THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 319, 5 October 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

[By Glencoe.J RAGING 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 B.C. Spring. /October 14 and 15.—Otaki Maori R.C. -' Spring. October 21 and 24.—Wellington II.C. Spring. October 29 and 30.T-Masterton II.C. Spring. November 9.—Waverley-Waitctara II.C. ; 'Annual. November 9 and 10.—Taratahi-Cartcrton R.C. Annual. November 19 and 20.—Marlborough R.C. XT' S^ mg - ' November 25 and 26.—South Canterbury J.C. Spring. November 30 and December I—Feilding J.C. Spring., .December 26. 30, January 1 and 2.—Auck- ! land R.C. Summer. , /REMINDER. Owners and trainers are reminded that acceptances for the first day's events at the Qtaki Maori Racing Club's meeting, and entries for tho Trial Plate, closo at 8.30 p.m. to-morrow at tho'club's.office, Otaki. . ( NOTES AND COMMENTS. The Hawke's- Bay' Jockey Club's spring , neetirig takes place on Wednesday and fhiirsday. . Saga, in C. Pritchard's stable, is among tho acceptors for tho principal handicap at ihe Dunedin Jockey Club s meeting next iveek*- „ Nominations for the Masterton Racing Club's meeting are duo on Friday. At,;the Koatanui Stud Farm, St. Winifred \ has foaled a filly to Field Battery. Mr;'; H. Gaisford's bay oolt Tawhaki (Merischikoff —Armilla) was railed to Hastings by the mail train on Saturday morning • to; fulfil his-', engagements at the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's meeting. Only four'horses/have accepted-for the open hurdle race at' Hastings, and tho Dunedin Jockey Club is not much better off with only fivo acceptors for .the Spring Hurdles. The'owner of Probablo has'evidently decided to keep his horse going while ho is in winning form,' as ho has accepted with him I in tiie ; Mosgiel Handicap at Wingatui. Should Probable win the event named ho will incur a 71b penalty for'the New Zealand Cup. The New Zealand Cup candidate, Moral, has .been entered for the principal event at tho Auckland Racing Club s spring meeting. The. Australian Jockey Club's meeting will bo continued at Randwick to-day, when tho Metropolitan Handicap and the Breeders' Plate, will be decided. The New Zcalartd horses engaged during the afternoon' arc :— Shorts-. Handicap — Sea King, Artillerie, Frederick, .., and Soultline. Metropolitan ■Handicap—Cross Battery and Artillerie. Steeplechase—Pilot. Some other New. ZeaI land-bred horses, owned by Australian sportsmen,: are also entered Jor different events. These include Eclair, Seddon, Golden Slipper, . . and Maranui. ~ • King Post is, not going to the Hawke's Bay meeting, but, "air going' well, he will bo a starter at r the Otaki fixture next week.. ' There are at present forty-four horses in work. on the. Masterton-Opaki coursc, and '• this number is likely to bo .increased to over fifty' within a few days',,time. The plough is at present ...being top-dressed, and the necessary, attention is also being paid to the course proper. ■ Of the horses engaged on the MastortonOpaki tracVSiinbonnet is. probably the most forward.' Sir. Cooper's marc is in fine condition, and lately she has done 'some very good times." ;San Julie is rather big at present, but should be very well by the middle of . the season, v/hen tho tracks will be more to her liking. } On' Tuesday evening last, at Auckland, tho well-known sportsman Mr. H. H. Havr was presented with an illuminated address by the members of 'th6 ;, tbtalisator staff, who desired to mark the high regard in which they hold;their employer. \' The, Merriweo gelding Andrew Mack contracted a slight; cold after tho - Wang&nui meeting, and ho did. not put in an appearance on tho Hastings track on - Saturday morning.. ■ ; ~j . • . • Albert Goodman leaves for Hastings this morning with IrAnm and Effort. Both are engaged in the Wainatu Hack Race on Wed- ' nesday. The (Trontham jockey, H. Cairns, also leaves for the meeting this morning. At the ;Ohok'a' ; and Eyreton,. Jockey' Club's meeting on Thursday, tho principal event l Was won, by ' tlie brown . mare . Cavatina (Lochiel—Mejissa). Tho,..Flying Handicap proved a good, thing for Yolodia, despite her impost of lOst. 51b. Farley Grove won the Mandevillo. Welter. ... Winning .jockeys at '.tho'. Oboka and Eyreton meeting'were:—H. Donovan, F. Thomson, J. M'Cluskey, J. Asliby, and L. G. King, one cach.r Mr. A. .G:' ilacdonald rode Antony to . victory in ;tlie :Hunters' Flat Handicap. ' At the Kiirow race meeting on Thursday the, two principal races were won by the Stepniak, mare \Vhirhvind. Prior.-tp Saturday the Epsom Handicap had Dot been; won twice by the same horse, but Melodrama has now won twice in succession. \\ hen the Grafton, horso won last season ho put; down a very,solid favourite in Mooltan, and his timo for tlie event equalled the previous, Ho followed up liis - victory by runniiig third in the Metropolitan Handicap on ■, the;second-day of the meetiw, and after - competing in the 1 Hotham Handicap and Melbourne Cup at Flemington in November-he was given an easy time of it for some months: Tho New Zealand horses failed to gain places, in the Epsom, though Soultline and bea King both ran well. Soultline, who finished best of tho four Dominion . horses was most : fancied, but Waipuna, Sea King, and Artillerie all had numerous supporters!' Ihe resylt of the. race is something in the nature , of a triumph for tho har.dicapper, who, in addition to securing an excellent finish,; has the two topweights (Melodrama C d < ■ m l # - s P h V, b y 0110 of tho 7st. division. Ihe public would not be far out in their summing up of weight and form, as Blue Book and lolaire would probably bo the two favourites, and tho winner would also bo well backed. ,

, on good authority that Downfall willbc Mr. 1. H. Lowry's representat!J'e'n t jo New Zealand Cup, and tliat Bobnkoir.will be started in tho Stewards' Handicap oil tho first day of tho Riccarton meeting. Azurine, who ran second in tho Kensington Handicap at Randwiek on Saturday, is by the New Zealand siro Seaton Delaval, but the': only Now Zealand horse to win was /Eolusj who had an easy victory in tlio hurdles. /Eolus started in live hurdle races in the Dominion, winning only one. J. Lowo took him to Sydney at-the end of August along with Artillerio. Golden Slippor ran very badly in the Derby at Randwiek on Saturday, and, considering the'race was run in very slow time, it does not ahgtir too well for the future success of tile high-priced Multiform fiily. Mooltan, Maranui, and Blue Book, who all ran well in their engagements at Randwiek on Saturday, are engaged in tho Metropolitan Handicap this afternoon. Mooltan won the event last year, and later on ran second to Apologue,in the Melbourne Cup. Sir; Aymer, who ran second to Mooltan. in the Spring Stakes on Saturday, is tho horse that lias been very solidly supported to will the Melbourne Cup. He is a four-year-old imported horse by Sir Hugo—l'inkeridge.