THE TURF

Evening Star, Issue 17328, 16 April 1920, Page 6

THE TURF

[Gossip bx Old Idkntitt.] J. 0. Hymers, who trains Mr Cecil Hazletfs horses at Riverton, has declined an offer to come to the Taieri and train there for the same owner. has been purchased by a patron of Gem-go Rood's stable and is now working at. Wingatiii. Miehaola failed to stay the mile of the Thompson Handicap, but I hear that she ran very well for six furlongs or a bit more. Lochelia was never near the- front in the Hurdles at Wellington yesterday. Turihaua, having gono sere, is cut for a spell and is not likely to be raciuo- this winter. ° Herbert is to have a Test.

C. lias Linden. Satisfaction ' .lydd-el-Bahi ■ av.d Silent Kin- in preparation for the back-end meetings. Though the tea room? additions at VUngatui may not be ready for the .June meeting, the work of putting in extra conveniences is sure to be cornbloted. i-.love:i extra ticket windows are b"inc put on to the inside, totalisator at \\ nigatui. The Toff, who as a two-year-o'd and three-yeur-old was a first-class performs in -.«w Zealand, was sold in .Adelaide recently for 23gns. C. Emerson left San Francisco bv the loiua on Saturday last. He should arrive in Auckland about the. end of the month. Nobleman was galloped on in the Fcild"ls Cup, and when finishing etronzlv in tie jester Handicap the second day'was squeezed back in the straight. At a meeting in Perth lii,t month Blue Lady Thsret-ri, and Thirmont—throe daughters of the Pistol, mare Thorinanlled the places in the Gaficovne Handicap. -Mr "W. R. Kembail was represented bv three winners-Explorer, Raeoful. and vashKov—at Irentham -\esterdav ' Hector Gray had the winning mount on Arrowsmith, Sycorax, and Bindle, Fir-t !avontes were successful in six out of t.'ia eight events run. A; "markable incident at the Queen*-' ana Turt Uub's meeting at Brisbane le-ently was somewhat similar to the E '- wm - In the Juvenile Handicap Palmurus was weighed out and was made a hot favorite, with Svce Lady ••eoond m demand. Palinurus, "however sur g eon. The stewards then ordered all beta made on Palinurus and" cum.d « >' T ft \ When b6ttin - was ™ sum?d Syce Lady was installed favorite and she won comfortable Thirteen saddled up for the- Great ka* tern Steeples at Onkaparinga fS A ) on Lastw Monday, with Devron favorite the raco was confined to half a dozen n " /n On J and Fatal E"°r. When levron tell the second time round at "the turn he was c \ we behind the b*tch mentioned. He was fatally ininred \ great set-to resulted from the final fence between M, SS Rosslyn and 1 EpieietuV nP j the former, well handled bv- Boyd tv'X «!™d home. Tho fine fin bl/created -m-..usiasm. This was tho winner's first attaint over fences. Milheme, who beat Artilleryman in the A-J.U Leger M by Piastre from the Grtr Leg mare fklk .Stocking, and when offend as a yearling he fell to the bid of the Mney trainer W. Kelso at j^ od^ d " writes of this sensational Z l ', slow at tho Art/iL oefore reaching tho mile p„ G t Artilleryman went out. and he had a full head of steam on at tho mile post, when Alilheme was jve lengths behind. Millions gradually closed up,and 100 yds from home was with him. A few strides farther on 1/ewis had the whip out, He rode Ajrtilleryman out strenuously, but M.'f>iemo I°l ' i n °r be deni ed'. and ho got the verdict by three-quarters of a length. Therewas a scene of wild excitement when the race was over. The cheerinc lasted for a few minutes. It was generally recognised that Millieme had ran a great race, and the crowd were in the mood to acknowledge it. Lewis did not return to the paddock for a minute or so after the race ' was over. He seemed terribly disappointed at the result. It. was noticed that \rtil- : leryman blew a lot when he pulled up, and : possibly his trainer had been, a bit easy i on him-during the last week. Millieme was timed to do the last mile in Imin , 391,-aec. He finished in great stvle." j The same wnter says of the Sydney j Gup : " Posiastre continued to make the pace to the half-mile, where lan Or was second, , while Kennaquhair had moved right up] j but Poitrel was still some little distance j back. Posiastre lasted to the straight entrance, where Kennaquhair got a great

run on the rails, and in a few strides drew out in the style of Artilleryman in •the Melbourne Cup, with, a lead "of some four lengths. Wood' took no chances, keeping the big chestnut going, and it was just as well that he did, as after passing the distance Poitrel set sail after him and put in a great run. Kennaquhair was then four lengths ahead, but he started to tire in the lust 100 yds. Wood rode him out desperately, and," stalling off tJie top weight, won by a neck."