THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 487, 21 April 1909, Page 8

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. IBi Glencoe.l Nominations for tho winter meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club closo on Friday. Mr. C. O'Connor, tho 'Wellington Racing Club's starter, arrived from tlio north yesterday evening. Ambola.who is engaged in tho Plunkot Nursery Handicap to-aay.. is a sister to Indian Queen, tho aam of King Billy and Aborigine. • Rangihaeta, who was brought to Trentham on Monday evening, is not engaged to-day, but if the weights suit lie will be a starter; in the hurdles on Saturday, and will be ridden by C. Price. B. Deeley will rido Courier in tho Railway Handicap at Trentham this afternoon. . ;Aorangi,' after doing a round on tho! grass yesterday, was tried over a oouplo of hurdles, which he cleared nicely. Official scratchings in connection with today's races aro: Euclid for tho Thompson Handicap,' and Swallow for the Tinakori Handicap. • ■ . ' As Sir Geo. Clifford has Taskmaster and Thistledown engaged in the. Challenge Stakes to-day, it is quite'on the cards that the St. Leger candidate, Husbandman,-will bo withdrawn. i Nautiform always gallops with; Bis head' very high, but he'does not appear to lack pace on that account. Ho is' to be ridden at Trentham by tho Auckland horseman, B. Deeley. , . ' At tho time of writing,, it looks tfs- if tho hurdlo race at the Trentham meeting to-day will bo a capital contest, as ; several of the candidates appear to bo galloping much about tho samo on the flat. Aboriginal and -Sunbonnet aro the- only 1 candidates engaged in the Thompson Handicap to-day that contested that ©vent last year. . . Bobrikoff's gallop at Trentham yesterday' astonished oven -some of the old; trainers,' who wore by no means prepared to see him dispose of his paoemakers in such easy fashion as-ho did. J. Buchanan, of Auckland, will ride Mr. T. H. Lowry's horses in their engagements this afternoon. : • The English three-year-old Bayardo rc-' oently, met -with an accident which it was foared. might interfere with his preparation for the Two Thousand Guineas and. the Derby. . • Downfall is at Trentham, but ho claims 110 engagement to-day. Ho may, however, bo among the starters on Saturday. Sires represented in tho Thompson Handicap this afternoon aro Stcpniak, Soult, Merri<i r ee, Birkenhead, Clanranald, San Francisco, Conqueror, Seaton. Dela'val, Gold Reef, Sir Lauucelot, San' Fran/ Morrio England, Advance, Menschikoff, Persimmon, and Papakura. Tho first four named each have two representatives'.. . The times recorded in yesterday's gallops prove that tho Trentham''track . is gradually becoming faster as the grass imprbvos, and in time it Dids fair to rival Randwick and Riccarton as a record-producer. Half a dozen horses from tho Hutt were taken up to Trentham' yesterday afterncion in order' to : fulfil 1 their engagements to-day and on Saturday. • ■ ' • • \ . .Mr. W. E. Bidwill, owner of the chapipion two-year-old, Provocation, and the Thompson Handicap, candidate, Consolation, visited Trentham yesterday to have a' look at tho horses named. With fine weather, ii is anticipated that .there will be a good attendance at tho Wellington Pony and Galloway Racing Club's meeting l at Miramar on Friday afternoon. Satisfactory acceptances "have been recoivod for the two principal handicaps, and there should bo average, fields -throughout- the day. The whole- of the profits at .'this meeting are! to bo, devoted to Wellington charities. ' A month or' two ago, tlio death' was reported from England of Knight of Malta;' the half-brother to the defunct Pilgrim's Progress, and recent files to hand record the death of another half-brother, Jeddah, who won the. Dprby in IS9BJ Jeddah's victory in the Blue llibbon event was remarkable because ho, is one of the . biggest outsiders that ever prevailed in that race. 