THE. TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3160, 11 August 1917, Page 9

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

rBY GMNCOE.I

Tho Australian Stccplocliase will be run at Oaulficld to-day. . Tho only \ew Zealand horse engaged is Waraiai. who occuS thirdplace in the FlemingtonGrand National last, : month. Subscquontly the Spalpeen gelding raced at CaulfloM, jlere he fell. One authority says ho did lot look nearly as weU as when ho raced at PlomSn! and if thiels. so ho rnay not ,bo seen at his best to-day. J rh ° ° a 3f* country is not difficult, and aurdk horses often distinguish themselves over it, «J in 1902 Colonel Shilinskl won. both „n© Außtralian Hurdles and Steeplechase. Mr. J. Henrys, jun., has been aPP°"«f d ' handicapper to tho Hasterton and StratStead passed through Wellington on Thursday on his way south to attend the Grand National Meeting. Tt is ronorterfr**'". H. Longan will hive JL in tho Grand National Steeplechase. ..„„- Rewl Poto, in charge of R. Johnson, was shipped' south last gelding looked well, and is to fulfil his cnJagciuont in the Orand Nation*]Hnrdk*, in which he will bo ridden by F. Flynn. who will also have tho mount en Sandy Paul. Last year Flynn rode, Ma-tor Regal who acted as runner-up to Art in tno Jumpers' Plat and in the Grand National n Mr? e E. S. Luttrell passed through hero yesterday on his way north to attend to seme business in Hastings. He 18 returning south on Wednesday, <md *»1 ."■ present at Riccarton next week. He has had a letter from M. Hobbs gating that his horses are all doing-wel at Kandwick with tho exception of Kill .'Em. who has been stopped in his work owing to a epnm> having developod. ... Veronal, winner of the High-weight Handicap at Moonee Valley, had twice previously scored on tho same coutso as a two-year-old. This was before her .present owner, Mr. J. 0. Paterson, purchased her. Tho Linacrc marevis bred well enough to win anything, as she is from tho imported more Totolo by Sanfoin from Oerasi oy Orvieto. A full-sister to Veronal was sold at the last Sydney sales for Mens. A Ohristchurch writer says:- Among tho visitors to Riccarton for the Grand National Meeting, no horse has done tetter work than Sleight-of-Hancl. In all his work on the flat ho gallops in wort impressive style, while ho has retained all the brilliancy as a jumper which no showed a year ago. He. was then Picked out n-s a likely winner of tho Grand National Hurdles Handicap, and his recent displays on the tracks liavo only served to, strengthen tho confidence of his aumßon Rove made a favourable impression when schooled over a circuit of the hurdles on Tuesday. He showed plenty of dash on tho flat, and took the obstacles in line sti-lc. It was the first- time ho badjumpcu at Riccarton, where ho showed first-class form on the flat a- few seasons ago. , At most of tho meetings held m Victoria recently there has been an interval ot fifteen ' minutes durinq tho afteroon for recruiting specchos. Military men speak in both reserves, but. so far their eloquence has not induced many to enlist.