THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 618, 22 September 1909, Page 9

THE TURF.

■::■::■': v v RACING FIXTURES, ' ■'; Sept.' 22 and 25.-Avondale J.C. Spring. ' Sop . 2? and 25.-Wanganui J.C. Spring.; bept. 30 and pot. I:—Loivcr Vullev J.C: Annual '■■ ■ (Jurtinborough). -■.•■■"■■ ' ■ -, Pot, Cartel 0.-Wellington • Pony.and Gal War Oct. 6,af,d 7.-irawke's Bay J.C. Spring.:■>/ Oct. 6 and 7.-Mnrlborough R.C Spring. Oct. U and .U.-Ui, UC |liu'j.O.' Jiiirtiiß."' v ■Oct. 13 and U-Napier Park R.C! Sprinß. nSi , <? n ani "•-Otaki.Jlnori B. C; Spring. ■ Oct., 20 and 23;-Wellington lt.C: Spring. ;.. pet,.2B and 29.-Poverty Bay T.C Spring. Nov. e,;8.; 10,.••IS.-Cauterbury.-J.C,; Spring, Y'\ ;■ ; : v NOTES AND COMMENTS. .! -.' •'■ '- ■■. : ■ fßr Glencoe.l v ' : -;- ~'''/: -.. ,TheAvondale'Jockey Club's moating will be continued to-day, when the Avondale Guineas ;■■■..■ .■•.; ' ':'■ : .-; ".■.•'■'■'. : .The .Wanganui Jockey Club's spring meeting commences to-morrow, and will be conoluded' OH'Ssturday. ncxtr -:.-■■- ■■■■■ '.;-.?./ ■:■ : Pony-owiicrs; are, reminded that-.acceptances, for tho Members' Cup and Electric Handicap at the Wellington Pony and Gallo\>;av .RacingClub sOctCber meeting close on Tuesday next. . ■i''. : .«6'tithern'. oxohange. states that ■■ D. 'Price will.be again riding for!the Karamu stable this

season. : , ■,■..•"'.'':■ - : •■" '■■'■■ .''■'■.-..'; '. \ 'Karo'roa, who wns beaten in'a half-mile race at Avondale, on : Saturday, is engaged: in' the Mount Albert Handicap, fivo fnrlongs, to-day." i_Norainatiohe for aij- events to be-rnn at tho Wellington .Racing Clnb'a -spring meeting- close at 9p.m. on.Jlonday aext, with the secretary, Mr. , A.-E.'AVhyte,.;." ■' ;-■ -' - ...-;..- .-., '■-;■: :Advico by the/mail''etatea.that Soultlin© : is : carrying, all. before him in India, . and has already: won seven races in the. laid of the iUjalls. :.;r.-,- . '-."■.■■ " : '.'> .- ■ - .'■■; .».: -Trentham' trainers "have had to ,be easy with'', their teams during the past few days, ae the ■traoKS' liave been ( 'r?ndored very heavy, by tho. .V , Wirral, who' has so far proved-a'disappoint-' imentover hurdles, will be among the runners in the Gonyille Hack, Hurdles at Wanganui toMCf row,:.:;, ■.'..';.', ■ ~: . . . .'.'". ■ ■ .-■' -'~.;.' ;imong>HawkoVßay, sportsmen', the'opinion" prf.vail3,,that Xy ophone irill be ' the' Karamu who., yili be racing 1 at tho'next ;wh o ;:was made a.hot onrite m: the ..Maiden Plato at "Avondale'on Saturday,- w wgaged'in tho Presidents Han'diV cap,;.six v furlongs,: thia afternoon. ■" ' - L B^n «7 ( ! i '^ oll "Mems: tea'vily... weighted with TwViF 'the opposition.is; 6 o,weak that tho handicappor could not very well have gi"«n, Him t€S9i:- ! .;'•;. ■ \ ' ['■■'■■■ v ■'■<.''■ : v."''"

