THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2553, 30 August 1915, Page 8

THE TURF

GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. By Telegraph—Press Associatlon-Oopyriiht (Rec, August W, 7.50 p.m.) Adelaide, August 28. The race for the Grand National Steepledhaso resulted as follows:—Forest Prince, 1; El Prbgresso, 2; Southland, 3. As El Progress*) failed to draw the weight, the second place was awarded to Southland. NOTES AND COMMENTS [By Glencoe.] The Harton Jockey Club's Spring Sleeting—a one-day. fixture—will bo held on Wednesday, next. The Kangitikei Hunt Club will race on the Marton' course on Thursday. Nominations for the Otalci Meeting closi on Saturday next. Those interested should note that acceptances for the ■ Dannevirke ' Club's Steeplechase Meeting close to-morrow nigih't at' 9 o'clock. - • Mr. H. J. Palmer, the newly-elected niemba- of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association, is well known in local sporting circles, and is an enthusiast in Doth branches of the sport. Formerly he raced gallopers under an assumed name, and was for years a patron of the Porirua stables. Recently lie'has turned his attention to trotters, and owns some horses in D. Nyhan's stables. Mr. Palmer is vice-president of the Hutt Valley Trotting Club. Mr. J. M'Mahon, cihief stipendiary steward, is just back ,from a. six-weeks! trip to Sj'dney. He will be present at the Marton Meeting next week. Soultiform, who has been off the scene for a considerable time, was a runner in the Hack Handicap at the Eginont-Wa-nganui Hunt Club Meeting. He started a good favourite, but failed to gain a place. Mr. W. Mansell, treasurer, of the Eangitikei Eacing Club, was a visitor to Wellington last week. Derby Day, who won a double at' Amberley twelve months ago, repeated that performance Inst week. He is owned and trained by a lady resident of North Canterbury. The North Canterbury sportsman, Mr. G. N. M'Leau, came up from Lyttelton yesterday to go into camp at Trentham. At Ainberley Ijjt week horses owned by Mr. M'Leau won two races. The successes were gained by Pyjama, in the Farmers' Plate, and! in the Hack Steeples. : The'latter veteran has a. remarkable record in connection with the two cross-country events at Amberley, as, during the last six years, ho has won the Brackenlleld Plate twice, been second once, and third twice, while in the Hack Steeplechase he has two wins and two seconds to Ibis credit. Agatha Green- will be the sole Porirua representative at the Marton Meeting, and the chestnut mare leaves this morning in chafgo of H. M'Sweeney, who will ride" her in lier engagement. Eewa Ke\ya, winner of the Maiden Bace at, the Bgmont-Wanganui Hunt Club Meeting, is by Taitoko from Torpillo, and was bred by the late Mr. J. ,E. M IJonald. H6r dam' is a half-sister to Tortulla, a New Zealand Cup winner. . Moutoa Queen, who is engaged in the Maiden Plate at Marton, 'h<ails from I''. Tilley's stables. She. is by Charlemagno 11 from Stressa, and raced three times at the last New Zealand Cup Meeting, but without success. She has a big pull in the weights in. Wednesday's race, and may do better, though reports, credit'the Karamu representative Hydrns, a Wanganui Guineas. candidate, with knowing h<>w to gallop, and;Bronk Delaval, who is engaged in the . New Zealand 'Cup, nvay also do expected to bo on. hand if his Eic-! engagement' is to be continued. Ihe Marton race is run over a seven-fur-longs course, and is started on a bend, so that the horse' lyhich draws the rails has n. big;advantage.. ' •Hastings will be represented in the HackHurdles at Murton by Hineinanu, a stable mate of Hereford and St. Klrnu. The San Fra,n ma-re has . not raced for some considerable time, but lately she .has been responsible for some good work oil'the Hastings tracks. There is probability of Jockey L. H. Hewitt again settling in Now Zealand. He left London on July 31, and will be ill Sydney for the big sprin# meeting at Ranuwick, after ; lie will coinc over for the New Zealand Cup fixture. _"A.8." (Mastcrfon) is informed that Fritz was a-."starter in the Hack Steeplechase at Amberley. Sartosta won the Welter and Derby Day the Waipara HackHandicap.' A rider at Cau'lfield on Saturday week VMS ordered by two of the stipendiary stewards to take off his boots after a race. I hey: carefully examined the boots aud ako the. spurs attached'to. them, ' but were satisfied that no electric appliance had been used, and no aetion was taken. Colonel Soult is to fulfil his engagement in the Metropolitan Handicap at Ellerslie. On arrival, in, Sydney lie will go into P. Nolan s stables at Eahdwick. .The Hastings trainer, H. Hickey, is stated to have purchased the hunter Crib while in Christclmrcii. Crib is by St. Ilario, from Cryde, an Australian-bred mare, and is regarded as a promising' jumper. ■ ' .