THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 255, 21 July 1908, Page 2

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES. July 22 and 25.—Wellington R.C. Winter. July 29.—Hawko's Bay Hunt Club Annual. July 30.—North Canterbury J.C. Winter. August 0.-i-Woodlands Hunt Club Annual. August 11, 13, and 15.—Canterbury J.O. Grand. National Meeting. . August 12.—Auckland Fleet Race Meeting. September 2 and 3.—Martou J." C. Annual September 9 and 10. —Horowhenua Hack H.O. Annual. September 16 «-\nd 17,—Rangitikei R.C, bpring. ' — : : 1 WELLINGTON RACING CLUB. ' ' ACCEPTANCES FOR SECOND DAY. ' The following acceptances have been reco'ved for the second day's events of the Wellington Raping Club's winter meeting:-^ GLASGOW HANDICAP, 130 'sovs. Fivo furlongs. ' ' ' , st.lb. St. lb. Maid of Oxton 9 12 Astolat 10. 2 Wharekura ... 9 8 The Seer ...... 9 13 Duart 9 0 Golden Gate 9 13 Yosami 9 0 KARORI HACK HANDICAP, 100 sovs. Six furlongs. st; lb. st.' lb. Vasa. ■ ; 10 4 Skye 9 7' North Polo ... 9 12 Camp Fire ... 9 3 Sandstream ' 9 10 Doctor " ■ Spinning • Shimosp ■ 9 0 Flight D 8 Consuello 9 0 Blue Ribbon 9 8 SECOND HACK HURDLES, 100 sovs. One milo and a half. . • ■ st. lb. St. lb. Defeat 11 1 Otaraoa 9 2 Snip' 10 9 Liberator ...... 9 0 Ghoorka 10 5 Jolly Roger... 9 0 Full Cry, 9 11 Oakbourne ... 9 '0 Hatley 9 8 WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE, 500 sovs. Three miles and a quarter.st. lb. . st. lb. . Loch Fyne ... 11 7 Pierre 9 13 Nadador 10 7 St. Amelia ... 9 7 Tilson 10 .7 ; Bulwortli 9 7 WATERLOO. HANDICAP,. 2!io sovs. Seven ' • furlongs. . ' st. lb. - ■ st. lb. . Dawn. 10 10 Rangipapa ... 9. 3 Seaman ...J. 10 9 Merrio California ... 9 13 Zealand. 9 3 .Paragon ...... 9 5 Maharanui ... 9 2 LandwenT ... 9 4 Chief Lochiel . 9 2 Tupono 9 4 Kurawaka ... 9 0 Swimming Bolt 9 4 ' Silken Rein ... ; 9 0 JUMPERS' FLAT HANDICAP, 130 sovs. One mile and a half. \ 1 st.'lb. . ■ st. lb. . Lotherin 10 10 Son Sim 9 9 .Scotty ... .10 7 Mussel ...... 9 9 Exmoor ...... 10 ,0 Monkey Aorangi ...... 10 0 ' • Puzzle 9 4 Immolation ... 9 12 Cyrus ......... 9 0 Star Rose ... 9 10 Jolly Roger ... 0 0 THORNDON HACK HANDICAP, 100 ; sovs. Fivo furlongs. , >' st. lb. : -st. lb. Silkweb 10 5 Effort 9 4 Lochicla ; 9 12 Royal Maid-... .9 3 Yosami ......... 9 11 Glen 9 0 Llanwern 9 17.'. 'Gloritui 9 0> Cavatina':..... -9 6 1 • - - HAWKE'S BAY HUNT CLUB HANDICAPS. . Mr. Bert Coylo has declared the following weights, for. the; HawWs Bay Hunt > Club's annual steeplechase '-meeting:— ''/ ~ - hunter's' HURDLES'. ■ Two : miles.Post Haste, 12st. 91b.; The Vagrant, list. 131b,; A|dair, :i .l^t f: ,,'l),l)).destroyer,list. 71b.; Mbana, list.'4!b. ; Firsf. Barrel, list }. BIHo B yst.';.' Random,-list, -... ...... ... FIRST OPEN FLAT. Once round.— Black -Reynard, list.;-Ueuuku-, :10st. : ~121b.:; Aliei, lOst. 51b.; Comedian, JOst. n41b..; Full Cry,'. 9st. 121b.; Barca,' Dst.' 61b.; Faro, 9st. 61b.'; .Millennial, 95t.:61b.; My Darling,. 9st. .lib, .'Prize''''-Bloom,' : 9st;j 1 Firelight; 9st.;' Papa til, 9st,Forest, 9st. V .. ;:i : /HUNT' CLUB CUP : STEEPLECHASE;' Abouti two miles and'a. quarter.—Gold' Seal, 12st. 131b.; King John, , list, 91b.; Tzara, list, 81b..; Whipcord, list." ; Hailstone,-list.': Rakiti, list.-:-' . . ' . . HUNTERS' FLAT. Two miles.—Post Haste, 12st:;. To "Koliau, list. 121b.; Lady Adair; list. 121b..; Moana, list. 61b.; Rakiti, list.; , Mother- Goose, list. 1 ; First' Barrel, list.; Peaceful, list-. : SECOND OPEN FLAT. Seven furlongs.'— Black Reynard, list. 31b.; Ahiei, lOst, 61b.; Full Cry, lOst. lib.; Ch'rysoprase, 9st. 131b.; Barca, 9st. 81b.; Lmkless, 81b.; Faro,; 9st. 81b.'; Oasis,- 9st. 71b.; My Darling, 9st. 21b.;. San Jose,' 9st.;...'Ancyle,' 9st.Prize Bloom, 9st.; Forest, 9st. ' ■FINAL STEEPLECHASE. .About two miles. —Gold Seal, 13st.; King-John, list, 91b,; Tzara, list. 81b.; Moaha, list. 31b.; Rataplan, list.; Random, list. TE ONEPU-HACK FLAT. 1 Six furlongs.Dan Lenoj lOst. 71b.;. Niw&ra, 9st. • 131b. ; San Jose, 9st. 91b.; Destroyer." 