THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 222, 12 June 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

RACINC FIXTURES. June 17 and 18. —Hawke's Bay J.C. Winter. I June 24'atid; 25.V-rNapicr Park R.C. Winter. | July 9 and 10. —Gjisborno R.C. Winter. ; (Jitly 18, 22 and 25.-—Wellington R.C. Winter. ! August 11, 13 and 15.-Canterbury. J.C. ' i j [irand .National Meeting.' i ' I WELLINGTON RACINC~GLUB'S WINTER ! MEETING. The programme for I,lie Winter Meeting of the Wellington Racing Club is a very at. i tractive -ono. -' Of-the-twenty-one races to ! 1)0 dnpidecli.during the, three days', seveii a'ro ?v?nts ; and ;ono,. !s. the Jiimpers' • j Flat. The, Wellington Steeplechase, run ■ ion the second day of the] meeting,- is this ..Venr'ivorth 500 sovs;, and such a haridsomo ; • stake should certainly, attract," the -Kgst -"of ■ ; the..Dominion's .The: Wihie.r- HnrI dlis, 'the. principal rape on tlfo first day, ! ■ 400 sov's.-, and. tho Parliamentary I Handi&p?-:»' flat.race. run over a. mile .jourjncy.jfisr.of value .of 300-50V«,.-\ Each of (tJie ; J^^_ n rac.e?rcai:ries.,,loo- , sowß. ; iii stake's. . I ,]S omiiiutrfqiis for all 'events, 'except-the Trial Pjalo,'-tlosfi'iVftli tli6 secretary,' Mr. ;A. E. • ;W liytevibn Monday; night,; at-. Q.o'clock. . v - v . j » \ NOTES AND'COMMENTS:". - 1 (■JliiiS-iwVi ' pI.ENCOE.] . •! | ilh? -tho Hawko's-Bay l ! ®X r :Club tal>o?. nlaco oi) Wednesday'ana .....j.. .. . .v. ';, - " '"A * I The Mancliesieri.'Gtip: of 2000 sovs.: is run | iivEriglliiid to daj | '-horse .Martello-' has-, .gone ' j seriously amira»a2aln.-..;:His has been return- - it-'is certaio !tlj^ttJus£ach)E ;care<?r-.is' at an .end ! Stead. arrmxLbaok in Christr, church By- the Moeraki- frorirHobart . ! "'hf rt'jleder' .frftm -Melboii'rrtSi D. J : Pnoa" IrtpSrts ,t!iafcs-iho -various; members' of--Ijjs" well/ lie;lias taken over<Ptpro- - i "occupied bv ; l. • • !T.^Ci^|4Kß h )ihd..pspcpicd 'to shift his horfcei ■ : Sbme'tim'e this week. I ' Ballara.t's half-brother, who- is* under the - ' ' '; ,'cnre of F-. Til.ley, at Fordell, : is said'ito bdi jthef biggest;-horse:-in- that '.tiaj^er's'stable |, i «c'coi i ait!g• to"''the--''Otago Witness,";-.;Tin-. . . 'offer of £600 was recently refused for the >. iC.oiiqijeforvigoldmg Ardßeigh..;-;-' ! Campion,.:of: Wanganui, .was m iAy^lliiistoa..jostei;da l y.' |^.- - : - | Miss King will probably make Jjer.' roiapgoarance.qn -.the . .racing . track at- tlifl |lla\vke'i'Biy "meetmg!,lnext Wednesditv- - t ■ Negotiations arci. .proceeding ,:< for 'the sale: jof/tlicf Str'Leger'liorse Melwood to an up---icountry buyer; . 1 j-vaG. likely-' make 1 his -re- .., lapp^a^niJ^iUv.t^'o.-s'fiddl^.at. the-.Canterbury-~Graiid: . Meeting m . : lAujjiistp-, Jenlnna. is :'iii' good\,fp'pri' (writes'.' .:] ouVi KiHs; cbrrdspondent); ; 'as he ; is oji tho utracks" every, njorning doing 'riding "work". ' .• >. •> .'Kingpost is -the - only Trentlisim Horse en-- ■ ■ .* iigaged. atitlio Hastiug5 v meetiug nest week.-,,. : - :!Thonlast':fiye..winnftrs -of the Bawko's Bay ■ uSjjeeplecliase.rjhavfi; been -riddeti; by the-bro-:.: 1 •. i 'tliprs ,A. and. Jj-Halli i :race'J. Sail'" will.;, most' likelyact in tho . (jipacity.of'pilot to R.aipctip<?ti. ;.r'

i ?!fyadad6'r is the! only candidate engaged in--ithislycar's Hjiwlcb's BayStceplpchaso • that' ;w'as'iils6 : . aWolig 'last' year'B:;fiold. She has ■ ■a)x ■•'esdeHoiifc ' record in' coßlioctioh-'TOth the.' irajie.' - .-Ln'str,'year''- i 4ie';ran,'thifd; to^"Ecla'iri; ind' tlie two'-, ji'rqyious years she. ffon t)io jeyint-.- '"', 'T : ;

