THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3115, 20 June 1917, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

H$T GjiESCOE.I Entries close on Friday, Juno 29.. for all events at the Wellington Itacing Club's .Winter Meetins. The Winter 1 Meeting of the Napier Park Racing Olnb will bo held on Friday and Saturday.

The Hastings trainer T. F. Quinlivan, who has been in Wellington during tho past week, returns homo to-day. .

Mr. G. D. Greenwood's yearling colt by The Welkin-Light has been named Celestial. Tho youngster has been engaged in all the early two-year-old events.

Owing to a. bereavement in his family none of Mr. F. Hall's horses were raced at tho Gisborno . Meeting last week. - r . The New Zealand Racing Conference will hold its annual meeting in Wellington on July 13.

Twice recently in Melbourne the New Zealand-owned Three was heavily supported in sprint races? but, each tinio ho failed in the last few strides. Like the rest of the i progeny of Tho Welkin he eeema unable to go further than six furlongs.

At, the salo of Mr. H. de Laulour's horses Bt Gisborno on Saturday, Downham and Oarlysian each brought lOOgns. Hea.venly Dream, a full 2-year-old sister 1.0 the Int. ter, wm sold for 40gns„ and the hnrdlo horse The Thriister waß knocked down to hid trainer for 60gns.

Two yearling fillies from the Ohokebore Lodge team were given a couple of short sprints In company on Saturday. On each oocaslon the Ally by Kilbroney— Counterfeit began more, Emartly than the one by Antagonist—Countermine,' and held her advantage throughout. They aro a nair of very promising youngsters, who move as If galloping was no troublo to (hem.

Mr. A. B. Williams is disposing of a number of his horses, iDcU»ling Multiplication, Hultaine. Bhicla, Jtctard, Chemise,and Zannono.

Tho fact of Sasanof not having been engaged in any of tho Australian, soring handicaps awgestß that he may bo racing at Eicoarton next November.

The Anglo-Australian sportsmen, Messrs. Robinson and Clark, have entered eight imported horses for lho / Molbourno and Caulfield Cups. I

The agitation fdr limiting racing in ■war time is pretty Kcnoral in Australia. Recently an Act was passed in West AustraUadoing away with unregistered racing Tho nrinoipal course at which the outlaws raced has been allowed to cotno in under iho West Australian Turf Club.

Tho three yearlings at Porirnn, owned by Mr. B. Acton-Adams are doing Plenty of work, but so far they have not been stretched out at top. The half-brother J -0 ? a £? ma is a very solid youngster and looks iLko ono that will be well served by time. Tho Formula, filly Is a very sty. lisn mover and should /gallop fast: Tier f Y e , H. imported Demosthenes, whose stock fcavo so far como quickly to hand, ihe third youngster Is one of the southern SDorlsman s own breeding, being from t-a-vannah. who is proving a successful matron.

The withdrawal of Tim TJnolan from the Wanda bteeples, to be run at Caulfield on Saturday next,, may mean that his trainer was not satisfied with the weight allotted the Taldhnrst-owned horse, who ,-r T, D Wa ;«t as much racing as, ho can get L^L\l t°i b ?"»«> !<> Allow his best, fw lVi, Uly I6Ml 6 M *' ?,'" remembered it was while taking part in the Wanda Steeplechase last year that Ihe National winner received injuria which' prevented him from racinir at Flcminf ton The reduction of racing in the Welli'nt:ton district was much discussed iu local snorting; circles yesterday. Tt is anfici natert that if the present scheme is ad! hered to it will; mean that the Wellington ■Racing Club will cut one day off its fl™ Meeting, and will-abolish the two days" Autumn Meeting. v *