THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 439, 23 February 1909, Page 5

THE TURF.

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REMINDERS. Nominations for all events at the Shannon Hack Racing Club's meeting, to be held on March 17, close at 8.30 p.m. to-morrow (Wednesday) with the secretary, P.O. Box 34,' Shannon., ■ Nominations for all events on both days of the Wellington Pony and Galloway Racing Club's March meeting will be received by the secretary up to 4 p.m. on Friday next, February 26. ; ■ . ■■"■.:■•' ;•■ ; -, Nominations for all events.at the , Warrengate'Jockey Club's meeting, to bo held on March 18, close at 9 p.m. on Saturday next, February 27, with the secretary, Mr. Selby Morton, -Wanganui. • .. , :

Acceptances for the two. principal events, to be run at the Miraraar Vony Races next Saturday, close at 3 p.m. to-morrow.

Acceptances for the first day's events at 'the Wanganui Jockey Club's" Autumn Meet-' ing close at 9 p.m. on Friday next. A subscription 1 for tile Jackson... Stakes is due at the same time. ..-■-. .',.-• ■: ]■ ~-, : .' Acceptances for the first day's races 'at the Dannevirke Racing Club's Autumn Meet':Xßg close on Saturday, February 37, at 9 p.m. NOTES AND CO^fIMENTS. '. At, Wingatui to-morrow,' the . Dunedin Jockey.Club's Autumn Meeting commences. '... The pony, Lady Mason; who has had.sev- , eral months' spell from racing, will probably, be among the competitors ■at the Miramar ■March meeting. ' • '.-' ' . ■The .Marlborough Racing Club is calling for applications ,to fill the position of ■starter at the autumn meeting. Applications must be.in the hands of the secretary by February 27. ' ' '.. . , " ''. ' ■' Merrie Oliver, who won a double at Miramar on Saturday,, cost , 130 guineas as a yearling.', ; He , belongs to', the same- family as Vanilla, who, like Vladimir, twice won the Handicap at Riccarton. ■'.': , ...-■

..In tho': weights for the Dannevirke. races, published in yesterday's issue, ; the imposts on Oblivion, Waiariki,Euroco, Raupo', Prevail, and Happy New Year in the Electric Handicap should be.7st: each, not as-stated.-i' A- large proportion of local racegoers arc awaiting with interest the acceptances -• for first day's events, at Wanganui, .in ordeT'to if. there is-a-probability, of Consolation and "Waikaraka meeting fu the Flying Handi-' cap. ' ',- ■;' ■■■..• .. ■ • : : ; •;■■■ "■■■'.' ■ ■ ''• There.was a,rumour in pony sporting circles yesterday that the , -'owner, of Picotee was ;'anxious match his pony against St. Helena .over four furlongs.and.a half. , St.'Helena's Marty, on making inquiry, discovered; that it was nothing more than a rumour.' : ' ,' ' -It is stated that an Indian buyer.recently .priced-the three-year-old, Master Soult, but' could not see his way clear'.to buy at.the, figure.quoted. "-.. \ •-.:' V " '■.'■. ; A\ number of local racing enthusiasts left for the south-last night, to witness the racing at the Dunedin Jockey Club's meeting. Rubio, who.;won.tho, Liverpodl' Grand National -Steeplechase last season, has : not been entered -for. next'month's contest for the ■same race.. ' ■ ' .■■;■' , ; ■''.''■■■.."■■■'■;''.■■". : filesto. hand.show iwas making his , first appearance over hurdles ■when hb broke a fetlock, and had t<) be.destroye'd./ Ho.had,started altogether .'eighteen itimes in England, his solitary victory,-.being ..achieved in his.thirt-eenth raco. . .;... .." '-.

