THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 609, 11 September 1909, Page 13

THE TURF.

-RACING FIXTURES. . Sept. 11.—"Wellington Pony and Galloway R.C. Sept. 15 and 16.—Asliburtou County U.C. Spring: , : . ■'-. Sept.-15 and lG.—Rangitikei R.C. Spring (Marton). -. i■ • . ' Sept. IS, 22, and 25.-Avondale J.C. Spring. Sspt, .23 ami 26.-r-\Vaoglutai J.C. Spring.; , Sept. 30 and Oct. I—Lower Valley J.C. Annual (Mirtinbnroiigh). ; •. pot.^Tand, 9.— \Vellingt6n ;Pflny and Galloway Oct. 0 and 7.-r-Ilawke's Bay J.C., Spring. Oot. ,-G. und 7.—Marlborough R.C Spring. ; Oct: 13 iiii(l:!J.—Dmictjiir J.C.' Snrinti; { ; ;l Oct. ,13 and 14—Napier Park 8.C.. 'Spring. Oct: 13'ahd.l-i.—Otaki-Mabri K.-C.'-Spring." Oct, 20 ami '.'.3.—Wellington R.C. Spring. Oct 28 and 29.—Povecty Bay, T.C. Spring.: Nov. 0, 8. 10, 1,1.-0. J.C. Spring, y Nov. .6;-9, and', 13—Auckland Racing Club's Spring :'• .. .: ■ ' : '■ ' ' Nov. ,9.—Waverloy-Waitotara R.C. Annual. Nov. " 30 and Dec. I.—Feilding J.C. Spring. '

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. Statistics -'(Masterton).—lsinglass won ; ~£Si,4S& in stakes. ~- i - -.'•

' PONY RACING, AT MIRAMAR. Tlio Second. day's racing in Vnnoction with tho ■ Wellington Pony- and, " Galloway 'Racing Club's September meeting, will bo. held on the Miramar facccouvec ; this aftoriiooni. .Tho track is in. nico-ordor, and' as satisfactory, fields prqmiso'to.go to the post in.all the events, h good afternoon's sport should result*.'"A' special tram .fiei'Hcp ,Ims; bson arranged,- "so. that . cars ; n'ill lenvo. Courtenay Plaeo- for 'tile racotiourso ht frequent: mtci-vnls 'from 'noon 1 onwards, ■ and, , ih-fidditiotii' ttiefo' will bo. tho ordinary. Minimal' service," via Lambton Qyay. Ladjee will bo ridiwittcd'frce to ; aU parts of, tho ground. . The first; race is timed for 2.30 p.m \'.v'' ; . RANGITIKEI R.C. ACCEPTANCES, . : (lly .TclcErapbi-Prcss Aasoctfttlen.) ''■ i' '/ ,}r Bulls, ' Soptcmber 10. ' " l'or tho first day's events at tho Rangitikoi Racing Club's .Spring niee'.ing,- tho/..following accoptanccs have been recoivc'd;— : * -:V / PLYING HANDICAP, Six furlongs - Irish 'Rifle, 9st.;r Waikaraka',' 7ft. 1.1ib.; lady Medallist,.' 7sL' 121b.; In'ey, 7st; 71b. 1 ; Overtime, 7at. Gib.; Toa' Tuhi, 7st.' 51b.; Boanerges, 7st:' .'nib.; Investment,: Gsti. 101b. WcoTnnkct, 6st. 101b.; and Marion, Cst., 71b. .'. ; WILT-OWBANK HACK STEEPLECHASE Two,' miles- atld ''a qii'artor^Oryx,.'ldst; ,71b.; MobshcnJ ilOst: 71b.J 'i'e 'Kaipui, lost:; s|b. ;, Oak-: ley, lOst. 21b.; Whimper,. 10.'t.; .'Run,;. JOst.'i ■ ■Whipcord,,lost.;,'.Aesaj),. fist, 12tV>v;■ Ngnwaka, Pst. hlOlb:-;., Gibaro; . Ost, 101b. *j. PrizoirianjV- Ost: DlbV; ißirdrAtu,: ost. : ,Slb.i rPapnkura, 71b.; Rocket, 0at.,71b.i Monty, Ost.-71b. r .,

