THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 248, 13 July 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

, : RACINC FIXTURES. NOTES AND COMMENTS...

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The Cardinal, winner of the : yictomnGifahd I National Steeplechase,'--''lias "lioii .'previously. ' been placed in the event',' but' hp .has a "unique, J .record in connection with;the'Ca.ulfield'Grahd' ] "National Steeplechase. ": 'In '''M)O4 arid 1906 i ho'was, second iii that''event', and, last, year ; ho'was-placed third.'; ■' ' Tarpon, who- ran thirdun-.Saturday's race, - won tho Onkarapinga StGepleplias'o at Easter time, when he was ridd<en-by.S.. Howie.. The AVanganui Trotting;-: Club will. - hold their- inaugural meetiffg 29 instead of Decomber ,--M/JSas--originally arranged. Tho following officers" have been elected:—Judge, H. M; Speed; ;clerk of scales, 'A.; M'Farlane; G.lerk; of'co'tir'sc, Frank ■ Jpnes;'timekeepers, W. R. Tuck,"J.'G. Swan, ! and J, Williams; handicapppr and s.tarter, J. ' H. Pollock; auditor, E,^'. / 'Silk} > "' 0,::!:; : Alburjy one ,of tho fDunedih'. representa- - tives in the Grand Nntionhlv'St'eeplechasej.'-is- - being given; a special" j)repai : a;tibn' for' "the big ovent. He : is be,; an ejeegp-. tionally good jumper. A M'Kay^vill' prob-■ ably act as pilot to- the 'gelding ,at"Riccar-, - ton. . • , ~ With another couple of days of fine 'weather' the tracks at Trentham should'bo in good order for, training operations. ; Prom''Wed-' liesday onwards there will bo a large crowd of horses working thoro. ..... r , Mr. J. E. Stanley, who imported' Bright Steel to Victoria,' won "with another of • liis' English importations at. Mooneo Valley bii" Juno 28. This was a three-year-old .chestnut filly, Aurifora,. byi-Tom-Gringlo. (spn . of Donovan), from Hardvßit. "by .'Tristan 'from • Brown Bess by Musket,v.a;TKo filly was' purchased' in England for tho:small sum of 50 guineas. rT . ; -.-, I 'f, "• . White Lie, who has boeii,',racing,-with very bad luck lately,- added- two'-more seconds to her increasing . list of : places at. -the • Gisbomo- meeting. ' " ' v ' .vii'f mW,. u-ii , The Pilgrim's Progress colt Llanwer» ; 'still moves rather spr'atchilyJiii7his!"work:-' , -'As''-tho going is likely to be sflft;.at. Treiitham rr ]iest 'week the youngster ina'j ; bp,-:given r 'his 'first -run,in public. ... . The -hurdler 'Waihekainwas.; racing: iu."'the ... flat events at tlie Gisborue " meeting; . Jast week. . ./i-.- ' •; ' ' Tho Porirua team "foftho.'Trentham .meeting will bo taken across; to. the racecourso-.to-day. . .It will consist of Kurawakav Gonsuello,' Ghoorka, Exmoor, and'Swimhiing Belt. - : Swimming Bolt may.not: : goito the post in-tho-Parliamentary ;Handieap. : -He had to be cased in his work last,week, : and is?only doing trotting exorcijc.,- , A. Shearsby is expected t'o have his team oh tho tracks to-day. " . Seaman and Wailetho,. tiyo Trentham horses tliat v aro well,fancied for.the Parliamentary Handicap, are going along ; ple'asingly iii ; their work, ilpth have the reputation of : being at homo in tho soft going, and are nonb :: tho'; loss favoured on that .a'ccouifU t Seamaii onlast year's running appeared to thrive on continued racing, and as'-he, Ijas only raced .once since tho .spring it'.is-, just possible'that ho may not bo seen at.JKo.'topJof-hisl-fbHh.