THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 410, 20 January 1909, Page 5

THE TURF

[Bγ Glencoe.] RACING FIXTURES. January 20 and 21.—Goro R C. Summer. January 20, 22, and 23—Wellington HC Summei. January 21 and 80—Wellington Pony and Galloway R C January 22 and 23—Foxton RC Annual. January 27 and 28.—Pahiatua 11C. Annual £obruaiy 4 —Kanoi J C. Hack. £obruary 4 and 5 -Gisborno R C Summer. 1 ebruary 4 and 6 —Canterbury J C Summer. February 10 and 11 —Egmont R C Summer February 11 and 12 —Poverty Bay Turf Club Annual February 13 and 20 - Wellington Pony and Gallon ay It C. February 17 and 18— Woodville District J.C Autumn. Februaiy 24, 23, and 27.-Duncdin JC. Autumn. March 4 and s—Wanganui JC Autumn ivlarch 17 and 18-Napier Park RC Autumn.

WELLINGTON R.C. SUMMER MEETINC

.The. Wellington Racing Club's Summer Meeting, which commences at Trentham today, should be a successful one from every point of view. Over one hundred different horses, are engaged during the day, and satisfactory fields for each of the races are as*UTa -i ,t he / aOIn E track is in splendid order, ■and if the fine,weather continues the going will be very fast.; Favoured by the recent .rams; -the. lawns and flower-beds are looking exceedingly well; and, "as the arrangements in /connection with the meeting 'in: exCup day ■ should be an enjoyable one from: the spectators' point of view.: .Trains for the racecourse, leave the city , at, frequent; intervals between' 10.34 a.m. and l-.o p.m. ;. -..-.-;- : .-- . ; ; The -.'principal.-' 'attraction on; to-day's card' "'ft.ir l^ o ' l^l, ' for w!lB it. "is probable that there will be eighteen starters', ihese ;comprise. nearly: all the best of "the present, season's winners, and, with' one ception, _all' the candidates 'have been on the winning list sinceithe season 'commenced All Red, the has not registered any, exceptionally, fast- times.since going ;to Trentham.i-but , it- is. ! worthy, of note that he has'■ comfortably: beaten every horse- that galloped-with;him. ;Apa.'showed good form at. Biccarton 'in November; .and more : re.cently. .wpn ; the. Bangitikei Cup... Husbandman;;wbh. the'.two Derbies this year, "and is undoubtedly' a : -high-class' colt, but - during theJpast few days : his track "work has riot been • pleasing.. He contracted a slight chill during , last week's, bad-weather. Tangi'moana,' the candidates, won tne Manawatu Cup on Boxing-Day, and has always', performed ' 'well '-.'at Trentham. - " Sir ■.Frisco, Artillene.jand: Iraniii all- hail from the, one' stable;; ; Sir: Frisco; ; is. a• great gak ■lpper.: when the going' is not harsh, and : ought to" be 'the .best of the trio; Diabolo is.'a'istable mate'.-"of All Red : and Swimming Belt..;.'Some:expect'tha't-at.the. weights'Diabolo ...will, prove 'the: best from.■ the.-Porirua .stable.:.'. Moloch,-is. last -year's, winner, and Ikon is-, a recent. , winner, .'and a candidate with.gbod-trackvwork to/her-credit. ■:Lower down.;.theilist. there are good -winners, -iii <Bourrasque,. Muskerry, Sunbonnet,;■■/ ; Blue '.Ribbon,, and Chanteuse,-- arid .with such ,a 'great- array of lightweights' there is every promise of a. great .struggle, for this year's .Cup.7-.-.'.■':.-"■■"■.- ■■';■■■;■ : ':-' ■•'-.'■■•■': .:. v.' :•■ .;,'..-. .; will: th'e: other' events', be /devoid of interest,', for.-..in the .Telegraph i Handioap, , -Gold.Crest : .and Penates ...will meet at' level weights',: qnd ''.the.; supporters :-. of these ,two great sprinters are anxious to see if any of the lightweight division .will'.beable : to make a-. race 0f,.it...' The ■' Electric Handicap,--five furlongs,:■ ■'!should also . an■ -exciting ;'race,' while the Maiden Plate and the Ruabehu; Handicap some of .the :best hacks in the-Dominion. ■"■' •* .-'.

