THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 671, 23 November 1909, Page 6

THE TURF.

'■■;'.'.; :;■." RACING FrXTO«£B. ;. Not. ■&'• and; 25—South Canterbury J.C; N* . •'• vember.' '■ "-;•' ■ • " ■-."•"■ ■:••-:;■'■ ':■:■ Nov. 27-Hutt Park :R.C. November; ; n ; ; |K< Nov. 27 and Dec. l-Takapraa J>C. Spring, >' Nov. 30. and Deo. 1.-Fcilding J.'C.' Spring. .'|

NOTES AND COMMENTS,

LUt Gr.ENCOE.I ■..-.. The South Canterbury Jocboy Club's mcetin* commences at Timaru to-morrow. ~ ' * Nominations for the Wellington Pony and " balloway Racing Club's December meeting' close nt noon to-morrow. H- I'elford went south by tho Maori last night to ndo Southern Cross in tho hurdle races at fimaru. Telford has also son*' mounts m the flat races. ' H. Cairns may go south to ride Ofyoi and "jHMlava at tho South Canterbury Jockey , Club's meeting.. , Waikaraka is bowling along freely in iis-work on the tracks at Awapuni. , Mr. E. Stevenson has disposed of Liquid Ak to Mr. T. Wilson, owner of Toango. C. Jenkins arrived from the sonth on Sunday, ' and went homo by train yesterday. Ho is making good recovery from his recent accident A. Nealc, private trainer to Mr. D f Buick, M.P., was in Wellington yesterday on private ' business. Ho returns homo to-day. Mr. G. W. Collins ftas sent Greonleaf (Son!, i wester—Lordoi) to Cloverlea stud, to bo mated with Papakur'a. • The Trentham trainer, J. Lowe, will'take i team of three horses to the Feilding mooting next week. In all probability Porolina and Ccmcno will be taken to tho Feilding meeting, and will be given a run t on tho Bccond day if tho •weights suit. ■ " Mr. D. Buick will bo represented by.'Amphianser and Rangikura at tho Feilding meeting. ' Aberbrothock is being given a short spell, but •-> it is understood that ho will shortly bo taken m hand again in visw of his Auckland Cup engagement. Nyland has been kept up to the collar sines the Canteibury Jockey" Club's meeting, anrf ho will be given a run in tho Flying Slakes at Feilding next week. _ Mon Ami; who performed very disappointingly at tho Carterton meeting, has been doing good work on tiro Hutt course sinco returning' .home from that fixture. Aborbrothock, Roosevelt, and Ngapnka are favourites for the Auckland Cup. t Roosevelt occupies a similar position in thb St. An-, drew's Handicap, to bo decided at Foilding. The ex-jockey, L. Miller, is seriously ill at Lower Hutt and his condition is causing, hie friends somo anxiety. , ' Excellent acceptances have been received for' the two principal events at tho' Hutt Park Racing .Club's fixturo noxt Saturday and, on present appearances, all tho races will draw largo' fields. ~ Sunburnt (Multiform—Drought) is the only one of Messrs. Stead Bros.' horses that has been left in tho Mnnawatu Sires' Produce Stakes. Expansion, Provocation, an'd Tribulation have been- withdrawn from tho Palmcrston North Stakes to bo run at the Manawatu Racing Club's Christmas mcetirig, but they have been left' in tho Manawatu Stakes, to" bo run at tho autumn meeting, , , , A Sydney paper 6ays that a challenge it reported to have been issued on behalf of Safety Pin, who won tho Gallowav Handicap (14.2) at Ascot (Vic) on Monday, November 8, . to the owner of the Now Zealand gallowaV, Norma, over five furlongs, at the-, weights they carried in tho race above referred,to, for £500 ' aside. Norma, who started a pronounced favourite, was beaten out of a place at" Ascot with lOst. 71b.; while Safety Pin (lOst. 121b.) won by a couplo of lengths.

i ,i HUTT PARK R.C. ACCEPTANCES.' The following acceptances have boon received for the, principal events at the Hutt Park* Racing Club's November meeting, to be hold next Saturday:—

HUTT PARK HANDICAP. Six furlongs.— Gold Cup, list. 51b.; Anglican, 10st Mb.; Trano, 10sl. Gib.; Prevail, lOst.; Resign, 9st. 71b.; Lorna Doon, 9st. 71b.; Petronel, 9st. 61b.; Miss Ivy, Ist. 51b.; Hiss Vera, 9st. 51b.; Sir Possible, 9r,t. 41b.; Muskerado, 9st. 41b.; Pikiho, Ost.; Sunshine, Bst. 91b.j Billy, &st.,9lb.j Mermaid, Bst. 71b.; Plcotcc, 85t..71b.; Channel. Bst. 31b.; Bobs, 7st, 71b.; and Miss Dean, 7st: 71b. . < " m ," PLYING HANDICAP. Tour'furlongs and a half.—Lady Paul, llsti 81b,; Anglican, lOst. 131b.; Franc, lOst. 81b.; Prevail, lOst, 21b.; Hying Wind, lOst. lib.; St. 'Helena, 9st. 131b.i Ora Pinsent, 9st. 121b.; Lorlra Doon, 9sL 91b.; Miss Vera, 9st. 81b.; Sir Possible, 9st. 71b. j Miss Ivy, 9st. 71b.; Resign, 9st 71b.,; Mus. kerado, Ost. 61b.; Petronel, 9st. 41b.; Paul, 9si. 31b.; Pikiho, 9st. 21b.; Sunny Land, 9st. lib.) Picotoo, Bst. 91b.; Inkernian, Set. Gib.; Chan, nel, Bst. slb ; Mernmami, 75t.401b.; Bobs, 7stl 71b. j and ICia Toa. 7st. 71b.