TURF NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9933, 1 August 1908, Page 7

TURF NOTES.

[By " Nimkod. , " FIXTURES. August 11,-13, 15— 0. J. 0. Graud JHust 12 — Auckland Fleet Race Meeting. Augusts 27—Wairarapa Huut Club Annual. Raugipapa was scratched for the Winter Cup yesterday morning. Mr W. E. Bidwill's second colonrs have been registered as -.—Black, bine eleevos and black cap. The Now Zealaud-owned maro Waipnua, aud Post Towu, havo most admirers for the Oauliield Cup. T!ie only New Zealand horse engaged in the Australian Hurdle Race to-day is Ata-ahua, whose weight is.lOst 31b. At 2.30 p.m. on Monday, Seaman was withdrawn from all engagements at tlio C. J. 0. Graud National meeting. J. Scott is now in charge ot tlio Hon. J. D. Ormoud's breeding establishment at Karamu, where there are sixty odd brood mares located. On Friday next, tlio 7th of August, h'ual payments for the Grand National Steeplechase, Graud National Hurdles adtaWiuter Cup havo t) oo made. lift J. R. McDonald, owner of Gold Crest, is reported to have dropped the idea ot: sending the colt over to the A. J. O. meeting next, month. Slow Tom has been doing some solid gallops on the training track at Riccarton. D. Watt is to ride Jiim in the big steeplechase. A second totalisator permit having beeu granted tlio Dauuevirke Jockey Cinb, a race meoting will be conducted cm December Kith aud 17 th. H Cairns will have tlio mount on Aoraugi in the Graud National Hurdles; aud G. Price is to steer Laudweru in the Winter Cup, and A. 01 liver Penates. Private cable advice received in Christchurch from Melbourne states that Mr G. P. Payne has disposed of Idealist and the yearling colt by St. Ambrose—Martin. \t a sale by auction last week at Groper's Bash, Otago, the gelding Eons was disposed of to Mr M'lvor, of River ton, for £0(5, aud Loft us to Mossrs Shedau Bros, tor £33. The Bradgato Park Plate that Nocr.uiform won iv England, last week, \vatpnly worth 100 soys, but still it roSwiudicate tliat the sou of Multiform has at last strcick form. Mr R. Kuox, who has been taking a sp9ll the past two mouths, returned to his Opaki home this week. He spent, his sojourn iv the Auckland province, Rotorua being included iv his travels. The disqualification of the New Zealand jockey, J. Stewart, in connection with the running of Hydrant at Flemington, last year, has been removed by the V.R.C. Committee. Stewart now resides in the Wangauui district.

Intelligence, a four-year-old iilly, by Birkeuhead from Industry, by Mautillis from Elizabeth Yillers, by Gaug Forward, has beeu purchased by Mr W. E. Uidwill from the Hou. J. D. <>rmoud for the purpose of mating her with Elevation.

Immolation is reported to have temporarily broken dowu. The daughter of Stepuiak aud Martyrdom was scratched for the Graud National Hnrdle race at 13 p.m. ou Wednesday. Immolation has done a lot of racing during the season just closed, aud she iias tilled a place iv almost every race iv which she has started.

The two Hack Flat Races cm the programme of the Wairarapa Hunt ClraSteeplechase Meeting, which is toWlielrl ou the Taratalii-Cartertou Racing Olub's course ou Thursday, 27th insfc., are to be run over five aud seven furlongs. Entries are due ou August 15th, at !) p.m. The withdrawal of Truce, ou Wednesday, from all engagements at the C..T.C. Grand National Meeting, also from the New Zealaud Cup, did uot conic altogether as a surprise, as the form the Graftou mare showed at Treutham was of a decidedly indiffereut character. She is to be sent to the stud. Full Cry, who wou the Hack Hurdle Race ou t'lie second day of the Treutham Meeting, has beeu disqualified during the pleasure of the Wellington Raeiug Club stewards. The running of the Reynard gelding-ou the first day hardly corresponded with his next display. H. Randall has beeu retained at a fee of £-3000 a year for three years by the Duke of Westminster for the Kiugsclere stable. The stable, is a limited liability company, aud is registered as '' Kiugsclere, Limited.'' Randall, who originally ude as an aina&mr. is a younger sou of Sir HeW Randall. Third day wiuuers at Treutham that have incurred penalties at the C.J. C. National meeting are :- Letheriu. 101b iv the Graud National Hurdles, which briugs his weight up to list lib; Aboriginal, 71b iv the Winter Cup, making his impost lOst 41b; and Loch Fyue, 101b in tiie Grand National Steeplechase, which increases his burden to 12st 41b.