THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 675, 27 November 1909, Page 13

THE TURF.

, ... ri *CJNG fixtures. J Not, 27—Hutt Park R.C. November. I . ~, , an( j -Dec. I—Takapuna- J.C. Spring.' J «ov. so a lid Deo. 1.-Feildine J.C. Spring.

, forbury park t.c. meeting. OLD RACECOURSE REOCCTJPIED. JBy ,Telegraph-Proas .Association,;- 1 ■ I m , • . ,-. ' : Dunodin, November 2G. >i Aha Forbury Park Trotting ClMb hold its I Inaugural mooting oil its new racecourse to* ; ... ;'■W. .in lino weather. Prior to the' starting of' : • a number of representative citizens ■■■■■■ aD( ' members of other clubs and public bodies room at the invita- ,,. tnJon.of tho president (ILr. W.J. Gore), onajeoveral r:; , .speeches, .wero mado -congratulating the olub »i • .. ou jiw enterprise' m securing. tho now courso,: and .wishing it every'succoss. The track was • •,; jo. good i order, and the attendance very iaTge. lhe totalisator investments wero . ,£4550, as ' ogamst U2-4419 10s,;last year, and twenty >bookmakers wero-licensed.'Results:— INAUGURAL HANDIC VP, of 75 so;s One milo and a half.—Tnng Park, 15seo.v ,1; ; : Ignore, 155e0., 2; Time, 18soc., 3. Also started: Sunny• 80y,.75ec.; . Sir. Teddy, "sec.; Lily,; ' It;■ Msec.; Cronjo, 15sec.;-Octavo,. 1550 c.; Pari. 16sec.General Abdallah, ISsoc.; All Mount, 18seo,*j iGladiator,"'Msec.; Marven, •18 . Bee.; Tracy-Leo, 18sec.; oc ftArdlochan, 18see.: ,i Won.by three , lengths. Tini!,'lmin. 1 2-ssec. SPRING PONY HANDICAP, of 33 sovs. One r i:, mile ,and'a ;half.—Ncglectod, ,275e0., 1; Major , Taylor, sor.,- 2; l Eavy,,27sec., 3. Also started: ■ Delacoy,lßscc.; Aqumas,l9scc.; Generosity, •- i. :■ 20sec, ; , Scando, , 2isco; May, Vixen,' 2-Ascc.; ,; and Brown Fitch, 27seo. Won by eight lengths. • : Time, 4mm. 24 2-sscc; . . PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of 175 sovs,, ■ I . .driver of vrinner to recoire a gold medal value • . £o ss. . Twovmiles.—Mario Narelle,' 19sec., 1; Jack Tracy, lOsec.i 2; Rosenoath, 19sec„ 3. iii. Also started: Dick Fly, scr.; Wilkio, 2sec-; , I: First : Pet, " lSseo.'; .'" and Royal' Colours, 17scc;' . ; -Won -.by four lengths. jTime, ,smin., 4sec. ' TIRST AMVTEUR HANDICAP, of 50 sovs. • : ' Two: miles.—Pmwood,scr„ .1; .Bella Mac, 16 ■, . eec.,' Z; .Imperial ' Duncan, lCsec., 3. Also .. started: Memniao 11, scr.)- Joe L, scr.j Tho Urchin, 6seo.'; : Airedale,' 6sec.; Pearl M., 14 . gee.; Tmgela, 14sec.; Tracy Lee, 16sec.; T.X.L., " r 'li ,16sec.;;Floradel,-.lCsec.; Tap, 19sec.; Redwing, 1 . IDseo. j Punch, 13sec. I > and Colleen Dhas, 19sec. IWon by a short neck.- Time, smm. 27sec. . 1 STEWARDS' HANDICAP, of 120 sovs. Two i miles.—Arbitrator, 76e0., 1; Bamboo, 22sec., 2; : Bnbory, • eor., 3. Also ; started:. Vincent,. 7 / • ,v sec.; Vanity; lOsec.; Timothy, 13sec.; Captain ; r : .Tracy, 13seo. ; .*lma D., l(!sec.; and - Bermalmo, 20sec. .Won by a length and a ;half. Time, 6min."o 2-ssec. * •• -DASH HANDICAP, of'HO, sovs.'Ono' mile. . : —Jack . Tracy, lOsec., 1; Wood ,Nymph, flsec.,' . 2; Demngootte;4seo.,.3. Also-Startedi Fishor:i; -'.Y.mah^.Tsec.l^' First' Pet I ,' 7sec.';-,- ; and Motorist,: i...-. lOsec.' Won' by a length nnd a half. Time, 2min. 33 1-oscc. DOMINION HANDICAP, of 110 sovs. Two miles and .a m rhalf. 18sec., .1; Frisco, ISseo:, 2;' , Separator, scr.,.- 3. Also started: Major Baylor, :3seo.j Bamboo; 3sec.; t: v. .: Combine,. Bsec.;. Roty,: lOsec.; Teaglesfield, 10 Ecic.V.'. 1 ,; see.;;, BeokyjTracy.'.lOsec.;'Stance, \lßsec. : ;; Aerow bat, 18sec.; and Bessie Tracy, 18sec.. Won by ST. KILDA HANDICAP, of 80 sovs. One r' mile-.-and:a'- quarter.—Mantle, ;17sec., 1; Dra* 1 .goon, vJßseo.,-, Tracy, Usee., 3. Also' started:Bell<Metal>- scr.,' Viewmont, -Bseo.; lma 'D., 15see. j' Bermalme, 17sec. ; and ViceV : r °y, X7sec: .'.Won by; a short : length. Time, Smm. 20 3-ssec.

