THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 559, 14 July 1909, Page 9

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES. Jnly 17,. 21; and 8.C. : Steeple. . chase'.'-. ■ ' ' ■ : . .-. ■ \ July 28.—Hawke's'Bay Hunt Steeplechase. July 29.—North Canterbury J.C."Sports.' Aug. 10, 12, and H.—C.J.C. Grand National , Sept 2 and' 3.—Marton J.C. Annual. . NOTES AND COMMENTS. [By Glencoe.] ' Lull was scratched yesterday for all engagornouto at the Wellington Racing Club's mooting. ■■, . • ■ ; Longner, it is understood, may forfeit his engagement, in; the Parliamentary Handicap on SMmrday, to . compete in. the Stewards' Handicap,, seven furlongs. B. Keeper arrived by the Takapuna from Blenheim; last night, and brought Gold Bird trith him.. . ..'■•' . •'■''.... .'"■.-. ■'■• •■. ■■■•' ■ H. Cairns visits the Hutt racecourse this morning to assist in tho schooling of C. Pritchard's jumpers. . . .;..'' . ' Mr. . John WilKins, vice-president bf the Racing Cliib, celebrates his eighty-third birthday next Monday. .... THe chestnut mare, Sari Julie,' has joined the active brigade at Masterton; ' Maidi's withdrawal from ''.her. Trentham engagements was caused by her breakdown. Another Poilding hurdler, Finnesseur, has also gone wrong. : V.l ,:■ ■ -,■ . v ; .-Captain Bell is due at Trentham to-mor-row. Hβ is to be ridden in the Trial Plate by:the hurdle horsenian, J. r M'Gregbr. M. MlGrath returns to Masterton after the first day's racing, and will bring Aberration to Trentham for the second and third day's racing.' ~, ■'."■• ■■.;■.■■■ ■;■■ - -' :;:The hnrdler,,Sen; Sim, who was in. work atOpaki; has again been turned out, and will; not be taken up' again for a considerable, .time.' ■.' ' .;■■.", ; •■.,•■. '■■.-.'■ ■■, .Capitol surprised - the Trentham peoplu by his clever jumping at. Trentham the other morning. Ho ran within a foot ; of the stone wall, and then cleared it safely, while, at the next fence, he took off about 15 feet. ] Pronunhas been troubled with a'coloV'fo'r' several months now; and does not yet ap- , pear' to be; free from the effects of it, as 1 he" has been coughing since his arrival at Trentham; ■'■•■■■■;■■-'■ -'" ■••'.•.'■;''■'■;' ':.■,"••■■ - ■■'••' ;.:..•' : Paritutu will not be brought to'the Wellington' Bacing Club's -meeting. He is rei ported ;to, have broken down badly.,., '■•;;. yf"-. _ Stormont ;is - still ; said to be 'as. fine a jnmper as ever, but he blows ■as 'soon/as he is sent along :at any pace, and it is not likely .that; he Lwould' see out a race over |»untry.;"..v';■,.;■; "V V: ...: ■.'• •■■ ■,•/■.;:'.■ :'; ;, ~ Yesterday's arrivals'at Trentham included a niiniber 'of jumpers' from Aucklaad, viz., Irish, 1 ) Le' ! Beau)' Ben Jbnson, -1 North' Head, Bally,'< and Sootty. ' Wafhuku' also \ arrived from New Plymouth. •! ' ■ '•' '■■ ■y- C. .Cress ' arrived .at- Trentham yesterday afternoon '■■ to.• : school : -Paritutu . 6yer. the hurdles, .as' he has been engaged to ride the Castorgeldiiig'in^hiß'racee.-'" .. ;■' ■.:';-- ; ".-'■'. /. ;F.' Langstorio is'to ride Pukewai, 'Sealer, and Gaelic in their-Trenthain engagements. The .three -horses named will : be railed; to. ■the course''by' J. '; Cregs"to-morrow.;. As 1 •the. Opaki. track Js, at■'present \vx gopd^order,: the,! •Masterioii: traitier wfis in ; no Tiurry < to 'reach Tfentham^'Jlpj.till, last .week all,the; Opaki horses:have been on..the; plough.