THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 1, 26 September 1917, Page 8

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS I"BY GLBNCOE. 1 . The Geraldino' Meeting will take place to-morrow. GooaVEixed fields are engaged in all except, the JJurdles. in which thorn arc only four rumners. Mr Henrys's hana v JcaDs for the New Zealand Cup are i due c\n Friday. Don Praucipco and San Scbastia.n. winners of the hurdle i'hccs at Ashburton, were both casts-off fiwm the Cbokebore stables, as was Subterfuge, a hack winner on the second day. The news of tun breelkdown of Kilhoy is to be regretted, andi if will rob the weight-for-age eveuts at »he coming A.J.C. fixture of a, lot. of interest. Incidentally, it may pave the way for the success of The Toff in some of the "longer races. According to the latest, reports of the track work,, Biplane in sotting through a Rood preparation for the A.J.C. Derby to be decided on Saturday. As tjie New Zealand colt and Prince Viridia have each beaten one -another, the mooting between the pair shbiild occasion a lot of interest, both in the Dominion and a,t Kandwick. Gloaming (The Welkin—Light) will represent. Mr. G. D. Greenwood in the M'Lean Stakes sit Wineatui next month. Killala. the half-sister to Taringamutu, will meet Glqamini?» and the contest between the pair is provoking a lot of interest, at Biccarton. Gamecock, who was the best- of the Ohokebore two-year-olds last season, will have his first, race as a three-year-old in the Dunedin Guineas, in which he will not meet a very formidable field. One of the unlucky briga.de in the. Flying Handicap at Otaki was the Hutt own■ed Kiltess. Since becoming the property of ill - . J. K. JnQkson, the Finland mare has failed to win a race, but as she was noticed finiehinK very fast in the open, sprint event on Monday, a' turn of success should not be lons delayed for her owner. Tho well-known Auckland horseman W. Hyan. who sonic time ago underwent a serious operation, ie again able to get about. The'hurdle races at the Duncdii) Jockey Club's Meeting have drawn very disappointing nominations. There whs a eood crowd of jumpers at Ashbuxton, and the hurdle race at the Kurow Meeting has. filled well, so that tho poor response for 1 Wingatui is all the more surprising. A feature of tho nominations for the Spriug Meetins of the Dunedin Jockey Club is the support, that has been accorded the fixture by Wellington stables. Stirrup Cup Lisp. ■ and Preface figure in the M'Lean Stakes, and Arihia. is in the Dunedin Guineas, while Rose Pink. Treuthani Rose. Pall Mall, Rajput, and Socksalt are eniraeed in handicaps. The stallion Hallowmas met with an accident recently, and will not be able ta "do stud duties at Bushy Park this season. Mr Moore lias secured the services of King Rufus to take his place. It is aeain stated that Mr. Moore intends disposine of the whole of his brood mares, and it he carries out this intention the lot w_ill be sent to Sydney- for disposal at the auttiDju sales there. I It-was" reported that the Taranaki Jockey Club would consider the question oi a handica,pper at their last meeting, but no.thinfr was done in this respect, and they are evidently waiting to see ; how 'Mr. Ooyle gets. on in camp. Nominations for all events at the Wellington Racing Club's Spriug Meeting, to be held on October 20 and 22, close on Friday 'next, at 9 p.m.. with Mr. A. F,. Whyte (secretary). At the same time entries close for the Welleeley Stakes, 1918, Wellington Stakes. 1919, North Island Challenge Stakes, 1919, and New Zealand St. Lecir Stakes. 1920. A Press Association telegram from Sydney states that the ■ scratchings from the Trial Stakes include Good Day, and for rthe Derby, Law Student.