THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 4, 30 September 1907, Page 6

THE TURF.

RETURN OP MR. gTEAD'S TEAM. FAVOURITES FOR BIG EVENTS. • (Received i September 29, 4.55 p.m.) • Sydney, September 29. ' The racehorses Boniform and Snnglow left by the Monowai for. Lyttel■ton. : v /, „• " .-. t . . ...... ....' Thero is' not a great amount of' wagering over'the Australian Jockey Club's meeting. lolaire heads tho list for the Epsom Handicap, followed by Lord Bcauchamp. Of tho others, Melodrama is most favoured. For the Metropolitan, Mooltan, Garches, Maranui, and Collarit are fancied in that order. ,

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

- : By " Glencoe."

The adjourned meeting of the Rangi. tikei stewards in connection with.: the ease of C/Jenkins, was Concluded on Saturday evening, and-the result was a verdict in favour of the crack jockey. Jenkins has still to appear before the Wanganui stewards in connection, with, happenings at Marton. The Bulls horseman has for a long time been a great favourite with the public, especially in his capacity as the pilot of Achillea, and followers of racing would hardly like to see him under a lengthy disqualification. Nevertheless, there can bo no doubt that for some time past several.riders have been taking serious liberties at the small meetings, and it is just about time they learned that such practices are not to be pursued persistently without bringing punishment to the offender. This " carpeting " of. so prominent a rider should hava a good effect.

, The present week is again a busy one in the racing' world.. On Wednesday and Thursday'- the spring meeting of' the Hanke's Bay Jockey Club takes placo at Hastings. On Thursday there are miiior meetings in the South at lCurow and Oholta. Acceptances, for the first day's racing at the Otaki meeting close to-morrow night. Catch-'em was the medium of a light commission in the Maiden Hurdles at Avondnlc on, Saturday, and, as usual, let his backers downf The Sabretache gelding' is affccted in the wind,' atid is consequently unreliable. It certainly looked as if he would win'in sucli a rough field. ' . The Electric Handicap was about the only race, which gave the public much trouble on Satuiday. Lucreece and Engraver, who ran a dead heat, both paid long prices. The latter should certainly have found more favour, with backers, as lie raced most consistently', and was third on the previous day iu the five furlong event. • - There was—i fair amount of money locally for Gay' l'aris lin the Welter Handicap on Saturday, and the good thihg duly came off. This was Gay. Paris's second win at the meeting. Master Delaval was. not started in the Grand Stand Handicap at Avon,dalc, probably on account of the welter burden allotted the New Zealand Cup candidate. , " Horeward returned from Wanganui at the-end of the wick. Prosscr's colt was hot engaged at the medting, but was taken .011 the journey for educational purposes. By his looks I should say ho will not require much teaching in the matter of galloping. I'have it from a good, judge that Oxton has improved out of all knowledge durilig the last few months, and that his trainer, Stuart Waddell, fully expects that lie will account for the Iliuvite's Bav Guineas. Tilts Birkenhead cult certainly gave a favourable irapressiou I-ist season, but as Gold Crest and All Red "have recent public form h> recommend thi'in I nret'er tiieireliances to that of Zimmerman's brut her. ' Anyone who feels ■ir,eli"L-d to back Downfall' for the New K.nlalid Cup should think well before tlni;;;; so. It is quite possible that, nn'.-s-.the San Francisco colt shoivs so:iv improved form during the coming ' ,v, th, .Mr. Lowry -may not: s?iul liini to I'icearton, more' especially as there is ;i meeting in Auckland at the same time.