THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 122, 15 February 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

(Bt Glencoe.)

RACING FIXTURES.

Fob 19 and 20.—'To Arbhsi'R.C. Summer. Feb. 19 and 20. —Woodvillo J.C. Autumn. . Feb. 19, 20, and 22.—Dunedin J.C. Autumn. Feb. - "221—Wellington - Pony . and . Galloway R.U. Initial. / . "Fob. 26;-r-Shannon Hack R.C. Annual. ; ..March 5' and 7.—'Wanganui J.C. Autumn. March ; 6 aiid'7.—Westpoit J,C. Autumn;; , ; . March'lo.—Akaroa County R.C. Annual. ;'' March 11 and 12.—RaunevirkoJ.C.Aninial. i - March" 13 and 14:-r-Tol«ga Bav J-.C. Annual. , -March,l7.—Opunaße Hack R.C. Annual. March 17 and 18. — Napier- Park II.C. Autumn. , . ■'■ March-17 and 18.—Greymonth J.C. Autumn. ■ March 19. —Warrengato. J.C. Annual. - -March; 25 and 26.—TaranakrJ.C. Autumn. March 125—W aipawa County R.C. Autumn. "March 25 and 2G.—South' Canterbury- J.C. v '•■ 1 Autumn. -■ :i . ~ - April 7 and 8. —Manawatu R.C. Autumn. / April i; 18, 20, -and, 21.-r-Auckland R.C.. ' Autumn f 1 i April 20 :and 21.—Feildlng • J;0; Autumn,; : ' "ANSWERS - TO CORRESPONDENTS. ' - Sport:—Yes. At Riccarton, / November,'f :.'i.l2th', ; : 1904; 'carrying list'.\slb';! /..He./raii tho journey in oSscc. - '• FEILDINC JOCKEY CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING. Tho programme for'tho Autumn meeting of ' :. ';lie Feildlng Jockey Club ,is an v attractive one from, every'point of-view. The. fixture is to be held onJEaster Monday and Tuesday, April 20 and 21, the Feilding Cup and ~tho - Eastor.-Haudioap boing tho principal .events .. on.the-respective .days. i Tlio formor raco is-.-.worth :500 sovs. and tho.. Easter.--Handicap . 350 uovs., so that both-events : should draw; 'v- largo entries.'V Sprinters'are ldoked after.in tho programme, and excellent.'prize-money ■ has been allottedin -the; Mangaone;' Stakes and the Denbigh' Stakes—both run over six .furlongs.' . The Club lias; always been ( noted V; : for,theiljberal -manner;, inwhich.it -has .for hacks, >andithis year's programme, is -no !. .exception'..'to : tho. rule, .for;not'':only <arei half i-V'ithol.teyents-Vset aside , for ' this, fclass-.. of .'galv' loper, ■bdt'tho -stakes- provided- are in every • ••• case substantial. One raco is for-hoises ' that, have never. ;wdn'..a...flat-.>Tace,.<and.an'-ofher; for. those that . have never won a . race - exceeding ~-25 . sovs..- ih\'.value."."'As'. at''the Spring-meeting, there are four hurdle races, two. :oL them 'being for hacks. Tho opeiv hurdles on thei first day are worth,2oo sovs. ■: and.-'hro over | a ./two-mile; course; / .On ' the . r -second' day theistake,'is./lSO7sovs.",and 'the'l , , distance one mile and'three-quarters!. '. Nomi-..nations-'for all.;.cvonts-'(except ,the Trial Plate ..., and- tho -Maiden -Scurrv) close with the Secretary, Mr. Edmund Goodbehere, on March | - 30,-at 8.30 p.m.- ,Entries by. telegram must -be-confirmed .in writing by an early mail. - I

NOTES AND COMMENTS. ■ The Oakloigh Plate is to be run at Caulthis'afternoon/--"

Weights for :,the Wanganui Cup and Flying: Handicap are due to-day; ~

Mr. J.:E.„Henrys lqa,ifenf<pr Dunedm ■on ' Monday, 'night:';''Handicaps'-.' for the second day's events at the Woodville Cup meeting; will be adjusted' by Mr. U. Shannon.

The Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase is to be run-on-March 27: :

Kaipetipcti : lias ' always been noted as a beautiful jumper, but his admirers ; say jtliat •he /never ;fenced better than ho did . at;tho Gisborne "meeting ilasti'week;

JThe English'horse Lally (Amphion—Miss :Eoydou), which Mr. .Sol. Green wished to plircha'se for. his,stud in Victoria, commences stud duty .in Ireland next season, V )

In America tho • Jockey Club has practically decided to give the moving start an / , exhaustive.trial, but the- authorities in Englaudstill.; favour. tho J standing start.

The Dunodin, Jockey Club's Autumn meeting commences next Wednesday, and will.be continued; on Thursday and Saturday. The chief" event' at the meeting, - the, Duriedin Cup, will be decided, on Wednesday. ..

The English cross-coiintry : horseman, -F. Mason, . who' is riding very successfully in the Old/ Country at the present time,, has beaded tho . list of winning riders for seven :out ( of the last eight, steeplechase seasons."