WEIGHTS FOR -WELLINGTON STAKES. ;,;.When/,'penaiiiiei'-' , aiid''ajte.\vahcefi''are'- : considered, the , , following, weights are to be carried on' Friday in the, ■ ' ■•'., : :;' •■ •' ;'■': STAKES, of 500 sors. . For ";■■■■ twp/and jthreo-year-01d5.:., : \Yeight; for •,,. age,,.with penalties and allowances. Five .■■^/fiirlongs.^; , :-■/;.■■.■. •■:;■;'' ■;; .-"■ ;■' '■: :v. ■" : Mr.'G; D. Greenwood's b. f./Armlet, by:.' '' ' :',;i Mdnschikoff—Armilla, 3yrs. .; ... 9' 3 Mr.' J; Monk's'b. f. Gipsy Belle, by" ; : ; '- Stepniak—Belle : Clair,.3.vrs. ■.■.■.■.;. -8 '3 Sir'.G.eo. Clifford's b; c. Broadsword, by : ' -. •■ ■:2yrs. i : ' ':..■■■'l 12 ; Sir.Gjo: ; Clifford'sbi c. Kilwinning; by'' -: ' : : ;■'. Kilcheran—Success," 2yrs: ' :-■., = ...■• 7■•;3' Mr: 'T. H".. Lbwry's ; br. c.- Weriwa, by. .■- -,; '' v • : r i Merriwee- i Lady ,Helen, 2yrs. A :..• ■? "■ 3 ■ Mr'. , .G: Macliell's-.-bri. c.. Cymbiform,: by , : ."•';■ \ ■ v'MuUiform—Saucer, 2yrsV' ..v : . /.: 7 - : V : Mr. ■'• W. • E. ; ' Bidwill's b.'g: Expansion, , '. ; . ; : \ • '-' ■ by:. Birkenliead—'lmmersion, • 2yrsr ■ 7 ■ Q .Mr.-ll.'Ayhitney's b.>f ; 'Aeraa,"by Step-'- - ;; : ; : - ■':■ niak—Couronne, 2yrs.; ,: ::. '.'■'■.,:". 7 '■' o< ■Sir ; .Ge;b. 'Clifford's"! br. c. Applegarth, '■''• " ,' :.'- : ' by.•■■.Trea'dmill—Gold Leaf, ■ 2yr5. : .;. :, 6 12 Sir ,Ge.p p ." Glifford's! ch. : c- Sharpshooter, ■•'.•■ ;■ • ~.',- by; 6 12 Mr.■Pi-P./Neagle's'br.c..Theodore, by"':':'■■■•" ■ . : : ; M?rriwee ; —Heavenly :: Twin, 2yrs. 6.12 Hon. : : Ji D. Ormond's br. o; Xylophone; , : : : . .V''by''Birkenhead-7-Banjb, 2yrs. .; ... .6 12; Mr. J.:. R. M'Donald's ch.. c. Kina,-, by'. ■■'. '.-.■;' 2yrs. ,■...- '612 :Mr;!i'H.-Gaisford's. b.,c.,Tawhaki, by i ' •:■',( Menscliikoff—Armilla. 2vrs. ..'.•. 612 Mr. : E>J. Watt's b. c: Bally Shannon, - : :,-,-: .by;Merriwee—The Shannony 2yrs. 612 Mr. Highden's ch. f. Celaeno, by Pil- '-■■■~ grim's,Progress—Aello, 2yr8.'... ..;, 6 9 Mr; J.' W. Lowe|s,br. f. Sea Queenj by . ~ ..;■'St. 'Ambrose',;or Grand Circle—' •'•■■'•;: ..'Sequin,'2yrs.; ', " ;.: , ~.; .... '6 9'

