THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 173, 15 April 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES, April IS anil'2o.—Wairarapa R.C. Autumn. April 18, 20 and 21.—Auckland lt.C. Autumn. ' April '20.—Patea R.C. Annual. April 20.—Waipuluirau J.C. Annual. April 20,' —Beaumont J.C. Annual. April 20 ami 21.—Rivcrton lI.C. Easter. . April 20 and 21.—Kmnara lt.C. Autumn. April 20 and 21— C.J.C. Autumn. April 20 ami 21.—Feilding J.C. Autumn. April 2.'i ahd 21. —Westland R.C. Autumn. • April 30: —Taieri Amateur T.C. Autumn. April 20 and May 2.—Avondalo J.C'. Autumn. April 29 and May 2. —Wellington R.C. Autumn. May 2.—Christchmch R.C. Autumn. May G and 7.—Hawkc's Bay J.C. Autumn. May 6 and 7.—Marlborough R.C. Autumn. May 13 and 14.—,Ashburton County R.C. Autumn. ' May 13 and 14.—Egmont R.C. Winter. May 23 and 25.—Wnnganui J.C. Winter. May '23 and 25. —North Otago J.C. Winter. June 3 and 4.—Dunedin J.C. Winter. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. J.—Tho Rawson Stakes won by Solution and .Mountain King is run at Tattersail's meeting in the Spring.' Tho race won by Poseidon is the same distance (nine furlongs) but the stako is only half tho value. REMINDERS. Nominations for the autumn meeting of the. Hawke's Bay- Jpekcy Club closo on Thursday, April 16. General entries for the Avondale Jockey Club's meeting will be received by the Club's secretary, Mr. H. Hayr, up till Friday. Nominations for all events at the Marlborough Racing Club's Autumn meeting aro due on Saturday. ■ ■ NOTES AND COMMENTS. - / [I!Y Gl.encok.] ■" ■ The Stopniak colt All Red went South by, the Rptomahana last jiight .'to fulfil his. engagements- in, the, Great Easter Handicap ' and in the Challenge Stakes. As yet no jockey'has been chosen to rido .the big three-year-old. ■ • W. Young usually rides Capulet over the fences, b.ut as i this-rider will be engaged with Gold Crest at Auckland, A. M'Connbn will have tho mount on the Lethe gelding' at Fcilding. -. ■ , ' : Luko Wilson,, who has already gone, to Auckland, will ride the different Karamu horses in their engagements at Ellorslio. ~Jockey B. Oliver, who was disqualified during the pleasure of the Wellington Racing. Club for- his .handling: of.. Sherlock Holmes at the Wairarapa Racing Club's January meeting, has been reinstated. ■';-., : Word!'front Auckland states that Jos. Prosscr arrived safely with • the Porirua team. , ' ,'v' ■ J. M'Laughlin.took Contender to Riccarton last night. The Gold Reef gelding is very well just now, and should run creditably on Monday and Tuesday. \ Mr. J. Monk goes to Auckland to-morrow-to witness the running of his t\vo-year-old, Diabolo. Mr. K. D. Duncan also goes to 'the. Ellerslie fixture. : :. . \ • According to the Sydney ''-Referee '' -the new owner of. Munjeet is Mr. -J. Galstaun'. .' F. 1 Macmane'inin .has three .horses—Cambrian, Celtic, and To Aroha—engaged in tho'Auckland Easter 'Handicap. M. Ryan Syill ride, Cambrian 1 and J. Buchanau' will have.the mount oil To Arolia., . . Cachuca will riot:be a ;starter at Ellerslie. " Whaleliono,"' in the Auckland "•Star;" says.that the chestnut will bo given a run at" tho Avoiidale Jockoy Club's meeting, and afterwards shipped to Australia to be prepared ■ for tho i big jumping ovciits on the other side. . . ; .'