TURF TALK FROM THE SOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue VIII, 20 August 1904, Page 19

TURF TALK FROM THE SOUTH.

(Ry Tvlcgrspli.— Spt-cial to “Graphic.”) CriRISTCTIURCII, Saturday. The full brothers. General Symons and Count of Kolmar, will be offered for sale here next week. Hermosa produced a colt to Stcpniak last Saturday. The Moeraki had a bail paasag-* to Sydney, and Mr Steads horses bad a rouglt time. They did not have a chance to lie down, as a sou -westerly gale blew from the time of leaving Wellington until within a few miles of Sydney. Luckily the Moeraki is a good sea boat. and. though the horses were a little stiff on landing they were soon themselves again, and when Mason wrote qh August 5 they wore doing well. Lowe will probably take Canteen to Melbourne. It is reported that Mr Muss would be glad if be could arrange f >r McComb to accompany the horse and ride him in the Cup, but of course the dettstoii of the Canterbury Jockey Club stands la the way. The Dunedin Jockey f’hib has increased its prize money fur the coming season by £2OO. The Castor horse Casket, who with limited opportunities has done well at the stud is to have a better chance next spring. The Wellington Racing Club, at a special meeting last night carried a resolution authorising the stewards to purchase 250 acres at Trout ham for the now raceu jurse. and to spend £25.000 in paying for the land mid erecting the necessary buildings. Not a few local backers are bewailing the scratching of Porirua for the Winter Cup. They imagined that they had discovered something worth backing in the son of Seaton Delaval. 1 suppose the colt’s weak leg has aguin given way. Ranana disgraced himself in schooling work ovpr the hurdles on Wednesduy morning; aqd Cavalry, who was Ills companion, performed none too well. CIIRISTCIIU RCII, T uesday. The jumper Foreman, while executing a gallop on the if at on the cQtirsc proper on Saturday fell and broke one of his legs. He was destroyed. Lady Lillian, who was making a recovery from the -nd tack of influenza Uom which she was suffering, took a "turn for the worse a few flays ago. and is now in the veterinary’s hamis. I understand that she is in a very bad way. Kiatere is still very bad Indeed, and he. too, is being treated by a veterinary The Clanranald stallion. Gleu-ogic, who has been doing slud duties in Marlborough for the past two ymrs. returned to Canterbury last week, lie is under offer to a Canterbury breeder. Of the three horses whiah Lho Hawke’S Bay racing man, Mr T. 11. Lowry, sent down to take part in the Grand National Meeting, In and Comfort have both Injured themselves so badly that the former (la) wi’l not start, and the latter is an uncertain starter at the meeting. Creusot caught such a severe cold that he was idle for some days. The following business has been done during the week on the New Zealand Cup: .12 to 1 against Buluwjiyo. Il to 1 against Achilles. Lady Lillian, Martian, and Melodeon, 16 to I against Ghoorkn and Romeo, 20 to I against (’envoy. Oblivion 11., and Nightfall, 25 to I against Grand Rapids, Regulation. Shrapnel, Black Reynard, Uranus, and Rose Shield, 33 to I against Ninette, Halberdier, General Symons, Fleka, Full Cry, Float. Cyrus, Heroism. Secret Society, Joe Chamberlain, Mahutonga, Blackstone, and General Average, 40 to 1 against Oncwa. Gladstone, ami Akarana. 50 to 1 against Okoari. Beau Seaton, Malakoff, Sandy. Inglewood, Speculate, and Geordie, 100 to .1 Merry Go Round. Calibre, and Sir ■Percival, 250 tu 1 against Little Turk. The light-weight horseman. G. Price, returmsi from a trip to Australia last week. He arrived in Christchurch for the Grand National Meeting on Sunday.