THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 171, 13 April 1908, Page 4

THE TURF.

' , ' RACING FIXTURES, April .18 and 20, —Waikarapa R.C. Autumn. , 'April IS, 20' anil 21.-\Ai]cMand R a Aut- ■ ■ ■ ■ nmu:/'j. v . : '• April :20.—Paten R.C. Attinual. 'April 20—Waipukuran JiC. Annual., ; ;Apnl-2ft—Beanmont J.C. Annual;-:-. April ;20. and 21. —Riverton. R.C.. Easter. April , 2&vand 21.—Kumnra Autumn. April. 20 and 21.—&. T.C. Antnran. ... -r. April 20. and 21. —Foilding .JaC. Autumn. April-SS-and 24.—Westlaiid RaC. Autumn., . ■ Apnl : 30—Taieri Amateur T.C.:Autumn; , 'April 29 and May 2. —Avondalo, J.C,, An-. -.' tnmn. ■ , ~ iApril \: 29and • -May -2.—W4llmg_ton ' R.C. ' ; ■ Anturrm. ' ■'■ , May 2;—Christchnrch R.C. Aiittimn. > Slay- 6-and >7.—Hawko's Bay J.C..'Autumn. ."■■May 6,and 7.—Marlborough XR.G,-. Autumn. . May 13 .and KAshburton ■; County R.C. ■ Antiunri.- '. ;■ .-■■'• ■'■ ' -'-■'■ May 13 -and 14. —Egmont R.C. Winter. May 23' and 25. —AVanganui J.C. .AVintcr, ~y ■ May, 23 and 25.—Nortfi Otajfi J.C. Winter., June 3 and 4. —Dunedm Winter. REMINDERS. Owners and trainers' are':'reminded' that acceptances for-the first■ dav's events at t-ho Feildms' Jockey Club's jneoting, and entries, for the' Trial Plate and Scnrrj,-.close at 8.30 ■ ... o'clock-itliis': evening, with I3ie secretary, Mr , E. Gooilbehere. > g \ Acceptancbs-ifor-the first events atj I' the AA'airarapa':'Racing;.C]ubVwcCTingj-cWSb' j.t;'- it Mr. E. A. .. laery, FeatheratonS ': ■ , . NOTES AND COMMENTS. (Br Gleiccoe.) About a . dozen tiifferent : clubs hold race meetings, on -Eastcrj Monday,.', '.v'As.ib.eforo ,the Chzistmas meetings*;^thefe ! .',isSa-\slack.-week - ; before Easter. ~ . <-. r-i-, Nekt*'' Saturday 1-thci'rAtckland land jW-aira-,rapa Clubs open ■ . proceedings,) -;ahd 'their . ,m«:tings 'on-At6nday, ; 'when the Feilding, Canterbury,. , anci other ..less' • •. important fixtures clash. , V~. This clashing ■ of dates is rtally agood -i tiling .for-, owners. and fee-; ' auently enables them, to; placei thcii' horses . ; to advantage. Naturally,.,the-./lperont; clubs cannot all "have large:? ito&stai'fe&4' fentrios are always satisfactory at such times, ss many owners nominate• in.-.fstro' or' three: . ' different .places with'the object of .choosing ' the most promisiiig'.. The Auckland Racing Club liavo; received . : . large acceptances for tho various events on Saturday next, Nineteen horses remain in . tho Easter- Handicap, nearly all. the princi-. pal - North- ■■ In the thirty-four contests for_ tho race, tho five-yfar-olds h-ive'.beeii :a little , prominent'''than, tho:';-tliree-y,eai'-01d5... ~-This; . ' yea'r's ficld a'number of .'good 'five-' ■ ' year-olds '(■ (Marguei-ite,.. 9st. . 41b.;.. Master Delaval, 81b. : ';.':.TJhlandb,f'8st.?,:71b:'; and King Billy,'Bst. Gib.), and tho' two brilliant ■ throe-year-olds (Gold Crest, 9st., and Dawn;- . Bst.). The other, horses in,tho upper division of tho handicap-aroMai!mtai'Bßt. J 51b;;' ' .Uranium, Sst. 21b., and Cambrian, ; Bst. libOf the lightly-wei^lited--division,- Sotilfe-.' lino, 7st. ,111b., 'has a big reputation, but : none of them has any public form to recommend his chances in . - opposition. - ■ v - • - In-fine weather and on a hard track .ih©„ race will probably be run in very fast timo._ - Marguerite, Gold Crest, / tihlando,.. King* Billy, - and Dawn ' ar-a all . quick beginiiors;' Marguerite. is • probably tho most brilliant, galloper,, in the Dominion, but ,9st. '41b. is a " steadier for.one of lier -sex.. : Master-Delaval,, •' ' Mahnta, and Uranium.', are,, well in ■the";handicap, but ;;all s .. three*;: appeal;:-to bo . favour-'-just'-now/M'-'-.f' ./.---"rVii'* -• I 'notiee Landlock has accepted . for the Eden Handicap, soven furlongs,'ijand, Scotty • is in tho Tradesmen's Handicap, ;"wnero ho is top -of tho list. A coirple'- ot-"seasons ago "both would havo been after- bigger game. The Karamu team, -for:,the...Canterbury' 'Jockey Club's meeting ' went south on Sat r . ■ - «rday. ' Since tho weights -appeared "for' the ; C.J.Ci ' Great Easter; Kairoma, 7st. 91b., has boen voted amoral" in many. quarters. E. Cutis, of Choke bore'.Lodge, idoe-s'; , - not take such a one-sided view of the handi-; cap, however, for I hear he .intends- to. start 1 Glenculloch in the'- son of Clanranald was being; given a. - special preparation for; tho ,'milo: andija;: s half .event-on tho second-day; of tho. meoting. : - It will be interesting to see' how Full Rato (Bst'; 61b.) shapes if ho i 3, sent_ down. Ho apfe pears to have ■ turned -rogiie recently,., andho has a ■ good deal of weiglit, even ,if lie runs uj) to his 'best form. Mr. : Henrys has twenty-four horses to handicap in the Epsom AVelter. Among these - figuro the North Island horses \Mariyrium,'lost. 51b.; Kailoma, 9st*. ldlb.. -aud, ' Merrio Zealand, 9st. 41b. ' Tho Lark has been a rather.unlucky horse - " ■'this season,-,but his perfoiraance-iiite.beating ,' .'ilaniapoto. at Christmas time was a'good ' one,-And ho showed good iorm' when; ho ran ' second to -iMarquerite; .'in ; the Wanganui | '• .-Stake's. - All things coMidered, he has'not been harshly - treated - in -the Feilding Cup with - Bst. : 81b., and when the acceptances ■ appear to-morrow the field opposed to him .: : may ; . not. 'look as fornjidable as .those .ho . mfet". earlier in the-so?son.' :", "' Mauser, gelding' Moloch did not. accept for tho Auckland meeting, but ho is to 'go to Feilding, whore ho has.. Bst. , Gib,, in tho,Cup.' He>will probably,bo-ridden byj R. • Cameron, who will : liavo tho mount, on: Dusky, Morn" in- the' Mangaone .Stakeo.,:.;;:; R. Barlow wenthomo'rto/New Plymouth after ' the irieetfns.'" 'Ho 'will"be" engagod with Hukiitihi at Patea on Easter Monday. - ,; ■ ; ;', Chicane has -6sti/71bV- ik-thb''Mangapno Stakes. - She has" had a hard season's rac- - ' iiig, and appears,'to rhave . a ; ".,keen.- disliko ' W the ; race* track: now. At Awapuni she was-very- sour at-tho barrier, and. showed no disposition to gallop moro than about " two . furlongs' when tho tapes flew up. A number- of yearlings,.by : <San' ! 'Francis(i'o' aro to. be sold by auction in Sydney' tlie' day after: Easter Monday/ Should Elevation win the Doncaster Handicap, the auctioneer should have no difficulty in disposing of, . . the lot• of •'them'--aV^<!pd^fii(sea.r , r;' - The St. Simon liorse Rouvray, who recently won a mile race at Rosehill, and -isnow given a chance in .tho' Doncastor, was purchased ; as a - yearling for 1500 guineas, lie is said to, bo a-.vary; : ;ordinnry?'ilooking; ■animal, but such a'woH-bredniwso'is'siiro.'i to show .'jioints'v'if clos'cly'.vox-:.' amined. . - ; Under a new rule recently' passed.by tho V.R..C., a horse, winning a raco ;but rdisr qualified - for interference. can be placed; second. The new rule has been applied- for tho first time to the mare Swpctness,';"jy)ip: on March 11 won tho A r alley- Handicap at Moonee Valley, but the race was awarded on protest to Minus. Sweetness, by being • placed.'■ second, se&nred; second. ;mqnejr.- t ••: Tho-last flicker :of real- bookinaking-in France waa in 1904, when M. Edmond Blanc, inv.ested at least £10,000 sterling on his Grand Prix representatives. Ho won the raco with Ajax. In Septomber;" 1905,'.'th0 . . law was put iniforce with; the utmost rigour; and: sinco then bookmakers' have 'been' har-ried'and-'porscoutod all round,- although alv/ays. acquitted ,'whon showing that they bettod -with poople thoy knew. Efforts havo be6n mado lately. to establish a ring, but •the racing societies will not undertake tho responsibility. Eicept some holc-and-corncr " starting-prico jobbery, carricd onunyrteriously in whispers under the oyes of detectives, thero now 1 remains in Franco nothing'but ready-monoy pari-mtituol investMcnts.—" Sporting Times."

