THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 31 March 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

1 ■ RACING FIXTURES. Apr;'l T.—Jlanaia Hack R.C. Annual. • ' April-'l"'and' J.C.-'Annual. Caiiterburv J.G Hack. • • April-' 7;. arid' i3.—Mariawatu R.C- Autumn. April,fß''and' OSfSo'uthland II.C. Autumn. . ■ April-10 and'.lli-t&iof ton J C Autumn ;A.priF'l'B .afia?2o.—Wellington Pony and Gal< v .. [i"j [l&'iWy'E.Cnf'Eastep:"- ■ ' v /Aprjl-.18 and'2o.—)Vairarapa R.C. Autumn., ■.A : pril'4Si '20 .'and :211^-Auckland-R.C. - Auk • •i'l.' r-umn. ■ ■■■ -r ■ • :Aprjl : 2o.—Patca'R.C.' Annual. "Apr)l'}2().—Waipilkuirau J.O. Annual. , ) Annual. April-20 and •2i.44ltvartoii ! -11.C. -Baster. 'April- 20 R.C.'Autumn. . Q Autumn iApril,2o'and.' 81.—Fbildmgt J.C. Autumn. •. jqiril 23.and R.C. Autumn. ■April-29.—Taiern'Amateur..T.C.,. Autumn.-:- ■ Ai)ril." 29 I 'and'May. ; 2.—Avondale . J-C.'. An«'i . . " i': :v Aprilit-29'tand"May ; .-2.—Avondale/ J.C. An---.,. |tuuiiib'ii - iili'ii' i illav 6 and. 7.—llawkc's. Day J;C. lAutiimn. ;May 6 and. "'.-r-ilarlborough. R.C. Autumn....... i,May 13 and. 14.—Askburton , County :R.C. ~i,. il. : Autumn.. ; V.' J May 23: and '2.I}.—Wanganui1 }.—Wanganui J.C.: Winter.. May 2.5-and: Otago J.C. W inter. Juno J and 4.—Dunedm.J.C. Winter. ..w ' NOTES AND COMMENTS. " ! (3r 'GiJncoe;).; '' ' ''.'fi ,: fko ftolson Cup will be decided to-morrow. Tho'annual mcetlng'Of tho'Manaia Hack Rao- ' 'ijig jC]ub,-;alsoy-takcs,- place: to-morrow.. i :v.ilnsh-Rilio'.cliai]ged hands.at tlic 'laranakl... ;Jecliey"iGlu'b , s'v'moGtiuE''. last ;'woek ( : iliis .new;.-, v: owner bonsg Mrs!"o:'< Doll, :ewner .of: Mahooj i••• Btlanoj and Daisv Taul ■. of Vhp;ri<lti)g;of Harry -"Jacfisijii.'.i' team''at; 2s '.' r field," for,':tlic ,I)er : by ! . includes ;,o . feiXJniforin,.bred iii-South 'arid'[shjpped. j Vv 1 ;:; ' Maiiawatu tneeV ! -V> ; , ji)T|.-.wiil" l bo .railfed' t : 6' ,r Aw'apuiii ; . > oii''Tkursday-.' L .'- :■ ' ;./Th(yo/.is.. sbm6.,talk''6f. a ,pony club being ?.. ; 'fo'rmed. at! the;,Hutt.V.A-good.;cl6jil.ofcapital' \ ■ .'is^!■ fprtliconiiiig,' ■ and; jt ? 'is : jroposecl .to "hold : jncotings ( on• th.b iHutt'.Racecpurse. '^.-Tlio! pro- : U-'1 Oldwibl'scsiigenerally -iwin- tko ; big\stefcplo-/, ;;)•> :Rubio;«.'.this year^s .winiier' the; 'Liverpool Grand National, is ill Ins eleventh-^.-.--...■, troar.l.ho xablc -niossago.'m ,to-daT.a>.issuo, os but;atiotbcr -iiistiuca, racing^ypn-3^ 1 tviros. V ;.' r : V : \

. Concussion\ .wKij'fjan..second"' and third' be-:' hind tlaynwto .1)1 the Ittltdlo : races . at -AVood.-/,' T viHe: 1 last^.ie 'pnga'geflj/HiiVdle's^'iii^wapiini :^nqxt'' '.'week. ■'' AV> j ' .: was unlucky to meet Playmate, v ;fsfc tlifv,;Stppjjiak„gelding, exhibited'' .;/ ; -V Sqnij. v V - j^liiigipapiwis!.^^stilt: heihgV.givfin/ a^spoll|'-at : u v\; [/ ■ Aivapum, ua.'Jio hasr not- vofc ,got-over-. his.;-v !-l^mqnfess.vv''The:vtrouble ; ;isim^tho ; ;'shpuldor,: '■ 'V. /jflie hack: racoion.'