THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 267, 4 August 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

. RACINC FIXTURES. August s.—Woodlands Hunt Club Annual. August 11, 13, and 15.—Canterbury J.OGrand National Meeting. August 12. —Auckland Fleet Race Meeting. August 27.—Wairarapa Hunt Club Annual. September 2 anil 3- —Marton J. C.> Annual." Septemlje'r 9 and 10.—Horoiyhenua Hack - H.O. Annual. ' September 16 and 17. —Rangitilcei • R.C. Spring. .;. • , , . . ,• September 19, 23, and 26, —Avondalo J.C. ..v Spring.' ' v NOTES AND COMMENTS, ■ [Ry Gitencoe.] -=The second day .of 1 the Victorian Amatcui Turf Club's meeting is next Saturday. Ata.(iliu'fi.and Maui are both enteral for a two- ■ jnilp hurdle race on that day. ■■ -Half a c]o'zcni horses, front the JJawke's Bay pass through to-day on tlje way to the .firsn4 Natignal meeting. '• ; ' Tho Jocal team's for Ricoartnn will ha shipped south on Thursday. "• . .The pw h ner,'of, Loch: Fyiie wont. hofflfi' to' A}ick!aiui Tiifter his horse '.win t!l0 " JulypSteoples"; .but ho. returned to jind went'on to Chrjstchiircli by the. Maori to see Loch! Fyiia.'go thrpygli . i his-fina}"gallops. Mr. "Thedc 1 ' is of opinion ■ .Lppliriess gelding had i))firo pljpnceg . ' of Ruccpss at'tljp Fleet! meeting, than, lip has ,at.Riccgrton." -Like the majority, of racing, 'men,'hoivev'cr,"'tl]e Auckland gppi'tsinan would 'lilia to"fin the. (Jrarid National, and ag his : is.,po weH.iit present he . 'he Tivpiild"him onto Riccarton, despjta tho few extra ppunds lie will hayp tp .esjrry,' ' Hurdle horsemen 11, Telford pnd W. .Higgij)s were anipng the passengers'by th4.Mftp{f r Ja.st Ilirrjlt.-—"~ • " Horspp in. work on the Tauhprjnikau racecpupe,'jncludo Kelso, ; Ferryman, Pasgiye, ; .Knigjp. ,;Mpwlv<jnia, Sherlock Holmes,.' Strathopnai i and ■ several linimnjed yoiingstprs.'' ! 'V'"" King i Post,,; who has-; been, given an easy timq sippe ,the. Hawkp.'S'Boy ..meeting, Jisg • built up. considerably,.. and appears .to have • benefited., by thp,; 5pe11.,.. ;< 1 TJio 'Torpedo gelding Waipu, which \ygn ! : to Melbourne to"eompete"'in th'e Grand ' Jiurdlep; is expected'back in JJpiy :Zea|and at'an ejrly dat^. ';"Jpckey R. M'Jfamara goes to Aj)cklpn4 for ,|hp[Fleet meeting,., at whicli 'lio-}ipg engager ; .n)ents j|i 9 couple of' the flat raoe§. .; .-.Thp New Zealand Cup'winner, Stijr Rose, Wgs; sujjjnjtted tf Paction m JfeiyPlyinputh , ;P)i Saturday afternoon, but as therp'Was only one, Bid pf was passed in*;• '<'■'■■ owner' (say^'■ the 'Targnaki , r'-Hpfalcj: 11 ) •pontpmpla'tes sindjng tlip Multiv 0 jforji} horse'.tp Chrjs'tiihiircK'during Grand $a,. !jjipnal/ [^ycek^.autf*'siibiuitting . hiiji*' fpr_gije,. ' r ~The,Spult..geidjng Spl arrivotj;ill,Auckland • ' ;frpui •<the.;, Waikato .last- Wednesday, said jQirjJ® 'a .'CBi'tain: smarter jn the steeple- . cljiisp; at;;tl)e .jTleeti inpoting. 'iGee, Mpr'risj,: formerly, of Yjiklhui'st, is putting the horsa ,' .tlirough Jiis preparation. • . , ; 'V'

;In 'addition Head, • tJjQ Karpmu • stablo lias -Kairopiii' in ' the Winter Cup, find it ,is 'prolmblo' thW bgth caudidatea will facq the starter/ : • ■ . \' Although '!{•. JlarloTT lias lost' tho services .'pf.'MiUtind,' lie Jtas in, WP('k. a' to tji'at hprso. This is nice, filly by'TJlilaii, jvjiich'.jf is expected will provq us&ful. '7,:<■■'. '■ .... ■ .v . inmate ef CJeo, Cq!Icllp'ijrsstabjfi. - Quinlivfln has recentlyUnken jn |)awl the two-year-old colt by-Kileherari—Monsquoterie. .; : The'. half-brother |'q Beoinerang and Jluskerry lisvsaid tp. be ; a good-looking jjouiigster, and is. expccted. to boepmo a prplipient plloper be-T - • [pro. very long. . • -V vH,''' ; Tho Grand National candidate Ivijitero has :beeirp(;rformjng\oypr thp'jumps at New Plymo'utfi;. durihgVtliQ .past .week," and'.iit all his . work .lie of fpnoiiig,. . ' '

