THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 318, 3 October 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

, . [By Glencoe.J , RACING FIXTURES. ; October 7 and B.—Hawke's Bay J.C. Spring. October 14 and. 15—Dunedin J.C. Spring. , October ;14\and' 15.—Napier Park lv.C. Spring. l ;:, . ... •' October 14 and 15. —Otaki-Maori. B.C. .Spring: , . ' " . October j :51 and 24.—Wellington < R.C. Spring.. - '". „ r "''' . Ootober ;29: arid 30.—Masterton • R.C." Spring. ' November: : 9.— /' R.C. Annual.. .. November 9 and 10.:—Taratahi-Carterton R.C. Arimul.'November. 19 and 20.—Marlborough R.C. Spring. .- ;•■■ /. .. November' 25 and 26. —South Canterbury J.C. Spring. ' - . , i 1 November 30 arid' December I.—Feilding J.C. Spring.. ... y ; ', • December 26, 30, January. 1 .and 2.—Auckland R.C. Summer. ; - 'i y ■ -'.j.; . REMINDER. Owners arid trainers are .'reminded that acceptances for the first day's events at the Otakii. Maori Racing ! Club's' meeting,, and entries -for the' Trial Plate, close on Tuesday next, 'at 8.30 .p. in. TARATAHI-CARTERTON RACINC CLUB'S ~ ANNUAL MEETING. . . I Thpiigh tho .•■'Taratahi-Carterton': 1 Racing Club'. : was not favoured with exceptionally fine weather conditions for . its last annual- race meeting, the; management; succeeded in mating the fixture.Si' financial, success, in consequence; of-.which, .owners'; will benefit con-, eiderably. by the increased stakes allotted at the'Sixt meeting,'which is set down,for November, ■.9;. and.; 10.-/'. ;The,'total Vamojiot' of prize-money, fo. be "distributed is; £1600,. or• an increase ,of .£370 on.' last, -year's, figures. Yer/jtidicibjjsly,' .the club made additions ■to thos^-races which, most required it,' and now there[-is, not" an'event on. thd two days'- prograihme without a handsome stake attached to lit.". , f Th'e principal ev'entj .the Wairarapa Countyy'Cup, .is,of--tne value of 200 sovs., and the,' Clare'ville Handicap' on. the second day has" been increased to . 150'sovs.,.':.'Each ; _of the open six-furlong,V races ; has been increased ;to '"115 .sovs. : .During',the "two days there'are riine l races for hacks. -The Belvedere Hack; the .Hack: Guineas, the King Edward Hack, and : the Dalefield Hack are each worth 100 sovs.,',both the maiden'races have been raised to 60 and ; the.qther three events to 85 sovs. i Increases havo also been made'.'m' the..stakes attached: to. tho hack' hurdle'ra!cesj each being now, worth 70 sovs. Altogether, the; programme provided by ..the club; is' well worth the attention of. owners. Nominations : for all 'races,' except Guineas, Trial Plate, and'' close on : Friday, October 23, 1908; at 9 p.m., lrith.the,secretary, Mr.. J. B. Bairstow;; Carterton. \ .

