THE TURF.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3488, 30 March 1912, Page 9

THE TURF.

(By “ Argus.”)

Mr C. Morse’s racehorse Te Arai arrived from the south on Saturday last. The Monaco gelding is looking in fine condition, but he will not be raced again this winter as his owner thinks it advisable to give him a lengtny spell. Mr Morse intends hacking him about and will probably break him -into harness.

F. Porter has taken up his quarters in Gisborne, where he intends training in future. He brought with him from the south Goldemar, Birkline, Te Arai and a Mahaki colt.

Continuance is showing good form of him being taken to Australia to over country and there is a likelihood compete in winter steeplechases.

Undecided, whose name appears among the acceptors for the Great Autumn Handicap at Riccarton, lias been entered for events at the Feilding Easter meeting.

'The Porirua team for Riccarton will consist of Dearest, Gipsy Belle, Aloha, Royal Marine and St .Felix. The team will be shipped by the' Maori on Monday next.

As G- Price will be engaged at Riccarton with Bronze, Blakeney, and Ermengarde, H. R. Telford will probably travel to Ellerslie with the Easter Handicap candidate, Boanerges.

Lloyds, a treble winner at the recent Ohinemuri meeting, is highly spoken of by Auckland people as a hurdle horse. The Monaco gelding is a great jumper, and won the' hurdle race each day at Ohinemuri, and also the Jumpers’ Flat Handicap the second day. In each of his races he was ridden by V. Coleman, who has now left Riccarton to settle at Ellerslie.

Returned owners, says “Whalebone,” who were • present at the Ohinemuri J.C. Annual Meeting do not speak in very glowing terms of the management of the gathering, and comment very unfavorably on the fact that, although there was one fatal accident and several falls all at the. one spot, the stewards did not deem it their duty to hold any inquiry into the circumstances. Surely this is pot as it should be,.for in all cases of accident enquiry should be made, not that anyone for a moment suggests that foul riding was the cause of the falls, but still the fact that so many horses met with accidents should have convinced the stewards that there was something wrong, and it is a pity they did not enquire into the matter. The judging was also stated to be faulty, not as regarding the placing of the first horse, but principally the second, and Invader is said to have been placed second in both the Ivomata and Kikutaia Handicaps, whereas he was on both occasions some distance away. In the former event, M’Flynn, who rode Invader, brought the horse back to the paddock without going near the judge, unsaddled him, and he was being led away when a policeman rode un and said the judge wanted Invad-

or. The horse was saddled up again, and M’Flynn mounted and rode out on the course again, and was placed second. In the Kikutaia Handicap Sceats, who rode Invader, states that lie was not second, but the horse was placed in that position- This'seems a curious state of affairs, if true,, and it would do no harm if the Metropolitan Club asked the stewards to give their version of the affair, which may put a different complexion on the matter.

Nyland, who reached Awapuni from Napier on Wednesday, is still lame, but it is possible that bis breakdown is not quite so serious as was at first imagined.

It looks as though Idealism will start a very warm favorite for the Brighton Hurdles at Eller slie, as the Earamu representative is better now than he has been for a long time. A. Julian will have the mount on the brown son of Birkenhead and Ideal.

The Marshal Soult gelding Tripoli will have to take some other name, as the Drury sportsman, Mr D. (Maher, had previously claimed it for his filly by Obligado—Cyrenisca.

After the first acceptance fees had keen paid Maori King, who will be ridden by F. D. Jones, and Antoinette divided favoritism in Auckland for the Easter Handicap.

Malt King, the winner of the Rawson Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, has a long list of successes to his: credit, including -the Metropolitan Stakes at the last spring meeting of the Australian Jockey Club, when Lady Medallist filled second place, as she did in the Rawson Stakes. The pair subsequently met at weight-for-age over a mile and a quarter in the

Craven Plate, when Lady Medallist turned the tables." With . these two horses in form the weight-for-age races at. the Australian Jockey Club meeting next month should be invested with a lot ..of interest, quite apart from the presence of Trafalgar, who went through the autumn campaign in Victoria with an unbeaten record.

