THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 437, 20 February 1909, Page 13

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES,

February 20 and 27.—Wellington Pony and Gillowtw ft C. . , , February 24, 20, ana 27.—Dunedin J.C. Autiitfili. ' „, Febru&i-.y 28 &MI 27'.—Soilfch Aticklimd B.G. a ' Annual. March 4 and s.—Wangamii J.C. Autumn. March 10 and 11.—Dannfivirko R.C. Autumn. March 12 and- 13.—Tologa Bay J. C.

Annual. March 13: and 20.—Wellington Pony and Galloy&y R.C. . Mbfoli ■ 17 lu3 18.—Napier Park R.C. Autumn March 17 and 18.—Westport tf-.0. -Autumn-. March 18.—Warrengato J.C. Annual. 24 And 2^—South Canterbury-; J.C. AVituftih. „ March 24 4hd J.C. Autumn. March' 31 arid -April I.'—Southland -R.C.

■ Autumn.: • -.- • March 31.—Mannia Hack..R.C. Annual. Aprd l and S.—NelMn J.C. Annual . April 1 and 2.— R.C. Autumn. . April - 10) 12, ' imd R.C. . AiltMft. ' , April I' 6 aid I^—)V&ißraJia R.C,, iVuffiM. Ajftil 12 'and 13.—Feildihg J.C; Easter. April 12 and 13.-;C.J.G. Autumn: • ApiM aa ;A\itufain.; Miiy 5 aAd 6.—HiWkb's Bay J.C. AuVurnh.

NOTteS ANti fcdMteEMfS,

[Bx GiEfrcofe-l The .-.Yict-orian Turf .Club's meoting will bo couclutlcd at. Caulsc?ld to-day. : -Wingatui. on-, Wednestjay;the thirtyBixth: cbnWsV for.'the. be,, decided i _ 'The New Zpal&Wd horsest William an'd Carissima, : 'aro eutered -~iii tho Woodcliif Handicap, ouo ,milo / aiid, -a ■ "furlong,; t0..; be. run.at.edulMd tliiß. MMnboh; At a -meeVffig if.; ihe. bbMniitVe'e of the Taranaki Jockey Club,- held-, last Tuesday, '•itf'.YpiS .'dlclaid .to;.%h'ai'g;e '.to'bymiliers V 4. fee of £20 a - diy Tor the right tb b'ot at' the Autumn mooting. •_ V-jfr. •Jiffifes-^ •the' Dannevirke - Racing Club, to -totf that' &•. 'fot the: Dannevirke mooWS'g. ' published- 'on Tuesday, ( tha nal&s of Uhlando was wrongly included • among the-entries"for the Tamaki, iWeltor, and - 6houl(l, insteadj have: been-- included in tho Dannevirke Cxip-iefttneiS'.; ' . •-: Gr&Mb #s lout to sfct in: tho ' hurdle raco at Woodville bh Wedlibs;day^:biltivliis. yo^6r^;wasVifined;:^-fbt^-%Wbg colours, and; tnei:-late, scratching feS (IS.thbn paid for tho'horßbi ■ - GlenulHn's - ftroalr-doira at • th 6 Egiirdnt ,'Racing' Club's ■"meetihg,:- was: a,; 'ofio, aiid, it. is geceiiilly Üb'dWßtoi^' J tßat tll% Son of Mcmel h4s sfeen the last 6f the racing track-. DuriVig' ioVir lui h'ds ; Won coiisidtoably •'bver,! £1000 in stakes. . ' ' 'the VfreiLinbwh,-., : -Mh. .Moorej;, a, passengei- by tiib -j-M&nfen'o yest'Ardiy - Sydhfey,' fen r'6\lto tb>.Sfolbo\M& for th'o VicVonaft' Hacing Club' 4 me'et&ig. -. Ho will ■: remain -in. : AVstraiia; for some weeks. ■Mr. ; Wire:Tokeiia Is at,:priienl ' in. Wellington on private business.

