THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3187, 11 September 1917, Page 9

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS TBY GLBNCOE.I Tho Dannovirlie Racing Club's Spring Meeting will bo held on tho club's course at 'I'araaki to-morrow. The Hunt Club will'race on tho same courso ou Thursday. As tho result of the bad smash at Canterbury Park last month tho Sydney fields aro' now boing divided when there are 'twenty or mere starters. Somothing of tho kind shotiw. bo done in tho Dominion. It should not bo necessary to wait. for a. bad accident boforo tho rulers of the turf will awake to a sense of t'.cir responsibility. H. Young has made a good start in Sydney. Ho waft on an outsider in Parmen, who won the Park Stakes at Canterbury Park on August 25, and on Saturday ho rode Good Day in tho Jfovico Handicap at Randwick.

Eightiy or wrongly there has always been an impression that Biplane would not stay, aud colour is lent to this theory by the Comedy King colt's failure in tho Chelmsford Staked, nine furlongs, at TattersaU's meeting on 3a.tui'day. iio is likely to recede in the market for tho A.J.O. Derby, and tho position of favourite may ho token up by Prince Yiridis, who scored on Saturday.

Tbo imported maro Harriet GraJiam, winner of the Australian Cup, has commenced the new season well by scoring in the Mcmace Stakes, nine furlongs, at tho Ca.ulfield meeting on September 1.

Prince Viridis, winner of the Chelmsford Stakes on Saturday, is a. member of the Newcastle coal magnate's ("Mr. J. Baron") team. He is by Prince Footc, from tho imported maro La Crosse.

The New Zealand horses wero seen out in force at Kandwick on Saturday la;t, but Good Day was the only one to score. It is understood that the Uoniform gelding started favourite in the Novice Handicap division, in which he was successful.

Private information received in Auckland states that E. J. Eae has left. Melbourne for Sydney with his team, where they will remain until after the A.J.C. Spring Meeting. His son, Bert Kae, is making good progress towards rccovory, and expects to. join his father in Sydney next week.

Owing to tho striko in Sydney, and tho difficulty of getting raco trains to convey tho crowds to suburban meetings, there is a likelihood of tho smaller clubs holding their meetings at flandwick until the situation becomes normal. The Boschill meeting, which opens on Saturday next, will be held at Bandwick.

The fact of Kilbov having' ocen left in the Metropolitan Stakes vould appear to point strongly to tho' son of Kilbroney training'on well at Bandwick. ;'\ll being well with Kilboy when the A.J.O. meeting is under way, the bay colt can bo depended upon to accomplish something serving to keep up, the credit of New Zealand. Amongst those who are to go into the special camp shortly is the well-known Auckland light-weight horseman, J. Conquest.

, Mr. H Coyle, the well-known handicapper, who was drawn in the last ballot, hail been ordered into the special ea-inp for CI men, and has been called up for September 26.

Tho committee ol the Auckland Pacing Club met on Friday afternoon, when tho applications for the position of handi-. capper were considered. Thirteen applications were received, and after considerable disoussion tho ouestion vas adjourned until Thursday next, to enable a full attendance to be present. The deliberations of the committee have not yet been made public, tiut it' is understood that it is likely to to a, close thing between two of the applicants.

Pali Kins, who is ono of the fancied, candidates for the A.J.O. Derby, is ono of tho ex-Wellington trainer, J. WliitwortU's, team. As a two-year-old Pah King worn the ITaribyrnori Plate.

Tho West Australian owner, Mr. P. A. Connolly, who used to bo known as "Lucky" Connolly, was recently suspended for twelve months in connection with the running; of ono of his horses at tho Boulder meeting.

A HORSE'S EUNMNG QUESTIONED, (lice. September 10, '9.50 p.m.) Sydnoy, September 10. The stewards questioned the jockey

(Young) regarding Beltane's running in the Tramway Handicap, but accepted his explanation.—Press .Association.