THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1263, 19 October 1911, Page 2

THE TURF.

RACING AT CAULFIELD. ECLIPSE SThKES. COMEDY KING'S BRILLIANT WIN. 13>* Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrlslit (Ifcc. October 18, 7.10 p.m.) Melbourne, October 18. alio weather was !in«' hut cold lor the second day of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club's meeting at Caullield. A large crowd attended in expectation of good rntti ng, and to wit now the struggle in the Eclipse Stakes between Comedy Kin;,', Aui\>fodina, ami the other cracks. Results :- MONA NURSERY. For two-year-olds. Gi yards. Porllight, -lOst. 71b 1 Niinrod. flst. 111b 2 Daka, Osf. 51b 3 Six others started. Won by a length and a lmlf, witli live lengths between second and third. Time, .Imin. sG?cc. MONA NURSERY. For two-ycars-olds. Four furlongs. Messrs. Watson and Campbell's br. f. Golden Gauntlet, by Challenger— Golden Oueen, list, lib 1 Gold llrew, 7st. 121b 2 Marn&wi, 7st. 131b ' 3 Sixteen others started. The winner led all tho way, and won by a length and throe-quarters, with throe lengths between second and third. Time, -ISJaoc. ECLIPSE STAKES. Weight for ago. One milo and three furlongs. Mr, S. Green's blk.lt. Comedy King, by Persimmon—Tragedy Queen, syrs. 1 Mr. Colin Smith's Beverage 2 Messrs. Williamson and Mansfield's Cadonia .1 other starters were: Aurofodina, Kuringai, Rifle, and Indiscreet. Comedy Kinij was first to find his leg*, but was steadied, and Killo was allowed to lead past the stand from Beverf.ge, Kuringai, Comedy King, Aurofodina, and Cadonia. Six furlongs from homo Beverage ami Kuringai together led by three lengths from Comedy King, and Aurofodina. Three furlongs from home Kuri'ngai and Beverage were two lengths ahead of Cadonia, with Comedy King fourth, going well, and Aurofodina troubled. Beverago led at tho homo turn, whero Comedy King was bumped back several length.?, lie, however, went in pursuit of tho field and cut down Beverage at tho half distance, and won brilliantly by a length, with Cadonia a length and a half away. Kuringai was fourth, and then followed Aurofodina, Indiscreet, and liilio. Timo, 2min. 23J sec. AUSTRALIAN CORINTHIAN HANDICAP. Ono mile. Swagger, list. 31b .'. 1 Saltare, list. 111 bo Brookong, 12st. 31b 3 Six others started. Won by two lengths, lime, lmin. 45Jscc. COONGY HANDICAP. Ono milo and three furlongs. Mr. F. Morton's b. g. Didus, by Positano—Dodo, aged, 7st. 111b. .. 1 Thistlebrook, 7st. 51b 2 Gay Bob, 7st. 111b 3 Fourteen others started. Tl'artfell mado the early running. Sandbath lod into the straight from Burston and Didus. Tho last-named came away at the distance and won by a length and a half, with a neck between sccond and third. Time, lmin. 22Jsec. MOONGA HANDICAP. Fivo furlongs and a half. Obsono, 9st. 71b 1 M'Ctilloeh, Sst. 31b ] 2 Twa Brig?, 7st. 131b 3 Eighteen others started. Obsono came til rough at tho distance and won easily by two lengths, with half a head between second and third. Time, lmin. Bsec. AUCKLAND TROTTING MEETING. FIRST DAY. •»- (By TelccraDh.-Pr'csa Association.) Auckland, October 18. The Auckland Trotting; Club opened their new courso at Alexandra Park t> day. The totalisator investments reached ,£3131, as compared with >£3302 10s. on the opening day last year. Results are as follow:— MAIDEN HMANDICAP. Ono mile and a half.—Elsie Downs, 1; Merry Kate, 2; Moorish Chief, 3. Time, 4min. G 2-s;cc. TROTTING HANDICAP (harness). Ono mile and a half.—Lady Wilmington, 1; Sea Cole, 2; Harold Alxlallah, 3. Time, 3min. 49=cc. SPRING HANDICAP (harness), of 100 sows. Two miles.—Mandarcne, 1; Belle Gray, 2; Sylvia, 3. ONFJIUNGA HANDICAP (saddle). Two miles.—Monica, 1; Miss Salisbury, 2; Viscount, 3. Time, Smin. 12-ec. MIDDLE CLASS HANDICAP. One mile and a half.—Woodmount, 1; Mountain King, 2; Receiver, 3. Time, 3min. SGwe. STEWARDS' HANDICAP (saddle). One mile.-Charming Bov, 1; Nancy Till, 2; Little Paul, 3. Timo, 2min. 37sec. OCTOBER HANDICAP TROT (harness). One mile and n half—St. Michnol, 1; Gray W., 2; Undine, 3. Time, imin. 2 2-sscc. ELECTRIC HANDICAP. One milo.Master Park, 1; Charming Bov, 2; Lord Specialist, 3. Time, 2min. 4G l-bsec. NOTES AND COMMENTS, (Br Gi.kxcobl Peroneal (Achilles-Prelude) Has been scratched for tho Welksloy Slakes. Returned visitors from the A.J.C. meeting report that Hcctor Gray has had to return to tho hospital, and at the timo whm the steamer left last week he could not use his legs. His confrere, T. Wilson, has also been taken ill, and lias had to go to a private hospital for treat-' inent. Both eases are almost identical, and are diagnosed as rheumatism. Soultiforin, in charge of Trainer Jas. O'Neill, returned from Sydney yesterday. In the course of conversation O'Neill held that the Soult horse was unlucky at Caulfield, and that one prominent jockey paid 11. Gray u good deal of unnecessary attention. I'akau cut herself very badly when she fell over another horse in the Hurdle race on tho concluding day of the A.J.C. meeting, and Veterinary Surjeon Wood, who attended her, has given it as his opinion that she will never race again. J. Stewart, who was making his first effort on tho Conqueror mare, stntcu that it was only bad luck which brought her down. Up till the time of the accident she had been jumping perfectly. Stewart had the ride on I.eali Kleschna, who started a very warm favourite in the Steeplechase on the same day, but ran off when possessing a good winning chance. The Karamn trainer, S. Waddoll, has a team of 13 horses at Trentham. J. H. Prosser has a similar number, and this pair have by far the largest of the visiting teams. Jockeys C. Jenkins and R. Thompson arrived in Wellington last -evening. The former may do the Poverty Bay meeting next weel;, and the latter is leaving for Sydney en route for Melbourne, where he is to ride in the Steeplechases at Flemington. lie will be back hero in time for the Christmas meetings. Mr. R. H. Skipwilh will aet as ftarler nt tho Wavcrlcy meeting on Monday, and at tho Poverty Bay meeting on the following Thursday and Friday. Since Mr. Skipv.ith made his first appcarance at the Wairarapa Hunt Club s meeting a little over a yenr ago, he has been appointed to the Wairarapa, Damievirke, Mar.owatn, Wanganui, and Hawk;'s Bay Clubs as well as to the two above-men-tioned. The weather was cold and showery at Trentham yesterday morning, and, in consequence, the track work was of an uninteresting nature. The new arrivals included Uyrou, TatVeta, I.ady Georgia, Ovation, Vocation, Imagination, Boanerges, Nylaud, Kiicsteri, Bronze, Ermengarde, l'oyal Scotch, Parable, and Ireland. The tan and Kind tracks were available, and the majority of the horses were restricted to hmf-pa'cc exercise. Bracken slipped and fell whilst going out to work on the sand yesterday, and his ridor was dislodged. The horse, however, wa.s not hurt, arid he got through his work satisfactorily. Midnight Sun arrived back from Sydney yesterday by tho Manuka. Elcctrakoff arrived from New Plvmouth yesterday afternoon in charge of (5. Morris and was taken on to Trentham.