TRAINING AT TRENTHAM.

final:gallops at Trentham yester- ( :°ay-the_,oourse--proper was again -thrown' open. ■; The-trestles were placed about thirty feetrfrom the rails; and as the horses'were ■timed' from- the: posts::- which mark the distances . farther 'but froni the' rails, the dis- i tahces. are in'.all-cases'short; and.the times, , •therefore, read-fast.. . ! V Added to this,:the; going , .was all in favour ofgooditimbs." ■:'■" v> Husbandman.', was the first of the' Cup candidates to appear. :;He did a round at three-• quarter pace: ■■ Swimming Belt (G. Price) was beaten'' by Kurawaka'- (Ti-aill) -over a .mile 'run , ': '!j; Jmin. :-47sec.; , All Red , (Jenkins) , andJJiabolpi (G. Price) were companions in a'mile gallop,: the former'holding the black colt safe at every stage of the journey. Time, lmin. '45sec. .Blue aibbon\was' better than-Moloch over a-mile, , the last saven furlongs taking amin. 32}sqc. Sunbonnet ■ went- once round at an , , easy. working. pace. • Chanteuse ■ (Chapman) shaped, attractively over a.'-solid' : run ttlile. , :; Apa (R; Ybung) covered the last'six; .lurlongs of;a'round in'lm'in. 16Jsec. Lawn ;llose:was well'beaten by 'Osiris (EL Telford) over- six-;furlongs,- run ; iri lniin. , 17}s'ec. :'Sir ■ and Iranur finished iri- that This'was the-b'est gallop.-of ,;tho morning,: Sir.-: Frisco's .time :bemg .lmm. 14} sec: . Muskerry ..with. a : lightweight,,finished:. a; mile . by ■ herself iriMmin. - .43Jsec.j . the. last seven ■ furlongs in lmin. dlsec.. Ikon did two: rounds- at half pace. .Xangimoana:did...easy work on the tan ,: ..Bourrasque.- did. useful, work. . ■ Adria, with St.; Aidauvand .Sir: Tristram, covered a mile ; m lmin./oOsec. .... . , : ■, , . ; -,- : I .:Thq candidates".engaged in the -Telegraph •Handicap were-nearly all. on' the track. Penates, .with ; a. good weight,- cantered round toi the, half-mile post, and, with a .flying start came-home.in 48sec, Gold Creat (Jenkins) : from :almost a standing start, took half a second longer over tho same distance. Arm-' .let and Tumut finished together over five': .furlongs,, which' they, negotiated 'in:'6oseo.' JW-Amio, Alone galloped four furlongs in: «• 3:ssec. Woodhey.(Wilson), and Pelliclo' (F. D: galloped fi y e furlongs-in lmin., ssec,, the, latter having the .best*"of■■ it Rangipapa went once round-at half pace'i Aborigine , , and :' Moriarty finished close together oyer fivo furlongs, which occupied' lmin.; lsec.,. Sweet Angelu's was SI 4-ssec. in, getting to the : end of half a mile. , Goldbeater, All ■■ Guns, Flitaway, and Advantage also'.-worked. ,: ' , '. ;. Of.theHwo-year-olds that, worked, Sharpshooter ■■;and Broadsword were the earliest abroad. The former was in front of Fleetfoot's brother at the end of.five furlongs, run

