THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 321, 7 October 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

£BY GijENcob.] REMINDER. > In connection with the spring meeting of t the Masterton Racing Club, owners and f trainers are reminded that nominations for s all' events, except the Maiden Scurry, close s with the secretary, Mr. A. Hathaway,. at t his office, Lincoln Road, Masterton, oil Fri- - day, Octobei"9, at 9.30 p.m. \ NOTES AND COMMENTS. 1 Racing at Hastings to-d:jy and to-mor-row. . Sir Antrim, full brother to Lord Soult, < is among the acceptors for the AA'aipatu 1 Hack Race to bo run at the Hawke's Bay j meeting to-day. • New Zealand Cup candidates running at : Hastings this afternoon are: —Uenuku and ! St. Aidan in the King Edward Handicap, i and Master Delaval, Mahuta, Grand Slain, and Downfall in the Welter Handicap. At a meeting of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's committee last week, an application l was received from T. O'Brien, jockey, for permission to work in a stable during the period of his disqualification. Permission was not granted. Sid. Reid is to ride Mr. G. P. Donnelly's Formative in tho Hawke's Bay tomorrow. Reid went across to Hastings early last week, and lias been riding Formative and other members of Rao's team at work. The southern horseman, J. M'Combe, arrived from tho south yesterday morning, and wont on to Hastings, where lie is to ride Nautiform and Nobel in their engagements. The Australian Jockey Club's meeting will bo continued at Randwick to-day, the principal event to be dccided being the Craven Plate, weight for age, one mile and a quarter. New Zealand horses engaged during the afternoon are:—Second Hurdles, Aeolus. Craven Plate, AA'aipuna, Maranui, and Golden Slipper. Suburban Handicap, Sea King, Soultline, Frederick, and Seddon. Grantham Stakes, Artillerie, and Golden Slipper. Sydney Handicap, Cross Battery, AA'aipuna, and Seddon. Advices received liy the latest mail from Australia make it appear that Sea Kii?g had gone off slightly, about a week boforo the Epsom Handicap. Messrs. AV. G. and G. L. Stead passed through AVellington yesterday on the way to tho Hawke's Bay" Jockey Club's meeting. Nautiform (Multiform—Rattler) will. carry their colours in the Hastings Stakes this afternoo.n. 1 J. Collins, a well-known jockey of the AVairarapa, died at Carterton yesterday morning. Somo twelve years ago, Collins used to ride for Mr. P. F. Tancrod, and ; won a number of races for that gentleman; on Oddfellow and King's Bowman, but of-: re- . cent years he was in the employ of Messrs. Shaw and Cole, carriers, Carterton. Ab'piit two years ago lie contracted an attack of pleurisy, and subsequently developed consumption, which led to bis death. Deceased was much respected by all who knew him. AVith tho exception of Mollis and Artillerie, tho New Zealand horses competing at Randwick have been freely nominated at tho Caulficld meeting, which commences next Saturday. Gold Dust has probably never met such a weak field of hurdlers as will ho opposed to him at Hastings to-day. So far, the Gold Reef horse lias not won over two miles, but at Feilding last Easter he won the Kinibolto'n. Hurdles, one mile and three-quarters, with list. 51b. on his back. To-day ho meets Repulse on 41b. worse terms\ than when tho Robinson Crusoe geldilig finished in front of him at Hastings in June ■ last, bjjt Repulse's form at the AA'augaiiui meeting recently was very poor. Separator, who is engaged in tho Maiden Hack at the Hawke's Bay meeting this afternoon, is a half-brother to llopa and Tho Libyan. Ho started five times last season without gaining a winning bracket, but in his two last efforts lie was second, being only beaten by a head on each occasion. California, tho top-weight in the King Edward Handicap, had a great record last season, starting iivo times, being placed second in his first race, and winning the other four. In his respective victories last season ho carried 03t. 41b., lOst. 41b., 9st. 131b., and 10st. 111b. To-day will be a real test of his ability, as he has a couple of promising three-year-olds opposed to him in St. Aidan, to Whom lie concedes 221b., and Berengaria, to 'whom he concedes 3Slb. Moifaa's half-brother Ruabon will bo racing at Hastings again to-day. Tho Mahaki gelding started in four hurdle races last season, winning once. Progeny of Mahaki have ilone very well at the jumping business. Maui and Ataalnia being a pair of

top-notcliers. WELLINGTON'RACING CLUB COMMITTEE meetinc.

The monthly meeting of the stewards of the Wellington Racing Club was hold at tho club's office on Monday evening, Mi'. \V. 11. Sefton iioorchotisc presiding. The salary of the club's himdicappcr was fixed at £30 a day for the coming season—an increase of £50 per annum. Tho disqualification of V. O'Neill, for riding at an unregistered meeting some four years ago, was removed. Six new members wero elccted. It was resolved to secure a number board similar to the ones in use at Ellerslie and Riccarton. As this will be placed in a conspicuous position, and will show the jdekeys' names in large letters, it will be a great improvement from a spectator's point of .view, 'l'lie committee further decided to purchase a thousand-gallon watering cart, and this, with the increased water-supply, should result in tho club having an ideal racing track for the summer meeting, even if tho season should happen to be as dry as that experienced last January. At future race meetings at Trentham, only tho jockey engaged to ride in any event will be allowed to bestride his horse in the preliminary gallop. At previous meetings a stable lad or a jockey not; engaged in the race has sometimes ridden a preliminary I gallop, but this will not be allowed in future. Applications for bookmakers' licenses ! for the spring meeting will bo received up till Monday, October 19."' The committee has 1 decided to adhere to its decision to refuse ' licenses to those bookmakers who ply their 1 calling iit unregistered meetings, or, in plain } words, to disqualify such bookmakers, and, so far ns the registered clubs arc concerned, ! the disqualification will take effect throughout the Dominion. .