THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 899, 19 August 1910, Page 7

THE TURF.

■>:.'.,'-': .»- —— ~ NOTES AND COMMENTS. '■■-:.;. fflr GtiNcoi.i ■ Nominations for tho Marton Jockey (Club's meeting close to-night. !'Tomorrow, night entries will be reJceived for,-the Kangitikei Racing Club's : (spring; meeting. :'.-.■'.-.' .Owners of young stock and older horses should noto that entries for the Feilding Stakes,. Wanganui: Guineas, and Jackson Stakes Tare closing shortly. If:.there.'is;an'y favourite for the New Zealand Cup',at .the present stage it is the Jour-'year-old. Multiform horse Polymorphous. . Mr,",E.; T.,:Turnbull, steward of the "Wellington Racing , Club, yesterday 'received word that his horse Laius will •hive' to forgo his Hqrowhenua engagetnents.as he.is suffering from a blistered heel.- ;',:--; ,;,

The two Birkenhead mares, which Mr. !J.' G; Duncan purchased, in Sydney for ihis-stud farm at Waikanae, arrived by the'Warrimoo on Wednesday, and were • eent'to their new home yesterday. ' . The ;bay mare Ristori, purchased last (Monday for stud' purposes, arrived from • the south by the Mararoa yesterday, and >w'as railed to Waikanae, where she is to mated with tho imported horse Bezorniin, :.'■'.,:

Some good horses are. weighted for the Wanganui Hunt Club meeting- next week, and if-Sardonyx, Auratus, Chase Mab, jand others ,o£ equal calibre: go to tho •post; -some . good racing . should . be,. witnessed..,:'; :■•.• -./•■.' .'..

. offered A; Oliver a rfr bainer"of-£4OO to Tide the Highden horses ,this;; season, but the. crack, jockey was •compelled to decline the' offer, as he had jalready; engaged '. to ride Mr. F. Preston's Jhorses, in. their Australian engagements..

P., Tilley. arrives from Fordell at niid-,day'-with his .team for the Australian jepring meetings! The' horses will bo placed aboard the. Ulimarpa : this after•jioon.; ■...;■' ■■ :- - ■•' -. "' •.' ■

Mr/ P.' Preston, the Maxton sportsman, who, owns. Milan and Equitas, will not make the. journey to-Australia until the end of September.

'Lord Soult I ;has'wintered well at Fox[ion, and is to bo put into work shortly. :If ; all goes well with, him it, is his owners iintention, to nominate him for the Stewards' Handicap at the Canterbury Jockey. Club's; Metropolitan meeting :in Novcm,ber. '■

.Among 'the 1 mares booked'to Monoform -this'. season . are Guidwife,":(Clanranald— Safeguard); -To • Aroha" (Seaton Delaval— ;Lottie), and Maheno' (Soult—Lottie). '

Two-local sportsmen during the course of an' argument the other- day-' inado rather a novel wager. One bet the.other that J. -M'Combehas'won more races on Decoy than any other jockey has won. on any single-.horse, in New, Zealand.;, The other; sportsman 'elected to stand by the combination 'of:' C. Jenkins and, Achilles. The-''exact number of'-. races "which M'Conibe won on Decoy is not'.yet. available; . v but a .reference : to the records shows'-/that' Jenkins /rode 'Achilles . to victory on.hventy-four/'occasions. Achillea won;twenty-five races, altogether, but J. Gallagher .had the '. mount when the Medallion horse triumphed in the Century -Stakes at Auckland. Probably;Jenkins's . record,.on;'Achilles ■' is '4ha best 'for the Dominion. .'lt /will be,' surprising 'if M'Combe has-'won more events on Decoy. At( the Auckland country' meetings. Lady Dot has won a large number of races with Whittaker in the.saddle, but the total would not-yet'.reach, twenty.

The imported'stallion-Marble Arch was landed'in:Auckland from the quarantine station';on -Monday last. - ■

Aka'-Aka, .winner, of the Great Northern Hurdle.. Race of 1904, is now a regular attendant in the huntiug field at, Waiuku,' Auckland! ,-'.-.-'

A local'follower , of,, racing' recently backed' a treble—Prince Foote, Polymor"phdus,.': and -Perle.-d'Or—because-, the initial: of each is "P/' and. "P""is'also ihe ; initial of Price,' trainer of Polymorphous. "Pay the winner": also commences with-the; same letter;,'.,;

- Aucklandiistate's-.-.that the Gluleh-fDi'd,. colt:.(half-brother'-to:: Sedition) met with a fatal accident recently.-.

