THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 89, 8 January 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

(Bt Glencoz.)

RACINfr FIXTURES,

Jan. ;B,—Amun T.C, Annual. Jan. 8. —WairioJ;o.'Annual. Jan. 10 and-II,T-rWhahgarei R. C. Summer. Jan. }d.-, . and JG.—Tuapeka County J.C. Annual.: v ' " Jan, . ,18, ■ 22 and 25. —Wellington R.C. Summer. Jan. 21 and 22.—Wairoa County R.O, Annual..: .... ■ . ■ ■ Jan.j22 and 23.—Foxton' R;C. Annual. Jan. :22 and 23.—G0r0 R.C. Summer. Jan.-25, 29/ and Feb. I!—l'akapuna J.C. Summci I .' • ■■ Jan. 29 and 30.—Pahiatua R.C. Annual. • Jan. 30 and 31,—Tapanui R.C. Annual. Feb.\6 and 7.—Mamototo J.C. Annual. Fob.', C .and 7.—Gisbqrno R.O. Summer. Feb.\6,and, B.—Cahfcerbury J.C. Summor. Feb. ;6:—Karior J.C. Hack! ' ' Feb.(l2 and 13.—Egmont R.C. : Summer. Feb.il3 Bay T.C. Annual; Feb. 19' and' 20.—Woodvillo J.C. Autumn*. Feb. 49/ 20,~sind 22.—Dunodin' J.C. Autumn; March 5 an'd' 7.—Wangariui.J.p.' Autumn. Uarcji ,■ 6 J.C. Autumn. llaich IS alid 14:—Tologa Cay;J.C. Annual.', NOTES. AND COMMENTS. TJio -Weliiomd 'Sltakoa winnerj Armlet, arnved ac-Trenthaniv.yesterday. Sho will be the representative. of. tho. Yaldhurst. stablo in the.' >Veilirigton»Stakes, at the, {forthcoming meetiig,. and 'assuming. that. Fleetfoot will, jlsp.ibe,,. a starter, the contest: between : the pair/should oxpite interest. / ..' > Boniform.ihasl been: sent' home; i and will not be' seen fiut at-Tronthain.:-The'southern horseman, L. G. King, returned homo by the Lytteltoii boat last evening:: He returnifofitho-WcllihgtOn. miieting on Friday week. ■. J/J ? a ™er, trainej..;.()f Elevation, was in the' ciJy M ..pn/business : yesterday., . . He "will, probably bring.,Culminatipn. and/Gravitatiori to Trentham ;. Kirmer contempjate3'';"a...,frip "to Sydney, about : Easter time. ...V''.'7 Regarding the ; running i'of-: Gravitation at; Tauherenikau;: I>'understand that both ' the owner and trainer of the .tolt were perfectly, satisfied with the way ho was ridden.' He had. not' been in work very; long,. and prior to the.,start of the race'he showed signs of Mrencss. : ::As : the . raco progressed he apparently,.' throw--the soreness off, 'and that; wouldvi accounts for,- his ; good"finish: ' Anyone who. had seen Thera run at Awapuni -would not-be surprised'-at'her victory, at the Wairarapa meeting. ■

Nominations.for the Wairoa Racing Club's meeting'arc due to-day.

All;tho,.available.boxes at Trentham have been;engaged, ; . and- by the: end of tho present weok <'ther(} ;Should'.. bis a good contingent of there, r The ;meoting pro., raises ,-to.' bp; {toci largest, in .the .history of 'the club, .and uplessybad.;weather, mars .the: attendance: it (Should. compare favourably witha Now<Ze)»land;Cup gathering. ' ■■;

vFranktWoqttoiij who,has, been riding with such" success in England during'the past season',.was-only fourteen years of age iri December;.. -.'/.' i.

'Wharekura ::ettirned from" the Auckland meeting-yesterday. v

. Si liowry of Greusot by 'private'?, sale.. during, the meeting at Ellorslio. The Jorpedo,gelling, was; let go-very cheaply.

