THE TURF

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 54, 1 September 1914, Page 4

THE TURF

FIXTURES. September 2— Jlarton Jockey Club September 9— Dannevirke It.C. Steeplechase. September 16, I.o— AvonUale Jockey Club. September 24. 26— Wauganui Jockey Club October 10— Hawkes Bay Jockey Club October 24, i!6— WclliuKton Raciiig Club. NOTES AND COMMENTS (»Y "SIR MKCBLOT.") The steeplechase meeting of the Marton Jockey Club, to be held to-morrow, is the first totalisator meeting of the season in tlie North Island. The field of seventeen in the Hack Hurdles, one mile and a-half, includes several beginners at the jumping game. The top weight, Lea/puki, was success- , ful at Hastings on hfs lirst appearance, j St. Gate also scored last season at Feilding, when he ran a mile and a-half in 2min 46sec — a fast performance. Next to this pair is Parewanui, who won a two-mile race at Trclitham. with 9.11. and looks favourably treated at. Marton with 10.5. Among the lesser lights The Diver and Glen Nevis have sonra form to recommend them. It looks as if the three top weights may fight it out, and, St. Gate's brilliance may prevail. Glen Nevis. Rerehau, and one or two others may be withdrawn *rom the Maiden Hack Plate, seven furlongs. The field includes the well-bred Mia. Cara (Boniform — Carissima). Last season she ran second to Day Time in the Fitzherbert Handicap, five furlongs, at the Wellington Summer Meeting. She is train ed by F. Tilley at Fordell, which stable supplied the winner of th© race last season. Othei competitors in.' the race are the New Zealand Cup/candidates Columbus and Elevate; also Te Opai. who was last season placed at Otaki and Wellington. Mia Cara is a Wanganui Guineas candidate, and may open her winning account in thp raw?. Another Wanga-nui Guineas candidate, Panform, tops the ltet in. the Railway Handicap, six furlongs. He .ik top weight, and is the only three-year-old engaged. He is conceding up to" 221b to older opponents than, himself. Tlm» field includes one New Zealand Cup candidate in Guiding Way, but a win does not carry a penalty in the liiccarton race. The four-year-old Sunbird, a, winner at Kiccarton, Wellington, and Feiiding last season, looks well in trith 6.10. The Hunt Cup is sure to excite keen competition among local hunting enthusiasts, as in addition to the stake the owner of the winner receives a trophy valued at 20 soys, and the successful rider gets ii gold-mounted whip presented by Mr. E. Short., the owner of Bonny. The top weight, Lady Bibbero, a winner at Hastings and Biccarton, will probably be favourite, and may find Avon, who acted as runner-u]! to her at Hastings, the hardest to dispose of. The Marton Handicap, one mile and aquarter. will introduce the Cup candidates Sir Knox, Peroneal, Portraiture, and Hyettus. The success of one of them will mean a penalty of 31b extra in j the big spring handicap. Sir Knox meets Portraiture on 121b better terms than in the Parliamentary Handicap, in j which the pair named were split by J Commotion, who meets Portraiture on only 41b better terms at Marton. Passadena, 'finished up with a, win on the second day at Otaki with Bst 21b, and with Bst 51b looks well treated. The Summit, who defeated Chortle over seven, furlongs at Gisborne, may be the best of the second half of the handicap. Otaki form makes Ngarua (8.8) out to be the best of the top weights engaged in the Electric Hack Handicap, six furlongs. Want (7.10) -will probably ba bent out favourite. The winner of the event v.ill not incur a penalty in the New Zealand Cup. Among those in afc the minimum is the Fordell-trained Ararat, by Advance, from that good sprinter Ballarat. She competed twice at Dannevirke last season, but did not show any form. Although he did not win at Riccarton Silver Monarch created a favourable impression there, and may be the best backed for the Hack Steeplechase, two