THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1164, 27 June 1911, Page 7

THE TURF.

THE TWO CUPS, CAULFLLLD A.VD MELBOCRNE. By TelesraDh-I'resa Association-Conyrlcht .(Kcc. June 2(i, 9.30 p.m.) Melbourne, Juno 26. Weight's for the two Cup races have now been declared. In the Melbourne Cup, frafalgar is at the Urnri of the handicap with DM. nib. Los Aivelos has !).<■(.; Broadsword. Sst. 71h.; Bridge, BM. .ill).; Lady : Lucy, 8^1.; I'ormedeu, 7.-.l'. 71b.; Vice-Adrairnl, 7»t. 71b.; Biindier.i, "-*>'■■ lib.; Mhrlyre, 7st.; Chaste, Gat 121b.; Midnight Sun, (isiv nib. For the Caiiltield Cup, Trafalgar i< nl«o lop-weight with (lit. !Hb. Other weights are: Los Angles, (Ist. 31b.; Broadsword, Sit. 31b.; Bridge. Bst. 51b.; L.i.dy Medallist, Bsl. 51b. i I'ormcden, 7st. 131b.; Lady Lucy, 7st. 131b.; Vice-Admiral, 7»t. 01b.'; Bandiera, 7st. 7ib.; Midnight Sun, 7>l\ 51b.; Martyre, 6st. 111b.; Chaste, list. 71b. EPSOM AND METROPOLITAN. THE WEIGHTS. (Kec. June 26, 5.35 p.m.) Sydney, June 26. In connection with the. Australian Jockey Club's spring meeting, weights for the principal events have now been declared. For the Epsom Handicap Malt King has been allotted tap-weight, 9st. lllb. Los Angeles is next iritb Ost. 81b. Broadword has flst. 41b.; Lady Medallist, Bst. 121b.; Royal Sonif, Bst. 91b.; Formeden, lit. 121b.; Vice-Admiral, 7st. lllb.; Gold Thread, 7st. 101b.; Genius, 7ft. 91b.; Culprit, 7st. nib.; Bandiera, 7st. 71b.; Chaste 7st. 71b.; Full Hail, 7st. 21b. For the Metropolitan Handicap, Los Angolas is top-weight with 9st. 51b. Broadsword has Sst. 121b.; Lady Medallist, Bst. Dlb.; Bridge, Ssl. 81b.; Royal Soult, Sit. olb.; Lady Lnd.v, Bst.; Formeden, 7st. 91b.; ViceAdmiral, 7st. 81b.; Chaste, 7st. 41b.; Genius, 7st. 31b.; Chamade, fist 121b.

MALT KING SCRATCHED. (Rec. June 26, 10.25 p.m.) ,Sydney, June 26. Malt King was scratched for the Epsom Handicap shortly after the weights appeared. ROSEHILL HURDLES. Sydney, June 26. Home Rule ran third to Dinyah and Loughrea in the Eosehill Hurdles. GRAND PRIX DE PARIS, A FINE BACE. Paris, June 25. The following wns (ho result of the GEAND PEIX DE PARIS, of 12,000 sovs.; if tha winner is foaled in France the breeder will receive 800 sovs. in addition; second 1200 sovs., and third 600 sovs. from the stake. For three-year-old entire colts and fillies; colts flst 21b.; fillies. Pit. 131b.. One mile and seven furlongs. Marquis dc Gnnay's blk. c. As d'Atout by Macdonald ll—Anastasie, Ust! 2lb .- > j E. Veil T Picard's b. c. Combotirg •> A. G. Dodge's ch. c. Matchless ...!!"!"" 3 Sixteen ran. Won by a length, after a fine struggle. TRAGIC DEATH OF A JOCKEY. S. HOWIE. Melbourne, June 26. S. Howie, the well-known steeplechase rider, has been found decapitated on the railway. There are indications that it was a ca«j of suicide. It is believed that Howie was mentally •deranged'as the- result of injuries to his head from falls while racing

_ [S. Howie was a successful cross-coun-try rider and trainer, who formerly rode an i\e\v Zealand, winning, -among other races in this.country, tho Wellington Steeplechase on Kiatere. In Australia his most important victories were tho Australian Steeplechase at Caulfield on and the Great Eastern Steeplechase at Onkaparinga on Tarpon. In 1907 ho wns second to F. Burn on the list of winninrhorsemen over jumps in Victoria, winning 16 races out of 69 mount?, and being placed on twenty-one other occasions.]

SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB, IBy Telcuraph.-Prejs Association.) Timaru, Juno 26. At the, annual. meeting of tho South Canterbury Jockey Club the report stated that there was a Mb debit on tho Novem" ber and j>2lo on the March lectin™. f P?n?l UI ?" !ut was D crippling faLthe irottmg tlnb attended, to su«-es< th ß inclusion of trots, as tho Commission's report practically wiped tte club out. They had a balance of .£l5O, from which stakes nushl be subsidised. The tion was.refemd to tho new committee

NOTES. AND COMMENTS,

[Bv Glencoe.J

The field in the Stewards' Stake? at Napier on Wednesday will not be a very strong one. The fop-weight, Sir Frisco, uas been off the scene for a long time nnd, jndgmg by hi;; form at Otaki it would be too much to expect tho littlo pay nor.- ; e to improve enough in the interim to have a chance at Napier Dreadloss wi I represent tho powerful Ivaramu stable, but this marc is having her first run in public after a lonspell • From the way in which Projectile finished in the Scurry at Hasting It -in peared as if he would have rurT'a very merry mile on that day, and, with sj. llib. on his back, he is not badly treated in view of hi.; recent form in hark M Ve ?'f - A ",, l ',™ in his favour wil bo hat ho will be H: Gray's mount. Eclogue, alter bemg on the shelf for a very long lime, ran quite a good race in the Herctaunga Handicap at Hasting and this performance is Mire to give him many friend* at Napier. Cork .Wo, on the Ost. Gib. mark, should bo h run well, but the distance will ,". o . bably find out Gold Circle (Ost 21b) Also, Separator's recent showings havp not been reassuring.