'As. a two-year-old he never got on .the winning list, but a':victory in the early part of his three-year-old career caused him' to bo supported'for, tho Derby; but'a defeat, followed by poor track form, caused him to go right out of favour,; and on-the day of tho raco he was not in demand.' Ridden by 0." Madden, he upset the public calculations, but was subsequently defeated in the St. Leger' by WildHower, and after being defeated'tho following year by Flying Fox, he was-re-tired.to tho stud. , , :, --TRAINING _NOTES FROM TRENTHAM. SOME GOOD GALLOPS.; A sharp frost at Trontham on .Monday night was followed by a fine, clear morning. Training operations commenced at six o'clock, the course proper being again thrown open for fast work.,' Good as was tho going before broakfastj it had improved by half-past eight, and, consequently, the after-breakfast'gallops wero the faster. E. Cutts and S. Waddell had their teams out at daybreak.- Husbandman had all tho best of Whistlecraft over a mile, covered-in lmin. 45se«.' Flitaway (F. E. Jones) broke away by herself at tho seven- furlongs post, and, reeling olf tho first half mile in 48£ sec., finished tip her journey in lniin. 28isec.—a brilliant gallop. Thistledown (G; Price) sprinted half a mile in 51sec. Taskmaster (Chapman) and Kilwinning (F. E. Johos) ran five furlongs in lmin 1 2-3 sec., Kilwinning. being a head in front at tho finish. Martyrium (F. D. Jones) and l Miscast" (Wilson) ran sis furlongs in lmin. 18sec. Xylophone (F. D. Jones) easily beat Diamond Star (Wilson) at tho end of five run in lmin. 2sec. Kairoma appeared to be tiring at tho end of a miley which ho traversed in lmin. • 48soc. ■ Woodhoy,. with a lightweight, ran seven furlongs in lmin. 30sec. /Sir Tristram (F.- D. Jones) was slightly hotter than Bollin (L. Wilson) in-a six furlongs gallop, which occupied lmin. 17 3-ssec. Roosevelt (Coleman), after trotting onco round on tho grass, raced homo from tho five furlongs post in lmin. s}scc. Exmoor (G. Price) moved freely over a mile, finishing up in lmin. SOsec. 4-11 Red (C. Jenkins) and Diabolo (G. Prioo) wore companions in a trial-over a; five furlongs run in lmin. 4 3-osec., All Red holding tho black colt safe at every stage of tho journey. Masterful (Price) and Lace Collar (Jenkins) sprinted half a milo in a tick over 51 sec.. Master Soult (R. E. Brown)' gave Elysian a length's start, and'beat him at tho ondof six furlongs, .run iu lmin. 18seo. Master Soult could have improved tho pace had ho been required to do so. Czar Kolohol (Yarr) covered half a mile by himself in 50sec. Courier (Deeley) took lmin. 19sec. to covcr six furlongs, but over tho first half of tho journey a better rato of speed obtained. There was nothing. much between Aborigino and Maori King at tho end .of six furlongs, run in lmin. 15 J see., but their stable mate Wimmera was a couplo of seconds slower Over tho samo journey;After breakfast a number of fast gallops were ■ accomplished. Effort alono got' to the end of six furlongs in lmin, 15} sec. Los An gel os (Carruthers) clipped half a second off this time, and appeared to bo galloping with something in hand. Consolation (L. Wilson) and Merrio Rose (G. Price) .were associated furlongs. Consolation got the worst of tho start,! but, after galloping very wide, slio was a couple of lengths in front of Merrio Rose at tho finish. Her time was lmin. 1 l-ssec.', and the gallop, was one of tho best of tho tnorning. Sunbonnet (M'Grath) also did a brilliant gallop over five furlongs, beating Aboriginal (Wilson) in, lmin. OJsec. Nautiform was too good' for Ingoda over four furlongs, covered in 48 3-sseo. All previous track records wont to tlio wall when Bobrikoff (Buchanan) appeared. Starting at tho seven furlongs post, the big, black goldiiig had Glissade for a companion., At the end of tlireo furlongs Glissade was well beaten, and, half a furlong later,'; Ambola picked up Bobrikoff. Tho latter had- no .difficulty ■ in' holding his own'to tho judge's box, which was' roachcd in lmin 27seci • ■ Provocation did throe-quarter-paco ' work with a short ■ sprint.' Euruß galloped »'< mil©

