THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 590, 19 August 1909, Page 7

THE TURF.

, rAcing fixtures. : , ' : 4nji- 26.—Wairnrapa ■ Hunt Club (Taratahl Carterton Course) , • Sept.: l.and 2— Marton J.C. Annual. i;i ' ■,■■■.„■ Sept.' 1 anil 11.—Wellington I'ouy anil Gallo i way R.C. v Sopt. 8 and • • Hack.B.C. An nual. i : Sept. 15 and 16.—Ashbui'ton Coiiti ty 11.C ' -'Spring. , * . . •• Sept. 15 and ■ 16.*-Rangitihei. R.C. -Spring. .y- s . Sflpt. 18,'..22,-..and 25.—Avoiulalo J.O. Spring, ' Sept. 23 and J,G. Spring. Oot..2and Wellington Pony and Galloway R,C. , 1 Oct 13 and 14.—Dunedin J.C. Spring. L_ ; NOTES AND COMMENTS. I \ [13* 01,m'(Sft ] , The Gltand Natlocnl winner, Nadador, was v brought Up from the south yesterday. ..■ ; ■ ■ : Stepniak, who is to do stud duty atCauibria ■ : ; onhis way north this mOrning. - '. " • y- ■- ' It is Stated that tha New Zcalftfld St; Legor - winner Volume diod recently. iu■ India. , Ho had not proved & . profitable puiflhaso to. his Iricliah owner. _ ' I're'm Melbourne comes news that" Mr. H. : .Farmer'.has purchased from. Mr. G. P. Payne /'. . '. a. New Zealarid-breil filly, .two years, by feoti.lt or Gluten from Helen M Gregor, by. This was oiH> of a batch that Mr. Payne took ■" • totho - other sitld- last. ■.