.tlie: second ;day;o'f : S'illo; meeting.!,\ ' wnS jbyiSr 'trdubl6,'at.'.tlio Wli&ngarcd J v,V. ; " ; - 1 stewa!^s ; jdei;i4e(l7.tp l :; l "c'aucel ; ., , "thp .. iocl;cys > ';: ' : lie enß^'^l^eklM)^' 1} h J/.; C,qn qiibsi.: v ■:: p7; • I)s;^Vitt-e.'i : -'S]ster ihne, ..GlarichattanjVi'ieet-/'^ foot/ 'Jlu'sbandmai], : and ; .Glenculloch'jaro. tho .-. -• Chokeborer horscsi-Vhich : claim", engagements. : -i i . !at;;t!ib;:.Manawa'tu : ),ineotiiig:/('Fbnr pr' ; liV6. of ; : these iarmjespcctmi/'tbcoaip; : at the • . 'end';of>ithpi^r&oiiti < wwk^ ] o>i v";-' ; ;; Kelsby-® a ; 'dbuDlS/iwinncKafc tho iMastertpn I, j •/;.'■■'; 'j :^g®6ral^yV^^adM^6 v 4 •bb;VJJM^^M•^•^ riffdfcii: by, Jj. r ,.Wilson; pn_tlip': Second' day v bfttna meeting,' ■he ;l .iiiade'i tlibT- opposition look\Very.«' ' horsemen .db '"not; .many y. 'c^triccs : in . the' sum mer * they ,-i r ..paji light.,lind.-;- : take iniounts. m/flat ..•' |/ i/. h'rcally good',ohanoos,- liavo. them.. a^g^i£i^^li^vjQ^»e^blarsenuinsfiJp. /;• Ijb* lias - -VV-- {•.; A%^t|)Q^ ; p^4qli9c, l ■Borao - owiiers: arp, ■,<t y># JjplacA,'.whilstcompot'bnt.liiudlojiders,' 'like, C. '[ p ( atfd'i ASMlCannpu - ; H'rcqupritly^.' i; ,Ucijig r^ qfferoa ft juount- : flo&i , 3^ec.";ißliini^ - ' , \bf , -;yLwcklarid,-:'.whb:-..j5:;.; , ~S':'-! > >Stbppiiaj3!''rlfc tho'-Clareiidpn. Hotol, -advertises . '. ■/ 'raeiiigv.pbnies'fb^salo;im : this issue.i' 'A;'ship-'.V..;'-! j-ibeni,;; 'oft'-thbrouglihreds .i;(all> 14.2> or -un-.s' •t - ~. I.deiO; willjarriv'ft on .'Wednesday, "V . -,'a'rfd !jM!TrsPliilKi)S : iriteiiasHo;sell>;them beforo i&ayii4'fcP-^cklaMd^at.-,thq^cnd : ibf tHo week. 1 liTfrbl pfitWic.. breeding loaves:nothing'to^be-desired.": One;: ... •of--thoJots, is^by:Monscnilsoft—Lady .Cuictou,•? 11 - and |another by St.-. } Crispin—DolJy. , >•* .The Cbristchurch trainer Davo ,:. .?, ivos : '*fron^.^-liooutb .|)y r .tho Rot<>-- , ( thi^ i .vnioi'Uin^. s ;?Ho jhas ; Ms;' uQp'dr tu VQ ■■ f dt. l^yilricy'"'iiirtil: Friday •t^vjAt--ihci -Jlianiesv'RaQcs lon Jlarch .21: sevtend I ot-fetho.'bookmakti's '.who-? had- been, Ik* : v - V ; dissatisliod ..with., the -position .al-, -i/. K. vj,(jt(idd,;.tpi;iJwi))vS I Itlvpn) bet-,, but- pffcred- to ,'rp-.;;,;'■ vV' '.' . -'tttrni th9'lioqise-fee.j:jlwo .bookmakers.? -. " i' - . utopki , (depided '\t ?,. 1 Acnoptancos for tho C.J.C. Great Easter Autuma':J^dicaps ; nest; 4./ :';(; ! 1 'Friday.. ■: Vv'k-j.','y,yj< '-'/v;• y^ : - 'J '^ooknialtti£ bpplicdv 'iicouple.; MW4^^Sbi^fpr7a ; 'liMiisp to,[ vtjib Jjpls'oiV: meeting,'.and received a reply:inform-.. ;iiig '/that :/hi^ : 'application, should:',hayp f !beeri iiiby'^jVlarch: 20,ya-iid 1 could. iiot;;now!- , ut ■ is i))jj;fiiv,'tp.' bookmakers, as; far-A' ' J Mr) /A> f ,'F|; Donglaa'■_ has 'lib rjumfiefj, .ai^]ir^sent,-:,aiid" has > ; any,/:lib; : Jias^^''abandohed/: itlip jidea ot :taking: a team-to ;jeart:thoiigh':liejinay tako : a 'holidajj : rurivtb};.::;: cthq'/othe'r;side. ■. . . V- : ; X : '' , '.

