THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 2

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES,

January 16 and 21.—Wellington Pony and .. Galloway R.C. , January 19 and 20.—Wairoa County E.C. Annual. . . January 20 and 21.—Gore R.C. Summer. January. 20, 22, and 23-Wellington R.O. . Summer. ■. : January 22 and 23.—Foxton R.C. Annual. January 27 and 28.—Pahiatua U.C. Annual. February 4.—Karioi J.C. Hack February 4 and 0.-Gisborno R.C. Summer. February 4 and C—Canterbury J.C. Summer. February 10 and 11.—Egmont R.C. Summer. I'cbruary 11 and 12.—Poverty 13a/ Turf Club v Annual.February 13 and 20.-Wellington Pony and Galloway R.C. February 17. and 18.—Woodvillo District J.C. Autumn. February 24, 25, and 27.'—Dunedin J.C. . Autumn. . ... March 4 and s.—Wanganui J.C Autumn. March 17 and 18.—Napier Park R.C, Autumn. ■■■■■.:

REMINDERS.

, In connection with the annual meeting of the Pahiatua Racing Club, owners are reminded that acceptances for the first day's handicap events and entries for tjie Trial Hack, Plata and the Maiden Hack Scurry close at 9 o'clock to-night with the secretary, Mr. G. L. H.iivley-Drew, P.O. Box S3, Pahiatua. The telegraph office- at Pahiatua closes at.B.p.m. •■ ■ .

fsommations for all events at the summer meeting of the Egmont Racing Club close this evening with the secrotary, Mr. J. Turton, Hawera. The fixture is to be held on February 10.and.. 11. The principal race, the Eftmont Cup, is worth 300 bovb., and all the other events are well endowed.

Acceptances for..the' first day's handicap events at the Foxton Racing Club's annual meeting, and entries for the Trial Hack Race (first day) and Maiden Hack Scurry (second day) close at 9 p.m. to-morrow (Sat- : nrday), with the secretary. Mr. Angus Keith. Fostoh. • . , •

NOTES AND COMMENTS,

II?y Glencor.)

At Miramar to-morrow the Wellington Pony_ and Galloway Racing Club's January meeting will be continued. ■ ■'..

Thfi Porirua team did not arrive at Trentham yesterday. . Fourteen horses from that stable, will be taken out by the 10 o dock train to-morrow. .

_ M. M'Grath reached Tre'nthnm on Wednesday -with four horses, Moloch, Sunbonnet, lumut, and Osiris. J. M'Laughlin brought two, and R. J. Mason arrived from £yt.telton with Miss Mischief. '

• j.'i e ™ m * has De «n engaged torideNaumai "I ,*ne Klectnc Handicap on the first day cf the Wollington meeting. ■

Sir Antrim will most likely be brought to irentham to ■ compete on tRe seoo'nd and third days of tho meeting. First Mate will represent H. Telford's stable at the Foiton meeting. . . • .

The St. Hippo gelding Jolly Eriar, who has only, won -a couple of races sinca poing to southland, is to be tried over hurdles. ■

Sweet Arigelus has-been accepted for in both the . Electric Handioap and tho TeleKraph Handicap-on the first day. of tho Wol--hngton meeting, but it is in the latter event that _she. will most likely bo' started; "' Tlie Multiform filly is very .well just now, ami her connections are confident that she will perform creditably at tho meeting.

J. Lowe has three candidates in the Wellington Cup, but as Sir Frisco has also been accepted for in the Telegraph Handicap, he will probably he withdrawn from tho Cup in , favour of Artillerio and Iranui.. '

Tho hurdler Taura, who-'won:'three--faces 'last season)- is again in work ■ at Greeh- '■.-;..■. ■>'.':.ri,-y::i'ri ■-..-■■;■.-:;!. j..'J:.":--

. ■ No than twenty-six horses are in work at Porirua now, aiid these include a large number of two-year-olds.. .Not .the least pro-, mismg of these is the brown colt by Merriwee—ismene, which was purchased by Mr. B. I. rurnbull last .May. xne itiil biOT.iier. lo Tumut has. grofvn considerably during tho past threo or four months, and is now furnishing nicely. Ho should bo ready for racing the autumn, but his owner is anxious that he should .not be hurried, arid on that account he may' not face tho starter until he is a three-year-old. .Tawhaki," who has not raced.sinco Ui6 last Trentham meeting, is looking, very .fit-now, and will be a starter at the Wellington Cup meeting. The hand-some-looking filly, by Melischikoff—Castorlaco is coming on nicely, and the three Australianfired youngsters are alt. thriving. Masterful (Stepmak—Miss Dalrymple) is not quito so ■iorward as the other youngsters but he should bo a good three-year-old.

All. the members of Prosser's-. team for Trentham have been doing very Batist'actory work. C. Jenkins has been located at Porirua during the past week, assisting in tho gallops.- Al Red, who is in splendid fettle after tlio Auckland campaign, was associated in a mile galbp With Diabolo yesterday morning, tno Auckland Cup winner linisliing slightly in front of the three-year : old. ° .

: Xongner. is not entered for the Disposal Stakes at tho. Wellington mooting, neither is he m the Selling Plato. Mr. U. 4 W iMonckton, owner of The Officer gelding must have been surprised when, he saw' his norse's name among the entries in Wednesday's Dominion He immediately wired me pointing out that he had not nominated; and on inquiry being made ut the Racing Club's office 1 it appeared thrfc the name should have been Conquer. As Mr. A. l<l. Whyte received the telegram, it read nioro liko. Lbngner si'elt wltha 'small "1" than Conquer spelt with a capital 'O. ... .

