THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 179, 24 April 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

- " ■' ' i '• , .pßi- Gmncoe] . , RACING,FIXTURES, April, 24.—Westlawl R.O. Autumn. .• ■ • i 'April-30.—Taieri 'Amateur T.O. Autumn. ;• . ; •April 29 and May 2.—-Avondale. J.C. Atr .... ,■ ; .tuimi, . iApril '29 and. May 2.-r:Wcllington R.O. -.. •, ! : Autumn. '■ - i R.C.'Autuimi. Hay G and 7 —Hawke's Bav J-C. Autumn; 'May ,6 and 7.—Marlborough R.O. Autumn. ■ , ..j • and 14.—-AshbiirtOn County. Rj.C. jAutUmii. ; ' V .. May 13 and 14.—Egmont R.C. Winter. May 23 and 26. —Wanganm J.C, Winter. ■ ■■...■ ■May 23, and Otngo J.C. Winter, IJuno 3 and. 4.—Dunedin J.C. Wiutor. ■ ; , . " REMINDERS. j .Acceptances for tho 'first day's events at . ' the Wellington Racing Club's Autumn Meeting ;close' tbrmonw night at >9 o'clock.- ■■■' ~ OwuofS .should note that the Telegraph Offico ■'■•■- . ■ ' ■ closes--at 8 .o'clock on Saturday night-.; ' ■Acceptances;'' for 1 the Avondalo J6ckey Club's Meeting close-to-night. !'■•": ■.■■\v* " ' WELLINGTON WEIGHTS. . . Although-a local sporting- writer expressed ■''.:■■ 'the. opinion-, that Gold 1 Crest .would -be top,'' ;iveight,iil the Thompson the gene-' ,'ial.,opinion' wa3_that/.Zimmerman would on- .; ■cupy ,tho .post,.of .honour and be weighted v - i withii'i. a,pound or two* 6f\ 10st.' Mr. Pol- > 4 ; ■'lock,.'-hofyover, started off with Zimmerman-' . ;9st'..;r7lb.y ; Gold Crest 9st: 61b;, and : then- 1 makes a 1 drop,'of 61b; to Marguerite, so that ■ \he ,has hot ' much room left ior the Second- J:-:■■ ■'■■ hitovs; ; Maiiiiipoto, Bst. Oil)., may, not iho ' 'lit.; .Goldbeater; ,Bst.. 81b., lias plenty, and-:. - ..■■■■•. ■ s '.AH\ft-ed bn mark has about, a stone-v----more \ thin v h6 is ,entitled 1 to, oil his perform- '..'■ 'ancis: .'Pull'Rate;- "Sst; 61b., does not - appealvto.have, anything, the best of it,with 1 -• Waitapu oh , the Same mark,'nor-with (r-, nioana. Bst. 41b. ; ; There seems to be an -■: i impression that , Tangimoana as not a ■-.■■- ■ ''niHei'."; -TUe first race, shewon. this season was over ; a miie courso;' and she has won ■ Once over rtino furlongs, threo-times over-> k [ ■tori '-furlongs,' and oiicoovor a mile and av : half, ■ Daini, "st. , 131b., reads Very, well., vy: v,His perforilianeo -ill running .third in Auck- 1 >. »• ~ land Easter Handicap was a meritorious one,: ■ "■ and .it is surprising to find lum with such a , . . light."weight, but;' as Gold Crest ■ was only. • • ■ "awarded ; 9st. 61b., . Dawn could; not very V," , easily be given, more, but lie seoms to have. i soniafrhat the-best of it with : Jtarguerito, ■ : All Red, and all the others. Soulthne. 7st. .. 41b.has,been given a good chance to break-. ; ! Gold''.Crest's: record., Of tho twenty odd ' , horses- crowded, 'into the handicap below. . . i '.fat'. 41!)., Sigilrti-; 7st.. 31b.,, Sunbonnet 7st.' .■ ■ . ■'> 2lbij Merrie Zorvjaud Gst. 181b.,, Sea King % ,■■ ■■■' 65t.' ; 1111).,' . and..Truganini 6st. 71b. seem to .; ■ •be- the best-, ' ; Sea . King' has been let . off ~i ; ratltei I 'easily for his brace of wins at ,Duu<>-. .din;' ■:'.■ ■ ;■. ,■ j : 1 v-| : ;In ; tliq Railway Handicaj), Full Rate 9st., , atidViGoidbeater. Bsr. 13lb. appear to bo.. ■ liarshlv, treated, .comparedwith,. Motoa Sst. , oil).,- fiawn Bat. 51b., and Martynum Bst. .i Full Rate, has not. woii a'raco since Novemher. pfartyrium.will probably bo the Kara- . mu ■ re)ifescntativ.e,; but ,'it is': quite possiblo' ' Waddell may:'start two of his team in tho 'race.. Tho best of the' light weights appear .. ~ , to be Sea King 7st. 71b., All Guns 7st. 41b.,- : and.Sister,'Anno 7st. 21b. : , The fust named w'ill be started in, the Thompson , .-,-■. Handicap.' All Guns has ovidently dono , Somo gooditrack Work,, for. his owner is credited' with, having a royal «in when l tho Pallas colt,-woii at Riccarton on Tuesday. : vV:The vPlunkot: Nursery. Handicap ia headed. "•] bj, PlitaW; with only, 9st. , 211).-, alid, a 5...,, Arhilot, Fleet-foot;.: Husbandman, Gravitation, < l-V. .. and Aborigine are not m tho. race, thcro IS :,; : : nOMiecessity- to:make r an analysis. . •!. . :i 'iii' tho ;First tturdles, Mahoo 10s. ilb. <itid .• Aoraiigi ; 9st. 111b.-are. well treated. Aeolus ;10sti T -121b. 'is ,handicapped, like, a, champion, . : and Hf'; lie" can' beat Mah'oo, Playmate,- Ca- : cljlica, Aorahcii' Seii' Sim; and Leeside at, the : ; •weighis I - will bo-very, much isurprised.;, ' iThe- Waiwetu,Handicap will.bo easier to , -. - deal' with'• after the acceptances .for the ; Thompson Handicap arc known,- and the hack races depend a good deal on.one another, aB a; largo nutabor : : of -tlio\candidates are cur, - . , caircd in* both events. ' , i"