Bookmakers desirous of doing business at the initial meeting of :tho Wellington -Pony and Galloway: Racing Club nest Saturday should apply for licenses not- later than Thursday ;.!next, February -'20; ' The license fee ..has.; been -fixed at £5- inside, and £3 outside. s

'^A^- a meeting : of.. the Victorian. Racing Club to be held during the' coming week,' a proposal will -bo- submitted- to adopt -the fte.ur.. Zealand rule which gives the stewards .power to take a/race away.from a horse,* if dishonest or suspicious practices be;.proyed: :

Sir Artegal. has been crossed 'out of all engagements at tho Autumn and Spring meetings of: the .Australian. Jockey Club ■

• lhc : .two-year-old chestnut (illy by Stepniak—Mist is in constant work at I'orirua but she. is ivory green as vot. >

Though f -Valima'is nominated for tho hurdlo events-at thevWanganui-Cup meeting she is . not a hkoly starter. -In all proba- . bility she will be reserved for cross-coGn-try events, m.'- which case she mav not. be ;Beon' undor' silk, before the Wanganui Winter, meeting. ' ;

_ Tho Ponrua team for. tho Woodvilld meeting will be composed of: Kurawaka, Gauze, and Playmato.

Mr. F.,-Macmanemin made, his. debut-as starter ..at tho recent- meeting of- the -Ota-, huhu.Trotting Club. His efforts were'-very, favourably spoken of. /

Huglue won tho Flying Stake?''at .the Otdhuhu Trotting Club's meeting, but, he was beaten , 111 the. Pon\ T Uup' . by 'the Cyrenian'filly Cyroiiii.'. ~ . ', '

;J.ockpy, J... Gainsford, avell- known in- New Zealand, is now. keeping an hotel at. Morpeth, N.S.W. Ho has; a couple of horses of;.his own in training, and wins a race occasionally.'.

.The Trustees of tho British Musc.uip have just published a cheap ; to the Spcoimons of-the Horse Family exhibited iu the Natural History Museum,'.'. South Kcnsington. Professor E. Ray Lank'cster, the able ( director of Museum, siates in'the prefaco to the guide book,'which is the work • of Mr, Rl. Lydekker, "that it. is hoped the not _ohly' tend.'to .stimulate ; tho. interest, . taken in-; all . kinds of- horses, . .but -..that/it, will also .lead to ' tub . presentation of specimens for preservation in the National, collection."

. Australian sporting writers are agreed 011 Vwo points. Vlhe first is that .Dusky Morn bts only ' races in New Zealand, Til, a hack race at Wanganui and tho Kavau - Stakes ■at Awapuni., Tho second is that v he can do six furlongs under lmin. .dajr; in the week., v ; .-

The defunct: :Lochiel claimed a winner at Canning' Park Races, West Australia, on

February 1, Flashlock (Lochiel—Pride) winning: tho Stewards'"Handicap in ' a field of oight starters. • . ,

R. Milno has a cov.ple of two-year-olds in work at Hawera, one by St.' Paul—Thirlmere, and'another by St; Clements—Maria.

, During the six seasonsvßallarat has been i racing •• she has:proved a' consistent:, stakeearner, and her victory at makes her aggregate winnings more that £2000. :

- Mri -P: O'Neill, who died at Napier -early ,in the.yeek, was 'well known on the turf. Several' years'- ago,' w,hen ho resided in .Wahgariui, ho was the. owner of Johnny Faa, and two seasons ago he owned ' Submarine, which won'several important races for him, including the Napier Park! Racing Club Handicap, Masterton Cup, ana fWoodville Handicap.: V"'-

Montigo -appears "to have struck form at last,'and as he'is a good'stayer, and one of the sort that caii ; carry weight, he should bo able, to.'.-'win more races before brie present season closes.- ..

' Tanginioaha commenced the season at tho Horowhenua . meeting in September.' She won 'the Clareville Handicap at Carterton on November 11, and has since won :races at Woodviile, •Bulls, and Trentham, r and judging 1 by 'her" good" performances at Hawera during the week, sne, is-still at the top of her . form.- She 'is engaged in the'.Wanganui Cup, and King-can be relied upon to land her at the' post with an extra good polish on her coat. -;; • , , .

;' Xavier- is 'generally'credited with being* a vory safe jumper,; but at Hawera arid; Bulls the -last, fence proved too .hiuch,' for.i'h'im. 1

•:'.JIr: Morse .-.evidently looks, upon Nova as •a really good horse over a,mile and a quarter. ...Waitapiivgavi) .Nova 151b. and,a .beating in .tlie Greatford \Stakes; - one. mile, at Bulls "'on.'.'January. 2; but the-Stopniak, gelding', w ; as ; - only, in' receipt' of 31b'. from Waitaira in'tho'^Atkinson.Memorial Stakes.' The pair' met ln' the Egmont Cup -at a difference of l01b:,. ;and . Nova finished in ' front, . but ."Waitaou never.gallops up to his proper form ion the. first':day,; ofa .'meeting... Possibly. ,he 'does 'all;; his track ..work: oij. the plough^, in 'which, case - he.would. be -inclined ,to ; gallop very much in the air in his' race on',a hard track. ■ '" V.-.

Waikaraka--was -a- hot favourite ■in the Waipapa Hack Flat at Hawera/on Thursday, '-but. : .rsjri/.badly,i'was. beaten - right oiit of a place. ' !, •