THE TURF

Evening Star, Issue 16196, 18 August 1916, Page 7

THE TURF

[Gossip nv Old Ident lTX .i

Sir G. M'Lean's stallion Sarto n-ets a b lift, w;ll deserved, by the double win of -V-f ButlHwarra met with a peculiar accident wmio workinrr at Fleuiinsrion on the sth He seemed all right while" trot-in::, but j"st after starting into a .-ante;- he went lame behmd. His rider, G. Pmith, at once steppt-d him, and he came back to his box m great pain, and evidently in a bad way. On subsequent examination it was found that he had ruptured the muscles of his off hip, the point of which had dropned down. Of the Australian Hurdle Race " Terlinsra " writea: When betting befrtm the favorites were Van Homreigh and Wwconsin. Firet one and then the other had a trifling- call in the quotations. Wisconsin was the best handicapped horse in the race, and after he srahop-d Ub (wo miles on if-.,- Oat- in 3min 4+ s sec, with about 9st in the saddle, the race ! >oked a matter of standing up for him. For two and a-half miles he was in a nice pc.3n.ion. and going well within himself. Then ho over-jumped at tho hurdle bv tho mile post, and either fell or got rid of his rater. Cairns rod's a beautiful race on Van Homreigh Keeping in' a goad place all the way, he made up his ground inch by inch until right in the straisht. Titer, he made his final charge at the last hurdle, and, landing well, ho got away from "Rathfarnham. and won ail out by three lengths. The Rev. ,1. Howell-Price, who" has six sons in khaki, was for many years Church of England minister at Richmond, K.S.W., where he was a well-known figure in trotliw circles (says the Sydney ' Sun'). He is a keen judge of a horse, "and bred and owned some one;, the best being Ckvrcdo, one of the greatest frec-legrred pa cere Australia has seen, whom he used to drive, himself in the trotting exhibitions at tho Jlawkesbury Show.

As to the Improvers' Handicap at the New Zealand Metropolitan Tr-ottinii Club's races, the 'Press' reports that the Auckland-owned mare Miss Huon .Tunr. was made favorite, with Macwood next, in demand. The favorite bojrnn well, but Ihe Ditneclin-owned Parkfield took the lead before they had gone a mile, and though ho had hod. enough atthe finish he lasted Ion;; enough to wTn by half a length from Bowbell. Albertoria went well in the early staees, but could not foot it with tho leaders over the second mile, and Jessie's Dream, as usual, showed pace, butbroke several times. Golden Rock, winner of ins Mornineton Welter at Flemiiigton on the st.h, is by Gold Reef—Edith Cureton: a New Zealand pedigree. Bee started first favorite for the Warwick Handicap, a mile and a-quarter, at Warwick Farm (X.S.W.) on the 7th, and, ridden by J. M'Clusksy at 9.3,.5 he won in a canter. Two daye earlier another racer that claims a New Zealand «ro (Martian) and has for dam a mare (Ailsa) that raced, here, won the Kogarah Stakes on the Moorefield course at Sydney. I refer to Albtuna. Thousrh not favorite, she outclassed her opponents. The V.R.C. are calling for applications for the position of stipendiary steward (in place of Mr J. H. Davis), at a salary of £7OO per annum.

Jullundur, at Flemington, is suffering from a strain of the suspensory ligament of'his off foreleg, and he is to be sent to Bacchus Marsh for a spell. The V.A.T.C. Committee have decided that no new application for registration as a bookmaker at Caulfield will be entertained in the case of a person who is eligible for enlistment.

A motion hi favor of the legislation of tho totalisator, proposed at the annual meeting of the V.R.C, was not .seconded. Orcat is the mana of the bookmakers ov3r there.