THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 230, 22 June 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES. Juno 24 and 25.—Napier Park B.C. Winter. July 9 and 10. —Gisborno R.C. Winter. July IS, 22 and 25.—Wellington R.C. Winter. July 30. —North Canterbury J.C. Winter. August 11, 13, and. 15. —Canterbury J.C. Grand National Mooting. September 9 and 10. —Horowhenua Hack R.C. Annual. •• ; • \ - September .16 and 17.— R.C. ■ Spring. NOTES AND POMMENTS.' fßx,Glrncox.l, j' Weights for the first' day's events at the Wellington meeting and for the' Wellington Stcoplechase, run on tho 1 second day; "will be declared on Monday next. - •

The Napier Steeplechaso, will be run on Wednesday. Faro is top-weight with list. 31b.

The friends of Mr. T. Cameron,, tlio wellknown starter, will regret to learn .that he is at present seriously i 11..--.'

The. Wellington Pony and Galloway Racing Club has issued a circular notifying; OVII- - of ponies' that' a race meeting .will ;be' held 'at Miramar at the end of. August or tho first wcek'in September.

At a meeting of tho _ Waiknhao. Racing Club, held last week, it was decided-to apply to the Uneing. Conference" 1 for a 'tota-lisatijr permit for the next meeting. .... ... ; •

. The St. Clements mavo, Golden ;• Dream, who showed good form- at .Manaia and Hawora a couple of months.ago,-has boon leased by Etlgar. Russell,, and will;: in ; future be trained at Now Plymouth.' , ; j -

A meeting of the newly-formed .Wanganui Trotting Club took' placo-'bri" Thursday .evening, when a number of ; matters" ivere discussed. It was decided lo Mibld thoVinaugU-, ral meeting on tho Wanganui itacecourso''(iri December 14.

Mr. Arthur Patersony-whose death occurred at Marton on Wednesday last, : waswell known in local sporting circles, having been a resident of Wellington for many years. Some eighteen months ago ho shifted to Marton, and took : ,(byer-, the Junction Hotel. For the last feiy months Mr. Paterson, had been in poor health. -His condition became serious last week, and he died oil 'Wednesday evening. The "funeral" took piace on Saturday morning,, a; la,rgß; number of friends paying . the.-last-;.tribute'Vto.the-memory-of the deceased.-: ,w- v.--. ... Maniapoto,. who broko';(3own iri ,; 'January last, .has been- enjoying l a'-spell.--''Reports' from Hawera state . that""Goddard .'intends placing the Soult horse iri'Work^'again." California has deelinecTliis" engagement on tho first day of the Napier! Park meeting. It , was reported, at i a omeetine ■of tho Patea Racing Club held'last, week, that, a letter had been- received from the.-Taranaki: Metropolitan. Club intimating "that",tho : ing track would have to/be, looked to-before tho Club's next race meeting, . otherwise Jtlio Metropolitan body would have .to" reconsider the question of granting a 'permit.- ■ The matter was referred to tho: courso .■ committeo for attention. The balance-sheet in connection T?ith the Club's last rice meeting showed a -satisfactory profit. . ■''/.' ') Nogi, who ran in the' Hadk .Hurdles 'at' Hastings on Thursdaj', has accepted; for,'the Napier SteCplcchase. .Tlio/Olhcer gelding mado a very poor- showing; .last" week, : , and finished last-of the field.'' 'lie.'is a fine', big. horse that Should-improyo'; with'each morning's work, and may bo' looked to to win-'a' steeplechase before 'thejtiinping '.' season closes. 'Still,' on his form, of .last'week;'lie is hot likely to ,run veryprominently.:, at Napier Park. v \ ...

Mr. W. V. Young has only one representative on the track at-the present, Tan, San, an inmate of Fl Tilley's.-stable. at'Fordoll. Mr. Young has disposed .of his ,other horses., Papain is one-of' the;-.active members of. 11. Hicke;ps team at Hastings. The .Crackshot gelding! has a rathor unsightly leg,- but does not seem"-to be much : troubled by : it, and will probably bo well enough to compete at Gisborne next month. •• ;

Though Kaipetipeti'a"nd : Nadador' havo dropped out of the Napier. Steeplelicas'e, the field includes a fine lot of jumpers,, and-the majority/of thorn' should negotiate tho country safely.. ■

Tho two-year-old 'chestnut ■ .gelding by Menschikoff—St. Amy, which, was purchased, as a yearling for 50 guineas, is now in con-' stant work at Hastings, and is shaping in a very attractivo manner..,..' ' '. •„ v

Mr. J. Cress, of Masterton; has : recently taken in hand tho rising two-year-old filly by Kilcheran—Eketerina Passeropoulo. The youngster is a pcrfcct picture just now, and if good looks go for anything, ■ she will-have a brilliant racing career, 1 -; Two other, nico fillies to bo seen on tho Opaki track; aro a youngster by Formosan—VYepenor, and another by San Fran —Ziskr.. Neither hasdone any serious work up till.-how, but both are- well grown,; and may bo raced as two-year-olds. - .

