THE TURF

Evening Star, Issue 16715, 23 April 1918, Page 3

THE TURF

fGossir uy Old Identity.] Tho nomination:; received by the Jforbnrv Club for the New Zealand Trot,ting Stakes of 1919 number -1 hj. This response justifies the taking of the nominations in the two-year-old season. Ouo comes from Auckland, one from Hawcra, and two from the West (.'oast. L’a-ntorbury contributes 27. Tim nominations from the Uuuedin district- tired— I). Game rends b f by Captain Tracy—--Betrayer mare. J. A. Sligo's b g by Nelson Biugau—Alpha 11. J. It. Crossan’s hr f by Stockade —Klviua. (r. Hobson's br f by Nils.ou Biugau—Keutncky inure, 'ld Ritchie's b f by ]vl Carbine—Swift. Kilboyne. Spi el nal, Hot Air, Hiiicou, and ATtirsa are l.he Dunedin nonnmu-ion.s for Ashburton—Speetnal in the Hurdle .Race as well ms the six furlongs flat, The pacing marc .Soda, shied and came down one day last week. She may not be able to race -again this season. President Wilson is reported to be doing well at, New .Brighton. The jumper (ji. .1-1 lino is likely to go to Australia .short ly. At (he recent meeting of lim Australian Jockey Club toralisator facilities were provided for the smallest, bettors, there bung machines -for ipu shillings, five shillings, and ’naif crown investors on dill’cTem parts of the course. 1.1 is understood, says • l.ytTime?;,’ that a fairly subst an: ini offer has been refused for the lease or Radial,. who wmi so well at- Titnaru. He is a brother f.i Ail Ready, and was sold at 21"s til the dispersal of the late Air J. Ruck lev's horses. Bubal won in such good si vie that only ordinary hick is required to Ibid him winning again. Arch Lassie, a t wo-y.-a r-oid fiami Aiiekiand. stopped, badly after tiiree furlongs, in the Nursery at Ma»a waft). Ke.umac broke down in the Hurdlis on the second day at- Mana.wani. Hynicsffa leu all lit-; way in the Mana■wn i u Makes. N.vsiad lost ground at the start, but heat. Ksikaud by a neck for; seeoiid place. ]•!“( kind, ihough favorite, was nor at a very short- price. A screw loose somewhere. The Australian-bred marc Pwe.-t Corn has been sold by M" \V. G. Btcad ia Mr 1,. M’Kcnzie, the owner of Ladogi ttr and tiylUis. Recently it wo-.- reported lint an offer of I.gOO guineas had f>e<*n refused for Torfreda. This if. nearly double the. amount she cost- her pigs.enk owner at the K.tramu sale. H. Gray is at tin head of the winning jockeys’ lin for lids season, hiving riilden hi winners. It is probable that lie will make atrip to AMe'oria during tin* wuner. I )is(iaiii;ul lias been thrown otti of work for the winter. Ti- is probable ilia; Boro may have a cut al. st.ccplt chasing a: Wanganui ami -V.H;iand. Mr i). JI. Roberts (e!!; “.Mr Lancelot” that- Fiery Gross is unite all right- aga'n, and he and < i k-udo f.-.'r mby be nominal ed for I lie New Zealand ('up.