THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3156, 7 August 1917, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMSJENTS TBY GLENCOB.I Weights for the minor events at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Winter Meeting are due to-morrow, and acceptances close on Monday next. Final payments for the 'three big events close at tho same time. Mr. F. Hall haa .sent Msj two Soult mares, Blcriot and Slurry Boe, to Christchurch on a visit to Xilbroney. Tho exodus for Australia, still continues, and Tararu Jack will probably soon bo found competing in hurdle on the other side. . He will be trained under the supervision of T. A. Williams in Sydney. W J. Porter, who will be remembered as one of Auckland's cross-country horsemen a few years back, is at present reported to be suffering from an acute attack ot rheumatism In a Sydney hospital. The Sydney pofly jockeys pre to contribute half-a-crowri from their riding fees in each instance to the Associated Hacing Club's Fund. On last years figures this would mean that at least 30 horsemen would annually hand over from £12 to xiu each, aud 60 others anything from £2 to £10 each. ~ , T . . Old Mungindi, winner of Victorian Grand National Steeplechase, J s _ n ? t, 1 , e first good juniper the Eajah of Pudukota has owflnd. A few years ago he won the big hurdle race at Autenil, France, with a horse named Lilium. This raco has a. stake of about £4000, and it frequently attracts some of hurdlers in England. , Gay Crusader, who woil the New Derby at Epsom last week, had previously won the Two Thousand Guineas in May. He is owned by the ex-Australian sportsman, Mr. A. \V. Cox, who races under th 6 Horn de course of "Mr. Fairie." Gay Orusader id by Bayardo, who credited Mr. Fame with the St. Leger in 1909. and whose death was recently reported. The ex-Aus-traliau owner has been most fortunate in classic event* iu England, having won tho Derby with Lemberg. in 1910, the fit. Leger with Bayardo in 1909* and the One Thousand Guineas with Galeot in 1899> Another good horse he owned la6t yea-r was Kwang Su, who was runner-up in both the Derby and Two Thousand GuineasMr. W. G. Stead's imported fillies Ba'S'' onne and Cheloma have proved untrainable, and ata to go to the stud this season. They will be mated with the imported Demosthenes.

Merry Lad left Napier yesterday, and will bo shipped south by to-night's boat. The National candidate is at his best, anil should give a good account of himself next week. He is to be ridden by his usual pilot, E. Burt. '

Parisian Diamond acquitted himself well at Kiccarton on Saturday, when he badly beat Heeltap and Oardrona in a try-out over Ave furlongs.

B. Deeley is already in Sydney, and will he riding at meetings there until the big spring fixtures are concluded.

The Ellerslie' trainer. J. Williamson, passed through hero yesterday on his way south for the National Meeting. His charges, Lady Penury and Tangihaere, are passing through by boat to-morrow.

Satisfactory entries have been received for the minor events at the coming winter meeting of the 0.J.0. For the most part the entrants hail from Kiccarton and the surrounding towns.

At a meeting of stewards of the Masterton Eacing Olub on Saturday, the programme for the October Meeting was approved. Nino new members were elected. The treasurer reported a credit balance of £416.

The Trentham trainer. ,T. W. Scott, will go south to-night with Kew and Bloomine, who aro to race at Eiccarton next week.

Reports were in circulation in the city yesterday that two prominent Hawke's Bay jockeyß had been refused their licenses. If this is so, it. will causo a lot of trouble to owners of jumping horses, as both riders were freely engaged at tho comintr National Meeting.

A Press Association ' telegram froari Sydney states that Mr. Stead's contingent of racchorsos has arrived fit.