iulmin. lseo. Kilwinning galloped.five furlongs in lniin. 4sec, and Applegarth sprinted up the straight. Daybeam, who had Miscast for a companion,.got to tho end of five furlongs in, lmin. 2 3-ssec. Lady Medallist, with a companion, Hook* 50scc. over four furlongs. Meriwa easily beat Expansion over three furlongs,, run in 38sec. Bridge and Bally Shannon took-a. trifle longer ..over the same distance. Milan was pitted against Eclogue over, half a mile.' The two-year-old ran right away from Eclogue, and finished the distance in 47£seo. This was actually the fastest time of the morning over four furlongs. . Milan galloped. without shoes, and would only carry about 6st. Boanerges, Boutade, Xylophone, and several other two? year-olds also worked. ,/■■■■■ ! Other times recorded were: • Taitoko, six furlongs,in lmin. 26sec.'; Miss Mischief, five furlongs ;in lmin. 4sec.; Consolation, four furlongs. in 51sec.; Effort.: and Wharekura, ■five furlongs, in. 61sec.j Effort finishing in front; Boutade and Golden , Cairn, -four furlongs in 54sec.; Maiora, four furlongs in 49sec.; Martyrium, four turlpngs in 51sec.; Waileth'e, four furlongs in 52sec.; Ballafat, three furlongs in 38sec.; ' Llanwern, three furlongs in 41sec.; four furlongs in 52sec. .-.'■.-■ ..•■■. ■ '. •'.; ■ ; ■■■. .-, ■■■■ •■■■■• All .Guns, Aberbrothock, Aorangi, .Belle Amie, Faux Pas, Flingot, Gipsy Belle, Glenculloch, Mythical;. Passion, Playmate, Prism, Passive,' Raupare, Rock Ferry, v - San > Fernando, Seatondale, Serenade, Sir Antrim, foanga, Togo, Tauira,, Truganinij ■Tβ Ru, Ukraine, Valdimar, • .Waikaraka, Waioriki. Waxy, and • several. others also did • useful ■work. .'-,.■' •■.■', ..' .. .-■'■>;..

THE WAIkANAE YEARLINCS.

;.To-mprrow afternoon, at 2.30 p.m., Messrs'. Pyne and Co. .will sell by auction the annual draft, of'yearlings from, the .Waikanae'.Stud." The sale: will .take place at Mr. Lan \Dun.oan'a" private stables, Thorndon Quay, where the'.youngsters 'are .at present located. JThe yearlings, which will be. sold absolutely without reserve,' comprise six by Kilcheran;(imp.), two by St. : Ambrose (imp.), two by. Conqueror, two. by Stepniak, and one each :by Merriwee: and' Advance. With such a variety of sires represented, buyers should .have little,. difficulty in suiting themselves. ;An advertisement,, onipage 2 of this issue, .enumerates the v different lots that are to come under the hammer. ', They'.nearly' all belong to; the',foremost winning families in the' Dominion. ■'■•■•: Those calling for ■ special mention are a -cojt, by -Kilchoran—Fan Tan, a filly by Merriwee—Lady. Helen (dam of Meriwa), a filly by ■ Stepniak—Reel (dam of Saltare and Bagpipes) w a filly by Stepniak—Ranee Nuna (dam of King Billy'.s dam), a : colt by Kilcheran—La.'Gloria (half-sister to Nonette), a filly ■ by St;, Ambrose—Success (dam of Kilwinning), and a' colt by St. 'Ambrose—Ekateriria Passeropoulb (dam of Playmate). They are-all. well.,grown and..quiet',.'and- on> appearances, and breeding they should' all prove winner's. ■'. _..... :..'....■. .. ..,. ■ ..,;'. ~ ■ .

