THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 547, 30 June 1909, Page 9

THE TURF.

RACINC FIXTURES. ! July 8 and 9.—Gisborne K.C. Steeplechase.' J t U y I l ' 2 '; ,ap d 24,—Wellington B.C. Winter. July .2.—Wellington Pony and Sallowav II.C. Aug. 10, 12. and 14.-C.J.C. Grand National, NOTES AND COMMENTS. , fßi Glsncoi.V ~.? en J°»son lias been scratched for tho ! \\niter -Hurdle's ou tho first (lav of Troll--1 tham, but may' possibly be. seen in other ! events at the fixture. It is understood that J. Lowo has secured tho' 'services of A. Oliver to pilot one of the Endeavour Lodgo candidates in tho Parliamentary Handicap, at tho Trenthaih meeting. AH, boxes on the Trontham racecourse have been engaged for tho forthcoming meeting, and tlje Kacing Club has already, had to securo soino outside boxes for owners who are bringing', horses to tho meeting. Verdun, who woii the Grand Prix do Paris on Sunday, had previously, won- the French Two .thousand Guineas at Paris, on May 1(5. Union,: who ran third in tho Grand i nx, also • won a good race in May. • Accommodation .''has ;.' boon booked at Trontham. .for ■ Stormont, and the Grand National winner is almost sure to be seen racing in the Winter Hurdles. . . Sorcnado arrived safely in Melbourne, -and biw joiood D. J,Price's team. He is to be ridden m ms-engagcments by 11. \Y. Jlin". who rode the, Obligado colt. in bia races iu tho. South Island. . Some timo ago ft was stated iu these columns that Sir J P. BJako, . owner of Aurifera, had purchased a iilly by Strowan, from Manutujce. The breeding of the filly , should bavo beon given as by Strowan, from Matakana,> Alatakana being an own sister to Manutuke. . • ■ • : Among tho workers on the "Trentham tracks is a filly by Kilcheran—Livonia, and consequently. a half-sistor ■ to-Merrivonia. , Pohutu, who wbn a race on the second das of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's meeting, is. sniij to bo a sure starter in tho Parliamentary Handicap, in which ho has 9st.\ 81b. ' The Auckland jumpers, Scotty and Cymri. are to be, brought down to the ,Wellington Racing, Club's meeting/ and will 'afterwards; be taken:on to the.Grand National fixture at ilicpartpm •' • ...;! i Tlio'Advance filly -Effort, has .notyatVecovorcd from the sevoro cold which she contraoted some time ago, and is therefore Btili on. the easjr list. • • . Until '.the, acceptances close for tlio first fes events, at Trentham, it will not be certain, as to what kind of fields will contest tho- big' events, but the opinion is held that tho.. field for the Steeplechase' will, be the largestV for that event biuco tho club commenced 'racing.at'.Trentham. ; -At..the Ascot.pony races: on Juno 10. the New.. Zealand-bred Ruatamata'.. (Mahalii— Amouroux) .established; a now record for live furlongs and' a ,halfj ; by running tho '-'Sig;. tanco in lmin.- 9Jecc. ~ Ataahua,who -is reported by the cablos to have' met with a serious accident -while schooling, was'looking well when seen out at tho; Caulficid meeting on Juno 16, and F. ' boon engaged to rido him. in tho : V.1t.0. Grand National Hurdle Race. • fields in-the .jumping events at ,Gisborne ; ;. jWill-be on .tho; small side, and the results: . Mere; am:- notvlikely -to throw , much . light on tho Trenthain- and • Riccarton events, for . scarcely anyof .the ,horses,engagcd-;at' tlio last-named fixtures will be .competing. : at Gisborne; v. 1 -;v ' ■ ' Racing at Flemington oommenecs. ou -Sat tirdw next, when , the principal event to b docidod is. tho Grand iNational Hurdlos, 1 ii , which .tho".New Zealand . horse AVaipu is en •.gaged."-. The.: Grand National • Steopleohafi !will riot,'bo ; :run • until: tho following --Satui : principal' events at th Canterbury .Jockoy : Club's ■ Grand Nationa : mooting will . bo. declared on July 9, a fo\ days patter tho acceptances' for the. TrentJian ; meeting . ... . . . , ' • , . ' A local pony ownor, who has won £390 ii Btakes,. this season,: stated ; this ; week , tha there was : very.\little profit •in .the .businos when all accounts wore paid; as nominatioi fws: ran;away 'frith, a good,deal of money and fwd was deaf. It is probable that, dur ing .the coming j season, the pony authori , ties will mako 'somo. increases iu the stakes. : ' The strike of. stablemen reported in thi cables :last .woek, which resulted in' a riot al a- meoting at-Auteuil, had. been brewing fo some, time., On May 20, tho Paris cornspondent 1 . of . a London papei 1 ;" wrote:-'f.-Troublo is . said to havo arisen' botwoor trainers ;at Maisons-Laffilto and thf stablemen 'in their employ .as"; tho result. oj the; syndicate formed uiitlor the auspices ol .King.', Pataud. •. trainers have inad< an appeal to the rPrefect of Seine-et-Oise as to the legality of-suoh a movement. .Pending his-reply..-the members. of tho' syndicate have. manifested their intention of obtaining mbro .pay, : .an;oxt«nded'and more luxurious dietary.. .with flther, advantages tho . 'great Pataud- considers, necessary' to placo Jack in a position equal to that hold by. his 'master. The members of the syndicate! have been advised not to strike. They are told that with tho yajuable material placed-in tlieir hands the'y bavo moro to gain by remaining in posi.tjona .wher'o-they can ■ carry ' out different schemes for bringing, tho trainer to his senses; It. may not, however, have struck, many of them that l the" tim© may' come " when owners: 'will be more difficult" -.to' ' find than men- seeking' employment in racingetables, as. they inay. be disgusted by tho actual • state .of things, and decline further to invest-money-in, horses with anarchy prevailing on every sido. Unfortunately, owners have not stood shoulder to shoulder. Had they - done,: so, tho •' Totalisator ' ■ would never have reared its head in France, Owners and breeders . would have been able to bot, discount future events and hedge th'eir wagers, and/the tithe oxacted..on every., investment at the ' Mutuels' would have romained available for stable and; ctud purposos." v • - . -■ -