f Cnft< l il>un''Tilsriin, a half-sister to the .Pilgrim's . Progr'ess;,' : is :r '.?till• 'at' tho •7. -'7:'" ■ Sstjul; riftf*England,;''yhero'7slje' ;.a p;:,<-.7;;:} '. gvrat 4 success. ■' v — : ,r A: number, o£, Horses from".this, district 7--bn to the ' nihotiiig ; by" tlio'j. }•;.'7' _ Ma'p'aurika. &>day:. .■v -; ' '.-.'- ; '•: -7.7 - 7 OAs, generalh anticipated, Mr J -■E Henrys"'','.-assesses>-:;Ziuinißrman '"-asa- slightly 7-7 'hettbr7tiiaiv''itnrgueiuta;'.iii>}both! tJiejJ3aster7; 7 7-7, and | Aututtn .at Ricar- •. -..-,. ton.! ' , 7-: '7-'7: ; 77;;-7.'7' : It! is understood,that.'All ißed. .will be tha 7 .7 . .. soloirepresentative, of the Porirua. bt-ablo at ,«• < tho |Gari(;ei'l)Ury'Jockey .Glub's >77 .ing.i 'i'AlKVSt. John "Buckley; : owner -of the-' /ooltj ■ H rllesiro-that lie shonld'ibo-Riccartbiiiibut-.tlio'remaindel-, of th<»V : 7'7 ; ' ; : : Pqnruii''-teaiii"Will 'liiost' likelv -bo competing l -.. m'ecting.'-V.''":'; 7 :' ; '-::'7 : 77;- | .-• jy..: > WAIRARAPA R.C. PRIV'LECES. (iBX TELEGBAI'II—-srECIAfc COmtRSPON*nEN*T.|I I ' ~ Featlierston,- March ,30. vi Jit ;a.v.meeting.; .of,tho. stewards of ' tli<j ,7 vv 7 -WftiCfirapa Racing Club ; this 'aft-erlioon, it :>• •jviisir(sblY}^it»'-'chai^j. t fbiilsido'ifbr ; ; bdqklnhlibrs^; lOaj- : 7 .for, il&ks;:'' i: 7 : -777"-7 '-;7 i-.7:; -7' ;77;.7; ; \:v- :. p-;,-; •;.- 1 "ftit }"*pnvilegfcs'''wpVoi.,ao{;cp.tW7 as ;fol|cw-:^Ou(Bide;' : liai\^ : yP7v^Qsten j 77£i2;'7777'7 l'gr-aiidslJiffld r b3r;' )Y. ; 7 : : '-; ;sAli tToiiij n £S': .1 s:'V''liofso yardo, BrickeH'. aiid;' V; ;--C' Tyrbll, 4 £12. : 7' ' i -;v ; ' ■'■ ■ .'-."' : 7:- 7-'^7^77777-iTHE WINNER OF THE GRAND NATIONAL. , BY TEWGRArH —PRESS ASSOCIATION" —COrYMGIIT. ' ' ( I London, Mirch 29 • Rubio,f'Wiiinor of tho-Grand'National at - t -■ •Livorpool| - was* sold when a yearling -• for • fiftohn-igmrieas. His inoseut- owncr-.-gavo: , : fiulotvrfivt!"'guiiieas for hint-as a hunt-or. ;Ho.- . - broko -down aiid was: occasionally used ■; • nil hotel trap ;" ; Toquora, is now ton-'yQari,jßld.c.iSiO(»:'lßßGf/agea ;liorsoshav«. won tho raoo on all ,but throo occasions, -■ l when 6ix-yoar-olds provailed. ■ v