9st. 51b,; Firelight, 9st. 31b,; Minister, 9st.; Forest Maidj 9st. ■ ' ' ' . A JOCKEY KILLED. , STEEPLECHASE ACCIDENT. (ill TELEGIIirH—riIESS ASSOCIATION—COPTItIGHT.) Melbourne, July 20.' . While running in the Ulupna_ Steeplechase at Caulfield, Envoy, the favourite, fell, rolling ov'er. and killing the jockey,(Heyhoe), NOTES AND COMMENTS.. ' ' - ■ |BT GtENCOE.I . The Racing Conference meets on Thursday. The Wellington Steeplechase is. ' run at Trentham to-morrow afternoon. None, of the fifty horses stabled at Trentham racecourse won a raco on Saturday. Acceptances for the Hawke's Bay Hunt. Club meeting close on Friday. ■ i It is understood that Fretwork is suffering ■ from inflammation of the lungs, and may not be fit to race again. . - Bulwortli and Nadador, two of the candidates , in the Wellington Steeplechase,' were due. at Trentham last night. : Bookmakers are notified that applications for licenses to bet at Trentham to-morrow, must be lodged at the Racing Club's office by' ,4 o'clock this aftcriWon. : . , ; The annual meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Conference takes place at ■ 10.45 o'clock this morning in the rooms of the Wellington Underwriters' Association, Government ' Insurance Buildings, Customhouse Quay. i . , • Immolation,. it. appears, was placed third in the Stewards' Handicap on Saturday. Aboriginal's number was hoisted in error. ' Nice mild weather favoured, the training operations at , Trentham yesterday morning. Tno course proper was thrown open, but as the track was cut up badly and as the go-' ing was heavy the majority of the horses were restricted to half-pace work. lii one or two places there, .'won) nasty holes in the track, but theso Would probably be filled up yostcrday; and the going should be improved by this morning. ./ Tilson (T. Pritchard) was sent once round tho big country and then finishod a milo and a quarter on the flat. Ho jumped carefully, but got away froin his fences smartly, and on the flat lie was pulling hard the* whole way. Jolly Roger (H. Telford), Oakbourne (Kirk), and Liberator (R. M'Gregor) wero schoolod oyer the hurdles. Liberator rapped the second fence in the first round, but otherwise jumped perfectly. Ho is in good fettleprobably as well as ho has ever been. Jolly llogev and Oakbourne negotiated the' hurdles in good style, but were not'asked to keep pace with Liberator. Kurawaka (Hatch) ran six furlongs alone in lmin. 26 2-sscc. Ghoorka (Telford) and Exmoor (Oliver) were associated in a mile fjallop. They wero together for the first livo furlongs, but in the straight Ghoorka.

drew out and completed the journey- in a j tick under 2min. lsec., while Exmoor took • 2nnn. 2sec. . j Aboriginal was sprinted bver half a milo j and covered, the journey in 58sec., the last three furlongs in 43 2-ssec. - ; Chief Lochiel (Cotton) and Letherin ! (O'Neill) galloped together over seven fur- ! longs, and Maharanui and Campfire were i companions in a; spin over a similar journey. ! Martyrium, Oxton, Golden Gate,- Truce, - j Aorangi, Snip, California, Seaman, Land- > worn, Lingerer, .Otaraoa, Mystification, j Swimming Belt," Cavatina, Ability, gen J Sim, i Scotty, Loch Fyno, Le Beau, Silkweb, and a large number of others "did usoful-half- • pace work. ; Tho jockeys assisting to ride the-gallops ■ included F. D. Jones, S. Reid, A.'Olivor, T. , O'Brien, R. Hatch, E. Cotton, D. Price, W. .{ Kirk, W.-Ryan, H. Donovan, H. Cairns, T. 1 Pritchard, C. O'Neill, H; Telford, A. Julian,, i T.' Caliill, and R. M'Gregor. i Tho. Wairarapa Racing Club (says our i Featherston ' correspondent) v has granted | trainer's licenses to J. Freeth, J. Ayres, W. i Galbraith, and A, Godfrey. The three last- j named have also been-granted jockeys' lipi-.l enses. • j English files to hand show'that Rhodora, j who started favourito in Tho Oaks, fell oyer another horse during-the running of the , race', and thus had her chances extinguished, j There has been some inquiry regarding the ' 1 .breeding of Whatakuraj ,-ahd'l am indebtec -' j to tho kindness of Mr.' J. Tilson, of Pona-- i tahi, for the following information supplied: : —" Whatakura's dam Avas by R-emiugton—r' i Dolly Vardcn (dam of, General" Gordon) by • Gownsman, who was imported from England '! by the late Mr. Purvis Russel. Dolly Varden.- 1 was bred by the late Mr. J. R.'Russell, of ! M'liangamoana, Lower Valley, while Wkata- ; lcura was bred by Mr.- John Jury,-Wanganui,.'! and.formerly of the Wairarapa." Previous ' to his racing career, Whatakura occupied the ; menial position of a log-hauler on the Rua- j mahanga Flats, near Maxtinborough. ''