THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 158, 28 March 1908, Page 7

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES. To-day.—South Auckland R.C. Annual. April I.—Manaia Hack II.C. Annual. April 1 aiid 2. —Nelson J.C. Annual. April 4. —North Canterbury J.C Hack. April 7 and 8. —Manawatu R.C. Autumn. April 8 and D.—Southland R.C. Autumn. April 10 and 11.—Roefton J.C. Autumn. April 18 and 20.—Wellington Pony and Galloway It.C. Jiaster. . April IS and 20.—Wairarapa R.C. Autumn. April 18, 20' and 21.—Auckland R.C. -Aut- .' umn. . .. April 20. —Patea R.C. Annual. April 20.—Wnipulcurnu J.C. Annual. April 20.—Beaumont. J.C. Annual. April 20 and 21.—Riverton lt.C. Easter. April 20 'and-21. —Itumara R.C. Autumn: April 20 and 21—C.J.C.' Autumn. April 2,0 and 21.—Feilding J.C. Autumn. April 23 and 24.—Westland R.C. Autumn. April 29.—Taieri Amateur T.C. Autumn., ' April 29 and May 2.~Avondale; J. 0., Au- .: tutim. . April 29 and May 2. —Avondale J.C. Autumn. - \' , ; -. May 6; and 7.—1-lawko's, Bay J.C. Autumn.. May 6 and 7.—Marlborough R.C. Autumn. May 13 and 14.—Ashbiirton County. .R.C. 'Autumn. . , ;-. .. -. May .23 and 25.—Wanganui J.C. /Winter. May 23 and 25.—North Otago. , Winter.. Juno 3 and 4.—Duuedin J.C. Winter. x REMINDERS. .Owners and trainers,are. that nominations for all events at thp Feilding Jockey Club's Easter meeting (except the Trial Plate and Scurry) close'.-at 8.30, p.m. on, Monday evening with the club's secretary)- Mr. E. Goodbehere. NOTES AND COMMENTS. 1 (By Glenxoe.) . . ; The Nelson Jockey Club's , annual meeting j takes place at Richmond- nckt Wednesday and-Thursday. , ■■-. , Clarence O'Neill lias been schooling Prosptetor at Awapuni, and will ride tho Gold Reef ; . horso in- his. ■ future,, engagements.O'Neill, though a very capable horsoman,' has ' had a long; spell of ill-luck, and 'it would be'gratifying to seo him on'- the back of a winner shortly.' - : ; ,Dave Price expects to return from'Christchurch next Wednesday, and,' all going well;', ho will leave for Sydney by . Friday's;.boat.. W-'■'Evans, .who' rode. Apologue; in tho Melbourne and. Australian Cups, Was. replaced 'by J. Barden," in .tho .Champion '' Stakes.. Evans has' now severed' ,his conncction with ' W., Hickenbotham's stable. ~ ~ Apologue'ji.' withdrawal > from -his : Austra-: lian:. ehgagoments >was o\jtyg,.to the ■. fact; that, ho javfed his fetlockp-in the Champion Stakes. . Tho' mishap'is : not sfiribu's, .hut. the son of Phoebus Apollo and Miss,(JilEdysi will .be. handled'.lightly -till lie hiiikes. complete, recovery., : .'-: - . Mr., H. Gaisford's yearling by Meiischikolt—Armilla i^.'-'.being ' ridden at .' Poritua,. 1 and shapes l :very well. , ■' ~)■ \ : Lupulite, : who' : appears ; .to havo- ieen...out' of'..his'.true form, for the last; of, inontlis, .is/evidently all -right /again, .as his; performance in' the' Smithficld Handicap at,; Timaru.! on Wednesday, last was a , particu l larly smart one. , ; | , D. j. ' Price expresses , a very opinion of' tho St. Simbn' horso Bright' Steel,- win--tier of tlio Oakleigh Plate, and Bourko Handicap. The horso is 'capable of. doing almost anything, he says. , , ' ■• ' -. Wednesday's.; contest for tho . Taranaki Cup was the.first over a. inilo and a;quarter course/ and Uhlando is-o.io of a very«few, horses that have' Avon .both tho XVanganui'l and. Taranaki Cups. His two victories make him, out to bo!: a- solid little customer,; and it : show's . good . judgment . oil, liio, part. of his. owner-trainer that lie': has not.' :over l raced the son of Uhlan. : The ';horsp ..wasi'entered' in'.tho./Wqo'dville.-Cupy .but 'rese'rved'for jtho •Wanganui race.' "After tlio latter event far.' Eva thought- tho Dahnevirkc'Cup was!at;his niercy/'but' dcciided to' wait for.-the Taranaki niecting, 'findi hp has been amply-repaid for his patience! -!, , -. :. . The Porirua team for tho Manawatu Racing Club's; autumn meeting , .will ho railed to Awapuni next .Thursday '