Master Soult,. Lady. Lucy,'. and Milan, who are engaged' at the Australian spring mebtings, all figure, in,the. New Zealand Cup list.-. If they/'are hot to be runners it re to bo hoped that they will be'with-drawn-early, as they are all certain to be well supported so long as they-remain in the,-race.-' It is possible. that. their owners: may not come to any definite decision about'the' New. Zealand.Cup until after the', Australian. Jockey Club's spring meeting, and in the meantime';nny'backers; supporting any; one,''of the-three canr diilates named "would' do so at .their own risk:';, - ■*■'■. ■':'■• ■ .-"• •> : / ■•', .-'-..:

.'Tho Doncaster.St. Leg'er, to .bo run on jScptqmbe'r 7,. will' provide'another meetSing" for "'. the crack Neil !(Jo'w,- % an.d Lemberg...-.--'■ ,:.;; ..:-.'■•'

'Many.; people were interested in the mat-ter-of ;the .weights-that, would: be allotted arid Boanerges, in. the. N,ew Zealand Cup. Mr. I J.':-E'Henrys has-weighted them both-at jßst. ,11b,.. Probably "Mr. Highden" 'and ltrainer ~G. Price have -already- some idea iof-which is the better stayer of the two, but there was nothing in their last season's .form-that would give any strong ,guide. Popular-opinion has it, however, that Polymorphous, will be.the Cup horso, and: that Boanerges and Nyland-'niay be : candidates' for the Stewards' -Handicap at Riccarton. ... ' -

As her,' three-year-old performances all ipoirited -: to 'her being a genuine' stayer, Jrigoda- -appears to be very well treated with. 7st.-IMb. opposite'her-name in,the New: Zealand Cup. In: addition to running second to Oiyoi in tbe-Du'nedin Cup, : Ingoda .won tho C.J.C Oaks and tlie New Zealand St.' Leger. The latter perforin-anco-wus a-veryfine one," because'she not only, beat two good performers.in Milan (and. Kilwinning, ..but: she ran the mile ;nnd .three-quarters in splendid time. 'It (Isi worthy of note that tho'majority of St.. Leger winnfrs have' been high-class 'iorses, such, as Master Soult, Signor, '.Nightfall, Volume, •Cruciform; etc. : .

NORTH TARANAKI H.C. WEIGHTS. '.' (By TelcEraph.-Prcss Association.) Wanganui, August 18. Weights "for the North Taranaki Hunt Club meeting ;on , September 1 are as iollow:-' ■'.-■■■■.'. ~ HUNTERS' FLAT. HANDICAP. On« imile and a distance—Twinkle, 12st. 21b • Tokomaru, 'list. 91b.; Nightgown, list. |Cb.; Eoselake, -list. 31b.; Kenardeau, fllst.; Tawhare, list.; GilrooK, list.; St. Myrtle, list.; ftawa, list.; Kotare, list; fPrmce, list.; and Ingenkender,-list. ; LICENSED VICTUALLERS' HANDICAP. Tiro miles and a distance.—Rua . 12sfc. 131b.; Cloudy Horn, 12st. 101b : Drudgery, list. 131b.; Tiromea, list. 51b.; ■Kura, :11st.- 51b:; Stor Lass," list. 51bDougall, list. 51b.; Kiri, list.; Myra •[list.-; ■; Brendu, ' list.; St. Myrtle, list.; land Ma hoe, list. - , OPEN; HACK?' Five farlongs.-Golden (loop, 9st. 131b.; Highdea,'Bst.; Mississippi, \let., 111b.; Nanny, 7st. 81b.; Fairy Poot(gteps, 7st.- 81b.; Ratuhi, 7st. 81b.; The fVeteran, 7st. 81b.; Matapnhi, 7st. 81b.; iSin Fein, 7st. 81b.; Mast, 7st. Bft.; SylTia,..75t..81b.; and, Silver Fox, 7st. 81b.

HUNT CLUB STEEPLECHASE. Two pniles and a half.Mjrey Dawn, 12st. 91b • tßna, 12st. 91b.; Star Lass, list. 41b.; •Kura, list. 41b.; Dougall, list; 41b. j Tiro;mea, list. 41b.; Flying Scotchman, list. Mlb.; Otenan, list.; To Ahau, list.; Myra, Jllst.; Pompey, list.; Brenda, list.; and tßluey, list.

KOTARE OPEN -HACK HANDICAP .iSis furlongs — Golden Loop, g s t. 121b.; Highden, 7st. 131b.; Mississippi, 7st. 101b • Tairy Footsteps, 7st. .71b.: Ratuhi, 7st 71b.; The Veteran, 7st. 71b.; Matapuhij 7st." 71b.; Sin. Fein, 7st. 71b.; Silver Fox, i7st!'7lb.;'Master Sylvia, 7st. 71b.; and /Kotare, 7st. 7lb. .

