THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 588, 17 August 1909, Page 8

THE TURF.

1 RACING FIXTURES. Aug. 26.—AVairarnpa Hunt Club (Taratahi-

Cartcrton Course). Sept. 1 and 2.—Marlon J.C.*'Annual.. Sent, i and 11.—Wellington 'Pony; and Galloway K.c. : ■ . >-. Sept. 8 and 9.—Horowhenua Hack B.C. Annunl. ' . '■ • . . ■•' ' Sept. 15 afad IC—Ashbiirton County B.C. Spring. Sept. 15 nnd B.C. Spring. Sept. 18, 22. aud 25.—Avnndalo J.C. Spring/ Sept. 23 ,ind 25.—Wanganui J.C. Spring. Oct. 2 nnd 9.—Wellington Pony and Galloway ■ B.c. . . -..;.■*. .: Oct. 13 and Ifr.— Dunedin J.C. Spring. NOTES AND COMMENTS. ' / . [BT GI.BNCOK.] The Wairarapa Hunt Club's meeting takes placo on. Thursday week. ' , . Nominations for the Horowhenua and Rangitikei meetings fall dilp oil Friday next, August*2o. Zimmerman is to be given a New-Zealand Cup preparation; and, all going well in tho meantime, will probably bo among .the starters for that event:; ■-. •'•■•.•- . ■ A largo''number of racehorßeS are returning from the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting to-day. ■ ■■ ■ • ■ . ■ •...:■■

liaiigihaeta has freshened up since the Trentham meeting, and has been doing some useful schooling.at'Awapuni. There is xomo probability of Lionheart lbeing taken over to race' in Australia again. ■ Entries for the Wellington Pony and Galloway Racing Club's mooting close on Friday. -'; -" . ■ •■■•;' Weights for tho New Zealand Cup will make their appearance during the week. Jockey C Jenkins is putting, in the week at Porirua,'assisting- J. H. Prosser with tho education, of 'the two-year-olds. " — : It is: understood .that tho crack Victorian jockey, E;-Turner) who has been standing down, for'the past 12 months, Will be jjcenscd by the Victorian Racing Club for the coming season.!. , .-."" '. ■ ■ • -. . . . Compa'se, Los Angelos, Tyrannic, :Lovell, and El Dorado were double winners at the Grand.National Meeting. Trainer C. Coleman is ; of opinion that Leonatpr-will never race again. This is to be;regrettod.,as the son of Leflla-ntis.was one of the best liorss3 in : the Dominion over distances up to a.Jiiile a quarter. . , In a'.recent -paragraph anent-thb' New Zea-land-gelding Nobel, a Melbourne writer put hnndqwii iisfull.y 4st. inferior to his brilliant half-sfst-er Solution. Since then Nobel .lias won a , race at Caulfield, so the writer. referred to'iiiay have altered his opinion.

''King Post is to bo spoiled for. a day or two, and will, next,"be raced at Levin. The following-week he will .be taken, on to.Marton' to contest- the ■ big, races' at. the Rangitikei meeting, which this year will be held on the Marton Racecourse, as the ..work of re-forming the race traces at, Bulls is taking place. . .'.'•■■.. ; . • .. '■■■■

In. running it looked as if Glcngariff was Koing to be beaten in the United Hunt Club Steeplechase at Riccarton, but lie proved to bo tlw'lricky horse, as- Decrslayer, who was loading the i field very' comfortably, fell at the half-mile-post, and Glcngariff beat the rost'of. the'field'for pace. ' .-'••'• . , ■ '.