Tho question as to whether a horse should bo prohibited from carrying more tliair a certain amount'of overweight ■is exercising' the niiud3 of some Dominion sportsmen. It is not often that horses carry mora than' 31b. or 41b. overweight in New Zealand, but cases do occasionally crop'up. At Hastings on Thursday throo of tho candidates in tho Hack Hurdles carried overweight, and ono of them, Oasis,'carried-71b.-over,'and finished sccond. ' W. Hutchinson, who rode the Jet d'Ean gelding,' handled his mount in a capablo manner, and it is not likoly that tho horso would have done' any better had he had another rider and-71b. less' to carry. Another caso that occurred 'this season was when G. Price rodo Tail Ban-to victory in tho Grcatrord Stakes at Bulls. 'On."that occasion tho chestnut -"horse carried '141b. over. Many owiiers treat tha matter'of overweight very lightly.-: > That is to'say, they would prefer the - sen-ices, of Jenkins or Howitt, when ■ availible,' and' declare'a few pounds over rather than • employ -an inexperienced lad that could rido- the 'correct weight. For tho ■. information of the public, however, the overweights should always bo indicated on thq .notico board. For tho .Kidnappers Hack Hurdles at Hastings it was notified that Oasis-would carry 71b. over, but there was no notice of tho' overweight carried by Nogi'. and- Waihekau.

NAPIER PARK RACINC:CLUB'S ACCEPTANCES;? (DI TEIiEGKAPH —A R£3S r 'ASSOCIATION.) • ' . . '"Napior, Juno .21. The following acceptances have been re. coined for tho first day's'racing, of the Napier Park .Racing Meeting:— MOTEO HACK HURDLES. and three-quarters. — Lethorm, ]ost. :121b.; Whatakura, lOst. 111b: ;- Top Rose, lOsfc. 61b.; Whakawehi, lOst.; ,Ruabonf.9st. : 131b.-v Oasis, 9st. 131b. ; Hatleyj.9sti.i7lb. PETANE HACK. karaka, list. 91b.; Sin .Friscb; '.10st. v l2lb. • Illustrious, 9st. 121b.; Saudstreani, 9st. 91b.; : I M.V Darling, 9st. 81b. •'.".'Merry.' tiger, '9st 31b.; Robin. Link, 9st,; Northern Star, "Ost.'''' STEWARDS'' STAKES HANDICAP. "One mile.—Ciazoley, lOst. 71b.: Polyanthus, 10st.31b.;; White Lio, 9st. 101b'. ■ Millennial, 9st. 51b-; Gold Field, 9st. : 21b. ;' Mussel,9st.': Ballvncatv, 9st. • NAPIER STEEPLECHASE.. About threo miles.—Faro, list. 31b.; I'ierro, lOst. :91b ■ Post Haste, lOst. 61b.; \Nogi, 9st. 131b.; Fretwork, Ost. 111b.; Haorekimoa, 9st.'9lb.; Valima, 9st. 71b. LADIES' BRACELET. * v.; Olio- mil© and a quarter.—Hinupai, list. 111b.; Esparatero, list. 61b.;, Daii Leno, list. • 31b.Prize Bloom, lOst. 131b.; Highdcn. lOst. 111b. ; Concussion, lOst, ■ 111b.; Oaltbourno, 10st. 111b.; Olympus, lOst. 81b.; Aucylo, lOst. 71b.; Minister, lust. 71b. AHTJRIRI HURDLES.' 6110 mile aiid threo:quartors.—Black . Reynard, ' list." 51b.; Lull, list, ulb.; Gold Dust, 'list.; Prospector, lOst. 101b.;' Asteroid,;,lost: 51b.; Protty Maid, 9st. 131b.; Showman.; 9st.-71b-;'Com-mander, 9st. 61b.; Monarque,' 9-st..; To Kainui, Ost. . SETTLERS' HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—Waipunohiij, list. 41b. i Nqrth Polo,

lOst. 101b.: Sandstrcam, ■ 9st. 121b.; Huti wai, 9st. 71b.; Iranui, Ost; 51b. j Royal. Maid - 9st. 21b.; Sealskin, 9st.; Waioriki, 9st. AN IMPORTANT DECISION. (BT TKLEGUArH.—SPECIAL COUBESPONDENT.J . Hastings, Juno 20. In tho case of the bookmakers convicted of trespassing on the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's racecourso, Mr. S. E. M'Carthy laid it down plainly that the Hawka's Day Jockey Club's racecourse, being their freehold property, their agents could order any member of tne public (oxcepting such bookmakers as were licensed by them) off their grounds during the progress of a race meeting without giving any reason for such actionj notwithstanding the fact that such person had paid for admission.