Fulminatpr,:; who won a race at Bulls last spring,; has . been spelled for tho past few months, but last week he was again placed in work to be ready for the Summer meeting,'

, At'the meeting of tho Masterton ■ Racing .'Qlub 'on 1 Saturday (writes pur "VVairarapa cqr.respondent),:Mr," Q. F. Vallance in tlie chair, jt'was decided t'o recommend ;-tho inepming toiprpcbed with tho, ereetipn of a hew grandstand" to seat between -1000 arid ,1500' people, and tilso to make other improvements 'to tho floiirao,' recommondod by tlio "Qrouiur'Committoo, Tlio ti'onsurer rpported.(i credit bpilance of J699 Is, Id,

'. Since the'last annual race meeting at Marton: oxtensivo altorations. and improvements •have 'been .carried- ouji.' tP the and ap-' ppiritrnents, . 'V Tho'whole of the enclosure has .now'. Ijcca'/uicroascd." to oyer two'aeresi and *is covered Y>',itli"buildings find plant that form ibho of'the most Complete! and up-to-date race-l-cpursos-.or ,auy"cpuntry. club in' Ulo' North, lelaiid.: .' ; Tho. ni'ahagpmdnti .fully realising 'tlio growing -limportanco of the dub,, had. the grandstandVb'uilt iii'- the first .nlaco in. such •'n?\wiiy"as.:.to allow'' alterations'' tp* iincroasjiigi .jricppmnipdatiqn, jijid it has. " nbwbeen '.enlarged, so that .it - will. apeom--7jiiQdato,;.fidijQsoQ.:.people.Enlargements have pffepted in the. cloak T roorii' and -jdolceys' rboni, and several. extra have "been a'dde'd; . The' racing tracks have, not ;l)eon .neglcpfed, ■ and "they, promise to he ill excellent order fol - the next meeting, which takes'placo on September 2 and 3. JS!oniiria». tio'us ;for, ~311 .events, close' 011 Aligust 14. Owne'rs '.ind trainers should not . overlook ■tlies'o"! inl .the .'hurry "and 'bustle of ..'Grand' 'National, week. ' , ; r f^IUDING 1 JOCKEV CLUB. : (BY TELEGRApn—JTiESS AoEOCrATIQiS",) , Foilding, August 3. ■

, Mr. J. W.. Aldworth, of Silvorhdjio,, has ' boon appointed starter to the Foilding Jockoi ciuh/ ' ■ ■ ~ .- AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. ' ' (by-TEtEonAra—press association,): j . Auckland, August 3. The annual mooting of the Auckland Rac- ,«}£ ; Club .• was- ;hcld • this ■ afternoon. The jiresident;occupied;,the chair. • Thoanmial. report stAtod.i-tliatf.;tho..'four-!;nieetings held duringr.-.tjio/'-vear Jiada been, moat;-successful, and was mado in the.vvaluo;ot.Btakes givan (£22,460), eaqh nicoting Bl_io>v«cJ'.n pvofit., ,Tho totalisa- ' tor investments.;.showed-ran incrcaso .'of. £17,816, being £216,680 against £1Q8,864 last ■yoai\-.. ; Thq chairman congratulated members, . on- a vory successful year, tho- profit having ' .-liceri ;:£4625i ; \Tlig - following . office-boarors i Jffire ..olcctcdi—Prqsfclont, ■■Hon, J3, -Mitcho!," •Spijij t Viqqjiro>j3Qvt,- c JIr. H. T.ijGorrioj fivp ! tiiQmbers ; "of:,cominitt«e; Messrs, G. Bradley. '• Hv. O.fNolan, F.v.Earl, G. W. S. • Patfersoii, and,o,': Kicholson.-, ~lt. was resolved; to grant ;.'a'pension of £100, to Mrs. W. I'oreival, widow 'flfHhcJttto' secretary. •

5 -Isil-KEN REIN SCRATCHEP.; »►' i (ox*TELEGlUrit—ritEs's /bsociation.) ! *' : t ; Cfli'istchurch, August 3. SilKdii ißoin was-scratclied for. all'engage! moiits at..tho Grand National meeting at 11'.30 a.m.' to-day. . j . MULTIFID SCRATCHED FOR NEW ZEALAND CUP. ■I i (or TEtteGßADt—rii'ESS ; ASSOCIATION.) . - Christchurch, August 3. : Multifid. was scratched to-day for. tho Now Zealand Cup. . , . . . .