F. : five winning mounts, was '. : the-'TOOst' successful jocko/ 'at*ttib' l A t iick- ' : J.'Camefon' hag' 'several members' o£i'fiis team engaged at Foxton,;... Ikon has been given a good parcel of weight at tho Wellington meeting,- and will-scarcely mako tho trip. ~ • ...i, ~;■■■• i The; Wellington- • Racing Club '• has decided fcovlicenso "bookmakers at-a fee ol £20 a day for inside Dotting, and £10 a clay for oiltsido betting.. 'Those oporatihg 'on' thd' inside 1 trill i be placed '-'between 'tho : totalisator and' the double; tot'alisator house','while those'-'on, the outside be placed in an equally'favourable position. ... v- 1 ' ' At the'Northern:'.Wairoa meqting last Friday, ;ths .principal event,. the. Cup, wont to liady Regel,' who also won th<s' last eyent on the .programmV.' - : Were'appears' to 'bo .a opinion thatfiinless, the Wairarapa llacipg Club takes somo: stops towards improving the blonds on the'TaiMerenikau racecourse,'..there /will, be a serious accident .resuming in Iloss' of life >tsoino: future .meeting,-- The,; turn a .into, the straight. is anything but- a saife. one, arid in sum^er^timej. when : tliQ ground ■ i?',' hard ■ and dry,-'it,-becomes >veiyo slippery. . : Tbero' is plenty of : room at-. Tauherenikauj and with a littlo- expense 'the. "club wouldjbe'. ABIe to lmprpye,- tho..;turn..and,.bank. the'|i:track... The .Advance maro Advantage, who won a race At: the: Tarqnaki Meeting/ is trained'by C. Birkett. -.- •' -••if.- •• ■ ••■'■ t ■ The -,Hastjng s jockey,- J. | O'Brien, returns • hoinofby tordayls train. Ha will inost likely bo engaged, at -Meeting on Anni-versary;-I)ay, as j. Cameron has some of his team .nominated ther,e. ■ Concerning the Wellington Cup Handicap, the general- opinion "among local sportsmen is that the-top-weights Have all the best of it. Boniform was a favourite, but as ho is not hkoly:to be a starter Maniapoto is much fancied;-'for he ip-. considered to :Ik> exceptionally well treated .under tho light scale of Of tho hoWes weighted under Vst., it is difficult'to riafcb"onc tliat can'bo given a r.Msqriable'ch'aice'withytho top-weights. Of oourSe;: ; 'thero rccerit winners amorig- tho light-weights', and at'least two oftbem'havo been most Consistent' sincc tho beginning of NoYemb.e.r,i . The fact of their being weighted so lightly, though, is a seriour'handicap for it kills their chanco of having tho best jockeys. Tho.,,valufy f of, good horsemanship .was plainly demonstrated at the recent meeting ' of the' Rdrfgitikei' '.'Racing' Club, when tho Sa,n Fran ihorsfir'Tan San put up -141b. overweight in,'iW fireatford Stakes,. and showed, winning form. In tho raoe under notej 'the - .ndicapper would not havo been justified in giving. T.m'.Sajv'ahything over the minimum,' but' to provo that a horse in winmng " fotjny may havo his chance cxtin]ow scalo of woights. " -. • sf'i'.'-t.E"i ' Then.'agairi, the candidates at tho foot'of tho .handicap -aro a most' uneven lot, for wo find Wharekura, who has but recently passed out -jrf-iiha;maiden class by winning a couplo of sprint- events, alongsido proved stavers likoriGlancffattan, Saga, and others, while Splendid''.ldea, a really good sprinter, is practically receiving an allowanco on account of thoj distance. s/i 1 ' —- i>l •" . . ■ Taking all these things into consideration one?-must leave the light-weights alone. Their,'chances will improve in bad weather c»nditions, but on a good hard track a win by * ligkt-weight would probably result from gaod luek »ore than anything else. • Commencing «t -the top of tho handicap, hower«r,:.there ir« to be found good prospccts of an interesting race. • Zimmerman's reoont form makes it appear that ho is cap-able-of .'great performances, and it may bo that he has not yet shown his best. That Maniapoto is a top-not-cher no one can deny, and lie appears to be improving every gtilfcp. .Then Marguerite, Gold Crest, Mor.il, f and The Lark/ are all in with handy weights. Mystification, Sir Tristram, Apa, Riflomaid, Mahnta.. and The Rn.nd arn a hnlf-flnzrui j

that should have no difficulty in seeing the journey end with their respective weights, but by comparison the topweights havo all tho host of it.

