TURF TOPICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3715, 28 December 1912, Page 4

TURF TOPICS.

(By “Trenton.”) FIXTURES. Deccmb- and 23. Dunedin J.C'. w !*t J. Summer. |) oC ;d> Jan. 1 and 2—Auckland .■jammer. Jan. f’ 2- Hawke’s Bay . J.C. Jan. 1 . 2 —Marten J. C. Summer. Jan. 1 2 —Y.'aira; apa R. C. SumJar 1 r 'J—St!V.tro-d R. C. Annual. Jan 1- Karate* A m in- Club. Feb. G d7 — Poverty Bay iurf

TE tAILA II -.CING CLUB. The r el meeting oi the To Kara ka !l ? Club viil b? held on Now Year’s 1 This gathering, although minus : . tot: li--ator, has always proved -;t nopuias v.utii Lie racing public. c 1 I "have n doubt that this year's ? eling wi-1 be no exception to the r . „ Tim various events have filler!, iv J most of the best local horses h. i ig engaged, and some_ exciting rent nts are bound to he witnessed. The following horses still remain in th 'ir engagements: —: Flying Handicap —Goldemar 9.4, Rising Sun 9.0. Game S 7. Compliment 8.0, Tyne Lass 8.0. Kciider 7.12, Rerekohu 7.7 Hack and Hunters’ Bracelet Handicap. —Snate 12.4, Gam'* 12.4,. Baldos 11.12. Mv Motor 11.10. Roromi 11.0. Jekbaod Hood Handicap. — Rising Sun 9.3. Game 8.12, Spate 8.10, Tyne Lass 7.12, Compliment 7.12. Electric Handicap.—Goldemar 9.9. Spat- 9 0, Hard a mis 8.9. Compliment 8.2. T n- ne Lass 8 2, Faith 7 ■/. Hack "Welter Handicap.—Goldemar 9.10, Game 9.5. Baldos 8.13, Kciider 5.7, ’ Fagot 8.2, Tverehohu 8.0, To Kura 8.0, Repeal S.O.

POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB. The Poverty Bay Turf Club will hold their annual meeting on Thursday and Friday, February otn and 7th IRL3. A glimpse at the programme, advertised in the ‘"Gisborne Times shows that the chub is alive to its interests, for the various events have been liberally endowed with prizemoney and thus early it is safe to predict a record meeting. The programme is as follows: —First Day—Welter Handicap, of / 0 sovs., one mile ; First Handicap Hurdle Race of 70 sovs., one mile and three-quar-ters; Telephone Handicap, of 100 sovs., five furlongs; Turanga Stakes Handicap, of '-'*o sovs., one mile and a quarter; Maiden Scurry, of 60 sovs., four furlongs; First Flat Handicap, ef 89 sovs., one mile; and Flying Handicap, of 120 sovs.. six furlongs. Second Dry. —Stewards’ Hujdioap, ci SO sovs., seven furlongs; Second Hurdles Handicap, of 79 sovs.. one mile and >a half; Second Hack Flat Handicap. of 84) sovs. , six luriongs; Sunderland Stakes Handicap, of 200 sovs.. one mile: Maiden Scurry Handicap, of 00 sovs., five furlongs; Roe-eland Hack Handicap, of 85 sovs., one mile; Publicans’ Purse Handicap, of 110 sovs., five furlongs.: and Farewell Handicap, of S 5 revs.'/ seven furLngs. Nominations will close with the Secretary {Air D. R. do Costa) at 9 p.m. on Saturday. January 18, 1913.

THE A.R.C. MEETING.

The r.ummm- meeting of the Auckland Racing Club will ho continued on Monday, when the Summer Cup, one mile and a quarter, which in the past has always provided e. most interesting contest, will come up for decision. At the time of writing the weights have not coma to hand,'so I-m unable to discuss tlm. 'bailees, of the horses engaged; but m Monday's “Times’' I may have something to say in regard to their presno'ts. The G r out Northern Derby will 1 a run on New A ear s Day, rnd’+be vM-mHo- A.R C. Handicap will also thmu be decided. . Phc Royal Stakes will be run on the day following.

