THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 199, 16 May 1908, Page 7

THE TURF.

[By Glencoe.]

RACING FIXTURES. \ May 23 and 25.—Wangaiiin J.C. Winter. May 23! and 25.—Takapuna J.C. Winter. May 23 and 25.—North Otago J.C. Winter, Miiy 30, June 3 and G—A.R.C.- Steeplechase. • Juno 3 and' 4.—Diinridin J.C. Winter. Juno 3 and 4.—Otaki Maori R.C. Winter. , Juno 17 and 18.—Hawko's Bay J.C. Winter. Jiirie 24 and 25.—Napier Park R.C. Winter. July 9 and 10. —Gisborrio B.C. Winter.

TROTTING FIXTURE] May 25. —Hawke's Bay T.C. Annual. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Mr, A. Siedall was the owner of tho second horso in both ' tho City and Suburban and ■ tho Chester Clip. ; The Officer gelding Trent burst a bloodvossol on the first day of the Ashburton Meeting. Tho Brisbane Cup will' bo run noxt Saturday. , ' ~ - Tho.bay mitre; Marguerite was shipped to Sydney yesterday in chargo of, R. Weller. Mr. D. Prosser, 'of Porirua, was also a passenger by tho Monowai. .. Ho reiurns .via Molbotirno and tlio Bliifi in a coiiplo of week's' tirnci. : . '' ; :. v. and Swimming Belt will bo , railed.; to Wartganui on Tuesday in .view of ■their ' engagements thoro' next -Saturday. Thqso aro the only members of the Porirua ', team / that : will competo at- tho Waiiganui Meeting. 1 ~ I Tho St. Clements' marc Golden Eagle is being given a spell: at Now Plymouth.. '•

" I think it was tho,best starting I. ever saw,''said a Wellington sportsman, to mo last night.' 'Ho was referring to, Mr. O'Connor's' •work at the, Egniont Rafting. Club's Meeting.

■ Mr.. O'Connor is undoubtedly a, c.ipablo starter, and his work is sd'consistently- successful; that owners, , jockeys, bookmakers, and the! public all havo- the- greatest confidence in him.", , , \ •

Silvorsholl, struck'• herself, while .being schooled oyor the jumps last week,'"and was in, eonsequeneo.'unable to fulfil her engage-' mentsi at .the Hawora Meetiiig. F. Lind ljas a Sylvia Park—Lady Gordon 'gelding' ill work, at Wangamii. Lady .Gordon was dam of the -hurdler. Pokomoko. •'

. - Tho chestnut gelding Auroolo (Gold Reef— ;!St. Kathleen) was put. up to auctioif at 'Hawora on Thursday morning, but no bid was received. '-,'

F, Tilley has' decidod that it would be useless-to.persevere with Motnkawa, and the blaok horse, has been. returned to his owner at'Moawharigo. \

; S. Reid was riding in great form at the Hawora meetiiig, and ho" was'.seen to .great advantage on Maharanui each day. In the •Cup race on tho llirst day, Climax ran wide !in tho straight, and Reid brought Mi>haranui along smartly on tho rails and .won the/raco. In the Opoko Handicap on tho second day, Inaha, who was leading, .went very wide also, but .tliis time Malmraniii was' on .the ,'out;sido and was carried right, out. towards tho •judgo'sbox. but Reid summed up tho position oleverly and-; secured; the verdict by a- nar.row.margin. .: ■> i. \ - ; • ' Ui -L ; ; G. King rode Cross Battery to victory "on both, days of. tlio '.Ashburtqn meeting. ~ Tho Soult pony: Hiighie.'ha's been sold for', 150 guineas, and will bo sent to. Sydney at an early date., . s■• , . . ,

i-' .Lady : Zoin Was purchased. ,by a .syndicate, '■at Potohb."' lam'.informed 'that "the Benzoin mare is to remain' in Wellington. ' ■ ' When Mr. J. 11. Pressor -purchased tho Merriwco—lsmtrno .colt at Hastings a' weok agd he .was .belialf/of'. Mr. R. T.. Turnbull, " vice-president, of/the .Wellington Racing Club; The : latter gentleman lias not 'hud a representative on tho turf-since Boris retired .two -seasons..ago,-<but it is possible that ho-will liayo .ono or two, racing' lioxt sftason. ,■ ■- y ' .. The Porirua team, is : continually being thinned-out ono way and anothor,' but' it is- always: on the mcroaso with .now blood. •The latest to join the team '-are' two; Mahaki icolts sent down oil Thursday byYMr. J. R. M'Donald, owner of Gold Crest. One of the .' colts is full brother to Armistice, and hut for a , slight dip in'the back lie closely resembles Mr. .Moore's mare. , / '• During'the Eg'mp.nt-Racing Club's meeting ia brother to liiaha was sold for 14 guineas. . In the Telegraph Handicap at Hawora on Wednesday, Gold Dream got, a big break on ,'tlie field, and it looked! odds on her chance's until*..a -few,yards •"off. the .post,.'.where she stopped to a walk.:,. Sho is a by St. . Clements, from a Foulshot mare, and is. possessed of a lot; of: pficc.>.'Wheii • she is a..little..more 'seasoned' sho should bo very useful up: to six furlongs. '.