The appearance of Longner's name auxnc the, entries caused the majority of local sportsmen to think a good deal, but a gentlemall,, i v "? llas »'horse engaged in the Disposal Stakes, was well satisfied with matters a.O was confident that his horse would easilv adoount for everything in the race but Longner and he intended to bid up to 1000 sovs for The Officer gelding, and tlius secure a cheap horse or a good stake for running

H.Cutt's arrives from tho south this morning with five of Sr Geo, Cliffords horses. These will probably be Applegarth, Goldbeater, Dβ Witte,. aid Glet CUlloch. , .; '

Itangikapua did hot accept for any event* on the first day of the Trentham fixturejand ho will not likely be' brought down for the rSg yet **''" " SCarCely

_ Gen une, who won the Hack Scurry at tha Rang,tikei meetmg, will be -started at the I'oxton meeting next week, and afterward taken on to Pahiatua.. , artdlwards Hiro sprained his stifle "joint, a t the Souhlamf meeting,, and will have' to bo spelled for some time. . ■

Siriuß.who won ono of the princina! haii dicapsat the Southland meeting ran third in the New Zealand Cup as Far back as f.t ,S -years old, and "s saiu to bo as well as ever lie was. . The aged St. Clements gelding St Bill ngaTul B by 1. Hall, at Wa-

Mr. A. Liskirk was recently asked to nut a price on Succession (Conqueror-Succe^) The half tt 'Y M W™ no* for sal : Ihe half-sister to kilwinning is a very bic 1. ly and for that reason she is plenty of time before being asked to race.

Kimmonan full brother to Full Bate and Overrato, has been purchased by Mr. S. W. Tatham, of Palnierston North.

The English-brod colfc by Hackenschmidt from Merry Nif Bold last week at tho Glen ora Park sale to Mr. H. R, M'Kenzid, did Vmi-i e . s xl n '"' e his chan K fl of ownership. Whilo ort the way from Papakura to Mr. M Kenzie s farm at Manure tho colt took bad with inflammation of tho bowels, to which ailment he succumbed. Mr. M'Konzio paid 60 guineas for the colt.

Bookmakers wishing to bet at the Jliraltiar pony races on Saturday must apply for licenses by 3 p.m. to-day, at the club's omee, Bank Chambers, Lambton Quay. H. Hickey has secured My Darling for OU guineas, and the Merriwce mare will be started at the Wairoa meeting next week : ana afterwards at .the Gisborne meeting. In conversation with "Geraint," of the Manawatu Standard," Mr. F. Attfield owner of Master Douglas, stated that ho thought that the horse's fall 1 at EUerslie [vas due to the crowd of spectators near the last hurdle. Tho horse's attention was evidently attracted,. and in consequence he took off badly. "" At the Foxton meeting noxt week the oxpenment, of the horses carrying their numbers affixed to their bridles, will be tried ; as it is reckoned that this will make the. judge's task a much easier one in the case of a close finish. . . . : .... . . Mr. J..8. Harcourt, president of thoWolrmgton ilacing; Club, who returned on 'Wednesday from a- holiday trip to . England, brought with him ,a handsome and valuable silver cup, which he lias.presented to his club, to be allotted as a prize at some future race meeting. As to'what particular race the cup will be allotted, will later on be decided at a meeting of stewards. A trophy of the kind is always valued by owners, and any race to. which it is attached should attract large entries and cause widespread interest. The Wellington Cup is, one of the few principal races at the Wellington meeting's that has not so far been won ,by a' horse owned by Sir Geo. Clifford. Previous to the advent of Husbandman, : the colours of the Squire of, Stonyhtirst had-not been'carried to victory in either the C.J.G.-Derby or the Great Northern Derby. The Treadmill colt not only won those events, but also added the St. Andrew's Handicap at Feilding to the- list of important races won by Sir Geo. Clifford. Great interest centres in Husbandman's chances,, in ' the' Wellington Cup, but those who vote the race a good thing for him should recollect that he has a big task before him in conceding weight and age to a large number l of candidates, such as Ikon, Bourrasquo, Moloch, Iranui, Muskerry, Swimming Belt, and Blue Ribbon. Besides, at the conclusion of the RiccartaV Meeting, many averred that; had Artillerie been iu the Derby she would have won. Supposing that they have now changed, thoir opinion on this point, it must be allowed that Artillerie has probably made some improvement just the same as Husbandman, and the, latter concedes her weight. Of those candidates lower down the list, than Artillerie, quite a number have shown .winning form recently. -.-; ; "

AN, APPEAL DISMISSED,

{Bt .TELKOKAPH—SPECIAL, CpKUKSFOI-OENT.)

.;. ; Palmerston North, January 13. ' The -AVanganui Metropolitan/ Jockey Club has; dismissed the appeal of ,the owner of Passive against the disqualification .imposed by the Manawatu Racing Club, on account of carrying excessive overweight at the recent Meeting of this club. , ' The stakes were impounded at the : time, and will still be retained by. tiie Manawatu. Club till it is ascertained it' tho owner of Passive intends proceeding further in tho matter.'-.■'■ .. . .

Tho case referred, to occurred on the second day' of the Manawatu Summer Meting. _• Passive boat Sir Antrim by' a neck in the Grandstand Handicap, one .mile, but tho winner carried more ; than 21b/ overweight, which had not been declared, arid'the race w,as in consequence awarded : to .Sir Antrim'.