THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 868, 14 July 1910, Page 6

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. WELLINGTON WINTER MEETING. (Br Ulencok.) Yesterday was an off-morning at Trentham, nearly all the horses being re*trictcd_ to light tasks preparatory to being given moro serious work this morning, luesday night's rain was not so severely teit at Trentham as in the citv but it was sufficient to make the =o''rie heavy. Most of the work was done on the trial gallop. In addition to the horses mentioned in yesterdays issue, Compass and Tua Kitua arrived on Tuesday. Maidi and Arclight were sent for a gallop over a mile and a quarter which was covered in 2min. 32sec. Stourtou went once round, sprinting over acouple of furlongs at the back of the. course. Moloch galloped seven furlongs, being accompanied by Ukraine over tho last six. Ukraine had all the best of the finish. Electrakoff, Paisano, Waitapu, Paritutu, White Cockade, Balaclava, Rose Noble, and a large number of others also worked. Spate and Thetis have been scratched for all engagements at the Wellington Racing Club's winter meeting. H&ini lias been scratched for the Trial Plate. T.Pritchardis to have the 'mount on Penates in the Parliamentary Handicapou Saturday. California was railed from Hastings to rrcntham yesterday. The big chestnut is reported to be in fixstclass racings condition. _ Circus Gitl has arrived at Riccartos, troni Blenheim to fulfil engagements at; tho Grand National meeting. i.v El!^S s -M- wllo claimß an engagement in the Wellington Steeplechase, is said bohave shaped well in a schooling task over the big fences at Riccarton last week. Seawind and Waxy aw expected U> reach Trentham from Wanganui to-nighr. It is stated that St. Tcmey will not be brought from Hawera to compete at' Trentham, as on account of the bad state: of the tracks at Hawera the horse ia- ; not forward enough in condition to race. Red JTGregor, who is engaged in the Wellington Steeplechase, arrived from Auckland yesterday, as also did Master Paul and Totika. The last-named showed winning form at Ellerslie, and is to be taken south to compete in the hunt ers' events at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National meeting. Red M'Gregor will be making his first appearance at Trentham this meeting. He is a full-brother to Capitol, and recently won the Great Northern Steeplechase. ' J, St. Cameron has arrived with Eiar tere, AVoolloomooloo, and Bullworth. Kiatere and Woolloomooleo will only be here for the first two days of the Trenthara fixture, and will probably be shipped tomorrow week to Sydney,, en route to Caulfield. Kiatere, with lust. 111b. in the Australian Steeplechase, is much better treated than he was at Riccarton or' Trentham. Should he start at Caulfield, ho will be ridden by A. Williamson. Bullworth goes to Riccarton after the Trentham fixture. Applications for bookmakers' licenses in connection with the Wellington RacingClub's winter meeting must be lodged at the office of the club, before i p.m. today.

FEILDING JOCKEY CLUB.

THE YEAR'S .OPERATIONS. (By Telegraph—Special Correspondent.) Feilding, July 13. The thirty-first annual report of the Feilding Jockey Club, to be presented at Friday's nieetiug, is as follows:—Last year wo had to report a serious falling off in totalisator receipts, and it is now pleasing to record a considerable recovery in the investments for the year, although the- amount is still far below what it was two or three years ago. The revenue from all sources shows a satisfactory increase for the year, and had it not been for the large increase in Government taxation, a good profit would havo been made. As it is, the club's overdraft has been reduced by .£lO7, representing the net profit on the yeaT's transactions, which must be considered ■satisfactory. The season, from a racing point of view, has, we think, been quite successful. The balance-sheet shows that the net receipts from the totalisator were ,£3549 ISs. lid-; gates, etc., returned ,£1272 13s. 9d.; entry fees, .£1558; bookmakers' fees, ,£1199 10s. The stakes paid amounted to £aSIQ, and the Government tax to >£9H.