TURF TOPICS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 826, 3 October 1916, Page 5

TURF TOPICS.

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. A.S.C., I.ytli'lloii. Neither lUngforni nor Moulnni incurred jiriuillics lor tlie New Zealand (’.up as the results ol their victories at the (ieraldine meelms. Only the plough and tan tracks were in commission at Hieearton this morning, and neither ol them was in good order for fast work. A fair number of horses were out, most of whom claim immediate engagements. Wardancer and Disdain!ul were associated in a spin over seven luilongs on the plough, the latter showing to most advantage in Imin, 3o 4-sseo. With the assistance of Chrysolis, Snub performed creditably over a mile, which he cast behind nicely in Imin ail 3-jsec. the Cup favourite, Marc Antony, went pleasingly over a mile and a quarter on the plough, linishing up his task as though relishing it. He iunder orders for the Dunedin meeting, where he claims engagements in some of the minor handicaps. Mulloe and Hen were given sprinting tasks in view of their Ivurow engagements on Thursday. Slogan aim Fiery Cross were associated in a gallop over seven lurlongs on iht tan, which look Imin .‘lll t-asec. iht Cup candidate went in attractive style, and finished well. A large number of two-year-old? were given skirting practice Iron the barrier at the live furlong post it being operated by Mr I’. 1). McNab The F.lysian-l.ady ('.wen coil Mentmore, in \V. McDonald’s stable showed to more advantage than Set Prince (Boniform —Sea Queen), Col den Pippin (Kilhroney—Orange Pippin), and Folheringay (Krlamore—

rouiui in /. H. J. Mason's lot, which included Biplane (Comedy Kin?-'—Air Motor), Immortelle (Martian—lvverlastmir),, Lovesick (Martian—Lovelorn), Ki'oJ watt (Martian—-Forked T.tahtnin','),] Procrastinate (Den 0.-dheivs .vistime), Missouri (Danube—Miss Mischief), and Tv"" 'Danube—Lady Reina), were sprird?d and schooled; at the barrier. The Culls prising Game Cock (San Francisco—' Brave I r eart), Claverhouse (Antagonist—Scottish Star), and Full Speed (San Francisco—Flee!loot; ; \V. H. Thomson's Hands Off (Antag-j onist — Prudish): P.. Longley's Love! Token (Sanlry— Amoiosa). and V. D. Jones's Kilrea (Kilbroney—Arai-te-Uru) were all given educational tasks. Chief interest in the racing at RnndwicV to-morrow will he centred in ! !"' Icision of the Metropolitan and Spring Slakes, both ' *' •• '-Hi events will attract | Now Zealand competition. There have been • 'any changes in the bettin« nno'nHons on the mile and a hnlf ■ ;»•" a! ' asi half a dozen horses havin" a' ; '-renl limes been in extreme fl" and. Lately there has been a disposition to favour Bee's rhance, ':•< il is d<»d)lf«l if the little v 7 . »...,.in r will be aide to battle ]v<.- •.-< :; It '.m,'!i a Held. Even «/> she en-! ' •> 'Tlied on to acquit liorself fv,,Ul..!:h' <-'.manof will pvobahlv bo !(...• Dominion's only iv>nrcs<m'' 'i"" '" "■>.• w.didil.ror-age Spring S'rd-es. and r»c<ml Conn points in him p"Pimr on a '.'ood race. Ovners !>!■(. • ' 'i a reminder that cnt-i <■-. fo:- "v <"»amaru Trotting ('Jul.';; nnv-nl -■,., |;„.«, which takes j;la--<> on ? aVmr l-av, .lose at !) oY'od.- | (1 - -v,, v ..veiling. PorV'-s D-i'l is '-epo.-ted to be gelting through a satisfactory Cup preparation al Invercargill and he is an