I '.'ftt a: meeting-"of - the": Auckland .Racing Clfib hild -last Tuesday night, a notice; was Ircatl from- the /Racing' Conference 'to -the- ef-, 'feftt'fhat' the appeal- of Hector Gray- against' his: disqualification would be 'heard ioh' tHe 19th' tnst.j and' it, \v;as decided- that\ ■thfe^'Metrbpolitan l CommitteO'-be: represented itherfcilt;: ' : ;An application';J>y>BV ;D&stey' fori, jrmiistateiiient ..' as 'a ' jockey, was .'"dSfiKneffi? •The'-Seeling, •appointed KBp 'phersonVail'd Mr 1 . -Mi' M'Lcatf'tb, iict -New/Zealand Racing Conferioiice which meet's "next-' month Jin-' Welling-' .^tdji?j.?.V ■;"' iwiv'V. i ' I.' The fact';' thit, Lpph -Fyue'.'iias not r been !ofttered fpr at" Napier ;l%k';makps; it 1 appear ;that he is unlikely to ifnlfiil; at' Hastings, next, iweek. /,'Thpi Lochness -celdiiig:_"has ? ,; however, ibeen':freely,ntrnijnatcif fat' Gisbo'rno,' where ' bcQrrvcry. succeseful duriug the last 'two 'seasons.. -- ' 'In'the Hawke's Bay Hurdles-nest- Wed-, Tuesday, Prospector meets Gold Dust oft 61 b: ;worse terms,-thatf on thci second"day of the]F^il^in£,in(^ii^Sr'°:wben. Gold Dust won and. wastHir<j[./ Prospector. has .won j^lT%a"V:.''H^i^es^s£' <^albganttl..^nce; that,li'e ; ; ihteresting to seq how lie shapes ■a^a'ins|-.;liis' ; fprm'idable ,'rival 'next'.week, ..if., the iiccofitance.. ■ . ~ ;At the annual meeting ol .tho Racing Confe' -held. on July .'^a,. several '.in* Ipprtantlimattere \vill;-crop .up:for ; :dispussipn.; friip.-iMaijaiWatU ■ Racing; Club ■, \vjll:nwive to ba j 'created.- % -Metropolitan Cliib. The Hawke's iwish the .Conference to 1 in--■si^t 1 i.ipon ,-all :.racinig )' programmes-, containing at ; least oiio race- not-less than a - 'mile aiid^'quarter,'-;ahd upon-all programmes at-,. Jm^iings.,,between'.--,June- 7;- and-.'Septen)ber 1 >!lv *'cphtaining :at.; least two' steeplechase events each--day. "Mr. • Herries,on' behalf of the •Auckland County '; Clubs,;Vfrill 'ask the -Con.fer'fiiico -to -copsider the: .advisability of re^ : ;di)cihg,./,<ie ! Vnuniber ,of. days' racing held by 'tptjiHsfvto'r, staj'teri and 'unruly hor6os ( ,." r tliQ .braiketjng of horses tho propertyc ; pf,'j"husb'and .-'and i iwife, h'the ' niles •; to be - ob- • Hliconsing, hoqkmakera, and matt(?r? . will .' also ,bo: dealt- ; HI V-V "AUSTRALIAN WEIGHTS i BY; TELEGIUI'II—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTRIOHt-

; .i (Jtcp, Jirnoi 12, 0.20 a.m.) ■■■■■■.: ■>" , ;■ Melbourne', Jimn 11 ; ;" ! i Regret'-'isitopweiight. in the Grand National .Hiirdlfls .wjth .'l2st.t 51b.:-Lioh ,'Heaj-fc, 1 T'llct." X: i2lb:-vMiWUi'.irfib.'; Wijipu, lOst. 31b.; Afsoiu;'- ■ :101b., 1 . lisiltopweighfcMaui; list:- wlb.;, Eclaif-- list? > •Ataahua; lOst.' .. ;71b.'; Wiurua, lOst. 61b.'