Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Thursday 2 December 1909, page 5


SPORTING NEWS

THE TURF.

To-day "The Chronicle," which is well illustrated, is published, and readers will find it an interesting number. All branches of sport have been catered for. Racing notes are contributed by "Tatiara," who deals with the Topedi-Palotta case and the, racing at Morphettville. In addition there is an article on Tom Oliver, an oldtime English steeplechase rider. Other items are- stud notes, interstate racing, turf gossip, and answers to correspon-dent?. "Thespian" is responsible for homing notes, "Spokesman" for cycling. Chassis for motoring, Magazine for rifle shooting, and "Mid-On" for cricket.

Mr. W. Brown, the manager of the Shipley stud, has written to Mr. J. Rowen. stating that his mare Fides has produced a

colt to Positano. The new comer is a true Positano in shape and markings

Weights for the Port Adelaide Cup meeting will be issued on Monday.

Desert Rose, who is an acceptor for the A.J.C. December Stakes, of 500 sovs., has incurred a 10lb. penalty for that race. The

Shifter, who broke down while in Melbourne in charge of J. Patterson, has been fired. He was sent to his owner's place in New South Wales on Wednesday.

Walter Hickenbotham. who has been on a visit to his station in New South Wales, is back at Flemington.

Iolaire is doing stud duty in Victoria this

season.

In a race at Baden-Baden, Germany, recently, the Australian riders. F. Bullock and B. Carslake, and the New Zealander, L. H. Hewitt, were on the placed horses.

Roscommon, who is engaged in the Port Adelaide Cup. has a poor record on the turf in Australia since she- was imported from England by Mr. J. E. Stanley. Last season in three starts she did not score once, but as a three-year-old she captured the Valley Handicap at Moonee Valley in July. 1908. Carrying 7 st. 9 lb. shot ran the 83 furlongs in 1 min. 54 sec. Roscommon was entered for the Welter Plate, run at. Moonee Valley on Wednesday, but-she was withdrawn.

The Victorian trainer, D. J Price, intends to take another trip to New Zealand in a few weeks in search of horses. This week he will remove his string from Aspendale to Caulfield.

Ngauruhoe. who won the Railway Handicap at Flemington on Cup, day, figures among the nominations for the Port Adelaide Cup, besides the Woodville Handicap and Croydon Welter, but he is also en-caged in the big sprint handicap of Tatter-, sails Christmas meeting, the Carrington Stakes, run at Randwick. Ngauruhoe is down to run in the Villiers Stakes at the A.J.C. December meeting on December 18.

At a sale in England last month. Messrs. Clark and Robinson disposed of three horses. The Whirlpool, by Ayshire-Weir; Riverina, by Raeburn Ardmore: and Flinders, by Robert le Diable Mella, for a total of 1450 guineas.

The American colt. Colin, who had an unbeaten record, and who during his two seasons on the turf won £36,180 in stake money, is to go to the stud in England. His granddam, Emma C was got by Darebin, the Victoria Derby winner of 1881, who was exported to America. Dare'bin also won the Sydney Cup.

Coppertop, who has been nominated for the Port double Cup and Woodville Handicap-is a five-year-old horse, by Sir Tristram from Albicore, by Splendor from Sea Swallow (imp.). Last season Cop-per ton scored twice in Sydney. The Ken-

sington Handicap, run at the A.J.C. I Spring meeting, he won with 8 st. 2 lb., and he ran the seven furlongs in 1 min. 28 sec. The other event he captured was

the Birthday Handicap, one mile, at the Rosehill Spring meeting, when he carried 8 st. 5 lb., and put up 1 min. 424 sec. F. Godby purchased Coppertop towards theend of last season, and he has raced in Victoria since. At Moonee Valley, in June, he ran third to Ristori and Boldrewood. giving the former a stone and 2

lb. in the Valley Handicap, Six furlongs. |

The King's jockey, Herbert Jones, while at the _ post prior to the start of a race at the Newmarket Cambridgeshire meeting, was dragged off his horse and was badly bruised about the chest owing to the animal kicking or stamping on him. He was unable to ride Minoru, the King's colt, who captured the. Free Handicap on the following day at Newmarket.

D. J. Price intends to take up the hurdleracer Ataahua again. He has recovered from the serious injuries he sustained . while being schooled prior to the V.R.C. j Grand National Hurdle. !

Raynor, who ran third in this year's English Czarewitch, and won the Rutland Handicap at Newmarket last month, is by Santon out of the Australian - bred Achray, and is owned by Lady de Bathe. Achray was taken to England by Captain Scott in 1898, and won one or two races in Ireland.

