TURF GOSSIP.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18635, 9 March 1926, Page 12

TURF GOSSIP.

Acceptances f6r the Oatnaru Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting clob© to-day. Nominations for the Wellington T.C.'s Autumn Meeting close to-mor-row. Nominations for the AShburton T.C. 1927 New Zealand Sapling Stakes close to-njorrow at 5 p.m. ' Frivolous, who would probably have gene out favourite for the Motukarara Handicap at the Banks Peninsula Meeting on Saturday, injured herself slightly on the eve of the fixture. The injury is not considered serious, but her connexions were not prepared to take any risk with this promising filly. , Mr J. S. Barrett has decided not to gcnd Count Cavour across to Sydney for the, Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting. Of the 6ight horses engaged in the Southland Cup) three, Listening Post, Tommy DOdd, and Geranial are trained by F. Ellis. Will Oakland, who cost his present owner sis guineas a few years ago, has won .dloso on £SOOO in stakes. Gay Queen has not been long in work, but her effort on Saturday at Motukarara *ap such as to suggest that she will not be Jong off the winning list. F. D. Jones's string has been strengthened by the inclusion of the promising two-year-old Young Lochinvarl G. Murray Ayrtsley is breaking in three yearlings, the property of Mr C. G. Dalgety. F. Christmas is at) present handling a yearling colt by Martian—Per Arma, purchased by Mr J, Porter, owner of Rswene, fof 800 guineas last November. Goose step will, return to the West Coast shortly.. Sprinkler, the five-year-qld brother *to Pjlliewipkie, . been enjoying a spell for some-months, but will be put into work again during the next few weeks. H 6 will'probably join T. H. GiUett's team. Excellent acceptances were received ,on Saturday evening for the Southland Itacing Club's Autumn Meeting, which will be commenced to-morrow. The fields generally are good, and though most of the horses engaged hail from Southland stables, class is well repre- , senfred. In the Roslyri Handicap, twelve horses have been paid up for,. and amongst them is the well-bred Irish by Solferino —Sprig of Erin. He, is morethnn useful, but has not done much racing for some time past, arid prob.nbly Receipt and Frivol will be the hardest to beat. In . the Flying Handicap a Rood classf .field of sprinters if engaged, and even with the steadier of-9 4 Set Sail cannot be * left out of the reckoning. Los Ambus lias shown good form recently, .and Eaton Fells seems to represent a bit better'dass than do the remainder. -The Southland Steeplechase should provide _a good .exhibition of .fencing, though, it is perhaps early in the season for horses to give of their best over country. Frenchman 11 8 and Scamp ■ 9 6 -appear to be the" besf'of those cngaged. ; - > . There is a useful sized.field eligible to do battj& in thfe Southland Cup of one mile and a quarter, and Listening Post, ' tthomgh burdened' with 9 11, represents real class, and so must be very hard to dispose .of, while of the others Ravenna $9 should,be well suited by the dis- :• tsnce. 7 '.••• In- tjje- Stewart; Island Handicap, of -min furlongs, imported colt Rose-. , nor Js likely'to go out a very warm favourite, ana he has only to perform as well #b he did .at Riccarton a few weeks ago to matters very interesting for,the remainder.. Jack o'Lantern, if • in the hurtour, should be amongst the best of. th© others. • -In the TradesmenV Handicap of one ; mile,, The .Cheat 8 13 reads best of the top-weights, but Queen Balboa 7 13 is an improving sort, and .as such is entitled to respect. For the Waimate Cup Fresco has been vehsndicapped at 7 11. ; The Harp ha? been reh&ndicapped for the North Otago, Jockey Club's Meeting, and will carry S 2 in the Cup. The grass track at Niw Brighton will be open" to-day and Friday for horses engaged at the coming meeting. da the Steward))' Handicap, and 24yds In the Longhura .Handicap, at the Manawatti TrottingiClub's Meeting, toMch Offc.ns to-morrow. In the Awapuni Handicap at the same meeting, Hope J)il- • lOn has been penalised 24yds.; in the President's Handicap Satinbird has received a 48yd penalty, and in the Mana- , watu Handicap Bingen Star has been penalised 72yds * .