THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 416, 27 January 1909, Page 9

THE TURF.

[By Glencoe.]

RACING FIXTURES.

•January -27 and 28.—Pahiatua Racing Club (Annual). -January 27 and' 28;—Tapanui R.C. Annual. • • January 29, 30, andF-ebruary- 3.—Takapuna , , ' J.C. SummcK • January. <30.—Wellington Pony and Galloway ■ February -4;--Karioi J,C.- Hack." --' February 4 and Si —Maniototo J.C. Annual. 4 iandu o;—Gisborno > Racing Club (Summer) : February: 4 and J.C. Sumf February 10 -and 11.—Egmont R..G. Summer. : February: 11, 12.'—Poverty Bay . Turf Club (Annual). February 13 and 20.—Wellington Pony and Galloway B.C. . February 17 and 18.—Woodfillo District J.C. Autumn.' February- 2-1, 25, and 27.—Dunedm t J.C. ; Autumn.-■ 'v : -. February 26 and; 27.—South Auckland R.C.'s Annual. ,Marcli;4 arid-s.—Wanganui J.C. Autumn. March 12 and l 3 lag a Bay J.C. Annual. 'March 17 : and .18.—Nanior Park B:C. Au,March, 17: and 18. —Westport J.C. Autumn. J.C. Autumn, i

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

,/.The Pahiatna .Racing CiubV annual meet,ing (takes.-place to-day and to-morrow. , : :j:-, :::t&on;Fri3ay:the ; Takapuha Cup will, bo run. i.:^Er]- ; will be giv'cjn- a run in the Konini Welter at Pahiatna this afternoon. .. The'. eh4tnut gelding;:. Sir Artegal, which ■won a double at Stratford, has been accepted for: at the Takapuna meeting. .Were .only five'; tickets •on Toa Tulii fc6-ran second: in-the Newmarket Han"di.iiap at.'the Foxton. meeting. . (■••/■':' : tv Tho -Shannon Hack Racing Club intend to : hold the aniiuul raco" nifeeting :in -. Easter- " >•- • : ~ Weights for the ; first day's, events at. the' v Egmont Racing Club's meeting will bo declared on Monday next. . . vTlto-.Wellington Pony and Galloway Racing. Club \fill probably hold a threfc, days', meeting in March. , ' -By: all accounts, Genuine was unlucky: to '. lose -; the' Telegraph Handicap : on, the seccfnd , day. of. the Foston, meeting. Tho black geld- . incj is, engaged in the Telegraph :-Hack ■ at ; iPahi&tua'to-day; whore he: Will, be opposed ti Cute.,, Serenade, He"rmia, Toango, etc. - ■■■:, Loiret's time of 2min. lOsec.'.for last year's Pahiatua Cup:is the fastest on record for the '. : Cr -V" V--'.: - : ~ ,Jn referring -to: tho Foxtou meeting, "Ger- ; aint,'" ;in '. th'fc-'Manawatu' Standard,'' says the - innovation-introduced .by the : club of the horses'.carrying iia'mbered plates, on'.their bridles .was ,subjcctod to a two days' trial at the meeting, and ■ wag. received; with diverse opinions,' .the consensus beiiig : that .if • the ;;; numbers;.wore^notj actiiatljfrrequired' they at considered them, a distinct advantage s : but:horse-owners and:theinublic were-apathetic on the subject, principally from the. reason that tho nuni•bers were barely, noticeable from. the. paddock ; and stands. . On the whole, no very great advantage can . bo. claimed i for the numbered :bfidle, .and;it is very, questionable iif the innovation will bo adopted by other clubs. • : The-escellent •nominations received : fof. the .;. different ..events:-at : the' -Wanganui ' Jockey Club's aiitumit meeting :mujt:.b'e'ive'ry- pleasing . to-the rclub'sv executive .-''-The entries for-the AVanganui Cup are especially, good; the total . of; 32 comparing more than. favourably with - r in'the . list: arc . Downfall,-(New., Zqsljuid. Cup), All ■ Red • (Auckland Cup)j Dluo. . Ribbon (Wellington Cup), Tangimoaha (Manawatu Cup), and all the bosfc winners jn the .Dotnipinn {jWith ,itiate'rial: .il9"msposalj''lWrV.'&p:'.-.':;Morse^jSe;h^^ca^per^:Uibjild^have^-h^ • Clilty ( jrl.' - Securing. a good acceptance. ■ C.'O'Neill will j as usual havo the mount on Coy m tho hurdlo 1-ace at Pahiatua'this afternoon. ■> i -i

• '"A Mifife .of locarracGgoeri who had not' . seen much of the Auckland jockey, B.vDeeley, prion to -the ''recent Trentham meeting, were ':, Vv.-. greatly takon with the stylo in which lie finished, on Consolation jn tho Kaitoke Handicap ..on "S^turtlay.' The hurdler ToK^ .: Napier to Qisborno on Friday next i'to fulfil . . his-.engagements at,.the. Gisborno Racingr■ Club's summer meeting. ■' .■■■'■,■■■■ C!.' Price, R. Hatch, and a number of other : horsemen that had been . engaged at the .(::i:;yesterdiy;v;':'^ -.- ;Tho annual meeting of tho Karioi Hack : Racing Club -takes place to-morrow wcok. RACING IN SYDNEY. ;|DI TEt,EGR4r«—PRESS^ASSOnUribM—COtfft'tbUT ) (R-ec. January 26, 9.50 p.m.) * Sydney, January 26. ■ There was glorious weathof fof tho holi- : .3ay.-':ThG:Annivorßary:Handicapresult€cl:— , : Plunder; (Lee), .1; Yabbagabba (Osborne), 2;• / Lady-Wilde (Smith); :3; --There t were 16 ! y :itarters.' Plunder. practicallyled all. tho' fay,- and won by a neck. I'inlD, 2mm. ; y:.' $6}sec. \ I