RACING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 383, 7 May 1910, Page 3

RACING.

RACING FIXTURES. May 11, 12—Egmont Racing Club. May 21, 24 —Takapuna Jockey Club. May 24, 26—Wanganui Jockey Club. .Tune 3, 4—Dunedin Jockey Club. June 3, 4, B—Auckland Racing Club. June 15, 16—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. June 22, 23—Naipier Park .Racing Cluib. July 1, B—Gisborne R.C. July 10, 20, 23—Wellington Racing Club. DATES OF COMING EVENTS. New Zealand: May 24—Century Hurdle Race. May 24—Wanganui Steeplechase. June 3—Great Northern Hurdle Race. June 4.—Great Northern Steeplechase. Australia. July 2—A".R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race. July !).—V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase. TURF TOPICS. (By "Moturoa"). The Ohristehurch Racing Club's autumn meeting .takes place to-day. A'berbrothoclc, who went wrong after ■the New Zealand Cup meeting, has been put into work again. Osgodby has teen retired to the stud. Jockey Jen kin's winning total 'got a substantial lift at the Marlborough meeting.

Although in work again, 'Golden Slippei may not sport silk until next season.

The smart Alecs in Hawke's Bay are picking El Dorado to win a big steeple this season.

Crucinella met with flight injuries through straying on the road at Waverley a few days ago, but Mr. Mcßeth's mare is now none the worse for the mishap. Golden Loop, Cyrene and Tan Sail have been engaged in the Prince of Wales Handicap and York Welter at the Great Northern Meeting. Wioolloomooloo (or something like that), who was recently hrought over from 'Stralia. will cam- M.. A. F. Douglas' colors in steeplechases this season. Since ex-jockey George Price took over the management of the "Highden' stable, hearers of the well-known jacket have won fourteen races, including four w.f.a. events, and have slathered in stakes amounting to over £-3000.

Next Monday A. Phillips leaves Auckland for Sydney with a big string of hcrses, including First Gun, Effulgence, Himiera. Carhie, Last. Chance and Avoca,

Blackpool, by Birkenhead—ldea, went near winning the two-year-old Nursery Handicap at Warwick Farm (Aust.) recently. The New Zealand-bred colt was out on his own at the distance, but Kummulla came at him fiftv yards from home and. in a punishing finish, Blackpool lost by a head.

Double winners were verv common at Blenheim. ,Glen. Lady Medallist, St. Felix and Penza each claiming the judge's attention on two occasions. Porirua trained horses reaped a harvest at the gathering. If all goes well Ny'land and Aoransi will represent the ''Highden" stable at the Great Northern meeting next month. Permission has been granted nm North Taranaki Hunt Club to hold its annual meeting on the New Plymouth racecourse on September Bth.

Handicapper George Morse will dedare his weights to-day for the Wanganui Steeplechase, Century Hurdles, and Borough and Connolly Handicaps. A tlireez-year-old horse bearing the unaristocratic name of Gay Bob, tctcing in Victork, is credited with being a horse .worth watching. He is a son of Bobadil and Gaiety Girl. The South Canterbury course has always been noted for fast 'times, and the man with a watch timed the'last 1 seven furlongs of the recent Timaru Cur,) to have been run in 1.28 2-5. Old Starshoot, who is a member of D. J. Price's Melbourne .team, is in active service again, and the ex-New Zealander is reported to be getting through promising tasks at Caulfield. On .Monday next weights are due to appear for the principal events at the A.R.C. Great Northern meeting. On the same -day, handicaps for the Takapuna steeplechase meeting will be declared. Punters will have jbraih-fag for sure!

The Auckland-'bred Waipuna is credited with training on well in South Australia. The Soult gelding is down for

an engagement .to-day in the Adelaide Cup. in which he is weighted at Sst 111b. Through a 'printer's error in the South Canterbury J.C. card one horse was alleged to have been sired (by ''Lady Bosslyn." Even a .printer should know the difference between a lord and lady in these enlightened times. Acceptances -were due last .evening for the Egmont Racing Club's winter gathering which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday next. At time of writing they are not to Jiand, but I will have an 'opportunity of discussing them before the meeting opens. A Sydney exchange states thai Mr, E. J. Watt's reason for disposing of the San Francisco —De Aar colt at a loss. » few days after he 'had purchased him, was that one of his legs looked as if it would give trouble.

As was generally expected, Lady Medallist simply "flew in" in the .Marlborough Cup on Wednesday. The man ■who only bets when it looks a moral was there in full force and although the price was small very few peneillers throughout the Dominion could have made ft profit on the race. There is some talk of George Price taking Gloss over to Melbourne for the Ascot Thousand. As a holiday for Price the venture reads very well, but the lilliiputian will find them pretty slick across the water, and 'Stralian weightadjusters have acquired the bad habit of dealing Inrshlv with anything comhvx from Wardland. Gloss can t go a bit. but the daughter of Soult is not "dynamite" by any means. The Marlborough autumn meeting which opened on Wednesday was largely attended, and punters gave the Ikeys a bad time, especially on the first day. After lion Ami's victory in the Flying one .penciller was forced to hoist tho bankruptcy signal and many plungers were left lamenting. The press-room did service during the day as a lock-mi, and the weary pen-pushers strove hard to keep their minds on the matter in hand while several beery prisoners made work anything but enjoyable. The Liverpool Grand National Steeple provided enough eKcitemcnt for tk» most ardent lover of sensationalism. Snow covered the ground, and of the twentyfive runners no ' cs,; than nine "threw out" at (lie first three fences, fifteen fell the first time ironad, and only ivo

horses condoled the course safely. And the ■whole :ield d!J not -jontain one pnul that could lie termed an indifferent jumper. Apparently too much use was' made of ,the favorite,. Jerry M., and his l'2st 71b told its tale in the last half mile, another Irish .horse, Jenkinstown, beating him .home by several lengths. Odor, who finished "third, started at

'7onr own price" and was ridden by his owner. Odor has only one eye, but he uses it good 'purpose, niii' made no mis- j takes over the diHk-un course. He ran j a surprisingly good race for a horse that j only cost his present owner £l2 10s. j San Francisco, recently purchased iby j Sir fieo. Clifford, is a full brother to St. . Frusquiu (St. Simon—lsabel), and was ' bred in .the Old Dart in 1898. Three years later he came to Maoriland under • order to Nathan Brothers, and in 11)00-7 lie had climbed up to ninth place in ,the list of winning sires. Xext season his total was £4153 and in IOOS-9 his descendants gathered in £4948. At 1500 . guineas he went to 'Stralia in 1904,. but : his stock did not run tip to expectations across the Tasman, and it is likely that Mr. J. McDonald parted with the son of St. Simon for a, much lower figure . last month. San Francisoo gave every : promise of siring speedy animals in this country, and at Clifford's ''Stonyhurst'' stud he will be mated with a number of very high-class matrons. The result will be watched with interest. :