1 The;, bookmakers f seem to'-,'be; having:; a great'. deal- ito contend with since the,new. legislation has como into forge. - --'Besides tho competition with ,the totalisator and ,tho heavy, license fccsHhey have to pay, there linyo bien'too many- favourites,- wiiiajtig* lately, and when a , bookmaker, '.goyig through his .bag after an unsuccessful meeting recently, 'discovered.-.a paper .sovereign among his money his ;cup .-n;as , full. 'J .; ; Disqualifications 1 - in connection 'with'.un-; registered 'racing appeared in; the last : issue; of the "Referee." : No'mention .is made of bookmakers. . j - The'acceptances for-the first, day's events, at the Ma'nawatu meeting should appear to- ' day. Tljo ; club altered the date of acceptance . from Tuesday, March 21, to Friday, March 27 r so that tho/fields may. be slightly rcduced on that account, ;for horses'that ran badly at Waipawa,' New Plymouth, and Masterton would /scarcely pay up at Manawatu. ' ■' :.- . ' . ■ Though Gold Crest's name appears among tho ; acceptors in the. .Longburn . Handicap, the- ;Gold Reef colt may not be .started if the'going is heavy, for his previous ; efForts have pointed.to- his being useless under, such' conditions. .. It has been suggested that -if New Zealand breeders are. going to make .their business pay it may - be.necessary t'o import sotuo good English mares to tho Dominion) English : breeders, \ however, aro not. anxious to let their mares go 1 cheaply nowadays, .although a _fow,:years ago they .did not ,seemto recognise the value- of them. Some of our breeders might do" very well by' importing. good . mares, : and some - good, might' result. But'the, first thing would bo to. learu' a lesson from the ■ English breeders,-.; and .from,tho Arabs of old, by which New Zcn'landers' would, see :that-,the' export of .such good mares as Gladsome', Niglitfall,' Solution, and Munjeet: is a serious' loss' to the Dominion... » , ~ , • ;• . ' /Some little while back the spccial commissioner of the London "Sportsmali" . invited, comment as:to. the failure of New. Zealand horses in lEnglaiid.. The following clipping from his Columns bears on ..tli.o question :-t----"A Johannesburg correspondent, ' referring to an article I wrote some months, ago'on tho failure of the New Zealand racchoi'ses to reproduce their, form, in England; sends me the -following interesting' suggestions:-r-' 'Tho chief, reaspn "Why . New' Zealand and Australian-bred' horses havo .-.failed'.' to reproduce their 'best form when sent .from their/ owii country to England is' through their being shipped before being thoroughly let down. In many instances/ they have be«!ln sent off. in racing condition,' and very often within a few days of having raced. 'Then,oil the I 'voyage the sole' object of the" attendant has. been to land his charge, in show condition, and thus earn a paragraph froni somo newspaper 'that "lie has landed his charge in_ superf) ' condition," which really means, in nine cases out of ten, that I'he has hiirted the animal for, racing purposes. ,Thorc have been inany opportunities of watching 'the-effects.'of extradition 1 iipon racoborses • brought to this country from various places since the beginning , of' the century, and there is? no / doubt ; whatever, that those landed in medium to poor condition have done far and away much' bettor thnirthose that' have been landed 1 in" apparently great fettle, aiid, as the saying is, "only requiring a few gallops to be ready-to race.'.' All 'if horse' requires 'on rt loitfe "vo.Vafje—and it does hot matter if .it has co'st £10 or .<£lo,ooo.—is_ hot more tliaii '201b. of food nor diem, divided into three, or, better, four, feeds in the twenty-four, hours, ami consisting of chaffed oat rind lucerne hay and bran, of equal parts. It should bo given as much water/as it will drink hefdfo each riieal, with ah ounce nr two' of lnaf,. ■sulpli. ill |it three or four times 'per 'week. ■ Upon arrival treat it in. a similar"manner to one just taken nn from the narldork.; If this is'done you will have heard the last'of costly failures of the Nootuiform type. The' •chief'thing of all is the lettiiig down befoi-e' shipping;'- Have it "dono "thorougblyj ' aiid: not too hurriedly.' "■ ■

