THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 165, 6 April 1908, Page 4

THE TURF.

(Br Glencoe.) ' : RACINC FIXTURES. lApri] 7 and B.—Manawatu RjC. Autumn. . 'April 8 and 9.—Southland R.C.-Autumn. April 10 and 11.—lleefton J!C. Autumn. April 18 and 20. —Wairarapa R.C.-Autumn. 'April 18, 20 and 21.—Auckland R.C.- Autumn. ... •'April 20—Patea R.C. Annual. April 20.—Waipukurau J.C. Annual. April 20.—Beaumont J.C. Annual. April' 20 and 21.—liivorton R.C. Easter. •: April 20 ;and 21.—Kumara R.C. Autumn. , • April 20 and 21.—C.J.C. Autumn. April 20-and 21,—Poilding J.C. Autumn. . April 23 and '24.—'Westland R.C. Autumn. I- . . 'April 29.—Taieri Amateur >T.C. Autumn:- ...... 'April 29 and May 2.—Avondale J.C; Antumn. ■: ■> ■ ■ . •, i - 'April 29 and May 2. —Wellington.. R.C. •• Autumn. : ; May 6 and 7. —Hawko's Bay J.C. Autumn. May . 0 and < 7.—Marlborough R.C. Autumn. May 13 and 14.—Ashburton County R.C. Autumn. ■ ■■ ■ ■ • May 23 -and-25. —Wanganui J.C. 'Winter;-, May 23 and;2s—North' Otago, J.C. Winter. Juno 3 and-4. —Dunedm J.C. Winter. 1 , .j WELLINGTON'POLO;CLUB'S RACES. The' Wellington Polo 'Club's races took "■ place, at the Miramar ; racecourso on Satur- . day afternoon. . The weather was fine, but" blowy," and tbo Miramar-wind,* which had/ I. .. evidently acquired some- knowledge , of the • jioble; art during the week; played polo with the spectators' hats throughout the' after:., v; ! noon. .The-attendance ■;was:.mpderato...wheri.'; : .the first- event" took. place,; but,; it increased ■as the .afternoon' progressed, and t at halfrJ:>. past threo tho '.Nonclosure.,- and grand ...stand-, were, cordfortablv: filled.'.::; :Tlie. Hon.' J. A.; i .Millar*,': Minister": for' Labour, r was. .amongst L . - the visitors. : A. I large' .number* of; book-- : V;: makers appbared on tho courso at about one N; ; o'clock, but as tho attendance was; small at . :iho time, they would not talftj'out licenses at ;, the fees. arranged. : ; ; Tho..stewai'ds:inimcdiat<)ly grasped the position,',andJgenorpusly offered ,to I issue licenses at. rt guinea, apiece. Still tho bookmakers' demurred,:'and - eventually-'-'they woro- allowed'to , bet without licenses, ;'.V: hut- the, crowd did.Dot appear to-be on bet- ■ / . ting bent, and very little business was trans- , ; .'acted. Chief interest centred, in. tho: Polo Cup and • ; the , r Ladies' 1 Bracelet,but. tho, fancy . events also'proved interesting and amusing. • The. meeting was wellimanaßed,', and, despite the], 'number of heats necessitated by large fields ■ r: in' several events, tho.'time-table was pretSjrclosely adhered to. .The'following are the, . ■ rcsiife : .*- - •">. BENDING : COMPETITION. . ■ ',': Mr. W.;C. A. M'Konzie's Bonfire. , POLO BALL RACE. Mr.,R. A. Wilson's Kitty. '. WELLINGTON POLO CUP. Four furlongs. v ;:: . , Cup presented by tho Hon.-C. J.:-Johnston... Mr. It. L. Levin's ch. in. Jemima, 12st. • ' ■ 71b.- v v..:..v;. .....;....-/(Mr. Dalrymple) 11 Mr. Iv. D. Duncan's Cliatteres3, 12st. 71b. (Mr. Grace) 2 . - /Mr. J. D. Coleman's Zephyr, 12st. 71b. ; (Mr. Coleman) . 3 ''~ 'Also started Lena,., list. f 91b.,: ...Qhonga, , . / list. 91b.and Ginger,'l2st'.' 71b;: Chatteress : y.led. till ;.half ..way ,up, the straight,. : where , Jemima goii vto the'front'.and .won' by.'"threo- ' . parts ofa-longth. Time, 57see. NEEDLE AND THREAD RAGE. . Mrs. O. Nelson's Bess. :. WELLINGTON. TOLO HURDLES.' Six far,i.' longs. . ~ Mr. H. J. Canieroh'si.yixen, list. 91b.' >. . : - • . ,■!" . ■ ■■' (Mri; Cameron) 1 ; Mr. R. L. Lovin's Whalebone, 12st. :71b. 2' ; Mr. J.',Goring, Johnston's list. • : ' .. • 01b: : : ....: 3 , . The,'only starters.. Won by a neck. ' ' .LADIES' BRACELET. Four furlongs:> rv Mrs. O. Nelson's Lady Betty, 12st. lib. -'i . ... ..... (Mr. Nelson) 1 ' : . :; Mrs.'A./Cameron's Bobby, 12st. 41b.' 2 v Miss Wilson's Dorothy, 12st. ,71b. :i 3: :' : Nine others started/-':i\Von.easily. KEROSENE:TIN AND NIGHTSHIRT RACE . Mr.-O. Nelson's Elaine. FINAL, FLUTTER; Four furlongs. ' , • ,: Mr. C. Bennett's Vivien ... (Mr. Bennett) -1- ' ■ Fivo others started. Won easily by half A dozen lengths. ;.

