Polthogue 9.7, Tirau 9.7, Sdcnus 9.7, Chillies 9.7, Vacuum 9.7, Te Toa 9.7, Manhattan 9.7, Juan 9.7, Notability 9.7, Sliutnix 9.7, Biffin 9.7, Brunswick 9.7. HUNTERS’ HANDICAP HURDLES (1A miles" - -Vacuum 11.12, Signysium 11.10, Totara .Tack 11.S, Southland 11.S, Convention 11.7, Gay Boy 11.5, Better Luck 11.5, Tornea 11.0, Whetoki 10.12, Warning 10.10. Miramar 10.10, Kafcur 10.10, Veronal 10,10, Donnybrook 10.10, Freehold 10.9, Mania 10.7, Master Oriflamme 10.7, Hikurangi 10.7, Pearl 10.7, Jenny Wren 10.7, Advance 10.7, Vermil 10.7, Nefisehe 10.7, Wairiri 10.7.

WINTER HANDICAP (once round) Scrap o’ Paper 10.12, Kilgour 10.7, NightTime 10.6, Sir Fanciful 10.6, Black Lake

10.3, Sea Foam 10.1, Utiwai 10.0, Glucian 9.12, Walton 9.11, The Digger 9.11, Sir Fisher 9.11, Army Service 9.10, Molyneux 9.10, Waterform 9.9, Willy’s Knight 9.9, Dead Sweet 9.7, Powder King 9.5, Nunerrant 9.3, Mumble 9.3, Ohiti 9.3, Pretty Mickey 9.0, Woodlark 9.0, Negambo 9.0, Ben Bolt 9.0, Persian Prince 9.0, Rienzi 9.0, Europa 9.0, -King Albert 9.0, Red Cent 9.0, Elevate 9.0, Achil'.ion 9.0, Princess Charming 9.0, Mokatham 9.0, Loch Dhu 9.0.

HERETAUNGA HANDICAP (61 furlongs)— Parisian Diamond 11.10, Croesus 11.4, Gold Kip 10.13, Hetana 10.11, Demagogue 10.0, Maioha 10.7, All Over 10.2, Ruddy 10.1, Comedy Prince 10.0, Actifid 9.9, Income 9.7, Bagdad 9.0, Risingbam 9.5, Goldshire 9.5, Old Gold 9.5, Railand 9.4, Hymartv 9.2, Honey Bee 9.0, Hyginas 9.0, Rewakore 9.0, Arch Salute 9.0, Taringaroa 9.0, Lallah Rookh 9.0, Hindu 9.0, Prince Charleroi 0.0, Eheipa 9.0, Hookah 9.0, Rose Pink 9.0, Night Time 9.0, Otaura Kid 0.0. RACING IN N.S.W. MAORILANDKR LOCHELLA SCRATCHED. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, June 20. (Received June 20, 5.5 p.m.) Mr J. Hay, of New' Zealand, has purchased the Prcdmont —Adele filly for 360 guineas. Advice from Melbourne states that Lochella has been scratched for all his Victorian engagements, including the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase. A.J.C. WINTER MEETING. A MAORI LAND HURDLER SUCCESSFUL THE PRINCE WARMLY RECEIVED. SYDNEY, Juno 20. (Received June 21), 5.5 p.m.) The Australian Jockey Club’s Winter meeting concluded at Randwick before an ; attendance of 60,000 people. The Prince : received an enthusiastic reception en route : and on the course. The Prince’s Gold Cup , carried a prize of £2OOO, and for the other leading events prizes of £IOOO were ottered, • a silver cup being added to each stake. Results :

j RENOWN HURDLES (about two and a ! half miles)--Harvey Raynor’s hj g Fisher, |by Maniapoto—--Eiluam, aged, 1 ; Miss Rosslyn.2 : Silent Way, 3. Won by six lengths. 1 Time, 4min 44 jsecs.

I CHESTER PLATE (six furlongs) —G. .Johnson and A. J. Thurgood’s ch hj dial, by ’ Maltfiild—Piatello, 4yrs, 8.8, 1 ; Quickstitch, i 7,0, 2 ; Jarnac, 6.7, 3. Won by two lengths, j Time, Imin 13'iseca. | ROTHESAY STEEPLECHASE (about i three miles)— Compromise, 1; Algo res, 2; i Grand Foote, 3. Won by four lengths. Time j Omni 54 Isecs. ! PRINCE OF WALKS GOLD CUP. of £2OOO and gold cup. One mile and five furlongs. II.W. Morton’s blk g Parkdale, by Royal I Artillery—Fancy Free, Oyrs, 5.2 . . y Silverton, 6.11 y

Red Cardinal, 5.4 3 A slashing race from the distance ended in a dead heat, with Red Cardinal only a head away. Time 2min 26 j'sees.