THE TURF.

Otago Witness, Issue 2686, 6 September 1905, Page 56

THE TURF.

Owing to the going being somewhat hard afc Randwick, and Dividend displaying symptoms of soreness. Mr J. B. Whitehead's Champion Stakes winner haa been withdrawn from L:s A.J.C. spring engagements. There is nothing material the matter with the Simmer — Lad 7 Trenton four-year-old, and Mr Whitebead ha: displayed sound judgment in not perilling his ■ prospects during the Victorian racing campaign in October and November. Gladsome appears to be all right, as since her arrival at Bandwick she has been pxitting in some very sound pacing. According to all accounts Canteen is in much better racing buckle than we have yet seen him in since his arrival from youi location, although it ir just possible he may not be quite cherry-ripe until about the first week in November. Sylvan King is another of Scobie's charges who appeals to be pretty forward, and although the Derby favourite— Charles Stuart— | has not been set against the wa-tch up to the present at Bandwiek, ha has been doing the tasks assigned to him by the Balkrat trainer in a very tradesmanlike manner. I have heard incidentally, on fairly-reliable authority, that James "Wilson, jun.'s, Scotland has wintered wonderfully well, and gives evidence of turning out as good f stayer as his illustrious sire. It is som& time now since ths James Wilson family landed a Melbourne Cup. The Positano — Alga four-year-old Warroo has evidently struck form again, after a spell extending nearly a twelvemonth. As a threis-year-old last August he created a sensation by winning the Rawson Stakes from a. good field . but he went amiss immediately afterwards, and had to be thrown out of work until quite recently. On Saturday, at Rcsehill, he carried off the Rosehill Handicap with 8.2 — 51b more than he has been allotted in the Caulfield Cvp — from Truoe 8.4, Bromine 6.12, and seven others, covering the 11 furlongs in 2min 24sec. I would not be at all surprised to find Warrao heavily supported for the Caulfield Cup. Another colt who performed creditably at Rosehill was Mi J. C. Williamson's Derby candidate Dantzic (Haut Brion — iDeoreutJ. _Certes, Famous defeated him in the Spring "Stakes; but then it was weight-for-age, and the three-year-old finished within half a length of the Graftoh — Vanity flier, whilst the nine furlongs were a-ccounted for in lmin 55|sec. Another Derby candidate was in a winning vein at Rcsehill— Mr J. M'Donald's Lady Wallace, by Wallace from the Maribyrnong Plate victrix Lady Mostyn. Carrying 7.8, she put down ]4 others in the August Stakes, running the mile in lmin 43Jsec. Last season she finished up her racing by carrying off the Easter Stakes in fine' style, and on Saturday she gave evidence of being a pronounced stayer. , Williamstown was -the scene of attraction for horsey men in Victoria last -'Saturday, the principal event — the Spring Handicap, of a. mile — bsing secured by the Hoya — Harvest Lass gelding Madagascar, who carried 7.12 and won comfortably in lmin 45sec. He> was ridden by E. Turner, who secured nis first; victory on a metropolitan course since tho embargo has been removed from him, albeit he had a couple of wins the previouß day up at Ballarat. The "win, tie, or wrangle" element is becoming very pronounced azucngst some of our siportsnien. Thu.9 Messrs Sol. Green and R. G. Bell, the nominators of Maltese, entered a protest against. Safe Deposit being declared the winner of the As>pendale Purse, run at Aspendale Park last Wednesday, on tho ground that the owner was not qualified to nominate a horse under V.R.C. rules through bsing a disqualified person. The matter is to be threshed out by thS committee to-morrow (Thursday) night. In a similar connection the stewards of the Findon Harriers' Hunt Club were called together yesterday to consider the protest lodged! by the owner of Maine against Edward VTI being declared" tHe wrrmsr of the Steeplechasers' Flat Race, run st the Findon Harriers' meeting at Moonee Valley on August 9, on Uie ground that the owner of Edward VII was not qualified to nominate, as 1 he had run horses at unregistered meetings. However, in this instance the stewards got' themselves out of what appeared to be a pretty " tight place by doubting whether they had the tower under the Rules of Racing to deal with the protest, as it had not been entered in time, and they accordingly dismissed it. On Monday, at the Victoria House Bazaar. Messrs William C. Yuilie and Co. disposed oE the five-year-old gelding Chubb (Hova— Key) to Mr J. Henry for 210gs.

The Committee of the Victoria Racing CSub are taking a very decided stand with respect to the increased tariff to be charged the metallicians from plying their vocation on the> hill and in the paddock at Flemington. They ridicule the mere idea of reconsidering their ultimatum, and have furthermore decided thafi interviews between themselves and the representatives of the bookmakers to discuss the question are quite unnecessary.

Mr D. Hagan's Savanak — Marion gel din? The Toiler wfao ran second in the V.A.T.C. Grand National Hurdle Race and fourth ia the Grand National Steeplechase, and afterwards secured the Grand National Hurdle Race at the Bendigo meeting, whilst being schooled over Ihe hurdles at Flemington ort Saturday morning fell and broke his neck. Fortunately his rider, J. E. Carter, escaped! with a shaking.

Last Saturday morning 1 , on the Randwick training track, Nightfall ran away from Isolfc in an eight-furlong go, which she accomplished in lmin 47£ sec. Noetuiform and Sungodi clipped this by lJsec, achieving the record of the morning — a feat which the horse-watchers sought to discount by stating that the pair of them were very lightly shod; but they had to admit that the massive Maniapoto had no inconsiderable weight in the saddle when he rattled over six furlongs in lmin 19sec, finishing well.

Gladsome's was a very even performance, &n she started away at a 13Jec-to-tne-furions gait, and kept at it all -the way for nine of them— the mile and a furlong only occupying 2mia ljsec.

Sylvan King'g seven furlongs on the taxi in. lmiii 33sec was also of a very high order_ of merit, for, although the going was gcod owing: to the "bruised bark" having been well •watered, he accomplished it with consummateease. Following in the footsteps of their V.R.C.. confreres, the Committee, of the Victoria Amatetu. Turf Club have notified that frorm and after the Slst August the usual fee fotf wagering in the paddook and on the flat at Canlfield will be raised from £15 and £5 respectively per annum to £30 ana £7 103. The bookmakers to be registered will have to be approved by the committee, and in the case of non-resident fielders the same charge will be made for annual registration, or £15 pee meeting for the paddock. t The imbroglio between the bookies and n« proprietary of the Rosehill Club, in Sydney, wa« settled on Friday by the metallicians* agi-^ius ts the p*opo-sed increase, &«i

distinct stipulation tbat the fees would not be further raised during the next three years. i ] i j j ■