THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 576, 3 August 1909, Page 7

THE TURF.

',';"."'"' RACING ."FUTURES, "''■"•'■'•". d Aug. i— Woodlands Hunt Club Steeplechase. 7 Aug. 10, 12, and U.-C.J.C. Grand Naliounl. Aug. .26.—Ambe'rley.'Steeplcch'aso Club's Annual. U Sept. J: and 2.—Morton .I.C-Amiual.. ... s j SbiJtember'l'.aiid 11.—Wellington Tony and Gal- .-! '-■!■ low'aY R;C.'' ■•■' : s - -"■•■•■.'*'.-'■; ■:■■'■■'-■■■■■■''. ,; Sept.-g-iind 9.-Horowhenua Hack R.C. Annual: I.' County E.G. Spring. V Septals'a'nd : 'lG;—Baiigitikei R.C. Spring."' ■■ .'/ Scp'tetabJr'"23 and 2j;-Wangamii O.C. bpring. Octobers and'9.—A\ r eliington Pony;and Gallop ..;;.. . ... ;../;;.. - ..- , ; . -.. >.; C: -y'-.-'-': hotlesi and'comments. k ;t: ; : M'r.:-H ■:■:<• iji-rG'j.Mtoit.l ; : '/ !;• the annual' steeplechase': mcet- )*' Woodlands, Hunt Club.takes.place v at-Pahiatua/'r .':;■:; ; ~.':'.'.,.'• •:■:■' ' wishinfi: to bet_-. at'.tho -Woodf lands .1 Opting: may/obtain licenses, up till .... tp-mqrro^;'morning., .-.- ;■;, .■..;,..' - ' e The huTdler Rookby, : who broko. down at ,', tho'-.last iHastings meeting, has- been poii- :! sioned oif.'.' : : .';. ;: ;" : ..-". ;: -V' a '•'Rbsemdrn;. a .'.hunter in Atwcod's. stablo, ; who.w'as,cnterc<V:,at'tho Woodlands meeting, '• will not bb''among the starters toTmorrbw... [\ .v-Beloguo-;has-joined' tho ,-actiyo. brigade''at j Feilding.. He is looking,big and fit.--. -■■•;. u- "TuUii .-Tukii • (Kilchcra'h'—Spiiiigold), who > wa's'-m ; 'the:.hands, "of a'vetbrin'ary. surgeon at ;•' Aucldaiid; ; '^ied'a;'couplo,;oidays'ago., .: '. ; j i A-.':,6iiver .did:.not .arrive,,last ;'■' goes .through: to-Riccart.on -on,-Wednesday.; :. '•■ '■'• •PerolinaV;lias ; ;.beeii' suffering' from:.kidney :' trouble;'but" is: now-said to': be" on" tho road ," to :rebovery; : : ;'-:':-\ '•' ':'" ' : -';. : ; ' ■','""!"'/'-' ; ,r ;^ ! Prospector,- who was : givbri' a "spell ■_sub.seV .:qucnt i te. I tne;Ay>nganui.;:.Winter meetingi'.' is !l rjow'JiivWork 'a^ain;.,at- ) Awabupi v '..;, ; ;..' '..:•,. I> ',£'Apran'gi .-and-.Moscow haVo been .'scratched '•' for? thflir' engageiiwnts; at-':iho- .Canterbury I', .Jockey, Club's : .GrandvNational; meeting.:';. v- 't-C.\P.ritcliard'^'tb'am ..'iwere:.b.p6kefli*'f.or'thp '.. s'bilth' la'st'-iiiglit,:' .the wea'thor ,<vhs i very bad 'all! day, tho '■ Hiitt,' trainer decided •}' not' to /ship' them" tiH-.better-•cbiiditiou's'/pre- ;,-- .vail. . : r;;■''■" ';--;^'-i,i ! ,,:]'- : f'^'; i j li V|o,ur.iHastings' . correspbndent.i/.telcgr'aphß. ; ' that^-the ; > following,-horses;left there'' yester--3 day':;fo'r.;Riccartoii:T-Zimmefmari, ; ;'Kairbma, 3 Jackpot',. Gold Dust. " Pplyanthusy, -and ' PikopO;' . ,; ■■-.'-"". ; -,. " .'• ' ; : / -Tlio Porirua—Pihmbney^filly ; was. with- '.■' drawii;frqm,,the,.Wellesley;Stakbs yesterday.'. 1- ■;.. i Vasa : --hasiust ; been.taken'Jti: hand -by-'(j. Y. Price'i'at'Awa'pumr - .': She':Kas : 'wintered-;well, : " and. should bbpready to ■rapb:"barly"in the season;;;i;'^:pi^-: .';■.-.?:-;-;'.;•' '•^"■''.'i. e ■' IV/'; Ybuhg;: arrived ..from!''.tn'is/.'riprtli' 'last i ii?glii;J!and".>vpni:dh to. Riccarton. ,'He lias a beßii:-.onga r ge'd' : .tb;ride; : Jaokpot'::in the.Crand ; - /National Stepplebhase l '\Penate's,.in' tho! Win- . /the Grand. .National ! ' .Hurdlos/'.'aiid."Cont'inuanco in',.'hack : races..";! i-. ; ; At ; tho;Epsom;(Vic.toria), i raoes.qn/July 24, t .Boh'a-K, won tlie ? Novico' Handicap, beating -32• others., /Oil the same', day Nobel! (Seatoir Delaval-rPrp'i- -. lem) ran :secbndyn tho .principal 'handicap:' ■ *'!H.': Futcher'h'ri's' beori.at: Otnki."; sehbplih'fe . 