THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1507, 1 August 1912, Page 7

THE TURF.

; , —— J . WOODLANDS HUNT CLUB. | (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) m, ■ Pahiatua, July 31. / ,a.u ■?L r aD I ? ua ?■ Steeplechase* gathering oi ' 'iv nuut Club Ivas hold 01 the Pahiatua. racecourse this afternoon the weather being perfect. There was i .good attendance, including Visitors from surrounding towns. The going was hcuvv Results.— HUNTERS' HANDICAP HURDLES . Ono mile and tlireo-qunrters.—Lucretius, 1; Lord Ullin, 2; Farronite, 3. Also start ed; Tom Flynn. HACK HANDICAP FLAT.- Seven furlongs.—AUirmia, 1; Vesuvius, 2: Nightfall 47sec V ° n b} " a e °° d leugth * lmill ' r JOOD LANDS HUNT ' STEEPLEI/HA&L. About three miles.—Flying Cloud, lj Consul, J; Elwell, 3. Also smarted: Lord Ullin, Avon, Black Arrow, Arata, Tarrialette, Flying Cloud. Won i--*; j. 4 VOU a "<l Arata fell in tlie • ' le ' r r i ( ' el-s ,vo -o uninjured, lime, 7min. 11 2-ssec.' MEMBERS' HANDICAP FLAT RACE, y no mile and a. quarter.—Havrehe 1Lucretius, 2; Nightfall, 3. Also. started: lavourite,• Tom' Flynn. Time, 2min. •42sec. HACK HANDICAP. One mile and a distance.—Jlarima, 1; Piermont, 2; Flying Qoud, 3.. Also started: : King Bruce, Ora ' Pl ? The Toiler. •Time,.2miri. 18sec r.hF 3I R ROA STEEPLECHASE HANDI'V m A®? llt h ™ miles and, a.half.—Avon, 1; Tarrialotb, 2; Miss Hippo,-3: Also started: Lord Ullin, Cliffsiue, Ngatapa, /Arata. Time, otnin. 33scc. ■ ■'' "1' i ' / ~ • NOTES AND COMMENTS, [Bi Glexcoe.] • TheGcfodwood. Cup will be run in England to-day. ■.According to a Calcutta exchange, T. 'Scott does not intend keeping Gunboat, and on that liorse's arrival in India it !was announced ho was for sole. There should bo no trouble in disposing of him, ■i" 'j ■ on 'r T °P° ats ie ft"'P l ho <lisflayed lii the Plaeo Handicap at Randiwick, he would take a deal of beating in , [the Viceroy's Cup, if ho should happen to run in that race. ' • ■ Latest advice from Australia says that •J>lr. L. J. \\ atts Wimmera scorns'certain to start favourite. ■in tho Australian Hnrtllo Raco at Caulfield' ah Saturday. .Racing attendances / in' ! England this year are said to bo . larger : thin ever, ! the enthusiasm in' cricket- has abated to a. considerable extent, ■ During the ■ past season, Lady Medallist started fifteen times in Australia ■ for three wins of a total value of .84131, but fas she earned another >£1285- in placeJmwney, Mr. "pravcu" ■ has reason to be ; /.well pleased with her performances. , J- M. Ferguson, a prominent Amencau; .reinsonan, was 'driving Dot A 1 Kinney to victory in a trotting event at Santa Cruz (U.S.A.) on Juno-SO, ho toll dead from his .sulky within a few yards of tho finishing line (says an exchange). Ferguson, who was one of tho best-known horsemen in California,. was also a veterinary;surgeon of some note/ as well as being one of the promoters of the oanta Cruz Driving Club. Koran, one of the favourites for tho brand National Hurdles, is being entrained at Waverley this morning for tho Bouth. He - arrives here at mid-day to- , naorrow, and will be sent south-the'same evening. Reports from >the .track where lie is worked state "that ho as'a : 'trifle sore,, but nothing to-apeak"of, and, unless •thing unforeseen happens, 1)b will take his .place in_ the field at Riccarton on August la. _ Owing to his' usual pilot (Copestake) havjng had his license withdrawn,. the s Progress gelding will 'bo ridden by L.. Traill. .. . i_Tke juniper Seaman is being spelled at TVanganui, and later in the spring' will be turned out for a good spell. With him out-,of the .way, -F.i Lind.has fjid iorses in work. :V The Waverley trainer, Si Brereton, is shortly.