THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 630, 6 October 1909, Page 9

THE TURF.

— ■■ i RACING FIXTURES. Oct 6 and.7.-H»»fce , s Boy JC Spring. OoL 6 and 7.-Marlborough RC Spring. Oct.' 9.-\Velhngfcon Pony and Galloway B.C. OoJ. 10 and !i-Dunedin J 0 Spring Oo' IS and 11-Napier Park RC Spring. Oct. 13 and U-Otoki-Maon It. C. Spring Oot 20 and 21-North Otago J C Spring Oot. 21-Hutt Part Raoing Club Inaugural. Oct 20 anr | 23—VVellington RC Spring Oct 28 and 29 -Poverty Bay'T.C Spring. \ Oct., 28 and 29 -Mastorton R C Spring. Nqv. 6, 9, and 13—Wellington Pony and Galloway K.t!. Nov. 6, 8, 10, 13 -Canterbury J C Spring. Nov, 0. 9, and 13-Auckland RC Spring. No\. 9 — Wnverley-Wnitotnra R C. Annual. Nov. 8 and 10-Taratahi-Cartorton R C, Annual. Nov. 30 and Dec I—Fending JC Spring. Dec 8 and 9—Woodinllo J.C. Summer. ' '[, NOTES AND COMMENTS,

'' fßt Glkncokl Tho Hastings ,SWscs will bo decided at tho Hawko s Bay Jo«.|y Club's meeting to-day. Maku, after his two or three months' rest is galioijing very well at Hastings and should soon gain winning honours. Corazon, who was thought to have had a chance in tho Grand National Hurdles before, ho went wTong, will make his Teappeir. ance-in tho Open Hurdle Raco at Hastings to-day. Jfwinkle', who won a race at tho last Marlborough mcotjng, will ho among tho starters at-.'Riverlands to-day, Tho Daystar gelding showed improving form at tho Wanganui and Maryborough meetings. ' ,pony owners should note that acceptances i fpc'thn two principal events, at the Miramar .„,., . meeting, close, at n00n... to-day. Nominations for tho Mosterton Racing Club's meeting close on Friday night,,with the secretary, Mr. A Hothaway, at hid "office Lincoln Road, Nasterton. JThe Australian Jockey Club's meotmg will bo continued at Randwick this afternoon when the Cravon Plato will be decided. Bunkum, who will carry tho same colours tS Comedian, is to be nddon in tho Hastings Stakes by S. Reid. .Gold Lace, who won tho Flying Handicap at''Wanganui, is tho only candidate engaged in the lost event at Hastings that has done any racing sinco tho season commenced. In. addition to the races at Hastings and Blenheim, thero mil also bo meetings tomorrow at Kurow and Ohokn in the South Island. y ff l Grav, who is at the head of tho list of winning jockejs for the present season, will have' the mount on Elysian and Master Soult m their engagements at tho Hawke's Bay meeting "It' is worthy'of note that 'Elfish,- who:!will bo tho Karamu representative in tho Maiden Race at Hastings, ,has been entered' for-the'-Stead Memorial Cup at th'e Canterbury Jockey Club s meeting. ' -, /v':',' '. i As Waipunehu has done a good ..deal, of rac-; jng! during tho past month, ho should 6how te odvantago in tho back hnrdlo events' at the Hiwke's Bay Jockey Clnb's meeting./ ;,, . A splendid lot of well-bred tiro-year-olds are : engaged in tho Hastings Stakes to-day.-Among them may be mentioned Kohinooir, who is "a-half-brother to Finery, lord Kelvin, and '■■ Montiform, both by Mnltiform. Inspection.'' who will carry Mr. Bidwill's colours; -and Bunkum, who is a half-sister to Palaver. , i Glissade, who is a half-juster tp that useful • per/ormor Loftus, will make hor: first appearnnoe thja season in a hock rnco. at; Hastings this, afternoon Tho Soult filly ms'*very for-' j ward, and has been showing her-trainer''some ' good gallops during tho past fow weeks 'Since his arrival at Hastings, tho Avondalo winner * Elysian has been gottine through his tasks m a most attractive man. ner He is engaged in tho King Edward Handicap ts-day, and tho Hawku's Bay Guineas tfl-morTiw An interesting featnrp of tho racing at Hastingo tc-dajr will be tho meeting of Master Wult and Aberbrothook in tho Welter Race Master Soult has not yot,started in any raco this season, but Aborbrothock won. a doublo at tho mcotjng Both horses will have plentv of support Provocation is not engaged in the Grantham 1 Stakes, one mile, at Randwick to dav, but his name figures among the entries for the Craven ' Plate, one mile and a- half On Saturday ho < has been entered for tho Randwiok Plate," two < miles and a quarter, and the Members 1 Hnndicap '-p n f rmlc on,d aiJEpilonjj Black Jwynard, Golden Slipper, Osiris, Muridi<r/ond 1 other ivew Zealand horses are engaged in dif- 1 f er«nt races to-day * -~ 'it ''i •'" — y} - ' I r- ! r'r 'cricket. . "'' j