( PUKEIIOU HACK KURDLIIS Ono milo aiid a half.-7N.dva; lOst." 81b; ;-s{oniit Cook. lOst. /llb.l'-Waim'ari.ii'.Ost. l'Jlb.'i! lirl' Kiiip, 9it. .'slb:; Maggie,. X J nul,. 9st, ;2lb:; •Rejiniac, '9st.;'. Jacknian. Ost.;.:.Lothair,; \ 9st:; Tambour 'Majdr, ; ..ost, r Rosy.(Mprn, .. Ost.-j; Wes- ; ;

■ ~ ItAIDEN ;HACK PLAT. - -Pour -:-furlonß9.Cluughtoij; 95.t.; Pukerurn, -8st.;l31b:; ,To;Puhi; ; : Bnh'l3lb.; ilarronito.'Sst.'iiSlb. ;\Wharekon, ?st. : 131b.'Reckftrock,'. Bst. - ; ilib. ;'':l)dris,vßst.; ; ,lllb.*; fetv lllb. ;' Sti'.Venton'. Bst! 111b.! Pita-, 13ib.; Rackarcck,Est. lllb.; Doris.'Bst.. 111b.; •Officifil,'' Bst: lllb.'; .Marutoa, Bstl .lllb.Needle-. wort,'i'Bst.;- 9lb:'i : :Konoi/ai; Bst.; 91b!; ■ Siipaway, '91b,s»Lady .iintori, .85t.;.91b,; P,\rk I.ady; Bst.' ,91b.; Moree, Bst. 91b.;j" Tawhaki. 8st:; St. Kildard,;Bst;': Sunrose, ,Bst,; Captain, Bst.;'; Royal,' Patroh; ! , 7st:';lllb',; . Ampliiiinsijr,;- 7st.' -01b...Mofriletta, 7st, v918.j ■Gold Top',':7sbßlb;;'.Truo Shot v .7st.- 91b,; Kiiiri;dini, ,75t..91b.; and.Odessa, 65t..21b. .. 'i STEEPLECHASE: Two mile's and three-qiinrtera.—Lovell, .list; . 71b.';. : Sp'e.oiosa; ;41st^. 51b.; .Lingefer, i'lOst.", 81b; -Moccasin; 'lOst.r. 7lb:; 7 Chief,. lOst. . : 3lb. ; ' Mauri,;. 9sti : 81b.,5 ( Defeat^ ;, aud;Rirp Atu; ,9st. 71b.',;. SPRING HAIJDICAP. , Ono milo and a dis■tah'ce!—Sir i' -Prisdo, ": Bsti' 121b. j ;-.; Roosav'elt,' Bst;,',Bjb:;'-'Sir. Prize,'.,Bst. : ; ..Moloch,7st. 21b.; Irannv' l i.sl. i *7lb;i iLlanwern. ;9lb. j; arid Wed Trinket, Cst. 81b. • ' iV : , RkNGITOTOMW RICE ,iS?v Wl fuUong., Dolce, <'P9tW'2HP : I 'Moyi\n&, vißst.i.,6lb, !•>:■ jlirsti Consul;; Bjit|f ■ jfinluliiWb jiddiw.-fstin 121b.; Maidi,- 7st. 101b. j I'aparaehi, • 7st.' 81b.; /Td ! .Roti,' 7stj' 81b,'j. Hiwera.. Tst;:7lb.; Cduldron, :7stA 71bV; 'iNdtorions,. 7st. 01K.; 31i}aii, '7§t. 51b.; Putck 7fit.^ > and Equit;as > .i7st. ;-',; ;-

AVONDALE ''SPRING'MEETING.-'---.;

..itny Telcsraph—Press Association,)!- . ' : ;;i:'■'. - : J:T'v'-'Alicklahd, Septomlier 10. . i- :Th«' oocepiances .fQr' the. first day's racing of tho .Avandalei Jockey.;Chib : ijpring.V ,'meeting cluscd to-night, as follow;.• | J. iyONDAIXiE 6ilP. ', One mils and a\ (inarter." '.—Grenddier, Bst'.'; lllb.'i itawn',' I .Bst- r 71b. i-,Sedi-" tion, ; Bst.'' 3lb. i . WaiiflangUV; Bst/; Xochbuhle; Bst. j ;Beri' Jouson; 7et." '101b.; ■ Saiitoi Kosaj. 7st;. 71b.! .;Elysiob : , 7st.' 71b/j Inglis',' <st.- slb, i; Sir: irteg'al; .7st. :5lb:; : Tat6o,--'75t.,.31b. i. Noteorini, fsti i' Michaeloif, Gst. 101b.; First Wairiki, Gst. ; : Lyoiai v :6stir:lolb.and i'tea&re,'6st. . 71b. V-

