THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 296, 8 September 1908, Page 7

THE TURF.

-9 [By GiENCOB.}"" * THE TAUHERENIKAU'RACECOURSE. Tho is probably tho oldest in New Zealand,', Speaking at.the luncheon, which was given to tho Parliamentary party on the " coiurso" by ' 'tho'"stowarda yesterday, Mr. H. S.' Wardell,"firs't' and'present president of tho club; said that "an' Act was passed in. 1866"vesting theproperty. in trustees for a racccourse. Of tlioso trustees named in tho Act, lie (Mr. Wardell) was the only survivor. "When I look at .tho course," said Mr. WaTdell,' "und .' recall' that- early meeting of 1866, when'we'had a few lorries, or timber waggons,-arranged-together .for- agrandstand, and when.many of tho. fair sex I wore content. to appear in sun bonnets,., or, whatever you called them, and contrast., that aspect of affairs with the .present racecourse, with its tens of thousands dressed as a race meeting appears to justify, crowds of horses, carriages, and motors—last- year there were twenty-two motors-on the course, when I contrast the things of the past with tho present, I caiuiot help but'think-that the club has cause for high gratification. (Hear, hear.) Parliament has had a little longer life than tho racecourse, but not very much • longer. ■Eleven years beforb .it' was holding its first, session'at Auckland.!,', "Wo are standing upon-a classic piece of ground," was tho remark'of the Hon. ' J. Carroll, regarding the course'in his. reply to tho toast. In'thoso days thd.condrtions of racing woro very primitive', but he did not know whether racing was any'pleasalnfor'than'now. There were not intervals now . between races during 'which to chat over a bottlo of rum' with your friend, or discuss old battles over again. (Laughter.) Thoro was so much to do on tho modern racecourse. ' .NOTES AND COMMENTS. Jolly Roger arrived from Blenheim on Saturday night, and was!,taken on*-to levin by yesterday morning's ,i;i;|iiu., '• Saracen gelding is engaged,;)^ raco : on. each day of the Horowlionua '.meeting.' Sir Artogal, Riflemaid, Moloch,:ahd Tumut left Masterton yesterday morning foi - Levin. The bay colt by Principal, which was purchased .by Mr.'W. D.'Watson at the Waikanae saW in'/Jariifary 'list,"/has.' recently been taken-.ill';liandrHby.'Trainer M'Grath. j,'.,.", ; Ronald Cameron jirijl,,ride,,Pytchlcy in,,the.. Electric Hack at Levin .to-morrow.;, - The Porirua trainer, J'os.' ; Prossor,":lias' more two-year-olds stable this year than-ho'lias-had 'in- any previous year. ' Pronun, who (To at tho last Trentham . meeting, "lias' been' entered for the hack'.;ev.ehts'.at"tho..Geral-' dino meeting. . r i, ■ Tho .roan gelling, < Mawhiti, which'-used to race over the hurdlesin, .the .-.Taranaki district, won the principal steeplechaso at, the Waikat'o Hunt Club-meeting-last week. C. Pritchard took' Naumai, 'GlOntui, Bravery, and Saga through , to'. Levin' yesterday morning. Tho Trentham.trainers, W. Davios and F. Higgoft, wiirtake their teams through to-day. X ' ~•; Letherin, who went,sore at the Trentham meeting,, was taken-i;.in, • hand again last jiveek, but as there appeared very littlo probability of his standing • sound through tho summer, his owner, Mr. J. O'Meara, decided to reserve him for the next-winter, season. 