THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 17, 15 October 1907, Page 5

THE TURF.

ON THE TRACKS AT TRENTHAM. [by "glencoe."] The weather was very bad at Trentham. yesterday," and no work of any consequence was attempted before breakfast. S. Waddell arrived from Hastings on Saturday night aud brought with him Sir Tristram, Zimmerman, Dawn, Kaironia, Diamond Star, St.' Aidan, Bona, Oxton, Martyrum, and Intelligence Several of his team will not bo seen out,at the Wellington meeting. T. Quinlivan, P. Tilley, and H. Moore were due to arrivo last night >witli thoir different teams. Tho tracks aro very heavy, and it, will reqniro' a lot of good drying weather to get rid of tho surfacewater. Several.visiting trainers urgo that if tho steeplechase'fences, were removed it would givo then another good track to work upon.. The sleeping accommodation for the boys is very poor and should get immediato attention. Heavy rain fell all tho morning, and both jockeys and horses got a good drenching when performing their tasks on tho.tracks. . Higgott was out first, but his. team only trotted and cantered, with the exception'; of Marseillaise,, who galloped six furlongs by hcrsolf.y '•'■'■ William and Kurawaka. with light boys up, ran sovou furlongs in lmiu. 43isec. Sir, Georgo Clifford's two-year-old Pleetfoot was restricted to easy cantering. Aeolus, porfo'rmed creditably in a gallop on.ee round. Ho was under a. 6ti-ong pull the wholo way. ... Tho Porinia pair, Gold Crost and All Red; galloped .half a mile from a flying start in 55Sscc. The latter, who, was in receipt of 71b was a length in front at tho .finish. Clanchatta'n cantered round to the half-mile post and,then galloped homo. Ho looks and moves well. , ( . J. Lowe's pair of three-year-olds trotted a' couplo of rounds. Swimming Bolt ran seven furlongs at a nico oven pace. . , ...... Do Witte 'cantored round to' the three-furlong post and brushed home from there. Compass was sent three rounds at a > slow Hereward tho Porirua representative in the Wellesley Stakes, was trotting only. ,'. Zimmerman went a slow round and wn« H,™ oined by.lntelligence, and'boa of them?£ loped a circuit, iinishmg together. The other E ai ' aiu " t<*M were given easy _Lo Beau Ney, Waikuka, Paritutu, Wind, Rlack Squall,, and 1 Hiro all worked slowly' hi some'cases Brushing home up the straight. KEMPTON PARK MEETING. - IMPERIAL PRODUCE STAKES. ' '• ' HONOURS DIVIDED. BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. London, October 13.'' At the Kompton Park meeting, the principal results' wore: ' THE IMPERIAL PRODUCE STAKES,' of 3000 ' sovs; tho nominator of the winner to receive 200 sovs, the nominator of the second 200 sovs, and tho owner of the'third 50 sovs out of the stakes. For two-year-olds. Colts, Bst. : 101b.; fillies and geldings, Sst. 71b. Six furlongs on ' the. straight. course. " . The Duke of AFestminstbr's.Vamose t Sir Daniel Cooper's Lesbia...... ...,...' f Mr.' J. Muskcr's • colt, by Chevening— Minerva '. 3 THE DUK EOP YORK STAKES, of IG7O sovs.; ' Ono mile and a quarter. '" " Mr. Spencor Gotham's- Tirara ..................... 1 Mr. A. Bailey's AH Black „.... 2 Mr. Rcid Walter's Dinneford ..,..„,. 3 'CAULPIBLD CUP ACCEPTANCES. ' •"; (Rec. Oct. U, 6.25 p.m.) : . Melbourne, October U. > The'following are the final acceptors for tho Caulficld Cup:—Poseidon, May 'King, Ebullition, Subterranean, Apologue, Ellis, Charles Stuart, Yabba Gabba, lolaire, True Scot, lnvergordon, • Dynamite, ; Rhubarb, Channant Monody, Bcndigo, Kyeadgerio, Welcome Trist' Pospohte. ■ ' ' .:■.;.- ' , LATEST BETTING. '/ BY TEW.QBAPn—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.' (Rec. Oct. U, 8.38. p.m.) Melbourne, October 11. Business over the Caulfield Cup was:paralysed after the publication of. the acceptances. Tho latest quotations aro r G to 1 against Apologue, 7 to 1 Poseidon, 8 to 1 Ebullition and Subterranean, 10 tn 1 Bendigo, 12 to 1 Welcome Trist, 11 to 1 lolaire, Ellis, and Yabba Gabba, 20 to 1 the others. Tho racing to be, simultaneously hold in Sydney is blamed'for ; the small field. .. FLEMINGTON TRAINING NOTES. ~ Flemington, October 11. Rhubarb and Lady Diffidence compassed nine furlongs in 2min. ssec. Marmont wound up a mile and-a quarter in 2uiin. lOsec. 1 Solution is not likely to race again. C.J.C. SPRING MEETING. ' . . [BY TELEGRAI'ir.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] " Chrlstchurch, October U. Downfall and Bobrikoff havo been scratched for ah ougagoments at tho Canterbury jockej , Club's Spring Meotiujj.