THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 510, 18 May 1909, Page 7

THE TURF.

i.V-3-&^'RAdi.Nq.FixTi|BES,;.-.,.; : .v: / -'-'- ; v" -lifoy 22-and 2t-North OtagbJ'.C.-Wintor;: -.' •., ilay 22/and.2l-TakaynnaJ.C..:WiDtßr. , ■ May-2J and ai.-Wanpmui: J.C. Winter, -j, June 3;— Wellington Pony and Galloway K.U-j June, a.iiid,.!.—Bttaedin J.C. Winter. , >, ■ :.-. June-3 antl;4--Otaki-Maork]l.C..:W)nter. : ~ ~ June ■ 3,r 5, : :>nd .9—A.K.C. ;.Great. Nortnorn •■•'.iiSteepleoliase. V ■■'■■'■ '.:'■-'■'■' '■■,■■' ■: ■■ ■ -i :■■:■'■ : i June" 16. and 17.-Hawlco's Bay J.C. Winter.-.-.. J l une , 23 ! i>n(li24.-Napier'J > a'rk : K.C. ■Winter.:-.: JnW r &.and 9.—Gisbprne R.C. Steeplechase. , :.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

",-,C■',?'■.-. i«.Sf : B*\GtENcotfl'■'.'.■-■ ;',•; : A .('•■'.■' -Th&:jumping, seaspn'-will commen.ce:io earnest, • next.' Saturday;; when" the ; : Wanganui Steeplechase, and-th» Century Hurdles will be decided;//-Hitherto; ; the:"Centuryßurdles''-'has 1 been run pi th& second day of the meeting, but tliis : year ■■.'double, bettors will be able to adjust.-tlieir.accouiitsi'at the end of, the first day's; racingo-:^:; ■;;;;■■ ,' :; : " ;V'; : .' ? -. ' '■)'■ '■':, ! : -M,[ -the. Taljapuna Jockey 'Club'i thW will be. no steeplechase this year." This : isit4:be"regretted, for the ; Takapuua : chase-has generally; been-won by a'-good-class, ■ :'chaseiV:andi besides -giying! northern'.owners :ail.c-pportunity"of.racini-their, horses bofore come{' along,; ; it : furnishes ■'tho public'.with-a ;guide;to;form.'. .Past ..winners of:the race':include.;",■ Inriiskillen, .-Swimmer, : Hayt'ni.ahd Sol,>and, eten,i^-the.club never' received!an.^pntry;.from this, end, of the niinipn, )it 'would ' almost pay them ■ to:-keep. the gbmg.aa "an : incentive/ for- such' higliTclafls .'thoroughbreds tocompete it;th-^f :; ;i,:.J-'> : ,:; : ;'v V-' : ;>-

:■'■Ev§ry.. year;when', the: .Racing -.Conference .'delegates meet: tho.-proposal-comes; forward- to ■ mato it-compulsory; for all clubs to place two. steeplechases:on. each": programme be-. and September.;: -The proposal, 1 so: f»r-.frompassing'in.a modiEcd-form, isinvari- • ably • rejecteil, and the:' clubs, ■ so far" from: increasing: the. e.vente, -are, ■ on the contrary,,cutting them.down...'The W_av ugantii Jockpj; Club, which'iised.tp i run guita a- number'•on: the.:: two -days .-'of.; -its .winter, meeting, has now reduced the numbor to two; while,the'isTaUapuna Club .has eliminated steeplechases altogether. , ' .■-_--■:. - ,y,..,- ;.--;:. •■) 'Nomination's for. the. Birthday l meeting ; of tho ; Wollington Pony and, Galloway' Racing Club blose tomorrow with thesebretdryj'lMr; - :J. •M..;Cumming. ■!:,.'■'■:.',!;:'■ y;,:''- • ■:;.- .:,' : '• ,:..;;.'■

-■ Luii,'i: 'jirho.. .withdrawn from.:the. Wanganui. Stcbplcch'asolast Friday,, was r .'one of ■the -selections -for th? ; event, and doublo bettors'wbro.struck, a spVere blow by. his':.withdrawal, '. -ivhich was.brought' about by an:,attack:pfsinfluenza.■■{>,: ,: j-i '.'.';;fi' ''.['■ ~.•'■:,