At tiie latest of it. BarWw, tVe .license issued, to: him. by thq ;-Taranaki:, Jdc - -' : kSjr. Club 'h&3 ;i 'for; thfe present' BaHow Avlll give all his attentidA to the traimhgMJfshis vteafii'. r has bcrii vSry 'successful with': SirV/Ar't'egal% since , tale,ing ;him 'in totd IAH Sifitomber, and ;h6 is.iiow getting i'eiidy a fiouple of two-year'-cldi

. : TWanVarowaro, who won the. Maiden Scurrjf "•"la%TOt^"f6i-i%^io^>Ml4«'^ott.')li©; secoiia .'the'-partortoii:'.Awtßi'g'-'last Noveifi- ' befj ? but. ho went, under to , Purakau, # /whom Geo. Price had llie. mount. Priced the ott of Waiwareware, a? tho.Walate to when he won at Woodville When Merrivoma ran second to Consolation in the Douro Cup •at Trentham last • month,' she was conceding - tho Birkenhead filly 151b. In the' Flying Handicjap at Wan'ganui Mr.' Morso has set Consolation to give'.Merrivortia lib., and' as the latter.look's to •bo well' treated, on Trentham running, -: i^lie' is •' Bcw^dea' W v - g'oSQ ; .&! support m doubles. .: On the .concluding, day. of. .the Otahuhd Tfqttiiig:: (piub'S. th 6 SfiWl 'maH MAfiihgSi■ with Deelby iil tte. sifldli!; .eisilj ' won the fdllr fttrlongs-. Slio had started tin the t\vo 'diiysj and ran badly, and jockeys Pearson and . Gallagher, who rode her on those occasions,' . are'iiow 'being asked, for their explanations ;. of thfe: ibbdnsistehcy. ■' ■ Owners should. Mte lß'al Bttniiiations for tho • Shannon'-Sack;:! Racing :* Club's meeting close on Wednesday next, and for the' War Jockey.Club's meeting on Saturday ; next. Pony/owners are. reminded of the /' March meeting 'at -Miramar,: for whicli nominations will ibe V received /lip till Friday uekt.' - '.i # - ■ ' ' ■ ■ . • During the::past- six:.months ton Pony afi'd Gallowly' Racing Club has beenconducting i its • race meetings success : fully, but at-oiie or: two fixtures the want of fresh pdfiies. has been felt; Gradually tho- ranks li&ve been fillliljt up/ and if the conduct of th6'»meetings'; keeps/ lip. to. the: preseht staA'dard the club Bas. beeii teed furtheJ p&tronage. .Complyißft with / a ,requkt;;ifom- a/couple-if owners; Tdr.-.-lJ;. M.. Cuinmiiffii the club's secretar.yj - Visite'd Lpvin ; on xnuiiday .and . measu?la ; .fifteen . thoroughbreds. :Nme of these succeeded ■■ in gettihb undfet. tho pony Stlfi'dard, some /ot them t)eing '14.2 certificates. -The : • new.'^jbnies; flare:;.by-/the : folldwihg sires :— / ■ Compailion, : Needlegun, Gold Reef, MahaSi,, Gipsy King, / and the Govcrnmeht siro Malachi,, and they: will probably all be running at: Miramar in. March. Tho will alSd gd thKilgh ta Palmcrstoil North onb day Hekt week in ahswer :*to a. re'q tiest jto ineasui^fe' fetbfer jidnies. It is practically cSVtaihi thai; the April programme will nlcludo a p&ny hurdle race, as a wish ' - has b'eeu tfxpre's^ed / to' seo this class of event, at. Mltaniar. " ■ : /.; In. . issue a re6Brt of a flgeting iof stewards . of' thd Pahiatua itacing Club Stated ' intier alia that a letter- was '/ receivftd ifroi^i.:the secretary of . the.'Wellington llficing ;Cluß, expressing- regret at the action, of t-li.c Pahiatua Club in granting, s bookmakers license to Jas./ Stelifi. As &: this/v'stattniffil--;;'iriight'/.be/, misconstrued ,}>y tho pllblic, .Mr. '• Stelin has asked that the full tdfcts of thS case should bo published. /It' apjifears -that at tli'd lASt'.frcßthai& Met- ■' ing, life was onfe of ' those who . took < out licensed to. B6t ih /the paddock on the three days, '.when tho Wellington Racing Club '.-made.it.'.a.c&hditiori. that.no boards. WBfe to ~be usffl. Oil thb third, ,8f the nie'eting . Mr., Sfcelin : clMmed the right to use a board, and pSrsistc'd in doing so, despite the iriterforencJ of tlife"racecourse detective employed By thd -club; when, later oil, he applied for' a license-at JPahi'atjiaj'there was a letter ' in .against .him ftdm: th 6 giving an "accoullt of.'the trouble; over .the boards-. The' Pahiatua stewards, however, '. ,wero; ailowiiife ill bookmakers licensfe'd : .. at their - ftioeting td use boards. if they so de- ; sired, .hnd aS'.there was nothing'else .against the applicant,' 'lio was. licensed' "to ■ bet on both days. ',

