THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 399, 7 January 1909, Page 7

THE TURF.

I ' RAOJNC FIXTURES. c,;l - L r ,:; V.-y' ■' * Ji|nuarv 9,16, and 21.'—Wellington Pony and y.i Galloway B.C. -. ■ Januaiy 19; and 20. —AVairoa County R.C. * i Annual 1 > and ?I—Goro R.C. Summer. 'January- 20, '22, andJ3-^rWellington. , R.C. I Summer/ ' ''Jijniiary 22 :R.C. .Annual.: January^27-—Paliiatua R.O. Annual. ...... ■Fcbl'fliry 4.-rrKanoi---J.C.- Hack. ,- - ~ Fete&fy''4" and sv—Gisborne 'R.C. ■ Summer. ' FeteiiaVy-'4 and Summer. February 10 and 11. —Egmont R.C. Summer. February 11 and 12 —Poverty Bay Turf Club j ' H3 and and; 'i::;L.i(Jail6w^-R'.p;'V.': : X i ;v NOTES AND COMMENTS. IB* Glencoe.] '_... : .:y^y/ iTho'Ricqarton trainer, JE. Cutts, has booked r bdxMs' for twelve .horflcs at Trentliam, and ho i is S'pected'lb;;a'rriv6 from Auckland :to-night Civ th-llusbandn-mn,--Stratagem, and 'Breadsword - H' Cutts will bring the remaining• <Bi2mbers of .the-teamiirom Rjccartpji at a -S ■ v: .fj RTiich ; .beriiMfcslio!uld --apcruto; the, tracks -at -TrenthamTfrbih;'tlie"; present-useful raiiiK, - ai d"' tluE" indications.:are that : by- January 2Q •sfli oncourse 7 proper. .Will b<J m: a for; registering record times.. It js. tlio general 'orfln'fonittiat tu tune the Trentham JlacovqqursU'will bo\oi;o'.of .tho fastost in tho DoMnibiij'and'Bhoulditlio elubi,experience a,fine, ■ wiok for this year's .Ciip nioetin£ ; the joung latjould' ho ictter. tlian it has previously been, . andj'.TTixh'an excellent-lot of.-.hpr.sos engaged, i : ifast time's 'ihoSld- ie^ijlt; ?.«- V :,' ; •;• -,--.,) r lAt'-tho'Whata'hitu (Poverty- Bay)- Tace mectBoxing- Day - a 'jockey. was > .disqualified i yeafs. fot-'foul lidmg.'?An inquiry, was .| cdndnct-ed-by 'the steitarxls j. it.-, avas ; alleged i thp'o(fendeF : had bumjied one horso, and had alio oautjht hold of ihe.reinssof another horao | aild pulled it baok. ' ' i Who st'ewards ; 6f the Ashhurst Racing-Club | •'MfeMeddM ; i6 : attached; striking;, out'the seebnd pavment gf lQs;- 6d. Mr.,. lrass,, the I cljib's.; secretary,, statis'that-^ mei\t reem's "to-; be'a,source' of 'tinuoyaricfl 'to dmierg'ana'wa's.'dfteh dferlobked. 1 . i "Undei''the : - altered circurristances will.be m'-futuro' 1 ■'fqDrely a. nomination-of 10s.-.6d, -and-a.-final i 'oMisHil'rind4tri»m6rß'-.wfll'-'| | yf rad.-to notice th'at,'the.i';effect of ;tho .ali 'Mation. njakes .tjie paj-ments ; lQs.y6d.' cheaper i- r tffatf' hitherlS". -'»■ ■ Nominations!