THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 522, 1 June 1909, Page 4

THE TURF.

RAGING FIXTURES. . June, 3.—'Wellington Pony and Galloway R.C. , Juue. 8 ,*nd i.-'-Dunedin J.C, -Winter. -. ' ; Jnnt 3 »Bd i-Otakl-Maorl R,C. Winter.-. S, 3 *. V 9-rA.R.O. Great Northern Steeplechase.' r v' ua » 16 Mid 17.r-Hi»wk6'f Bay \3.C. Winter, ■ilm. 23 And 24,—Ndplsr Park B.C.:;Wintw. : July B.And 9.—Gisborna R.O, Steeplechase. ■ ■ Aus. 10, 12, and 14.—C.J.C. Grand National,

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

TBi Qwncob.V Nominations for tho New Zealand Cup v - Aloso at B,o'clock this ovening with Mr. W. H. Wanklyn, secretary of tho Canterbury Jockey Club, Cbristchurch,' Beforo leaving Sydney, for Melbourno last month, R. Cameron had a couple of rides at r.v, Moorofiold races, ,but was not on a winner. j- -.-..•/".Thero was a rumour .in' the city yesterday that tho. Great Northern" Steeplccbasd" oaridfdata, Jackpot,-was causing-'his trainer troublo . st Ellorslie. 'yi The injury Playmate sustained while COM-. - vpetlllg; in. the Grandstand Steeplechaso at ■. AVanganm proves to 1)6 more serious than fra9 ' : • at first anticipated, and the Btcpniak gelding v , has in (Jdnsfiquanco been thrown out of work. Ttfcnty-foflr ponies'teero -working on Mira- , mar racecourse yesterday ißOrnshg, and tho track will be busier this week than it- has been up to tho present.' The indications aro ;^; ; !, % that, with.fine weather." Thursday's .meeting , - - will:be the biggest yet held by/the club, - Paritutu is evidently not too sound, and'his : r: trainer must be having rather an anxious : timo preparing tho son of Castor for tho Great-Northern Hurdle rpce. ; -. Boofcfflftkers Wishing to operate at. the : Wellington Poiiy and Galloway-Racing Club's •' Juno 'meeting may obtain licenses up till 4 p.m. to-morrow, 1 ' Waiouru, ,who ran, third in tho Maiden '(■£;. : 'Ecurcjh'at ; tilei-'Feildirt^: Easter meeting,; is : - engaged in the two/maiden races at the Otaki'' ■■;■.,. • Moriarty, who was shipped to Melbourno by the Moana, was COBSidmbly 'knocked about ott the voyage..! A. rough-passage was experienced, and, on ono ocoasion, the horso! ■V -- ®"box-: : wer© corridors! , / Amorig tho winners ,afc Epsom races.--Vic- 1 tons, en May 20, Was Stephen, a full brother • toAlartynum. ( i , A petition is king prepared for pr«enta-Mil?£dniAUl(iflt-asking for,the abolition of tho embargo on-the importation ~©.f,:hotses.from_lndia.to Australia/ : - two-year-olds f ineligible; -to ' race • iii 'the Btradbrooko Handicap, 'thoprincipal sis furjohgs raco at,the ( Brisban6.Gup,meeting) and Misohlif (Eirkenhtad—Miss Novor) ft-aa mads ■. b wana^aysuflto for that event on • Saturday >.•- ;W«k. T -Tho colt - was wirihing oasily; but his -■ , jockey- eased him too soon, and, beforo ho cqald gtt going again, Storm King got up and won by half a head, Artlllorio has been for a cduple of events at_tha Australian Jockey Club's' Birth* :,- day. meeting, which takes place on Saturday • . and Monday next.. : • Though good stakes attach to tho two ■ steeplechases to bo run at llandwlols at the ■ - • Birthday mooting, tho. entries • received aro . • very small, and, had any Now Zealand chasers been sent across t<s compete in theso . events,\they would have had good.chances ofi;. •;;., success. Just now-there" are- too many events \ nearer -home, but;probably aflvera] Dominion • ; jumpers will bo among the starters for the • spring cross-country events at Raridwick. . C Sol, ;Waipu, Cuiragno, Jackpot, Irish, and Creusot, aro tho horses engaged, in both tho r,ibig rices at the Ellorslio fixture, which commences on Thursday. True Scot, whe dcfwtedv'Waipuna in the ; ,-1 amide Stakes at Adelaide on Saturday, ■ is a, ntfe-year-old chesifiut horso by Wallace from fides. ; Ho^hasbeen:-' ft Winner every - '.season since hoVcomfflbticed racing as' aftwo-year-old. and has ffon over a dozen races— j' -v.mahy.of^^theni.goM'.handiq9ps,:, ; His victories'' ' lAnf1 A n f , d 's"' ,?° OI,fII L Hand cap at .Caulfield, Adelaide Birthday Cup, and Goodwood Han'di--; cap at Ado aido. His win Ift the Parkside stakes was his second eucctss Jn that event

TRAINING AY EUERBLIE.

; . to*. -■AflßOtJlA'tflON,) - v < mi - Auckland. May 31. No work of laii»rtane« was <k« on tho Ellerslio tracks this tfiofinsg, : - < ,s . -

RAOINC! At ADELAIDE,

Oit.TxiMSite—pßEss iSsecuTion^cofrEiaar.) ' 1 _ - _ Adelaide,' May 31. True Scot won the Parksido Stakes, w.f.a,. one mile turd a firlotlg, a t the first day of the ■ Addaido R&fcibg ;ClnV 8 meeting,: Seating t Waipuua by two lengths.