PbNY hACINC AT MlßflfflAFl:

The:first-, day'& -racing ,in connection. with tho.' WWlingroii Pony aiid Galloway Racing Club's February'. Meeting, which ' waS. pbsU poned last w'tfel; on account of tho 'unfavourable w&itheri will take, place at Miramar this afternoon, Aftcf tho recent rain, ,the gfask on:, the raciiig . tl ; ack has fresheflra' lip ,86ftBiderably, •_ aBU : the, : starters; for to-day's events) though • not quite, as. numerous as they jiroaiisfe to,be'next Saturday, will be of a class that should, make tbe contests, ins'eVeii furlongs; ,tlio ; acceptors" list. ,131b.; MoatAj lHt. 101b.; Kauhoe, lOst. lib.; Firefly, Bst.-13lb'.autt; MBf Hlfi&HU, 891. 1218. The first rate is timed for 2.30 ..p.m.j and for tho wtf-mm--at-m efeb's .wjc'oiis

iWa&s ' mll ;le4vo Courtehay Place at freq\iop.V iAtferv&ls- ffobi iioon .biivVatds, whilo thtt ordinary Miratoar cats will; ds usual run via Lambttte QUay. . Ladies Will be admitted froo to (ill parts of tho course.

WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB Ift(EIOHTS. JBT TBLBQUArHi—feI'ECIAL COItUKSPONDBNT.I Wangi'nui, February. 19. . : . For' the minbr -OVeiits on ' the first day' Of tho AVanganui Jockey Club's Autumn moet--sng, Mr. Geo;:; Morse has - declared the ; Miaowing, weights:—' , ■ • TOSTMERE HURDLES. Atout two iniles.—Exmoor, list. 121b. j Lyrist, list. 121b: ; ;Ltjll>- list.- 91b.-}' Aoran'gi, list. 7 b. j Xavier, list. lib., Leonardo, lOst. 101b.} St-ayboV, lOst. 61b.; Master Dougks, lOst. '61b.; Miidij lOst.-Glb.; Commander, lOst. iShowman,! fet;<^BH).; jPaparachi, 9st. 71b.; Don Cirlos, fist; 71b.; Tond&rghio, 9st. 51b.; 'ProsWctor, 9stk.:slb. : ; Coy, 95t.:21b.; MoriaW :que,- Qst. 21b.; Scenery, 9st.; Okaihau, ,9st.; Waimaria, 9si., Moose, 9st ; Tauira, 9st.; aiid Tho Stripper, 9st. -.-