^for'the-1910,1 I Giifaeas-;clo?e. lfltji'thfii-eecj-etary on Monday, i January 25, I ProsserT-has; booked: ; twoliio:.bo?cep: at |''Trpfft3iahi r and ins .team will.-probably .conr hsiatuf. All 'Red;. Gold .Crest, Swimming 8e1t,., I KumraluT, Playmate, iTaujra, Tfiitoko, To ' Kahtirangi, 'Gipsy Belle, and - tho • two-ycar-I*oldS'.iTawhakir;Lady Medallist, and Latched- : i ; iWherf-ths Ashhui'Bt-Pohanguia- Bacing J3lubf billij r • its' l :Tirieet,i'iig'')irr.*' 1891;! Vtho ■stakes'; i I distributed -amountod"' to -140isovsij: 'and- itho;. day.-.aggr'egar.. i tek l £l794."'i At tlleirecentimecting in fle.cemr.-. -.b» :^thd'-'-sumj^ 'jpf :'£l4oo^^wa's;'distributed-!'in. 'afltKesj-c';:-tbtalis'ator;iu'investra?iitaiJ .'totslle'd, I and the club received £398 in license 'fees.from y

' telia- comieejuons of Naujnai evidently, think 'thW-ithe'iCd^qijeror!,gelding His. •■haroe-appeaiß'.frndog:-..th.e:eh.trjes fbrCjthe g. quarter,-to be 'run on-January '22. , . i: ■- jilr. ■ ." ; G.a' ; F;;l v jiooje-r . and iCarissima;; arrived : Vy c traln-jfrpm atl o-o'clock-jiye'storclay' evening.' in- charge--of, : J J Hay.-' Theyr'prp'.' at' present quarteted at • W,atts's stables, and will ;b'e .to" Sydli®' Moerakivto-morf.ow.raftbrnobiiV ,w^l- ; the iables; • Sifmqr,'.-jias '.been-. entered for''; the Sydney",t)up, Hhe' Australian.; Cupj rand-.the .Champion'-Stakes,-! and: all j ing -well he'.will contost' oyents,i , 5 -.:.'jCteri«siina t .car '0 ®dfiiotigek;Oni ; th6;jrin-i, ;iing4ist 'till ,'slio ;ya3'.'a',four-ybar-old. ; ;'Sho ,isj ipclined; to be a; :sliiggard",; and 4ii';' tho past •h«jst a", strong -hpn».: ld<jnCby:^eo.. . iVicoy aud -finished " both'i'er, luces' iif gpo'd.'^l& mg. in March: sho^wap..'ridden-.ift'ivictory.7by : ;R|^ Barldwy f company,-find'a-s' sho-has-.-sinco icon- at -the foot of tljo haT|aic(ips, dpes npt, appear .to have been suiffld by' light-woight joclfgysV ; lil the"jAilihurst,Cup;last TueSday.i'ecik '.'ana. in the; Grt.atfftrd lßst'iSßfiir^ : affer-, ,wag ;bacUy-' 'pldcpd' |i>' th^:^arlyi qfi;b'oth; i'it-. Ippks-' a^' -if':-'Bh^.}i''4'V!|iiatJ' ; oiie ' .that' would -b'ette j^with'''a. ;littie 'y. ', r "vK'.-,? y ■- The ;various'--pyents;'T»t : the ; "i?aina'tiia v ing Club'p'moetinfi:hav(s,drawii"go6.d nominations,: and ;• anipje ■ .m'at'ei-ial in'.'- the entries for twff'good days' : rap)ng:"; The'ffejd 'for| the : Pahiatua • Cup 'Lbifet ''aiid Nova, who ran first and third respectively )ii last year's race,"and several other cup'winners. - !