Virtus was mado a very hot favourite for the Ladies' .Purse, at Hawora, a : iul won' from end (to end. Ho was 'nicely ridden by Mr. C. Matthews. ; - ~

..The ba.v gelding Lantern, which raced unsuccessfully at the lOgmont meeting, is an own -.'brother to Gleaiji and Astraca. Tlio ' Gold Reef- geltling Contender, was'' among tho uiiplafced division in tlio Ashburton Cup, bnt lib ran very wolf in tho ,first: .seven..furlongs, • it.nd->'should bo a winner of a useful handicap befcire long. Tho Foilding horsemen, W., Youiig - and A. Olivpr, did not go .to' tho Egmont meeting. They, wero enjoying a couple, of days' slioot■ng. ;; -• . . Luko Wilson had the winning- mount on Lothair in the Shorts. -. Lady MenscliikofF did not commenco too "'ell iii' tho Tawhiti Scurry 'on Wednesday, or sho might have turned the tables on Burton. 'I ho Monschikoff filly did not run as well on the' second da'y, when she failed to gain a place in. the Shorts. Tho Grafton filly Alfalfa was not started ?u 'ft ! " vol ' a > but sho may bo : seen'-. out at the \Vanganui mooting next week. Though Immolation was mado a strrinw favourite fpr the Manawapou Hurdles, sho •could orny get third. Compass, wlij was a unlucky, on tho jirst- day, a surprise. _ The Daystar gelding is racing very well just as present, and snouH wiianptber hurdle race or two before long

71b.; Highland Keel, Sst. 51b.; Royal Shell, Bst. 81b.; Lucy, Sst.; Cannoneci;, Sst.; Master Leslie, Sst.

STEWARDS' HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Sis fill-longs.— Liipulitn, lOst. 0)1).; Cross Battorjr, Ost. 131b..; Contender, Bst. G!l>.; Lady Orizoin, BSt. 41b.; Do Wittp, Sst. 51b.; Triiganiiii, t3st. 411).; Oi.voi, Sst. fill). • (tannic Chicl, 7,st. 01'). * Zetland, 7at. 1 91b.; Lady Landon, 7st 91b.; Lurcsome, 7st. 01b. ; Adrift, 7st. 011).,'-Trent, 7st. 61b.; Amboisc, 7st. Gib.; Ard .Hohjb, 7st. Gib.; Illossbok, 7st. olb.; Restless, Gst. 131b.; Morcy, Gst. 111b.; Castiron, Gst. 91b.; Stepenfoldt, Gst. Olb.; Mango, Gst. 71b. Flight,. Gst. 71b.: Bombastes, Gst', 71b. j

WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB'S WINTER i ' MEETING. j (BY TELKOIIAI'H.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) .j j Wanganul, May 16. Tlip following acceptances linve been 1 received for thp principal events on tho first day and the Century Hurdles at the Winter Meeting of tho Wangnnui Jockey Club:l- - STEEPLECHASE.—Nadndor, list. 31b.; Eurtis, lOst, 131b.; Rangitot-o, lOst. Gib.; luiipciipeti, lOst. Sib.; ]?6mnny King, lOst.- 31b..; Faro, lOst. lib.; Fretwork, '9st. 131b.; Tilsoi), iOst. 81b.; Canton, Ost. 81b.; Arahura, Ost. 71b, ; and Cloudy Morn, 9st. 71b MAY HURDLES. —To Kainui, lOst. 21b.; Immolation, lOst. 21b.; Aeolus, 1 Ost:; Ropulso, Ost. 111b; ;"and< Prospector, Ost. 81b. CENTURY HURDLES (Second Day).— Malice, lOst. Gib.; Showman,' lOst. 1 lib.; AooluSj 9t. 121b.,;'.,Prospector, Ost. 71b.; Tho Stake, Ost. 51b.; Defeat, Ost. 21b.; Compass, 9st. lib,; and Mount Cook, Ost. . BOROUGH HANDICAP.-Motoa. 9st. 31b; 13allar.it, Sst. Gib.; Martcllo, Sst. 41b:; Irish Rifle,: Sst. lib.;. Moriarty, -7st.' 111b.:. Ton. Tuhi, 7st. 101b.; Woodhoy, 7st. 71b.; Erl King, 7st. 41b.; Probability < 7st., 31b.; Karcroa, 7st.';.Little Mary, .6st. :121b.Gleam, 1 Gst. 71b. ; and Miss Vera, Gst. 71b. ' 1 ; CONNOLLY HANDICAP. — Bonrrasqne, Bst. 91b.; W;.i L .apu, Bst. Olb.; King Billy, Sst. lib.; Siftnor, 7st. 121b.'; Kairoma, 7st. 101b.; .White Lie, 7st. 61b.;._ Ballarat, 7st. 61b.; Ikon, 7at. 21b.; Carissima, Gst. 131b.; Daisy Paul, Gst. ,121b.; Rondrock, Gst. 121b;; Climax, 6st. 111b.;! Somali, Gst. ,111b.; Silver Lead, Gst. 81b.;,Tho Leader, Gst. 71b.; and Mallet, Gst. 71b. TAKAPtJNA JOCKEY CLUB'S WINTER MEETING. '■ . - [ax TELEGIUTCI.—MESS ASSOCIATION.] ; j Auckland, May 13. ' The following is a list of tho,acceptances received in 7fioniioctio'n with tlio Takapmia Jqokoy Club's Winter Meeting, ; which commences on Saturday week:— . ■ ; - v - FIRST DAY. . MAIDEN HURDLE RACE. One mile and a half and 100 -yards.—Paritutu, 12$t. 51b.; Montigo, lOst.; Noteorini, Ost. 131b.,-Pierre, Ost. 101b;; Pukenui, Ost. 01b.; Pearl Necklet, 9st. 81b ( .; Hikuai, Ost.-71b.'; Franklin, 9st. Gib.; Anna Lombard, 9st, 51b.';, Waihekau, Ost. 31b.; Lady Rcgcl, 'Ost. 31b.; San Paulo, 9st. 21b.; English, 9st 21b. ; Carlylo, 9st.

