THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 993, 7 December 1910, Page 6

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. ..'; CBr Glekcoevl ■ A' well-known racing man, just returned from a trip round tho world, during whicl had i run down to Epsom •'Downs M ' that here, m the colonies, wo have, no- 1 thing to learn about running a race meet, ing. At Epsom it costs £3 10s. to see halt what pue can- see at Riccarton for '"~\ , ™«or to Epsom'cannot-see any part of a race except the finish. Cer. tamly this is -the most important part, but_ it is ■ more satisfactory to see how ones fancy-is- getting along at different stages of the- struggle. The sameant states that the days of heavy warring: we-over- in England, and gambling' is confined., solely to the racecourse. In a former visit he had noticed that it waspossible .to put ■ .51000 cir a horse at 'start- ! ing.price m several of the big towns/but where one -could get V "century" placed •in the old days he would have great difficulty m getting ,£lO to-day, and even that .amount must be in an hour before starting time. Welshing,-he adds, is very ■ common on English racecourses, and, atl.psom.. no-fewer than six bookmakers in one ring failea to meet their liabilities. . rhif ™% d T, ° f . Medallist, has" ■ L )ea ; r fo ?H a , colt to Positano a* Messrs. Mose's stud in Sydney. " 2(l At th» e v n, , eetin * °' n Nowmb'ei - of Mv Magneto, oi< u,-rt Yt! Melr °ses string, dead-heated .^i^^^fethT^'

to E bi d Si? € feport ftat Artmerie m' ~°„ b ?, spel ]« 1 I "'as premature, as the daughter o Nantes is in work at Rand! *tf a S d r(, g'-"-ded as a likely S "n the Summer Cup. . 6carwl ■dfc CKM +- UgUsU . D. Mahei did no„ entirely confine himsolf to ridin' uccorx-r a. he -went- to Vienna to ride tn« ? r fr an C, Da P ia'the PrifAus! ntl D fe r o n r ttOViCMa -^^P-

at the Glcnora Park sale of yearlings' ft. tJl k % tUat wiU oSsibh hi , S £ n Gup ? e « tin S- and raay.pc* ' wh Lf i V T er at . the Waikanae sale,which takes place at that time.' ■ - ed c ° m s? da £ on has ' book'l.P ™-lf° ln and presumably he will contest, the Auckland Cup it' must.be sa d that his racing' escrt&eon ' ■TO lather besmirched at FeUding where it-? as expected'that he would run welL fl tV\?- lccar } oa ™- m was'point' .eu out in this column, not as eood ™ ,£ difficult to-perceive bow he can have a ' fee °l he K? n * K °P U ' DiabJloT 41 tfridge when they, meet at Ellerslie turf MrT P r, ra p Vely sl °rt-career'on th« tun Mi. G D. Greenwood has attained a f M?totne lot of a sportsman. .He took un nm ■m at the demise of the life,Mr. \ & ' S'i a - ad '- slnce l then ' Imt ™° tas'favl w™L hlm m a rul y wonderful manner. Armlet was. purchased for a-m'ere'sonS rL„ g ne i as-a , ad ' sinc « : carrying "fir. : fe Wo ° d T, Colonrs ' she has won'a small .jortune. Then came' Danube, and he.' too, carried all before him. The Welcome Stakes, I'oal Stakes,- Wanganui Gut' neas, Champion Plate, and C:J.C: Derbr : have already-fallen to his bid, and n<s that he is right again after his recent for'™'' SeT £ ral of the ' °°™*S ''S for-ago. events appear, to be ' merely a matter of good health for him. Man* ° f P»3 and failed to get a Derby winner, but th« •Cnjterbnry sportsman • was able to; sec™ ' one /' If first attempt. He has been' tKtW 7 { »• anothei-way™ that is by securing the services of E, j] Mason to act as trainer for him. TKef las,named i is. a' past-master of the art o' getting a horse;well; and his'special abil' has had. extraordinary success' with tha .last-menioned class, and "there is hardly wl!nl, S v,: f ? r r ase lace"in-I ace " in -' the calendar' fof '■ ' ' which he has not prepared- a winner. ■Our special correspondent at Wooavillft' grapl ! S r that Coolstream, Wirril, ft i„ a . 'ii r ' x P ansI °n I'avo been scratched for all engagements at the W.J.C. meeting which takes place to-day and tomorrow.

Floater, First Consul, and-Gunboat will ..not be starters at. Woodville to-day, but may be seen under silk' to-morrow. The owner.of-Patrobus changed his mind about sending-his horse north fop the Waitura. Cup, and the-St. Clements horse was taken to Woodville on Monday night. .Ho will-be a-starter in thewanastand Handicap.to-day, in -which event, with his 101b. penalty, he will have to,carry 9st- lib. .-•.'■"

A. Oliver will have the mount on Sand-. stream in the Woodville Handicap. The top. weight was sent home.to Hastings | after the Feilding fixture, but he arrived back at Woodville yesterday afternoon; M. Gardiner took Koran home after th« Feildmg meeting last week, and then returned and took Jackpin to Woodville, the Scurry winner will again be ridden bj'.-W. Hyan who will also have th« mount on Iranui in the big. race. " The Porirua apprentice L. Traill will nde St.- Felix, and Turna at Wobdvilla to-day, and another light-weight. (C. Emmerson) will have the mounts on Midnight' Sun, and First, Batterv 'who is in - the Woodville Handicap at' th» minimum impost.' J. Buchanan will again ride Ariom and Tigerine, both of whom were successful under his gnidance at Dannevirko last mouth. ' •

After witnessing Midnight Sun's effort* in the maiden event at Woodville to-day :T. Quinlivan will return .to Hastings to mako preparations for the Auckland trip which he will undertake on Friday next He reports Bridge and- Theodoro to-be going along the right way in view of their Cup. and Railway engagements. ' • Another Reminder is given to o'wnert and trainers that nominations for -.th« Wairarapa' meeting close en Friday next Handicaps'for tho Manawatn and Tara* naki meetings are due on Friday next and for Ashhurst on the day following, RACING. FIXTURES. Dec. 7 and B—Woodville.J.C. Summer. Dec. B—W.aitara R.C. Annual. Dec; 16 and 17—Christchurch E.C, Summer. Dec. 23, 2G, and 27—Manawatu E.C, 'Summer. Dec. 20, 29, and Jan. 2 and 3—Auckland E.C. Summer. Dec. 20 and 27—Dunedfn J.C.'Summer. Dec. 2G and 27—Taranaki J.C. Christmas. Dec. 25—Ashhurst-Pohangina EX. Annual. .Jan. 2 and 3—Raugitik'ci E.C. Summer. ■ Jan. 2 and 3~Wairarapa E.C. Summer.

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