THE TURF

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7056, 18 February 1910, Page 6

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS (By "The Judge.") A writ has been served upon the "Now Zealand Times" at the instance of MrT. H. Lowrv, of Hawke's Bay, claim,, ing ,£2OOO damages for alleged libel - in, connection with a report which appeared in this journal describing the race to' tlie New Zealand Cup. The case is set down for hearing at Napier in' June. Handicaps"' for the first day's event*' on the programme of thb Wanganut> Jockey Club's meeting are duo from Mr' George Morsa on. Saturday. The crack horseman, D. Maher, has accepted the mount on Neil Gow for this - year's English Derby, and the edit will probably start as good a favourite as, Lemberg. -, That speedy mare Armlet has been'scratched for the Flying Handicap,', which is to be decided on the first day of the Wanganui meeting. Quite a host of Riccarton-trainedv horses have gone South, where they wiil be seen under colours at the autumn, meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club,, which fixturo will be held on Wednes-. day and Thursday next. Capital acceptances have been received' for tlie first day's events on the programme of the Woodville Jockey Club's autumn meeting, good fields being engaged in every race. Eleven remain the Cup, with Aberration and Woodhey In pride of place. The issue appearß decidedly open. The Wellington Pony and Galloway Club has no reason to be dissatisfied with the acceptances for the two principal events on the programme for tomorrow. In the Cup nine. remain in, while thirteen are listed to compete in the. Shorts Handicap. There' is plenty of material for some keen rac'-' ing. The Manawatu Racing Club has appointed Mr C. O'Connor, of Auckland, as starter for its autumn meeting on' April 13th and 14th. WOODVILLE ACCEPTANCES FBESS ASSOCIATION. WOODVILLE, February 17. The following horses were omitted from the list of acceptances for the Woodville Jockey . Club's meeting:— Telephone Handicap: Clemora. 8.1, Advantage 7.10. County Hack: Say Paul 6.13. President's Handicap: Clemora 9.1. TARANAKI AUTUMN MEETING ■; SWIMMING BELT WINS PAUL . .. MEMORIAL RACE. BFECJU. TO THB " TIMIS." JiBW PLYMOUTH. February 17. .r Glorious weather., was experienced for, tho concluding day of the Taranaki Jockey Club'6 autumn meeting to-day, and there was a large attendance. Some' interesting racing was provided, ■: the'i finishes in several of the events being very close—a tribute to the handicapper; Mr G. Morße. Bookmakers mustered in ; large numbers, and .£4lO was collected from them for the privilege of betting] on the two dayß, against .£SOO at the corresponding meeting last year., . The, sum of .£6348 10s found its way through the totalißator, against .£6579 on' the second day last year making a total of i 2,719 for the. two dayß, compared with .£12,600 at. the last autumn gathering. Results:— ' • SECOND HANDICAP HACK : ' HURDLES, ~- : ~

Of 60 sovsj one mile and a half. 3 —J. Bolger's Prophet, by St. Paul— Tawhiti, 9.9 (Horn) ... ... : ... 1 4—Miss E. • Abbott's Flying Cloud,. 9.14 (F. Flynn) ... . ...- ... ; .... 2 s—O. George's Somali,, 10.3 (Adams) 3 • Alf» startod—2 Waione 11.1 (Telford), 7 Pharos 10.7 (O'Driscoll), 6 Drudgery 9.5 (Copestako), 1 Hoanga 0.4 (Julian)', Won by threo lengths, same distance jbotweten Becond and third. Time - 2min 50 l-ssec. GRANDSTAND HANDICAP, Of 100 bovs; five furlongs.3—A. Pcters's Waiata, by. Tupuhi— Voltigeur mare, 7.2 (It. Lambess) 1 4—J. Melville's Valentine, 6.7 J (R. Gilbert) ... , ... ... ... ... 2 I—L. G. Bromer s Kareroa, 8.4 (Jen- ... kins) , ... 3 1 Also, started—2 Tarina 8.6 (C.Brown). Won by four lengths, two lengths .separating second and third. Time, lmin 3 l-ssec. : - OMATA HACK HANDICAP, \ Of 65 sovs; six furlongs. ' , 3—A. C. Lynoh's Redwing, by Sylvia • Park —Explosion, 9 (Coleman> ... 1 2—T. Wilson's Toanga, 8.9 (A. 01- ■' liver) ; : ... 2 5—S. Pitt's Timothy, 7.6 (Ayres) ... 3 Also started—l Bay Paul 7.9 (H. Grav); 4 Prancer 7 (Traill). " . Won by half a length, the same distance between second and third. ~ Time, lmin 17 2-ssec. PAUL MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of 200 sovs; second horse 20 sovs, and third horse )0 sovs from the. stake; one mile and a distance. 2 —J. Monk's Swimming Belt, by Cap- •• tain Webb—Chatelaine, 7.9 (C. Brown) .... ... ...• ... ... j 4—R. G. Paterson's Wee Trinket, 6.9 '< (J. Eva) 2 B—A. Rkodes's Golden Eagle, 7 • (Traill) °. ... 3 "Also started—9 Roosevelt 8.12 (Rayner), 3 Sandstream S:9 (Cairns), I Mendip 7.13 . (A. Cllivcr), 5 Lady Meuschikotf' 7.5 J (Or. Clareburt), 7 No Trumps- 7.3 (R. Lambess), 6 Coromandcl 7.3 (B: Olliver). . Won by a length and a half, a neck: between second and third., Time, lmin' 58 3-ssec. SECOND WELTER HANDICAP, ' Of 100 sovs; seven furlongs. ' 4—C. Maybin's Lethean, by Lethe— ' • Eulalie, 8.12 (W. Price) r B—W. J. Barlcynian/s Miss Advance. ' • 8.1 (C. Brora) o s—"Mr Highden's" Perolina, 8, I (Olliver) ... , ... ... ... ... 3 Also started—l Cyreno 8.8 (Gray), 7 Chase Mab 7.13 (W. D. Young), 8 Astrae'a 7.13 (G. Clareburt), 6 Starboard 7.10 (W. Ayres), 2 Kanewara B.IJ (C. Jenkins), Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Time, lmin 30 l-ssec. KAWAU HACK HANDICAP, Of 65 sovs; one mile. 2—A. H. Tapper's Zinnia, by E'xplo- . sion—Pansy, 8 (C. Brown) ... ... 1' 5—S. Pitt's Paul, 7.10 (Ayres) ■; ■ ... 2 I—H. JEva's Bismark, 8 (li. Gray) ... 3 Also started—3 Silva! 7.12 (Holmes), ,4 Queen's Prize 7.2 (Batten), 6 The Reiver 6.8 (Traill). - Won by two lengths, the same between second and third.; Time, lmin 44sec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of 80 sovs; six furlongs. 2—J. R.~ McDonald's Taitoko, by Stepniak—Whirlpool, 8.9 (Jenkins) ... 1 I—G. Castle's Clemora, 8.7 (H. Gray) 2 3—R. J. Paterson's Wee Trinket, 7.3 (J. Eva) .3 The only starters. Won easily by a neck, six lengths between second and .third. Time, lmin 15sec. ' I FINAL HACK FLUTTER, Of 50 sovs; five furlongs; all 8.7. 2—K. Gorringe's St. Tarra, by St. ' Clements—Daniel O'Rorke mare ,' (R. Home) ... ./. ... ... i 3—G. Moir's Speedy Meg (H. • Tait) 2 6—W. Lovctt's St. Prior (C. Pearce) 3

