TURF TOPICS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13425, 16 March 1907, Page 5

TURF TOPICS.

[By " Tabanaki."]

A lady, not in the happiest fram e of mind because she arrived at * b « fe * rat ~ ford races late in the day.* "Fd have been here in plenty of time if rUiadn t been for him and his old cow. .Heard at Stratford meeting: "Never mind: he's all right (evidently refer ; ring W» norse); if them 'rummers behind was as all right as he's all right, they'd be all right." D. Allen is expected to ride IngleS^de in the Great Eastern Steeplechase at Onkaparinga on Efcster Monday. Two Sydney horses, Collarit and Ihe Desolato'r, are to be offered for sale in Melbourne* . , . Poseidon has won six races m succession as a three-year-old.. Tangaroa, purchased by Mr n. Crawford as a yearling last April in Sydney, cost 300 guineas. . . The only Victorian-bred horse to win ; , at Flemington was Red Streak. -^ Simmer, had a great gay at 'Flemington, when Verenice, Ebullition, and Dividend' scored wins far him. Two former V.A.T.C. , Debutant Stakes winners, Tangaroa (1906) and Ebullition (1905) were successful at head-quarters on Saturday. Mr H. W. Taylor, buying at New- t market sales, was buying for Mr Ji. Patterson, for whom he is now private Saturday's time for the Newmarket Handicap (1. 15 J). though a second faster than Pendant's last year, was l|sec slower than the record for the race established by Sir Foote. Realm, winner of the Australian Cup, was bred in .New South Wales. Messrs Clark and iiobinson have to pay £1000 a year to Mr R. Woolton for the privilege of having fifst call, in England on Frank Woolton's services up to 7st 91b. The owner of Elmo, Mr A. W. Beazley, wa3 fined £5 at Flemmgton for the late scratching of the horse m the March Steeplechase, • Florist, who has been resting, has resumed work on the tracks. R O'Connor sent Lord Merv and Bythora. back to Sydney by b. oat on Wed-., nesday. His sole reason for sending the first-named hotno so prematurely was the alleged ill-treatment of the horse at the hands of the handicalppers. , — Leader. . ' ,XX A New Zealand writer says or Mr Stead's once brilliant fil^y Isolt : — "Her wind affection is now very pronounced, and she does not carry that bright and mellow appearance that was associated with her when, as a three-yen r-old, she put up so many good performances. .... I think .there is little doubt that Bollicent's fine daughter is now a good deal below the form she displayed then,"