miles and a half, in which .he is asked to concede weight to seventeen opponents. Te Whetu, a winner at Otaki, may be the hardest to dispose of. There will probably be some with- I dra-wals from the Tutaenui Welter Handicap. Seven of the acceptors are engaged in other events earlier in the afternoon. Montana, is the best of the Elevations that have sported silk so far. Acceptances for all handicap event* and entries for the Trial Stakes, of 75 soys. six furlongs, at the Dannevirke Racing Club's Meeting on the 9th inst., close to-night at 9 o'clock with Mr. Robert Takle (secretary). , Mr. Frank Dorset, a steward of the Masterton Racing Club, is breeding from Vite (by Meniwee— Bluewater). He has a two-year-old brown gelding by Chatswoi'th (Auric — Lady Winifred), who takes after the Merriwee 'family, both in appearance and habits, and in some respects resembles Submarine, trained at Opaki by Maurice M'Grath, at present on a visit to Masterton. Vite is only served every other season, and has a neat browii filly foal by Acrostic (Multiform— Problem), a half-brother to Solution, introduced to the Wairarapa b^Mr C. F. Vallance. Thera (Amphion — Inisthona), a mare that won a few races in the Wairarapa when trained by Jas. Cress, is also in foal to Acrostic. Blue Ribbon has two fillies by Elevation. She was not bred from last season, but is on the list of imported Hollowmas this season. Strathora, another of Mr. Fred Dorset's marea, has a, colt foal by Peter Pan (Stepniak — Armilla), Avho was put into training last season and won a race at Blenheim. Mr. E. Knox has sent Yellow Rose (a member of the Rosalind family) to Auckland, on a visit to Penury, who sired Want, Need, and Lady Penury in his first season. Sir Knox has done light stud duty for two seasons. A mare by Merrie England— Roney that never raced is in foal to him. Sir Knox disappointed his owner-trainer on one or two occasions last season, and only won £600 in stakes. He has evidently been kept going since he raced at Trentham. He is to make his first appearance this season at Marton. A. Watson will ride him, also Kakawai in the Hack Hurdles. Destiny (the half-brother to Sir Kliox) ' list himself while galloping at Opaki on Saturday morning, and will not make the trip to Marton. T. Iliggilis has disposed of Top Not*. ! 'The Opaki course is looking well— I probably nevei-' better at any previous time. In "Perry" M'Conkey, formerly well known ac a- trainer, the club appears to have got hold of a. good man to fill the po&ition of caretaker. Walter Garrett informed me that he was thinking of making the trip to Melbourne with Sir Solo, "who is ti» {•■ice afc JJaimevirke next week- H* woTked at Op*ki on Sunday morning, and is m good health. He hardly looke forward enough to do himself justice in a race like tiie New Zwtefid, or Melbourne '

Cups. He comes to hand very quickly. Last season he did not race till December, when, he surprised his connection'; by winning at Avoodville. Lc-s than two months afterwards lie \< nn t he Auckland Cup. Ganett mfurimd me that if he went across E. Lowe, vi prosent m Queensland, would piobably lick' him. Ltfwe rode Sir Solo ia hi«. successes in the Manawatu and Wellington Cupb. Conziska will accompany his stable companion to Danne\irke. There are a good maiiy horses in ti wining at Taratahi at present. Ueo. Neich has Suratura (Saracen — Waihuru) louking forward enough to lace in a fenweeks' time. He olso lias Saibonite fa full biother), Arralina (Achilles— Merry Maiden), Sarabelle (Saracen — Ihe Deal) mare), Damascene (Conqueroi — Damascus), Mungarere (Merrie England — Eulalie). J. J. Gravestock has Amber and White, Miss Dransfield, and a hor&e by I Glenapp in work. J. Walker has in work the three-year- ! old full sister to Austin and Nukuatu, who is on the small side, and if she can gallop she might do for the pony ranks on the other &ide. A full brother to Lady