E. S. Grace, the promising lightweight, who rode Seaton Dale to victory in the Victorian Club Handicap at Sandown Park, was originally articled as a law clerk in the "Western District of Victoria, but when his father went to Caulfield to follow his calling as owner and trainer, he commenced riding. Few jockeys have had the advantage of an education and training such as young Grace has enjoyed.

The owner of Shipley stud at Warrnambool. Victoria, would be pleased to hear of the success of Bitter Orange in the Thirsk Plate, in England, in October, for he imported the horse's dam. Tragedy Queen, some . time ago. Comedy King, who is in training at Flemington, is a half-brother to Bitter Orange.

Mr. J. Baron, the owner of Prince Foote, has forwarded to Mr. H. Byron Moore, secretary of the V.R.C., a silver inkstand, made from one of the hoofs of the defunct stallion. Sir Foote. The inkstand is intended as a memento of Prince Foote's victory in the Melbourne Cup. and it bears the inscription. Sir Foote."

An- incident, which reads more like fic-tion than fact, and which calls to mind some of the plots hatched by racing novelists, is reported in the English files which came to hand this week. A few days before the Cambridgeshire was run Land League, one of the candidates, who held a prominent position in the betting, was found injured in his box. Nobody could account for the mysterious wound he had received, and at first it was thought to have been the result of an accident in the box. Later on however, suspicion was aroused, and the matter was placed in the hands of Messrs. Weatherby. On the day of the Cambridgeshire Land League was scratched for that race. The trainer of the horse gave it as his opinion that Land League had been maliciously gashed, and that it was the outcome of a dastardly conspiracy. The cut was a clean one, about 4 in. long and 2 in. deep, and appeared to have been made with a razor or sharp penknife. When the last mail left no trace of the perpetrators had been found, and up to that time the affair was shrouded in mystery.

A Queensland racing man. who is at present in Melbourne, told an interviewer that Baralian. who won the Queensland Cup. is a horse of some size, but has peculiar shocks, which give him a curious gait when walking. Once moving, however, this seeming defect disappears. The stock of the imported horse Ladur Lad, who use does so well on northern race

course? at present, are mostly sand and frood-dispositionedhorses, and the yearlings, should be in demand next autumn. When right. Mischief is said to be a flyer, but he

went off recently, and missed the Northern

Derby. He is not likely, to be seen out in the autumn at Randwick or in Melbourne.

S. Maher had to bring all his skill and

strength to bear upon Minoru to force the top-weight home in the Free Handicap at I Newmarket. England, last month. The American has rarely ridden a better race 1 and after the "ATI right" had been called

his" Majesty proceeded to the door of the I weighing-room to congratulate Maher upon

his effort. His Majesty shook the Anglo-American rider warmly by the hand, remarking, "I am very pleased." Maher was naturally elated at scoring a victory in the Royal livery, and remarked. "I am so glad I have at last achieved my ambition."

According to the New York correspondent of a London paper, the new racing laws in America have not had the desired effect He writes: "Bookmakers have been doing record business. A large

sum of money has been paid in fees to i

lawyers; several hitherto unknown polite! clans have found the limelight: a large . number of thoroughbreds have been sent out of the country the farmers must have lost considerably in disposing of their produce, and commercially this city and the Long Island towns in the neighborhood of the tracks have lost immensely. And has bettine been abolished? Within a week one man had no trouble at Belmont Park [ in backing a favorite to a big sum with a

bookmaker, while in the city hand books I are running almost openly, and there are few street corner newsvendors who are not in the business as agents for pool-rooms."

The representative of the Victorian Trot, j tice Club, who went to the recent conference

in New Zealand, has returned to Melbourne, and reports that trotting is

in a flourishing condition in the Dominion, He says that for the three days' meeting of the Metropolitan Club at Christchurch a sum of £5.500 was distributed in stakes, and there was an attendance on one of the days of 12,000 people. During the three days £45.000 went through the to-navigator, and. in addition, some 20 or 25 bookmakers plied their calling in the grandstand reserve, and several others were also operating in the outer reserve.

J. Barden, who takes rank as the leading

horseman of Australia, stated in the course of an interview in Sydney recently:

think when I won the Royal J Stakes on Dandy it was my best performance. Cast Iron had such a long lead entering the straight that if you took any-

one and showed them where he was, and where I came from at that stage, they

would scarcely believe one horse could give

another such a start and a beating. ] It seemed almost madness to chase him, and it was the longest start I conceded any horse in such a short distance and won Wakeful was a good bit of stuff. No

distance came amiss to her. Another I sterling mare on whom I won a few races [ was Gladsome. She was easy to ride,

no trouble at all in fact. For his inches, J though. Lord Cardigan was one of the best. I won the Sydney Cup on him, and, if he had pulled off the Melbourne Cup. instead

of being just beaten, it would have I made the best year I ever had. But. | somehow, I don't seem able to get the Melbourne

Cup in."