MASTERTON BACINC CUUB'S •: f : ' - MEETINC. V tin ni.rGEipn—arrciii. conazGPONDENT.I Masterton, Jlarch 27:„V . The Masterton Racing' Club's -Meeting .was. concluded to-day in fino-\"\vpatlieK- ,'Tho 1 ground had dried up considerably,,,and the,;, track was in good ort)e.r...,v i Tlier,Q,,- r wg3 'a; : moderate'' attendance; and during the : noon the sum- of' : wasypastwd'-tlifdiigG' tlie totalisator, makiugfa total o£ £8173: for." the meeting,' as - again'ot- 'las.t.,. year's fixture, a decrease, of £4591.- Eiglit.. bookmakers inside 'and l foiir. outside- paitl li-2 cense fpas! Tlie betting-'wa's'poor, afia many"' of the, bookmakers: closed' up 'before "the': lirst": race.. ... Tho •' mii ;< - eyiflgnee,; ; during the afternboii,- second. • in every race. The. following a're"fho .results: HACK HURDLES; of, 70" - lone.- mile and a half. • . " " 'J ' Mr. R. Knox's b.- g. Royal" BruOj ■ Merrie England—One' Eye» aged^tlOst^Tii. ; Olb.' ... . ... ' Mr. Jas.'Orr s Tilson,. 9st. Jib., - '• (GalbraitTi) 2 Mr. AV. Douglas's' Comtnarider;, 9stP 121b." 1 " • ■I,', ii,(o!.Con.nell) r -,;3 T/ Also.- started.: Dulcinea,;. ; 9st. : t ;l^lb.j.^-Jia^Kj, Adair, 9st. , , y : , Rpyal Bluo 'was iri'front iiVithpv' earl.v' stages, but Tilson took'tlie lead' goiiig'"d6\Vn' ; ' tho back..:. Royal ■Bhie:made a!'fau%::jump L .■ half, a mile from litome; but very easily- by three lengths.'-';'. '2'miri; ' 57isec.- ■ '*' ,;1 -'' OPAKI HACK, HAND,lbifpJ' CO"''! sovs ; ' . -Seven; furlbi^s;-. : '"'H^"'"? : ;-v Mr. A, Donald's cli. ,g; -Kcls'o,' by' Petfo- , iciini,: syrs... 7st., ~oarricrt.i,7st,iL4lb;.; , -V'.,(L;;:.-Wilson),U. Mr; J.' M.'Ara's'J/ochiela.iyst. '.f.Carrpuy_': , 2 ilr. AV. Hume's WailethepSst? I ;lllb.'v'. i ■: , ;i : ~ ■ -'i,;:?."::-(-j;lKU;h)' ; rf : •Also' started:' - Rangihaita;^.Bst,'... , 9.lte ;:iJfi-:' chcvo, 7st.'Blb. , V»\ '+\i . Wailotlie. led- to by r Lpchiela and'.'Kelso iiv th'iit 'orSer,Tlio. latter .two plos.ed up',; a ; t a netKelso' on .the'..putside i !it ; om\iaslteAy\li^lf ; %j»:,' length,, .'two lengths ■ the second, and third. . /Time,'lining 32scc; '" AUTUMN HANDICAP, of 130 sovs Ono -• '■ . ' niilft r Mr. S;.'Messena's,'b|' /by ; . Gipsy King—WaipiriiavVSyrsi,- :..Bst. ; .. lllb. : HyiM.'Kay)i.l Mr. D.- Buick s b. m. i;anßii|niaua,,,,,by San Fran—'Waingongoro, 4yrs., *8 ■ 91b. ... . ... ' y ;-;(Young)_;. < 2' Mr? J. Armstrong's br/^.^BlffUerAvby 7 ':-- . St. Audrew-r-,Whisper, ;]jb;-cK-. ; : ; I/ ' Viv?*- ! Also started.: San-Julie,•.Sst. 3J.h.-.., Aberration, 7st.' lllb; (Oliver) ';';Merrio" Ro§fe, : ' 7st. 1 91b. (F,;' Cress).';; StratlicdnlrV 'TSlf.' 1 .21b? 1 (Hatch)./ Sau Julio • and AVaitapUn-wpro-flpffeca cp.upla, of lengths behind. 'Tangimoana Jrom Strathcona arid Chatterer, jAt .the pot-' i.toni turn Chatterer and'Strathcona were getber,' the rest bunchetli J ;6oin&;r.ouii.d.. i t'lie b'eiid, Aberratloir and,AVw fcapu TOmmcßßftdrto;. move up. '-'Aberration fell at the t and AYaitapu, Tangimoiina, Chatterer, arid 'Merrie Rosd were racing. abreast^..,iWajtapu; .and Taiigimiaria drew drcd yards, and tho Won by. half '.a' length; Chattorerr-was two lengths, away,' just.: aheatt,.-of B.o^ { irimo,'limn. ; : 44sec., '■ ;HIGH-WEIGHT of 51) sovs.; OjiQiinite.;,..;;*:. , Mr. H ; Jeffrey's chy'mi Anemone; 'by'. St. ;, ■ j Gj'r—Pourangi; oyrsnrllstti , i'" . ' r ;\;' ;■ (Mr. J. M00fe)....l Mr. G• Beat'sori'sDefe"at,jjLlßto.'3lb;.iilT v." V' .■ ... ,i' '" ' -i(G)in)cr) -.2 Mr: W. Davis's'-AricylO/'^lst-.-i^llhr , »rt V'. •• (Ml-, A; Hyd0),..;3 ■;Also started:, 'Arahura'..,;lP!itii7lb;.:'jgrahd-' . Circlo,' lOst.. 9ib.;' JiefeDg 'ilOsti. -:71b'.; -arid Traylock','lo3ti's7lbC;"J ; ; ': ; ::v i;\ ■ Defeat 'was first' awajy..followed-; oy ? Irayn: lock and Jet 'De;Moro,' with JQ.efeat' was -' in; . frdrit 'till iJialfrwXj;.'\ip; the straight,- whero: ;t]\r6 , agji oh rails; and .with i .'loosp r h;ehi : 3X:by,-'a ; : length.', -'Ancyle' '.jaiid • .secured third "place>. : T.ipi'e;-:lriiiit.:sl.v.st6sc«;, <. RAILWAY HACK, of 60 sovs ' Sis ' :)■■■■■' • furlongs: •• .' r '. 'Mr: Fred. Douglas's br." t. -; Fran—Nymph,; 4yrs., : ..'; V ; '■■'/ y :~ (A. "Oliver) 1 Mr. W. Davies's l'osamiv'Sst. '21hi'.\' .