•Bookmakers. dcsirou3 of'laying jtheodda at the Miramar Pony, Races next - Saturdits should apply for licenses. not later. ' than. 8. p.m. to-morrow. • .-: , -,v: ~ Among local racegoers; the; .three-year-olds engaged in tho Wellington Cup; seem to be attracting tho most attention since' the appearanco, of the ..weights. .; The ohances of Bobnkoff;. AH Red, Zimmerman, California, Downfall, Tangimoana, and Molooh seom to bo .disregarded just at present. On four of the five, occasions, that has started at Trentham be has been sent put favourite, andconi-tho other- occasion he was nearly as. good a favourite ;as .Sir,; Frisco'.,y.Should •he-,start;.'fit : and.'well ior.the Wellington Cup it will-bp,interesting', to see how ho is.treated in the bettjng. ; .. ■

A local- sport,. who often seeks a good omen to - hick a . horse, encountered Lady alenschikoff. as lie. entered the : gates of the Feilding Racecourse ou the second day of , tho spring-meeting, and, as sho was the first racehor'so lie bad seen that morning he : madd up his .mind ,to back her in whatever she started in. The daughter of Menschikoff came out in tho second race, and duly won. As. the -same party was going /on to .-the Rangitikei Racecourse on New Year's Day he', passed , a chestnut horse, and for the reason stated above lie decided to back' it. On discovering that the horse was Mussel, howey'er,; he . altered his mind, and was .'somewhat' surprised when the chestnut carried off the first .race on the; programme, v y

Tho programme for tho third day of the ■Wellington Pony-.and 'Galloway Racing Club's January Meeting appears in this'issue, from which it; will; be Been," thatthe club is distributing in stakes; ,an . amount; similar to. that "given, away for. the'.second 'day's •' racing. Nominations for ,the.third/day close on Tuesday, January 12. . . . I ; BIC,AUSTRALIAN HANDICAPS. : . NEW ZEALAND HORSES ENTERED. / (Bt TEIiEOBAPH—rKESS ASSOCIATION—COrYMOnT.) Sydney, January 6. : ; A hundred- and. twenty-one entries hive, been received for - the Doncaster. Handioap,one mile, including Bobrikoff, Downfall, Penates, and Ikon.: - The nominations for the Sydney Cup, two miles, number ninety-one, and inolude Artillorie, Bobrikoff, .Downfall, r lkon, , and Signor. . " ''r" . I V'. Molbourno, January 6. Eighty-four horses havo been entered for' the Newmarket Handicap;- six furlongs; iifty-ono for tho, Australian Cup, two miles and a quarter; and twenty-six for the Champion Stakes,;.three miles; The New Zealand horso Signor is ' in the two last-named races. , ■ FOXTON R.C.,NOMINATIONS. {The following - nominations. have been received for the annual meeting-of the Foxtori Raeing Club, to be held on January 22 and 23:- 7 FIRST DAY. FIRST, HACK HURDLES.—Montaguo, Coy, Scenery, Whimper, Windage, Grenade, Lothair, Sedgemoor,- Ruomac,' Belariq, Don Carlos," Maidi; Moose, Leolan- , ter, Tonderghie,'Mikotahi. ■ : .ELECTRIC HANDICAP;—Taumano, Mendip, North East, Castiglione,. Miss Vera, Awha, First Mate, Marten, Amokura, Buoyant,' Waitoto., '

• •iFO3^N..OIiP.-WWt9-%iFlo t tflltt,!Nau- . mai, Roosevelt, Tangero,a, .Kilmarnock, Research,':., Sir iAntriml'.Sta'ybby, .'.-White ';Sta"r,. » ; V ' - AWAHOU> 'lIACK; ; WM,TER.:-Scenory, ' '■ .Mildura,. M/vllet; -Maidi, .Aiiemone,; ,Tbp'/Cpckatpo, Billow, -Fiingdt/liquid ? '";V v '.Vy:' Lethean, Cute, Kirsty."Sir Antrim,.- l ,Cpn' -toiur,, Amokur/i-, -Toa Tuhi., - Waicpla,: Lord vSqult',,Golden Ejiglc. 