. The English Government ■ devotes some £5000■ annually for, the .encouragement of 'horsbbrbeding. As- this /grant has been -.tho .'saino sinco'tho 'feigii 'of Qtfeen Arine, " This Times ' 1 -' suggests- that the timo is. oppbrtuno for the amount to be increased to, say, a quarter'of-a'million. " ' It. Hatch'- will ' ride Marguerite -in the Auckland Easter Handicap, W. Young, Gold Crostj'.". A. Julian, Master Delaval, and Ackroyd, . Veronica. 1 . ' ..■ :■ ■". , ' R. -M'Namara'has.abandoned.his intention of going: to tho/ Auckland Meeting.' . Ho will be at Feilding on Easter Monday, ; whero ho 'has boen engaged to ride Gleam in 'tho Halcombo Welter. _ • '■ Bob Barlow is to rido Uhlando in tho Easter Handicap at' Ellbrslie. / He' leaves Auckland on Saturday night in order to catch tho..Patea Meeting on Easter Monday,'where Nukutihi and Supplement are engaged.:.' T. O'Brien ha 3 gone, to Ellerslie to rido MallUta.' '. ',■■... ' A buyer recently priced Ikon with the intention of taking her to South Africa, but Mr. A.. F. Douglas was not. anxious to part; with,the half-sister to Gold Crest, and placed a prohibitive price on her. : . . . 1 1 An-Auckland writer .suggests that the' Racing Conference should frame n' rule fixing the minimum; fee' for a winning mount at £3. : In the case of a race worth £40 or? under a jockey receives.' the' same fee whether ho .wins or loses, amf thhs' uneducated liids might not so easily resist tho- temptation to. take hold of , a horse for an outsider. : There is a tendency in Germany, save ■with one or two exceptions, to relinquish large !stables..' Breeders, who showed' their colours and found their pleasure in following the foals- from the homo: paddocks into tho training stable and on to tho, racecourse, havo had all the savour taken out , of .-.tho' former' pastime' by' the suppression ;of betting.. Import-ant stables, havo disappeared, and with them a certa'ih -quantity, of important races. The proof is found in tho sum rceeived each year by tho Union Club as' . entries and forfeits. Tho records of the Club show that tho £33,545 received in 1901 has steadily declined, and that tho amount •received in: 1907, only reached £19,136. The decrease shown in six years of nearly one' half should demand the attention of %e Government in a country-with an open frontier where so much will depend on an adequate supply of horses .in those, troublous times that .'prophets ■ foretell. —"Sportsman, Continental Notes. . . I' Elovation seems to havo created a very favourable \ impression siiico lie commenced his gallop's at ltandwick.., The following comment, culled from the Sydney ''Referee, 1 ' will show that he is held in considerable respect by the track watchers: — "Tho New Zealand crack, Elovation, .bounded