THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 505, 12 May 1909, Page 2

THE TURF.

RACINC FIXTURES. May 12 and 13.-Eginont R.C. AVin(fer.\-i \*l May 12 and 13.-Ashburton Cbuuty" ■ B.C. ' ■ ■ Autumn. * ' .■•,.'•. JJ{ a y ".-Wellington Pony and Gal Way R.C. May 22 and 2t-a'alt aD untt J.C. Winter ■ May 22nnd 2|.-Waiiganui J.C;:Wiutar; | Juno A-Wcllington. Pony nud Giilloway. E.C., Juno 3 ind 4.-D|iuedin J.C. Wlntor. Juno 3 and 4-Otaki-Maori E:C. Winter. ■ | t S S S V and "-A-B-C; , Great- Northern btceplechase. ■ . . Juno Iβ nhd U.-Hawke's Bay' J.C. Winter. . June 23 and 24.-Nnpier PnrlrE.C. Winter.- - • July 8 and 9.—Gisborne E.C. Steeplcchaso, NOTES AND COMMENTS. ■ ■• . , : {Bx GIENOOE.I .'. •■■"■ There will bo racing at Ashburton and at '■ Hawera to-day. .... . , ■ . At tbe Ashburton * meeting, tlie club's new ■■; twonty-horse totalisator will be used forth© •-'"■ first time. t ;, ■. . .. - .'•'•'■ .' \- " Acceptajioes for tho two principal events at next Saturday's pony meeting close to-day, ■ with tho secretary, Mr, J.;M.. Cumming. .A meeting of the Patoa Racing.Club was ' hold last week, when the balance-sheet submitted in connection with tho recent race . meeting disclosed a profit of nearly £40(J. ■: Mr. A. W. Budgo, who officiated as etarter at tho Patea Racing Club's meeting on Easter,;,,..; Monday, has been accorded a. hearty vote of thanks for his services, and elected ■■ a life : member of tho club, ' ■'. ' . . ..■ Some rising two-year-olds' bv Sea Licit are now beings taken in hand in Southland, and; '. should bo seon.racing in tho spring. Though ' Sea Lion proved a failure on tho.racing'trddc,'■,■ ', there is a possibility that tho brother to'".. Achilles may achieve distinction at tEo stud;' ';'■ Master Delaval has already been shipped to .■.' India from Australia, and another Now Zea- ,• - land horse, :Q'ho Cockatoo, leaves Bielbournev for;lndia on'.May'.24..: '.-,'■-. ■.■. ! -- , ■'•.:■;. ..-::.■■ Word received in 'Wellington states that ,'■'■'■ tho .pony :Maid of All Work/ which ■ was■■■'-:.' shipped to Sydney'on April 23, has. '• won a race on tho other side. .'■''■ ; • : When British Peer was takpn to tho Dun- , : edin Cup meeting'in Februaiy, ho was well;. ■. enough to,win an:ordinary v hnck race in tho v , South; Island, but, at, Wingatni, he had to -, compete against the Advance mare Effort,. ; and was beaten by her on bach occasion on. • which',they met. Since the Dunedin meeting, British Peer .has improved a good deal, and he ought soon, to be returned a winner. • -.-■.. ' Tho Hawera'Cup is only worth 100 sovs.', '•'. ■'': but it lias been, won by some useful horseai' in past years, notably Ml Cry 'and: Volume... - Tho field in thisyear's raco includes mode-.' rate performers. only, but,. as. the"- accoptors • number a T dozen, a good race should result, :'■ Research, Mendip, Mallet, Coronetted, LadyLucy, North East, "and several other winners" ■ ' are among" tho,. likely 'starters.. ' ■ . .' ■ ••■ ' "Advance has three, representatives in .the .. Tawhiti Scurry at the Egmont meeting; to--.••.. day, ■ namely,"', Dr. Shimose, ,Singer, ~and.v ' ,' Wharekoa.." Dr. Shimoso wont wrong in.'tho!-' ivind last winter, but it is expected that the.' six months' 6pell which ho has, been given, will have benefited him. Singer showed good-. '. form at-Warrengato and, Ecilding, and is on .'.. tho improve. Wharekoa is only a pony ( but :he possesses a lot, of ■ pace,, and,, but. for, gotting all. the worst of .the start, would,prob-. ;l ■■' ably, have--won tho Maiden .Scurry on the,;'-■. .second.day of tho Feilding Easter meeting. .-, ;.■..• North' East's form at' the■Rangitikei'Rac-' ■■ ing Club's summer meeting was' Eood|'".be J '■'■.•'' cause of the! Horses'-ho defeated in tho Puke-' - nui Welter, Goodwin Park,- Shannon Lass l and Anemone hayo all been winners since. ■-'•' Shannon Lass will bo competing against North East in the Hawera Cup,to-day, and /; she meets'the' big chestnut 21b.'better,: '' terms than when ho finished in front of her at Bulls in .January, ~ .;, ■ ■■■.....-- '■■<■■.;.■ ■', Dervish, .by.'.tjh^UssjW^ 'is'Jsaid' to/'he 'the' . •'' iastest' horse, trained •" on-Mr. "6.' Fi ; Xlooro's'-' private tracKbt TS^fdfth;'ah'd'after' his good'■"."■• showing : at the' Feilding' Easter' meeting his' trainer- was';at ; a' loss'to'.account, for his - : 'failures at'-'Awapuni;! l -3!he' h'orsq'looked ;ust' ; ■'■'•' a 'trifle^6vcrd6rie'at i t)iat' : fiSture,- and,-,given ' '■ : a chance to , freshen , np, ; ho ought■ to-perform '•' \ better when'riext he'starts. .■Guiding'Step, a .-.; stable companion of Dervishj'also ran beloff ''' form at tlie Manawatu meeting. Ho ran second to'Hermiain ; a five furlongs race oM- ■■•'• Easter Monday, San d; that 'form induced .->'; backers to make , him'favourite . for ;tho-' Karero Hack Welter at Awapuni, whero he failed to gain a place. , - y-i- :v: ■ , .■> . •'-. :': ' Referring: to' a' Gaming Act' made, in Ger-'.'' 'maiiv," the''Continental'correspondent-.of the lionaoii "Sportsmau" Says:—Everyone , knows .'..,.. that tliero; is, , practically speaking, more' bet- ;•;'' ting going on in; Germany. "under the rose" • ~. than ever sinco betting . .was ■ classed, as' a ' ' ; criminal'offence,'and that the'wagering on French and English racing , increases year by year, while the only result oh- ' tained by the restrictive measures is shorter '' odds 'for , the breeder and owner and a more, extended field for the operation's of the tip-' • ster and/welsher; '; •■•;■ ■'•-. ..-..; . ; r. ■; ■'■' ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. R. W.' (Levin).—ln 1904 Tirole was credited' : ; with the.record referred to. ■ ~; . . „;.. THE HICHOEN HORSES. : ■ TO BE TRAINED BY Gf.'PRICE. , mi TELEGEira.—special cojiuesi-ondknt.) . i . Palmerston North, May IL-".. ■.'*'■- It is understood that the well-known rider "■ Geo. Price has been appointed private .trainer.." to "Mr. Highden,". in succession.'to. A. J. ■ " Sliearsby, who. intends, to sot up as; a publio trainer agaiu. Price ■ takes over the horsee ! ! on May'2l.; "Mr.. Highden" has, it is furtlier stated,' purchased training stables; and ■ thirteen 'acres of land, at -Awapuni, and the -I. horses will bo trained there. .... - ; .. : . '