'V Vy'... . pASfIVHAOK HANDICAP —Emma, Con(jucstma,- Atom, :Notorious; Surmount, GlonSt. Helena, Cute, Sir Possible; Prevail, ' Muse, Whetnmarnma, 1 Genuine; Larnkm, .Hjuierau, -Tho' Dunce, Fond -Memory, yCle- . ,mpra, Bonrty-Doon,-Arapata. •'' ' •_ JHEUPINGION' WELTER HANDICAP.v- > Moscow,- Flotilla, -Rangihaeta, : Mussel, Lethean, Miss Vera, 'Rosegrove, Lothair, High--den, -Belafio,.- Aptraea, - Mallet/ Stayboy, : Buoyant,'Toa Tuhi 1 SECOND DAY. SECOND HACK. HURDLES.—Montague, Sqenerj;-Coy, 'Whimper, Windage, Grenade,. ■ -Rpsegrove, Lothair, Sedgemoor, Ruemao, ! Belario, Don Carlos, Maidi, Moose, Tonderglfie, LeqlanteryMikotahh--.,- , '' •JANUARY HACK HANDICAP-Tau-mano,- Mendip;:Castiglione, Miss^Fera, 1 Sir. Pis6ible,:: Merry -iMessongcrj 'Astraea, = -Mil-, vdijra, First Mate, Kimmerian, The Cockatoo," 1 rßuojUnt; r : PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP-White Lje, Flotilla, Roosevelt, Lethean, .Miss. Vera, Tailjgeroa, Highden, Kilmarnock, Research, Sit Antrim, Staybov, White Star, Bourrasque. Contour,-Waitapu, Waicola. ' b ARN ARVON HACK.... WELTER.—North .East,'r AVindage, Mildura,' Mallet, Canadian, fWyiidi,'. First Mate;""Anem'one; Clemora, The 'Cockatoo,' Flingot, .'jdHtej J Liquid Air,!; Buoyant,'lVaiouru.'. ' ■ ■ y'- '- ' (NEWMARKET HANDICAP.—Lord Soult, "iady .-Menschik'off, l .' Atom,""'"Naumai," 1 "Sur- ; mouiit,' Mussel; 'Cute,' : Tjotli'air, -Wliefiiina- ' rflirrmyLarnkui,. Kirsty, IHermia, Toa Tuhi, "Wjaijiakfi,' Golden?Eagle.j «!■ •'>; T ; [TELEPHONE HACK HANDICAP -TauMiss' y.j&sr, • ■ Mu?e,.'-Genuine,'--'-Marton, - ' Fond -'Memory,Clemora, Belle Anne,-- Bonny Doon, 'Hmefau. MOUTOA WELTJDR HANDICAP.—MosA ... ;NortE :p|ist;f^u?s i el,rl;eithean' ) ; (Taiige-,.. ■' roa,' JBi'ghdijni'.i Belari9 JU Research, 3Vl^liet,'-"StE^B^j,'Jßilf6-n^~y ; .v ... WHANCARfI MEETING. ? ; i. association.) - . : ; . Whangarel, January 6. " The following are 'tKo-acceptances: for,the. meeting:— .. • ■ RAILWAY Alanh, Hoahga, Sapperj Denbies, Nervine,. Wairuhi,' liirbi,' 1 ■"Discoverer, '"Paul; Beavor, : l Whaka.> j)opoto,'llnd Lady SperfyV' KEN9PGTON 'HANDICAP - Gipsy Qijqpn, fiweet Marie, Luros, Discoverer;, ;and; We)),cast...... ... v'■/ .y yy .': PUBLICANS' PURSE-Jolly Tar, Sweet rMarie, -Nervine, .Highland-Fling, Discoverer, ' an|d - Franklyn.. t /■, . ... •- ITjSEmERS':' HANDICAP.—LochIea,. St. G<;orge, THoangdf;';Mi'Sß':': Oshiondi, : Sapper, i R|ganj.- , Gipsyr Queen, IJpnbies,-Luros, High--I j SJtatahjne, V jVHaka-^ Z-Xl/ r: [ :• [HURDLES.—Lochard, Lady Lanta, Mid--cyr, Peter' Simple, - Quebec,- Corporal,; 'Frank-,' :lyh, : .Mozai't, ( Strblle'r,' Siii" Paulo,'' and Jolly. Tar. T'!'.';"; : - ; y-'. iWHANGAREI CUP - Quebec, Lady Eljen, Sweet ':Alic'e;:. : Kaitangata, .-Franklyiivi Hal.dane,.'and Manapouri.. i■: ;- f !i;■. ,i\. FLYING HANDICAP-Jolly Tar, Paul, Beayer,;--Lady.-'Ellen, 'Sweet. .Maridj'; -Kaite-' 'rigaia; ; . HaldaneV. and'-MariajWuri.' . .y.'. :i y-',--; SCiENTIFIC TRIP. TO -.THE SOUNDS. ,? Vi- ; EXPENSIVE MAGNETIC SURVEY. V .=, I•" Christchuroh, January 6. 1 - ; Tho party of .Clirlstßbiirchvresidents who, 22, lefjfc- the 'Sounds';', returned- .ifr'ohv^thp: .that!')ieayy.; irain' jfell. dutfrig ,'almostJ.ihpV.w^prd^fv'th^ ! stlje' !party' .ivhti i.'did:' .the i-ovorland trip|from, Lpko Manapouri, tov Doubtfnl.x Sound state ;thafe the.' that ,'iV ought not.to api Mar.'on: the' Government Imaps t .ai-'ft;.track'at':all-.'[Thyse'»f ithe:partyl.wEb re-. c'mained.'.oii::ih6, , steamer.; ; fQnijdi plenty>.t6:-in-ihein' -in the . facilities'.'.'pr6yidW;'for fishing and expeditions ashore. ';r:y : ;::.yiras : olisdrvors'. included in the-party (Dr. JTarr and .'--Bnd Gook) be 'able'- tb vlainSrron-.