TURF TATTLE: Continued.

NZ Truth, Issue 534, 11 September 1915, Page 10

TURF TATTLE : Continued.

Weekend will be seen out on the second day of the Ashburton meeting, fehe is sure to give a good account of herself if she runs up to her track form. Battle Eve and Adjutant were stepped out bright and early last Saturday, and given, a trial for the Wanganui . Guineas. Trials are all right, but public form is the 'best guide, and the gentle punter will ! be' able to form his opinion of ' Battle' rlSve's , chance In the Guineas after seeing him run m the mile handicap .on the- second day of ,". the Ashburton?- meeting. ' ; The two-year-olds by Kilbroney m 11. Hpbbs's ,Btable; are.-'doing all that their . mentor !r,asjcs > of. .them m good style. ■ . '.. If they ? dq <, nofctiirn out' good stalie.ifeajh.ers .then, their < looks belie V' Ascalaphus home to Kinloc^ylastrYreek.' ! The big bay did : no.tshoiw„any ! signs of getting rid of\ tls v s^auider ; soreness, so was turned ;l dyit for a longspelhi The black^gelding by Finland I—Disappointment1 — Disappointment m R.-' King's stable has " aot been prpken m long. Already he 'fcaiTsho^ji; that he has plenty of speed. * Both .'lflrst Glance and Martlus will be"grreatlji i benefited by a run m public. Fabrikoff has been galloping great guns during tlie last few weeks, and if he does hot getinto the money soon it Will be through sheer bad luck. . Floweret will be a starter on the second day of Ashburton meeting. Coming from Chokebore she is sure to carry a lot of money. The two-year-old by Antagonist at Chokebore Lodge that was galloping so well is lame ih a front fetlock joint. A big bay two-year-old by Cannie Chicl — To-morrow is improving very fast, and if he keeps oh at the present rate he is sure to take a high place amongst this season's two-year-olds. Jeannot is looking much better than he did last season. Encore has hot done a great deal of Work since the National meeting. Bonatlon looks as if he would get Into galloping" races m Australia. If he could, such a good beginner would be worth money m Sydney. R. J. Mason left for Wanganui lasd* Week with Nones, Xanthos, Banksia and Blmeter, a fairly useful team. On last year's form Nones is sure to run . A good race m the Guineas. Emperador has got over his' annual spring lameness, and is getting through his tasks with all his old dash. The Dunedin Stakes should bo an exceptionally good race this year, as almost every decent stable at Riccarton has one. or two of their youngsters engaged m it. Present intentions are to send representatives south to run m the southern classic. '" Petrosus has devoloped very bumpy knees. Like quite a number of her sire's progeny, this mare can go fast but not very far. Harlequin has a beautiful style of galloping, and it is a great pity that he is 1 not a trifle more robust. Free is not galloping as well as she was some time back. On appearances she will never be any good over a distance of ground. Trying to make her stay on a bit may' tend to lessen her pace. Mr. G. L. Stead had ideas of taking

I Wishful over to Sydney to contest the I A_J.C. Derby and other- classic races. To give the colt a good testing arrangements were made for Warstep to visit Yaldhurst and try him out. The mare, did it so thoroughly that Wishful will not > go to Australia, but will race at Ashburton instead. It is not generally known that Mr. Dalgety would,' have sent Warstep to Sydney this spring if her trainer could have been persuaded to go with her. The genial George refused. to leave the Dominion, and . that; was the end of the trip. Art will not he Seen but a^ain until tlie Dunedin spring meeting. Bee has done very well lately, and now looks a much better mare than she did m August. Teviotdale's old joint is again giving trouble. Reval is doing steady pacing, but on looks he will not be ready by Cup time. Cervulus, m company with Kilmeny, was given a run over two hurdles last Monday, and gave his best showing to date. He does not like jumping, but can do It all right when he is thoroughly set to lt. ''