THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2309, 17 November 1914, Page 8

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS [By GlEncoe.l • ■ The Maryborough' Racing Club's Spring-Meeting takes place at Blenheim to-morrow and on Thursday. Six more horses that aro to compete at the fixture were shipped from Wellington by the Mapourika yesterdiay afternoon. Among them. wero Mount Victoria, Tuma, Eoumania, and Gold Necklace.'

It is understood that ])i Gama, who won three'races at the V.11.C. meoting at Flemington;' is being brought back to New Zealand by- tho Manuka, arriving from Sydney to-day. Multiply, who competed unsuccessfully in the New Zealand Cup at Eiccarton,. broke down badly while contesting the Otaio Plate on the third day of the O.J.C. meeting.

Though no mention of the fact was made in the telegraphed report of the racing, it'appears that J. O f Shea (rider of Warstep) was, suspended for three months for allowing Tiis mount to interfere with Balboa in;the Stead Memorial Gold Cup at Eiccarton on Saturday. • •■...' ■ . •- ■

.The running of Hyettus in; the Fen-' dalton Handicap suggested that the chestnut son , of Hymettus was feeling the effects of the strenuous' week he had had at Kiccarton. He is.evidently more of a sprinter than a .stayer. . 'Owners are reminded that acceptances for. the first day's handicaps at the Feildiug Jockey Club's meeting close on Friday next. ; Final' payments' for the Foilding Stakes and first forfeits for the Oroua Stakes are due at tho 6amo time. -.■•■■'

. Mysteriarch was among the horsee whose logs failed to stand the strain o£ racing at the CIJ.C. Metropolitan Meeting. ■' .■ . ' ! -.■'■■-.

Tlie Eokeby—Teacup yearling, sold at Biccarton last week, was brought north by the Wahine on, Sunday, and is to 'find a new kmio at.New Plymouth/- ■ Wellington visitors to Kiccarton are agreed! that the imported, mare First Glanco was the best looking thoroughbred, competing at the C.J.C.-meeting. The two-year-old-Hyla, in the Karamu stable, may be given a good rest until her knees. improve in appearance. : By winning the Members' Handicap with 9st. 81b. at Eiccarton on Saturday, Autumnus was responsible'for, the best performance registered at tlie C.J.C. meeting. ' ~ ■..., •" ■' ' ■ Apropos of the return of Mr. H. B: Duryea, the owner cf this year's English Derby winner, to the Berkeley from Pari's, an interesting-story is told. It appears,that during the recent French mobilisation tlie whole of Mr. Duryea's stable was in imminent danger of being commandeered; the exposure of Durbar II and his valuable stable companions to German bullets was averted by the action of a resourceful stableboy.' Aβ a kind of warning-off notice the .youth flung the Stars and Stripes over the famous horse, and ultimately, with the aid of. , verbal explanations, the neutrality of the stable and its proprietor was - admitted. . ■ ' ■■. ■ -. \ •'

Jean has beon, responsible for.present■ing the turf with, two first-class crosscountry performers in Capitol and Eed M'Gregor in bygone years (says the .Auckland writer "Phaeton"), but it is doubtful if either of those .mentioned gave as much promise as Scots Guard, who carried off < the Hunters' Steeplechase at.Ellerslie last Saturday. Scots Guard, by Cuirassier—Jean, is one of the boldest looking hunters ever seen but .at Ellerslie, and has plenty of size to recommend him , . .His fencing ability is undoubted, and l won from: 12 ■others last week over a three-mile course i when not near ready to do his best; it : may'be confidently predicted that the brown gelding will be seen figuring in-a much more prominent) light when next winter's cross-country events come to be decided. ',-.-:■

. Troy arid Balboa were both disposed of at the same sale, tho former topping the list at 250gns., while Balboa ■at 30gns: was one of the. lowest lots disposed of. Troy has yet to win a t':i'i» while Balboa has won nearly £2000. in stakes. . ''" ' .

For eome years ■ past the Auckland Eacing Club have supplied hot water tothose picnicking under; the trees near the old mile-post during the racing at Ellorslie.' This privilege is now'.to bo -extended (says the Auckland "Star"), and boilers are to be erected under the trees from the mile and a quarter-post down to tho nursery for the convenience of those who patronise that\ portion of the couree.. This will be n great boon to.- those who hitherto, have bad to walk a ; couple of furlongs to, get hot water. , ' ' - . : •;

>At .a meeting of the district com-« 'mitteo of the Dunedin Jockey Club last night tho appeal by J. R. Kaan 'and Stanley Reid against disqualification by the Gore Eacing Club was"disuiissed.— Press Association. . , ; •"'.■;,''.' -FIXTURES. , ; Nov. 18 and 19—Marlborough R.C. Sprini? Nov. 28 and 3D—Foilding J. C. Spring. Deo. 9 and. 10—Woodville District J.C Summer. ' . ■ ■ Dec. 26 and 2S—Dnnedin J.C. Summer Jan. l'-Choviot R.C. Annual.

Jan. 1 and 2—Wairarapa K-.C." Summer,