THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3067, 1 May 1917, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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A final reminder is given those cotiwwed that acceptances for tho Hawse's Jay mooting closo to-njght.

Acceptances for tho ifuwori meeting are duo on Thursday. Sasanof will bo a runner in Ui« HV.whe'K Bay Cup, and if tho weather iiteps tine tho Melbourne Cup winnor Risouid gi«'j> a good account of hinifeir wits Sat. I'M. in tho saddle. Tho well-known Trentham traiuer, H. A. Telford, is .laid up with a bro<«n co!larbono, caused by ono of his yearlings. Chakwana is the only member of J. W. Lowo's team that is boiag kopt up to tno collar at Trentham. 'Iho _ mare is intended to race at tho coming Aivapuni meeting. G. Jones, in charge of Sasanof, Sweet Corn, Shrill, Cheloma, nud BayOnne, loaves by "boat for Napior to-day, where he will in future train Mr. W. <-<• Stead's horses. They will, bo joined at Napier by four yearlings.

Tho New Zealand-bred. De Gama- was racing recently in Adelaide and showed up -n'oll whilo his condition lasted. -Ho is expected to bo baok to his best form by the time tho Adelaide Cup comes on. So far ho has not returned his owner a penny of tho 2000gns. he gave for him. A noticeable 'featuro of the yearling Bales at Sydney was tho numbor of buyers present from Queensland. Lot (titer lot was sold to go to the Northern oUle, and it looks as if racing in Queensland-is on tho upward, grade. Tho Autumn Handicap Soadown, who is now running out at nuy«rstream, narrowly missed a fatal accident last week. There is n big lagoon on we proportv, and in playing with another liorse tlje (tsig fellow got into tho *ugoon, and was nrarlv drowned. LucKjly ono of the farm hands saw. tho trouble, and was able to got him' out. Beyond a filled joint, the Dowushiio gelding escaped trouble. Evidently Monelaus is not to race at Napier, as J. W. Lowe has gone on a shooting expedition. Tho probabilities are that Monelaus and Mascot will be spelled during tho wintor. Tho Elysian colt purchased by a. patron of Endeavour Lodgo at the Auckland yearling sales has been broken in, and will shortly join tho active brigado at. Trentham.

While Tunning in a paddock at Wingatui recently the steopleohaser lkowal broko a b6ne in one ot his leg's, and it was found necessary to destroy him. Ho was a soT*n-yoar-old gelding by Kulnine from Tiger Lily, and his racing career, though brief, was exceptionally successful, as out of ten starts 'ho was only once further back than second. In addition to being a seller Of Kiibroney youngsters, Mr. J. B. Roid was a..buyer 'at tho Sydney yearling sacs this month. Ho paid Bflgns. for tho filly by Coollrim-Drowsy, by Ayr Laddior Sluinbor, by Trenton-Nightmaro. lus is a well-known Australian family. Wakeful and Mountain Knight wore high-c ass representatives in tho Commonwealth, while Nootuiform, Nightfall, Midnight Sun, Bon Revo, Bon Ton, Eligible, and Tho Toll' havo kept-it prominent in tho Dominion. It has boon a highly successful family in tho fomalo line, and Mr. Roid's filly, whoso siro is. by Flying I'ox, was doubtless secured chiefly with a view to ; her .value later on at the stud. Evidoutly tho mishap to Shrill is not so serious, as at first anticipated, for the imported mnro has been nominated_for the principal flat ovents at the A.K.U wintor .meeting. t Tho absence- of'.Plymouth from the list of nominations for the Great Northerns will como'as a bit of a surprise, lne Australian-bred golding mado a creditable appearance over the Ellorsho country when he contested the Autumn Steeplechase, and would havo had a lot of friends had ho gone to tho post for the big steeplechase. ' . Tho Auckland horseman, A. J. Milinn, is reported to bo progressing us satisfactorily as can bo expected after his recent accident, but it will bo some time before ho is fit to ride again. Mr. Coylo will doclaro the handicaps for tho Great Northern Hurdles, Great Northern Steeplechase, and Cornwall Handicap on Monday, May 7.