submitted on account of Mr. S. Mcssena .. cainef fupVto .and these, • with several - others; ; w<wo in. The following are particulars:— - AVnicola; --by - Maliaki—Sheet Lightning, passed, 75gns. ; AVaipaku, "by Conqueror — AVaipuna, ■ passed, lOOgns.; - -Mbtpa| -by; CJcmqueror—Marionette, passed, '-- 325ghs/,''-.reserve' 'lOOOens. AV aitapu, by Gipsy King—Waipuna, : passed, 255gn5.•: Grenade," by; Grafton—Grnfin,. passed, 40gns. V '. ;Lady . Jsabellc, by Voltigour—Mascotte, with colt foal by Captain AVebb at foot, •. -spld;';;44{gns. ■ . Bourrasquo, by Sou'wester—Lady Isabelle, -.passed," 225f»n5.,' reser.vo 550gns. , Lady, by The Officer—Lady Isabello, ■ passed, 1752n5. i HAWKES3URY HANDICAP. fIJTfTELEQRAPIl —IMU-M3 ASSO2IATIOX —COPTRIOHi. - (Rec. April 11, 7.55 p.m.) Sydney, April 11., Tho Hawkesbury- Handicap', i(ono and a quarter, ..mjles oiie hundred yards) Tosultetl . as (follows: —Togo 2,-.AVelcomo '' Trisii 3! There .were-fteh -starters. ,W<m by . six '