Also started—4 Scarlet Woman (Olliv.or), 1 Nukuh.au (C. Brown), 6 Silver Fotf.(H. Gray), 8 Bed Lupin (W. Ayres), 7- Sinn Fein (W. Price). Won by half a length, two lengths separating second and .third. Time, lmin. 5660. NOTES ON THE RACING. The Auckland-trained Hoanga was selected as the bestr of goods in the Hack Hurdles, but the hopes of his supporters were soon dashed bo th© ground through the gelding falling at the second obstacle. Luckily, "Tartar" Juliani escaped injury. /'Flying; .Cloud ran a good race, and should soon be crediting his tlady owner with something substantial, : Somali appears to be coming back :to; form, and ran decently. "; The Grandstand Handicap was a soft snip''for the Jower Hutt-trained Waiata, who won by several lengths. R. Lambess, the. Fqxtbn lightweight, rode a '••-. nice race oin. the. winner. "Old Dad" Peters, as'he.is familiarly called, received many congratulations. on his gelding's success. A small field contested the Omata Handicap,'but nevertheless the race was very exciting. Red Wing was always in a 'gobd : position,'.but' the' Explosion' mare. , had : to bs vigorously ridden ini the last bit'to' win by half a length, from the ;fast •finishing Toanga, with Timothy : coming fast. The winner was neglected on.ihe machine, and 1 paid a surprisingly ibig dividend when it is considered that Redwing won a race.very easily yesterday. ',' ' r ..<...-.. ■ ; .Swimming • Belt, who appears to be running better for-his-Wellington owner •than' h'o'did for the Hawke's Bay sports- ' man,'. ,-Mr Gainsford, w-on the Paul Me-morial-Handicap in very hollow fashion. The Captain Webb hone never gave his supporters any cause, for. anxiety, for .Broivn •' took him to the front five fur-

longs from homo, - and from thence out the race was a, procession. • No Trumps and Golden Eagle .ran prominently for six furlongs,, but the former faded out of the contest, 'leaving the St. Clements, mare to run into third positiom. Perolina led the field a. merry dance in the Welter Handicap,..and it seemed as if she was going to break her long' sequence of failures by-annexing the event. But at the straight [entrance Miss Advance and Lethean appeared oc the scene, and the latter won by s. length, with Perolina on Miss Advance'* girths.

The Explosion mare. Zinnia was the best of the six moderates that, contested the Kawau Handicap, and won fairly comfortably. Paul ran well. He would be better suited by a shorter journey,' The Farewell -Handicap" provided;} an interesting contest between Taitoko and Clemora, the former winning by This was Mr McDonald's horse's t first appearance at the': meeting, ■[. and lie returned' his supporters la'good dividend in fiu three horse race. Wee Trinket was outclassed, and was never in; tha hunt.-';-, )i; ;t"'T-.'■• .'". '," S.'-Ji '■:; i

The "last event was brought to a "startling, conclusion, through. Nukuh.au, (yho was favourite) stumbling before' he had gene three strides. This was the means of , bringing down. Scarlet f. Woman;; aid Silver Fox. C. Brown, the Auckland jockey, was considerably shaken, arid deservices of a motor car were requisitioned to bring him .into the stewards' quarters; :i He was V. examined by. Dr -Fookes, who announced that the was suffering from slight concussion of tho brain) and* wiould »oon—be again. A. OHiver and. H. Gray escaped scathlessi':which •,says a: lotjfor ijtiieir agility;" for they got out 'of-the daager zone very quickly. The cause oT the mishap will, probably bei inquireclSfinto by the club's officials. ,3 -'