THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1237, 20 September 1911, Page 7

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. {Bγ Glrncoe.l Trainers who have horses engaged at Otaki aro now beginning to mako a move in that direction. Scots Fusilier and Voetgang arrive from Hastings today, as dfves the Porirna team of eight horses. H. Cutis, with Countermine, Avarice, and Counterfeit, arrives in Wellington to-morrow on tho way to Wanganni. His charges will bo taken off tho train at Otaki, where tho first-mentioned of tho trio is engaged in both big handicaps. Trentham and tho Hutt will be well represented, and the majority of horses from these narts will be taken up on Friday, morning. J. W. Lowe has three, J. Cress one, F. Higgott four, A. Crawford one, D. Nyhan two, A. Goodman three, and J. Ayors one.

New Zealand's premier horseman, H. Gray, who was riding at Rosehill on Saturday, left for Melbourne on Monday, whore ho .will steer Soultiform at tlio Finston Harriers Hunt Club meeting on Saturday. A private letter received from Sydney by Monday's mail states that tho brown colt was rather unlucky in the Doona Trial when ' he was beaten. by Baldoyle.. It appears that something in tlis nature of a scrimmago occurred at the turn, and the Soult colt got all the worst of matters. Other accounts state that the., horse wanted a.race, and,, if this is correct, he should show up better on Saturday, whon the company that will oppose him at.Epping is not likely to bo sa-good as wa* the■ case at Caulfield. And this albeit that it was reported that he was sore after-racing at Caulfield, and had ; had to be spelled for a few days.. •'

Masonic, who ran unplaced in the Ascot Thousand, won , by Don't Forget, started in the Height Claps Plate on tho second day of that meeting, and succeeded in .dead-hbatiag for second place with Ladv Argyle, 'Visionary,' another Now Zealandbred gelding; by Obligado, won a mile race at the same meeting..

Tho win of Los Angles, in tho Chelnisford Stakes at the Tattersall's Club meeting placed E. O'Donnell at the heart of tho list of winning owners, with Jbobl. Mr., G. I). Greenwood received £66 for Peireno's second place- in tho Tramway Handicap at ,tho sami' meeting.

The Australian, Frank Woptton, reachid his hundredth winning mount for the season ,at Keinpton Park on August 8 by riding Qiiorcns to victory in the opening event and Jiiijling Goordie .in the International T.Y.O. Plate. This, remarks the "Sportsman," is quite an early period for a, jockey to stand oil the 100 mark, and, with some three .months and a half io go ere the flat race season. ends, the popular jockey.is sure to show a much better, record than he did in 1009 and 1910, when lie rode respectively 105 and 137 winners. Wpottou now- claims a total of over 000 victories. Ho first rode in South Africa, where he scored .seventeen wins, including a Goldiieids Handicap on the Australian-bred Aurantia. He commenced riding in England in IMG, during which year he sfaprwl sixteen winners, and his best season was in I'M, vrhen 165 wins stood to his credit. Wootton headed the English jockeys' list for tho last two -.5005011?, and as it is certain he will- again accomplish that feati-ho claims a -record not achieved since Mornington Cannon wou (he riding premiership four times in succession in tne "nineties." Wootton will celebrate hia eighteenth birthday on December 11 next. He is rapidly putting on flesh,'-and will have to ride at a weight next season which will mako it problematical as to whether ho will. succ«£d in emulating Cannon's record.

Private advices received from Auekiaud yesterday state that, in the final gallons at Ellerslie. the. two-year-old filly. Jlonoline pleased best of. the youngsters Higaged in tho Avondale- Stakes to-day Tho .Cup candidate, Sea Elf, also . mint remarkably well, and is likely to start favourite- in' race. -'Both horses are trained-by P. MacManeisin, and will be ridden by tlio. veteran horseman, M. ltyan.- ••■•■•■• ■■■■•:• ■.. ■

Nominations for the spring meeting of tho Jlarlborough Racing Club.closo next Saturday evening. Owing to tho reduction ■■.in tile- nays pi raring ,owners have not ■noffndriys the clioide. 0f..-.so' meetings whereat to run their horses, end, on this account,' the Blenheim Club is likely,to receive an .'enhanced jiumbor of neimn'atipns'.;for_'.this meeting..,....-'. ; . .. Weights' for tie' hack-races' on the first day of tho Wanganui Jockey Club's spring meeting will be declared-about Friday next. ■ • .

Jockeys A. Oliver and W. Young reached Auckland on Sunday. One of Oliver's mounts ..at the meeting ■ to-day will bo Crown -Pearl, who is engaged-in tho Maiden .Plate.. ■■•'•. . : :

A rtwbryenr-old that is shaping attractively nt Auokland is Devastation, by laan /Francisco—Dismay.

&. Price arrived'in Wellington last evening on a brief business visit. Ho Tohirnsto Awapuni this morning. Handicaps' for the Hnwlce's Bay Jockey Club's meeting will be declared on Friday. '

Monoline had the colours up when doing a,track gallop with Sir Walter at Ellerslie on Monday morning. Several of tho New Zealand horses in Sydney have been entered at Hawkesbury meeting next Saturday.

England's second "ten thousand pounder,, tho Jockey Club Stakes, is to be run at Newmarket to-morrow "week. The field will not include the Derby or the Loger winner of this season.

Comedy King weakened in th« Melbourne Cup betting after his defeat by Flaith in the Memsie Stakes but, at latest advice, he was again favourite; for tho big two-mile event.

For tho New Zealand Cup, Domino is at present a better favourite than Goldfinder, whilo Fort William, Merrivouia and Goodwin Park are most in demand of the others. Business on tho Riecaitou event,is, however, much quieter'titan in previous years. Domino is engaged in tho Avondale Cup to-day, as is another Aew Zealand Cup candidate in tho shape of Advocate. .'..'. FIXTURES. . Soptemb&r 20 and 23—Avondalo J C Spring ' ' September 23 ond 25— Otaki Maori R c .Spring. • . ■■' ' September' 28- am! 29—Wanganui' J C Spring. October i— Uawko's Bay J.C. Sprin* October 11 and 12~Marlborou<VR C Sprinf. October 11 and 11—Duriedin J.C. Snrin<* October 11-Napier Park K.C. Spring. " October 21 and 'JG-Groymouth J.C. Sprih" Uctoljer 'Jβ and 27—Poverty Bay -Tγ Spring. November ■(,(!, 8, and U-Canterbury J 0 Metropolitan. November 22 and 23-South Canterbury ■I.L. opnng. *