SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 1 July 1907, Page 3

SPORTING.

Tl-KF TOPICS. Poseidon, who was thrown out ol training after meeting with a defeat at the hand* of Dividend in the Cuniherlanil Stakes, run at Ramhvick last April, fci.been taken in hand by Isaac Eurnshaw. 0 ;\ud is in steady work at Haiidwk-k. r l'he j son of I'ositano is engaged in tile leading ever.is of the coining spring. it transpires tliat the new owners of 1 ihe Auckland-hvod stallion ttwordlish L> are the -Messrs JJrown. of Xew South ■ Wales, who arc huge breeders of hlood H stock. Tiie hlood stock of Australia continue* to be largely added to l»y importation* •i>m the Old Country. Sydney papers to hand state that three highly-bred stillions arrived there from England on t!k! !)th inst. These are named Spinning Minnow, Developer, and C'aydon Common. Spinning Minnow is the property of Mr i'- HcynohU, of llobartvil!.;, and is the first son of that wonderfully great lmrse Isinglass, bought for X-ew South Wales, and his sire was undonbiedly the greatest racehorse of his time, for he started in 12 races and won 11, worth over £S4,UOU| Spinning Minnow is by Isinglass from CJo Lightly, by l»alopin (son of Vedette) from Lady Chelmsford, by Rosicrusian from Lueretia, by Voltigeur (sire of Vedette), from Village Maid, by Stockwell. Developer was imported by Mr Hunter White, of Ilavilah. He, was got hy Pioneer, halfbrother to (Jallinule, and sire of the unbeaten Polar Star, from Photo, by Springfield from Ileloiscene (grand-dam of Balsearrneh, and half-sister to Napoli, great-dam of Positano), by Hampton from Sunshine (dam of Bushy Park), by Thormanby from Sunbeam, by Chanticleer from Sunflower, by Bay Middleton. The third newcomer to Australia, Claydon Common, is a four-year-old son of Ugly from Maid of Flodden, by Common from Lady Clare, by Adventurer from ! Lady Lucas, by Tynedale from Lady Ripon. by Stockwell. Ugly, the sire of Common, is by Minting—son of Jjord Lyon and grandson of Stockwell—from Wee Agnes by Dollar. It is slated to be. quite possible that Clay don Common will be given an opportunity to win racing honors in Autralia prior to taking up stud duties. A Napier correspondent says that A. Wood has recently received a couple more of Birkcnhcads deseendents to take

tlie rough off. The newcomers arc a rising three-year-old filly out of Miss Never, and a colt of the same age, who claims Siesta as liis dam. Bebington, ns the latter is called, is a beautiful cut

of a horse. Kfi shows heaps of quality and size and ought, on looks and breeding. to be abel to gallop. Ilis dam, Siesta, is full sister to Somnns, and one

nf his half-brothers, Conqueror (by Medallion) was one, of the best of his time. Dreamland and Daydream (the latter of whom was sold for 1200 guineas for exportation to England) are also iia:fblooded relations of Bebington. Miss Xever's daughter is a sweet filly, who does not show the usual bulk displayed by her sire's productions. She is a solid, well-set-up young lady. T will conconsider myself a poor prophet if she doe.- not turn out above the average and emulate the deeds of her connections.

TheVwners of Pink Un must have realise:! (says' The Blade) that the con-

trol -vrcised by the stipendiaries in Australia is vastly different to the somewhat go-as-you-please supervision on some of our courses. The enquiry over „ l'ink 'l'n's running arose out of that horse's display in the Richmond TTandi-' tap. distance nine furlongs, in which the px-New Zealander was at (he head of affairs with 9.5. The field he was called upon to meet was of very moderate quality indeed, and from a pretty intimate knowledge of Australian racing I would say if iit and well, and wanted, it would have been litlle more than an exercise canter for the brilli int son of Ktrowan. It was no doubf the knowledge of the poor nature of the opposition which led the stewards to take action. and 1 am inclined to think that the Stipendiaries were actuated by a regard for the owners, who. had Pink 'Un been in cherry-ripe condition, would have found it difficult to tender an explanation convincing enough for Messrs Cox and Vowles. The horse's want of condition may have been manifest, but it was advisable perhaps to draw attention in this pointed fashion to the altered control of racing ill Australia lest any of the numerous contingent from New Zealand, being aware, might transgress, and the extreme penalty inflicted. The reported sale of l'ink 'Un to a Sydney buyer will probably mean that Price lias transferred that horse to the astute and able trainer. I! O'Connor, who prepared the Stepniak iillv Beresina for her Oaklcigh l'late victory last February. This trainer knows the ropes thoroughly, and just missed a big coup with Istria in, the Newmarket, but quickly compensated his select baud of heavy punters by landing the Bouike and Doncasler Handicaps with the Hying daughter of llaut lirion, I hope this inference proves correct, for O'Connor will place l'ink 'Un in such a manner that his horse will justify all the good things that have been said about, him. Referring to the Victorian stipendiary stewards, Messrs Cox and Vowles, they have, since their appointment, by their fearless methods, quite transformed racing there, and the public have not been slow to recognise the benefits of their control .and consequently attend the meetings in numbers that won; never dreamt of in the "bad old days." Mr Cox is a tip-top amateur rider, and knows every move in the racing game, whilst Mr Vowies is the soil of the V.A.T.C. liandicapper, and has inherited all his father's acumen. They form an admirable combination, and any "shunti ing" oil Victorian courses nowadays ■ must be marvellously well done to esi cape the keen vision of this pair. hi [ connection with New Zealand horses ill . Austalia, I understand that ill' Me- . Liughlin, the owner of Contender, is ne- , gotiating for the re-purchase of Captain , Shannon, the C..I.C'. Stewards' Handicap s winner last November. The Captain Webb gelding was handicapped at 8.13 t ill tlie Cambria We'ter, run at Caulficld r on the same day as the Richmond Plate 1 Handicap, but his present trainer does * "Ot seem to understand the horse's con- '• slitutiou as did his old owner. Since his sale for five hundred guineas this •i horse lias n.,t earned a winning bracket in Australia.