HANDICAP, Six furlongs-Dog geifVßank." : 9sti;'DeTonport,':Bst. 121bii Tarina,' .7st;' 121b.; vTanekaha; '7st. 51b.; Impulsive, 7st.' 51b.; . Itnprimus, 7st. 41b.;'- Necktie, "st. lib.; Aiiiiw-ell, 7st.' .-ilb.;;: Wild AVest, 7st.' 31b'."; ;Michr aeloff, 7st. 31b.; arid,Pluck, ; 6st.. 101b.,

'MAIDEN. : ILA.NDICAP. ;; §ii \ fufiorigs—Sub-lime,'-'Ost.i fWinhnstdii,;. 7st,; 131b.;' Eoydl' Scot-' land,'.'7st. ; :'lolb.;'' Prince 7st. ;101o.;' Monsieur :Soiilt,-'7st.' 10lb.; 1 l-"leet Arroiv, 7st. ,91b.; Uraiiia,:';7st„.Blb.;. ; Admiral Soult.Vjst. Bib.j llelta; ;7st. 81b<; ■'Dainty,'.tfst. 01b.; Spectrc, '7st. 51bl';..Censure,v7st.'\4lb.;,Lady Phoebe,-, 7st. 41bl; .Ney," : 7st. ''llbl;., :':fflb:r Sabre, !'7st. 21b. i Lloyds, 7st. 21b. j Fuss, 7st.; Lady Doon, ,7st;,rana -Plying'Soult/75t..,- • ,

i PIE9T HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. 1 Tiro miles;—Swajsman,'; lOst.', ,121b ;■ v Commander; 10st. 41b.; Newb-.m, 9st.' 101b.; Mozart,. 9st. 81b.; Hina; ! !)sti'6lb.i Te Raliui, fe; 61b.; Mas.teriPaulj Ost. 21b.;:and Good Faith,' 9st. ". 1

. I'IRST HANDICAP, STEEPLECHASE -About thrco miles— Mozart,' list. 21b.'; Tanglefoot-;:: lOst. 121b. ;, Bachelor,, lOst. ' 51b.; 'Pierre, lOst; 21b.;-Qocd' Faith; Ost. 101b.; 'Master' Paul, 9st. '81b.;.'.Red 'M'Greg4r, ' 9st. 71b.;. aa'd ,"Westerly, 9st. 71b.' : i' .'- ; -i - HBNDERSON HANDICAP Four furlongs —Niiuuiai, lOst. 91b.Karcroa;. Bst. 131b.Lady. Frenoh,"Bst.; 61b,'j Tariha/Ssti/llb'. ,* Hikuai, 7st. Ulb.;. Mahinga, 75t.,101b. All's Well,: ,7st. 6lb, j'-. Hydraulic; . 7st. 21b.; Maikaj 7st,' 21b, j.'.Seft. Elf, 7st. - ; and I'ositiTo, 6st.-i2lb. •, - ';:*r< , PLHNKET HANDICAP. ■ Sarin - furlongs.Celtic, :'Bst.- 131b.;: Aristocrat,. Bst; lull,.; ,Noteorini, Bst.-101b.; .Coromandei, Bst. 101b.; Waihiika,> Bst. 81b: j' landlook, ■ Bst.. 51b. ; John,. Bst, 51b,-;-,Winhaston, : Bst-: -lib.;'and Tetrazzini, -Bst..

NOTES AND COMMENTS. IBt Gmuicoe ] '.TUo-spring meeting of -the Eaiigitikoi. Racing Club -will'.bo .lioltl at'Jlarton on. Wednesday anil 'Thursday next.. v{ I':;'" : ' ; /' v and Nootui!fcii'tu;"l'eccutly {oftl6d,ii'colt to :Mem>vce. ;

' . ■The ''Gold :ReeC—Ua filly, in A. Attwood's' stable' iit Peildihg- .will indka her debut at the Kiingilikoi meeting,ineifc week.;: , ••; To-day . the .jockeys and trainors of : Peilding are engaging.. in', a. football ' match against., a teaul' from '.ond of-the senior' oliibs there.

Stoni'ton' (Birkenhead—Roie) has been sold by the. Hon.' J. D.vOrmond. to a Gisborne sports* ..njiin,:'and is to bp trained at Hastings By J'. Delanoy ••' .

