THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 19 June 1909, Page 13

THE TURF.

RAOINQ FIXTURES. ?!w s" Park Rc - Wtnl«. ?7 °<m , ~§ i sS orn ® K.C. Stpeplcohß.io. . ftfc* •% and fc.C. Winter. PoE J' arid Galloway E.C. ' Aug. 10. lj. and U.-CJ.C. Grand Nitftmtl.

REMINDER.

■ -In connection with tho Wellington Racing Crab 8 .winter -meeting, ownors and trainers ore. reminded . that nominations for till events (except the Trial Plato) close at 9 p.m. on Monday next with tho BCorotary, (Mr. A'. E. iWhyto.- t

NOTES.AND COMMENTS.

rßt- Qi.sscoi.i The Napier Park Racing Club's winter , mooting. takos plaoo on Wednesday . and Thursday next. ;. ■. ; A., Oliver and W. Young remain in Napier. until aftor tho Givenmcadows meeting, and afterwards go on to Gisborno to ndo at the winter fixture there. Mr. Harry Piper, who had been to Hast-

ings to act as starter at tho Hawko'B Bay ■ Jockoy Club's meotingj returned to Christchurch last night. ■ , The i steeplcchaecM,'• Northern : Star' and . Eurus, will bo shipped homo to Riccarton by the Mararoa to-night. _ , Tha -.Explosive ' gelding, -Don Hannibal, , ../Created a impression on his arrival: in .Sydney last I'week;'- and the critics ■ -.. - jjredict that.ho-.will bd sucocssful in AtistraForest,.was. scarcely ridden to the most : advantage on tho second day of tho Hastings -meeting.,: Noxt time ho starts he ought to show improved form. , ' ( Kairoma's form'intho Hawko's Bay Hardies was■ too bad to be true, and tho Birken- : head gelding could scarcely have-been himself. 1 - -It may bo .that -lie- is still soro from I : , the efforts • of his - fall at Ellerslie, ■ or-per-haps the fort; days ho -was off -tho track left him short of wore. < i ' After the last race for the Liverpool Grand • National, hfld. oqga decided/ a' ntlmoof of Aus- ■ tralian papers stated that the'famous Aintreo

raceooimo wasusod fnr tho last tirrtb this year. This is given a flat denial by tlio Etiglish sportirtg journals; who point 'out 5 that numerous improvements arc being mado at Aintroo, and that tho stakes for several events are to bo increased during tho cbminn year.

El Dorado wab undoubtedly on© of the most promising steeplechase horsos soen at the Hawke's Bay meeting, and tho schooling he had there should work considorablo improvement in him» On his form ho ought to bo returned a winner t beforo tho season closes * Tho breeding of tho honor Jack liaidlatv, entered for. tho Now' Zealand Cup, is given as by Metal from Dnlrymald/ Tms ls the same breeding as that of Mainspring, whe has won a number ot .hurdle races in Australia recently Despite lumours to tho con ~ traiy,..,thero is baid• to -bo ovory. probability of Jack Laidlaw going to tho post at Riocarton in November/ pnor to winning ft hurdle raoo at Rand wick,on Juno 5, Black Reynard had no shown winrutig form in Australia, but. ii J* 10 , hurdle raco, in question, tho bookmaker • took no risks with aim, and ho wa9'nlw&y 4 warn favourite. In the race' itsolf h< : y ftf J-.oylly, ■ hut his Buporior paoo 01 tho flat enabled him to win Ho wag riddel by T. .Cahill,. whoso success m the saddl i berai nothing short of - phenomenal sine , to. went to tho othof Bide in tho sprlnc. Oi the, occasion of his first appcarance at Hand wick.CahillrodeAeolus and Pilot,: and-woi ' i? u r-.i racea at the mooting. Ho liow train Mainspring, and othor horses for Mr, H. J |a tjuito tlio leading hurdle horse man ,in and round <Sydney. After winning the Hack Steeplechase "a platings, .bnociqsji.-pas^bmittod' to ftuotion 20i 'Was- passed m. rTho hiffhes rnd/waa 175 guineas. As it happened shi •• • have -been ,va-. great bargain at 20( -because, she»won' moro 'than 1 tha* ; .by annexing the . Juno Stoepl&s, and it wouh have been possible ! to back her to win £50( on the course, and easily possiblo to sell ho at<a profit after sho had uon.

J. M'Gregon who rodej in her , -dual success at/ ; tho:Hatrko , S ; -Bay::in«etmg, is going.to resiclo m.Ha&tings for tho future.' v M Gregor s recovery from ltis sfcrlou* injury (sustained tfhen riding Lull'at Foildmg t\Vo yoarsago) hae-been a. .wonderful one* . At , the tome his : oase>a3< considered hopoleas by v,.-the..doctors- attending him,but, 'after-lyinc several months in /the Palmerston North Hospital, he was well enough to struggle about on orutches. For nearly ,a -year no . was on crutohos. and had beon granted an allowance from the. Racing ConforeMoAcoidrat Jnind. .One evening: his crutches wcro I mislaid, and M'Gregor,' m crawling about the house, foil downstairs. Ever sinoo tho fall lio has been able' to walk, and recently to has taken up riding again, with success.

