THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2671, 18 January 1916, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS £Br <3lencob.T Brcrything points to a record meeting at rrentham. On Cup day the. fields are on tho big side, and the issue in the different events appears to be very open, .Up-to-date train arrangements have been made for the conveyance of visitors to the course, and the times of departure will bo found advertised in this Mssite. So far thera has been,; 1 othing sensational accomplished oil . the training triicks, but it is expected that tliis mornMg several of the Gup and Telegraph Handicap candidates will be.stretched out againfcfc the tratdh. As jit no rider has beem sectlrcd for Findhom in the iilegTaph Handicap at Trentham. The two-year-old Sarah Grand, a halfsister to Theodore, has arrived at Trentham, and was out doing steady exercise yesterday.. .. . L. Wilson, who is to have the mount on Indigo in the Wellington Cup,'lias arrived at headquarters, as have J. O'Shea, W. Bell,.and.A. Oliver. G. Price, with a. team of sk horses, arrived at Trentham yesterday. A two-year-old half-sister to Panmure named Kaventhal is a member of the Highden. team, and will be riven a, raoo on the loncludrng day of the meeting. Panmure loolis bright and well, and ■ has been responsible for some smart work on the Awapnni plough. ' lfr. ; Jas. Hawkins, owner .of Toa Tere, returned from, a trip to Sydney by .the Ulimaroa yesterday. , He ieporls having sold two of his liorsSs while in Sydney, but s4 far a fair price has not been forthcoming for Toa Tero. Some.time-ago 'fifteen hundred guineas was refused for the illaniopoto gelding, but he is np in tho ■weights now, and it is difficult to get a fair figure for him. 3jord SMtifid, who bolted with his rider and crashed into a fence some time ago, is still on the retired list, but the "ret." who is attending hinl declares lie will race again.

Mt\ R. Buick has entered the Welkin colt, Three, for the A.J.C. . Doncastci Handicap. Friday's trotting meeting at Hutt Park will be the most important fixture of the kind yet held in Wellington. The removal of the fixture from the Petone Recreation Ground, is- the beginning, of a strong progressive policy, adopted by the fltitt Valley Trotting Glub. Major A. M. Samuel and Mr. H. J. Palmer always recognised that the club would have to find a new track before it could go ahead, and wheri.Hutt Park was decided upon tlie club resolved to spare no expense in bringing the track and appointments up to date. . A considerable sum of . money has been spent,,and local patrons of the sport will find on TYiday that .they are being well catered for in every respect. The silent totalizator will bo in use, and a much larger staff will be employed than on previous occasions. Transport to the course will be by ' train to Petone and then by motor to the course, a big army of cars having been arranged for. Mr. R. W, Short, the. secretary,, reports that visiting horses are already arriving, and largo fields of good quality are promised for the different events. ( R. Deelev-went through the Whangarei meeting without. scoring a winning bracket. His rival for first honours, J. O'Khea, rode three winners, and is now at the top of the list. The Auckland-owned Coleraine is earning. a great record for consistency, and in. his last twelve starts has won nine times, been second twice, and once unplaced^' The annual, meeting of the Foxtcn Bacing Club is to be held on January 22 and January 21. . Very satisfactory acceptances have been received, and two good days' racing are anticipated. RACING FIXTURES'. 'Jan. 20, 22, and U.—Wellington B.C. Summer. Jan. 22.—Northern Wairoraß. C. Annual. Jan. 22 and 24—Poxton B.C. Annual Jan. 25 and 27,—Wairoa County 'E.G. Annual. ' •• " ;'r■ Jan, 26 and 29. —Takapuna J.C.- Summer,