':The;-age'd':gelding. St.rßill, who. is an in-■ ■mate 'of .tho'same-stable: as .-Lull, ,is reported! to : be.^wonderfully.well;, just, now, and," if i'-lie escapes the,iafiuenza;.hb:should,do his. owner good -service through; the wint-er. : . Probably: ;th'e §on'bf St; Clements will be -entered for; hurdle: facei.. later on,--but he is', sp' wellat; ■present'.thaf.it.is. thought he ..is capable of winning'oh : .the flat, , .. .. ■ : . ' ; : . . \ '

:;In the .Egmbnt Racing'.Club's ■ race';cards ; last..week, F; 'Tilley. , was credited with .the training i'-.of;' Overtimo,'' hut the. cHestnut is still of,: Frank Liiid at-Wa-■Bgattiu.'...fVi'--::;.:.::l'-'-:»:.V! ;"-> >■"'■ "•; ,:\\. '.' 'v.'-'i 1 ,-. .: ; .Mbatai who principal handicap at ■ the' Miramar: Pony. Races on , Saturday, is, npw...trained. by.-H. Abbott,>and,las; tliis trainer also'has charge of Anglican, ho thus led 'in foui' -w iiinora' at .theimeetingi, ~: ~: .- -.-

; " It waa' the. intention of the. owner of Auri■fera to sccuro'a.nomination to the Si: Simoii horse- Soulb -for.the" coining -season,.but; ai ;the'Daunt, mare appears to be racing better than ever she was, she may bo kept on tlie -track"for.'another'year-;-.-It .was'.'a , , fine" perfpnnance' which' she: registered in 'tho; Khan-v dallah' Handicapjon Saturday, whon she, car-, 12st. to" victory—especially fine'- as : slie. ''never . bhob, had' ip be ' touched with . the : .TyhipV'.^'\^^sf : - v ''';',t''/-'.'- : '''', V :i : :'V- '"J.//t' ;

t;:-Huia)::who ;wdn a..double at Sliramar. or, Saturday', .might;have been purchased at tho Shannon races in .March-.for a consideration pi ,40 .guineas,;- but she ha s. now .improved in .condition: a great ■■ deal;. and is worth i'consid-' ;:';;■;.'■ ; -.- '■,■ ,:'- ■:;': ■. ; - '■•'. •.'■;

'■■■< ■'. 4 'Wib.imper I y..wh'o'; was ,'as .bearing ;an:pyercU)nC''appeafancc after returning home from Foilding, ..has .-brightoned/; up' acain, and js;mentioncd as a '.sure -'starter in : the" jumping .events at.-Wanganui. f': ; , ":''■■''■■'■ : 'a '■-. -ibld.-Moccasin; jrho , has ; already, arrived at ■AVangohui .to/fulfil his engagoments/haß. not' rajce'd for the last \thrce. seasons,. and it ,was isifarbiok as: 1904: when; lie won. the. Great Northern, Steeplech&so. ■ At his present, ago ho sn6u)d..prove a'shrewd.fencer, and.it- will beao surprise comes,in.flrst;,some day , - through tTi6.,wiiitf'r.' ■. >:,:. : ■■;•■ ■ ■■'",: .-■", ;. :

r ,There; ie but.one drawback to, NewburyrJrif drawback!,it she—and. it is ; that-ithe. fields' ar6so : pften bewilderingly 'big, and the starting of 38 two-year-olds in one'race may provide an v interesting record; but. it. is-.'not, a 'sight that .greatly pleases: speotators. II is :a-;mistake, byvthp, way", to. say that','they ;V/ero,started, in two.;lines.. : They all got .'away"\ [together, and this, was' very, largely due to. jthe.fact that they.wero.EO closely-packed that they -had .not .room, to turn rouud. Australian? '.;are' ■ always. ■ saying:'■ that wo;.: start .horses too*' far. up'ajt . from r ono another.— ""London Sportsman!" :': -;...";'/ \:~