V . NOTES AND COMMENTS. y> Gold Thread-has been for. all engagements at the ; TrontHam meeting....The lark, -'Apa'i and lljady Xucy have" been withdrawn ifrom 'their "engagements-on the first day.. Nautiform, who is engaged •in the Hastings Stakes, and a candidate for the Hawke's Bay Guineas, arrived from Lyttelton yesterday morning and proceeded to Hastings jn charge of E. O'Donnell.. Chatterer to the stud arid is "tt> v 'be mated'^itlfSi^'Daddo. . Reports: from .Wan'ganui-;,-state:.that,.'the New Zealand Cup j'candi^^"B)^jqr,-:-.is;/pro7' ; gressing Very satisfactorily., iu' TiiV prepiira'tion for.the. .two-iaile. race, ... .... .. Foalings / reported;- from> :the . "Waikanae" Btud yesterday wore i-MUegrosse . (Hotchkiss —Aleger) a bay colt to Martian, and Olivette (Stepniak—Lady's Maid) a bay colt to Achilles/ Olivette is a .half-sister ; to,. Vanilla, who won the; Stewards';: Handicap at. Riccarton •: on two' occasions. Last, January Olivette's, yearling {colt- y. by Merriwee-: realised- > • 130 guineas." Her .colt.foal ;to Achilles is the best foil -/that'• has' appeared. at: Waikafi'ae' this year.''J'--■ As considerable discussion has arisen over the handicapping of . Mon Ami .in the Shorts Handicap at Trentham, a note of. her principal .performances should : prove -interesting. She won the Ruapehu-. Hack, six furlongs/' with 1 -7 st. 51b.', among the de: feated being .Sea King/Bst'.. 91b;'; Penates, Bst. 41b.; Rangipapa,. Bst. 31b.; Head, Bst.; Taitoko, 7st. 'Her only other, win was in the .Juv.enile Handicap.;five:furlongs, at Awap'urii,' witK -Bst., !in which .-.she' beatSis-' ter : Anne, ,Bst. 121b.; Vasa, Bst. 31b;'; antl ■' In March; : -.at Wanganui, with: Bst." 31bv, she - ran. second., to.', , Vasa, 7st. 121b.-, boating -WaikaralcaJ Bst.'' 71b.; '.Taitoko, Bst. 41b. ; Contour, 85t,"'31b.,, and' others. 'At Awapuni/in Marchj with Bst.'7lb., she ran third, in., the Hack Flying to Lethean and Silver Load, the unplaced division including Ikon, 9st. 71b.: • "Waikaraka, Bst. 81b.; . Lothair,,.7st. 111b. >; Flingot, 7st. 131b., andi others. She was beaten by Gipsy Belle in the Pacific Handicap, at Trentham, when conceding the Stepniak mare-131b„ the only other ptarter-being MoriartyJ Bst. -131b.- The last time: Mon Ami ..met Sir . 'Frisco arid Penates, she 'had-' to concede them 1 both' weight;;'.but' failed to do so. This was at': Trentham in'April,'and both Sir. Frisco-and Penates' have won a number, of races siiice.'-

The Jockey Club's spring meeting commences 'at Randwick ' to-day, ; -When the A.J-.O; Derby and the' Epsom Haiidicap will be ■ decided. A number of' New Zealand horses-are engaged in different event's during tho'.afternoon. Aeolus and Pretty Maid are - among the candidates • for the hurdle' race, two miles and a quarter; Golden Slipper -is in the Derby, and. the Epsom field includes Waipuna, Sea King,' Soultline, and Artillcrie: Cross Battery .remains in. the Spring Stakes; one. mile and.'a half, and the pony Frederick; is entered for "the Kensington' Handicap, ■ seven furlongs. Chief •interest centres in the Epsom^Handicap;, as all the New. Zealand horses, engaged have been doing good work.. Golden. Slipper has receded from favouritism. for? the Derby, for which • Perkeo, the Rawson fStakes winner, is quoted at. the shortest "price.- ' ' . .- The .programme for.rthe Jilasterton RacingClub's spring meeting appears in.'this issue. In last week's issue-Race>9, son -the .second, day, "Hunters'. Handicap'" "should" 1 -have' read '.'.Hunters'- , .; Tho. Wanganui Jockey;;' Club inserts.,a ..notice to owners regarding ; the , Wanganui Guineas 1909 and tho JacTjson Stakes 1910. The club continues.: its', progressive .policy, and , has decided to make a .jrabst antral''increase :in 'the stakes; for 'both- the events, named.' The Wanganui Guineaswill continue to .be a sweepstake of 10 govs, for starters, but the added money-.has been in-': creased to 400, sovs. ! • The Jackson Stakes has been raised from 300 sots'.'to 500 sots.,' and the forfeit''dates made much later. "Entries for both these races close ; with tho secretary, Mr. W. Hall; on 2. • The ' Woodville. ' District Jockey, Club had such 1 a* successful year that they have desided to increase".'tho stakes for tho coming' season-by; £550. j . • Chatterer (St.- Andrew—Whisper) goes to Ihe stud, ftnd will be mated with Sir Laddo. The chestnut horse Grand Slam, . who" is engaged in a couple of events at the Trentham meeting, is going along well in his track • irork atllastiiigs. It is high timo The Possible's son won a race, as he started fifteen times' last season, without once getting on the winning list." " ■ . . ' • Though • (the Taratahi-Carterton Racing', Club did not have particularly good weather for their last race meeting, the financial; rosult of the fixture, was good enough to allow the stakes;for the coming meeting to be increased ,by some £400.

FINAL CALLOPS AT RANDWICK. (BY TBIJIGBArH—PKESS ASSOCIATION—COBIIIIOnT.) , v ' . -,' Sydney, October 2. ' The, gallops to-day wero interesting, but nothing sensational was done. Golden Slipper, Sonltline, Marahui, and Cross Battery put up serviceable work. The course was heavy owing to the rain. ' ; •Soultlinb galloped seven furlong's-.'in'.lmin. 83ijsec!,' and Cross Battery heat Sea King over a mile by a length or so in lmin. •lSJscc. - ■