TURF GOSSIP.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18461, 15 August 1925, Page 8

TURF GOSSIP.

■\rrr-pt;iTiecs for tlic Ani'klanci T.C.'s Fleet Meeting close on Tuesday «to p.m. dominations for the Australian Jockey Club's Warwick Farm Meeting close oix Monday. Acceptances for the Wellington Racing Club's American Fleet Meeting close on Monday fit 9 p.m. dominations for the dew Zealand Trotting Cup close on Thursday at noon. Special trains will leave Christchurc-h Station tor the Bit-carton racecourse to-day at 10.1-5. 10.31, TG.iO. 10.00, 11.0. and 11.2-5 a.m. and 12.L'/> p.m. Immediately after- the Aylesbury steeplechase at liiccarion to-day there will he a two-year-old parade. The. youngsters will run down the straight in two divisions, particulars of which will he found in the race books. Pacing will commence at Bice-arum 1 to-day with the Longbeach HighWeight Handicap at 11.11 a.m. This race is for gentlemen riders only, and speculators will probably back tho horseman rather than bis mount. Of the horses engaged, "\\ aete-a and Camel Amble at the head of the list read best. R1 ue Hall and Birkeiiolla have big weights in the Aylesbury Steeplechaso but their class may be sufficient to carry them through, but. Mainspring on the minimum will be troublesome if he gets over tho country. Form on the two preceeding days points to the Heathcote Handicap contest lying between Boadicea, Warharen, White Comet, Sun Up, Beaumont, and Solferite. Of them, Boadicea and Warhaven should hare derived most benefit from their recent racing. Bachelor Gay and Kaikahu will bo the prime fancies for the. Styx Hurdlo Race. At two miles, Te Kawa must run a good race in the Sydenham Hurdle Race, but be may again have to give way to the three who finished in the places in the Grand National Hurdle Race, Penury Rose, Nukumai, . and Maunga. Boomerday reads better than the last-nientionecf, particularly as his race on Thursday should do him a lot of good after the few idle days which were forced upon him a week prior to the opening of the C..T.C. Meeting. Fireblight was finishing on particularly well in the Grand National Steeplechase, and the California,mare may reverse positions in the L/incoln. Steeplechase with Tuki, her conqueror on the opening day, whom she will be meeting on 131b better terms. Tuki has paid dearly for his win in the Grand National [steeplechase, and _afc three miles First Line and Passin Through may also heat him. No recent winners appear in the lists for the Redcliffs Handicap, and the handicap per's estimate mav be the best to follow. Fresco, Gay. Life, and Horatius have run good races at the meeting, and being amongst tho light-weights, might do so again, if the going is heavy. The six furlongs to be covered in the Selwyn Handicap - should suit both .Sun Up' and Goldtown. They are both'great beginners. Moorland and Kuhio are perhaps- the hardest they have to beat. Florrie Bingen and Talaro, both of whom were successful at Addington yesterday, were amongst t.lio winners on the second day of the August Meeting last year. Two protests came before the Judicial Committee of the dew Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club yesterday. After the Lincoln Handicap a protest was lodged by Messrs Jack and Stewart, owners of Prince Pointer, agaiust Florrie Bingen on the ground of crossing in the straight, but it was dismissed. Young Blake's performance in the Avon Handicap showed an improvement on liis form in the Improvers' Handicap, and there was also a considerable difference in the totalisator investments. A-protest was.lodged by .T. Deyell, owner of Proud Ata. against Young Blake on the ground of inconsistent Tunning. This also was dismissed. Tt was proved to the satisfaction of the committee that the owners' commission on Young Blake for the Improvers' Handicap went astray, accounting very largely for the comparatively poor support lie received for that race. BLOODSTOCK SALE. A sale of bloorl stock was held by Pyne, Gould, and Guinnes3, Ltd., at their Chester street etablcs yesterday. Bidding was notbrisk and of the eeven lota offered, only two were sold under the. hammer. Mr W. li. Kenibii'.l's lots Trespass by Tressady— Totolo, and .Blue Hall, bv Hallowmas—Blue Ribbon, were among those passed in, but ■were afterward-? sold privately, Trespass beius bought, by Mr F. Nelligan, and Blue i Hall by Mr J. B. Pearson. Both were sold at" satisfactory prices. Following arc tho details: On account o£ Mr C. Elgar. Gns. Ch % Hallmark by Tressady—Silrerfoil 4vra. Mr -J. A. Horner (Winton) .. 3-tO Un account of Mr H. A. Knight. Cii. g Alfonso by Oav Lad—Masistikoff, ■lyrs. Mr A. R. Turnbull (Balcairn) 15 Tlir following lots were passed in:—On account' Mr C. CI. Dalgety, b f Joyeuae, Syr?, by Guy Lad —Nantvi'.le; on account Mr J~. IVsrclay, b m, oyrs. by Long Bange—.Aragon: on account Miss D. Keith, ch g Malincviirt, by California —Bell Agnes; passed at 15 guineas.