TURF TOPICS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1558, 4 March 1920, Page 16

TURF TOPICS.

Jennings rode three winners at the Tologa Bay jneeting on Saturday. Goldstream, 80-Peep and Kmsem were double winners at the Wanganui meeting. F. Tilleys stable turned out a good percentage of winners at the Wanganui meeting.

The Trentham-trained Arch Lassie, who has been in work for some time, has been turned out for a spell. Word from the south states that Kilboyne is to be schooled over hurdles.

Red Dome, winner of the Newmarket Handicap, could have been purchased by a New Zealander about six months ago for 400 guineas. As a result of a recent mishap Arlington has a very swollen leg, and probably it will be some time before Ife can be put into work again. The totalisator-staff at-the Wanganui meeting handled. £111,879 -during tli© two clays, of which, sum £62,70 . was put through on Saturday. Taiamai was' favourite for the Wanganui Cup, in which she was left, and favourite for the Wanganui Stakes, in which she led nearly all the way and got second. • Zephland, who in the past was raced and traihed in the Otago district, is now located at Trentham, where A. Goodman has charge of him. It is probable that he will be prepared for hurdle events in the winter. P. Brady, who has. been located at Hamilton for - some time, will likely make that town his headquarters with Ohinewairua and Nightime, in which case he will leave Hastings. He has a three-year-old in hand by Flagfall from Millie.

Mr. F. Edwards returned from Wanganui after the Trotting meeting there was postponed to do the. Te Aroha meeting, only to find that meeting was postponed, too. He left for Wanganui again, and Mr. R. Wynyard got out the handicaps for the second day at Te Aroha for him.

The special train from Auckland to Te Aroha on Monday was only, moderately filled, but on the return trip was crowded most of the way, and arrived shortly after midnight.

At the Tologa Bay meeting on Saturday Patetonga, by Marble Arch, won the mile and a-quarter and seven furlong races, and Thebes the Maiden Scurry and Hack Handicap. A beautiful silver trophy, donated by Mr. W. Russell Grace, accompanied the Wanganui Cup stake this year. It was presented by Mr. Ewen Campbell and received by Mr. Harold Brown, on behalf of A. McAuley.

Mr. P. Toomey, owner and breeder of Belgian King, who has won six of the last seven races he has contested, is reported to have presented a fullbrother to the recent winner to a friend some time back. This three-year-old, who is to be placed in work, will be known on the racecourse as Small Change. This is not a bad name if the gee-gee only acts up to it. Nothing goes faster.

Veteran Mr. John Lennard was up from Waihou at Te Aroha on Valambrosa on Saturday morning, attending to his duties as a committeeman, and informed a representative of this paper , that the gale had grassed all the apples in his orchard and left no fruit at all on the trees. While the train stopped opposite th/?, residence and paddocks of Mr. Lennard it was noticed that several thoroughbred mares and their foals -were running there. One of the number was got by imported Day Comet, and it looked like one of that shapely horse’s progeny in contour and colour.

The -running of Lord Kenilworth at Wanganui on the first d,ay, when he was paying a fine price in the machine and was very unlucky, caused punters to make him second favourite on the second day, but he got away last- and was not prominent.

A contemptible theft was committed on the first day of the Oamaru meeting. When Sundance threw her rider through playing up in the birdcage, • L. Hegarty, riding 2st. overweight, took the ride, and whilst he was out on the track someone extracted several notes from his hastilydiscarded clothes.

It can blow a treat at Te Aroha. Last Fridays’ experience, when part of the roof of the new stand was lifted off, was but a repetition of a previous one the Te Aroha Racing Club experienced. Mr. John Rowe, the builder, was on hand, and was able to secure workmen to effect repairs thereto.

About sixty inmates of the Old People’s Home at Park Island were entertained at the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Clubs racecourse last week by the Mayor of Hastings (Mr. G. Ebbett). Luncheon and afternoon tea were provided at the tea kiosk, and a delightful programme of music was contributed by the -Hastings Town Band.