THE TURF

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 78, 1 April 1920, Page 4

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(BY "BIH LANCBLOT.")

Local racegoers will muster in force at Tauherenikau on Saturday and Monday, when the Wairarapa Racing Club's Autumn Meeting will take place. On Saturday trains leave Lamb ton at 6.35 a.m. and 8.30 a.m., returning from Featherston at 5.35 and 6.50 p.m. On Monday there is an extra train on the, return which leaves Feathnrston at 7.18. An early start ■will be made, the first event being timed'for 11.30 a.m. Vasilkov, the half-brother to Sasanof, and Mannish may be the best of the dozen maidens engaged. The latter has only got to run up to' track form to win the first time ho carries the colours of his now owner. : Daytime may be taken out of the Railway Handicap, as he has a more important engagement later in the day. Astinome, who has been racing most consistently, may find Tail, who was successful on his last appearance at Dannevirke, the most difficult to dispose of. The Napier maiden winner Grange is in the Mpkai Hack Welter, also Paonui, who ran a good lace each day at Rangitikei. Treutham stables are well represented in the principal event by Battle Array, Dainty Step, both in the same stable, Falstaff, who has.been'working, well at headquarters, and Esperance. The circular course may not suit Hyttus bo well as the big course,-at Bulls. Insurrection is reported to have improved since Wanganui, and therefore should get in the money in the Two-year-old Stakes with, the handy impost of 7.5. A smart beginner like Canyon will also be suited by the circular track. They are not a good lot in the Ferry Hack Handicap. Stutter, who runs six furlongs out well, may be the best. The fields in the two concluding event* will be small. If reserved for the Martinborough Welter, seven furlongs, Ermine would probably beat her ojjponj'ents.': ■ ■ " There will be only one dividend in the Members' Handicap., Pi-intemps is to make his re-appearance in the race, in which Grange would have an excellent chance if not raced earlier in the day. For the Feilding Jockey Club's Easter Meeting on Monday and Tuesday next special trains will run from Palmerston |'North each day. The Auckland Racing Club's / Autumn Carnival also opens on Saturday. The successful three-year-old Esthonia is in the President's Handicap, a mile and a quarter, and at level weights may be good enough to defeat Punka, who so ■ far has not won a race for her new owner. : In the Great Northern Oaks an interesting contest may be witnessed between Matatane, .Rose Queen, and Miss Gold, and the first-named may prove the best of the trio. ' Rekanui, who scored twice at Ellerslie at New Year time, may be the best of the Brighton Hurdles field. Khartoum, wlio will have to- put up 101b extra for the Rangitikei win, may prove the best of those at the other end -of the handicap. ..'".- . ■ Public form points to Humbug as the best of' those engaged in the Great Northern Champagne Stakes. , On actual performances over a mile Maioha appears the pick of the Easter Handicap. Tigritiya should again beat 80-Peep at the weights. ■ Queen Abbey and King Abbey were both successful at the Auckland Cup Meeting; They have won a dozen races between them this season, and the better of the pair should get in the money. . Celmisia, who ran second in the (Maiden at Masterton. should, get-in the money in the Onslow Stakes. Although Dunedin .has never been placed in the Dominion, he is well taken care o£ by the handtcapper. ' ■ Dead Sweet, one of the Quin Abbey tribe, who won on her last appearance, is nicely placed in the Nelson Handicap. There are some smart gallopers engaged in the Eden Handicap, seven furlongs, including Lord Ivenilworth, Trespass, and Crowhurst. Tho Australian Jockey Club's, Meeting, opens on Saturday Several horses engaged at Randwick showed up prominently at v ßosehill pn 20th March. The imported grey' horse Chrysolaus (Hoi H erode—Ohrysis), who has been .feivouri ta for the Doncaster Handicap, beat a- good field in the Railway Handicap, seven furlongs. He earned 9.0, ,91b more than his Doncaster impost, and won in lmin 26Asec. The successful weight-for-age performer, Poitrel. won' the RosehiU Handicap, carrying 9.12, in 2min, 20|sec. Bunting (B.ll):wa«,second in a big field, which included Panacre, Ken-, naquhair, and other well-known performers. Artilleryman, favourite for the Sydney Cup; scored his seventh successive win in the Rawson Stakes, nine furlongs, winning easily from. Millieme and Cetigne in lmin 14Jsec. Vitrolai (Muriiio —Lone pull) scored his fourth successive win in the first division of the Juvenile Stakes. Mr. E. J. Watt took the Parramatla Mile with All Aboard (All Black—Float), who carried 10.2, and ran the eight furlongs in lmin 41$ sec. All Aboard must have a- chance in the Doncaster with 7.0. Chrysolaus will probably hold the position of favourite until 1 the Ibarrier lisea. Although he missed the Newmarket, he ran. second in the Bourko Handicap. Mt. T. M'Grath, who recently returned from Melbourne, informed me the grey i was the greatest galloper he had! ever | seen on Victorian tracks. Mr. H. W. Brown went South-last night to see Arrowsmitb do his final gallops for the Great Easter. The local owner informed me that H. Gray had been engaged to ride the imported) horse, ' It has been decided that Maritza and Imaribbon will x-ace at- the Feildihg Meeting. They arrived from Blenheim yesterday, and -were railed through in. charge of Alf. Rore this morniug. In our advertising columns Mr. H. W. Brown, who is practically. retiring from racing, advertises for immediate private sale the racehorses ■ Daytime, Cyrisian, Demades, Going Up, and La. Paloma. Some of them are racing in the Wairarapa Meeting on Saturday and Monday next.