Tho Telegraph Handicap docs not usually attract a large acceptance, but it should do so this time, for tho stako has been cbnsiderably increased, and tho race presents a very open appearance. The handicapppr started with Munject, at 9st. 51b., and' tho Stopniak mare, has, to concedo Gold■ Crest Clb. -Jf; is rathor ' a pity that Dusky Morn and Lord Soult wore not entered, for it-would havo been interesting to. see how tho i weights would have been assessed. ; , 1 . FOXTON RACING CLUB. NOMINATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL ' ' MEETING. ' "" : FIRST DAY.: iIIACK HURDLES.—Maidi,- The'. Leader, Tp Kainui, Sylvan Park, Hatley, Xavier, Brown Belt, Land o' Nod, Immolation, Pantaloon, Taura, Mount .Cook, Musscn. iFOXTON CUP.—Aberration, Lady Disdain/ Bourrasque, Rosegrove, Signor, l Polyanthus, Tan San, Loiret, Rangihaitn. Wliakawohi, Waipaku, Waitapu, ft Sherlock Holmes. ' T •ELECTRIC HACK HANDlCAP.—Greenleaf, Maid |of Astolat,; Waikaraka, Golden Eagle, Aotea, Signor, Carissima,. St. Liid-. lam, Dear Dolly, Soult Lass, Hillspring, Roselethe, Ikon,' Kareroa, Ponates, Somali, Bonny Doon. AWAHOU WELTER^—Oryx, Killamoy, Scenery, . Flingot, Highden,: Mikotahi, '/TeKuiti, Bclario, Robinlink, St. Ludlami Re•'fifle, Loiret 1 , Prince Hassan, Grand Circlo, 'Somali,' Buoyant. HANDICAP.—FIotiIIa, Sherlock Holmos,: Splendid Idea, Golden Eagle,: Fishormaid,' St. 'Claimer, Linkless, Lord Soult; Toa Tuhi,: AVaitapu, Motoa, Waicola. " HERRINGTON WELTER.—Maid of Astolat, 'Lady Disdain, Flotilla, The Stake, Rosegrove, Hatley, ' Fishcrmaid; Carissima, Probability;' Dear Dolly, Rangihaeta, Joe Chamberlain;.,. ~- ■ , y. DASH HACK.—'Tarina, Supplement, The' Dunce, Koroirangi,, Windage; . Tiori, Hema, Hillspring, Scatoii Dale, Muskerado, Apellis, Fairsight; Lethean, Penates. " !■ ; : ' SECOND DAY. ; . : ' ... SECOND HURDLES.—Maidi, The Dunce, .Tho Loader,.Te Kainui, Sylvan Park, Hatley, .Xavior, Brown Belt, Land o' Nod, Immolation, Pantaloon, Taura, Mount Ccok, Mussen. PRESlDENT'S.—Aberration,. Lady Disdain,'Bourrasque, The Stake,' Rosegrovo, Signor, 'Polyanthus, Tan San, Immolation, Rangihaeta; Whakawehi, Waipaku, Waitapu; Waicola, Sherlock Holmes. : . - JANUARY HACK. — Greenleaf, Flingot, Waikaraka,'Golden Eagle, Signor,, Carissima, Probability, Dear Dolly j Kosoleth'o, Ikon, Buoyant., ■ HACK WELTER.-Oryx, Killarney, Scenery, Flingot, Highdeu, Mikotahi, Te Kuiti, Monsieur Beaticairo, Belario, Robinlink,, St. Ludlam, Refino, Ikon, Loiret, Jet-de-Moro,Princo. Hassan, Grand Circlo, Somali. — Tarinaj • Supplement, Sherlock' Holmes, Splendid Idea, Golden Eagle,"Fishcrmaid," Carissima, St. Claimer, Linkless, Kareroa, Apellis, Fairsight; Lord Soult,-Toa'Tuhi, Motoa, Waicola';/ • , MOUTOA WELTER.-Lady Disdain, Flotilla, Splendid'ldea, Tho Stake, Rosegrove, Hatley, Fishcrmaid, Belario, Tan San; .Loiret,, Rangihaeta, ' Joel .Chamberlain,' Taura, Buoyant. ~ , | .. TELEPHONE HACK.—Waitiro, Greonleaf,, Maid 'of.Astolat, : Windage,..Waikaraka,' Ang--lieanj Golden Eagle, Aotea, Dear Dolly,,Soult Lass; Hillspring,. Roselethe,: Scatoii: Dale, Penates, Reveille, Bonnie Doon., ~