V- /tRAININC AT!WANCA.NU!. '■;■: "■;■'--(&T. ; TELIGKAriI—I'II ESS ASBOCUTIOW : ;. ! . : '•:•'■ "v. '■''}:';. '"'.\.': \Wanganiii, r May"l7.' .'■'. '/.The;work on. the ..training track'-'vras'-unin-. teresting yestorday./ Tho weather was "again, fine this, morning, when littlo of importance, was. done...-: AVhimper was : sent '.a conpl<j" of rounds,: moving. freely, while. Irish Rifle ivas pulling-,double;.at/. tlio", end of- a solid two rounds. Moccasin .arrived on' Saturday, and ;\yas (iiven :loiitf,. steady, work.-; /This. horso looks yery well. .Mario put in a.couplp of rounds•dVer:the.-hurdles, shaping.fairly well,. Ohaso.Mab jumped exceptionally, when given i »'similar task.a :■.-.; . /■ . ■-.'.. ..;/ j/WAMCAfIUI j:c. WINTER "MEETING... ,■.-■; :'■■ (bt/tbms'obam— pri.iss 'assocution.) '-■'.' i :-: -/;; ■■: ;' Wangnnul, May. 17. / .Tlio folldwing aro tho acceptances for the first day'of-tho Club's win-. tor meeting:— :. ;■ .... ■■■.-,' . ■ : BOROUGH HANDICAP. / Six furlongs.Bst; 71b. ■; Mon Ami, Bst. 61b.:; WaikftTafca,',Bst. 31b. '; Irish Riile, Bst.; Karoroa, ■7sti 131b.; Gipsy Bello,. 7st ': 121b. y Hermia,' 7st. 41b. ;; St. Bill, 7st. 31b. , ; Toa TuW, 7st. 31b.; :.Cyrftno> .7st. 21b.; and Nicotine,y7st. 'llb.W-:''/:,-/"'.W '■~'""/..:■",. "/■'','■:■. I;---WANGANUI. STEEPLECHASE. About three milGS.—Kiatero. 12st. 61b.; Eunis,- list. Slb.jTilson, lOst. 21b.; Nogi lOsfc.: 'Jack Pot, lOst.j Moccasin, 9st.-13Tb.; Aroha, Ost. 121b.'; Oryx,-9st./:iylb.; Pawa, 9st.--.,]21b. ; Clarabcllo, Ost. 101b.; Playmate, Ost. :101b.; BalUuico, flst. 91b:; '■ .Whimper, Ust. 81b.; and Northern Star, 9st. 71b.- ■- > ,:..'

ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP.: Fivo furlongs.—Nyland, O.st. 41b.; Ovortimo, Ost. 3lb.j Mulga Bill, 9st. lib.; Strategist, Bst.: 91b.; Clemency, Sst. Oil).; l'urakau; Bst. 41b.; Guiding Stop, 8»t. 41b.; Toanga, Bst. 31b.; Brilliancy, Bst. lib.; Scdgomoory 8st:; lied Wing, 7st. 91b.; : CixiUdron, 7st. 81b. j Singer, 7st. olh,; Flying Wind,. 7st. Clb.: Waiftta, ■7st". 51b.;-Cnp.ta.in Bell, 7st.; Sea Wind, 7st.; Slippery Queen, 7st.; Jjnnio, .7st. and Rifleshot, .75t.., ■:'■■' .'/. ■■■'■•. '••'■.•. ;HAITOKB HACK HURDLES. One mile and three-quarters.—Stayboy, list.. 51b.; Bangfliaeta, list, lib.; 'Claromoiit, lOst--laib.; Auratus, lOst; 71b.; Taupo, 9st, 101b.; Mooso, 9st. 71b.; Waiono, 9»t.- 6)b.; Indian Mutiny,vDsf. 61b.; Moscow, 9st. 21b.; Feu-do-Joio,v9st.; Tokoroa, 9st.;>and Lothair, '9st.■ --", - : --.. ■' -.■ : - '.-•■ .-■ -.:•.■■ ,>-'■ CENTURY HURDLE HANDICAP. About two miles and a distanco.^-Master.Douglas, list. 81b:; Maidi, list. 71b.; Exmoor, list. 51b.; K3iroma,,llst. lib.; Waipu, lOst. 81b:; Aorand,lost.'jslb..; Savier, lOst. 31b.; Snip, lOst. 21b.; Rangibaeta, lOst.; Compass, 9st. 121b;;' Wliatalcura, 9st. 101b.-; Prospector, 9st. 31b.; Belario, 9st. 21b.; and Chase'Mab, 9st. :-...-. ;■;.--.... •.■;■ ..'■■ .'■■:..-.; '..:". CONNOtLY HANDICAP;::: One mile and a.quartor.—Marfapoto, Bst. 61b.; Woodhoy, ■Bst.. lib. Roosevelt,. Bst.; Mahnta, 7st. 91b.; ;Waitapu,;7st. 81b,; Daisy. Paul, 7st.; 41b.; OirenSnlino, 7st.; Astraca; 6st. 111b/; Lady Monsehikeff,- 6st. 101b.; : Wee' Trinket,. 6st. 101b.: First Mate, Gst. 81b. • and Lamsdorff, 6st;"7lb.-.::-'... : '-.-. .'■:-' ..-.,••. -..,,•■:.,■,■;-■• ~;:'■ ■-■ PURUA HAOE HANDICAP. One milbi —llondip, 9st. lib,; Research, Ost.V lib, • Stratesist,'Bst: 61b.; Mallet, Bst. 3lb.;;North Er.st, Bst._2lb,'; Anemoiioi .B.sti;'.Paipn<j, 7st. 61b.;: Shannon; Lass, 7st. ,61b.; Marathon, 7st. -2ib.'; Vinco, 7st. 21b.: Marshal, ■ 7st. ■lib. • Quick • Mareh, 7st. : ; The Rievor, 7st.; Montpelier, 75t...; pnd Adopted, 7st, , '.:.:. ..;..- '■- '. . .'' ■ i,'; - i—^-—„-— '■■■ ' ; ' /'■ ' NORTH JOGKEV CLUB'S RACES. > -,' tax TEr.uGiwpn— mess ABSpciATios.l .'■■..■' '. ~, , Oamaru, Jlay 17. iTho.follmying, are the acceptances for the firstiday of North Otago Jockey GJub's races:— .: . • ..... ■ : . . ■ :•;' '~''. ■.-;•. .'■''.. ■ WAIAKARAU HURDLES,' One mile and a half.—Southern Cross, list. 21b.; Ringman, 95t,131b.; 0r5in0,.99t. : :131b.'; Homeward, 9st. 121b.; Storm,-9st. 101b.; and Fulmar, 9st. 91b. • TOKORuVHI : WELTER. Six furlongs,— Ito,-9st. - 91b.;,Ard Rcjgh,•.9st.' 91b;:" Master Alii, 9sti: 81b.; Loftns, 9at. 21b.; Oiyoi, 9st. 21b.; IvairofE, 9st, 21b.; Do Witto, 85t.,91b,; Luresome, Bst.- Sib; Cnte, Bst. 71b.; Red and Black, -Bst/;21b:;' Miss Gal, Bst..lib,;"Sam ;Weller, Bst.; andTaiori,. ; Bst.. | ,; ;-..;. OAJVIARU CUP. One: mile.—Czar KololioL Bst. 121b.; Flitaway, Sst. 111b.; Federal,,BsV; Chief Lpchiel, 7st. 131b.; (Warsaw, 6st. 101b.; Ronaldshay, 6st.- 71b , .; I ;and Tinul, 6st. 71b. ; ;WAIREKA Six'rurlongs.— North Polecat. 121b,■;'■ Kostroma,-'9st. 51b/; British Peer, ; 8sl; 131b.; Umeiabby, Bst. 111b.; Alpntreal,- Bst. (lib.: Salaam, 7st. dOlb.; and Sars-. field, :7st.. 91b. ■'• \ : " ..- '- /• vy-i ,Nortli\Pplo,;9st.:l3lb.; Claymore, 9st. lib;; British Peer, 9st,'; Balaclava,'. Bst. 81b.';. Lady ■Ranald; 7st.- 131b.; Rosinc, 75t.,121b,; Merry Lass;;. 7st. .711).; /Vagranco,. 7st;•:-. 71b,; Incliboraiy,7st. 21b.; and 'Wiiid-ward,.7st. ~ .•..-,-:-. STEWARDS' ■ HANDICAP. Five \: hvlongs.—Potroviiiij Sst. . 131b.; Passipn. 7st.-: 131b.; Lady' Orizoin,: 7st. 13.1b.; Loflms,:■;■) -70. ' ■■ 121b.;> ■ Kostroma, ? 7st. 121b.; Cerise and Blue, 7st.:slb;; Cnto, 7 6tl eib/jliza, Gst.>l3lb.': Miss Gal, 6st.'.lolb. ■ Gapon, 65t,101b,.; andSomateria, 6at. 71b.: : ■■■'?{ ; ; ;::i J-' ; ■'' .ENTRIES.,/ V;v:-'' ■' ; :/' -ATRIAL. PLATE. Four :■ furlongs.-Eaglc-stoDO,'Simon Puro, Gold Sail, Bruco, Rnn.zor,". Merry. .liass.Sania' Clara, Obsona Sumatra, Lady Ranald,- Windward, Rippio aridßonzpio. . ..-■ ■■', ■■■■'■ j ■ ' . ... •.-..■. ■■THE ;Five "furlonga.-Inch-bonny, Montreal,' Gold Sail, Nowlands, Santa' Clara;-.'Obsone,''Sumatra, Lady Ranald, Lady D*rk, Rippio, and Benzoic. : ; .'■■" ./ '