THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 133, 28 February 1908, Page 8

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.\ (By Glencoz.) __ Nominations for the Taranakf\ Jockey Club Autumn Meeting close to-night. : . The Wellington Racing Club's 'Autumn Meeting is to' be held on April 29 and May 2. • .-• •• ■-■.■ W. Young. and Chas. Prico . each rode three winners at tho Shannon meeting. ■Acceptances for all events on . the first day _of: the. Wanganui Cup meeting are due , to-night. Tho subscription for the Jackson ■: Stakes is due at tho same time. . Nominations ■ for the Waipawa County Racing. Club's ' Autumn meeting also close this 'evening. • . - -. The well-known jockoy, S. Roid, returned from _ Sydney by • the Warnmoo yesterday morning. . ■ 1 Mrs. vA; C. Cos,, of Brisbane, has purchased* a draft. of: young racing stock, the progeny: of , the imported sire Birkenhead. The draft, comprises yearlings, two-year-olds; and throo-ycar-olds. . Tho -Rotorua Cup, run last Saturday, was won-by-the Leolantis mare Uranium, which won.,the Avondalo.Cup earlier,in the season. Landlock was a starter in the Rotorua Cup, but he ran. badly, and finished last. / Mr. E. E. Trask, vice-president of tho -Jockey. Club,'.who has been on a ■■■■week's.*visit to -Wellington, returned homo by the'Te'Anau yesterday/evening. ~. . , ■ The' Wellington; horseman, , T. . Pritchard, had four mounts > at the Shannon meeting, / and -three times -during tho day bo filled second position.- • • Tartan-will not,'after all,'see tho post in the Australian Cup. ;; It is rather -'bad luck ; that tho. Lochiel horse 'went-lame at such. ■ a juncture, as his trainer had him in great 1 form.'. ■'/■■• ■■■ % ' i,, ;

Second.forfeits.for thoiiNew Zealand St. Leger and tho iNorth Island Challenge Stakos • are idue'on Monday. :. -. • •. A Wellington visitor.to the.Shannon races left the' meeting early in; order to catch the ■ mail tram. -•: On 1 his- way ; 'to :; the, station'Jhe 1 called into an hotel, where he had left his over- . coat in the-morning, and , was astonished to : find . that: someono', had been before' him 'and ;-yV : secured' I ':th'e : 'a diligent. inquiry, V;;; • and;,with:^tlie s assistanceof a ■ friend; • he- dis-' covored tho garment carefully;, stowed away X ; in-a; portmanteau on the railway 1 station:. As he was vory glad to recover his lost property, he'.let:'the matter end, but-'he ! is-,wondering how-he would have fared.had he waited for, / v.the'lato train. — iy, vAt' the'special / meeting'.of /the Victoria , Racing, Club, which took place'on February : 20, Mr. :W. Reid was to have submitted a mo- ; tion," which J closely -' concerned proprietary clubs. The principal feature of the motion . .. was that the profits to bo'paid to the sliare- ; , holders - of-: all - proprietary clubs, shall ' not .'be more; than .10,,perv cent. All net profits, in : excess of that, sum aro to be added to the prize money. Many yearf; ago tho . English' , Jockoy ,Club ; , adopted-.a siinDar, motion.' In the : ,pa'st ( :sonie 'of the -proprietary, race clubs have .-.mado;enormous • profits, but the' prize- ,■ T money..- was . always; kept as 1 low. ;as 'possible.Fortunately, s the leading clubs in the various' : .States ,: m'ade : it, compulsory 'that'-'a 'certain amount,should bo given in prize-money, and ' with the., present boom-' in racing the'.horse* • owner ihasla^perfect:fright' to' bo getting a ' -; i'air.:share,;of,;thegate takings. '

FLEMINGTON TURF NOTES. BV TELECIIAPII —PHESS-ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. Flemington, ,Februarv, 27. Step, Out did sis furlongs'in lmin.22}sec.'; ZJurrandooley,. fivo ■ furlongs l .iii' lmin. ssec.; Curtain ..Lecture, , four' furlongs;,in.' 53seti. -, Ebullition,'..-', six - furlongs,;,, Imin 1 .- , ;19}sec/; '.• iiright.'S.t'eel, seven.furlongs in Tmin; 36iseo,;' Tangaroa, -six. furlongs', in' 4mm. '.'lSJsec; i.Maswsr Footo, six furlongs in IminJ 22sec:; Apologue/ 1 twelvo furlongs .'in ;?min: 45sec; ; ,Veronice and Decollete, six furlongs', in . Imin. .20sec..; -Fille ■ Fogi and\ Melodrama, four, furlongs,, in 53sec.; Mountain - King, a milo in. Imin. 48sec. ; Miss Bobby,' three' furlongs, in v 3Blsee|; Medaglia,Vfive ; '".furV longs, in. Imin. ssec.; Peru, nino furlongs, in 2min. rlsec. ; Lady Diffidence, tivelve longs, in 2min. 49Jsec.; Collarit- did a strong : six'; furlongs;, Akim. Foo, and North .Head did slow 'work. Tartan was absent. " »j. 'v,■ ' j-. • • V.R.G. AUTUMN MEETING. , ■BY TELEGRAPH—ritESS ASSOCIATION—CO rYRIGIIT ■ i Melbourne, February 27 They following aro tho acceptances for the • ;;>i '; : ■ v.'-,"-I_.■■■ AUSTRALIAN, CUP;, a sweetstake■. of ■ 25 " soys. each, : with ;■ 1000 sovs added money. Two miles and a :—Apologue, - 9st. 111b.-; Melodrama, Bst. 111b'. - Boorari, ,Bst. 71b.; Putty, Bst. 41b.; Tulkeroo, Bst. 21b.; - Proceeder, Bst. ; '.Thackerayj"'7st.?lolb.; Peru, 7st. 101b.;. Ganymedes, 7st. 61b.; Lady Rylstone,'.' 7st;v';slb. j Jack ; Smith, Vst. 31b.; . Lady Diffidence, V 7st; ; -'Bbidol, -6sti "121b.; , .Enchanted States, ;6st.--71b. •-.Delaware; 6st. : 71b;Heretiere, 6st. 71b.. ; ■' Tho following -remain in the ; ST. STAKES, of 20 sovs each, '.with...600- sovs. ;addedA Oiie niilo and, threequnrters:—' ■ •. t Hon. -A! Wynne's br.tc. : Peru,; by Grafton —Silver.Coin. : \ ,Mr. , J. M'Donald's ch. c. Mountain King, ; by Wallace—Bonnie Rosette.

. > Mr. C.' L. M-Donald's , br. f.-. Lady ■ Rylctono, by Grafton—Lady Trenton. • ■

\ SCRATCHING OF TARTAN. '■ ... (Rcc. Feb. 27, 7.47 p.m.) . V ;\ ~.-,-Melbourne,'February 27..Trainer Burton hoped by, the morning to havo Tartan fit, for. tho post. , He.has decided that this-is impossible, and at 3.40 p.m scratched Tartan for tho Australian Cup. '-. '