•.';;'. \)\ ■ : i'■'. The New '-.".Zealand: ?' Cup "candidate, ■Blue: Ribboh,''. was brought : in from her- owner's', place; last :wcek r 'and;Garrett, will .commence to'prepare; h«r-for s her:; Cup engagement at once. . She still shows; sigpsi of weaknosß inone of her and; it is thought thatshe may not stand a preparation. . ;: J. M'Gregor was at Marton on Saturday last schooling Speciosa over the. country. : The :Sti.';': Hippo | : mare is to arrive at Trentham. next Monday, but it ia not definitely decided ;whether j'she ; will: start ■; in the; Wellington iSteeplechase or 'rioi. Probably she ■kept. in;'feservb for the third day.' ; iShe -is afterwards"to: go''to Riccartbri. .. ' ; /.v :■•.. i ; 4 TRAINING AT TRENTHAM. , Copious rains again fell at Trentham. on Monday night, but it was a nice bright mbrnr ing for the gallops yesterday. . The outside of the course .proper was ' thrown open for fast 'Work,' but the, going was very heavy* 1 : and no very fast times were recorded, though a couple of horses accomplished,: their .tasks :in an attractive manner.. Six of >the: Pbrirua 'horses' were .-.■' sent. out. before breakfast., fqr 'trotting: exerciso on the. roads, and . for a climb over the hills. They were: Latehot,. Masterful, Kurawaka, Simplex,' Tβ ] ,KaKu-. rangij and; Waitarere. After,, Lreakfas't,; Lowes'team; was-the first to put inan'.ap-]. pearahce. Sir Frisco and; Iranui (both with. light-weights) were companions :'•■■ in a sixfurlbngs .gallop which occupied lmin. 23. 4-5 se6.;;Sir friscoj.on tho outside, 1 shaped nicely in the .soft going, and 'easily held; his companion safe, at' the end, of ) the journey; Cohort'had the best of Magneto over fivp furlongs/ ruri in lmin. 12sec., the last four in 57'. 3-sseo. ! Longner '(Ryan) was sprinted a couple of furlongs down the back stretch: Sw«ofc Angclus; (M'Comb) easily, beat First Mato,.(Cairns) over six furlongs run in'lmin, 29scc:,'. the last five in lmin. 14seo. Inchbonny. (Cairns) and Pronun (M'Comb) ; galloped together over five furlongsj whidi tnby. covered in lmin.»lssec.,, the last half-mile taking 59 3-ssec. ! Pronun, was' going. I the better-.-at the,finish.. Southern .Cross, , with a .light boy in the siddle, covered a: mile in 2min. ljsec, the last seven furlongs'taking lmin.: 46 l-ssec. Truganini was given'trot : ting exercise on the tan, and a similar' task was allotted Knight Commander; j' Half i , to three-quarter-pace work was accomplished by 'Hilarian, Black Squall, -First Corisul',' Twink'lej; King Post, Succession, -and Pura-' kau. Seaman, Chauvelin, and Llariwern : also worked. 1 ;' '. ■!'■'■ .'■■'.' : ' ' : '. *■■■''';'' •■■•,'■ : -''".' : '" : ;'

Of the ■ jumpers, Silken Rein (M'ConnorJ) : was : the.''first ;.to' school. .< She traversed three rounds, and cleared sis hurdles 'en route. She approached the jumps very carefully, but cleared them cleverly enough. Tauira (H. Telford) ;weat two rounds, and;jumped four hurdles. He went at; tho' obstacles in fino bold style, and took" the first three beautifully, but rapped tho last.- Exmoor (Telford) was also galloped two rotmds over four hurdles, his jumping leaving little to be desired. Yosami (N. Canipbell) was the only other candidate to jump. She" negotiated four hurdles safely, but swerved at a couple of them. Xavier was sent a ifound at halfpace. Stormont, who makes a noise, ,was given long slow work. Capitol did slow work, while Commander was sent a solid working gallop, and was hitting out nicely. STIPENDIARY STEWARDS. . (By Telejraph.-Press Association.) , ■ Palmerston North, July 13. The Manawatu -Racing.-. Club decided not to support the stipendiary steward" proposal, unless those officials were appointed, by the Racing Conference, and the practice made universal. • .'•■■■.■. '; : ■■-.'■,;'"..'' ; ,■. BLOOD STOCK SAUES-BIC PRICES. (By Telegraph.—Preaß'Assoclatlon.-Oopyrlcht.) (Rec. July 13, 10.35 p.m.) '.-.: London, July 13. A great feature, of the blood stoclc sales at Newmarket was the disposal of the late Sir Daniel Cooper's blood mares and foals. Thirteen lots aggregated 48,140 guineas, inchiding Flair, 15,000 guineas (a record for a brood maro), and Lesbia, 9000 guineas.