THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 534, 15 June 1909, Page 8

THE TURF.

RACING FtrnWES. Jnne Iβ' end 17.—Hanfes's Bay Jβ. Winta, Jtme 23 apd M.—Napier Park R.& WmtßS. ' \ Jury 8 and 9.—Gisborae E.C. SUeplechtue. July 17, 21,.and 24r-WoffingtoiiTl.C: Wiotatt July 22.—Wellingtoa Jooy and Galloway &C. • Aug. 10, 12, and R-C.J.C. Grind NetiowL

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

PDI QIJtKCOR.I Miscast has boon scratched for tie Sonnrj, Hock Handicap at Hastings* but the- KaranM; stable has another representative , rn tiio ran in tlio shape/of Claughton. •■■■' .' ; . .' C. Jenkins has been engaged to , ride Kiin Poet at tho Trentham and Uiccarton meetings' Mr. Duncan Rutherford .'arrives .from ilf<. south.this morning,, ami goee an.h>'.Hasting to see Earns and Northern Star competing fll' the HawkoV Bay Jockey Club'e moetae Ho m0n0w.... .: . ■ '■■; ■. ' • , ',' '; The oontraot price for the onocHon ci Btovrarde , - xoom and stand, eocrotacry'e onioe 4xn& f pr«6»-coaiii. imd stand, ts well as new stabliagr for tlw> Tanmaki Jockey Clnfc vas, JE7S6. , lus A. .CUS'..va3 tho euoccssfnl tenderer. '.-.... : Mr. W. Lyons, , owner of : Don Hannibal, wa. ' b> loaTO Auckland for Sydney ty tbo Winunen yesterday, evening. :i •.'■.. ' • There- is a probability of tiro hnrdlor Elaj>- ' mate; finding his way to Victoria A. well-knoffn Melbourne eportsraan has enquired the price of the Stepniak gcldinp. • . Weights for tho first day'e events at flitNapier Park Racing Club's meeting wSlb* declared on Friday. ■■:. While competing in t)ie Maiden StooplocJr«is» on the first diy of tho EUcrelie' nieetmg, tb*> Brookby gelding Waihekau fell and wm jumped on by To Arai. Aβ a resnlt of tojnrie3 received, Wnihekau bad to be destroyed •a-rev* days ago. . . • • . ! The Mabati gelding, Wainraria, which haa recontly been under treaiment by a veterinary SnrgDon, is now in work again at jPoriiua. A- M'Connon, wto wont to AncUajid to rid* • Sol in the etecplocbasos, rotorned to" WeHun*ton on Saturday night, aod leases for Hast ings this morning. l ,■ •-, " : ■ ■ '"'■ ■ ,-■'••; ■ ■■■-■./• W. ■ M'Kinnori, who was seriously injnrcd 7, when Irish fell with him in Hi» Winter Steeple* at Klierslw,' anderw-ent a Borions operation las! wock,-and at latest udvicos ■ was doipg as well as oould-bo expected. '■■■ ■ ~ '''•■"■/ ■!■' The Auckland C. Coleman, has -or- ' rived at HaetiiißS With the hardier Ben Jonsoa ! . aad the steeplechaser j Tost Haste.- '■\'"./.' Waitarore and Pawa will be the 'chasen reprcsontiDg the Porirua stable at the Trent-' ham iweting, and Exiuoor, it is understood, will be given a chance to earn distinction over' country later on. v .••■ .. : '■'. • North Head was echooled over hurdles at Ellerslie" on Thursday-last, but though ho got over the obstacles eafelj ho jumped very ;: wildly. -" ■ ..'.••: ,-■'.-''.■■';' ' Sol, it is stated, will bo sent to Ricoartoo to contest the Grand National, if tho , weigMa Buit, and, on the Vray down, he will bo given a nm at the Trenthani meeting. , : y, .'■■'' Tβ Kohau, who, figures in the Ha\rke'e B«ySteepleohaso at the minimum, won-the HmiV Club Cup at Eiccarton in 19M, and also.annexed' the Clifton Steeplechase at Bulls, do f eating,' among others. Moccasin and , Eclair. In 1905 he won the Bnfield StoeplechaEe at Bi> carton, defeating Dcfoo and several others. . ■ ■ Craigmore (Knlnino—Makomalro), one of the finest linntora in Canterbury, died at Timarn last Wednesday from blood-poisoning.' ' Craigmore, who was ten years old; began nis racing f career in 19M, and in his twelve offorte be«

tweon the Saga, he won four times; - and was placed on other occasions. In p'oint-to-poin) races ho had some splendid performances fa his credit,. winning on several ■ occasions whop carrying 0r8r.135t:.. ; ;,;...',••.-■

Whon the leading racing .clubs' fixed tbi license fee to be p&id by bookmakers for th< • right, to' .liet on racecourses at ,£2O: per daj! there was a pretty shrill outcry thereanen) from, the pcneulers' camp (writes "Ehaeton* of tlie Auckland ■'"Herald")," "and indeed itwal a: popular opinion in other qMarfcors tliht th« foe named wae on the stiff side. There niaj be a silent grumble still; bnt the point forcibly ■ domonstfifcea is that the knights of. the book and pencil , rolls up in-strong forcei to , pay the; fee demanded,iandi-in- no-plafce-in r the Bomiii- ,

ion, are. they; in stronger force nomorically than in Auckland.;. A compilation of tho'.'van. ous siime paid by' the pencillers:to.tb<>.Aucfci laud Racing .Club for the .richt' to: bet at the 13 daya* racing held at Eilerslie', eitonding from Norember last to JunoO, runs.oiit' to no

less a stun than JEBIC9, There is undoubtedly much roonv lor roQcotion'in tho figures quoted; and, to those who have been in touch with tfy racing situation in Auckland for an extendo< period, when tho pencijlers came iato the pad* dock and wore allowed to pursue thciri calling by the mere purchase of a 10sl paddockrtickct,' the situation brings out, in pointed, form, that times havo changed, and it can be appropriately added that men and.customs havechanged with them. ■-.■■,■..■■..':' ■'• Irish, who fell in- tho Winter Steeplechase at EUcrslie last Wednesday, sustained injuries which will-probably'prevent'his racing again.

The Eton.gelding has been eight:seasons on the racing track, and has won a largo,number of jumping events in liis time. He commenced racing as a two-year-old, but/in bis first ,throe seasons, he nover, got:on the,winning list,. Ai a he won seven back hwdlo races, and finished up' the season by annexing the' Great Northern Hurdle- Eaco from a bie fieldl In tho following season he won tho Winter Steeples at Ellerslie, the Hawke's i Bar Hur<tks at Hastings, and the July Stoojiloehaso at Trnntham.' In 1907 lie ran second to Merriwai in the Great Northren Hurdle Race,, and, thia year, ho filled a similar position behind Bnlly, after making all tho pace. Tho son- of Eton will, therefore, so into retirement with ft.yeiy creditable record. .'.."■■' '.;'.' .- , .

, 'WELL-KNOWN PONY SOLO. :. • :

(BY EELEfIBATU—MESS ISSOCIATIOhJ ■ ■. i, . Auckland, Juno 14. - T?ho woll-known, racing pony Glenora'hafl been purchased by P. Fleming, and wassJiipped by the "Wimnvora to-night for Sydney, en route for India.' Eosevear was , aleo shipped by tin iame etcame'r , for Sydney. . .. • ...'