THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 575, 2 August 1909, Page 7

THE TURF.

: RACING (FIXTURES. Aug. 10, 12, and H.-C.J.C. Granil Nulinnnl. Aug. 20.—Amberley Steeplechase. Club's Annual. Sept. 1 and 2.—Mnrton .1.0. Annual. September 1 and-11.—Wellington Pony and Galloway B.C. Sept. 8 and 9.—Horowhenua Hack B.C. Annual. NOTES AND COMMENTS. \ . ' Oi.KfJcoE.l The annual steeplechase. meeting of the Woodlands Hunt "Club is to be held" at Pahiatua ( on Wednesday. Messrs. J.'B. Williamson and F. Macmanemin went through to' Riccartori on Saturday night.. . -■•■ ' .'; : '"■•■■ : " • " A. Oliver leaves hy the south steamer tonight in order to ..fie" present at Riccarton to rido North East in his wiijdiug-up gallops. ; ' England's second ten .thousand pounder, the' Jockey Club Stakes, is not run until September 30. Minoru's name does not figure among the.entries. ••..,'■ J. Griffiths is handling a two-year-ola, bred practically, the.same as Sandstreara, by San Fran, out of a sister to TJa. The Victorian, Amateur Turf Club's steeplechase meeting commences at Caulfield next Saturday, when the Australian Hurdle Uace will be run. : ■••;•■ ■■ '. ■ ' A Masterton writer-has made a calculation which shows that, for the soasoii just closed, 28 horseV trained, on theOpaki track won 51 races, and were placed, second on 37 occasions*' They won in stakes a totalof over £5000. " OraPirisont arrived from Nelson on Saturday night in charge of G, Smith-, and went out/to Miramar, where she will he prepared for thounregisteredmqethigs. . ' ; : . Glengariff,-who went through to Riccarton last, week, has been schooled by C. Cochrane, and is said to be a promising sort of jumper.

Jno. O'Connell will not, after all, ritlo Jackpot- in the Grand National Steeplechase, as :it appears that'Mr; A. EUinEham had engaged a rider before he knew that Q'Connoll, was returning. . 'V ■ ' Zimmerman is reported to havo boen / doing good work at Hastings, and it >s stated, on what appears to be good authority, that he will represent the Karamu stable in the ; \yint'er Cup' to-morrow week. N ■ C., Pritchard'steam for the;' Canterbury Jockey .Club's ' meeting will bo shipped south to-night. It-will," consists of Moccasin, Penates,' Rangikapua, Bravery,;, and probably Whatnkura. . •' ■; •' ; . Nadador was .worked at Trentham on Friday morning before being railed to town, and 1 sho.went'''particularly''.well. Collello stated before going' south that' lie does not think that tho old- maro was ever ~so well .as at present, except before the last Grand National: He thinks that she is sure to run with her usual consistency, and be among the leaders'at the finish. ■ The . general impression is that the weather will havo a Jot to do wjtli tho betting on the Grand, National Steeplechase. The opinion'is largely-; held that if it is fine L'e Beau will start favourite, and if it is.wet' To Arai, will probably lipid that position iii the betting—this on account of his good displays in the at Jreiitham last month. ...' 'v. ' '. Space for fivo Porirua--horses'; has been, booked on the southern steamer ,£ so that it looks as if Prcsser.' is going to take: a fairly strong team to'Eiccarton; Tlipro'does not appear |to be much -behind tho rumour of ira's breakdown, for, although the' Mahak'i gelding has not been vory t inucn on the track, lit'l?'" understood that heis'givirig his trainer satisfaction; and iis practically suro .to go to the post for the; Grand National. Hurdles.j ..A'special pair of boots'has been'.'Ordered in Christchurch for liini to raCo in.

• A, iieat % booklet isto 1) and from tlio Wangariui Jockey Club.' Jjt, contains, among other 'things; tli.e.'jproCTamines. for ;tho three meet-. 'ings ..t^fijnicld,during the'- coming season, entries for events",dosed, and winders of' prlnclpalf races. During tlio season the clvfb .will distribute a total of £7905 in stakes, : .;J. HaJl: >who is to.rido Nadador ; and Corazon at 'tnc Qrand National meeting,' is to leavo . for : ' Biccarton by to-night's "steamer; Hall has .quite recovored from the knocking about - TvJiich ho 'received'when Corazon : unseated 'him ;in tho Final Hurdles at the Trentham meeting.; A. Oliver is to ride Njland'in the six-furlong hack race oh the first day of .tho Riccnrton meeting,''and the sej--' vices of C. Jenkins have been engaged for ' ' •; The first; meeting of.niembers of the newlyformed Southland Trotting Cluh was held on Friday last. The club opens with oyer a hundred,' members, and, as mucht enthusiasm, .isibeitig displayed, 'a.successful .'future seems not unlikely. I ' ■' . ■ V . ROSEHILL FLYING HANDICAP. (By 'lelCßrapli.-l'ress Assoclatlon.-CoDyrlKht.l (Rec. August ,1, 5.5 p.m.) ■ Sydnsy, July 31. / . Artillerie ran third to Borodino and Oboe in the Rosehill Flying Handicap. . NEW ZEALAND HORSES SCRATCHED. . v Molbourne, July 31. Waipu' has been scratched for the Australian Hurdles ' and Steeplechase, and Kiatere for the Steeplechase; ; They,will 'return to New Zealand. . ,