THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 2631, 5 August 1908, Page 10

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. [By Glencoe.] '. TT?? mcet , in S' of tho Woodlands' iijint OJub takes place at Pahiatua to-day. George Price arrived from . Wanganui on luesday, and goes on to Christchurch tomorrow night. poffey t?ok Compass on to Riccarton last- night. Owins* to tho accident to H. Tait, Steward E WUI bo riddeil by Jacl * Laudwern will be taken south by tho Moraroa to-morrow night. Tho Stepniak hoise is engaged iirthc principal flat race on meeting Canterbury Jockey Club'a ■ ,J. Delanoy, who is to ride Ajax at the Kiccarton meeting, was a passenger bv the :Mararoa last night. Other, horsemen on tho same boat included R. Hatch, who will rida W. H. M'Kay (Motoa), W. Ryan (oir 1 1'risco), and P. Johnston (Kiatcre and Paritutu).; : ' • Alex.. Hall Has no horses in work at Wanganm just at. present, 1 but he intends ,taking W irral and Lull in hand again nest week. ° ' team for Riccarton went through by the Monowai yesterday.' It consists of Papatu, Black Reynard, and Oasis. £a.ro, who. broke down at tho Hawke's Bay Club s meeting, may. not be raced till the next jumping season comes roijnd. ' Karamu team for Riccarton fas also aboard the Monowai. Oxton, North Head, Kairoma, • and" Ajax .were its, members. T -P- D. Jones; first horseman , for tho Hon. J- D. Orrnoud, and J. Hall, who .'is to rido' JNaaador, were among' the Monowai's- passengers. - t Tho San Francisco colt Downfall, which was rather a disappointment as a three-year-old, is expected to perform creditably durI uig tho coming season. • • .' • - 4 Wailetho .aid' Truthful were shipped to Riccarton last night. Truthful will probably be left in the south.' Jos. Prosser took Ghoorka,.'All Red, Swimming Belt,'and Kurawaka'to Christchurch last night-. Other TiQrses aboard the-ii''ara-roa were Motoa, Kiatere, Paritutu, and Sir Frisco. . \ . In. addition to S. Waddell's and H. Hickeyfs teams, tho Monowai ' from Napier brought Chicane, Gold Seal,' Top Rose, Pretty' Maid, and a other' horses for Riccar* ton. : • • The chestnut gelding St. Denis, which was killed at, Dunedin oil Moflday;. was a very useful, performer, and during his racing career he won over £3000' in ; stakes. He first started us a four-year-old in- 1898,' arid won six small races-that-season. His best seasons were in 1900-I.and 1902-3. Inl9oo-1 he .was .started nearly forty- times and won fourteen races of a value of £880. In 1902-3 he started in , twenty '.races, and won nine, his total winnings that season amounting to £1145., It was quite' a common occurrence for him to;he started on two occasions a day, apd lie frequently ; succeeded in:pulling off the doublo event. •■;: He was. thirteen years: of age,, and stilj possessed a considerable amount- of his old pace.- Ho was to have been raced at the: Grand''National meeting, but as-his preparation would have had to have been hurried it was decided to Reserve, him for the late' spring meetings.-• The Handsome Jack maro Jauella! arrives from ;AVanganui this, evening, arid, will ba *akcn oil to . Christchurch to compete in tho . Hunters' Steeplechases at the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting. . . J. West took a couple of trotters through by the Monowai from Napier yesterday for. next ' Saturday's meeting in. Christchurch. : ' The Riccarton, training tracks have been busily employed since the middle of last week, when the, visiting-horses coihmenced 1 to arrive. Several horses ..were schooled; on Saturday morning,;-and some of them gave\ very good displays. Albury and Storm, two of the horses engaged in tho Grand National .Steeples," ;were sent over the big country. St<jrm came to . grief at the sod wall, but Albury: got round safely and fenced in good style. Sen Sim. Whatakura, Stor-; mont, and Stronghold, four of the Grand National Hurdle candidates, all jumped-the schooling hurdles without mistake. ■' A-large number of tho Winter Cup candidates were given fast work on the course .'proper, hut no sensational times were recorded. :

KOROWHENUA HACK. RACING CLUB. The Horowhenua Hack Racing Club has provided a very attractive programme for its annual meeting to; bo'held at Levin on Sep- : tember 9 and 10. The principal event at \ the meeting is tho Horowhenua an open \ race of 150 1 sovs.,' run over, a mile and a' : furlong course. .Tho other open events are • the AVeraroa Handicap, of 100 sovs., one , mile;, the Park Stakes/; of 80 soys., , sis furlongs; and the Levin Handicap, 60 sovs.,. five furlongs. Hacks are exceptionally well: provided for, there being'four flat races and one' hurdle race "on, each day's. programme: set aside for' this class, of horse. . Tho distance of the flat rrices. varies from ifour furlongs to one mile,;and theorize money is ' 60 sovs., • except in the case" of the Maiden •Race on the first day and tho Hack Scurry on .the second day, each of 'which- is; worth ■ 50 sovs. . The hurdle races • are both run over a-mile arid a half course, the prize- • money being 70 sovs. and 60 sovs. on the respective days. The 'club has secured the ■ services of Jlr. C. O'Connor as starter and Mr. W; H.' Hartgill will act as judge. Nominations for all events close on Friday, August ■ 21 with the secretary, Mr. F. G. Roe.. En- . tries by .telegram should be confirmed- 'in■■■'*' writing by the following mail. Accommodation and boxes' may be " procured. by application to tho.'secretary. a SALE OF MR. STEAD'S STUD. (BT TELEGRAPH—PBESS ASSOCUTIOH.J :.V • Dunedin, August 4. Adam Skirving, trainer for. Mr' .T. E. Stanley, a. well-known Victorian owner," is on his wa!y to Christchurch to attend the sale ol mo ' late Mr.> Stead's •horfees. 'Skirving, when a lad, was in Ted Cutts's service.; • YOSAMI SCRATCHED. Christchurch, August 4. Yosami has-been scratehed for all engagements at the Grand National meeting.