THE TURF.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4900, 20 June 1918, Page 6

THE TURF.

FIXTURES. June 21 and 22—Napier Park B. O. June 28—(Hawkes Bay Hunt Club.

It is reported in Southern journals that the price at which Multifual Recently changed hands was 200 gum-' oilS. i There was an exciting incident at Riccarton recently during training op erations. Vascular, with a young girl in the saddle, and Red Book, on the lead, broke away from the centre oi the course, and made a bee-line for the scraping sheds. After severaL narrow escapes the pair stopped m the roadway leading to the grandstand. The girl kept her head all through the adventure, and can be complimented on her dexterity. Mr. A. McDonald, of Masterton, has leased from Mr,, J. B. Reid a filly by Kilbroney from Christmas Rose. The filly is being trained by J. T. Jamieson at Opaki, who is also looking after half-sister to. Taringamutu, by Sunny Lake, for Sir James Carroll. Mr. T. H. Lowry is well represented in the lists for nominations for the big spring handicap in Australia. Kilowen andl Ivilliope are in .the Epsom Handicap, and this pair, with Estland and Finmark are engaged in the Metropolitan Handicap. The four horses mentioned figure in the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup, in which Desert Gold has also been engaged. Irish Princess, by King Rufus—(Allannah, who was bred by Mr. M. Currie, at the Koatanui Stud, Wanganui, equalled Prince Bardolph’s Australian record of 3min 24fsec for two miles when she u r on the Brisbane Cup on June Ist. Irish Princess was one of the outsiders of the field, the favourite being Lanius, who finished sixth.

Two fine jumping performances were registered at Rand wick on June Ist, when Jack Rice won the First Hurdle Race with 13st 71b, ,and the imported gelding, Lord Cecil, carried 12st 41b to victory in the First Steeplechase. Tararu jack, who was in receipt of 241 b, ran second to Jack Rice. Some well-known flat races have been nominated for the hurdle races at the forthcoming meeting of the Wellington Racing Club. Amongst them appear the names of Maraetotara. Undecided, Mount Victoria, Sead'own, Wishful, Lord Nelson. Melchikoff. Munter, Paraoa, Blairfinde. Colonel Soult, and Bjorneborg. Ir 80 per cent, of them can safely negotiate the obstacles and! their connections are satisfied with the adjustments, the hurdle racing at Trentham should be worth seeing this year. ENGLISH RACING.. United Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N. 72. Cable Association LONDON, June 18. The Newmarket Gold Cup (substituted for the Ascot Gold Cup) resulted : Gainsborough 1, Plant 2, Dansellon 3.