THE TURF.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 93, 21 April 1911, Page 4

THE TURF.

I NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By Sir Bedivere.) Though some of the young New Zealand bred bloodstock offered afc the Eanilwick salee failed to realise- a 6 much as was expected, prices were, generally speaking, most satisfactory. Mr. J. B. Reid had quite a remarkably eucceesful cade, and although Mr. Curries four j young Semite did nob, as he had hoped, net him 2000 guineas, he has a-eallv no cause for complaint. To my mind* the best news cabled in connection with the sales was that of several particularly well-bred fillies having been secured for this country. A full sister to the Caulfield Cup winner, Flavinius, fell to Mr. J. B. Eeid's bid of 875 guineas, and the Elderslie etudmasler made at least one other purchase. We are badly in want of a few more arietocratically-bred young matrons, and, as I hay© previously said in thifi column, it is a great pity that some of our breeders have not exploited the English market for this class of stock. When at the Newmarket and Doncaster salos in Orby and Woolwinder's year, I saw frequent opportunities of getting hold of beautifully bred and well grown filliefe at prices that were well within what their value would be out here. Ab an instance of what can be done I may mention that had I been 'commifieioned to do so I could have boughb Lady Wayward (by Ladas from, a. eieter to Plying Fox) and Perolina (by Persimmon from La Carolina) for 500 guineas. The pair became the late 6. G. tStead'fi property, and at the sale of his Bind thej? realised 1400 guineas! The breeding industry is only in its infancy in thie country, and unless the anti-tote party get their _ way and become in a position to deal it a- knock-out blow Australian gold will -pour into this country in ever increasing volume as the years go on. Our breeders have immense advantages over their Australian contemporaries in the matter of natural facilities, climatic and otherwise, and they 'are now beginning to realise what an excellent market- Mes at their very door. All that is wanted is still further enterprise on their part for the thoroughbred industry to assume an importance to this country such as was not oven dreamt of ten years ago. The South Island horseman, H. Donovan, ■ has been successful in. hie appeal against the three months' disqualification imposed upon him by the North Canterbury Jockey Club, and will probably bs seen in the saddle at Trenthani next week. The Metropolitan Club referred the case back to the North Canterbury Club, the stewards of which ultimately resolved ac follows: — "The stewards consider, after weighing the whole of the evidence aoid reviewing True Knight's career, that there is not sufficient evidence to convict th-e jockey Donovan of the offence of pulling, buti are of the opinion that he rode a suspicious rage, and wish to caution him to be ca-reful in future." In other words, they are now prepared to give Donovan the benefit of such doubt in respect to his guilt as evidently existed. A case of a thoroughbred in training being foully poisoned is seldom hea.rd of in theso days. One such, however, recently occurred in We&t Australia, when the crack three-year-old filly Miss Hazell, who ran second in the West Australian. Derby, was the victim.. The filly occupied a box in F. C. Thomas's stable at Subiaco, which was broken into during the night, and when her attendant went to open the same in the morning he discovered its occupant lying