THE TURF

Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 88, 11 October 1920, Page 2

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By "Sir Lancelot.")

Mr. J. H. Finney, secretary of the Nelson Jockey Club, is at present on a; visit to the Wairarapa district, and 1 will bo present at the Masterton Meeting. Printemps, who was allowed to drop out o£ his engagements on the opsning day at Masterton, was worked on the tan at Trentham or. Saturday. With the approach of the fine weather that circuit will be a. good deal used by trainers. Several horses engaged in the Wellington Handicap are also in the Mitchekon Cup, to be run at Ellerslie next month. Their respective weights are as follow :

The racing Lady Violet did at Avondale, and the travelling, have done her no harm. She sprinted" two furlongs at Trentham on Saturday morning, and did it well.

Con B;ed has a ride in each of the fiat ©vents at the Whangarei Meeting, which opens at Avondale on Wednesday. His mounts are Arran, Tamaroa, Roderick, Bezant, and Smoke Concert. A. G-oodman intended taking Rimut?.ka, Red Band, and Zephlandto the Maeterton ■ Meeting. The. latter was accepted for in the Lawn Handicap, but pulled up lame after working on Saturday morning and will not make the trip. " ■ The winner of the Wellington Handicap will have to carry 101b penalty in the New Zealand Cup if engaged in the Kiccartoii race. The following horses are engaged in both events :—

E. Browne is sending Matty to Masterton. That trainer is having the youngster by Waimangu—Hellenois ridden. The sire named won the Auckland Cuw, and as all Soult's sons have been successful at the stud, he will probably get on the winning list this season. C. Pritchard is taking a big team to Masterton. . Matatua, La Paloma, Canyon, Motuihi, and others did useful gallops at Trentham on Saturday.. The lastnamed will maks his first appearance in the colours of his new owners. He may run well in the welter handicaps. Poitre) (St. Alwyne—Poinard) must be a great constitutioned horse. Two years ago at Randwick he won the Autumn Stakes, Cumberland Stakes, A.J.C. Plate, all at weight for age, and ran unplaced in the Sydney Cup: Last season he.again won the three races named, and also ran second to Kennaquhair at level weights in the Sydney Cup. At the recent meeting the pair of performers named dead-heated in the Spring Stakes. Poitrel pawed the better of the pair of long distance "champions in the Randwick Plate. On the middle day, Poitrel was beaten by Greenstead in the Craven Plate, in time which equalled the Australasian record.

Risingham, Blackhead, and Martial Dawn, who competed at Avondale, were among the members of F. Ellis's team that -worked at Trentham on Saturday. The two last-named and Sandy M'Douald will represent Mr. W. Higgins ,at Masterton.

Beauford, by Beau Soult (Soult—Our Lady), winner of the Kensingt6n Handicap on the opening day of the A.J.C. Meeting, scored again in the Chester Handicap on Saturday. Astinome, one of the smartest, sprinters at headquarters, was half-a-dozen lengths ahead of Fortune Teller at- the end of half a mile at Trentham on Saturday.

The following, nominations have been received for the Stewards' Handicap, of 1500 soys. to be run at the C.J.C. Meeting :—Rude, Bebehead, Satisfaction, Killowen, Humbug, Chrysostom, Tigritiya, Chimera, l Kilbrogan, Miss Mimic, Royal Stag, Bon Spec. Michaela, Right andi. Left, Maioha, Early Dawii, Wake, Trespass, Hymestra, Vasilkov, W'sldone, Miss Gold, Ofean Sweep, OnsUugat, Sunny Cornier, Silver Peak, Canyon, Bo : Peep, Solfanello. Blackmail, Surveyor, Delight, Truthful, Eouen, Silver Link, Luculla.ii, Statuette, Rossini, Will Oakland, Arrowsmith, Prince Hal, Brackenfield., Sunart, Askari, Blackhead 1, Carnbrea, Croesus, Radial, Listening Post, Some Kid, Sunlit, La Paix, Strategy.

Rexarius, v;ho ran third ii the Waverley Handicap at Randwick on Saturday, is a four-year-old gelding by -Kintj Rufus—Bronze." The winner, Ecarte. is a four-year-old by imported Piquet. {Cyllene —Frusquinetta), from Queen May, and ran second to Pershore in the Metropolitan. Solfanello iras brought across to'Trentham by J. Hughes on, Thursday last. He worked on the tan on Saturday, pulling up all right. He is not too sound, but it is'hoped he will last long enough to win a race before the tracks- get eolid.

Sefton, winner of the Debutanta Stakes, worth 1100 soys to the owner of the winner, at Caulfieid on Saturday last, acted as runner-up in the Maribyrnong Trial at Flemington a, week previously. He is by Land of Song from Rose Marie, both imported, and ' v.-ss bred by Messrs. Casey and Nia11.... He , runs in the joint lUvnership of Messrs. J. M. Niall and N. Falkiner. Land of Son.?, a good winner in England and Australia, was by" Llangibby (sire of LlaniShen). Rose Marie is by Orby from a mare by Enthusiast. Johnny Walker has been accepted for, in the Masterton. Cup, but his ownertrainer is at present undecided whether he will race there or not. In a try-nut with Silk Rein on Saturday morning the latter, finished in front of the New Zealand Cup candidate. Silk Rein (California—Silken Rein) is in the Lawn Handicap at Masterton. The Canonbury Stakes, run at Randwick on Saturday, is for two-year-olds that have not beeu placed in any race at time of starting. Mr. E. J. Watt got second with Llanilly, & brown filly by Wolawa, and the first progeny of imported Llanisiien, who won in Mr. Watt's colours at Ellerslie and Trentham. The winner of the Canonbury Stakes, Poppyiand, is „by Popinjay— Nancy Stair. Science, "the other piacegetter, is by Syco or Seremond, from Culture, by Boniform—Oulroy (dam of Culprit).

Of the half-dozen Trentham-trained horsas engaged in the Trial Plate at Masterton Happy Days, in J. Ayrcs's etable, may prove to be the best. He sprinted well over half a mile on Saturday morning.

Wdlgtn. Hdcp. St. lb.. Volo .9.2 jelncanny 8.9 Tigritiya ' 8.0 Nobleman 8.2 Rose Wreath ... 7.6 Bo P«p .-. 7.5 txasbac ......... 7.2 JM .litchelsoj Cup. St. lb. 9.2 8.9 8.3 3.3 7.8 7.8 7.3

I Wellington N.Z. Handicap. Cup st. lb. St. Ib. onub 8 4 8 8 Oratvess 8 9 8 7 Nobleman 8 2 7 9 Tenterfield 8 0 7 8 Glencanny 8 9 8 5 Johnny Walker 7 2 7 3 Bonnie Heather 6 11 6 13 Gasbag 7 2 6 10 * Including 101b penalty. ■