.Discussing cross-country, races, , the Paris correspondent of a London journal says:— French owners have long sinco broken away from the old'tradition of steepleohasing, and the G.N; Hunt Committee could easily 'earn from M. Du Bos, one of'the stewards at Auteuil, how the society he represents has transformed the aspects of cross-country racing.. There was until some years ago in attempt made by the club'iiv the Rue to revive steepleohasing ovor the, natural course at La Croix-de-Berny, where,'if 1 am not jnuch mistaken, the first steeplechase meeting was held in the neighbourhood of Paris. ■ Tho'result • was not satisfactory. Owners declined'to enter valuable horses and risk.tho casualties which menaced their horses at , ' overy jump, and' the principal winnerswere clever hunters imported from the Old Country. Really good horses approaching the typo of' Count Schomberg aill General /Peace are put. over-hurdles, and the Steeplers'represent even a better class than Lutteur 111., who would not have stood; much chance with Saint Caradec, beyond the fact that he is a natural jumper, and would have mate no mistake oyertho Auteuil country. Cappiello was singularly unlucky; ho was second twice at Auteuil , for Mr.'Hennessy, whose mare, .Rosita 111., was out of her element,, which would'have suited her stable companion, tlie Aintree winner, admirably, as he likes to find the ground-soft- under him. Our admirable system of cross-country, racing is shown by , the breeder's ..premium credited to many owners whose colours were well represented on the flat and'are recognised as the. brecdors of .the first and second liorses in. races -between the flags, where- they have carried tho-cap- and-jacket of their latest purchaser.- . . ' -.- ."■ ■ ; '.'. WAIRARAPA HUNT CLUB. . 'The following are the nominations for the Wairarapa Hunt-.Club's steeplechase meeting, to ■ -be held on. the Taratahi-Carterton course, on' August.,26:—.. ' . .'■'■■. '■■'.. ■■-■ " HUNTKRS , HURDLES.-Indian Mutiny, Clpvial, Sir Lethe, Jet do More, Black. Angel, Harinfsa, Hill-Lass, Traylock, Oblivion, Kuranui, Matengatenga, Lady..Madcap, Retinue.' !'HANDICAP FLAT.-No Trumps, Lucretius, Golden Kein',.'Coranella l Fifi, Nlsch, , C. Herenck's bay filly,'. Merry . Christmas, ■ Splash, Franzisca,' Tereia,'. Musketeer, Matira, • Merrie Land, Skye... . . . •%.'...". :'■ ■ .WAIRARAPA. HUNT -STEF-PLECHASE-Halta, Lnddie, .Jess, Nightlight, Hill Lass, Moonlight,; Lady Pet, Tui,. Kuranui, Matengatonga, ICildoon, Firestick, • All Black, Tiaria, l!«tiime,.' Dear , Dolly.*. ...,-...■ H'Ack'-HANDICAP.-No Trumps, Lucretius, Golden Rein, Graud Myrella, Leahora, Tyrannio,: Sealer, Koyal Maid,. Clovial. Jet do More, Swallow,' Otanui,;Matira,. Merrie -Land.'" • : TARATAHI STEEPLECHASE.—Indian' Mutiny, Sir Lathe, Jess, Otus, Lord itTllin,' Moonlight, Tui, Wild., Oats, Kuranui, Ned, Satan. : ' LADIES^.''' BRACEIJST.-Haka, " , Clovial, Nightlight, Hill Lass, Traylock, Paratene, Matengatenga; .Firestiok,- Haututu.; All Black, Skye.v '■' '-' : ■ .' ••■ • ■ . ■ ••', ,:... -. .-'•■ ■ 1 .FINAL STEEPLECHASE.-Indian. Mutiny, Tui, Laddie,, Jess, Otus* Blaef Angel, Lord Ullin, .Moonlight, Traylocki Wild Oafs, Lady Madcap,; Kuranui, Firestick, Tiaua, R«tinue, Dear Dolly.' , • ■::.'.' : BLOODSTOCK SALE. IBy Teleßraph.-Prcea Aesoclatloq.) Christchureh, August 16: At- the' bloodstock-, sales to-day, the br. m. "Sweet Angelus, four years, by Multiform ,—Curfew Bell, .was sold toJIr. A. W. Morse f(»r:.2ps guineas; br. c. Rock Ferry, ny Birkenhead—Eon, 4yrs., to.Mr. H. Solomon for 130 guineas; trotter,'b. 'L Prince Albert, : five' years,'bought'by Mr. R.' M'Millau for--130 guineas. :