' TAYFORTiI HURDLES: One milo and three-q'iiaH«rs;-rrSta.ybtfy, list, 91b.; . Don Carlos, lOst, lilb. ; 'AoMa-. lSst. 71b. ; Mobse, 9st.;ilolb.:'Grendde-, 9st. 101b;; Eldorado, 9st. :51b. ;. Mikotahi,-' 9st. 41b.; Whimper, 9st. 31b.^Rosegrbve, 'SSt.' 31b.; Tauira, Sbt. 3lb:| Chase Mab. 'flst. Mb.;, Ti\ipbj '9st.; Waimaria) 9st.; Cariyie, Sst.MontaguS, 9st.aha This, Stripper, !)st./ -- JUVENILE HANDICAP. Six Furlongs.— Gbld -Lace) 9st. ,31b. j .Gipsy. 8e11,;.95t.;: Vi» ißst. 121b. Bst:- 121b. -rivonia, Bst.-.91b.j Xylophone-, Bstv:6lbi (fak inakyle,':B,st. : 61b.*;. - Lady. Medallist, -.Bstij 1121b. ; Cast'igiidne, 7st: l'2lb'. j' ■Milan,7gt:'-21h.CelaehOj- .Sst-. , 131b.; ana Subdue, 'Gst. 101b. ;

HiVNDICAr. Oi\o riiiM — Criicihella, ?st. s S.ff FriscOj,.Bst. i3Jb. j, plaster, Delaval, Bst. 131b. ;-Maniapoto,,B?t. 101b. j .Tiptoe,' Bst.' 21bii Vasa,.Bst.; St; Ai'diih;'7st. l3lb. ; XjOfdatt . Eagle, -7st. 121b.; Tan San, "7st. IHbi 5 .Gold Lace;'- 7st:. lllbvGlonullin) 7st;101b;; Sir' Antrim, 7st. 91b.; Lady Menfachiftoff,7st. ' 81b.;: Longner, . 7st. :71b,; : -Li^it,; 7st;. *-6lbrj'; ®l'ofeUS> -. 7lfe 61b.; Moriirty,. ,7st. '51b.; : Bolirib;:, 7st. 21b. ; Flotilla, 7S& Dale, •gat. 121b-.; Meß'dip;: Kt-. lSfe.; Minfebt, 6st. 111b:; and 'Lochiela, 6st. 91b. - ; PETRE HACK. Six furlon'gs.—Eclogufr, 9st. 21b.; Courier, 9st.; Mifechfef, Bst: 91b:; .Waian,-. Bst. 71b.; To- Kahurangi, Bst. '61b..; Clcmora, ;Bst. 21b.; Burton, Bstvj Awha, 7st. 101b.; Mulga Bill, 7st. 71b.; Flying Wind, 7st.'. 41b.; :Llanwern;: 7st. ,41b.: iOveramfi'. 7st'. 41b:; fiMranOn LafSS, 31b.; Sea -TOnd) 7st. 21b.; UkrAin'6, 7H-. lib;;'i : Railgikapiia, „., ; -7sfr.;Stevens)': 7st;; Toan'ga,. '7st.: R-cd W'ing, 7st. j :Maniiij.fsti.-j.^SwS6,'-7st.-j;-Bdlo • Anib, 7st.; and Vinc'6, '7A. • -

' WiRITOA HACK HANDICAP. Ono mile. —IKJidip', 7st;'j Mallet, -Bst. 111b.'; Perolina,, 'Bst; -IOIb/j. ABtraea',;,B?t. Bst; lib.;. North East, 7st. 121b.; First Mate, 7st. 121b.'; Bismarck, 7st: 51b.; "Parable, ~7st. ■ <tlb. 7st. Icel, " 7st. 21b. ; Llanwei-i, :-7stv 21b.: R'ecfeitioii,' 7st. 21b.} :Paibhe, 7st. ; Adopted, 7st. j M&ratho&S 7st: | 'Sylvia Maid} ,7st.; Denis, 7stl;; • Newport, 7st.and-Dolco; 7sb. ' , -•• ( ,