- tho' : barren ; rocks ' known ,as / the' Bolaridor-Islands, in.Foveaux Strait,-bui time '.'did .not permit; in-addition, the 'sea waf -itooL.rough" 'to,' wanant.,tifi attempt'.! bifing made. . Both Mr. SKcy,gipreM^ 1 ! . tpbs^watio'ris- 1 that' had J b'een ; nrad'el;.!' Dr. ; ;Eprr'Considered that it was highly-Breditable that eleven stations should' have been established in thirteen, days, especially when ten days ;'of 'tho thirteen iv'ere', ret'y: wet. 1 Mr. ' Skoy. /said that, though the; observations. made: ; and ■ stations . 'established practically complete the',magnetic survey, of the mainland of the Dpmi'nioh, he would like'to see an ! additional' four, or five , stations established in tho. cold Lakes District, at places , between stations already established. . With these stations 'es;tablishdd, 'the . magnetic survey of the maiii- . land would be completed. : Mr. /R. M.' Laing,'. tho. botanist" - of' ■ the party, said that on the voyage round, the iteamfer ...called ;into' thirteen sounds. 1 The ' explorers were very anxious to go into a littlo sound (or rather lake) called Sutherland Sound, - which was practically unknown, but the captain'did not think it safe to tako his^'craft'm. • '."However," 'Mr. Laing continued,. "woi have seen; far more of the sounds ''than , most people." 'As far': as, tho forest region of the sounds was concerned, ' (ho aidded) the plants wero well known, but there was a good deal to be done up on the, heights above the sounds. The party were, however, unable to spend • sufficient time to enable -'them; to get above the forest line. - .Ho had brought back a few Alpine. plants from -.'Wilmot's ! Pass, which' were the first to have been'collected from that place. Personally, he had spent most of his time 1 looking after seaweeds, but the sounds .were not, a good collecting ground,'as they were ; too deep, ahd had to' foreshores. Among , the specimens he did secuvd there, were prob- ■ ably several novelties..--

.Although burglars usually carry on tlieir operations' in the dead of night, they, soraetitaes make their calls in broad daylight. At holiday time it is an old device of theirs, to select a house :where the occupants will most be abroad, march boldly to the front door' and:'knock. If any answer isreceived to 'the knock it. is, a simple matter to make some inquiry for the residence of a person ■named Smith, Jones or Robinson, ana then depart. But if the caller meets with no re-. ,sponse the back door of the house is, approached, and if all is quiet the burglar gets •to work. Some residents of Ellice Street, who had been -soeing the old year out on Thursday Jast, decided to lie abed/late on New Year's Day .and pay no attention to; any callers who might possibly come along/in the morning. About midday on Friday a knock came at the front door, to which no answer was given. , Then there wore footsteps to the roar, of the house, and a knock at the back door—one of (ioloured glass..- Tho .occupant of tho house now had his suspicions aroused, and ho crept .quietly to the door and awaited developments. A pano of glass -was next knocked ,in, and after a brief pause, a hand came through to grope for a key. Hero, it •would: seem, was ;an opportunity to use ; a poker or a stout -walking'Stick,-_but the occupant of the, house did riot quite keep his head, for he grabbed at the hand, but failed to'hold on. The wOuld-be burglars (there were two of them) immediately .bolted to the ; front and-made, off down Ellice Street, while the householder gave chase enrdeshabille. . A man coming up,the street made:an effort to stop one of the fugitives, but the lattor sent, a straight right into his' adversary's face, and both burglars made good their escape in the direction of tho Basin Reserve.