along in taking style, running nino furlongs in, very fast time with a big lad up. The first impression Elevation conveys 'is .'that . of. a natty pon.v of high quality.. I. bolievo his trainer, claims -that his height is 15.15. If 50,,h0 must be very high on the withers,-as ho does'not look any taller than Boniform, who was about 15 hands, and is nothing near as thick-sot. Ponyish, or not, lie is a greatgalloper, and though 1 cannot believe him quite equal to winning a Doncast-er with 9st. lib., ho is sure to give, a good account of himself in somo raco before' tho closo'of tho moeting. On Saturday he and Bright Steel < were put together over ' six furlongs, and for tlio first live they went very fast. Then . both cased off,, and just' at the time they did so' it appeared to nio that the Now Zealandcr. was doing the better of the two. But then it is claimed Bright Steel is a bad worker, though it cannot bo said that sine© his arrival at Randwick ho has shaped liko oiie. .' v; . | - ■ . WAIRARAPA RAGING CLUB'S - ACCEPTANCES. < IBT TELEGItAri!—rr.ESS ASSOCIATION.) ■Featlierston, April 14. . Following aro tho acceptances foi; the first day of the "Wairarapa Racing Club's autumn meeting:— 'IT, WI-IITI HURDLES. One mile and a half.—Pretty Maid, l()st. 131b.; /Bolus; lOst. 81b.; Black Squall, 10st. 31b.; Dulcinea, i)st„ 8lb.; Tilson, 9st. 61b.; Oblivion, 9st.; Mnssey, 9st.; Arahura, !)st. . , EASTER HANDICAP. Ono mile and n distance.—Nareotaoj fist, 121b.; San

Bst; 91b.; Chatterer, Sst. "71b;'; Aberriiiioni Bst. 41b.; Lethean, Tstl 101b. ;-San Fernando, 7st. 81b.; Whito Lie, 7st. 21b.; Elfrida, 6st. 91b. .' TE WAKA AVELTER. Seven furlongs.— Gaelic, lOst. 1311).; - Wailethep lOsth^'lll).; Buoyant, lOst. 21b.; Penates, 9st. 131b..; . Kelso, 9st. 1011).; Osiris, 9st. 311).; Nitclwvo, 9st.: 21 li;VMenion-o, 9st. 21b.; Lucretius, 9st.; Dipjopi.ati?,.. Bst, lr 9,lb. Sandstone, Bst,. 711). ' . ','.' r ', : - WANGAIMOANA WELTEtI, Seven furlongs.—Merrio Zealand, Ost. -151h..;. Aboriginal, -9st. 51b.; Lbtliqaii;, 9st;f' ilb. , Platypus, flst.'3lh.; Prisin; ;! -BstV'"9lb;'f ; To'ii''' Tuhi, Bst. 61b..; Hinupai,'Dst-.'i-. fj-n&fUhi . NURSERY HiVNDICAP? v .^rUrionM.^ : Splash, Ssh 51b.; Projectile; '75t. : ',131b;. ;'%is-' sivo,.7st. 91b.; "st. 51b. '"V' vViV; ■ « WARDELL Six'furlori|;s;7.Mcrrio Rose, Bst. Gib.; Lethean;-' Sst.'olb;"; Aboriginal, Bst.'2lb.; Waicola,' 7st. -111b. 5" Sh-erlonk Holmes, 7st. : 101bi.;-Mcatfl,-7sti;31,b. ;• Wharekura, Gst. 101b;; .Si^ipl^^Gst--.MAICAHI HACK. , . 111'ai, lOst. 51b.; Penates,-Bst.ol2lb>> <3pn i soia-' tion, Bst. 81b'.; Wonderbohni, Bst,' 41b.; Bluebell, Sst. 41h.; Kelso; Bst. 31b.; Lot-hair, Sst-. 31b.; Sedgmoor, Bst. Doon, 7st. 101b.; Royal Maid, '7st.- 7st. 71h.; . Tuinut, 7st.-; Friday, 7st.'kMjss'Peaty, 7st-.; . Sweet Shot,. 7st; ; ' ■' -' ELLERSLIE TRAl^Njp^f^tp. (BY TEi-Eoa^pn—rßEsi »isDciAiioir.)j::!o;::' ,- -. -i'- • .'';.