Iranui is said to/be a t suro starter'in tho Dunedin Cup_, and it. is generally "understood that Truganin. will he reserved for the Publicans' Handicap, so thnt Hatch will to ride both of Lowe's horses. ' ' ■ ■

: The hurdler Coy,, who bad,'to be,given a brief spell after the Pahiatua .meeting,. is again in .work at Awaouui, and all going well ho will be la starter m the hurdle'races at Wanganui next .week. : : ■•:'..;. ■/,-■.'■'• ■-'■'.-.-:. The 'field for the -hurdle race at Win'gatui on "Wednesday includes.Snip.. Lerida, -Nor-th-.orn'. Star, and Truthful, all of whom were racing in the' North Island,last season.:-' •••'■'

Mr; Douglas Baird-,' whose death 'was reported, from England J.'-on 'Saturday, was elected member of thW Jockey Club; in. 1887. .He.'owned some, splendid .racehorses in .his day,;.notably Enterprise,'who won tho Two Thousand..Guineas Hi 1887; Enthusiast, who won-the same .race in 1889, and Briar. Root, Who was successful in the \ One , thousand Guineas in. 1888. Of late years',.Mr.'. Baird,'s horses hadnotbeen.running so prominently, and last season ho won. only one small race. He had two candidates'ohtered.. for this year's .Derby. "" . -.- ' ■ .. '

.The appearance of the weights for the first day's events at the Dannevirke.'. .Racing. Club's Autumn' Meeting yesterday' was : interesting, becauso it shows that "the Dannevirke handicapper; and the Wanganui handicapper hold rather different views of the respective merits'-of one or .two/horses.: This

is especially ! noticeable in .the weights. for .the; Flying. ,at .Wan'ganui, as compared with the' , weights for the Flying Stakes at Danrievirko. •■ In .the. ■-latter race, Mr. Henrys., started, the "handicap with./Waikaraka, 9st., and this horse is set to .concede Lochiela, at the foot of the'handicap; 3olb. In the race at TVanganui, Mr.' - Morse allowed Waikaraka, and now-that the latter has incurred a penaltyhe will, hare ■ to" concede .'Lochiela 111b. At Wanganui Merrivbnia-and Waikaraka. are assessed: at

loyel' weights, butjaf Dannevirke AVaikaraka will have" to concede 121b.':.t0 the''.'lierriwee. mare. '■Allowing fpr the fact that- with Waikaraka' as top-weight .'at Dannevirke,: the handicap is on a higher, scale, there .is .still a plain difference of opinion. In,tho case of -Lochiela' if is agaic'. noticeable .that, whereas Mr. M6rse : makes her concede'lib. to Taiiekaha at ..Wanganui, -Mr. .Henryß?allows her 91b. from Tanekaha in a hack race, at. Dannevirke; Another instance is Toa Tuhi, who at.Wanganui receives 4l_b.'from Waipaku and 81b.. from Moriarty,.while at Dannevirke' he will receive 171b. and 231b. respectively from those , horses. In other. races,' too, , parison ; will show that/different horses are not'assessed quite the same at both places, and backers'who have implicit confidence in either of - the .handicappers . should' find it easy to elucidate, the,problems set at the other handicapper's meeting. ;■■-.'." TAn American jockey, named -Walter Miller ( has,. within the space of two years, riddea in '2000 races, of which' he has .won 517,. or more than 25 percent. ... ' ;'s \ "■'. We understand-(says the Stratford "Post") that ■ Mr. F.. Gooch, hai been unfortunate

enough'.to lose his .trotting mare Clytie,..the cause, of the animal's, death having been, we are informed, inflammation of tne -.hinge. This, mare, it will-be remembered, won' one trot .and. was second in the;other at the recent Stratford meeting, and a few days ago at the Auckland trotting meeting she finished second in ono race, and third in two others. TRAININC AT FLEMINCTON. " (OX TBLBSBiFH—PBESS ASSOCUTION—COPrEIQHT.) ; ■'.'• Flemlngton, February .22. ■;. Featherstitch and Five' Crown did.a half mile -in 52sec.j.Le Jeune and Somnambulist half a mile in 54sec, and Snapshot the same. Lady. Bobadil is seriously amiss, and Virtu is showing signs of soreness. :•'.... :. ..- TRAININC AT WINGATUI. :■ - ,'(BT TEtEGEAPH—FBESS ASSOCIATION.) ; Dunadiri; February 22. . Prim did a mile and a (juai-ter at Wingatui in:2min. 19sec. this morning. It was a most impressive gallop; Iranui and Truganini were sent a mile together,'not racing, their timo being about ,lmiri.6osec.. Lady Disdain-beat Sharpshooter over six furlongs.