1 ' Overrato, Yvho won. .' double at the Wairarapa Hunt Club's meeting, has been blistered, and will not be able to race again for some considerable timoy \- i . Thero are forty horses-'in'-work in Masterton at tho present timei .. r "I believe. that a' ,; elose,',irißpeotion' of-'run-ning, at every moetihg.-is desirable,'i.'.said- the Hon. J. Carroll at the" luncheon"to" the Parliamentary party "af ; Tauherenikair Race-' course yesterday. • "'Tho-time is"ripe for the appointment of stipendary stewards. > -They' aro a success elsewhere, aiid I ,T don't see why' they should not be hero.; 'The; honorary'steward has to attend'tc'visitors'iand'-to'-tho routine work of the--'day. 'Many'.,-things 'fall 'upon his shoulders." (Hea'r, hear.)'■' Somebody should be on the spot,fxrwatch'thirhorses." . The San Fraii gelding,'.'SMdix,:.which'broke, doivn at the end ;^,,M^y;.,,mlj;',;shprtly. bo placed in work again; but lie will not likely be. raced until towards "the end of 1 the summer. »' . r,, Tho Wanganui sportsman, i Mr.. G.' M. Cui--rie, has sent ,two of .-his...brood toares, (St.'. Evelyn and Grandeur)'.on a,;visit;to tho:imhorse Soult. - •, •;■ •• ■ ; Silken Rein was taken''ovcr"tt.Levm ; ' yesterday to fulfill, her engagement'in the Horowhenua Cup. The daughter of ! Saracen- will bo ridden'by T., Carroll, who"had the winning mount on her at Ma'rtoif lastVweek. -! ' ' - Prior to leaving for the Horowhenu'a .meet-' ing the New Zealand,, Cup candidate". Moloch had been doihg good work ..on . tho, tracks , at Opaki. One morning last week he i easily defeated Riflemaid over six furlongs run on tho plough in tho good tiind of. lmin. 17sec. The good-looking' ! 'Sir I "Antrim' l (brother, toLord Soult) will niako his third appearanco in public in the Maiden Hack at Levin.next' week. Trainer Telford had tho son. of Soult in great racing condition at Marton last Wednesday, and. out for bad- luclc in. the early stages of the Electric Handicap'the horse' might have had his', number'hoistedjfor.'.'first instead of second. In connection with the Horo'whenua Races to-morrow, it may be mentioned, that Wellington visitors to tho meeting can reach' Levin by tho morning train and; return, to' the city again 'in tho 'evening. ;A largo, number of horses aro competing a.t the meeting,' and as the tracks are in excellent condition it only requires fine weather'to mnko tho racing good. Mr. C. o?Cohno'r, of Auckland, will act as starter at tho mooting,.and' his presence at the, help: to make tho sport more interesting. ' • While in Dunedin the .other day; Mr. R. Ross, tho well-known 'Tauherenikau ' horse, breeder, sold tho bay mare'Harou-ko (Mauser —Her Majesty) to"Mr. : J. R: "M'Kenzie, of Clinton. Harou-ko 'is a ' fine • upstanding maro, and should bo - vory useful for .breed? ing purposes: Mr.'" E.oss" also sold to Mr. M'Kenzie Royal Abdallah' (Berlin l Abdallah— Extravagance), a very fine three-year-old gelding. Mr. R. Ross, of' Tauherenikau, has disdisposed of I'erryjnan.' (Lakesholl—Money Box) to Mr. J. Sharp, tho well-known Otago farmer. Ferryman,, .who, is. Jouc... years old, has not yet raced. He is a stylish chestnut, and has showed track-form' considerably abovo tho average, it is' understood that the price paid'fof liim was"hl)riiit'£2so and contingencies. ' 3tci'ryman' >, sb6'uld r bt) rac-. ing some time in November 1 or ; lj)c , cCii'ibcr.' It is generally admitted'that lie is-ouo' of tho' finest colts which •"lias" left. 