THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 625, 30 September 1909, Page 9

THE TURF.

; :;;;' :^.';;^;v;;; :^ ; Sept.; 30 dot. 1-Geraldino B.C. Spring.', v Sept.SOand Oot.; I;—Lower^.Valley J.C. Annual Oot. ! 4 and: 9.—Wellington POny' and GaU6»»j ' ; ': ; \; V - '.-■'■ ; :.Oet.;6ahd T.'-HftWko'bißaj J.C, Spring. Oct. 6 and 7.—Marlborough R.O Spring. V 0pt.,1.3 and ?*.~l)UUediu J-,0. Sprlbß. ..Oct.. 13 4 aiid 14r-Napi«r'Park R;C. Spring. .;Qct.; 13 ; and K.-Otaki-Mabri R. C. Spring., : Oct. .20 and ,21-North Otago J.C: Spring. -.:.- 06t;;21—Hutt Park 'Racing Club Inaugural. ;.N6v.; 6, :8;-10,, 13.-Canterbury, J.C. Spring..-. ' N0y.,6,;9, and 13.-Auckland.R.C. Spring. . : No.w 9.-Waverley-Waitotnva R.C. Annual. ■Nov.: 30 and: Deo. 1.-Fellding J.C. Sprine. ; Oct, ;20 and-a-Wbllington R.C.- Spring. ; , ';0ot;: 28 and,29.—Poverty Bay T.C. Spring.... ». ; N6v.';9 and 10-Tnratahi-Carterton B.C. Annual. AND COMMENTS;/;: ; :;:A;rt'>; ."■;":,'':". ■.- . '>..':';'-: ■ -.Club'*. in.eoting. ;■ ..tdcMpitice. ijtjMartinborOugh. to-day and to-i-nlorrbw...:>,';-...i;.'.:; ;:'■:,' .-■'.: ; .' : . : ••.':.:;. : . .:'■ •'■': be the sole Porirua representative at .the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's, meet- • '.He will start in the., Guineas. ;:)It:ii:wßrthy :of-note that Kilin'dini.was the only'first favourite to'prevail'on'the two days ; : of' the Wanganui'meeting.; v v ;'.' . ■. ; - -"Adceptahces, ifor, the- first,day's events,at the Marlborough': Racing Clubs - Spring' 'meeting : cldse'-this: evening:with the secretary at'Blen- , lieiiii.;;;:;;?f;.<;;v.: ',','..' ■■'; : i'\-^'< : - : - ;. ; :.,it'ls expected that the'Avondale jockey Club , will;deliver;its:, decision in .the Mahingarin--Vo.uiry ' this;.we«kv-'.">'-'•«■■''■'\ ( ! .'--'i....''.-\'.X-. v: ; ; ■••:.■• .•-'.. ,: ;Sir Antrim ; is .reportod nnsoiind, . and is .giving his itrrincr,' 'Wright, "a''good* deal of 'tronble. at Foxton. <y-:i...-./--y -~,,;.. - ; :>;.:' ; ■:\' t Hunterville, - will - shortly tako.in.hand.a-Soult youngster, bred ,:iby;:Mr;.W.;:F::..Massey.;;, "'- |." ; : ! :; The.'ohestnut! geiding/'Anglican (CyTenian— ..EtonaJ.-is advertised, for sale in this issue;,:,. ■:.- : '-iCis at- the:.Wellington' Racing Club's';Spr'ing.,metiiig;Tib6kmakers : "will' be allowed; the uso ofl.boards'on.'which to-exhibit :theij ; >price3;::;,^;J^i:- : ';iif ': <^ii\? ~'\£:< : ::.i\-. . t Moriwa';is;saidrtoXbV;'a,.doubtful:.startor in •theiHawkfe's; Bay i Guineas: next week. As a 'resultof his, fall-at'theWAnganuimee ting, he ' -is '..still.: suffering 'from .sortness'<■ in > ;the :off Shoulder.-:-;-;.' '^'.•%** : :::^ : ' - •;-;- , ;:-»--" .:, 'the New; Ze'aland'Cup "candidate,'' Merrie Zea-land,-.ivill-!b,e; among ;the competitors at' the ! jneeting to^ay. f v ,;;,'Advantage','wh6 is'engagedin^thosixfurlongs ■ laee,;at:'.Lowr Valleys to-day, ■ 'has. not raced VBince the.Wellington;Racing Club's autumn ..meeting,at Trontnam; Her last, five perferm'anebs; include,'.>three wins and : ,a second. '-, ■•'■ ~.'vT.v WilsOn-rhas'-booked -spacVfor' two' horses .by*Sathrday's-.steamer'to Picton, so, 'presum.,ab!y;: ;he>is -taking •.Waikaraka and •' Toangb' ..acro^s.to; compete at^.the.Marlborough'.Races....'. ■ .''Nautlform: is.'practicaliy.certain. to 'bo sent' :to 1 fulfil-,,his >engagement'- in: tho ..-Hawke> s. Bay; Guineas. '.He'ttill.probably. be -.