THE TURF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18821, 11 July 1923, Page 6

THE TURF

ruir rixTUBEi. July 7, p. 14.—Wellington R.C. July 26, 28—Gisborne R.C July 30.—Ciiriatrhurch Hunt July 23.—South Canterbury Hunt Club NOTES AND COMMENTS (By “Early Bild.”) Second day U the Wellington meeting to-day. In the Corunna Hi.idles, First Born and Eerie can fight their Saturday's battle over again. I he Maiden Handicap will see Tinohan and Carnbee iu. opposition in a tenherse field. Ihe Jutland Handicap, the open .sprint, has attracted a good field of eighteen, of whom Ki I bird. Civilform tnd Santonin should be prominent Nine have par'd up for the Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase, in which To Maire is meeting a reputedly good jumper in Hereivcare. A field of fourteen promises to line up for the Parliamentary Handicap, and these inula io Surveyor, 'l ame Fox, and uuncase. Last year lame Fox won this lace with eight pounds less on his back. Doleful Ditty, Ksotane and Alaric arc a useful trio engaged in the Fleet Handicap. Doleful Ditty meets Alaric on twelve pounds better terms. I he Hign-weight Handicap will serve to keep the jumpers fit. Nukumai, Mihtaire, and Frisco .Mail are in <iood nick The Petane Handicap is the concluding event on to-day’s card. Ecuador, Atnpo and Merry Imp can all go last ever five furlongs. The withdrawal of Guncase from the Welcome Cup on Saturday was due to a burst hoof. He was given light exercise on the track on Monday morning, and was accepted for later in the Parliamentary Handicap, but he is by no means a certain starter. The foot has been under treatment, and it remains to be seen if it will stand galloping in training, let alone in a race (says a Wellington writer).

When Master Peter. Vociferate, and Whipcord Cell at the post and rails in the Wellington Steeplechase. Whipcord caught the wire, with which the fence was tied, in the groin, and was cut about a hit. Yesterday the cut presented a swollen appearance, but he exercised freely in a round on the sand. Master Peter is sore in front as the result of the mishap.

Rapine, King’s Trumpeter, Grotesque, Bathos, and a couple of two-year-olds, both by Absurd, one being from Starglow and the other from Chuckle, will leave Auckland on July 20 for Sydney in charge of J. H. Jefferd. R. Reed will ride at Lhe combined Franklin and Ma tain at a meeting at Ellerslie, and then go across to ride Mr Williams’ norses in their Australian engagements.

Reports from the north credit the Kilbroney-Blue Ribbon juvenile as oeiug quite the most promising ot the Wellington Cup winner’s progeny to date. On the conclusion of the Grand National meeting, F. D. Jones will take his departure for Sydney with Murihaupo and Ballymena. The pair will be raced at the Rosehill and Tattersall’s meetings as a preliminary to their more important engagements at Randwick. It is stated by a southern writer that a well-known Hawke’s Bay trainer has been in the south trying to get the authorities to take up his case in which some weeks ago he was penalised by the Hawke’s Bay Metropolitan Club. He has also consulted one of the leading K.C.’s in Wellington on the matter. Meanwhile all sorts of rumours are dying around as to what will be the outcome of the case.

Writing to the Invercargill scribe, ’‘Comet,” concerning trotting affairs in Tasmania, a correspondent says: “It is now admitted that women are just as capable as members of the sterner sex in riding in Trotting races. Mrs Pearl Kelly, whose bus oand owns and trains light harness horses, regularly appears in the saddle at Richmond trotting meetings, where she has earned the respect and admiration of spectators. Her style of riding is more elegant than that of any male rival. Leaning well forward, she sits almost motionless, and exerts a light, though firm control of the reins. Mrs Kelly knows the Richmond cin-d-er track in all its varying conditions. The applause which greeted this lady when she won on Queen Dixie was renewed on the occasion of her more important success with Molly Harum in the Trotters’ Handicap, run over a distance of two miles.

It is understood that the Feilding Jockey Club is about to carry out extensive alterations to its stewards’ stand. This building lulls short of fulfilling present-lay lequirements and the a K-rations and additions proposed will it is hoped, relieve considerably the inconveniences suffered in the past. The; alterations downstairs will include showers for the use of the jockeys and other conveniences, including a closed porch over the main entrance. The arlangements proposed lor upstairs, provide for a separate officials’ stand, a members’ stand in the centre, and a press stand. The presr stand will form an addition to the building and will be provided with a separate stairway. The judge’s box has been moved from its present stand preparatory to its being tv-erected further back from the course and elevated higher in order to give the judge a better and clearer view of the finishes. Buyers missed an opportunity, which no doubt they would like over again, when they let a colt by Mountain King from loli go out of the ring unsold at the 1922 yearling sales at Randwick. The colt, who is now known as Mount loli, attracted a bid of only 150gns., which his breeders refused to take. Mount loli was never really extended to win the Nursery at Canterbury Park recently, and he may prove to be as smart as his brother, Braehead. The dam of the pair, loli, a New Zealand-bred mare, was a good performer herself, winning, among other races, the A.J.C. Grandstand Stakes (w.f.a.).