THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 301, 14 September 1908, Page 8

THE TURF.

[By Gi.encoe.] ACCIDENT TO A CENTLEMAN RIDER. (BY TELEGKirH—I'KESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, September 12. In tho I'oint-to-Point St-eeplechaso at Papatoetoo this afternoon, Frank Selby, riding Laddie, fell at a stono wall and sustained concussion of the brain.. .' MASTERTON TROTTING CLUB. (BI TELEGUArn.—SrECtAL CORUESt'ONDENT.) Master ton, Sept-ember 13. _ Tho Masterton Trotting Club, held a meeting on Saturday evening, Mr. -A. Snodgrass being in the chair. It was resolved to hold tho annual meeting of tho club on W-cdnc-3-lv , e ?' C- '^'' 6 question, a-s to whether lhursday or Saturday was the most, suitable day for tho trotting meeting :was -discussed, and also tho matter of choosing a holidav. Both quest-ions were finally left to a later meeting to decide. . NOTES AND COMMENTS. Ashburton races take place' on Wednesday and- Thursday. At a meeting of the Manawatu Racing Club Committee, held last week, :Mr. W. Hartgill was appointed judge, and Mr. J. E. Henrys handicappor for tho ensuing season. The appointment of starter was held over. The steeplechasers Starlight and Pilot arrived from 1.-yttelton on Saturday morning en route to Hulls to fulfil their •pngagemehts in the Rangitikei. Steeplechase. ;; Percy .Johnson has accepted -the'position of trainer for Mr. Matthews, '-of- Waitara, and will in future have charge of-Dr.' Shimose and a couple of other horses.- - Johnson went through from Hastings to - Waitara on Friday, taking with him the I hurdler ■ Bushranger. From the Hawko's Bay Jockey Club we have received a book of the'programmes for the season 1008-1909. In addition to the programmes for the four race ;neetings, the book lists of nominations- received for future weight-for-age event's, .winners of. past events, weight-for-age scale, and other useful informat : on. ■ Weights for the first day's hack events at the Wanganui Jockey Club's ; spring meeting will ,bo declared on .Friday next, and acceptances for all events on the first day (including the Wanganui Guineas) are due, on Monday next, September 21. . Tho Sylvia Park gelding' Flimsnap, who has not been seen out- since the Wanganui spring meeting of last year, will probably make his reappearance at the 'corresponding fixture this season. The Jockey Club Stakes, of'] 0,000 sovs., one mile and three-quarters,. .is to" be run at the' Newmarket meeting on October 1. Your Majesty, who won the Eclipse Stakes and the St. Leger,. is not' engaged in - the Jockey Club Stakes. : Arolia, who won a steeplechase on each day of the Gisborne meeting,' left Hastings for Bulls on Saturday ; to take part in the Rangitikei Steeplechase. The field for the Spring Handicap at Rangitikei includes six New Zealand Cup candidates, viz., Maliuta, Moloch,Manaranui, Landwern, Glenullin, and Saga.' Though Aborigine did not accept for- the Flying Handicap at the Rangitikei meeting, he is said to be sure to make the trip to the Wanganui meeting next week. •*• The English-bred Ringdove appears among tho acceptors for the Ashburton Racing Club Handicap, to be run on Wednesday. For .the Liverpool meeting on July 24 "Vigilant" in tlio London: "Sportsman" selected every winner on the programme. Tho Hon. J. D. Ormond has disposed of tho three-year-old Ennius (Renown—Eflna). In discussing the running of the Park Stakes at the Horowhenua meeting Instated that Yasa refused to-go to tho barrier .forsome minutes. Jt .appear?) hgffif|voii,- ; !jthat tho starter, ordered the-Finland'mare to stand back from the barrier until he called on her, and when-he instructed" her. jockey to bring her' up. she gave -little' ■or no; trouble;' ' . '. / .-' ■ ■ ' I was at the* start of the Weraroa Handi-' cap on t-ho second day of tho Horowhenua meeting, in which Vasa and Toa Tuhi were engaged. Both gave a- little trouble on that occasion, but had, their riders done exactly as th<!y weTe told to by the starter, tho field would' probably; have been dispaitcned without delay, and thoro would-.'have been ho danger of other horses being kicked. . Mr. J. B. Joel, owner of (tho St, Leger winner Your, Majesty, has had a wonderful run of luck this year, and his -total winnings m stakes must now amount-to over £23,000. lho winnings of Your Majesty,- alone, amount to £18,000. Tho colt has. -won the St James's Palaco Stakes, Ascot-,' the' Eclipse Stakes,. Sandown. Park, tho': St,' George Stakes, Liverpool, and the St.- Leger. Other horses to win for-Mr. Jbep-aro .Dean Swifi (the City and Suburban Handicap- ao.l th" Liverpool Cup), Portland Bay-'-(the Workingham Stakes), and Elmstead :(tho Stewards' Cup, at Goodwood). Last, season the, owner of Your Majesty, was second on the list of winning owners, and this seasbn ho will easily head the list. His winnings -, for tho past six seasons total over £60,000 '-. ' Tho spring meeting of the Rangitikei Rac»iE Club, which-is to be -held' at 'Bulls on Wednesday and Thursday .next, promises to be a most successful one'. Excellent acceptances have been received :for,,-the-first day's events, and the' class of horses engaged in the Rangitikei Steeplechase-.'and tlie Spring Handicap is much -above -tW average.' The Steeplechase field includes Nadador . (winner of-tho- Wellington Steeplechase),' Tilson (Wanganui St-eeplechasoV Pilot ■ (a double winner at Riccarton), Bulworth (Gisborne Steeplechase), Mahoe, Aroha, " Janella,, and Starlight, all good performers. Tho annual' report of tho stewards of the \\ellingt-on llncing Club, to lie present-ed at the annual general meeting of 'members on September 30, shows that the past year's results aro in every ' way satisfactpry. The, stakes- for the year were' iincreased' by £2230, and the profit on tho year's working amounted to £6280. The patronage accorded by owners during the year was most satisfactory, and, notwithstanding exceptionally' bad weather on the opening day of tho winter meeting, the gate receipts show an. increase. The stewards regret to have to record the 'deaths during tho past year of Hon. W. W. Johnston, Mr. 0; M'Afdle, and -Mr. H. K. Bethune. Mr. Johnston was a prominont horse owner, and one of tho club's guarantors. ~*••' AUSTRALIAN RACINC. (BT -IELEGUArn—I'KESS ASSOCIATIpN—COrTRIGHT.) (Rcc.. September 12. 7.55 p.m.) Sydney, September 12. Soveral New Zealand horses .were engaged at Tattersall's-meeting.' Waipuna ran sccond to Blue Book in the Spring Handicap. 1 WOOTTON STILL RIDING WELL. (BY T2LEGEAPII—ritESS ASSOCIATIOij— COJ'TniGHT.) London, September 11. Frank Wootton ro.de four winners at the Doncaster meeting yesterday. ' On three previous occasions this season the Australian jockey, Wobtton, has ridden three winners during an. afternoon. , At the end of July he was third on tho list of winning jockeys, Higgs having ridden ten more and Maher three more winners than Wootton.