-Wailethe, on the other.', hiind, ;sho\ild strip iii first-class, racing condition.,' Another Trijntham, horse that should-be seen to advantago ' is Sir Frisco, who is improving- at'-each meeting, ,and always performs"-well •I'.wHetf-.-rtlfe going is not harsh. ~^i ; , Tho Covirt of .Appealicin. tucky) has authorised Aho:establi.sh'meiit'.''of tho pari-mutuel within;. 1 tho "limits' of' that province, on the samo basis .as in Franco., ' To-morrow will bring, to;Tfenihaiii a iium-: ; hereof horses from the Gisborue meeting, and, also contingents from Riccart'oh and:-Auck-land. ..." : : The Swimmer was tho.only -Jfew Zealand re-, presentativo in Saturday'-s-.cofltest:-for ■ the' "Victoriajn. Grand National, but |ho failed to' gain mention in tho cabled.-report.' ' - The important feature -of- crosscountry , event, at Flcmingtoii-; is .the fact that tho three placed horses'' feach parried.. over list: This has happch'otFon one'or two occasions, a; rare.occur--renco. . 1 '1 The three New Zealand -'Gup candidates, Uhlando, Glenullin, and--'Miiltifid, aro all-do-ing satisfactory work at.,N.ew.,Plymouth;. ; The Avondale Jockey: dliib redeived 63 application for tho positioiilof-'carotakor for "the" Avondalo Racecourse, and -selected Mr. ' E.'' Sheriff to fill, tho-position-, i f'; ,i: - : •' Tho "Sport Elevago" r&nai'ks that Belgian owners are not prodigal ; with their presents','.: and recalls the fact that who. had; won tho .Derby marked .'liis.-'gfatitutle'for liis' trainer by, sending hiiifX.siiiall .barrel . of whipped milk. ~ : '■ ••••-> • VICTORIAN CRANO:NATIONAL MEET- ■' INC. STEEPLECHASE WON' BY- 'CARDINAL. (BY TELEGHArH—rEF.SS ASSo'c&ilok—copyright.) . (Rec. July. i2gfe.is?-5.m.)'. Melbourno,; July 11. At the Victorian Racing Club's Grand National Meeting tho following was the. result of — : • THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE; About three miles and a furlong. Mr. A. Miller's g. g. ■The-' Cardinal, by ~ ' Richelieu, aged, llsfao;21bl ' • ',i.-(Dickinson) 1 Ally .Sloper, list. 51b.(Morphett) . 2 Tarpon, list. 71b Also. started:—Koala' Lumpur; 125t... 74b.; Napier, list. 111b.; Eucanibenß,[llst;';'Bbisdale,'list.; Quail, lOst. 811j.'; : Swimnier, ,10st--71b.; Boomerang, lOst. 71b.;' Taet,'l'o'st. 61b.-; Dalny, lOst. 51b.. Wolseleyi' lOst. 31b.: ;'. : Novik • ■ lOst. 21b.; Confederate,'9st/l2lb. ;: Revealer' 9st. 51b.; No Trouble, : i)st.'-" Sib • Pcstbov! 9st. 31b.; Middlerise, 9s£,'*3lß\ ! ; Comusi '&st'.'; ; Outcast, Ost. ; ' Heavy rain fell as the'-horses' lined up at the post. Dalny was first away, but over the first fenco Maine led aii'd Kdpt'chargo along the back. Then Ally'-Sloper. Vrent to tho front with The •CardinaJ-'-'just'-' aflw'-'-Maln'e:' Kuala Lumpur fell at tho' is'econtl-fonce past 1 tho stand. Ally -Sloper' led' Wer'the' trablo > from Quail, Tho Cardinal, ;a'iid; Mahiei" This' order remained unchanged along tile-riverside and past tho bridge, bu't"at'the--"Abattoirs, Tho Cardinal ran up secondVwith and Tarpon following. This ' quartette, had tho race.to themselves, from this out-.'"' Ally Sloper and Tho 'Cardinal 4 "ftj»o at"tKe y 'last ftinee: togethor, and, in ' sl'asli&ig 'finish',' Tho Cardinal won by a sli'or't neck,''with. Tarpon four lengths away''t'liird, and R'evealer closo up fourth. Time, 6miiu 40Jsec,

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