THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 261, 28 July 1908, Page 9

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. [Br Gle^coe.] y The Hawke's Bay Hunt Club meeting takes placo to-morrow, ■ ■ - Tho. Australian Hurdle Race, threo miles and a half, will bo run at; Caullield next Saturday. Tho 'chasers Aroha and Baltic, which were racing at the recent Gisborne meeting, will probably next bo seen at tho Marton fix•turo. ; : ; ;• " ;;;' Some time ago Multifid had a severe attack of influenza. He is said to have gone 'wrong iii tho wind. ... . Lcthcrin was sore after his 'race' on Saturday, but had pretty well got over tho trouble yesterday afternoon. . . . . ■ Arthur M'Connon, who was injured in tho Final Hurdlp Race on Saturday, was removed to his homo on Sunday afternoon. In addition to a slight concussion of the brain, ho received a very severe "shaking when Exmoor fell with him, and may bo confined to his bed for some days yet. It is gratifying ■to learn that there is steady improvement'in his-condition.-H. Tait, rider of Compass; will be kept out of the saddle for some weeks with his injured ribs. .' • . v Gravitation, who is going along satisfactorily in. his "work,; will probably make hie first appearance as a three-year-old at, the Wangamii Jockey. Club's Spriflg Meeting.- ; Tlio Hawke's'Bay. horses that were ; racing at' Trcntham on 'Saturday were railed homo to their respective destinations yesterday. Locl\, Fyno has been rather well treated in tho Steeplcchaso at tho Fleet meeting. • A full brother to Taitoko has recently been taken in hand by the Dunedin trainer, J. Rut-ledge. ; : Ability, Cavatina, Chief Lochiol, Maid of A'stolat, Monkey Puzzle,' Silkweb, and Spiniiing Flight wcro shipped to. Lyttelton, by .tho Maori last night. ' : • ~ " Seafield (Seatoii Delavel—Field Rose),'ona of:the horses taken to Melbourne in March by D. Jv .Prico, has recently changed,hands. Immolation had a different rider each' day of tho Wellington ..meeting.,. . t .i ■; The .Australian -sire Grafton had two representatives at 'Trentham last .week in Truce and Exmoor, but neither managed to gain distinction. - lii connection with the ■ annual steeplechase meeting'' of the Woodlands Hunt Club 'to bo held at Paliiatua next week, the Rail, way -Department has. decided to issue cxcutsibn fares. ' .'■• / ' Tho Victoria Racing Club committee has removed tlio disqualification' of the jockey J. Stewart in connection with the running of Hydrant. at. Flemington early last season.. Stewart," who" now resides ( in the Wanganui district/will probably be granted a'licenso for the coming'season. Tlio New Zealand ponies Cocky and Ruatamat'a- both won races at Kensington oil July; IS. J ; . , v, Tlie .hurdler Maui, who was'reported to have injured his heel in a race last, month, ..tvjj's .among tho starters at . the Caulfield mooting: on July.■ 18,' so that it would appear ho is all right again:. ' : HANDICAPS FORiFLEET MEETINCi j'..- '-. lill .TELEGIIAPH—rEESS ASSOCIATION.') Auckland, July 27., The following are tho handicaps for tho Fleet Meeting at Elloi-slie on August 12:— - WELCOME HURDLE RACE, of 125 sovs. Oiio-milo "and a half.