: NOTES AND COMMENTS. IDt Ginnco*,! ( The Takapuna Jockey Club'e Spring meeting commences this afternoon. ;, Spriog, "tho' dam of.' llahuta,'haV thrown 'a ', , very fine wltr to, .the ' English': sire f . "Shrapnel, who. won • the. ■ Grand National Hurdles two years ago,,is-among the acceptors£or v thß Tiri .Hurdles, at. tho ,Takipuna meeting, :■ 'to-dayf:Vto7. /i' v.,, ,- Belario -and .Irish Eitlo .ara both said to :if : . 'be.suro -starters .'at:. the ..Feilding; meeting on Tuesday. . i ( i, ( , . Himloclt' is the onlyjijdrso'ongaged'in' tho St, .Andrew's Haiidibap- ! *fit'*tho^'J. , aKapuna v meeting that .contested the : samo' aveilt last'year, : j • . > Last year iLuscombo. won' the Maiden Hurdles v and-.tha.-Tiri. Hifrdlea ; on tho hrst 'day of; the : :,'i'akapuna: Jockey Club's 'Spring meeting.-' This ' , year,-Tui Cakobau and 1' irst Barrel aru cn- •': .-gaged.jn both races.,, : ' ,"y... • 'Although -no'-tclpgraphed f advice .was received as;-;toAdirbeate .being,'scratchedi for-' the,-,St, i ' Andrew"s - Handicap , Takapiuia,: lt appesrs .V:': ; that *;tho.;Ancklahd : Oup' : favourite ; was ' with-' : drawn from to-day's race at 3.30 p.m.' last .Wednesday. i '.v;.Al -a mMbpg rfnthftcWdUngtou--B«ctng:'Club- ..- -•• stewards hold , during .tho week, the programme ';1-, 1 wMjpassed. ': A' total • of , »£(JC(jQ in stakes will bo distributed) the prmcipaU event being "the .Wellington Cup,' of ' fr™',, 80 i S - ..-The- -name ; of: the; Maiden - Plate on l o„: .the,'first>day,- has ;heen\ alteredto -Trial >Plate'.' Mr. N. Wilson, owner of Lovell and Prize-' £ a3 a 'so a-hurdle horso by Phaeton,- from J -lno Hempie, that is said to bo useful. He .-•■ ■lnto-solid fWork,-and 'may- be] v',v g 5011 : at . the - Eangitikoi meeting 'at tho; New , -x:''v : ' : v ;,i v r";:' .•'• l 1 ' Tr'fn.h™' w . h ° 13 engased in the St. Andrew's . t - Handicap at tho l&kapuna meoting to-dav, won ;C 31b; . \- 3 ; raceJho; hug . 91b. liioro to : carryl'. laßt'I aßt ' h ° S as ! n J urcd through falling in the _ Stewards' Handicap at Eiccarton, is ' "h? \pU. IIS cds cgpected' to arrive , ?f Wanganui from Eiccarton no<:fc week, hut , f sb s= to race early m tho New Year. . \ Mahuta: has, not yet. seen'the last'of • the 'i-:: ~v-*;v -* ; ; of--the 'Auckland : Kttoing Uub.s .spring meeting. '•' -* - " : ciD ! ° mfe-m1l»' iS f en f §id ia • T"" 1 v:.:: at! the:.Takapuna " : S(' flJ'vn ■ ,^ e5 » responsible, for good ivork , .on th«, Kllerslie .tracks, during; tha week. - - - . v s ose . was :the' dnly '.favonrite tn ' nr*. • - arthfh^h :SUPFO f' K^U . d won comfortably ,■:, v./ jumped, the ; rails.,on:,to tKb Inner®^trS^ : :• M"hif C rider. 'V;' • v thi>ut ; lu j uri °g: li/mself

has bUtt «£ #g|PP^££®£<£si • ; -:. tance/. is-the'principal 18 !' iWS^SgSS^sM^ V ■ handioap . events .' and Sentries thl 'mVi • ~ dot .3,..\7ith-fchfc secretary -• Mr T at/ >■ ,i.- Second: .forfeltsvfbr tl»-ifanaw ; . . duee.Stakes dose at tbo S time., ''

. hutt park racing club. .This aftornoon the old Hutt Bacecourso will "SH'n 1)0 the scene of racing, as tho Novmber th %Hutt Park facing Club"is to . bo hola.thero. .Splondid fioldsvpromiso'to go to the post for all the events, and jf tho weather VV/K : 4?®: , ?>BW,.^?FP? o P' |, , ; 'port should result. Trains leave the city for Lower Hutt at 11.5 I,!« P- m " , 1 „f P.m.,; 1.10 P.m. (special), and 2.30 p.m. Tho special tram leading i t 1.40 p.m. mil enablethe club's patrons to reach •; the/course, which is timed for 2.30 p.m. The last iaco will be roil at 5 p.m. Ihroughoiit the day a good bus and .motor service will b 0 maintained between tflO TaceconrßO and ,tho .railway and special-arrangements have .been made, to copo with the .traffic after , tho Inst race, so as to enable city people to catch the 5.23 ' p.m. train for Wellington,