Mr D. J. Goodwin, the Hawera trainer, intends to retire from racing. As a consequence, his horses, Topic, Avon Park (Sylvia Park— Tottie). a two-year-old full sister to Volume, and Manakau, a four-year-old gelding by Maniapoto—Serf, will be finding new owners in the near future. Goodwin has bred, owned and raced some good ones during his long career on the turf, the two best probably being Sylvia Park and Volume, both of whom were good stake earners for the Hawera sportsman.

Excellent entries have been, received for the various events at the Feilding Jockey Chib’s, meeting. The total number is considerably' in excess of last year’s total.

Portland Lady does not seem to stand up to racing at all, and on her arrival at Blenheim on Saturday it was noticeable that she had lightened up a good deal as a result of the racing at Nelson. She seems to fret a lot away from home, and will not do well at the manger. This would account in a measure for her failures when racing at Awapuni and Tauherenikau in the summer.

Auratus has been entered for the hurdle events at Feilding, so no doubt the son of Gold Reef will again be among the candidates for the Grand National honors this rear.

W. Ryan, who has been in Australia for the past eight months, and has had a fair measure of success over there, was due to arrive back at Wellington on Wednesday, and will be riding J. W. Lowe’s horses at Christchurch.

Deeley has already steered 64 winners this season, and he is now so far ahead of his nearest rival, Oliver, that his position at the head of the winning list is assured.

R. Hatch has been offered substantial inducements, including the mount on Los Angelos and other good horses, to attend the C.J.C. Autumn Meeting, but unless Undecided should go south, he will ride at Wairarapa and Feilding fixtures. From this it may be inferred that Los Angelos is to carry out his engagement at Riccarton, and that Undecided is a doubtful starter for the Great Autumn Handicap.

Deeley’s record at the Nelson meeting worked out as follows : —ll mounts, 8 wins, once unplaced. It is improbable that this performance has ever been surpassed in connection with a two-day fixture, though poor Whittaker, who recently received fatal injuries last week, once accomplished the remarkable feat of riding every winner on a one-day’s card. A thoughtful tribute, by the way, was paid to "Whittaker’s memory at the instigation of T. Pritchard and C. Emmerson. These riders purchased a number of black arm bands on the morning of the opening day of the Nelson meeting, and these were worn by all the jockeys who had mounts at the meeting. Sir George Clifford has allowed Counterfeit to drop out of her engagements far the classical events at the C.J.C. Autumn Meeting, and it now looks as if the brilliant daughter of Treadmill would be sent North to fulfil her engagement in the Great Northern Oaks. With Bronze engaged at Riccarton, it was hoped that the much-discussed question of champion three-year-old between that filly and Counterfeit would be decided, but evidently Sir George Clifford is anxious to secure the Great Northern Oaks, an event which, by the way, has never been won by a horse carrying his colors. The appearance of Counterfeit at Ellerslie will considerably lessen the interest in the event, but, with good place money attaching to the race, there is every probability of a good field going to the post. # * * v Te Puia, with Rang! Thompson in the saddle, was given a turn over the small sticks on the Hastings course last week, acquitting herself very well. From the manner in which she cleared the obstacles a good judge declares that she will make a very proficient hurdler. J. Pinker has been engaged to ride •Master Theory in the Brighton Hurdles at the A.R.C. Autumn (Meeting. Tact lias been galloping very freely in her training work at Ellerslie and a day or two ago ran half a mile in 50sec, going very easily. The filly is expected to run well at the A.R.C. meeting.

F. Davis is expected to leave Napier on Tuesday next with Maori King, which is now first favorite for the A.R.C. Easter Handicap.

Makara, who has proved a fair success on the flat, is to (be tried at the jumping business. The son of St. Clements gives promise of making a decent hurdler, being possessed of stamina and pace.

The Auckland Easter Handicap candidate, Kakama, is galloping in good style on the Ellerslie tracks, and one day this week she pleased track watchers considerably by the manner in which she reeled off six furlongs in company with Miss Winsome.