THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 190, 6 May 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

-0- 1 ■■ 1 ■ [By Glencoe.] ' RACINC FIXTURES. May 6 and 7 —Hawko's Bay J.C.' Autumn. May ,6 ancl .7 —Marlborough R.C. Autumn. May 18 ancl 14—Ashburton County R.C. Autumn. Mayl3 and 14—Egmont -RiO. Winter/ "ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Jonkins has: ridden' the winner of the'.Hawke's Bay>.Cup twico, Alaniapot-o in 1905 .and Volumo in 1907. .NOTES AND COMMENTS. Tho Hawke's. Bay Cup will be decided at • Hastings this' : afternoon'. Tho weightJfor-a'go evont, tho Hawkc's Bay-'Stakes, is-sct down for to-nionow. i, , . In .tho l six-furlong- hack .raco'at Plumpton ; kst'Saturday, .Cockloshoir was'.made a hot . favourite,-; .but tho Clanr,inald filly. wa3;riot ampng.tljp first four- when : ,.they finished. ;As• ° Ri-.Hatch "is engaged■ .at _ tho ■ Marlborough meeting, G.Prico will rido All Ilcd in...tho Hawke's Bay stakes to-morrow.;. In 1904 Price.rode Boris to .victory in tho. Stakes after. winmng tho Cup oil. Madrigal. < Bobnkoff • who -gained quito a , big . reputation- as ai'Sprintor-nv tlio spring, appears to bo standing'lip to his work v hp. has done foi past:::-. Ho Via said to.'bo . a surer 1 atarterj in Porarigahau Handicap to-day 1 ahd/tho -Hawke's Bay.;Stakes'to-morrow..;.: .. Ca'vatiiia- wrio/was : 'i-iinning at the Christchurch ißacing: meeting' last' Saturday,' is "an ' tiged' l mare; 1 by; Lochiel—Melissa, .' Sho . raced inxthis: island'-;two "seasons ago, and : is tkJw th 6 prdperty of Mr. J. B. Reid. Tlie' first;of the.;;>Vairiki; colts,, a.'-youngster from'a/Sijatoii Delavarmare,. is being Handled, by.;* tho J.; M'Hugh. In general coiifprriiatipn is-said to : WVory .iiuich li&p'liis. siro ;. .! . . L tho stallion Seal Rock (San..E^ahciscp—Miss Gladys), to. Mr. R. M.Fitzgerald,! of Cassilis, K.S.W.,- for . .550 guineas.; Seal Rock waa. purchased in New' Zealand .last, November, and after, one run in ...Sydney _r%as' thrown, 6ut,.of, work owing to a leg giving ttoiible. ; •-.? is • has been negotiating . for;' the . purchase of .The ; White Kniglit to.-replaco Persimmon,'but; his joint ovmers unnaturally experienced difficulty..in;putting;a'price on'him..; 'Moreover,' ■ great dxponso' has 'already. boen incurred' in preparing ; tho future' htime •of the son! of arid; Pella; as' things, stand at present it'does riot'seerii a-s though "lie would' change 'hands.—London; l '' Sportsman:". ,'. . -the 'racing commenced at the AvonSale Jockey Club's. Moeting last, Saturday, ' the stewards met to consider a comolaint ,fronii'Ryari, the'rider of Dogger Bank in tho - OaWey.'.,Handicap, - against ; Brown, ,'thevrider of/fflaldane,r for- alleged interference 'during ' thp::race. ■ Tho;inquiry : \vas "adjourned. ; . Pretty Polly, who carried - everything beforo.. her. on the English -Turf three seasons ago, is',not.proving a greatisuceess at tho stud, so jfar. : Sho .has been twice mated with the Bend Or ; h'o'rsp; Laverio, but has missed to .him : on each- occasion. In all' probability sho-will ,now be Spearmint.-;: Tangimoana. returned home to l'almerston- , yesterday t'morniiig: '. -Signor,. and; Carissima, who,-have, declined '- their engagements; at tho Hawke's' havc' gone;.to Wan'-, ganui.', '• , . Giencullqch, /Husbandman, Clanehattan, and Stratagem,' recent competitors at-the vTrontham meeting, left for Riccarton last night by tho Rotomahana. ; ' The monthly "mectinr; of' tho' stewards of Club,which .was to hafro bfeen held on :Mb®disvev.eiii^,^ty4s : PO s tpoiied.for a ; week.;;"-v s'pt - • tp#&sey : . Todffloan ;'.