Aborigine was entered for a sit furlongs ' ' event' at Uosohill last iSaturdaV, but; being "' weighted ill; 10st„ he wa'9 scratched shortly after " i; ■ the appearanco of tho hflnfTicaps. .. .. i ' Coy has got over lu'fi fait .thd Wellington ; ■ Steeplechase, and .Will .be given ft' ruil on tho first_day Of the Martin'nieoting. l . . '■v'i v ; . Thirty-four i horßos have been woighted for th« Trial lliirdl« at the Marton mooting, but 1 it is.not likely that half that number will go to tho pest, rv : Owners' shotild note that netninations.for. the S-i' i«&d°::ltaiigitikei'' iaeetingß;.wos» -.tot.. ) morro>', evening. I'/[ . Lfet season bookmakers had - all the best of tlK'bdckers a t thoii rst oft jig spring-meetings as ft 'tv&- -V.; lot .-'of. new: . an(l; it was .dif', • -..r ;- fioult to sum up tho form. Big fields promiso 'to,■'lie'.thef'irder: tho':first ;few 'nieitings/of; the; S ;• . s4as6n, and it looks, as if tho.odds will bo in . . . ■. favour of .the fielders. _ ". ■ Owing to Clanranald being-In ill-health. Sir ; Goorge -.Clifford has leased Gravitation/ by . Birkenhead—Stepfeldt, to do stud duty ,at St6nyhurßt. this Season. . JV li ••• iNlri E. Bickey has purchased Kairoma • for •v-'-.--.--ißi!oo,'--:'ana'-.'th« 'Birkenhead geldioa will, proi bobly be taken to Sydney,- along with Mtindio. '.■■■" "A 1 chestnut pony by St Paul—ting (dart of ■'Royal Flush) will'probably be aiHong the com- .". petitory at-Miramar next'month _ • •. . . Wlrral, who showed plenty of pace ond Who ; . woll'in .the hurdlo. races at Trentham, .'figures in.-both .hnrdle .races on .the ..first day ". . Vol • tho Marton meeting. , , . ; .; - . j I. . . ClMnenoy, who- is engaged ill the Trial | -. Huddles at- . the Marton-. meeting, ; ! has been I ; i. jiiraping well at.'Hawera, and;is i Said- to shew I ■considerable .pace between .the jumps. . I . promising \apprerttico" :is how. the ■ v .English-papers refor'to ft.lad named Percy ; Snjith, wh'6 .won'.atco'uple.of events in..tho first week;in which he started raco riding.'On the first loccasion that-he . had a. mount, the im■pivjssiou ■ which he. oreated - wdS a. favourable .. . one..; Ha wiis; thrown-at the post,yftnd, : after . chasing his horso for nearly a mile, .he caught ! itj nat the field had beon dlspatehed without / The New. Zeal and. Cup candidate Sir Prtzo V -;; V}: (late;.JQlmarnOck) '-has ;,been : given a ilitile,'. fast > work at Hawera. recently, and appeara .to be >:.■ . moving quito soundly. .-•i .-The;opinion has beon expressed that Lovell will not be started in the Hunt Cup at Mar-y:ton-:op/account 'of his ;heayy.-impbstj'. but those'l ■■.who.;saw Mr. Wilson's hunter win .- his two ;; . (..races at Riccarton. say that Mr. Morse could, '.'v'i- given hiiii less; in'a rice .witliran' 11st.' minimum. / ; v.. Although top-weight In the Tutaehui - Welter • h . ■ . at .'Marton, Aoerbrothock does, not appeal'- to .' bo.-.harshly treated-ou his'be%it. form, biit, in • i hisi'last'--three- elforta.last,'season,.'.hovifaced > ■ very badly. Hoivever, they ■ are a very. nioder- . ate.jot to whom .he concedes weight. - i . i Yiv.Collollo, tritlner of - Nadador, thinks, that tho,:.chestnut'mare ran the best raco of. her . • career in. the Lincoln Steeples, when she tan . second to. El Dorado. Ho is of opinion that, had tho distance been. tho samo as in tho ( .Grand /National,.'-Nadador ■'would have .worn El i.Dorado down . long before tho post was leached. ' , .Quite a number'of. New Zealand Cup caudi- ,■ ■;dates;will be racing at Marton, and as their WJights for the two miles race will bo published by thon,, interest will attach to their - performances, .Last season'.-Mfthuranui, who ■ won the Crofton. Handicap on the second day , -k, of -the Marton irieeting, Was "tha: first ; horsd to i - • ; incur a penalty m the New Zealand Cup. ; 'WAIBARAPA HUNT CLUB HAPiDICAPte;" ' , . " Tho following; handicaps have been declared - bx.Mr. -U. Shannon, for the W'airarapu Hunt . Club's,,meeting -to bo 'held ■on the TaratakiCarterton course on Augtlst 26:— '. v EUNTEIIS' HUrtDLBS. Ono mile , and a half.—lndian Mutiny, 12st. 7lb.j Clovial, I2st.i Knrinui t list/ 121b.,' Oblivion, list. 101b. ,• Retinpe, list lfllb.i Black Angel, list, fib.; /. - jTOylock, list. 51b.; Jet do More, list. 51b;;' MateftgnteiiAa, 115i,.51b,; Mar!nga, Hat. 51b.: ■ Hill Mss,,list.; Lady Madcap, list.; and Sir Lethe, list. : \ iSACic-HANDICAP..' Five furlongs.—ifatira, . l#st.;. Lucretius, 9st ,131b. ; Merry Christmas, . . 9St.. 121b.; iNo. Trumps, Sst/121b.; Golden Rein, 9it.', 51b.; Coronella, : 9st.;. Muertaliiia,. Dst, j . ;S'. Nisch, 9st.; Terona, .9s't;; Muskotfier, ;.9st.; ~- Mcrrio Land, 9st.| Pifi, 9st.; Pranztsca; Oat,; aid, Skye, Ost. &pNT CLUB STEEPLECHASE. Two miles and a half.—Kuranui,-12st.; Tianfti -list', 21b.; ;E^tinue f ;llst.;2lb./-Matengatenga, list.; Moonlight, lOst. 121b.; Firestick, lOst. 10lb.; Haka, , 10st,;71b.j Laddio, lOst. Mb.; Jessie, lOst,"7lb ; Hill' Lass,: lOst. ■ 71b.:Kildeefl,, lOst, 71b,; All Blacky 10-t 71b ; Dear Dolly, 10it. 71b , ladv .. Pot,': lOst. ,71b.';,; Nightlight,;-10st, 71b,; anil TuiMOst, fib. .HACK. HANDICAP. Seven furloisgs.-Ty-rannio, vlflst.'l2lb,;; Splash, lOst. 51b.; Leahora, . lOst.;; ;Soaler, 9st;.'l'2lb.; Jlatira,"-9st. 121b;; . Lucretius, 9st. 131b.; 'Royal Maid; Ost. 101b-; ■ No-Trumps, Ost.' 101b.; Atanul, 9st. 71b.; Swal- • 10w^;93t...51b;; Goldon' Roin', 9st. 31b.; Clovial;' . ©sti-v3lb.J Jet de More, 9st. 21b.; Grand Myrelln; 9st.';. and Merrio Laud, 9st. ■;/ •..... ,". . ' TAKATAHI STEEPLECHASE. Throe miles. —P.fctis, 12st. 7lb,>;-Indian Mutiny,. 12st; Slb.r Kuranui; l'2st. Bib,i Lord Ullin, IZst;; Wilif Oats, list. 101b. j ■ Moonlight, list, 51b.; Tui, list..,' Ned, list,; Satan, list.} Sir Lethe, list.; and Jess, list., LADIES' BRACELET. One mile and n half:—Clovial, 12st.' 71b.; Traylock, list. 101b.; "..Jlatengatenga,';:llst. -'71b,; Firestick; list. -81b.; , v r All 'Black,, list.; Haka, list.; Nightlight, list;; / ; Hill Lass, list.; rHaututu, list.; Skye, list.; and;Paratene, list. . FINAL STEEPLECHASE, Two miles.- ;. . .OtuS,v l2st '101b.; - Indian" Mutiny,; 12st.■'71b.; Kuranui, 12at. *71b.; Lord Ullin, 12st. 21b.; AVild OatS; list, 121b.; Tiana, llst.'lOlb,; Ro;tiniie,'.''llat.. 161b.; . Black:-; Angel,:; list; 71b.; ~.. Traylock, list. 71b.Moonlight, list. 51b.; Fire- ; stick, list.,Blb.; Tui, list.; Laddie, list.; Jess, . ,11st;; Lady Madcap, • list.; and Dear Dolly, list. '