NOTES AND COMMENTS,

. / The. Wellington, Stakes /will. be decided on F.riday. ;,-'; :: >.- ■'... •' .' , .'.; • '.:,, ■- ■■■.• i ■', There ;Tvill be pony' racing, at ■ Miramar .tomorrow afternoon; ■- -■ ...; ■. : ... .; ". .;■; 'At the Tirranna Picnic Races (Nis.W.) on January 7 the Explosion ; gelding. English, dead-heated for first in the Burrungurroblong' Plate,' one mile and a quarter.' .; '■■ _ The Fostori Racing 'Club.'s .annual meeting i takes .place" ■■ on Friday . anf Saturday next;,:the ; principal .event., to'be ideoided- atthe meeting is. the Foxton Cup, run on the ; first day.' ~, ; ./■. - ; ;..,:. .;' : . '.- .;■. ; .In tie Ruapehu Handicap at Trenthamtor day Eclogue will nieet a'better lot 'than has previously opposed him in' the hack .ranks. :: ■"Bookmakers wishing to ply their calling at the. pony, races .tc-morrow.^should apply for licenses' not later than. noon.foi-day. : •'.■'..' '.'. .Captain :who .won.the-Stewards'/: Handicap at, Riccarton in 1906, ; ran .third'in the Oakleigh Plato at.Caulfield.last February^.is; apparently,, returning :'to:for'm, : ' as ; he was .only beaten.-by- a--head 5 in' the Flying Handicap at. ; 'Mentone; ,(Vie'.) lastSatJ urday'week. > An; account ;race' : . : says' : that' he should hav« won, but the -hoy -was unableto ride a good finish; ' : ' ' : ; ■-■ : : The Napier trainer, ; , J. v'M'Laughlin,. who was' taken :ill at Featherstbn during the week of the Taulierinikau, races, was unable to accompany Maiora and :Rock Ferry to Trent-: ham last week, but:he was considerably improved on Monday, and was expected to come, down'by last evening's train from', the' Wairarapa.. , : V •■ .-.-; . - -..-. .:■■..- ■ ■ D. ;Maherj the American jockey, who headed the list of winning riders in England this season; made his debut over the hurdles iri: December, his: first mount being .a winner. Large entries' have '■■ been-received for the ; summer meeting of the Egmont Racing Club, the total number being: 61. in : excess ,6f the: -number received.for the corresponding meeting ; last, year.. -;. . ■;:..■/ '.■.•■:■: :■:. ■;■ ■~■:...'-.. ; . ■C. Jenkins, S. Reid, .aiid L. : Wilson, who have mounts, ; in "to-day's Wellington 'Cup; have previously ■ ridden I .■a winner: of .the 1 ■'event..' . -~; .' ■ ; - ■':■-.• ■ : .:; : -.'■■■..- .;■ .. S, Waddell,.,who,.lias nine horses engaged 'at .the Trentliam 'meeting, has over twentyhorses in, work , all 'tbld.v ,'-. . . ."" ■ ' ;; The St."• Ambrose filly: Milan, which' is" en-gaged'in-the Nursery.Handicap to-day. ra'n : second to-Strategist/ in .the'• Maiden Race, on the first :day of ; the;Rangitikei meeting. % ' For tomorrowV pony-, races at Miramar,' .the track is;;in; excellent, order, last week's 1 rain . having. had a' beneficial',effect on it.' Good fields 'are anticipated for the majority' of -the races, and if -the' weather is fine' the sport' should bo enjoyable. ■■ The first race ..starts at 2.30,. pirn., and' the club has arranged .for. the usual special tram service -to and.from.'Miramari; : -. ' ' ' ,' ". : ' DISQUALIFICATIONS! AND APPEALS. ; ''.- - U)V TELEOUAI'U—I'UKSIS isjaci A I'lON.i ' "■ ' : •• '■"•"•.'.-•'■■ '■■'-,'■■'.. : i/Auokland,'January 19. ; i -.:■ At ; a' meeting of the Metropolitan Committee, held. to-night, the disqualifications recently- : imposed jbj the Avonclale Jockey. Club were, considered,..with, the result that the-following'were' G-. Lindsay ' owner, and trSinerfof lloyal Soult, : two gears'; Mark Ryan, riderlof : Royal Soult, tn-o years'A. .Julian,!six : n>ontiis; H.■ Pell; twelve- 1 months;. P. Smith, six.nionths.: It. was decided- to hear tlie appeals' of N.. ham,:'A'. Whittaker, and the owner of Lucio' on Thursday neitj.-: "■•• ■ .: . v•. . .;■-.