0 Blx furlongs in. lmin. 21sec.v 80-' anorgM covered, five furlongs in lmin. ,3 4-5 v®°'i half a mile in 62sec.; Aberbrothock (6. Pncc) and Perolina (E. Cairns) five furlongs together in lmin. 3Jsec.; BalS st s ™ eu %tohßs of a mile.in Imif o m so '.', Chauvehn and a companion half a mile m 62scc, Ukraine and Togo fivo u f lmin. 3jscc. Sandstream covered wa rounds at half pace and Maiova was . sent, a strong working gallop once round, t JPu . pace work' was performed by lirst Mate. iloyal Guard, Advantage, Aorangi, Rangibaeta, Black ' Pearl. Knight Commander, Toa Tuhi, Master Doug! oth'ere ' Paparaelii, and a number, of • PONY AND CALLOWAY. RACINC CLUB. In connection' with' tho Weliington' Sony, +*1 i 7? ®. acln g Club's charity, meekng' to bo held at Miramar on Friday, &e follow! mg acceptances have been received for the Charity Cup and Gift Handicap:— i CUP. Six furlongs. Aurifwa lim if list, j ; St"..Helena, lOst! j'i i r'', 61b - : Bi »y. lOst. lib.! and Sweet Lethe,' lOst." lib. ' : . ■ ' Four, furlongs and a on! ~c ,% lel ? a >' Ust. , 81b.; Billy, lOst. Letho, lOst. lib.; Merrie Oliver, Bst t nT' 8 ?' 13li).; Mcrrimann, i q i b 'i,Heatherloa Lass, Bst. 131b.; 'Pico, too, Bst. 91b.; Recovery, Bst. 41b.; Anglican Bst. 41b.; and Queenio, Bst. 21b, - MANAWATU RACES. (nr .ASSOCIATION.) tu f „ ■ Palmor ston North, April 20.. lne following are the acceptancca for til • Manawatu meeting;— „ LINTON HACK HURDLE HANDICAP. P® ™»°, three-quarters.—Raneihaeta, W. t.; !.™!, !! 91b.; Scenery o\ i l ™K# >mei V 9st - 131b. .-: Rendrock n S i' 12! ' Ifmesseur. 9ft. lu.j Golden Glow, 9st. 21b; • Rosogrovo, 96t.; Lothair. ' 9st.; I'ou de_Joio, 9st.; Jet Do More,'9st;, Canadian, 9st.; Somali, 9st.; Ltolanter, 9st.: Ngawaka, 9st. - • •,.-' _ KARERE HACK WELTER HANDICAP. ■ ? lOst.: 91b. s. Strateg-, ist,, pst 71b ; Guiding Stcp,,Bst. 131b. :Tho Limit, Bst. 111b,; Twmklo, Bsfc. 61b.: "iVaiouru, Bst., 61b.;. Ukraine, Bst. 31b. i Kimmemn, Bst.; Rawera, Bst.; Liquid Air, 7rt.. 13 b..; Encounter, 7st. 131b.; Thetis, 7st. , 131b.; Belle Amie, 7st. 131b. ; Brilliancy. 7st. * i Pukeruru, ,7,5t.. 121b. ; Rarigikura, 7st. J2lb.; Slippery Queen, 7st., 121b,; Captain. 8e11,,75fc... 121b.; Kpnawai, 7st. 12lb. i Ari« vore, 7Bt. 121b. . . • ; TELEGRAPH ' STAKES .HANDICAP." Six' furlongs.—Flitaway,: Bst. : ,121b.; - Ballarat, Bst, 111b.; Irish. Rifle, ,Bst., Kareroa, ,7st. 7st, 121b.; Diamond Star,' 7st. 101b.; Lady Menschikoff, 7si..- 91b.; Sir .Antrim, 7st. 61b, Aboriginal, •, Gsfc.; 131b,: Nicotine, 6st. ,7lb. ■ ; LONGBURN HANDICAP. One milo and : a furlong.—Master' Soultf, 9st. 31b.'; Tangsmoana, Bst. 61b.; ■ Moriarty, 7sfc: 131b.; Sir Tristram, 7st. Ulb.; ' Maliuta, 7st. 111b.: ■ Whetumarama, Tst. 81b.-! Effort, ■ 7st. Gib. ■ Paisano, _78t._41b.; Flingot, 7st.; Rcosovelt I S r'mi Gst;; 101b.j 1 Borengaria,' 6st. 71b.; Clemora, 6st. 71b;; First Mat©, 6st. 71b. . . ; ' WOODHEY HACK HANDICAP. Seven furiongs.—Wimmera, Strategist, Bst. m.;, jrondjp,,Bst., 41b:'; whistlecraft. Bst. 41o.; Sliarinon.,'Lasßj Bst. 31b.;. Voetgang, Bst.; Illustrious, "7st. 91b.; ' Waitoto, 7et. 81b. j Explosive, 7st. 71b.; Miss Vera, 7st. 71b.'j Dervish, 7st. 61b.; Highden, 7st. 41b.: Waipuni 6st 111b.; Castiglione, 6st. Ulb.; Liquid Air, 6st, 71b. . TAIKOREA WELTER HANDICAP,:' Ono mile. 9st. 71b.; Bourrasquo, 9st. 41b.; Martyrium, 9st. 31b.: , Paisano, 9st. 31b.; Probability, ■ Bst;< 101b. Consolation, : Bst.. 91b.; ■ Seatoridale, Bst.'; Whisttecraffc, Bat.; Lamsdorff, Bat, ; . . .