THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 226, 12 June 1918, Page 8

THE TURF

LOOKING BACK

NEW ZEALAND HOESES OS THE AUSTRALIAN, TUlil' , .

It may be said that Australian tportemen have taken more interest in Now Zealand racing thin season than ever before, the reason apparently beins the intended visit of several tcame to Australia, for the spriiiß and ffiimmcr racing over there. R. J. llaapn Jian already landed liiH charges (innliidiuc Hiplimc) on the other side of the Tasmau, and other trainers who are likely to make the trip —Messi-H. Dnvie, Hobba, O'DonncU. and Hawthorne-will be noon making a, raovo to set their teams across, to eive their horses :l chance, to acclimatise before tho spring meetings. This year's contingent of horses to make tho trip seems, on paper, to bo the strongest one that has left these Bhoros'for Bomo considerable time. Australian followers of the sport are promised a trout if present intentions are ndhered to, the likely horses to sport, silk on their courses including Desert Gold, Estland, Finmark, and Almoner. There is some doubt about Mr. W. H. Kendall's ' team consisting of Hymestra, Nanna. Snub, and Wishful, ijolng to Australia, for the sprinir raoinp, but that sportsman has entered his horses freely in events to bo decided ftt the summer meetings, and it if expected hte team will carry silk during those meetings. There have been a few notable invasions of Australia from Xcw Zealand in the past from the time of Mate, Calumny, liurline. and Ifaiim, on through the snocesses of Ncleon and Lochiel to Nontuiform, rfiffhtfnll, Itaniapoto, " Solution, Gladsome, Apologue. Sasanof. Kilhoy, Biplane, and lastly Deeert Gold. The Melbourne Oup has been twice won by a horse owned and bred in the Dominion, by Apologue in 1907 and by fineanof in 1916. The Caulfleld Oup of 1908 was won by Maranjii, and tho New Zealand-bred Aborigine dtad-heated with Blue- Book in the same race the following year. Other siicoesses of importance were recorded by ifaniapoto and Solution in successive yoars in tho Metropolitan Handican: by Bonnie Scotland, Bob Bay, Noctuiforin, Kilboy. and Ilinlane in the A.J.C. Derby; by Biplane in the -V.E.O. Dorby; by Nocklet in. the Maribyrnong Plato, and by lioohiel in 'he Newmarket Handicap and Australian Onp.

All old New Zealand.followers of the Turf remember the needs of Carbine In Australia. "Old Jack" became a great favourite with the Australian racing men, and they would refer to him as an Australian, but as most people know Carbine was bred in 4885 by the Now Zealand Stiirt and Pedigree Stock Company at Auckland. Tt is 28 years since the son of Musket— Mersey won the llelbourno Oup, with the record weight of ldst. 51b.

At tho Australian Jockey Club's Spring Meeting in 1905 New Zoaland horecn scooped the pool. Horeea from the Dominion won twelve of the racen on the programme: ''Von the. Derby; Maohine-flvu the Shorts; Isolt the Spring Stakes, the TVi-combo Stakes, and the Members' Handicap; Jfaniapoto the Metropolitan; 6un Sod the New Stakes and the Rrantham Stakes; Nightfall the Snuattere' Handicap and the Ttandwic.k Plate; Gladsome the Craven Plato, while Up to Date was successful in the Dowlinir Steepleclinso. All thcßO horsca were brc4 in Kew Zealand, though nt the tiino Gladsome and Up to Date were owned in Australia. flood af< the teams may he that are lo Tiiit Australia, this year, it seems hardly likely that they will be able to improve on the record -muilo by Npw Zealand horses in that moinorab'e t\ic\nx of 1505.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

TBV GLKNCOE.I

Wrestler, who ivon at the lust Wellington meeting, ban been taken up again after a spell, fle looks well.

P. M'Grath has taken Battle Eve in hand once more. The Martian-To-morrow horse looks in great heart, and is as sound as a bell.

F. TO. Jones, who recently started as a public trainer of gallopers and trotters at Waehdike, has Granger and Necessity on&agcd at Ashburton. Griiimcr has not sported eilk this season, while Necessity ha« EO far failed to run into a place.

Don Francisco was jriven. :i run round tlin schooling ring at Eiccarton on Saturday, and fenced well. This horse ie lookins on the light, sulci but is in good health.

Sleighl of Hand tliiims cnpiireraciit both in Iho bijf steeplechase and hurdle ra.ee at the Napier Park Meeting. The opinion prevails that ho will be started in the croes-coimtrs - event- so at to net a liuo for future engagements. The course it not a' difficult one.

At a special meeting of the Tavanaki District Committee, the chairman (Mr. Ij. A. Nolan) explained that the mooting had been railed to consider the (mention raised by the Eirmont Xleciiiß Club «s to the validity of the allotment of the day« of racing "made by the District Committee for tho coming season. The anestion had been euhmittcd to the president of the Racine Conference, and he had ruled that the reduction agreed upon by a special committee in June of Inst year held during the war, and that, therefore, the resolutions an passed at the last meetiiiK of the i-omniittee regardine the allocation uf day? or vaoinjr were invalid, 'i'lic following datrs were therefore* agreed upon in accordance- with the resolution of the special meHlnc held last year:-Tara-iiaki Joekov Club. December 56. 19) A and February 5 and 6. 1919: Eemont. Kacmp: Club. February 12 and 13. 1919. and Wny 7, 1919; Stratford Kaciiiß- Club. Janu•uy I 1919; Opuuake Uacing Club. JFarcu 17,' 1919.

"Movement's forward Tiinnin« at.\\antraiiiii and Otaki has brought her into favour for Oisborne. So rar she has not beaten a champion, but her party like her chances.

G. Murray Ayusley's three yearlings, Ladylove by Sanmina r-Nantcs. Bcbuff by Martian-Lady Disdain, and Warlove. by Jlartian-etcpdanccr, were Riven their firet sprint over two furlongs on Satitvday. Ladylove and Kobuff, who were m receipt of considerable weijht from Warlove, finished together just clear of Warstep's yonns eistcr, in what was very satiefactorj' time. All three youngsters showed keenness in their work, and are certainly of promiie for early spring events.

With a view to fitting them for early sprinc engagements, a number of Eiccarton horses have lately been rccomnnssiono.d. Amongst them arc Sir Fanciful, Adjutant, flattie Eve. «nd Jlelford. ' Tieirgie Tfuon is under orders for Aus-Ira-lia. In all probability his siro, Denver Uuon. will accompany him to the other side. ' . ■ .

BIPLANE ON THE TRACK

(Kcc. June 11, 11-20 p.m.) Sydney, June 11. Hiplane appeared on the tracks to-rtdT. Although not in the pink of racins condition it is considered that -he Icons a very handsome colt. Mr. Ben Chaftey, of Victoria, jas -*iicchaßeil All Black, sire of Desert Gold, llw price is not Btated.-l'rcES Assn.