THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 549, 2 July 1909, Page 7

THE TURF.

, . RACINC FIXTURES. July 8 and 9.—Gisborne II.C. Steeplechase. July 17, 21, and 21,-Wellington II.C. Winter. July 22.—Wellington Pony and Gallowav R.C. Aug. 10, 12, and H.— C.J. Q..Grand Natioual. NOTES AND COMMENTS. '■ '/ ...'''l fBV Gt.KNCOB.I . . .'■ . The; Victorian Racing Club's ; Grand National iheeting oommencßs at Fleinington toniorrciw, whon tho principal ovont to be docided is the Grand National Hurdle Race. Nominations for the Miramar Pony racos cioso on Wednesday next. ; ■',■;. '■. The well-known pony owner, Mr. P. Blako, airivca from Napier on Monday night,: and is bringing with Him Anrifera (Daunt—Link), and Auriferous (Strowan—Matakana). . . W. Young went through to \Vanganuidurjng the week to school Lull. 'Wirral, aid ■Dnil.. . ■■ ■■ , ..""■..■ ; ■ 'V '.""... •:•.■;-... v: Easter Lily, whose name appears among the nominations for hack events at tho GisI borne meeting, is a four-year-old Jull-eister ;to Pink TJri. ...; ■■ '' ':\ .'^-'■:*:, : : \ : The' chestnut mare Loiret is-now "trained in the same stable as.California.. - : . ..' . Grandstand was to have, come from Dun©diri to take part'in the hurdle raoes at Trwtham, but be went wrong a few days ago, and will hot now be. seen at the meeting. ''■■:'' ;■;.' y '",'■;. ■~■.■;;■.'■'■'.' ■:■' ■•', ';• \- |, Moccasin, it is said, may not be started at 'the W'ellington . Racing; Club!a . meeting.. His owner wonld like to win the; Grand National Steeplechase with him, and the Hippocampus gelding may, therefore, bo kept in reserve for that event.-..■■'.. . '- . ■ '.' Comedian has gone into work at Hastings again, /and will probably be' : ready, to :.'- ■;■ :;\I/; Danahay, who used;to/ride '' jftariiapoto last ;. season, has taken" sorvice with J. M'Cracketrat Riccarton, ;;V. '■■'. ; The Raiidi; : who has not 1 , raced since last seasonj .wasgiyen a jump: over a couple of ; the big fences' at Napier Park on Monday, and is said to have' : made]'a favourablo showing at the business.. .; ;■'-.■;',,;,'■'..', ,' ';■ ~ ~ Capitoljs epokenof as a sure starter in tho Grind ■ National at' Riccarton, ■ where tlie stiff fejiocs will just suit vthis fine jumper. Tho Great' .winner was -very favourably treated at Gislwrne, but/he , was not accepted for. , "there,' his., owner '.evidently, being , , nnwilliiig'td knock the horse out by tbe : sea voyage. : -. :)■■:'■■■■■■■ "SS\ 'X .';. ,■ A Napier writer ■ states thatj-tho.. , chesthut. filly! Qhamois (Wonderlattd--Elaiid),' that: has; ■ been; racing■'^nsnccessfully '■■ in; the,; regi stered .'' wilt' bo:'among' tfio;i ; cpmpetitore'■;: at ■Mir^ar.'oa;July,'22.v;; : vy^^^'./;0.\;;: ; .':' '.•.■ "..' Further inquiries wore received at the Racing . Club office -yesterday«'■respecting acocen-' modation at Trerithani for : tte '.winter meet'Ingj'and if nil those horsea -that have "had accommodation'.booked!: f?*. :them,!attend tb« fixture therp^villbeniore-horEeß.at Trenthain than''h'aye'/previously competed• at'•:ohy.one' meeting, there. .: v '> Y>' ■^'■:' :: :-;' ■-.'; XX X. ', Now'that'.tho final payments, for tho V.R.C."Grand National Hurdle Race have been made, Waipu \is; tlio. only Neiy Zealand ;horso engaged in that event, though' close baa dozen, \vere handicapped for .jit/. , ;■ ; : ; ■".! .■-■ .■/. '~'-. , • Kiatere will probably , -not sport : silk' until, tho .Grand : National Steeplechase, fwhich is.run to-morrow week. J, Cameron, who trained Kiatere jand/Waipu, has already made.'two unsuccessful trips to the-Commonwealth, first '.with Merriwai and Needlework] aud last year jith Waipu, but Avhpn ho left, for the other iide' on tho present trip ho> was very hopeful of Changing liis luclt'. "Loq-kod aVfronrevery point ofy view, the Victorian handicapper appears to '■■ havo treated both: Kiatcro and; Waipu very,_leniently, and.it.is,hard to acoonn* for his. askinj? 'Golden Caim to -concede Waipu weight in the Hurdle Race, and Pilot to-concede ; Kiatere .weight ; ; in tho; Steeplechase, In fact, hia.handicappinf! of Golden Cairn was. notliiug imorothan ridioul-;-.ous'^'/"■=-.:;.---\-.■;"- X l *: ■;•■ >■;■'■■:■' - ■'■■■;■■''.:'. -'. v

■ ;Mr...Geb. Payne would aio, doubt >be very indignant at , tlie treatment acoordcd'^Golden Oairaj especially in view of his sportsmanlike notion with Chivalry .a couple of seasons ago. Chivalry; it:will be remembered, wae'ihandi-; capped, m mistake' for another horse,' and thrown into a five-furlongs race in Melbourne, , and as Mr. Payno had nominated the Con-, nueror gelding correctly, he could have "insisted on starting at :tlio : .weight allotted.' However,.the mistake was explained to him', and very he allowed the horse to be rbhandicapped. Evidently the/handicappbr intended to; be Von i the •β-afe side .with Golden. Cairn; 'as.tho.horso was given' about\2olb.! ;mqre tliaiihe was entitled to. Perhaps Golden ,Oaim,'has' been confused -with Goldohi Measure,', an'-[English; horse, that holds a record for , a -niile. land' three-quarters,;, -orr. with. Gold. Medallist, who nvas a chanipion \per. former in New Zealand twelve years ago, or, maybe, tho handicapper allotted. a ; littlo extra ■weight-in case Mr. : Payne, wantedto rido -the horse himself.- , ':■'.' : ..-;■ '.'.''..., ■ , ,-. -