THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 577, 4 August 1909, Page 2

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES. - Aug. ,4. —Woodlands Hunt Club Steeplechase. Aug, 10, 12, mid 14;—C.J.C. Grand Niiiioiml. Aug, 20— Ambe'rley Stecplcchaso Cliib's Annual kept. 1 and 2.—Marton J.C, Annual. • Hcptembcr 4 and 11.—Wellington Pony and Gat lotray-II.C. Sept. f! and !).—Hot-ov.-hcmta Hack R.C. Annual • Si'pt. 15 nnd IG.—Ashburtbn County R.C. Spring. Sept, 15 and 10.—Hangitikci B.C. Spring.. •' . . September 23 and 2.).—Wanpianui J.C. Spring. Oclobcr 2 and 9—Wellington Pony and Galloway H.C. • . /■ .-

NOTEB AMD COMMENTS.

fB7, Or.r.Ncoi.l Tho annual steeplechase meeting of the Woodlands Hunt Club will be held nt Pallia- ■. ilia to-day. The secretary telegraphed yes- : terdny to thfl effect' that tbo 'weather was : fino, and a successful; meeting was anticipated. ,' ' • ", -■ Rendrock was shipped to Lyttelton by tha r Pateena last night," The Eplosioa gelding " will probably be started in tho Trial Hup;.'.' dies on' the first dn.V of the CantcrbUrj Jockey Cliib's meeting. He is. to bo ~ by 11. Cairna. , v -': : •Mr. J. Brown, owner of Coxswain, ar-' . rived in town. on Monday from the West Coast. He is on his way to the Grand National meeting. ' In the Grand-National Hurdle race at Riocarton next week, Pikopo is to bo ridden byJerry O'Connell, and Gold Dust by E. O'Brien. Private advice received from Christchurch t yesterday stated that-Corazon was lame be- v nind after his gallop with Nadador, but it is not known whether or-not the gelding is. seriously amiss. . A Press Association telegram fromlChrist-,,. church States that Stormont jras scratched for all engagements at the v Grand National ~ meeting at 2.45 p.m. yesterday.' EI 'Dorado is understood^.to bo a sure . starter in the Grand National Steeplechase,' - and his, party expect him to run creditably. Zimmerman is in first'-cl4ss_ condition to commence the hew racing season, and the Birkenhead horso should further add-to his good winning record during the ; season. His!. only engagement at the .Grand National meeting is in the Winter Cup. 7 ' If Luke Wilson arrives back, from-Aus-tralia in time for tho Grand National moot- ... ing, ho is to have the mount on First Mato ■ in tho . Winter Cup.. ,It is, understood that Wilson will in -future be ,attache 4 to. F. Davis's stable, at Grcchmoadows,. and-.will, ride all the horses owned' by. Mr. T> H v i Lowryj - . - ' -. A local ■ sportsman prognosticates that Penates, Federal, and North East will bo out in Front in the early stages of tho Win- •• tor Cup, and the pace will bo so hot that tho ■ three-will be broken up at the end' Of seven furlongs, and then some plodder with, a dash of speed will "swoop' down" in the last hun- ■ dred yards and ' Carry off the cup. - - | At 'the annual, meeting of the Auckland- •. Racing Club- (says a Press Association tele- , gram),, the-chairman stated that it was j in* tended to increase,the stakes by £4000, anu, mako,„a. nupiber of improvements' t0,,the..,course—principally making new. roads—and . erect a people's stand. '.' . v ■" ■<-■-.■i ■■ One of the oldest». brood ntares in tho, Do- •; minion, in • Musket: Maid," by' Musket, died last week at Mangcre Mountain. Her owner, ■- Mr; B> Cunningham, had her grazing on the . • Alountain resen'e,'''and- on -going; up 1 toj the< maro ,'slte. seemed all right. - Some little; time after the maro was -noticed'to bo snlleruig, and sho succumbed.. Musket - Maid will bo - best romernbered' by her: soil ' and daughter, Waiuku and Okoari, both : of whom' -wera ( . • sired by St. Leger.; Waiuku was undoubtedly one of .tho-best', handicap, horses ever' : raced •• in Now Zealand.—Auckland t'Horald." t ; . pm .'i-i , TRAININCiiAT RICCARTON. , i • (By- TelcErapli—l'rtss Association.!' : 1 , r 'c K'rlstchUrih,. AugustJ . Mest-" of- fclio - wjDrk'''iviiS- accompliilied'' I qut-'; , v side r -thS course''proper•*''Hie''track'- was ; -in, - ;■' ' capital''order l , rik; did' l 'M&i-'furl<mgß iu ' - 'linmv 33scc; • Gweridblin'a boat' : ,Sea King ovo!r ■ft nMlo"in'lmin.'"4s 4-sscc._ Fede(ral'cr<«tod . ■a" surprise,, iby!' clearing "right awajr : roin i r Grenadier" over seven: turlongs, cut out ; n lminV2B 2-secc'.., Ben ;Jonson, • Snip,';''and Scotty wcro ,corapanialis ill i 1 schooling task • ovot six: flights, 801 l Joflson appearing' to y most advantage./' All Guns' went half rtlilo: in' SOjsec. -Capitol and '.To. Aral madA, a capital display iince- 'roilnd tlii '_big[ fonccs. '<: Pacific beat Grlcrigariff over a'niile in lmin. 54 4-ssee. Stormont tKaider. Lapland, perfbrmijd- creditably over . -. seven - flights;' Irisli and .Eurus went; a milo and ii'half.. in':2miri.'s8 v 3-ssec.j finishing' to- - gether. Auratus beat . Compass conftorkbly bvqr six furlongs in Imm. 21sec.; Lo. yeau : "did a milo" and lwlf; in ,-2min.' ■ : 54,-Cor-aon had Nadado ; r. well beaten at-.thc end ■ . • of n. strong milo and a qimrter run in 2mitt, ' 21Jsee.v Others;did light work.', V I.' ' V.R.C. AND TOTALISATOR.; I, : / (By Tolcßraph.-l'rcss Aesoctailon.-OotiyrltthU • ■ , v . Melbourne, August.3. . 7 '.: -" •At tho annual'.-mcetiiig of' t.he r Viotoria Racing Club if was stated tHiat tho profits for. . ; : the yc<ir 'amountfil to £2313.. The chairniaa , ■ 'stated-that'-tho' recent attjempt"to introduce' ... aiTotalisato'i;. Bjll-showed, that the',majority, ' of legislators were, opposed to tho, maciiino.; It Was decided to wait for a more, propitious . opportunity. ■"-.-.I 1.-l'' . . . ... SCRATCHED. - (By "Tclcerapb;-l'rcis AMOdatlon Copyrlcht.t • • ' , " Mdbourno, August 3. Atan.hua : has been .the - .Vic'. , v torian ; ,Steeplechase.i