^ußVlinjl 4^pr|i" r^]'l Tho weather was. fine- but'.fo'ggy. Tor t-caiii"-ing operations, at With few exceptions,, all outside the course holding. Carl Rosa madeJa,.'ha,ckrof talii over seven 34; 1-Osec. >Celtic 'aiid get-her at . tho. end, of sand, done iii'-'lmin.; named showed signs of la/iVcflesS.-afteh ing. Aborigine, vv;asgoiirg'';{a^ip|''^n°;' Ate Light- at - the end .of ' 23 3-osec. Seot-ty was. t&;^o > q<TJ'ibi:',. , Dalayal at the end" of . a /niil^T3l\yin n ; liinli : . 53sec.,' Delegate beating',- r Mpiitfgo,'' j 'pj-jn-. -tiie same jouniey. in ; lmin. .'sl •;4-ssfo.';;'' ! .nrt&t<)i: ■ and Certainty were foge^jigiY. beaten offj. at ,thie .«hd;oft^inifili'Haik;j3B i complished in •'lmin.i alone went five," furlongs irf'illmi{iVsc u 3 : Chanteuse, and -Finery-. two furlongs. Woodhey was foi 1 Diai mond,Star .over, five furlongs-/mj-lniinV -lOaaS,• King : Billy' huining a wlfing'-'furthe/'iff lmin. 21 9-ssea'.',) Dawn{'Yato^i«ffii 1, 21i55/ 1 for the sanie task, whiloWKaujiarate "easily -beat Mahuta over t-ho'sanio flistafifce'mlmnli' 213-usec. - v •. After; breakfast, Starin'ai finished- better 'than' Golden Eagle, ■at th# longs, done', in lmin. 27-:3 l Kec'. : ' l;: .Tamaiuiip() and Lochbuhio were togeCßdr.at : tbß'en'd' ctf' four furlongs 'rrin''',iii- ~51 '£sse6: ,:> TftV'ArWitf traversing- W furlong -furtherMn; -lmin.' Waihuka covered fo-ur. furlongs : in 53 4-sscc.', Veronica- beating , Marangi oyer'the : samo"dis-' tanfee'"in 51 3-ssec : . -• Oinatr audi'Lady'Hil-ritt . jumped seven. bunlles, the' former'-appeaHiig to most advantage; ; Silica- arid' Lpcfi-Fyno' wore sen t a rou nd, of. tho aso .tho latter: falling ;-at-,the' : '-S&l'' e^hll/.'', 'I'HShV •; and'Gc-oii" Faitii'-tlid'-a similar, ta'skj the.quartptto'feiicing iViellj;:•-Tft Raluii heat Swagsman,, Philosopher; and • Gipsy Queen 'once round-''tli'o-- schooling'' hurdles'. , A largo; iiumber ; -;'6f--votliors , f-''also worked.; ; -.. Prosser's'-., team arrived'-t!iis^morniilg ) '..'as'did Ulllando. 'Kttitili y : ■ 'i- ,i; ELEVATION LAME. DISAPPOINTMENT IN \LSIR4LI\, by TKU.cnArn—MIK6S AfesociiATito—oopyniGßT. ; , • 1 Syoney, April"l 4." - . . Regret-.was;;expressed in* Iportiiig'yVcfrclesi when the news was circulated-that-Elevation . had '.gone lame',: -"tKal^%hoj^^l|o 4l ; pated' a great equiijo Zealander and Mountai,ff-'Kn^;S'et\' lilcelyjtb. bo doomed $6;disappointment ~- Elevation-had done : a; Castaway ./.The latter, liatl "a .cojiplo'ofjehgtljsjadvantage at .the start,. bift'Eleyatipn; was' a' neck in.front"at; the,' finisli"'iff linin.; f ; The New..Zealander 'waotfund*to-^% ; after the conclusion of.theJsallcjj'; ' MAIL NOTfcES t "1 ' >'•' ■■ :: Subject' to necessary, altarations.V.mailsJ.ivill close at the Chief Post OHice,.-9s'.under':—v.- ' THIS DAI ' sr* - New Plvmouth and Auclvlalid; ."per Xfana-' watu'. train,> G. 30 a.ni. . \ : i '" > . . Blenheim,: per Opawa. i ,9'.aSm.-"-'--v-' ! ' '. . -v-.-r.-.! Blcaiheim, -per. Blenheim, '.cr-'j:' ''-'Grey-mouth, per'Putiki^'lilna^ii''tVi'\*.-^i£f£»!S«>k ' Blenheim,: per Waihi. :7^si;ia',m-./fc: i,Kv' :j: Picton. 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