NOTES. I cannot retrain from expressing a word of praise for Mr. R. Algos, "'ho under the 110212 do plume of “Argus, edited the sporting columns of the “Times” for r. consider;'bis time past. That gentleman Ims now severed his connection with this journal, and left

to take no an imp 01 "tout position on the New Zealand “dimes” on Sunday last. During the time Mr Algoo was on the “limes,” lie snowed marked ability as a reporter a'.id sporting writer, and his turf records have been highly'appreciated by a large number of the ra'ing public. Great regret has been expressed at his' departure, and he has the heartv good wishes of a host of friends, particularly in the local sporting world, for his future success. I ran only hone that my chronicles <■.<? the turf from time to time will nv ,r ‘t with the same appreciation ~as those that have been supplied by “drgns.”

The light-weight jockey 'M’Dorald, has been granted a license- by the "Wellington Racing Club, cncl lie was again in the saddle at the- Manaw-atu Mcetig. * * *

Two wee;'" ago tlm New Zealandbred Ashbv finished third in the Epsom Hand: —> at Melbourne, but the owner (Mr.' T. Dwyc” was verv dissatisfied with tee 'Obligaao geidine -s showing, and has requested • the V.R.C. stinendinry stewards to investigate his running. The horse was ridden hy S. Cusdon,, a prominent Victorian licM-ww'dit iockey. * * *

K APlntosh, who was seriously injured when Biddy fell with him on the second day of the Marlborough Racing Club’s Spring meeting, cn November 21, died at Bleheim on Decomber Gth. The body was taken to Wellington, and the funeral took place at the Mutt, where widowed mother and his family reside. The cortege was a large one, and the wools of the Tretlmm stables were represented.

Gy]Jens, for whom a South American buyer paid 30,000 guineas about four years ago, has now been represented at two of the annual sales at Buenos Ayres. His stock have already realised more than twice his purchase money.

The Viceroy’s Cup, the principal race in India, was to have been run on Boxing Day. The Irish-bred Mayfowl, who has already won the event twice in succession, was a strong favorite for the race, with the Sydney Cup winner, Vavasour, and Gunboat next in demand.

Clarence O'Neill, the wcll-kucwn cross-country jockey, recently met with a nasty accident in Adelaide. He was riding an unruly horse endeavoiv ing to quieten the animal. The horse ran into a stone wall, and one of O'Neill's leps, which war, broken when he fell, off Debenture, at Flemmgton some years ago. was seriously injured. '.Hie latest word was that O’Neill was making good progress towards recovery

The last three-year-old to win the Auckland Cup was Xester, who earlier! 6.1-2 to victory. * * *

Lady Medallist's full-ister Moorilla. whose solo claim to fame, was esta-h----lished a-s a 3-y?ar-okl when she brought off an unexpected victory in the Sydney Cup. won the principal handicap at Rosohnl on December 14. Starting favori* - he won comfortably in the colors < f *.lr. Isaac Earnshaw, who only recently purchased her.

The cost of the improvements now being undertaken at- the Ra.ndwick racecourse is estimated at £36,000. When completed there will be seating accommodation for 29,600 people.

Lily veil, the nominal favorite for the Perth Cup, cost his present owner. ?,fr. P. Fox. only oOgns in England. The son of Mart agon has since won many races in the M ost, and it would, perhaps, cost nearer ten times that amount to purchase him new. On (Saturday Lily veil ran second in the Perth “Two Thousand."

As Easter falls early enext year, the interval between the Y.R.C. and the. A.J.C. Autumn Meetings will not be as long as usual. The Elemington fixture concludes on March Bth, and the Pa ml wick fixture commences on March. 22nd.

For neglecting to scratch their horses at the Bendigo Aleeting, the owners of Lady Georgia and Ashby were each fined £5, This action mi part of the stewards arose out of the new rules, as in neither case was there written authority from the respective owners to scratch the horses.

! Tiie result of the Jockey Club Cup at Newmarket (England) on October 31st provided one of the.greatest surprises of the season. Prince Palatine, who had won the Eclipse Stakes, i Doncaster Cup, and Jockey Club Stak- ■ es in successive races, was only op- ; posed by Aleppo. who had gained brackets once this year nine essays. The. event was regarded as practically a walk over, and long odds were asked for by bookmakers from those who desired to support the What combe crack. A catastrophe was in store, however, for when it came to racing from the Bushes the Alan ton colt was going as well as Prince Palatine. Wootton was observed to pick m> his whip, hut the response was of the faintest, and Aleppo won by six lengths. Whallev rode the winner.

Loch Alahc-n, 7.13. should run weli in the President’s Handicap at Hastings.

There are some .Russian owners who race on a very large scale, for, in mentioning the engagement of the colored jockey, Winkfield, by Mr. Mantioheff, the Russian petroleum magnate, a writer in an exchange states that the latter has over forty two-year-olds in training. Mr Mantichieff. it may be added, is also a big breeder, and there is evidently money in bloodstock in Russia, as only a Ifctle while back an unbeaten two-year-old changed hands there at £6OOO.