'Bcndrbck/> Ho'.returned, to Feildirig .yestct- ' !dayj.-!arid '"Rendrbck'' was'; ; ' brought '■;to !Wel- ! liiigto.'n'to : be,shipped sbuthi'in' •hargo'.,qf;E. ';-.- Woods!'- -.r'' ; '''!'//,!',!:;/!..(:!,-.:,/is -<!-,/!;.;" 3 --, A:' recent "-addition'to 'A; vAtwbbd's' t-eam 1 at ■.Ffiildi'ng'is'i'a' ; youngsterj -by'i-Haiidsphi-b 1 /Jack-^-Rpngbtea'-'that'is "said'tO'be-.promis- "- -irig.-'.'.'-' I .'.': s •>'=■■"••:■ V/ !!'/!\/. : .'■" -f'! !!•!''./''';''' \ //In '■'his . re'ceiit'fsehoolinfi ..bfl'brts'.ovbr the t : liurclles Mpsc.pw'.-:ll.^3,slip^vn;,.c6nsidorable, l-i.m--\j jfovemen't, and ,is rip^y,..fairl^ ; 'prqficiciit. As 3. tho,Stepriiak,gelding! lws'.;p'lon'ty-.cf..iacc,. : . lie r ' .sliould, bp; ; usef«l lit! s 1 races' this: season.'.■■ ' ,';.' '■■';/;- ,>'^L,/- ■'~ Thoughno word has been received here of -.j -the' scratchihg;;bfrDiplbmati«; for the Grand *, .National;Stopplechasb, it would.-appear,that '; 'witlidralwh !frpm!'/.'that '' ;pveiii;i;! v J-- eyor^'•■|lmt^li ! e j iwio.uld!ib.el>ta'r,'te J3h!- ' j pii ..'tferfirs^da'^^,},' "'■.;{[■■., j i !e.-,Jv»liQW,e,'.wqnfcjto 1 ■ '■afi(lt»Tjqr3.' HColviff. ; , •Tne';kst-iiamedais!fflirly/fbrward,!and;:will/bbi | given a '.gollbpiorift«'o;.ori\"iiha tracks; at.rltic- ■ j: carton;/,;- It!is>now stated;that:.'the"Multiform, ! - colt ;',wiil not: be : ,'takeh" to, Rahdwick; in': tho • L 'sprmg,:'but-will; eempetb/in .allothofprinoipal; ) U,wo-year-old-.'rabes' inti.Now iiZealantlj-i-'iocom-: ,•;. -moncing with tho; Hastings--Stakes;; '< '/'Gi'Prico will,leave.for/Riccartoit witli'Ny-, ■'" land ■'.'.The''Finlaiid geldiiig; 1: is;engaged itf -a' racb"oh'jbach'!day.-bf;.tlio ■- Canterbury Jockey' meeting, arid 1 will ':: be ridden, by A.. Oliver'.• -"■ J^yland■: showed /a' ] °16t;'of J , pace at -Daiiiicvirkb'arid. Feilding, in; '; 'the :autumn f aiid : ;shbuld be'"prominent-'ill; the; ' -hack race's if'ithbtgbing'is gob'd,| i : bu6 f !hb r is,-said to?-be/ a "poor/galloper• oh. , ''c.; .■■• -heavy track.!'; 1 ' ■'■"■'■■:"■■'■.■ ; '!'''' , ~"';,!'/ : ;:;!'!;''';':; 1 - / . !; ...Tho' Winter Cup:.favourite, -Penates;'"has .[ \been responsible'jfbr,a couple' of excellent ! the past week,- ,; and, in ''.'one ' trial 'over.' seven' :f urlphgs, ho 'is', said ' to have "acquitted himself;better ,'th'an .' at anj' previous Btage' of' his careori''.' /'The. ! Ruenalf horse is undoubtedly very .well, at :i ancl, 'as;:the tracks are -Vpry : ,hcavy ;; -just' ribw!,/the'-'reports .of his good; work-will l i! -bb ''all : thb' v more pl&sing' to' 1 his 'numerous ~ ~<-'r\? ' :"v-,--'.' .•- ;!■; ';;' v ' r '~! / i ;:■' The'Svort'of ''lbvell.ing ; the'trottirig oval /at ■; ton racecourse' is. about'cbmpleted,' and '; ;all...that: rimy,!'remain's .t'b bo ;doiie .will' be, / tak?ri'in;,harid by;'the ■caretaker.'/ This con- : sists bf; a'!few' inches filling 'with soil' here 'and.''.there,! and .afterwards liarrowihg I the' ■ ,surfacbj'": and Sowing.; with a ■■•generpus'--scat*, teringof soed../'The .improvement : a-' good round sum; ■ but the ' worlc-is r well .; doriei''and'thoi'e;is'full valub : for ; the cxpcn» '•■ diture.'-- The ''next--needed improvementt-..is '■ the extension of the trotting trafck to half 'a. , milb.r-"Horald." '. - .. I