-shifting his teani to Wangaiiui to ; take, advantage of _ the good ■ ' tracks there. - : At''"the- present' time | he" las four' horses __in work, amongst, tho' number being Ineuru and a half-sister to that snare by St. Clements. '» *i. T H l . Ha, T era Smikx ' and Con , sha "Shraun, who are to contest tho • ( Winter Cup, were sent south last evening. Prior to leaving Ilawera, tho latter, as reported to.have registered a Stirling •.gallop over six furlongs* • I To-day is tho "Equine Birthday," and nil horses are now-one year older. Sydney files to Hand state that Gaby was o started in a pony race at Melbourne Jast month, and was awarded the ing impost of lOst:' 121b. , She was not. mentioned m thOettilig,. and' rah' accordingly. ...... a : ; ■■-.', According to J. Stewart,, who is to ride John: in. the National Hurdles' at? Riccarton, the Curassier celding'is-the best jumper which this well-known jockey ever rode, with the exception of the South •(Australian horse, Tho Reckoning.Mention of Stewart reminds one that, after completing his engagements to rido at._ the National meeting, ho will sail for Australia in time to catch "the Australian Jockey Club's spring 'meeting. Reports from' Foxton state that .Tho Rover. has showed slight signs of soreness,. but tho .trouble is not regarded seriously. , . , '. S. Reid, who is to ride Mount Victoria in .the Winter Cup, went south last night by the Maori. ' ■ . ■ Thp New .Zealand racing stdtistics just published in tho • "Weekly ■ Press" place the defunct Soult at tho henu of the list of winning. siresy with, the remarkablv fino .total of «£!(>,678, while Birkenhead oomes second; with- , opposite his name. has now been, at the head, of the list in four successive seasons. .Counterfeit won more in prizemoney than any other horse , competing in New Zealanfl' last. season, but Autumnus, Vice-Admiral, Ermengarde, - Bronze, and- Undccided all won over : '<£2000. Tho following taken from tlio jVeekly Press/* show the owners, whose winnings totalled more than *£2000 during tho past season:—Sir Geo. Clifford, .612.0;10 lfe.j Mr. Highden, .£7495; Hon. J. ;D. Ormond, Mr. E. J. Watt, .£3705 ; Messrs. W. G. and G. L. Stead, JJ9012 10s.; Messrs. .G. and G. L. Stead and G. D. Grtenwod, X 2775;. Mr. H. Whitnev, ■£2707; Mr. W. Smart, ,£2760; Mr. G. D. Greenwood, JJ2.110; Mr. J. Buckley, Mr. J. Williamson, It would be interesting to know : exactly how much money was obtained about Bqbadea when he was backed for tho Melbourne Cup the .other day, says the Arrow.' The commission was worked in Sydney and- Melbourne at the sanje, time, and as no_ doubt all tho .other capitals were exploited, the aggregate' would rciprtsent pretty well nil the money available in Australia at ft fair price'. Bobadea, according to Melbciurno reports, has not yet been asked to do nnvthing cn tho track that would give an idea as to his Cup chance, but as many backers were only awaiting a lead in lus case, his con- . nections,, if they feel so disposed, will be ' ablo to retail their money at a price that will still leave them with a big parcel . after covering all they havo invested on him: Bobadea. is tho possesscx of staying credentials, having won the Looh Plated two miles, though the opposition was rather wieak, and subsenuently he finished third to Trafalgar ant! Alawa in the Champion Stakes of 1!)11. Since the lastmentioned raco ho has not started, and apart from the fact that ho is sound and •healthy tho chances are. that 1 at this.stage even his trainer knows little moro than anyone else as to whether ho has really improved since ho was a three-year-old.