^'il'olaß]i&onied' out as, an author m an 'cvoiiiiig k iaewspaper.in' Now York.'".Un'dijr'.tho..;heading of.,' 1 Secrets ]o£\tkph!rifif,":/fhd~-'iß■ydealing-'.with English' racing, , iind has already: .an.JLmerican ;writor terms a delightful tono of ihdignati'pri") written of several" cases of crooked:'running' which 'unnoticed in England.; • < -application of the ' Wellington Pony and' GallpTf ay Racing * Club '■ of the pony course at Miraniar was forwarded on to the" President of thp.Racing Conference . some .' days' 'ago,' bnt 'no , reply ; - has ' yet - been; recbived. '•' i The : following' are the main-points of the application forwarded by tlie managing steward on behalf of the Club" In support °£; my-request, ,1 might say that this sy"ndicate :has"received ;a' good offer to lease tho" ground'-for a terin 'of years, with a view to unregistered-racing . still 'beingscarried' on/; and - it -is ■ only after considerable difficulty. that,; I sliave ■' succeeded: in persuading them . to.mako'this application.. J. might also point out.that a Club;at the'Hutt is.in;course of formatipn,'; and that their initial -programme is Jto'-.bb-advertised- shortly,--while - clubs are now; bein's- formed' in' Christchurclr arid - Auck-\ land.. However, unless theso clubs receive the support of tho ponies which are now running~ at our. meetings, it. would -be: a sheor impossibility .for them to run a club successfully;-' owing- to the. lack of ...material to \york oiiv- '-'I am-'affare that by'makins this. we; aro;'putting ourselves, as regards' dates for racing, into tho hands of: youlr Club and the New Zealand 1 Racing Confer-ence,-.'and I-would suggest that sis meetings a-j/dar would bo a'fair arid eouitablo arrange-ment.-Iri Support'• of this J.l - would point out .that whereas Wellington' at present has teri-'days' :galloping and two davs'-' trotting; in tho.courso of tho year,-that both Auckland and Christchurch _have ! more than double niiriiber. , This,. on a. ponulation basis, is;ob'viously unfair.''-To me it .would appear that the ,Miraniar course " would occupy tho sdmd' pdsitiori to Wellington as doesVPlumj)tohVtovChrist'oliurch arid 'Auck-'' - h&ro'.'troigliea" against 'ris is'the' fact 'that'wo -.are' what' tho Pross'is-'ploased-to 'toi'm -a, : 'propriataiT-club,' and here-again wo should be quite willing to meet;, you' in .- a; reasonablo wav,. and lease tho;ground to- a club; at':;a -moderate .rental • or,:,if 'it'camo' ; to- that, to : sell it- outright. Furthermorb, w ; o\- would .-undertake to' stick to' .ponies. abßolufcjly,: and not intrudd.'amng tho horses." - . HAWKE'S BAY TROTTING CLUB: ~Tho .following nominations have been- received for., the opening meeting of . the Hawke's Bay Trotting Club on Empire Day, May 25:— - . ;PORAn6aHAU;'mAIDEN HANDICAP, of 20 eovs;-! r Ono mile ;and a quarter.—Berlin .. Jack,,. Allwood.r.Huonetto,' Elk, Mansmau, ; Strabane, Rawhini,-Record Smasher. • LADIES': BRACELET, of 10 sovs. Ono mita'and' a half.—Te Awahuri, Queen Anno, Tet-Matii Bess, Rookwood, Rubina, Glengarry, Comfort, Damo Trot, Blowfly.. - HAWKE'S BAY HANDICAP, of 25 sovs. Two miles.—Austrey,.Ticket', Rockwood, King George,. Giggles, . Butterfly, Late Sown". . MOUNT- .HERBERT HANDICAP, of 20 bovs; . Ono, mile.—Te Awahuri, Flora'G. Irish Molly, Rock-wood, Eland.. Huonetto, Alanxman,;;Straba]!e, Umiamed, Beware, Morning. : ,WAIPj;KIIRATJ HANDICAP, of .20 sovs.. One mild'and a half.—Austrey, Alhvood,' Flora G. j- Qriefen -Aiiriej- Nga Raima; llockwood; King George,'-Giggles,- Buttorfl}'.' ■ TAVISTOCK HANDICAP, of' 26 sovs. One mile arid a quarter!— Flora Tickot, Rockwood, Elk, King George, Giggles, Huoiiette, St'rabane, Unnainedj-Rawhini, Comfort.-' ARLINGTON. HANDICAI', of 20 sovs. One raile.—Berlin Jack, Austrey, To Awahuri, Flora G., Queen Anne. GREAT NORTHERN HURDLES. . (by TKIjKQRAriI.—-I'IIESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, May 5. Scotty was scratched:; for tho Groat Northern Hurdles at 9.45. a.m. yesterday. " H ASTINGS TRAIN IN G NOTES. (11V TliLlCOllArn—rilEßS ASSOCIATION.) • t ! ' .Haotings, JJay 5. . Gold'-'Crest and All' Red ran "six furlongs in-'lhiiri. '15sec. : 011 the course proper this nlorning. Ikon was led round the track at a canter, and pulled up sound. There is a possibility of her starting iri tho Cup! ; : Signor,, Carissima, and Bunyan have been scratched for all engagements.