NOTES AND, COMMENTS. ■ I

. 7-. .(Br Gmxcoe.) ■ The', autumn moating of the , Manawatu Racing Club will; commence at Awapuni. toV morrow, when the. Fourth Manawatu Stakes v and the Longburn Handicap will, bo run. . : Accommodation has been ■ engaged in Auckland for Mahuta.and Moeraki,' and the pair ; aro'cxpcct-ed to go North this week. Nono of the fifteen horses weighted at'6st. 77 .71b;.,in• the /Great Easter Handicap paid accejitance. ; ; _■ •«'; Vivien, which won tho'Final Flutter at tha ;' polo sports ,011 - Saturday, is by the Droad- • . nought sire, ■ Sir -, Lancelot. She is said t-o bo the fastest pony inithe HawkeY Bay: : . •, After Jemima had ..won, the;. Polo Cup oil '. Saturday,. one'.; or.. ..two knowing' individuals announced that .she /had'beaten- Lord : Soult' 1 •7 . in, a . gallop a fortnightlagd.' Had : positions', v been . reversed,'^■;.Cha{tnress'- , . : .'w'ould,V.:possibly;. . : havo been credited: .with beating Gold<; Crest-' ; : 7 and Marguerite. ': K77.'v '"•■C • <;■ The i:Melbourne7 sportsman,. .Clarke,'has purchased,' 1300,:acres;bfr.land oiv • tho .Godburn River/ Victoria,.'for ;the pur- ; pose of establishing, a} stud. farm. . 7 Thb'Chokobore' stable, has, three, represen- •., tatives in the , Great Enster' ; Handicap/ at ;;/ Riccarton—Glenculloch, Bst. 81.6;,: Goldbeater, / Bst;. 3115., and Claiichattan, &t.'s2ll&£G6l&'• 7 beater: is the colt, that Wanganui in. good performance" at Riccaiion whon lie Oxton, Itose'Nohlpj'and Bonriy ; Glen in 'the Nursery, Haridicap/v , A Buceleuch'.and ;,Clanchattah''are ,the only . 7 horses in the Great Erist'ervHandicap that A • contested the event last. year.| : The'.former '.has 41b: : leis than he carried'.'last year, .and- '/ Claiichattan less^'v^A-; ; . First Mate was*-inot--started ori7tbo; second .day of the Nelson".meeting.]C'Ho.,claims an 7.-"engagement in the Hack.-Welter,at Awapuui • to-morrov/. ; ,'y7;; -/. v- Ike Freeth, ■ i-hV ; ,,veteVari>.t^ Wairariipa, is now. seventy-four tfears of age,, and says he would; riot , bo-;happy :;i]iiless:;h6 were ca'ro "';6f a '• few horses.- He rocle'.''lii.s. first';winiier'-at Reit- -, wicktowri; near./Blenheim,",-over-;fifty years' ago, arid has been closely! connected.withtil®, sport Qver. siiicc!;vTh ; o-best horses he/ever; • ; had; wore,- ho corisiders,7R-ebellibn, Revolu'-v tion, Violence, and ■, Revolt. , 'Among v.; the; veteran's present' are Knight Com-' . mander ;7(Kiiight' l ''iErrantT-Lord. 'Mandovillo. mare) ;.and Tho'Swallow. '.(Conqueror—Wrii-; , .- J whera) j/both of-..-which. are -well spoken . of. '-f. As both Cilrissima and -.Signer ; appear among*>the .acceptors for tho big handicap' .: at tho ' Canterbury Jockey' Club's' .Easter -. meeting, it looks/as if Mr. G. F. M-oo're.will' bo, represented at; Riccarton lihis day fortnight. " Carissima/.is engaged/ in ,tho Great; Easter Handicap; and'/tho•; Challenge,-Stakes':" Signor is engaged,. : yin' tho. Groat . Autumn 7-' Handicap'with 6st. : ' 131b.','but :a's.',jic'.'js jto, compete'.at Awapuni . to-morrow -arid Wednesday, t-hero is a-possibility}:.of : 'his;; : inciirring' a. penalty. Ho migllt-'bo 'all/'tho better ;'for this, however, as' , ho;is,.a.hprsp:that'--requires' vigorous riding. '7..- 7.:-.'- ' : -77 -7; Greenleaf, reported .'as'breaking,'doW 'at Ashhurst, is a chestnut mare _ by Sou'-'Wester—Loreloi,-"and ,was : 'racirig in the hack' division. She won 'a raqe. 'at Awapuni7in; December, and tho ■ following-month-earne'd--7 a winning bracket at tlie Pahiatua. mooting. 7 Last season shc : '\w6ri-a Hack Scurry at-.tho' Hawke's Bay winter meeting. ■ ? Tho Auckland' owner-trainer' John Chaafois'now locatod at' Gisbornc,- whero lie has. a small team in work..:,. , Contender is rapidly coming down in the weights in consequence of tho poor form exhibited by him since the beginning of the