almost c<>rlj>iv> "<vMvtilor at Ihe | Dunedin Jockcn Club's soring meeting, lie is to I ■ transferred io Wingalui this w ' :•" : afler Ihe mceling there will i"n:"'!'v on Io I'iccarion. An ovcrniehl '"'hi" me-sa-'e slates' thai Dewy Dawn hj: s bci-" wiihdravvn from the A.-I.C. Derbv. o"\vy Dawn is a cheslnul liiiy »v Wallace from N'ush.ka, owned h\ Mr .i. Turnbull. who is llius lefl without a representative in Ihe race. Th>' Little itiver sludmasler, Mr J. F. Huchanan, received a valuable' addition Io his stud yesterday bv the arrival in Auckland of three Fng-lish-bred mares, namely Persian Lilac, I'ineta, and Na/.abuka. It is understood liiat these mai'es form; part of ,-i contingent < " nine secured , on Mi Buchanan's behalf in Kngland by Mr .!. C.riL-g. From now onward Ihe (racks at! t'iccai lon will be available for : 'raining operations at 5 o'clock each moi" big. The. c were several mistakes in Ihe weights telegraphed for lb; Dunedin Jockey Club's spring meeting.' Ikowal's impost in the hurdles! should he 0.12, while in Ihe Electricj Handicap Marsa and Kilboyne hvej 7.9 apiece, not (>.!). Two recent additions to Ihe active! brigade at Biccarlon are Findhorn and ("lying Star!, both of whom are; to be got ready for spring racing. i At a recent conmiillee meeting of I the Southland Racing Club an application for a remission of pari of his! sentence was received from B. B. Berry. The applicant was informed! fhst under the rules the committee bad no power to accede to the refiisst.

Sir George Clifford will probably have Good Hope and Wrestler to do, battle on his behalf in the Dunedin Guineas. In the event of both colts going to the post the former will be ridden by F. K. Jones, and the latter by J. Olson. When racing at the Bircbwood Hunt meeting the Castashore gelding Kintailsbore broke down so badly that he will be off the scene for a long time. II is understood that Mr Lric Bussell, who is acting for Mr A. Chisliolm in the matter, has lodged an application with the Racing Conference for a re-hearing of the Somberero case with a right to both sides to call fresh evidence. Acceptances for the Dunedin Jockey Club's spring meeting fall due on Friday next. A fair number of Riccarlon trained horses are being got ready for the fixture. At the summer meeting of the Southland Racing Club the sum of £3OOO will be distributed in stake money. The Southland Racing Club has de--j cided to have the trotting events at both its meetings this season handi- ;! capped and started by yards, j! To-morrow morning at Addington ( JMr 11. Reynolds will give an exhibition of a newly-patented starling barrier for trotting horses. ' i Despite the fact that it clashes with the Oamaru and Greymouth fix,'hires, the Kaikoura Trotting Club .lias received very satisfactory cn- . tries for its annual meeting to be : J held on Labour Day. Not only are j the entries of more than average | size, but in point of quality also they | j surpass those of any previous year. , The Kaikoura Cup lias attracted i such high-class performers as Wild ■ Thorpe. Disappear, Great Britain, ,' Wallace Junr., and Rose Gauntlet, j while in the lesser events figure such . | well-known names as Woodbell, AdJ miral Drake, Bellwind, Tea Tree, j 1 Victor Chief, Olive Child, Major . Rothsea, and Harold Minto. AltoI gether it looks as if the club is in _ I for a record meeting. ■ ! The well-known Southland racing enthusiast, Mr Tom Kelt, met with , a serious mishap recently as the re- \ suit of his pacing gelding by Young ~ McKinney rearing up and dislodging j his owner from his sulky. The horse . ' on landing backed over Mr Rett and stood on one of bis limbs. Gaining his freedom, the animal galloped in- ': to the members' motor paddock of ' I the S.R.C.'s course, and finally ; buckled a wheel and broke a shaft ' of his working vehicle. TEMPLAR.