Hayardo, who recently won the Eclipse Stakes and the St. Legcr, is not engaged in England's sccoiid tsn "thousand pounder, the Jockey. Club's Stakes./'

•. , Cheshire . (Tarporley—Maybud), ■ who was among .'thfc lots salil'at. the Yaldhu'rst dispersal sale, is; to- do' stud duty, .this season in' the' Waipawa district. ; .' •' Tho jiimpars Mfln out.'at the Taranaki Hunt : Club's meeting wero a splendid lot, and; ' although big fields contescW all the events, ohly one serious fall 1 occurred during the Afternoon.' ' Pull Cry', whoso 'disqualification was recently removed by the Wellington' Racing Club, has joined. J. M'l.aughliu s. string at Qreenmeadows., The. aged ' gelding,. who fe now owßcd'by,a.Wiillington sportsman, has.already started In 123. races. v ■ Dr. Sliimosi) won both liaok flat races Hunt Club - meeting at ■ Now Plymouth on 1 Thursday, but ho only had n narrow margin to spare- in each -cuso'whon the judge's box was reached. • /■

.V Mr. It. .Matthews, tho well-known gentleman rider.-was in great form at tho Hunt Club meeting at New Plymouth on .Thursday, riding four winners during tlio afternoon. Ho won two 'stceplcchases on Rim and two flat raws on Dr. Shiinow.

. Seven booknialtors bit ■ Ouoliunro in the Earan'a. to field at the Taratiaki Hunt Club's meeting on Thursday, bat,' as tlio Manukau

Bar was riot negotiable for somo hours on Wednesday night, {he steamer did not reach New Plymouth till Thursday evening.

. J. Eva, a young brother of , the well-known Now Plymouth trainer H. Eva. rode his first raco on Bismarck in the six furlongs hack race at tho Taranaki Hunt Club's meeting on Thursand steered Iris mount into second place. He is reported to liata. ridden a nice race, and was only beaten by-a neck. • Amongst the competitors at tho recent Melbourne Show was ' the stallion Appleparth by Treadmill—Goldleaf, who scoured first and .champion honours. On the voyage-aoross Applegarth was somewhat knocked about, and it wai deemed advisable not to submit him to the hammer.' It is how quite probable that his .owners will bring him back .to New Zealand, in which casa lie will most likely, bo placed at tho disposal of breeders. . ' Rua, who won a double at the Taranaki Hunt.'Club fixture, is engaged in the hack steeplechases at Marton next week;. The. Conqueror colt Pikiho was not started at tho pony races last Saturday, but he 1 will probably.be among'the runners in. the Maiden Race to-day,'. ■ Mr: it., Whitney's promising two-year-old Odessa will probably bo seen uridor silk in tho 'Maiden- Race at Marton next Wednesday. Routine (Sir Lancelot—Queen • of Trumps), who was soid to a Southland sportsman last year, was well backed in a hack, race at . the Birchwood : Hunt Club's meeting at Otautau .last \veeki but the. best, sho could do was to run second to Loyala: ' V'

■iOhe'.-flf the.first of Boniform's foals, is a filly from • Barley Bree, which made its appearance at Okawa last week. .

; The latest team is d gelding by Mahaki from 'Tho Brook, who will bo tried over jrardles. later on. , .- 1 •. R.: Hatch, who' has '.been engaged til' Tide Master Soult; at- the Avondale Jockey. Club's meeting, will leave. for the north at: the conclusion of tho Rangitikei fixture.: He .will remain; for the throe days at. Avondale,: and will thus miss tho Wa'nganui ,fixture. .

-It. is understood that. J.. Hall, who rodo Nadatlor to victory in tho National i Steeplechase, has - decided' .to ■permanently rc:tiro.,fr6m the saddle..-During his time, Hall Kas ridden, the winners of nearly all the important cross-country ovents in the Dominion. ; A-Press Association'cablegram from Sydney states' that the New Zealand horso-Don Hannibal has.beeh turned out,. and will bo spelled for several months. He recently contracted a seyoro cold,. which has upsetj his system..

. i Very satisfactory acceptances have been reoeived for; .the first day's'events at tho Rangitikbi Racing Club's , spring meeting, and, judged*;by the uuhiber and the class of: horfica that will be competing,. the chib will havo a -vfery. successful meeting at Jlarton next week. Th o . steeplechase promises, to be: a very fine contest,'' and : the .meeting between Lovell, Spcciosa, and Mocwisin should prove extremely interesting. It is.stated -that, after- the:Rangitikei meeting,'Lovell will be treated to. a spell.