THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 307, 21 September 1920, Page 6

THE TURF

- ♦ NOTES AND COMMENTS By Giencoe. ; The Asliburton and Wanganui Meeting. inclndinir the two top wcishtsVagabond and Snub. , , Prior to the recent yearling c sales in Fneand. at which Mr. Sandford -aid in the r mine of the Countv Handicap [r^d^^Mfh^t^ino Handicap at Avondalo is Silver Link. Pro bably the mare is a bit »*<**"*•and ..b it is early in the season her owner, deemed not to run her under such a bin "oiadful seems to have tired of jumping brußh fences, and he ha,- been nut back Into hurdle events at the Wanganui Mecj, ins. which onens on Thursday, and will be concluded on Saturday. Mr. W. G. Stead's cast-off. Golden Bubble, Ir. to oppose Deliu'ht in tho Flying Han- ' dicun at Avondalo. It would be the irony of fate if the rant-off got un and heat uei light: Golden Bubmc has nace enough for i anything, and' twelve months ago he was , one of the most dwciwsed three-year-olds In Sydney. When Elfacre beat him at 1 Hawkesbury he had Richmond Mam and ' Artilleryman behind him. and the general • idea Is that lie was unlucky to be beaten i that dav. Since his return to the Domin- . lon he has only won one small race, but . at times he has shown a lot of pace, notably in the C.J.C. Challenge Stakes, in 1 which he wa3 runncr-un to Amythas. lno I chestnut son of Absurd seems to race best ! In a small fie'd. , ._,,,. [ Strayshot, llieh Heels, and Fabrinade, , winners at the Amberley Meetine on Saturday, are engaged at Asliburton on Thurs--1 day, tnd "Will have to carry penalties. The Christchurch owner, .Mr. h. U. I Bnrnej. has cone into business at Pal- ■ merston North, but his horses are still to be trained in the South Island. . P. D. Jones is expected to arrive from the Bouth. this morning with. Amythas, Smoke, Malaya, and Humboldt. The quartet are to race at the Wangamn Meetine this week. „■„■■, For the sixteen events on the Maaterton Racine Club's programme. 459 nominations have been received, .which is thirtytfoiir more than at the spring meetintr in 1918. the previous record. From Gore comes word that the veteran steeplechaser Turehnua. ended his career through brealtine a leg when being schooled a few mornings ago. Ho had done a round on the Gore course, .lummy* the poet and rails. 10~ fence, and sod wall, bivt the second time round A, MMullan, who was in the saddle, felt his mount falter and he camo to grief at the sod wall. Saceful got cast in his box the other day, and cut himself about a bit. He has been off the tracks since in consequence. Though there does not appear to be anythinc seriously amiss with the son of Martian, the interruption in hi 6 training is unfortunate, as the colt promised to run a bin race in the Wanganui Guineas. Zola. waß given a round over country the other morning, and jumped the bis fenceß in splendid style. He will probably bo a starter in t)ie Hurdleß on the first day at Wanganui and take on the Steeplechase on the second day. « It will depend on how Listowel shapes in the Wanganui Guineas aB to whether hv will be taken north for the Avondalo classic event. The son of Absurd is looking and galloping well, and if the going is firm the colt will nrobabv show that he is a good one. despite his disappointing display at Marton. WANCANUI TRAINING NOTES. , By Telegraph—Press Association. ' Wannanui. September 20. The weather was fine for training oneraijMis this mornins. HymeEtra did half a mile from a flying start in 49'2-ssec. Tenterfleld covered the same distance fast. Trespass finished in front of Eebuff at the end of a mile—a good working eallop.^ Gladful and Mill-o'-Gowrie went a round of the hurdles together, as also did White Ranger and Applaud.