THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 330, 17 October 1908, Page 7

THE TURF.

|3T .Gl.incoe.l REMINDER. Owners and trainers aro reminded that nominations for all events at tho annual meeting of tho Waverlcy-Waitotara Racing Club close at 8 p.m. on Mond»y next, October 19, with the secretary, Mr. J. W. Emmerson, Waverley. Excellent stakes are attached to tho different events, and the programme. which appears in this issue, is well worth tlie attention of owners. WELLINGTON PONY AMD CALLOWAY RAGING CLUB. TO-DAY'S MEETING. Racing pooplo will bo well catered for this afternoon at tho Miramar racecourse, where the October meeting of tho Wellington Pony and Galloway Racing Club is"to take place. The secretary reports that the arrangements in connection with the fixturo are well forward, and should tho weather conditions bo as favourable as experienced for tho last two meetings, a record attendance is anticipated to-day. Several new ponies are competing, and the fields this afternoon should bo larger than usual. In order to give the average spectator a better chance of reaching the course in time for the first race, a start will not be made to-day until 2.15 p.m. Tho principal event, tho Members' Cup, for which it is anticipated all the acceptors will go to the post, is timed for 3.30 p.m., and tho last race will bo run at 5.15 p.m. A special tram sorvico has been arranged for, so that cars will leave Courtenay Place at frequent intervals from ■ 12 o'clock onwards, and in addition to these there will bo tho ordinary Miramar cars, running via Lambton Quay. Afternoon tea will be obtainable at the Tea Kiosk, NOTES AND COMMENTS. Tho Victorian Amateur Turf Club's meeting will bo concluded at Caulfield to-day, when the Caulfield Cup will bo decided. Now Zealand-bred horses engaged at • the meeting include 'Un, Waipuna, Maranui, Pilot, Barina, Soultline, Sea King, Ataahua, and Idealist. • When H. Cairns was thrown from Yosami at Otaki on Thursday he fell on his head, but ho was wearing a patent skull protector cap, which probably saved him ,from sus-. 'taining concussion of tho. brain. " Conqueror's list for tho present season is practically full. R. M'Namara, who used to resido in Auckland somo time back, has been engaged to ride Grenadier in future engagements. The Waverloy-Waitotara Cup, to bo decided at Waverley on November 9, is worth 105 sovs. ;Tho Wanganui horseman, J. Stewart, arrived from tho north yesterday, and will be on tho' tracks at Trontham this morning. Ho is to ride Gleam at tho meeting, and probably Mahoo. A. Oliver has accepted tho mount on Penates in tho Stewards' Handicap. Trainer J. Lowe, who arrived from Sydney on Wednesday last, wont through to Otaki on Thursday to seo tho finish of tho racing there. The owner of Penates, who returned from tho other-iside during tho week,, endorses the opinion expressed, by other New.-Zoa-landers that Mooltan is tho best horso at present racing in Australia. "Mr. Barclay" also formed a good opinion of tho three-year-old Parsee, and expects the colt to continue in winning voiu, Of Sir Aymer, he says that tho reason tho imported horso has been . so 1 heavily backed for tho Melbourne Cup is because ho showed IkoEarn.shaw a better trial' than ever last year's Apologuo, did. Mr. W. 'Cowan, who has had a severe attack of rheumatism, jvill be confined fo his bed for somo considerable timo yet. His condition earlier in tho . week was serious, hut ho is now ou ; tho improve. .