season. In November last' tho .Gold Bwf geldingwas among tho 9st. division, but in the Tolegraph Stakes at Awapuni to-morrow ho has only 7sfc., 101b... to carry.

1 MANAWATU TRAININC NOTES.

-.- (BY TELEGIiAIH. —SMCIAI, XOREESrONDUKT.) : ' Palmerslon North, April 5. . A, large ;nuinber of, visiting horses arrived on Saturday, for tho first day of.the autumn meeting of the Manawatu Racing Club on Tuesday.' Tho tracks at Awapuna are .in splondid,,order,; meeting with _universal adnliration from all visiting'- trainers'. Greenleaf, llaid of Astolat, and Soultlino liavo been scratched for "ali engagements. The firstnamed split ,ber. pastern v/hen, d'oing\ a trial at- Ashhurst .off 'Saturday,. thus ending hef -racing-career. - ; - 4 Tho -following aro' the'probable starters in the Fourth Manawatu Stakos, of 500 sovs., :Vsaift Higli'den|s b. f. Vasa, by :Finlantl—Pirera;'*'3yrs , :';.-Bst!' 71b.; Mr. Marumaru's ch. f. by Euroclydon—MuriIS'sib.Sir" Geo. Clifford's' br. c. Hiisliandmah,' by Treadmill — Golden Vale, •2yrs., 7st. 71b.; Mr. E.-J. Watt's bile. g. Aborigine, by Merriwee—lndian Queen, 2yrs., V'st. 41b.| Mr." J.''Monk's"'blk. c. Diabolo, by Stcpniak —Tortulla;-, 2yrs., 6st.' 111b.; ,Mr. Geo. ,G.' Stead's"bjl f;' : Elysinip, by Stepniak—Far-aiw-Bjr, 2yrs.y'6st. 91b. < ' -,