GISBORNE RIOI BTEEPLECHABE MEETINC. (By Tckjraph.'-Proag Asseclatlan.) ' Naplor, June 16. The following weights hftva been declared by Mr. J. Chadwlok for tho Glsbome lUc •;ing Club!s :.Stooplcobaao m«!tlng!~. •. HANDICAP; HURDLE RACE, . One mild end three-quarters.—To Arai, list, 71b. j : Commander;lOst; 131b.: Reservoir, : 10st. in lb -; K reull K lOst. 101b.; Forest/ lOst. 91b.: Pukontti, lOsfc. 81b.; gonial), lOst, 31b.; • Hatley,' lOst. -lib.) /To 'Kainui, Ost, 131b. 1 Lo- , beccio, Ost.: 81b.Gladjrnuirj Ost. • 61b.: Torft- , hui,, 9st., 41b. j No Shotj.; Ost* j Haurangij ;9at.} Monsienr Beaudako, Oat.j and Calm, fist. !•'• :. . * ••• •. .'.•i.w 1, |.. _ FLYING,HANDICAP;;,...BIx-. furlongs!— Dardanns, 10at. 71b. j Palsnno, lOst. 61b. 1 ■ n «y> l ort -iMunßamutio, Ost. Ulb,| Pluck, Ost. 91b.; Pearl Boof, Ost. 41b.; Erin, Ost. 2Jb.,_Seraphip, ■■ Sst. ! Dlbi:', Ifflpf unus, Vrfefc' Bib.; Lloyds, 9st.j and Niwafll, Ost. ri , G lf STEEPLECHASE [About three miles.—-Capitol; list. 81b j To Arai, list. 01b.; Aroha, lOst. 41b.; To KailOst., 31b.:): Mozart, lost. 21b.i To Ko» hau, Ost. 101b, j Reay, Ost. 71b.; and Wairaka, Sst. 71b.

HACK FLAT HANDICAP. Seven fur-<ongs.-The Squatter, 10it. 71b.; Continu(lu-; lu?a, • lOst, Sib,; Carron, a S 1 Chamois Ost. 121b. iMy Darling) S 3 f- J|^ b - King, Ost. Blb. 1' Bbldos nfu'■'•-lm' Ost,' 31b, 1 Bravery, • Ost,. 21b. T,VhaHwoira. Ost, 21b., San Toy, Ost.; Lloyda, 9st.; Sublime, 9st.; arid Bowstring 'v'•*?'!

_ r T RLVL_ STEEPLEOnASE. ,Tffo miles,Mopiart, lOst, 101b,; • To ■ Kninui, ;• lOst. 91b ; Atanui, lOst.: Local Option, Ost 131b.; T« Kohau, 9st. «12lb. i Walraka, Ost, 111b. r Waiohiki, 9st. 01b. ; ;Haurarigi,' Ost. 71b "; tery; Ost.-71b.; and-Calni, ; 9st. 71b. '. ~ „ , -

-WINTER OATS HANDICAP. One mile 210 yards-BaHyhoigh, list, eih.j Dnrdnnua, lUst.,7lb.i lOst.'; bib.; Piiisano, :11b. 1 Continuance, ml lb, 'T? fil S lsm,llr < 9st 81b 'i Seraphicl Ust. 21b,; Lloyds, Ost.; Monsieur Beaucaire, »3t.; and; Whakaweira, 9st,. ; ■ ■■, ~"'.-..

WELL-KNOWN JOOKEY DEAD, fßy Telegraph.—Prtaa ../.BanoiatiGii.—Copyright.} Melbourne, Juno 18 : : :,J James vßarbOuiVr'tllO -cross- , (lled from 'iujiirics' roceived ylnlo schooling a horse at Flcmington. •' - - ASCOT GOLD OUP. (EyTelegraph.—PresnAssociation.— Copyright.) London, Juno 17 At,the iloyal Ascot Meeting,tho race for rio Uolu Uup, resulted as follows •... ITHE. GOLD. CLIP,, valuo 500 sovs., with 3500 sovfi, in spuioj ttoiglit-for-age. Two nnlos and a half. I/ord Carnarvon's b. c. Bombo, bj Marco —Grand Prix, 4jrs,, Ost 1 MivL. dc Rothschild's b, ci SiantoStrato, by ..Victor Wild.or St. ■ ■ l'Vuaquin-^— PlO Powder, 4yrs.. Ost 2 Mr. L. Ncuman's br. t. Siberia, by St."- - . - SiinonHSkonla, 4yrs., Bst. lllb 8