THE TURF

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 136, 5 December 1918, Page 2

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Acceptances for the Auckland Oup and Railway Handicap, forfeits for the Great Northern Derby, Royal Stakes, and Foal Stakes, and general entries for the) Summer Meeting close to-morrow at 5 p.m. with Mr. W. S. Spenee (secretary).. Conqueror's porfbrmaiice ■ in covering four furlongs in 46 l-ssec, at Riccarton, in 1897, stood the time test longer than any other gallop the writer can remember. It was recently beaten under favourable weather conditions by a two-year-old carrying nearly two stone less than the son of Medallion and Siesta. Several records have gone by the board during the present season. Probably the horses may not be any faster, but the traces and weathar conditions prevailing maybe the responsible factors. Recently, at Brisbane Molly's Robe put up fresh figures for a mile and three furlongs. This distance hardly appears- in the Dominion calendar, but there are several important races over eleven furlongs in Australia. St. Ambrose,' who af-, terwards came to N.Z. to be a successful' sire, put up a record a few seasons back in the Williamsfown Cup, now worth 3000 soys. That good performer,' Carlita, held the record in the same race until it was improved upon by Molly's.Robe. Various best-on-.record times over the different distances up to date are as follow:— Four furlongs: Surveyor, 45 3-ssec (Riccartou). Five furlongs: Machine Gun, 58sec (Ricearton). Six furlongs: Kilboyne,- linin lOsec (Ricearton). , Seven, furlongs: Jolly Beggar, lmin 25 3-ssec (Perth). One mile: Desert Gold, lmin 37 3-3 bw (Ellerslie). Nine furlongs: Gloaming, lmin 52sec (Randwick). One mile'and a quarter: Cetinge, 2min 4^sec (Randwick)i Eleven furlongs: Molly's Robe, 2min 18|sec (Queensland). One mile and a half: Poitrel, 2min 31 see (Randwick).. One mile and three-quarters: Scout- ' , master, 3min (Randwick). Two miles: Warstep, 3mip 24sec (Trentha.m); ! . Two miles and a quarter: Harriet Graham, 3min 53Jsec (Flemington). ' Two miles and a half: Tx-enton, 4min 39|sec (Flemtngton). Three miles: Trafalgar, smin '22isec (Randwick). ■ < ' .

Tho Ashhurst Racing Club has applied lor Monday, 30th'December, for its annual meeting. : This will fit in between' Manawatu and Marton. So far no application has been received at headquarters for tlie Woodville Jockey Club, whose meeting was also postponed ( on account of the influenza. The two-year-old filly by Winkie—Historiette is a member of F. D. Jones's Riccarton team. Historiette (Achilles — Chinw&g) will be remembered as a useful performer in Mr. 6, D. Greenwood's colours a few seasons back. Handicaps for the opening day of the Mana.watu Meeting were not due until! to-morrow, but Mr. Henrys made them available for owners yesterday. The weights in the Manawatu Cup are on a higher scale all round than at Ellerslio. Appended is a'list of horses engaged at both places, with their respective,, imposts i— ■■'." ' \-y ;.;'_'" .'. ;''' i 5'- 1; „

The greatest difference of opinion between the two officials appears to he in the case of Rose Pink and Snub. In the Manawatu Clip there" is a difference of 161b,between the pair, and in the Auckland race 291b. / Several sprinters weighted' for the Fitzherbert Handicap at Awapiini are also in the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie, both events being run over a distance of three-quarters of a mile. They, are handicapped as follow :—

The most noticeable difference is in the case of Kipling 1, who has 91b more at Manawatu than at EUer&lio. I Messrs. A.\and G. lye disposed, of several of their English importation*- in I Melbourne last month. The four-yWar-old brown horsa Toison dOr, by Santoi —Methymna, by Martagon, who has yet' to win a race, brought 785 gns. Ifighflown (White Eagle—Meta Burke) fetched 610 gns., and Ethiopian (Dark RonaW—Zoheyde) 600 gns. The lastfia,med tj*s purchased by the ex-Wel-lirigtonian, M*. W. Riordan. \ With reference to the paragraph which appeared in this column about the progeny of daughters of Stephiak not being stayers, "Breeder" writes pointing otrt that Stage Girl, winner of the V.R.G. Oaks, is, a daughter of Petruvia (Stefniak—Ranee Nuna). At the disposal of Mr. Sol Green's Shipley Stud in January last Mr. S. Hordern bought Petruvia for 450 giis. She had a colt foal at foot by Comedy King, and recently foiled a filly to the Persimmon horse.' These youngster* are full-blooded rela: tions to Stage Girl, the best two-year-old of her age in South Australia last season, and on Flemington form the best of her age and sex in Victoria. The full brother to Stage Girl, now three years 'old,'was purchased, by Mr. G. D. Greenwood as a yearling for 210 gns., and is a member of R. J. Mason's team. He will raca in the name of. Falstaff. The withdrawal of Client and Acre from their Auckland engagements probably means that they will be racing at Awapuni at Christmas time. Nominations for all events at the Martin .' Jockey Club's Meeting on New Year's Day close to-morrow at 9 p.m. with Mr. Arthur Way (secretary). .

Mahawatu 'Cup, 1A miles. > ■ ■■ st.ib. • Client ■ ■......;.. '9 5' Menelaus ..;;.. 9 1 ' Snub '1...:.;.. 8 11 Hoblemari '.„ 8 3 Bonnie Maid... 8 2 Roeb Pink ... 7-9 Jfascot :7 9 Detroit 7. 8 ' Bagdad 7 4 Dusky Eve ... 6 7 Bisingham !... 6 7 "Auckland Cup, > ■ 2 miles, st. lb. 8 11 „ 811 ' 9 2 7 9 7 9 7 1 6 IS 6 13 6 11 6 7 & 7

Fitzherberfc Hdcp. * ■.sfc 1b Croesus 9 6 Hymestra ...... 9 3 Nystad 8 4 Acre ; 8 4 Bo Peep 7 13 Torfreda 7 13 Nanna 7 11 Kipling 7 vf? Sheila ".'... 6 8 Railway Hdcp. st Ib , 9 7--9 4 ,■ 8 3 8 3 7 10' 7 12 7 10 6 9--6 9