THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 807, 3 May 1910, Page 7

THE TURF.

| ASHBURTON R.C. MEETING, ! (By Telegraph—Press Association.) i Ashburton, .May 2. The following aro the handicaps for the ■trotting event at th Ashburton County Racing Club's meeting:— MELROSE HANDICAP TROT.—Quincey, scr.; Eulogy, ssec.; Harold C., Gsec.j Lord Ashton, 17sec.; Lulu Child, ISsec.; Merry Wood, 18sec.; Prinz, 20sec.; GoJu Ueef, 22scc.; Hereward, 22sec.; Prime Minister, 22sec.; Valmore, 24sec'.; Artel, 24sec.j Lyonnais, 24sec.; Black Pride, 24sec.; Prince Wilkin, 2iscc.; Miss Lovett; ■JMsec.; Colonial Girl, 24sec.; Childe Beldon, 24sec.; Gladiator, 24sec.; Miss Becky, 2Gsec.; Brou'u Bill, 2Gseo.; March Hare, 2Ssec. NOTES AND COMMENTS. IBy GlencoeJ borough Cup will bo decided at Blenheim to-morrow. Perilous, a brother to Mr. G. F. Mooro's True Shot, won two races' at the I Melbourne suburban meetings last month. Aboriginal, who is engaged in the Marlborough Cup with 7st., won tho event two years ago with Bst. 81b. for the Wanganui Jockey Clubs winter mooting are duo on Saturday next. J- E. Henrys loft for Picfcon by •ti i tcoDa yesterday afternoon. Ho will bo present on one day of the Marlborough Racing Club's meeting.

WTien the weights for the Ashburton itacing Club's meeting wers telegraphed to tho evening papers on Saturday, the weights of no fewer than 28 horses were inaccurately stated.

According to tho Sydney "Referee," San Francisco, recently purchased by Sir Ueo. Uittord, was priced last year by an Ar sentii)o sportsman, but at that time Mr. Al Donald was not prepared to part with the brother to St. Frusquin.

~ Yesterday afternoon, the stewards of the Wellington Racing Club dealt with' a number of applications' for the removal of disqualifications incurred by taking part in unregistered meetings. The applications were all refused.

Judged by present form, it is not anticipated. that Lace Collar will be ssen at her best over a six-furlougs course. ' The crack horseman, C. Jeukins, will after all bo present at the Marlborongh meeting. He has booked a passage by the Mapomuka, sailing to-night. This will mean that H. Telford will be a free lance at tho meeting. Mr. I'. J. Read, secretary of the Lower Valley Jockey Club, writes !o correct a statement to tho effect that his club had applied for November 29-and 30 for the annual race meeting. The actual dates applied for are September 29 and 39. A number of horses wore shipped to Pieton yesterday by the Pateena to take part in tho racing a$ Blenlioim to-mor-row. They included the llarlborough Cup candidates, Truganini, LaniEdorff, and Mafaari, also Penza, Rongainau, Lares, Splash, and Sea Q^tcen.

Jackpot, who won, the Han-ke's Bay Steeplechase lust year, and who went wrong when being prepared for the Grand National, is now doing well enough in his proparatibn to suggest that he will be back to his old form for this season's cross-country events.