THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 187, 2 May 1908, Page 6

THE TURF.

v ' [BY GipENCOBI ' RACING FIXTURES. Mav 2—Wellington R.C. . Autumn. May 2—Avondale Autumn. May 2 —Christchurch R.C. Autumn. May 6 and 7—Hawke's Bay J.C. Autumu. May 6 and 7—Marlborough' R.C. Autumn. ■May '13 antl '14—Ashburtoh J ,' County; R.O. Autumn. : : '■ May 13 and 14—Egmont! R.C. Winter.' May 23 and 25—Wanganui; J.C. .Winter . .Meeting.' >. -- May 23 , anu 25—Takapuna J.C. Winter Meeting. <■'•■■■. May 23 and 25—North Otago J.C. Winter Meeting.! . May 30, June 3 and 6—A.R.C. Steeplechase Meeting; ' ■ ■ •.-, Juno'l7'and 18—Hawke's Bay. J.C. >Winter. . Juno 3 and 4—Dunedm J.C. Winter. . REMINDER.; Nominations for all events at-the Hawke'a Bay Trotting' Club's' meeting close on Mon- : day, May 4, at 8 p.m:,. with the secretary, • Waipukurau; Telegraph office ; closes at o: . p.m."- : • NOTES AND COMMENTS. / s The Avondalo Jockey Club's autumn meeting will be concluded to-day. ; Tha Victorian jockey, E. Turner, has been engaged to go to India, where lie has been granted a handsome retainer by Mr. Apcar, . owner of Fitzgraft-on,- Mallard, - and Ballard. Turner used to ride for.D. J. Price, aiidwas in the saddle when Munjeet won at Ment-one and Saudown Park. _ '_; ; A movement is on foot to form a trotting club in Wanganui. \ .... ■ Among tho passeugers ' by the-Ulimaroa,' which left for-Sydney yesterday' afternoon t was Mr. J. B. A'Deane, owner of Pushful.,. Whilo.Sid. Reid was in Sydney he; had.a, mount on Mr. W.' P. Crick's Borodino in the ■• A. J.C. Champagne Stakes. The , bay colt got a bad position in the early stages of the race, but Reid. got up with the .leaders half a furlong' from/home, and 'in a great finish was only beaten by a neck.. Tho New-Zea-'' land jockey : was' greatly impressed with Boro-'. ;dino, and- thinks he will do a•' great ; year-old. .. ~ . " Threo -trotting horses from Christcliurch woro shipped to Sydney by the TJlimaroa yesterday afternoon —Doreend, King Cole, and another. V Tlie Grafton—Korowai. filly. Alfalfa is said . to bo showing good form on''the'tracks at' Hawera. ■ " : .Yesterday's gallops at Trentham • were mostly sprints over four and five furlongs ■ and half-pace miles. - The outer grass gallop . was rather -fast, 'and some good times, were • recorded.'- If tho rain;, keeps off to-day the going on. the course proper should be very» good. ', - .. . . , . ' ■ The' two-year-old bay; gelding Cohort (Royal Artillery—Huguenot), who was recently purchased! by the'owner'of Truganmi, lias entered H. Telford'sstable'"at Awapuni: " The . Wanganui,trainer, W. • Powell, who • has- in poor health for some-months 1 pasty is. now 1 an ' inmate of : the' Wanganui, • Hospital.; ' ;7 /. '"' ' Uranium, who .won-the principal;;handicap •at';the; Avoridale: Jockey Olub's.'-meetingVon Wednesday, won tho■ Avondale'Cup and the . Plumpton .'Handicap- at the- sama..'club's spring, meeting. - She also!ran! second. ( in the '. i Takapuna Cup in January. Last season sho :. .started on eighteen occasions, and won seven : good races'. -' -■ ./ ' '/ ... : 'Horses running at Trentham to-day that : did not sport- silk 'on .Wednesday are Siin, Aeolus, Royal Blue, Merrie Zealand,; ; Moscow, Prism, King'JPost', Taitokoi Coralli, .- .Kitchenmaidj.arid.;'All,Red..,.., v . ; Tho to^.price.paid'.fiy';^;"j. : .B,';R«i l ior ; the .five fillies, which no purchased at tho. recent. RandwickV yearling . sales/ .was • 870'' : .guineas., ...For ~a- bay ,fUly'.;by, : . St._.Alwyna , : 'from.'.Latchkey;' by.jl'adlcck,. he. : paid 130 ; ' guineas. ~'. " To-day's contest for the New Zealand St;'. Leger Stakes is the tenth,, and; the field will probably be. the .biggest'-that has contested the race since 1903. None of tho'sire6;repre- | sented. to-day have previously claimea- a 1 winner of the event, ! V/ELtINCtON RACINC CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING. . [ Tho autumn meeting: of tho ' Wellington , Racing Club will bo concluded at Trentham ! to-day, when the ' Autumn Handicap!, and . j' New Zealand St. Lcger will be run; ' The _ latter should; produce • a better contest than is usually: seen in tho event; 'Gold Crest; r may not bo started, as ho ajso .claims an eri- 1 ' gagement 'in.. tho Handicap,', but tha j Porirua stable' has'a; useful sfecohd string in ; All Red. .;, Sir George ;Clifford v will. ; bo >epre--1 sented'by Glenculloch, Mr. F. Moore by: j Signor, and Mr. F.' Holmes by The Libyan, g! For the .handicap - events the fields-may be on ' a tho small side, but the racing, should be!in-. t-eresting. : Tho railway, time-table will-, .be ji the same: as that of Wednesday. The'first 3 ' r'train. will leave -To Aro at 10.25 a.m., and s arrive at the racecourse before, half-past 3 eleven... From Thorndori, trains will leave 3 at frequent intervals after 10.48 a.m. The s ' last train,- which leaves,To Arp at-1.8 p.m. j, and Thorndon at 1.20 p.m., should;land pas- ( sengers ' at' Trentham in. time -to JvieW.. tho : Autumn Handicap. Tho racecourse'grounds aro now looking . much better: and : brighter than they, have ever,done.., Tho .lawn arid s' saddling paddock-have an'abundant s of fresh; green grass", and the flower beds, aro t one- mass; of ; bloom', so that,'--.with fine ./ weather, a trip to ;tho races, should, be ,a pleasant outing to-day. As .usual, the \ Racing, Club has engaged the services of the l Wellington, Profossionai ; Orchestra, arid- an/ . oxcolleiit"musical programme has been; ary 3 "ranged. Tho attention of tho. public, is :i directed to the regulations in tho Race Book; d governing betting ■ with. the tohlisator and - tho bookmakers.' ' ; b —_—-—! L