Schilling, the jockey, who is under contract to ride for Hildreth's stable in France, was recently suspended, and practically warned off the American Jurf, for seriously assaulting another jockey with his whip during a race at Laurel, Maryland. The meeting was under the jurisdiction of the American Jockey Club, and it is quite 'possible that, as the result, Schilling will have difficulty in obtaining permission to ride abroad. « * *

An Australian-bred gelding named Sebrof was seen to advantage at the Colombo Meeting last month. With 9.2 he won the Stand Stakes, six furlongs, and on the second day accounted for the Empress Stakes, one mile, in which he carried 9st 101 b to the 10H s!b of the second horse, Knox. 'Hie Australian-bred gelding Scobie was among the winners, the Auction Stakes, six furlongs, going to his credit.

Soldiers’ Chorus, has .gone on the right ivay since the New Zealand Cup meeting, and will bo a competitor at the Southland Racing Club’s meeting at Invercargill next week. He is engaged in the Cup.

B. Bee-lev. at present heads the list of winning; jockeys. * * * C'OntmAa.n.cp': is +*o- ; he riven e. spell, dtu’inrr whr-h he will -he, fired.. He will l)e taken rvp again in the oavly autumn with a view to winter racing.

I loli, who won tli©_Grandstand; Stakes at the same meeting, is a New;Zea-Land-bred mare,, being by Birkenhead out of Isolit. \ ' 9 s« ■„

The following horses are engaged in the President’s Handicap, one mile and a quarter, the principal race at the Hawko’.s Bay J, C. Summer meeting:—Birkline 9.0, Cheddar 8.7, Allegory 8.6, Cork 8.0, Loch Maben 7.13, Ari'om 7.13, San Plui 7.10, Vi 7.5, Compos 2d 6.7.

Ahenic, wjio won the Nursery Handicap at Band wick on Saturday , is owned by Mr E. J. Watt, the Hawke’s Bay sportsman. He carried 9.2, and is credited with having cut out the five furlongs in Imin OJsec,' which, if correct, goes to show that this col-t s must be a regular “smasher.” Ahenic is by Traquair (imp.)—Araioel.

The injury Vice-Admiral met with at Auckland on'.Saturdav is greatly to be regretted, as there can be no doubt that Ins training work denoted that this erstwhile champion was hack to his’ 1 old form.

The Te Tvnraka races on New Year’s Day should serve to show what kind of form some of our local horses are

'llia Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s summer meeting will be Held on Now Year’s Day and the day following. This meeting, although it clashes with the big Auckland carnival, invariably turns out to he one of the most profitable held by the Club, and this season’s fxture should prove no exception to the rule.

The Mart on Cup will be run on New Year’s Day. Eighteen horses have accepted for the event, and the contest should he a particularly interesting one. * * *

Following are the horses engaged in the Mart-on Cup, of 400 sovs., one mile and a quarter:- —Bronze 9.2, Sea Queen 8.10, Sir Knox 5.9, Dearest 8.7, M’errivonia 8.7, Byron 8.7, Bill 7.13, Bonnie Boy 7.13. North East 7.13, Master Laddo 7.7, Vibration 7.6 M-angaroa 7.3, Waipaku 7.1, Seatoiulale 7.0, Goodwin Park 6.12, Otaliu 6.12, Manakau 6.10, Kausoa 6 S.

It would seem as if the race for the Great Northern Derby will resolve itself into a match between Bon Beve and Bon Ton. Air. F. Hall’s Ohligant, however, is a grbatly improved horse and he may make the above pair stretch their necks.

Only five horses remain in the W airarnpa Cup. Undecided is the favoiite selection

Embracer. 1'" Woolsthripe—Embrace, carrying 9 13, wen the "V liners Sta lvPS , ivo n*il c .>, at tlio Itaiiclwiciv Meeting', in tho fast time of lmin which is only 3sec slower than Montcalm's Australasian record oi 1 minute 37fse:-, put up at Randwick on April 14tli.' 1909. Embracer was recently sold for /OOgns. * * * *

The ‘•Dominion” of Friday says: There was some excitement in sportin<r circles in the city yesterday when tlm Auckland double (Bobnkoff and Apollon) was hacked all over the Dominion. It is understood that over £3003 was secured m Wellington, some of tlm wagers being 1200 to o and 500 to 5 three times.