Daylesford (Boris— Fair Lady) is bigger than his relative, and is big enough to make a hurdle lacer. Mr. Harvey Patterson, the Victorian breeder and owner, who brought his stud across to Canterbury about twelve months ago, won £915 in stakes last season. Eecently it was announced that he had decided to dispose of his stud, and according to a Christchurch paper ho has duft'uitely decided to send three horses across to Sydney to compete for the valuable stakes offered at the spring meeting of the Australian Jockey Club. It is stated that the team, which will go in charge of George Scobie, will consist of Fabrikoff, Atheldana, and a. two-year-old colt by Menschikoff — Strange Device. Fabrikoff is a three-year-old colt by Menschikoff — Fabia, and is engaged in the New Zealand Cup with 7.0. lie is engaged in the A.J.C. Derby, of 5000 boys, to be run at Eandwick in October. As a two-year-old, Fabrikoif scored twice out of six starts. His successes were in the Midsummer Handicap, five furlongs, at the Auckland Summer Meeting, and the Hopeful Stakes, four furlongs, at the Wellington Summer Meeting. Atheldana is a three-year-old filly, by Menschikoff — Themia. She carries the colours of Mrs. Harvey Patterson, and is engaged in the New Zealand Cup with the minimum weight. She started seven times as a two-year-old, atid on her last appearance ' ran second in the Shorts, five furlongs, at the North Otago Wintcr_ Meeting. The youngster by Menßchikoff— Strange Device is named Golden Prince, and has been engaged in the Breeders' Plate and Gimcrack Stakes at the A.J.C. Meeting. Rather a. peculiar mistake appeared on the racecard issued for the Pakuranga Hunt Meeting held on Saturday. It is that one horse appears under two separate names in the Hunters 1 Steeples — Billet Doux and Aegis. The peculiar point is that there is a difference in the poundage allotted hi each instance, but only of lib, so that it should not make i any material difference whetlier the can- j didate races as Billet Doux or Aegis. ! The mistake is said to have happened owing to both the trainer and owner nominating the hunter, and the trainer not knowing the horse's name. j Fashion Plate is to start in the prin- j cipal event at Marton. She will be ] ridden by Roy Reed, who has also been engaged for Rereh'au in the Electric Hack Handicap. ' The steeplechaser Exotic was yesterday railed through to Palmerston, and is to be turned out at his owner's place for a lengthy ' spell. Rene is striding out well in her work ! at Trentham. On Saturday morning she finished in front of Rerehau and Mount Victoria. ' Charlerose (whd is to go to Dannevirke) was also seen to advantage in, a try out in company with Fashion Plate over six furlongs. The Trentham competitors for Marton were railed through yesterday. J. W. Lowe left with Want,' H. Telford with Pierehau, G. Reid, took Piumer, H. Clay Lady Daylesford, H. Kingan Silver Monarch and Undecided, J. Scott Fashion PJatp and Sir Mauser, and 0. Pritchard Cyra and Mount Victoria. Timekeepers should have absolutely reliable chronometers. Why not make sure and get one from o'Conno.r and Tydeman, jewellers, Palmereton North. —Advt. WANGANUI NOMINATIONS (Br TELEURAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WANGANUI, 31st August. The following are the nominations for the principal events at the Wanganui J.C Spring Meeting : — Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase ; two miles and a-half. — Te Whctu, Grit Lawless, Fond Memory, Grey Renown, General Webb, Lady Bibero, Tarero. Coronation, Pukeroa, Waterworks, Pylos, Blackboy, Lesso, Tyrannic, Loopline, Soothsayer, Darby Paul, Kurnalpi, Makiri, Ibhar, Bonny, Hiamoe. Spring Handicap ; one mile and 110 yards.— Waipaku, Mummer, Rewipoto, j Nightwatch, Football, Bonny Helen, 1 Smilax, Passadena, Byron, Ratana, Peroneal, Commotion, Kooya, Otahu, Royal Dragoon, Moutoa Girl, Awahou, Maniaroa. '