EMPIRE RIFLE MATCH.

. THE NEW ZE VIAND TEAM The New Zeaiand. rifle team to,take part .is . .. the Jubilee Prize Meeting at Sydney.,will ;lcavo Wellington on May, September 21. ihis will .. give the members un ,opportunity ,of having; 4 ivtek's practice before the meeting, ,\diicV;ia-,. : ' to bo' Held on. the Bandwick Hiilo;Kangfe, ney, October'B-19,- ■ " v ■ ' V" ■ • It^vas. ? generally':understood 1 that'Colflnir R., J. Collins, 1.5.0., chief cxecutivOhOfficer bfi'tho; ;;"- Dominion JJifle. Association, \vduld, have gone • ' over in oharge : of' tho. team, - but:',his Voflioiil. ,? duties as Secretary of the pre- ,,> vent him being absent, from the Dominion at ' that time, and Major R/ Hughes; l ,^.D.,^ofr : ' . Wanganni, a member ,of the Executive, has . s been appointed as captain of the teaiu. Several other liiarks'men not included'm, tho team,, as .welf'fts a strong contingent, .from"-' .• Ottigd and Southland, have mtim.itcd thiirin-.: tontion of competing. Competitors not', included in the' tennV will bo allowed tho't-amovcoflccs-;,-,": eions as to.steamer. fares as nicmbcrs of .tho .. • tonm.on obtaining a certificate from' 'Cologolv 'Collins as to. their being bona-fido cotopeti- ■ tors. ' • • c.. -i * Ai-.f-:.-The Victorian Riflo Meeting, takes placo .at ~ Melbourne, ooliimeiicinp on October 25, so that,' the New Zealand iiiinrksmen .will have an portunity of shooting at this meeting .beforo" .' they return to'the Dominion'.' , v* v ■ '■fe

MORRIS TUBE SHOOTING.

! 'A match was fired' between the 'Wellington. Gas Company's 1 team and Stewarts, timber, and . : ... hardware- merchants,. the former, winning. Mr •■ >. 5? points. The following , shot beet; for tho, .... Gas Workers:—Urwiii and Aston,' 38; Gray, • '• 32; Dodgson and Evensen, Sl;.Sniajlbnnc, ,?fl; . and for tho losers—Scott, 32; ICrnse, 31, and , Staples, 30,