THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 308, 24 September 1919, Page 3

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(ByGlencoe.)

The spring meeting-of the AVanganui Jockey Club will be held to-morrow and on Saturday. The fact tha'; the railways arc again carrying horses has been the means of making the fixture look like being highly successful. dominations for all events at tho spring meeting of the AVellington'-Racing Club close on Friday next at 9 o'clock. Secretary A. A. Fooks, o:-: the Ashburton Racing Club, has an advortiseniont in this issue, calling attention to tha closing,.'of"entries for the postponed spring meeting of his club. The gathering is now set down for October 16 and •17, and tho programme will be found in this issue. Entries close on Monday next, at 5 p.m. \ Nominations for all.events at the Masterton meeting close on Friday next at 9 p.m. ■ Horses owned by Mrijß. A. M'Konzie. of Palmerston North, won three races at the Otaki meeting. The fathionably-bred Old Gold scored twice and Sacramento once.- ' At the Otaki meeting, C. Emurson rode four winners and A. Reed rind L. Morris each saluted the judge on three occasions. Dick, winner of the Hock AVelter Handicap at Otaki on 'Monday, is a halfbrother by Gluten to Heel Tap, and carries tho colours of Mr. J.'J. Corry, of Blenheim. At the Waikanae Stud the following foalings are announced:—Murrie Margaret (Bezoninn—Margarethe), bay colt (since dea'd), by Kilboy; Peace (The O'Hcer—Content), bay colt to Bonifonn; Belie (Bezoninn—Bluewater), -bay filly to Boniform; Margarethe (Birkenhead—Chant), bay colt to Boniform; Mistime (Birkenhead—Mi63 Nevei), bay filly to Boniform; Lady Jean II: (lan-Bettyfield),- bay filly to Boniform; Desrina .(Desmond—Marina), bay filly to Boniform; Glen Helen (Treadmill —Glenowlet), bav filly to Boniform; Snowlike (Multifid—Snowstell). bay colt to Bezrininn; Lady Stewart (Bezonian—Sister Francis), chestnut filly .to Solferino; Paphia (Birkenhead— Aphrodite), bay colt to Martian; A'icereine (Birkenhead—Roie), bay colt to Boniform. Tyne has only been at P. Higgott's stables about a month, but he looks really well, and evidently the change lias benefitted him. On the first clay at Otaki he was well fancied, but shaped badly. The race must have done him good, Mr on Monday "ho led practically all the way, and his supporters got the biggest divkkmd of the meeting. Want wns very sore after racing at Otaki.' but his trainer phi tea that the trouble soon disappears, and the Penury geMing will be a. runner in the- steepCechnse at AVanganui on Saturday. Tho racehorses Gold Kip mid Sir Agnes, who have, been held np in AVellington for the past six weeks, were railed homo to Bl'lerslie on Monday, and will bo rac ing at the Avondale meetinr, which opens on Saturday. The brown mare Movement has_ been at Trtmtham since the winier'meeting of the Wellington Racing Club. She was railed to AVanganui early this week, and will contest the Okehu Hurdles to-mor-row. v A commendable feature of the Otaki meeting was the punctuality with which the events were got off on both days. The last race was timed to start at 4.40 p.m., and shortly after that timo the .majority of those present were on their way home. ■ Secretary AV. Bull, of the Horowhenua Pacing Club, was at the Otaki meeting on both days, making arrangements fertile accommodation of visiting trainers and their teams at tho cumin"; Levin meeting. Additional soiling windows havo been built on tho totalisatur house, and everything is being got in order for next month's meeting. Those who saw War Tank win; at the Pakurnnga Hunt Club meeting, predict that the Messrs. Roulston lwrso will 6oon be seen to advantngo in much better company. • The Kysian gilding is ongaged in tho Flying Handicap at Avondale, with only a few pounds abovo tho minimum. Now that it is certain that Gold Kip will 1» at Avondale, the runner-up in the Winter Cup may receive strong sup>. port in tho Cup on Saturday, in which he is nicely_ treated with 7r.t. I lib. Tho clearing salp of the Bnshv Park mares will be held at U'indJeburn's stables,, Wanganui, on Friday next, at 11 a,m. Trentham-trnined hnrses won no fewer than nine races at the Olnki meeting. .T. W. Lowe won with Royal! Exchange twice and Cbooronin. C. Piitchmn-d widv Matatna, Dick, and .Arch T,a-' !,! ii\ A. Goodman with Rose Pink, H. Telford with Idleness, and J. Ay.ers with .\stinoine.