MAIDEN PLATE. Seven furlongs.—Tau riki, 9st.; Dardanns, Bst. 111b.'; itosavero Bst. 61b. ; St. Oyren, Bst. : 31b.; Pukenui, Sst 31b.; Lera;-Sst.; Frontino, Ist'.' 101b.; Pam peria, 7st. 71b.; Lord Creapiu, ,7st. 71b.; Es camillo,' 7st.~ Gib.; Waihoihoi, 7st. Gib.; Fro niniitle, ItA. 41b.; '.Firelock,. 7st.■ 21b.; Cy reanie,.7st. 2lb. J Fideles, 7st. : ' !

EMPIRE HANDICAP. , Olio mile and a ■ quarter.—Uranium, 9st. 51b.; Lconator, Sst. 71b.; To'Arolia, 7st. 101b. ; Mahonoj- 7st. 71b.; Tui Cakobau, 7st. 51b.:; Lord Seaton, 7sti 21b. ' \ ■ ' . |

. MAIDEN' STEEPLECHASE. ' Two miles and, a -half.—Swagsman, list. 51b.: Lady Hune, lOst. 131b.: Le Bean,'lOst. 511).; Tui', 9st. 131b'.; Matakokiri, 9st. 81b.: Good Faith, '9st. 71b.; Bullworth, 9st. 71b. - ' 'I ROYAL HANDICAP. Fivo furlongs and ■a half. —Miss Winnie, 9sl>. 41b. ; Celerity,' Bst. 91b.; Black and Gold, .fist.; Tui Cakobau, 7st. . 121b. j Iforemo'st, . 7st. i 111b.; Mighty Atom, 7st. lllb.; "\Ya\ichopo,i7st. 101b,]• Marangi, 7st. 91b.'..Loongaiia, 7st. 91b.; Lucio, 7st: 91b.; Dogger Bank, 7stL Gib. : Duart, 7st. 51b.; Soultmaid, 7st. 31b.; Frederick, Tat.; Lady Francos, Gst. 101b. -Engraver, Gst; 71b.

PONY . HANDICAP. Five'fiirloiigs and a half—Octoroon, 9st. " 51b.; Iliighic, oafc. : ; '.Waihou, Bst. 121b.; Necktie,'Bst. 31b>; Glenora, 7st. 101b.; Elonorc, 7st. Sib.; Ngaknpu, 7st; 51b.; Banshee, Gst. 101b. '.' •>, . > - HAUUAKI HURDLE RACE. TSvo ,miles. —Swagsman, lOst. 131b.; Lady Huno, lOst. 1 81b. ; Hautnpu, lOst. 71b.; Creusot, lOst. 71b.; Irish, 10sfc. 61b.; Cavalinro, lOst. 61b.; Sol, lOst. Gib. j Landlock, '.IQst.; Caoliuca, 9st. 131b.; Oniati,. Ost. jlOlb.'; LockFyne, 9st. 51b.; Cinque, 9st. 3ib.; Knpakapa,' 9st. 21b.' ' SECOND DAY. TAKAPUNA STEEPLECHASE. . Three miles , and :a' half.—Sol, list. 121b.; Iniiis;killeii, lOst. 711>.; Looli Fyne, lOst. 51b,; Swagsiiian,. lOst. 41b.; Lady Huno, lOst. <llb.; .Crcusofc, lOst. 2!b,; Pierre, 9st. 121b.; Cinqubj 9s't. 101b.; Matakokiri, 9st. 71b.; Biillworth, 9st. 71b.; Good Faith, 9st. 71b. FORBURY PARK .RACING CLUB. Iby TELEOdArn—ritßsg association.i Dimeilin, May In. . At a meeting of tho Forbury Park Racing Club to-night, it was decided to wind, up, and to haiid GO guineas of a surplus of £72 to the Tahun.i Park Trotting Club, the balanco going to .-pay accounts -outstanding. . An amendment to. dovoto, tho surplus to tho Duucdiu Hospital was only 'supported by the mover- and •, seconder. It is understood an attempt will bo inado to upset tho decision. ■ . '