- shippedf rom .Lyttelton to Napier by steamer;;- • 6 -in, "Wellington ; yesterday : - .•from- Mr. .-W. <-E;: Bidwill- stated. that Ptovoca-;.-tion;!'wM-' going; at Randwick, ; and-; thls r .mprnihg,:,is;to .do.-h'is'final .'gallop, ;;ftnd^prpbab^;hiß;.best;: ; '; 'S ,%S6T3.'■ '&',■> Chisholm' Co[ breport -'having , sold tha- brown maro;Maori, Girl,',by Stepniak— Maid,: own :,6ister!-to:lady ; Killer,' to - JMt. ;M. J ;A:; Burked of ißatavia. •,) Maori :-'■ Girl :',willvgo;intp%Moldayiu.'S;.stablfl > ■( v^ ; ,]-«r.>', ;; v; :^The. : ;New;.:Zeal(md;iLQi\n 'and/'.Mercantile' /•Ageacy ..Company,-limited, shipped tho-'follow-:ing r racehorses.:,touSydney./by .thoXMok'oia-on". :Mondny:-Waihuka;(by.San Fran-Ua),'Ney (by ; Soult—lnamorata), and Lady,Obie (by Obligido ;:;—rCythnrea>.j.:,, >■]/;. Hli-v^vv'./'i .' ij-~' ; \. v/^;:*;. ' of Sydney :.ponies^,;has.-.always "beeiiVacknowledged: to-bo' /.6eyeral..;pounds. bette'r:!thari'that'of-Victorian ponies.'^:.Quito/ recently, ?Aorospire' ~ won ' ih6 .Ascot',Thousand-from Santiago;-with.SlerriO :o}iy'er.'»a'goo(l';f6nrth;i;This-trio 'ran/in three ,'soparato events at;ViCtoria Park-last week.-but-'.noneisof, ithotevOTpjliediiiS'-'plaueir iiTtefW theywefe; expected, to win ;is shown'- by the -'support' .aCcordedieaoh;/;-v;o- ':;;';,'';.' •,•::■'■.-",■*.-..•'■ " -at.the'Wqnganui.mectinglast week. A,backer approached'.a' bookmaker,'-and /asked' 'the price of'.acortain'horse, and.,received a prompt re-' 'P'y::'6;tVl"j'-Without-comingfto business'th,e' , oh 'his. heel,. but had pot gone ■' *ftTi.when': ■--the'.' fieldorAcalled ,:'out: 'after him':' ■;- 'Well,/7 .'t6';i, if.yo'u like.,", .ffl'll take-that,' but why-.didn't:you-".sayyso -at.first?'', was the • b;koker>;.retprt. , ; .,"W9ll,'''Hsa,id4ho .bookmaker i -sm;le,: ; '.'yoU;'always waht.'a poinKover :t^e!,'pdds;.{'and:\/now;;you've■ got .thetproper ■*•' ,1 ;-v-i..-v-' ! -'/-l " -y'-The^/inau'Ba'raV'm^ '-..Racing .Club is ' to be'held-at the'Hritt 'Park /.of;,:five:ra<^: ; :iS i -a'dvertis'ed:in : :ith'is'-/issue;' .'•'■ -Ai'.suinAbf,'JE2so is toibe' distributed in stakes, : and ■tho'nomination',fees arc-fixed }M.'tii '•'very low ■ scale.'/'; The.princjpaL.event. is, the Hntt Park ilHandicap^for-'jjonies'i'ii.d galloways 15 hands'. :/.ahd;^n'derft'six,;furlOagsv;:;,The;:s'tako ! -fdr.;this / event isjlOO'/sovi.,. from'" which'.the second is' ; to;receive 20:'sovs: sovs../.'Tho ... ;fi.vb.furlong's,.ls also opfn , ;toi;'ponjes'Cls''.;'hands\. and ;'under, 'and 'carries, 50: • m y s : ','i;Py' ze ,'money.'/i^Other.eyent3 v .aro' the ■. i Trial\\Han^i«(pV'/fo'r.',;'.'rn'aid«n--performers I v the' '/PetOne/zHahdioapV'fbr'ponics 14.2 r.nd'under.' and; the-Pbhoke.Handicap,'for'ponieh 14,3' and submitted 'su'ch : a' ;•' good,programme for its-first meeting it'should' ■ m'e6t\wlth; ! ''a" willing ,f rom "-owriers." .Nomiriatiohs.-fdr:all. events close.at the club's :;office,,;.KingV- ; Chbmbers,'.'/Earbour Street,' On l.Monday^:Oc.t6bor;;ll,-;;;/;,:;:;, t : .;,;•;,; •_..:• / /.:; ,/;■ ;aT/;RANDwjck. r '' ":: : K'^'vir:" 1 ;? 1 ?'?^:':Sydney,;September, 29; ; : . ■. /;';The sodden/ oonditiOn of the tracks, at '. R'and- ' interfered'/with training/.work,, and /.'thbi'.gallops Me;inpstlyi6lo.w/!;v/'... .; •. -;. '.-/'Provocation;'.'going fwell,' covered ten" furlong's: ;:in-;2miiu:'26sec. ; f.^