Manag emeht ■ Commttte«-'oi ; !: : f ; the: jJVßlljngtonv Cricket • ABSociatiofcwas^'.hold r^^Mr^.E-vifc*B/;tfisher/M.fe accepted / ;and:Teg3retted^'that , the/present rules heVwould^be.Tunablo .;••;.^reprasetif:hil i district,club'''on/thb'field. *'./•'' ;7-.i ; :^tn.l^*B^Cnokefr > ? ; i^wonld;,enßr:^ro-teanisi one' intha third grado' i ;;;;»nd^m« i invtnoVfonrth.''i' ■.•vv-v'i j v. :_i:DiaaqndtCriqfcetCluK ; wrote'asking-if 'the r ;:^pci4tio^prpposed;>;to:>r.un' ; : ; a.>;*)nrfch-clas3 ;..;,ohampionship;-for;ioiitsidotteam*. ;•'lf■'so;"the The::committee MSfSWK^ff!K*: n ' ! Pf°™i°n^r. ; such: a- competition;.''■' '-■ ;:fe?;^^ mmit^al l°ttedv grounds" and' rooms' ;yiffiiW*': v fpSM:;dnbs^ana^deoid^-.thar-'pr'ao- : ' K' 1 L 1 CB^?P ul i ;^ m *ence: "next,' Goto-' :*:'fer.A if,,ftheGround condi..v tions; to ibß , Kfa»'ourable.-''' ;: .''':. , ''- , 'r:,--'----'■;■■■• ■■;■■■•:,■.'•. ,^-*;-

% ..;;!.>■ i Uuo states:.that-.the 'past/.season ■ proved very ::V:;vrt;««£in!; and:.tho jclub/'succeeded .in-winning ::-C-:' b0 . t n | ' ' fourth-class /chaihpionmembers /iv;/:' o^.?^^ Vir ?S m .>S? ilo 'ithe'adoption' of £ //; tfle .i PJstnct;. scheme, , :,that proposal • had .nece's-' ; -2 i-V^ b^;, al > intro:/ "-'r.y.won. of -the rclub had" suffered ;.-:■: .grcatly.yLate;}ast'-:season Ithey' applied -for--a . /^^PW.^B6unaM.v.tlie^Town i 'Bßlt,-'>;Bna: ; >h'a'd % i ■■: '.J 1 ?,? "allotted'by■<; thp'.City 'Council;: but this I had i fttt&R 9 . « r SPPedciqr:^the-present-owing ; to the vj;;.; -distmts,.;n)oing v brought'■ : into' "force. - s The '.■ ; ;J.'''^Sls' : i^^. Ma ™n/ l .in':faim6ss''"to'-.Wadestowii; ; . ''■i'. : ''',5 I l ( !W4is"B .made 'district./as Was :^:; v vdene in'ttercoSes of Johnsonville andKarori; they, j;hath several, promising .players!.in ■A-^the: ; .fpurth-ch;ss;:team,-butrnow !they .will '• be, fe unless the club: sees' ~; ;'entei;; steams''■■ in '.the /outside .;,.;. assqciabonj championships;. /The-.first v eleven •..' ; '.:'J' a 9r. n ?t™t;;withva D v o u( T ight,.defeat":during: :;; '•,tße.'past.Wpseasons;', i Last : ..sensbn ■ F.'.Boivies : i-,: , c ,J?*iea off-we batting 'average, with an' average ;:;,V£0f,37;8D,-and-;K;.Moffatt .honours :npwling;/ih- the:ifourth-class' -K*i: el ST<?i^Tfy).fiharfces;-of;/the ; clubvare ; i n : ■a:Vv;:.:MfaSfactory;conditioh.':;K";;K. io^V.-^Vv^-"/.; ;S-"^ ; fi^® : • Sr:;^^%>lars^&ickot ; " Club/held- ■ i: ' : '^n-M^^sP^atening-at'the Rechabite :iv,//Hay,,MaDners;.SWet,\last\night;;:, Apologies - ; ?:-&^ on^^? r6 ' re < : «ved from M. : >^^^^ ln ' : M occupied .the %:-vf fia tf'.".? M jnpso .present/spent ■' a 1 S^;togUn,icardvtournaments,';etc.. ; -si'. :•■:• /'..■;■-■ ■< I^^i? ,n »K4^ a ste,'were;;honbured:--''The -S * ra.: :^i'^ e *■"?■*:■s'' t,, p?o S° s^ && B chairman and replied S%fe^ r wAf e ? ; ;? r '?' Club Captlin," Ladies,":prpposed-'by ;A-- M 5 £e nzieand:replioa to by Mr. H. c.-' given '■ '^m-^-^VPBW, .-and-responded to by Mr.. 6. •:«;'W?:;Brpwn;vand!yThe(;Chairman,":proposed by drM". Lambert/antoplied to : :by. Mr.-Thomson, .;/, r eyenihmw6 trophies were promised ;^P T .Messrs.fThqms;& and W; Cowari for highest fiS'!. ln 2JZ lduaL /? Cor .°/'Vofliniembor securing most ir respective^/-i'i:; /' :;.;.•//. -