THE TURF

Evening Star, Issue 16662, 19 February 1918, Page 2

THE TURF

[Gossip bx Old Identity.]

As D. P. Wilson wishes to manage the Taieri farm that he recently bought, he has surrendered his trainer's license and given over charge of Marsa and the rest of his team to Dugald Henderson, who for a while held the position of head lad, and is now granted a license. Mr A. Murdoch, owner of Kilboyne, Slavs that the success of his horse in the Publicans' Handicap was largely due to the winding-up preparation which Hender-. son personally supervised. Marsa fell away so quickly in the Dunedin Cup as to suggest that something happened to her. An inquiry on the point enables me to state that she did not meet with any mishap. She is a nervous mare, and got agitated—that 6eems to be the only explanation. Mr E. J. Watt has purchased from Mrs M. A. Perry the colt foal' by Demosthenes —Lady Delaval, for 300g5." Waimai, the steeplechaser, who has been resting since the Australian trip, will go into work again shortly to get Teady ; for the -winter meetings. The Hobart Cup, or 500sovs, one mils and a-half, run on the 6th inst., was won by Lndino (Ladurlad —My Colors). At Xgaruawahia last month three horses won the programme between them. Wallenga won a hurdle race and two flat races. He is by Soult—Folly, and is full brother to Waipuna, a good performer in Auckland and South Australia. Kidderminster (Heirarch Merry Maid) and Billy Wiggs (All Black—Mrs Wiggs) won two events each. ' I One of the surprises of the second day j at Egmont was the defeat of Imredimcnt , (Demosthene? —Kutuku) by Volo (Husband- ! man—Beautiful Star) In the Atkinson Me- i morial Stakes, a mile and a-qiiarter. Yolo . is a four-year-old gelding, who has per- j formed very well this season. I Bore, winner of both hurdle races at Wingatui last week, wji-s a while ago ope- j rated en for bronchial troubles. There : is an idea of putting him to steeplechasmg next winter. C. Emerson's injuries by hi 3 accident at Te Kuiti are such that he will not be able to ride for a while. Some of his ribs are broken. Rongahere is maldng & good recovery, and will be taken up next month to be prepared for the Otago Steeplechase and the Grand National. Chortle made light of his 9.5 in the Egmont Cup, and scored decisively in 2min 34'fsec. The handicappers have been justified in respecting this horse'. "Sir Lancelot" remarks that the Lowry stable made 'no mistake in relying upon the Finland colt Finmark to capture the Egmont Stakes. The colt carried his penalty in good style, nnd, as in the Wellington Stakes, again defeated Demos. At Wellington Finmark had to give Demos tho 31b sreldincr allowance; at Egmont the .son of Demosthenes had an advantage of 171b. Sartetia (Sarto—Venetia), bred by the late Sir George M'Lean and cent to Sydney as a yearling, was among the winners at Lismoro last month. Marc Anthoni' is now under the care of R. Hart, at Heathcote, whore he is getting swimming exercise.. It is understood (says a Taranaki writer) that the veteran trainer S. Waddell will shortly take up his quarters at Greenmeadows, and will use the stables which have held many a Karamu-bred tenant in the past when A. G. Wood was putting the Karamu youngsters through their preliminary education. Rumor says, also, that one, if not more, of the late Hon. J. D. Ormond's sons will be amongst trainer Woddell's patrons. " Y/halebone" reports that the death of Mr J. F. Hartland, secretory of the Auckland Racing Club, was due to blood-poison-ing, originating in a carbuncle.