THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 14 June 1909, Page 5

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES. . June .18 and 17.-Hawke'» Bar J.C. Winter. June 23 and 21-Napier P»rk B.C. Winter. .Inly 8 arid 9.—Risbome It;C. Steeplechase. July 17, 21,' and B.C. Winter. July 22.—Wellington Pony and Gallowav R.C. . Aug. 10, 12, and 11.-C.J.C- Grand Notional.

..NOTES AND COm¥eNTS.

•..'•.; ..•;, FB7 GuNcoi.l, . / ■ The only Trentham horses competinc at the Haii'ke's Bay meeting this week.will he J. 'Lowe's pair, Iranui and Aroha. Both have beeniput through solid work during the past couple' of weeks. .- . . " King Post will not be raced again' until the Trentham winter meeting next month, and if he continues to go on satisfactorily in his work he may be taken to Riccarton to compete in the hack flat events at the Grand National meeting. , . Te Kohau,. one of, the five acceptors for the Hawke's. Bay Steeplechase, is ah-inmate of H. Hickoy's stable. A returned visitor from the Auckland meeting informs me that while the majority of the Auckland sportsmen:he met were enamoured with the future prospects of the 'chasers Lβ Beau and Capitol,'he was more impressed with the future chances of Tβ Arai, who was, finishing ae well as any of the horses in the>;Great Northern Steeplechase, and who. Eiade hacks of his oppon* ents in the Tamaki Steeplechase on the laet day of the meeting. Tβ Arai, it is understood, will be a competitor at Trentham nejet month-and at Riccarton.in Aogust.

; California's half-brother, King's', PrizeJ' who won a'race at.the Hawke's Bay Cup meeting, is among tho accepters for the Scnrry Handicap at Hasting on' Wednesday. - ...'.. ,:..--.- , .' ~: : : / - | ', The Stepniak gelding, Sir Artegal, which haS'Wou half a dozen races this season, will probably be taken across to Melbourne in the.course of a week or two. . There was a proposal before the Wellington Racing Club Committee to include a hack 'steeplechase on the first day's, programme, but.it did riot find favour with the majority of tho stewards,: and consequently the programme rcmaine as before. ...... Aβ Ben Jorison has paid up ■' for " the Hawko's'Bay Hurdles, to be' runat Hastings on, Thursday, it may bo taken for granted that the Auckland horse; will be a visiter to tho meeting. By many he is considered to be the best hurdler in New Zca : land, and if Kairoma, Compass, CdmmandeT, and Reservoir all. go to the post,he will have to be as good- as hie admireis claim him.to be. , ' . . . A youncer full-brotlier to Audax is being prepared for future engagements by Mr. TV Stowe. : Tho gelding is • owned by Mr. T. Bassett, of ■\Vainukuran. . The half-eistsri by Merriwee, to Subterranean; which was purchased by Mr. F. Dorset at tlio Longlands sale a year ago, is now in work at Opaki,-and i« trained by A. Watson. ;. ■ •■•■■■ ; : ';-.; ••■_. :.■ . ■ -'. Sen Sim is again in work at Opaki, arid is snid to bo (shaping promisingly. Both Son Sim; and Indian Mutiny are now trained along with, Gablic, Pukewai,, arid Campaign.

TRAININC AT HASTINGS.

(BT TkLEGRAr'H— FRBSS ASSOCIATION.) ..'■'..;•_. ■;•:■■■.'• Hastings, juno 12. Interesting work was witnessed this morning in view of the winter meeting. Pikipo, Kopu, and Maku did seven furlongs in company, ami finished in the order named. Polyanthus and Gold Dust went onoe round, and finished together. Awha finished in front of Magenta anil Cork over five furlongs in Imin. 7|sec. •: Pohutu finished strongly two lengths in front of Lainsdorff, after, once round, in Imin'. 4655e,v ' Vi covered six furlongs in good Btylo. Corazon, alone, : went once round thehurdles in 2min. 2scc. Lebeccio and Nadine started once round, the hurdles, but the latter fell at the first fence. She afterwards gave a good display by herself. Forest and Commander, ,in two minutes, completed; a round of the schooling hurdles. Atanuiwent two rounds at a slow pace. ■■ Jack Pot was restricted to three rounds on. the. sand.- i ■ Ho revelled in his work. Coy negotiated once round'.'oycr, country in fino. ; style. ~ . ■ ■'