THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 101, 22 January 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

By' "Glencoc." RACING FIXTURES. Jan.; 22 and 25.—Wellington R.C. Summer. Jnn. 22.—rWairon County lt.C. Annual. Jan. 22 and 23.—Foxton II.C. Annual. Jan. 22 and 23.—G0r0 R.C. Summer. Jan, 25, 29, and Febi I—Takapuna J.C. Summer. ■ ' Jan. 29 and 30.—Pahiatua R.C. Animal. ■ Jan. 30' and 31.—Tanahui R.C. Annua ~ Feb.: 6 and 7.—M.imototo J.C. Annual. Fob.'6 and 7.—Gisborno lt.C!. Summer. Feb; 0 'and 8.— Canterbury J.C. Summer. , Feb. 6—Karioi J.C. Hack. =•• Fob. 12 and 13.—Egmont R.C. Summer. Fob. 13 and 14.—Poverty Bay T.C. Annual. Fob.' 19/ and 20.—T0 Arolm R.C. Summer. , Feb'. 19 and 20.—Woodvillo J.C. Autumn. Fob'. 19, 20, and 22.—Dunedifi J.C.'Autumn. Feb. 22.—Wellington Pony and 'Galloway ' R.C. Initial. March 5 and 7.—AVanganui J.C. .'Autumn. Jtarch C and 7.—West-port J.C: Autumn. . March 11 and 12.—Daunevirko .T;.C. Annual. March 13 and 14.—Tologa Bay J..C!. Annual. Murtli •17 and 18. — ( Napier; Park lt.C. Autumn. , ■ , y '-- NOTES AND COMMENTS. Racing to-day at Foxton,' Gore, Wairoa, i slid Trontham. , ' The Takapuna Jockey f Club's meeting commcncos on Saturday next. , . Acceptances for the Karioi Hack moeting . wo due on Friday. ' , The chestnut maro Fairsight (GoodbyeForesight) wont, through to the Foxton meeting on Monday.' She is 1 engaged in the Dash Hack Handicap, in which Penates, Tarina, arid Supplement also are entered, so that the full-sister to Pattypati will meet with formidable opposition.: Sir Artogal is not likely to start in the Wellington Stakes 'to-day. Mr. S. Nettlefold, on. behalf of a Melbourne sportsman, is negotiating for the purchase of the Porirua horse William. It is quite possible, therefore, that tho _ son-, of Conqueror and Morczo may race in now ownership in' tho .January Handicap to-day.

', Bucclelich was../shipped south last night, 1 and will in all/probability lie spoiled till the i Auturiiii meetings. The Benzoin horse is i undoubtedly .oho. of the fastest in. the Domi- i nioii, but hard'tracks do not agree with him. i Firoiron has. been leased by D. J. Price, 1 arid goes to Sydney on Friday along with Munjeet and', Coronella. Other horses may 1 join the team' by a later boat. Fifcifori'' was , galloped on in Saturday's race, and' bad a couple, of nasty scratches when he-was brought in,' but lie 'has _been carefully' l treated since,- and is practically right 'be llow. Should Price'succeed in gofer ting liiin into form ho will no doubt pick up a race or two. lLen. "King has accepted an engagement to ride the various members of Price's team in Australia, and will leave in a week or two for Sydney. King is a capable and experienced horseman, .and'.will be quite nblo to , hold his own among the Cornstalks. At the Perth Cup'meeting Mr. P. A. Connolly, best known as the owner of Blue Spec, broke all his previous records by winning £3330 in stakes: at the meeting. Last : year ho won' £3065 at'the same fixture. The principal factor in the recent successes was the bay • colt. I'ostown, by Positano—Molly Mash am, who won the Derby and Cup. Blue Spec, who goes to the stud at'the end of this season, was also a winner at- the meeting.' . . . | The Raciug Conference meet to-morrow for the , purpose of discussing, several questions that have arisen since the passing of the G'aminjg Act in November. Mr. H; Alexander, at present in Wellington from New South Wales, has been closely connected with the sport of racing on the other side, and will lie remembered as the owner. of Devilment and other horses. In tlio Metropolitan Handicap to-day All Rcil has been raised 11 lbs. for his win on Saturday. Full Bate has been dropped lib. for being unplaced, Ballarat and Moriarty Sljj's. ■ each, and Petrovna 4lbs.' The latter had her chances spoiled somewhat- on Saturday by the fact that she got the worst of the/start. I want to sen her fly out of the-barrier'and then be beaten before 1 will -believe-that Saturday's race was a sample of her tnio form.' The' Summer ; Meeting of tho Wellington Racing Club will be continued at- Trentham to-day.The 1 railway time-table ,is advertised in another column of this issue. Tho firsttrain leaven Thorndon at 10 a.m., and tho Jast at- 12 noon. Trains also start from To A'rb at 10.10, 10.40, 11.10, and 11.50 a.m. On Friday a largo number of racing club secretaries "from different parts of the Dominion will meet together in Wellington for the purpose; of discussing, general 'racing business aiid to see if the management of ■ the sport can be improved by a co-operation of ideas.-