—Sol, list. 131b.; Loch 'Pyiloj list. 61b'.: Reservoir,lOst. 131b.; Tau-. riki,. 10st. 121b. '; ,Tui, lOst.. 81b. ;• Popular, Franklin, and Pukenui, Ost. 121b.; Morpeth, 9st. 101b. ; Dogger Bank, 9st. 91b,; English, 'Baltimore, Otaraoa, and Waihekau, 9st. 61b.; Mark* Timo,'.Master Crespin, and : Octoroon, 9st. J - ; 51b.;" rAnna Lombard,. 9st., 41b,; Mozart, San Paulo, Carlyle, Darkness, Wcldon, AVar Symphony, Salvation, Putaruru, Jancllajarid ' Carkeen, 1 lOst. ,91b.; .Laddie, Goldsmith, Rua, Joo May, Bobstay, Norma, Webfoot,' Analogy, Regent, Markham, and Bowler, -lOst. 71b. .- ROOSEVELT HANDICAP, of 300 sovs. Ono mile:—Uranium', list.' 71b.; Irish Rifle/ l.llstl 61b.Sco'tty, .list. ; . -Glenullin, lOst. 121b.; Rauparaha and Tauriki, lOst. 101b.; ..Ueiiuka,,;lost.; Tlbi'.; Hinetitama, i05t...101b.; Douche • and Tui Cakobau,: lOst-; 51b.; Celtic, •lOst. 41b.; Leonator and Haldane, 10st:;31b. j Foremost,.. lOst. 21b;;, ;Delania, lOst.- lib. i ,Cloud, 9st., ADMIRAL'S HANDICAP,-of 110 sovs. ,l r ivd: .furlongsV—Luoio, list';, 51b.; Hikuai, llst.;:3lb.; -Dogger; Bank, lOst. 121b.; Eree;mont, lOst. > 81b:-; Misstime, Mark .Time, and •Chrysoprase, lOst. 71b.; Inglis, and Timothy, .ilOst.r.Olb.; Cadenco;. Philosopher, Imprimus, r.nd Aristocrat, lOst. 41b.; Azoff, lOst. 31b.'j •Itarata,,9st: 131b.; Golden Dream and Crown Rosa,- ,9st. 101b.; .Cyreniac, ,-9st.- ,81b.-; Waihoilioi, Cyrettusj arid Ca'rmania,< 9st. 61b.; Escamillo, John, - and Michaeloff, 9st. >41b.; Waimangu, Sedition; and Pluck, 9st. 31b. ; Puhipuhi,'Totika, Glenora, and Dainty, 9st. . 2lb. ;■ Kapurangi, Fidelis, Nocp.li Soult, Biddy Ciirran, Eton " Bay, Silence, Mentira, and Ivotiti;'9st.-'

;; CONNECTICUT HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, of 150 govs. About two jniles and a . half.r-Ilipstono, 13st:; Bachelor, 12st. 121b.: Tip,- 12st. 61b.; I'otiki, Anna Lombard, and . Tsn.ra, : list.'9lb.; Master Crispin, list. 51b.; ' The Abbot: arid llouseabout, list. 21b.; Mongolia, list.; Crispin, Nestorina, arid Comus, lOst. lib.; Warden, Mozart, Ruarakau, and Crispess,'lOst. 101b. j Tirimona, War Cloud, and. To. Aroha,. 9st./131b.: Hacremai, 9st. 51b.; Cymri, 9st. 31b. ■ Soultmaid, First Gun. Glioorka, Franklin, Duart, Dardanus, and Aristocrat, 9st. SPERRY STEEPLECHASE, of 250 sovs. •About .three. milcs.r-Sol, 12st. 121b.; Loch Fyne, 12st.; Hautapu, list. 41b.; Dolores, lOst. 91b: 1 ; Creusot, lOst. 31b.; Cirique, lOst. 21b;; Kapakapa, lOst.; Bullworth and Malioe. .. 9sti 121bJ; Morpeth; . 9st. 101b.; 'Pipi and Khama, 9st. 91b.; ltcay and Baltimore, 9st-. 71b. / • ' FLEET HANDICAP, of 200 sovs:' Five V 'furlongs!—lrish.Rifle, list. 71b.; MfsS nie, list. 41b.; Foremost' and Tauriki, 10st^-?i\ : 71b.; Hinetitama, lOst. 61b.; Haldane, lOst 21b.Dovonport and Celerity, lOst. lib.; To Arohaf lOst. ; ' Guidwife, 9st. 121b. T.imaimipo, 9st. 91b.; Marangai arid Misstime, 9st. 81b.: Chrysoprase and Manapouri, 9st. 61b.;" Cadenco and Duart. 9st. 51b. j Pluck-and Biddy Curran, 9st.