Iβ \\hotu will be a runner in the Ladies' Bracelet, at Napier on WednA! day and will he ridden bv the crack gentleman ruler, Mr. G. ilirst. Passive will pv O l 3n bly start' a warm tavonnte ni the Ahnriri Hurdles on Wednesday, m which the black mare * toP-wight, «ith only p. nib. on IP he ' r ft, r, V, n - o '' f <"' 'he heavy support which . will be accorded tho Pah, ha Cup winner is that, in the Hawke's Ba? Hurd es last , K ek she was voted very unlucky not to secure <i place. At ?,'. five-furlong pa-*, in the fast, mile "\u. ■vas lying handy to the leaders, l,ut h"d Ino bad luck to get mto a fence She recovered herself, and.was putting i, -co, ' good work at the home turn, whon l"r nder oohsh y. tried to get. ihro.ig, o he. rails, and was sent to tho rear. Aft"" tins, she was not persevered with further but many noticed her good -howiu" un Ifl this point. The fences at Napier Parare not by any means stout, and thev will bo all in favour nf Mr. W. 0 Vin cents mare, who is not, so far the of jumpers.

When legging-up his jockey in the Hack Steeples, at the recent Hastings meeting a well-known trainer ins-Wed on (he |- l( | letting his leathers down a few holes. The tendency nowadays is to ride very s-hort over fences, with the result that, if 0 horse punches a fence at nil hard, thr> rider and lip (in nine eases out nf ((.„) par! company. For Ihci rider lNiiallv goes nut on the horse's neck, and is of no assistance to him in recovering himself. Even if the horse does nof fall, the rider doe-,, and. every day, we see cases nf the so-called "up-to-date" horseman parting company with their mounts, while the much-despised "oldtimers" succeed in retaining their seats This is a matter that the Tod filonn variety of cross-country riders would do well to ponder over.

Fuss, who claims an engagement in tho Settlers' Hack race at Napier, is an Auckland horse that has won several races at the country meetings up north.

An early winner, when he shows his proper form, is Loch Mabin. The San

Fran gelding can gallop very fast on the tracks, and 'always'beats anything thaF'iie goes with, but, so lar, hn lacks .-.easonin? •find experience. L-. Wilson will have the mount on him in the hack race at Napier on Wednesday.

Sir Frisco has arrived at Xapier to fulfil his engagements to-morrow and on Thursday, lie will be ridden by C. Jenkins.

Although Sonite has been entered for the Winter Cup at Hiccsrton, he has not been asked to do any solid work at Trentham up till the present time.

Advocate has been taken in hand at Ellorslio to undergo a New Zealand Cup preparation.

Deploy is enjoying an easy lime at Trentham, and will not be raced again until the spring meetings. . Arming thrrp-year-old si.-ier to the black filly \< now in work, and will probably be entered at the early spring 'meetings..

XaviiT w.-.s sent to Xapier on Friday last, and will make his first appearance in steeplechase events at that merging. The Truman gelding has done some schooling.over the brii.-h fences at Trentham, and has shaped satisfactorily enough. He will bo ridden liy A. M'Connnn.

A question has cropped up over the recent A.l'.C. winter'meeting which proinis.es to provide as tangled a skein to unravel as ever has been attempted by the racing authorities (says the- Auckland "Star"). The question has been raised by a protest lodged by the owner of Arty, which ran third ia the Tamaki Steeplechase against the winner (Pleiades) on the grounds that Lind, hi;, rider, was not eligible to ririr. It is alleged that when Lind rode Pleiades on the first and second days of the meeting his license was not in order, and this it is chimed would prevent Pleiades starting; on the third day when he won. It will bo remembered that Pleiades ran third on the first day, when Okaihau won, while the latter ran second to Pleiades on the concluding day. If the contention of Arty's owner is upheld, and Okaihau has to receive the third money which was credited to Pleiades on the first day, this would make the amount received by him over the amount stipulated in the conditions of the Tamaki Steeplechase, and consequently debar him from starting. Therefore, Okaihau would lose the ,£35 for second money in the Tamaki Steeplechase, and Arty would get first, second, and third money in that event, if, on the other hand, Pleiades is only, ruled out on the first day, then the owner of Okaihau is the one to suffer, for he loses the second money in the Tamaki Steeplechase and gains third money in the Maiden Steeplechase, losing ,£25 by tho transaction throuch absolutely no fault of his own. The question is a most complicated one, and there should be decided once and for all an owner's position in this Tespect.

FIXTURES. June 28 and 29—Napier Park B.C. Winter July 6 and 7—Gisborne R.C. Winter July 15, 10, and 22-Wellington R.C. Winter. August 8, 10, and 12—Canterbury J.C'9 Grand National.