THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 571, 28 July 1909, Page 9

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES. July 28.—Hawke's Bay Hunt Steeplechase.July 29.—North Canterbury J.C. Sports. Aug. i.— Woodlands Hunt Club. ■■: ' Aug. 10, 12, and H.—C.J.C. Grand Natioualr- : Sept. 1 and 2.—Harton J.C. Annual. NOTES AND COMMENTS. „ I 18-V GI.ENCOR.] ' ' I The Hawko's ; Bay Hunt Club's Steeple- ] chase meeting. will be held at Hastings today. ;/•.,.- :.;.: . Grenadier and Wairaka were taken to Riccarton by, the. Patcena last night. ':■_ Ben -Jonson and three other horses' went j.south by the Monowai yesterday in order-to fulfil their" oiigagemcnts at the Grand National meeting., • '/' '-, Waikaraka, it. is stated, will mcet.his.cn- : gagement in the : Winter. Cup at .Presumably Jenkins will ride him. Eawera has been taken to thcEiccartou .meeting, along with Mundic. Tho object is to see if the trip will benefit tho Rangipuhi mai'c; ■ ■ ,'■■; / R.' Cameron continues' to rido in' good form on-Australian tracks, and at the Caulfield meeting on.Jidy 17_ lie piloted the two last winners on tho and Socialist. /-.' ■•; /:California's, withdrawal from, .tho .Metro.politan Handica.p probably means that... the sou of San /Fran will not betaken 'to Aus-', tralia; irt .thb-.spring." ' '.'.>'•/'.-,'-'. /'■'■■'B.'Deelay,- who is to ride in: the Winter Cupj-passcd through, ; Wellington.' torday on iiis,way toTticcarton. .v..',, /i.-- ; H.,Ca'irfis''is.'gbirig across to Sydney at thb samo timoithatA. 'Oliver goes. Cairn's,' it is' understood,,toill ride'Tumut:and Osiris: in' -their engagements-■at/'B«ridwi'ck and ,othbr meetings.-.' •'. ■ • .-.. : .;.;.- //./■// ■■■'. :'.'.lt has now been that th'ero will ,be no pony, race .meeting at Miramar 'beforo .the .first week in September. /Most, likely' a. two days'-meeting will bo held on September ii and il./// : ':,. // ( v'' -//; .';',' -:_.-...- ;' ,M.' Vanderbilt, who '.this year won tho ■IVenoh Derby" with 'Negofol, ■ has. now won. /tho : 'event.' ,011' three,.^occasion's'..in .the. last 1 four : year's. ";. Tliis; season - ho. J started /■two horses,-one 'winning,. and tho other running third./ 1 /■■••;/"' ~''/'/'/'// ;■,''',;''/./: ■-'■■ \. ,'/ '■: To' Arai has "competed .in six steeplechase events to date,/aiid has.won in'.his last four attempts over big country/. ■'■■.":'■._y;:-'y < ~' / In tlie.,e\-crit'.pf ..Kairoma.not, starting:,in the: Grand 1 National' Hurdles,; at.:.Riccartb'n,• the 'services/' of ? J.' Dolaiiej' "will probably' be •bhWned/fpr./Cpmpass.;. :/ /,,./:,-;' , '■.■■[^ : ',.i : .'. l -.■■'. Tho ex-New, Zealand jockey. S./Hbwie," is riding quite;d number of'hurdlo winners, i,in i Melboiirno' this: winter. .He/won hurdle race/ at '.'the Sandowh.' Park meeting,' as ,'recentiy' '.as.iluly.,'l4.'•'/■'•''. ■;•..:''•,.'•• , .■■•'■ '.•;'.' '■ Mr.;: Morse, -owner. of ~'th'e .steeplechaser''To Arai)' left'for Gisborno"b'y :yester-' i'day moriiing'-s express..-, Ho "will 'return ."-for. l.tlio.G.raiid National'meeting at.Chrictchurch. . English'.advices state, that : ¥.. .Woottonwcnt: across to;Erance to rido in the French Dorby, and, though- ho,: did not succeed in winning that',race,''-,ho- steered two .other winners oh the ;,samo day, and attracted tho favourablo,.attehtion of. French owners.. . ■'.''' i .'An/accident fund is to .bo, ''opened'by the Wellington''Pony, and Galloway Racing Club, under which all, horses competing- at Miramar'will,: he'; required to 'contribute' £1 per annum to tho fund. /Conditions; will be, drawn ,up, . and'J a ■scalb.'of//payments ''arranged'in ,caso'. of, accitletits' f ;: to ' ; ' : jo'okeys'engaged iii races./;///^/ ; /'''///;/'' ; ' , '/ : ;;/''.-'' : //';;// ■'. ~

' The writer acknowledges receipt of; the latest edition of ."Miller's The 'contents include; performances of' all horses engaged in the Spring Handicaps, !o.getker., with pedigrees.'/; vlt also gives ,thb. '".pedigrees bf'horses'aiommated for;tho'A';J,C.;: i;V MiG. ," a nd.:W;A;:: Derbies,}; a&: well ■ ris fi those) .fpr^tjie; racV.'' : '•; Othbr : 'space;is :devoted;.tp/.'reco"rd perfqhnances' in' .different branches': of,'sporty arid /tab/ies/slibw-.l ' iiig : : past winners' of important events., / It is. ■a valuable 1 handbook'for •sportsman';.'v.'/ : ■■■• --,A

■j'-'The Wellington .Pony jand .Galloway Racing Club 'notifies/biynbrs .that the.,new season, which is.to, cohinienco. in August/all ponies that have. competed ■ or, that, .are .to be. entered must have/ a.- nieasurement. certificate as to height. : Mr. J. M.; Gumming, 'managing steward of the club, will be on fho-Mira-mai' course,from 8 to. 10 a.m. on August. 3 and 4.;/, "/', ./;.,.>,./ ;,//: : ; ;-"-.,...."■': -.".-■.....'.

, CALIFORNIA SCRATCHED. (By,; Telegraph.—l'reaa Asßoclatipn.—Oooyrichti) (Rcc. July 27, 9 5 pm.) Sydney, July Cakfo?n:a has been scratched for the Metropolitan Handicap.