THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 7

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES. July 29.—North Canterbury J.C. Suorts. Aup. 4;~-Woodlands Hunt Club. •Aug, 10, 12, and H—C.J.C. Grwiil ■National. Sept. i and 2—Jlnrton J.C. Annual. MOTES AND COMMENTS. :'.-"'■;'; ■■'' ißt GI.KNCQB.J . . 'A' cable , received from Mclboiimo last night; states,that Waipuand Kiatcro aro both amiss, and will not raco at tho Victorian Amateur Turf. Club's mooting which commences on. Saturday week. Jno. (9'Connoll,,,who went across to, ride tho pair, is loaving for New Zealand on Saturday, and will thus be in time to ride at.the Grand National meeting. . ~...'.;■ , Mr. A. F.'Douglas appears to bo doomed to-disappointiwent so far as tho "Australian trips are concerned. In tho spring of 1907 he.mado an unsuccessful'trip to Sydney with Mbrriwai and Needlework.''Last winter Waipu failed to run up to expectations in Melbourne, and this year tho trip with Waipu has again been unsuccessful. - ■: Skowman.vClarcmont, and Mooskon wore thb; first of, tho North Island horses .. to reach Riccarton. They have been there ncarly:a week.. . : /.■,.' v " . Horses are going to Riccarton each night now. ; . Four went -yesterday, and a .'number.' aro-booked by .to-night's'boat. . .'■'; It is probable that E.: Lowe will rido Mundic in tho Wintor Cup at Riccarton. '.'. ::ThoV'Grand'• National ■ candidate,- . Tauira, will be shipped l to Eiccarton on Wednesday next.'.!: •.' '".-■ :■:■ y; / '• '■'■; .■ ■'■ " -J./Lowe's team.for'.thß Canterbury' Jockey Cluß's meeting will consist of.lrauui, lifey, and. Longner.' Tho. horses named go south ■ on.Monday.night. •■-.- "■/ ' .. , ; W. Price ;has. a half-brother to Dnil and General .Kuroki in work at'Wanganui.;. ; .■■■'■/ ./Tumiit and Artillorie are among the horse's onfcredfor a six furiong3 race to bo decided ■at-the.. Rc-sehill Races (N.S.W.) on Saturday next. ■; •"".''. ■'./ '' Tho riew'owrtor of Dawn is Mr. W. Ralph, :of Auckland/ '.:.:'■ '/' ' .'...,.■ '■: W. Rayner ; has recently taken : Chaso'Mab in hand again at Wan'ganui. Raynerhas now eight horses-in. work.. ;. /Rock Ferry'was. in a class by himself among- the' horses engaged, in- the open .six furlongs', raca. at,, Hastings yesterday,, and would/start a warm favourite. ■ /Mr. M. Melrose's .two-year-old colt ! Lord Kelvin-is; to'iba taken to Riccarton for. educational purposes. Whether or: not'ho will make- the trip to Raudwick, has.yet l to bb debided. . ,-■: ''..'■;'l," ".'•■■''' '■'■' ■-."." In.his; last eleven .starts,'Waionb's'record - has ' been . three firsts,..' threb .seconds,, two .thirds', and, threo unplaced performances. [ ,;'J.,!Delancy- find 3 that'.it is'; too' severe a task to. keep to a suitable riding weight, and at the end.of the present jumping- season he will, probably rotirofrom the.saddle for good, an<l-apply for. a trainer's license.'- - V'-■"-.- ■.■>' -.Mr. H; Price, in addition to giving'witches for '.tho-'most -successful jockeys in.tho 'registered ranks; has informed Mr. J. M. Cumming, that ho. will present;'a. gbld-mountod whip'to the jockey riding thb most, winners at .the Miramar 'pony, meeting's during tho 'coming 1 scasbii.; '>". /* ,7./-,,..',"// -.-' ".Among the;passengers .pboked.for London' by; thcVTurakina, which sails ■•to-day, is tho Auckland jockey, Harry Phillips, who, 'with his,wife, is going to:reside in England. Phillips' was: a.suecessful jockey in. New Zealand, and.in ,1905-rode>Irish to victory in tho .Great Northern /Hurdle Race at El'lerslie, but lid mot with a serious accident, and'.iiter'his . tecovery ;'was'. informed'-by/' his physician that ho wonld be unable, to take part in races again.- Phillips lias recently been , in, communication with some English friends, and io now/going .Homo :to tako up a position in a training: stable.':••:■;.;-: - : : , ■ i" I < HAWKE'S BAY HUNT CLUB. ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE MEEIING (By Telegraph- Pr<.*a Association ) Napier, Jul} 28 The annual steeplechase mcetinp of tho Hunt Club i\ns held on tho Histmgs Racecourse to day Tho weather w as beautifully fine, tho attendanco laigo, and tho sport good Eighteen bookmakers were on tho ground Tho following aro tho results — HUNTERS' BRACELET HURDLES Two miles—Chief, list, carried list f)lb , 1, Taipara, list, 2, Kaiuaka Mild, list, 3 Also started Watershed, ind Motr-oi Goos- -1 Won b\ m\ length ,No timo t-iken , FIRST OPEN FIAT RACE Once round. —Loirot, iOst 7io i, jit. oju aUr i'ii 41b, 2, Glaughton, 9st, 3 Also stirtcd El Dorado, Water o' Milk, and Perchahco Won by a baro length Time, Imm 57scc HUNT CUP STEEPLI*CHASE About two miles and a quarter Mr G B Tod's ch g, Chief, by Jot d'Eau, list (can ied x list 71b ) .1 Sjlvia Maid, list 2 Also started Zummorzet, list , and Takelj, list Zummcrzet and Takeh both fell, and did not finish v Won hard hold by three quarters of a longth lime, omin 35sec I TRIAL HACK Fivo fui longs—VWaimoo, | Ost 21b , 1, Stourton, 9st 21b , 2, Wainioumou, 9st 31b, 3 Also started Veda 'Won by a ccuplo of lengths lime, Imm 6sec HUNTERS' FLAT HANDICAP One milo-'arid a half.—Brown Belt; 12st., 1: Gold Shower, list 121b, 2, Impossible, list, i Also started Kauvaka Mud ind Mother Goose Won by ti\o lengths Time, 2inui 55scc SECOND OPEN FLAT RACE Six furlongs —Rock Ferry, lOst 121b , 1, Resign, 2, Burton, 3 Albo ctartcd Lonet, Tho; Sauattor, Tho Clippei, Cork, Outlaw, and Mokai Won by three lengths Time, linin lOsec HUNTERS' FINAL STEEPLECHASE About two miles —Snooker, list 3lb , 1 Takelj, list 311), 2 Only tlio tno started Won by half a length Time, smin 18 sec