MOONEE VALLEY MEETING.

Melbourne, December 1.

Although light shower of rain fell to-day they cause! no inconvenience at the Moonee Valley meeting, which was well attended. The Courts had been well watered during, the recent spell of dry weather, and the heavy fall of rain last night made the going heavy. On the whole backers had a bad day, at every favorite was beaten, but WaihuKU. who improved on his Sandown Park form and won the Juniors' Flat Race suit, was a well backed second day once, and so was Sera-phic, who won the Maiden Plate. Detail; -

Hurdle Race, two miles Mr. Maher's Lo Rex, by Devon Theile, 5 st. 7 lb. (J. Nichols), 1; Mr. Whitehead's Wins-, 10 st. 6 lb. (G Scobie), 2; Mr. Godby's Wollara, list 5 lb. (G. Woodbuns), 3 Other starters Bandmaster, Revere na. Camperdown, and Lady Sainfoin. Betting 7 to 4 Bandmaster, 6 to 4 Ensign, 4 to 1 Wollira, 6 to 1 lia Rex, 10 to 1 Revcrcnu. Won by ten lengths, eight lengths between second and third, lady Sairfon fourth, Gampeiviowu Smith, and Rev events last Bandmaster fell Time, 4 min. 9 sec.

Maiden Plate, five furlongs -Mr. Douglas' Seraphic by The Possible Seraph, 7 st. 4 lb. (R. Lewis), 1; Mr. Brooks' Lady s Slipper, 6 St. 5 lb , carried 6 st. 12 lb. (W McCiiinucs.V), 2; Mr. Wilson, jun.'s, Definite, 8 St (G Lambert), 3 Other starters Endymion, Eighteen Carat, Lincoln Belle. Brakespeare, Floating, clarinet, Bar, BnxU, and Ocsa. Betting-2 to 1 lady's Supper, 3 to 1 Seraphic, 4 to 1 Ocsa, 7 to 1 Eighteen Carat, Li to 1 Creaney. Won by li lengths, three lengths between second and third. Bi2*.espeare fourth, Crcanet fUth, Eighteen Carat sixth, and Bar Binda last. Time, 1 min. f> Bec

Valley Handicap, one mile Mr. BUILD Boklrcwood, by Atherstone, 7 st. 3 lb., carried 1st 4 lb. (A Bell), 1; Mr. Stuart's firestick, 8 st. 9 lb. (R. R. Stuart), 2- Mr. Burn's Scotch Airs, 0 Ft. v lb , carried 6 st. 10 lb. (G. Lambert). 3. Other starters Seaton Dale, Marcus, Shipmate, V'various. Belle Siebrecht, Seven Oaks, Mrs. Can-dour and Bluff Bethanga to 4 Seaton Dale, 5 to 1 Firestick. 7 to 1 Boldrewood. 8 to 1 Vivacious, Seven Oaks, and Scotch Airs. Won by half a length; four lengths between second and third. Seven Oaks fourth. Seaton Dale fifth, Bluff sixth, and Mrs. Candour last. Time, 1 min. 49 sec '

Welter Plate, six furlongs.-Mr. Harrington's Gunplay, by Pistol Al carry, 7 st. 12 lb, (E. King), 1; Mr. Baw don's Monodist, 8 st, 6 lb. (C. Bolton) 2; Mr. Brown's Shot Tower. 9 st. 12 lb. (F. Burn), 3 Other starters Whare. Golden Cairn, Lenore. Brownpath, The Trout, Yeast, Riversdale, and Kubelik Betting 7 to 3 Monodist, 4 to 1 Whare, 9 to 2 Riversdale, 7 to 1 Gunplay and Shot Tower, 10 to 1 Golden

Cairn. 12 to 1 Lenore. Won by a length; three I lengths between second and third. Where fourth

The Trout fifth. Yeast sixth, and Kubelik last, i Time, 1 min 23 sec.

| Jumpers' Flat Race, one mile and a quarter.Mr CaffreyN Waiuku. by San Fran Ua, 8 st. 13 lb (P. Hum), £1, Mr. Miller's Northport, 9 st. 5 lb (G Cosgrove), 2; Mr. Pratt's Notttrp, S st 12 lb (P. Guinane), 3. Other starters-Kabibipolka, Royal Malton, Western, and Recollect. Betting-2 to 1 Northport, 5 to 2 Waihuku, C to 1 Recollect, 8 to 1 Western and Northern, 10 to 1 Kabibmokka Won by three lengths, two lengths between second and third. Westena fourth. Recollect fifth. Royal Malton sixth, and Kabibmokka last. Time, 2 min. 23 see.