LADIES' BRACELET. Two miles.,Cloudy Mora, 12st. 131b.; Tokomaru, list ■121b.;. Star Lass, list. 81b.; Tambour ■Major, list. 31b.; Flying Scotchman, list.; Joker, list.; Kiri, list.; Bachelor's Bnt..ton, list;'; Te Ahau, list.; Myra, list.; Singlet, list.; Kaipara, list; .Barney, list.; Bluey, list;; and'Rawa, list. HUNTERS''HURDLES. One mile" and a half—Pleiades, 12st.; Twinkle,, list. 91b.; Taupo, list. 8lb,; Tokomaru. 31st.

51b.; Koselike, list, lib.; Tambour Major, list. lib.; Star Lass, list. lib.; Nightgown, list. lib.; Kura, list. lib.; Renardeau, list. ; Otehau, list. j'Tawhare, list.; Mvra.llst.; Singlet, list.; Gilbrook, list.; AH Black, list.; St. Myrtle, list.; Prince, .list.; Hewa, list; and Kotare, list. HOROWHENUA R.C WEIGHTS. (B> Teiecrapn.—Press Association.i Wanganui, August IS. Weights .for Hie Horowheiuia. Racing Club's meeting on September 2 have been declared as follow:— HACK FLYING HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—Penza, fist, lib.; Tina Toa, Bst. 121b.; Valentine, Sst; Laius, 7st. 111b..; Succession, 7st. 101b.; First Battery, 7st. 91b.; Rauparo, 7st. 91b.; Bourbon, Yst. Gib.; Prancer, 7st. 61b.; Composed, 7st. 51b.; and Mediterranean, 7st.

PARK STAKES. Six furlongs.-Lady Medallist, 95t.81b.; Hermia, Bst. 101b.; Multiple, Bst. Gib.; Timekaha, Hst. 21b.; Kareroa, 7st. 71b.; Separator, 7st. Gib.; Toanga, 7st. 51b.; Ascalon, 7st. lib.; Redwing, 6st. 121b.; and Dervish, bst. 101b. ■ ' .

HOROWHENUA-CUP. One milo and a furlong—Sandstream, 9st, 61b.; bir Frisco,.9st; Iranui, Sst. lllb.; Roosevelt, Sst. 41b.; Koran, Bst. 21b.; Tiptoe, 7st. 101b.; Bourrasque, 7st. 101b.; St. Felix, 7st. lib.; Bismarck, Ost. 121b.; Gold Battery, Ost. 101b.; Marathon, Gst. 91b.;.and Repeat, Gst. Blb. ■ .

WELTER HACK HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.—Teotane, 9st. 71b.; linn lon, 9st. 51b.; Waipunui, Ost. 31b.; Notorious, Sst. 91b.; Rangikura, Bst. 91b.; St. Linnsden, Bst. 81b.; Succession, Bst.. 31b.;, MerryLawn, Bst; Prancer, 7st. 121b.; Composed,. 7st. 121b.; Rangikamln, 7st. 91b.; iorpoint, 7st. 81b.; Paku, 7st 71b.; and. Mediterranean, 7st.- 7lb.

HURDLES. One mile arid .'a half.— Maharanui, lOst. ,101b.; 91b.; Don Carlos, lOst.; Gaelic, 9st. lllb.; White Lie, 9st. 51b.; Oren, 9st. 51u.; Howick; Ost. 51b.; Turu, Ost.; Porere, Ost.; Castup, 9st.; Watershed, 9st.; Rosegrovc, Ost.; and. Paku, 9st. .

ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP. Four furlongs.-Conquestina, 9st.; Mnsr-oto, ! Bst. 131b.; Valentine, Sat. Sib.; Nukuhau, Bst. 51b.;'Niwaru, Bst. lib.; Raupare, Bst. lib.; Lady Moutoa, Bst.; Ultimatum, bst.; Celebritv, Sst.; Moreykoff, 7st. 131b.; Yorkshire, 7s*t. 101b.'; Subdue, 7st. 71b.; Grand Fuell, 7st. 71b.; Pavo, 7st. 71b.; Sienna, 7st. 71b.; Toapango, 7st. 71b.; Turua, 7st. 71b.; Kerry Time, 7st. 71b.; Lady Edna, yst. 71b.; 'Parawanui, 7st. 71b.; Converter, 7st.'7lb.,- Fighting Maid, 7st. 1 71b.; Sir Mauser, 7st. 71b.; Rufine, 7st. 71b.; Odessa, 7st. 71b.; and Portcullis, 7st. 71b,

FIXTURES. September 2 and 3—Horowheiiua Hack R-.C. Annual. September 7 and 8.-Marton J.C. Annual. Sept. H and 15—Rangitikei: E.C. Sprins. Sept. 29 and Oct. I.—Wanganui J.O. Spring.