THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3027, 14 March 1917, Page 5

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS !Br Glehcoe.l n?A £it -i wfU -,, 1 . a 1 :e » laco to-morrow L ?" F ™ a Y- Wellington sportsmen who intend being present at Hie meet n" can journey to Opaki by the mailS when leaves LaniMon station at 7.50 a.m. On the second day of the Wanganu meeting Ararat conceded Devotion 31b over 1 mile and 110 yards, and beat her by a head. In tne Jlastorton Cud the L-.J.L Ualis winner meets the Vordell representative on s!b. better tonus which may turn the tables in her favour It is likely that ,\. Oliver will be able to get leave to-morrow, and -,f ko the soldier jockey will have the mount oh Eairiisdalo in the liiiamahunga llaiidicap, six furlongs, at the Masterton meeting. Locally, Meuelaus, Nystad, ond Waiinatoa, all of whom are on the M. Ulr mark, aro most fancied for the jVrrsh Handicap, six furlongs, at the Masterton meeting. Tho first-named finished in front of Cbakwana at the Trentham meeting, and this form was enhanced by the mare's showings at Wangnnui. Crnsequently it will be no surprise to find M.enelaus starting favourite at Opckj tomorrow. The runners in the Maiden Race at Opaki to-morrow include two smart two-year-olds in Birkenvale and the iustra-lian-bred Coolpan. Wangamii form points to the Highden youngster being the more forward of the two. The' imported raaro Itcratenta claims an engagement in tho Mastcrton Huulioa.p, one mile and a distance. So far she has been a great disappointment in public, though several times in private she has demonstrated her ability b gallop fast.

Tango, Humorist, Kukri, Sabana, Pattlo Song, and Eylstono have incurred 71b. penalties for tho Masterton meeting, ivhich takes place to-morrow, uhile Terrier's two wins at Nelson him a 101b. penalty for Mr. S. Parker's borsc. The ex-Trentham horseman, H. R. Cairns, had tho winning mount on Whitefield, who won the Uoiwke Handicap, seven fiu-longs, at the Flen'iii"ton meeting-. The first batch of yearli.igs from Sir George Clifford's Stonyhurst Stud aro expected to arrive at Kiccirloa within tho next week or m>. Thtre will pjobably bo a dozen youngsters in the Chokebore Lodge team when they all arrive. - Bingform ie to remain in the eoulh until after the Waimato meeting, after which he will iome nort/j and join Z M'Laughlin's Trentham team. | Amongst \ those called up in tho ktesfc ballot is the woll-known 'hurdle rider, .T JL Lean, and trainers A. Attwood and A Hendriksen. At Kyneton,recently, Windlesham/was ridden by W. M'Cloud in tho Kvrfeton Handicap, and finiahed third. Sonin time after the race the horse was quietly nibbling grass in tho birdcage when he caught sight of M'Cloud, who hfcd chan"- ™- ,, Om . J°<* e y' e to ordinary attire. Windlesham (says tho Melbourne "Herald') ruslred at the jockey, and fastened his teeth in M'Cloud's left arm. According to spectators, Windlesham lifted M Cloud in the air, and shook him several times, and then let the lad drop to the ground. M'Cloud's hand and wrist were badly injured, and he had to be taken from , the course to a li.ispifc.il at Kyneton to receive attention. Windlesham is one of the horses barred by the V.R.C. Committee from racing en metropolitan courses because of his behaviour at tho starting post. In ilio race st Kyneton windlosbam gave little trouble at the barrier, jumping bffi v.ith tho others.

la fho latest casualty list the name of Joe Duff appeal's amongst tlio killed, ticceased in his day was a will-known lishtwcight rider in the Auckland district. Among those drawn in the fifth killot nTe John Henry Hunt, jockey, Trentham; Malcolm Sl'Donold, care J. H. Prosser, Porirua; John H. STLoan, jockey, Levin; and James M'Cracken, horse trainer, Stortford Hastings. Sea Lord. St. Alba, Hylaini, bwl Mediator have been scratched for all engagements at the Mastprton meeting. A Press Association telegram from Sydney states that Kiliboy ]<as been scratched from the Sydney Cup list. The well-known Auckland horseman.

W. Ryan, formerly connected with J. W. Lowe's stables at Trentham, >vho Vas drawn in the last ballot, has been declared unfit for service, which means that ho will bo ablo to continue riding. Mr. S, Joel won race at Johannesburg at Christmas with Scotch and Polly (ridden by the crack English jockey, Donoghue), and it was the first time his colours had been successfully carried in South Africa for nearly eighteen years. It must be added thnt for many years Mr. Joel has done all his racing in. Kng- I land. A jockey named Reardon was responsible for an unusual feat when riding S. Wootton's geldint; Excelsior in the Hnokwood Selling Steeplechase at Gahvick England) in January. Five fences from home Excelsior blundered, and in bo doing lost his bridle. Using his whin to guide the horse Ttairdon got Excelsior safely over the next four fences and finished third, ol>r>'.it ten lengths behind the winner. In chatting about Reunion's feat, English writers mention that Ne-wey won tho 1007 Liverpool Grand National on Kremon after breaking a leather the first tiiuo round. A scppfcuitt's for Hip Easter Handicap, BrHitnn Hurdles, ami Autumn Steeples for the Auckland Racing Club's Autumn Meothw and forfeits for the. Champagne Stales, Oaks, and St. Ledger Stokes for the samo meeting are due bj' 1 p.m. on Friday nnxt. At a recont meeting of the Tasmanian Racing Club it was resolved that instructions lw giv?.n to all club officials that they imifit report at any time when they are" insulted by any one, when the committee would talc drastic action to , deal with offenders, irrespective of whoever they mielit bo. It is anticipated that Hie curtailment of racing and the State control of railways wiil "reatly reduce the number ol small owners iri Ireland. Fear is expressed, however, that the nefl , order of things Trill give impetus to what are known as "flapping" meetings. That class of sport has token hold again in Ireland, but it is unlikely it will b« allowed to flourish if legitimate racing is cut down. The position certainly obtained in Ingland subsequent to the reduction of racing under Jockey Club i-ules. but the Government took a hand last year, and England was not overdone in the matter of unregistered racing.