. The brown , horso Pink 'Un (Strowari— Manutuke) has Bst. lib. in tho Caulfield Cup, to be decided this afternoon. AVhilo in Now Zealand, Pink, 'Un won fourteen races, all oyer short courses, and was generally regarded as a sprinter. Since going to the other side he has been successful in thrco events, all within tho past couple of months. When ho won tho, October Stakes, early in tho month, with i)st. 111b. on his back, lie put up a most attractive performance, getting to tho end of tho ten furlongs ■ in 2min. 7;} sec. Tho majority of tho horses ho. beat in it he will meet; more advantageously in the Cnulfield Cup—Tulkeroo on 131b., Lord Desmond on 121b., -Truo Scot on :41b:, Emir on 41b., Destinist on '71b., Knox on 71b., and Tiercel on 91b., bettor terms. Of tho horses he boat in the ' Caulfield Stakes last Saturday practically the same tale has to be told. Last year the October Stakes nas won by Subterranean in 2min. 9 J sec., and he- was at the time considered a certainty for tho Cup, but ihe never fulfilled his engagement, as he burst a blood vesnel, and subsequently contracted pneumonia, which carried him off. So far Pink 'Un his never been successful over so long a journey as a mile and.a half, but he finished so strongly in his two last races that thero seems little reason _ to doubt his staying* ability. Besides lie is bred on staying lines, being by Lochiel's son Strowan from Manutuke by Castor from- a maro by Musket, and, as I intimated last December, there was probably no foundation for the statement that he was affected in tho wind.' The clever light-weight jockey, W. Smart, will probably ride tho horse this afternoon. A cablo I received from D. J. Prico during tho week mentions that his Cup candidate is exceptionally well, and is at a very short price in the betting market. D. Moraghan, who is located at the Trentham Hotol with Master Delaval, Master Soult, and Elysian, and J. Farmer are tho only visiting trainers that have arrived at Trentham. lte Porirna team goes across today, and a number of horses are expected from the Ot&lci meeting. Cntts's team is duo this, morning from the South, and a number of horses from the Hawke's Bay will arrivo t«-nicht. S. Reid will ride Tiptoe in the Shorts Handicap at Trentham on Wednesday. The majority of tho racing clubs in this district rofuse to allow on their courses any bookmakers, excepting thoso who havo been licensed to. ply their calling. One or two of the. clubs, however, do not debar bookmakers on this account. This is a good thing for the public, as the bookmakers who do not pay a license fee can afford to bet a longer prico than thoso who havo to pay £20 a day. A meeting of tho stewards of tho Wairarapa llacing Club was held on the courso at Tauherenikau on, Thursday afternoon, when there were present: Messrs. J. Cundy (in the chair), A. M. Wilkinson, T. Ingley, 0. Donald, S. Cundy, W. J. Nix, and A. J. Toogood. Apologies for non-attendance woro received from Messrs. W. E. Bidwill and J. W. Card. Tho bank balanco was reported in debit £1062 15s. 6d., and several accounts wero passed for payment. Mr. J. T. M. I-lornsby, M.P., wrote thanking the club for tho hospitality meted out to the Parliamentary party that recently visited tho Wairarapa. The resolutions carried at the conference of racing club delegates at Masterton in regard to the issue of complimentary tickets were read and adopted. • Mr. W. Morison was elected a member, and Mr. J. Tilyard was recommended for a gentleman rider's certificate. The plans of the proposed alteration to tho course were considered, and it was dccidod to ask Mr. G. T. Stewart to furnish an estimated cost of tho work at a meeting in a fortnight's time. , While on tho way to the Otaki races on Wednesday morning, I paid a. (lying visit to tho Wuikanae Stud Farm to havo a look at some of the youngsters. As tho time was limited a complete inspection was not possible, so I merely had a hurried glance at half-a-dozen yearling colts and a couple of foals by Achilles. There is an abundant growth of grass in all tho paddocks, and it was no surprise to observe tho mares in good condition and find the yearlings well grown. Of these, latter three or four are by Kilelicran, one by Advance, a.nd a couple by Conqueror. The Kilehorans were tho oiics which occupied my attention. They uto big, oommattdiog yoongatcra, and seem

very even tempered, about tho nicest, I thought, being the Prelude colt, who is well proportioned and stands truly on good bono and shapely feet. Ho has a beautiful broad back, and thero is nothing coarse or curly about his hocks. Tho Strathspey colt is a very big fellow, quito tho opposite of his two-year-old half-sister. Tho Kilcheran— Fan Tan youngster is also a fine colt, and ono that will command extra attention on account of his breeding. The foal which most interested me was tho Bluewater filly. Tho half-sister to Subterranean, a bay in colour, was foaled early in August and is commencing to look shapely. Olivette's foal, a colt, is younger, and not so furnished, but tho stud groom regards it as tho best foal on the place. Foals by Martian, Conqueror, and St. Ambrose wero running with their dams in tlie paddock, but thero was no timo to inspcct them. Achilles, whose paddock was passed, looked almost as bright and handsome a ; s tho day ho won tho Wellington Cup.