•((*;• Price)': 2:' Mr. C.. VaUance'f ; Hiriupaj)>^Bt-/-.slb^; ■ - c ; :(T:cCafrolI) 3 I'-,'.Also started: Blue Ribhoriv.Tst.ra s i. ; Yqsami led till ' tho' last furlong, where Ikon' cam 6 on tho outside,v and i .won' tathcreasily by. ; threo parts' of' a. leugth...-Time, Xmin. .17 2-ospc. : y.; h -;."• * " TELEPHONE HANDICAP,' of 100 so\s. ■' ~ Sixifuribripi ! l':. '''' i,l "''.' F 'l Mr. It. Knox's br. m. Platypus, bv Mfcrrt'o' :■■ i .■' England—Seal, aged/ : 7st. ; - 71b, : , . " (B 'Hatch) 1 ■ Mr. W., Cooper's Sunbonnet, !)st. •■' ">. ; ' . ' ... ; (Wilson) 2 ■Mr. J. Armstroiig's'' Chicano,:'Bstr 21b. "■ ' .■:' ■ ■ - ,' ••. (Price) 3 , u Also started: Gawain, ■Bat.. 10]b..j .AVaicola.. Vsfc. 111b. ;•... Sherlock Holines/ -, 7«< 'lUlb'.; Valima, -7st;v7lb. (carried-Sst."-21b:)er.-Thera;' 7st. 51b.';0Elfnda, 7st. 31b. •■; Platypus I ;w'a'p ' first awaySunbonnet; aridWaicola V being;/hopelesslyleffc.C'- ? Platy'ptiswas _ followed ■ into', the . straight s by'Cblc'aho, aiid 'then Sunbonnet mado.-a;. tho outside .and rim Platypus t _to- length/ Time, lmiij. 18sec.'y ■'>'-V' WILTER HACK, of Q0 ..fjjpjtftfi ■ ' "vr' : V; .l°n£;s. j_ .■ :,.7r• ; n ,i\\ Mir.'; J- Cress's /b.- gr Ciaelicy 'by'.bonnio ■. V . Scotland—St.''>Leger';Marc; ! SyrsV 1 r 9jfc7:' • ; 71b. ?.:v::.V../..;n......::?,.':r?-:-(C.:Ci i e^-^ . Mr.. W.. Hume's. Wsiletho£.<9st'.?4lb; tassrt 1 /.: •- - ■ --(Hatohy--3' Mr. G. Beatson's Defeat £st. !31b.,.(PfVfl&) -*&■ .Also" started:Sriip,:,;;7st.i,Jsbi;,' JfyjstKßi Downs; 7st. 71b.; Jet' de;Mcrej .7st.j>7]b,-: .r 1 ;! After? two falso.startsr.'tno';field.: : ;Waro" r off. together. Gaelic 'Jeas and M .throughout. Defeat' second ' inside •■they. distanco^^but- Ayaflotii'ofinished well,-' arid ' won« by,.half Vat. lengths Time, -lmin.' 33 l-ssw. FINAL HACK,;, 6f 50 so'vs.^. Mr. W. Pewne's br. r. Nanniai.r.b.v. .';■■.. qvorrif,' 3.yrs:;' Mr. C. F. - Vallarice's. C.ojiduOT^M.stiiSitv.^.V, : t ' m •; •■ ••(feyj.v,,:?; Mr.' -.VVigßins's ■ Lady ' Let(io,',fst.. ,(Cress) ;B* ; Hinerangi, 7st. Naumai quickly- .won. all tho way.,'- Time,