THE TURF

Evening Star, Issue 17087, 4 July 1919, Page 6

THE TURF

[Gossip by Old Identity.] Backers who are sorting out likely doubleß for the National Meeting will be wise to leave Kilboyne alone until it is known that he is going. C. Christie had his horses for Wellington ready to ship on the Mokoia on Wednesday morning, and the vessel actually left last night. Gloaming is galloping well at Riccarton, It is a big compliment to Now Zealand to put Sasanof at tho top of the weights for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, but backers here will not rush him. Snub at 8.8 seems to be fairly reasonably treated in tho Melbourne Cup. I understand that Luigi and Handsome Boy will start in a- day or so to walk to Canterbury, thus following the example of Mr L. C. Haslett's team. "Wayfarer" adds some particulars of tho Hawke's Bay Steeplechase : —The fun, as the majority of the spectators naturally regarded tho extraordinary spectacle, began at the first fence, where Vacuum ran off, and Ormsby hit the battens so hard that he was easily carried round by Foeman, the favorite, at the nest obstacle. At the end of a mile, Polthogue blundered badly, and lost his rider, and Styrax came on with a long lead from Bon Reve, who was galloping very freely and jumping beautifully. The top-weight drew up to Styrax entering the last mile, and was in front at the double five furlongs from home, but here after hitting tho first fence ho came down ab the second, giving Derry a nasty shaking. Styrax now started out to make the best of his way to the post, but he stopped at the sod wall, and continued to refuse again and again, letting ! n-]> "Boil Ueve, -vvYio Kad. V>eert xao-cuntecL V>y FVyrvn, the rider of Foeman, and Polthogue, who also had been remounted. Bon Reve easily held his own over the rest of the distance, and finished where he liked in front of Polthogue, while the remounted Styrax cantered in at his leisure. On returning to scale, Flynn was found to be 101b short of Bon Reve's weight, and the race was awarded to Polthogue, and second place to Styrax. Just how Flynn came to got up on Mr Neegle's gelding, knowing he could not draw the weight, was not explained, and what became of Foeman is still a mystery; but apparently the jockeys lost their heads as readily :is they did their seats, and the club may count itself lucky in having got out of the tangle without further complications. "Glencoe " writes: After falling in the Hawke's Bay Hurdles, Master Moutoa galloped about the inside of the course, and eventually collided with a horse and trap. He was very lame after tha Incident.