Welter Purse, six furlongs -Mr. Skirving'e left, by Multiform-Bellicent, 8 st. 11 lb. (R. Sutton). 1; Mr. Butler's Damera, 9 st. 3 lb. (F. Clarke). 2 Mr. Brown's The Pest, 7 st 7 Ib. (C Andrews). 3 Other starters Lady Druce, Off Chance, Canteen, FroM, Love Charm, Booya,

Stillwater, and Northland. Betting 7 to i I i Stillwater, 4 to 1 The Pest, 6 to 1 Boys, 7 to 1 1 Caubeen and Lady Druce. 8 to 1 Damera, 10

to 1 Love Charm. 12 to 1 Idyll, IS to 1 against Northland. Won by a length, a length between second and third. Northland fourth. Lady Druce fifth. Love Charm sixth, and Canteen last. Time, 1 min. 24 sec.

COOLA SHEARERS' RACES.

Mount Gambier December 1.

The Coola Shearers' Races took place this afterj noon on a course near the homestead. The weather

was fine, the attendance fair, and the fields large. The racing proved interesting.' In the Maiden Plate Purkiss and R Neale, th" MilLcent t jockey, sustained a broken finger and several of his ! teeth were loosened J. Smith, while giving

Faithful a preliminary to the Open Handicap, was I unscathed, but escaped injury. Mr. C. Wheeler,

of Mount G unbier acted as judge. Results:

Hurdle Race The Book (J Fox). 1, Coral (H. O'Connor), 2; Burrungull (W. McGregor), 3 I Three others started. Won by two lengths. Toe i Laborer fell at the last hurdle.

j Maiden Pfctc-Inverness (J. Neale), 3 Eight

others started. Rearguard and Thunder cloud came in first and second, but were disqualified for running inside the post.

I Coola Handicap. Convention (J. Boyle), 1; Sir

Rupert (J. Neale). 2; Stray Shot (J. Smith). 3. Two others started. Won by a length and a half. I SI carters Purse. Agnes (J. Fox), 1; Wantage (J.

Smith), 2; Security (A. Seebohm), 3 Two others started. Won easily.

i Open Ha-iiucap-Coral (J. Hollis), 1; Conven' tion (J. Boyle), 2; Lost Chance (G. Brown), 3.

Three other-, started. Won by half a length.

I Shed Hands' Handicap Wantage (A-. Smith), 1;

Sccunty (I. Neale, 2; Hero (W. Harris), 3. Five others started. Won easily.

Forced Handicap Sir Rupert (H. O'Connor), 1 The Rook tJ Boyle), 2; 12d Chance (J. Hollis), 3. Three others started!. Won by two lengths.

JAMESTOWN JOCKEY CLUB.

Jamestown, November 30.

At the annual meeting of the Jockey Club the major (Mr. D Rosie) presided over the largest attendance on record. It was decided that March 2 be the next racing day. The secretary of the New- Years meeting was granted the use of the course and appointments for £4 4/, the committee to be responsible for any damage done. OfPierre elected President, Dr. W. B. Aitken; committee to be balloted for on January 29; stewards, Hon K. R. Addison. Messrs. B. Hunt, J. Horgan, L. Graham, E. McDonald, J. Travers, W. Wilson, A. J Lee, and W. Richardson; judge, Mr. A. J. McDonald; starter, Mr. E. Cock; hon. surgeon, Dr. W. B. Aitken; timekeeper, Mr. W. A. Hawke; clerk of scales. Mr J. C. Killicoat; assistant. Mr. J Rundle: handicapper. Mr. H. Hughes, clerk of course Mr. I". Edwin; auditors, Messrs. O. Hunter and N. D. Keats; secretary, Mr. W. Naismith. Decided that stakes be £225 (an increase of £30 over last year). The follow, big programme was decided upon Handicap Hurdles. £40; Trial Stakes, at; Jamestown Handicap, £6, Jumpers' Flat Race, £23. Flying

Handicap, £15; Belalie Stakes, £10; Canowie ,

Strikes, £35. Nominations close on February 14; li wrights declared February IS; acceptances close I chairs 23. Decided that an automatic register, j

mg turnstile be procured, and used at enclosure ' gate. The gift was given in donations by men' berg (I