'fho" Wairapara, and that he shotildTh'avo"' a'good 'racing, career. N ''' . '' A.R.C. PROGRAMME., . v. i (nr TEtEGEArn—I'REss associatio^.j Auckland, September 7. The Auckland liaoiiig Club's programmo has been decided for:, the' season. Tho total sum allotted in prize-money is £25,300. AUSTRALIAN JOCfCEY ; CLUB. ACCEPTANCES ; FOR SPRING " r " HANpiCAI'S.. • (DY TEIEGUArn—rKESS..ASSOCIATION—COPIRIGET.)' (Rcc. September 7, >9.25 pjn.) 1 Sydnoy, September 7. Tho / following aro tho acceptances for tho principal handicaps at tho Australian Jockey Club's Spring mcebing.:—. EPSOM HANDICAP,' a sweepstake of 20 sovs each with -1000 " sovs added. Olio mile. —Waipuna, 9st;; Melodrama, 9st.; lolaire, 9st.; Plunder, Bst. ' 121b/; Legation, Bst. lllb.; Dccollctfce, 8sl ; . 71b.;, Heiro,'Bst. 71b.; Lady Artful,' Sst. 51b.; Kyoadgerie, Bst, .41b..; Yjrtu, Sst;,,3lb.; , Gaby, Bst. 21b.; Sea-Kiug„-7st; 131b.; Seddon, 7st. 131b.;. Master, Foote, 7st. 121b.; Jjacly Wilde, 7st. 121b::; Soultlino;. 7st. 121b.'; Maranui, 7st. lllb.^'iimtCliniasj'.^StrJOlb.; Eric, 7st.' 101b.; Malt - Rose, : -' 7st,'lolb.; Olivaster, 7st. ' Rhoobus, '■ 7st.' Sib.; Blue Book, 7st. 71b.; Black Mark, 7Bt 71b. ;

Lady Helena, 7st. 71b.; Walter Young, 7sfc. 71bl; Kabibinokka, 7st. Sib.; War Star, 7st. 51b.; Ammon, 7st. 41b.; Parsee, 7st. 41b.; Macsmoro, 7st. 41b.; Floranco, 7st. 21b.; Matchmaker, 7st. lib.; Martagon Crosse, 7st.; Newport, 7st.; Artillerie, 7st.; Ala, 7st.; l)uko of Clarence, Gst. 131b.; Mundoie, 6st. 121b.; Duma, 6st. 101b.; Proportion, 6st. 71b. ' / METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, a sweepstako of 20 sovs.' each, with 2500 bovs. added. One mile and a half. —Poseidonj 9sfc. < 131b.; Mooltan, 9st. 21b,; Tho.Acolyte, 9st. lib.;. Melodrama, Bst. 101b.; Peru, Bst. 91b.; Plunder, Bst. 91b.; Legation, Bst. 81b.; Lord Fitzroy, Bst. 41b.; Hoiro, Bst. 41b.; Karanaud, Bst. 31b.; Lady Ruenalf, Bst. 31b.; Welcome Trist, Bst: 21b.; Cross .Battery, Bst 21b.; ' Kyoadgerie, Bst. lib.; Bruce, 7st. 131b.; Sir Aymer, 7st. 121b.; Virtu, 7st. 111b.; Seddon, 7st. 101b.; The Brewer, 7st. 91b.; Golden Slipper, 7st. 91b.; Maranui, 7st. 71b.; Lady Wilde, 7st. 71b.; Pharos, 7st 71b.; Eric, 7st. 71b.; Olivaster, 7st. 61b.;,Malt Rose, 7st. 61b.; Bluo Book,' 7st. 41b.; Rhoobus, 7st. 41b.; Walter Young, 7st. 41b.; Dowdingstown, 7st. 31b.; Ammon, 7st.; Bawbee, 7st.; Matchmaker, 6st. 121b.; Floranco, 6st. 121b.; Kumalo, Ost. 121b.; Lady Trist, 6st, 121b.; Exsiil, 6st. 121b.; Martagon Crosse, 6st. 111b.; Nicetus, 6st. 111b.; Svaliu, Gst. 111b.; Lord Nolan, Gst. lllb.; Orcus, 6st. lllb.; Perkeo, Cst. 111b.; Woolloomooloo, 6st. 101b.; Ale, ,6st. 101b.; Artillerie, 6st. 101b.; King's Cross, I .6st. 101b.; Ment-more, 6st. 101b.; Monobel, Gst. 71b.; Salvadora, 6st. 71b.; Rocklight, 6st. 71b.; Copportop,. 6st. 71b.; Antoniau, 6st. 71b.; Proportion, Cst. 71b. (Rec. September 8, 0.55 a.m.) Sydney, September 7. Walter Young has been scratched for the Epsom and the Metropolitan Handicaps.