Last night's arrivals from ITawera included Mendip, Mulga Bill, Patriotic, and St. Tono.v. If Kilts is not brought from the rout'} lo compete at Trontham, R. Hatch will have the mount on EleetrakofT. J. Fryer did not nccompany St. Toney to 'i'renl bom. The Hauera trainer will be at the Wavorlcy meeting on Monday next with Cornelian and Aurora. 'Comedy King's brilliant victory in tho Eclipse Stakes at CnnlficM yclMilajr will probably cause him to lx> heavily supplied for the Melbourne Cup. On tho other hand Aurolodinn'n por snowing will cause the clm-tuut lo ease for Ihe Caulfield Cup next Saturday, and I.adv Medallist will no doubt start favourite. The Melbourne Stakes, to be run on (ho first day of the V.K.C. meeting next month, promises to bo ojio tlw best w.f.a. events of the'wason. With Prinea Footc, Comedy King, Trnfa'gar, Malt King, Lady "Medallist, B.verage, and Aurofodina engaged ihcro should bo a great strugglo over the mile and a quarter. Obsono has struck form in Melbourne at last, and his easy victory at Caulfield yesterday will i:o doubt make his owner fril well patisfied with his purchuso. When in his best form it takes a good deal of weight to stop Olisono. FIXTURES. October 21 and 23.—Wellington R.C Spring. October 23.—Wavcrlcy-Waitotara R.C, Annual. October 24 and 20.—Gneyniouth J.C. Spring. Octobcr 2G and 27,-I'overty Bay TC Spring. November 1 and 4.—Auckland It C. Spring. November 4, 6, 8, and 11.-Cnntcrburi J.C. Metropolitan. Nov. 29 and 30-I'oilding J.C. Spring, December 2G and 20, and January 1 and 3. —Auckland R.C. Summer.