, .All of .the candidates, engaged in the Wahga-' them,--Milan; Lady Medallist,, and Tawhaki navo been ..winners 'since the present -season coimnencod. . : two-year-old" ( B&dK iield,the best'record. ■'. , ; : .;■■'•.. ■• Admiral Soulf/ Lady •..'French I ,' Lord Soiiit, IKHt, 1 - «f en g?' m { Aim^ 11 havo, already giventhe bt.iSimon horso Soult a good start in tins season's winning, list and it looks'as if tho ; Glenora Park; sire-will, again.'" hea'd the list , tor,the season'. .i' . .■■•■■ ;.. .>.■■• ! . At-Avondale. yesterday'morning Miss Winnie' Sf» Ven f ?t IIHl]oVer on the outside 'of ~the 'course proper. ■'' She"covered soinetlung.rover'the fulf > distance, ;'and S clocked to.run lmin. l&«c.:!Evidently 'she still 'IS a lot of., the pace >ho exhibited .When ahe.won tho'Eaihvay Hihdicap in 1906.■' ',: - The:-Soii]t;gelding/'Nei;has been sold Ho' an Indian buyer, and will be shipped from Wei: ; lington nest' Friday- week. '■Hβ. may- be -raced ■in Sydney, and Melbourne 'before being eeiit on to.Jndia.r- Subject to -a--veterinary, certificatebeing.forthcoming Waihuka has been sold to the same buyer, delivery to takP place after' the racing; atAvondalp ' ' ,;■ ' •' " As an-:instaricD of the improvement made by Annapolis (Phoebus Apolkv-Eosana), a", Syd-, ney,wnter. mentions .that-'when "competinß. in"! Melbourne - ho- was • unable -to ''win a race -at no suburban meetings with light: weishts ?«"ay.' and now :-,he -is th* best performer* in West-Australia..- / ■■■:-■'-;.'. // '.':•.'."-.••....■ ■' ■■:■■■ j. i^ln-this-issue the' racing: ponies Aurifera;and Auriferous aje advertijiil-;for^tale;> nnd may ■ be.soen.a.t.Mirainar up till Thnrsday. Aurifora (Daunt—Link) "is a wcll-lmownVperforriief' a( Miramar, and' has' only been :out of a plaoa on tiye occasions during the time she bos been .competing there. She won one race.with list; 1131b.-,';Bofore'. coming to;Miramar,' she won a' number of'.races, in. fh« registered, isnis. Auriferous/has ■ only started, bnoe..-.: She measures' 'W.I, .and. Is : a ; half-sister ,to St.''Kilda "and sister.in Wood to. Pink. 'Un.-:. '..;;■.- ■ '-'Ertowe-'was offered- the mount on Bollin in' the New. Zealand Cup,'but had already contracted, to rido.Blue Eibbon;; .- ;},, , • ■■■• • . > The'..Winter Cup winner. North East, is going 'ttlonij'.weU in'his •■ preparation, for future events, and 'Should* run well in his spring eiiBagements.;);.:;.; ■'■.--.:;:.:>;.:.-;- ;--,.-C:. ■..-■,.- by'Gpiden Clipper at ■the Eosemll meeting oiv Snturday wns, last year, woii by/Soultlinei who. afterwards won the Shorts •Handicap'.at-.Bandwick:.:';:-.', , ;■ -. •,'; '■■■ •./•'■' ■■ -> v.V New. Zealand-bred horssg were in strong evidence .throughout -Australia: on- September 11 'At'Eandwiclc Kairbma, the Hurdlo Eace- -winner,- Abongioe, i*ho ran third' in 'the; Tramway 'Handicap, ;arid -Artillerij, 'who was second m the: Ch_elmsf6rd- : Stakes;, were 'all' :hred in thfl'.Doniinion,' l and si) were' Apricot- who '.won , '' at,,-Brisbane;. and TAnnapolis and .Ellis, 'who: were -returned winners,'at.Kaledorlie.. Jlary . hcaton,. the. Novice Handicap' winner; at'. Mentone, 'was,:fqaled ;in Australia, -but ; was got m. New: Zealatid by Beaton Delayal. Idyll, who raigsecond m, the ' Welter:-Puvse at' Mentono, is' New Zealand j.brod.i,-'.; : •"■: ,-..-■-'.• -■':'-'■■ '

'ANd'qAUOWAY: RACING CLUB. ■ 1 '?• M-i^B^S,? l "' declared tho;folfowing weighte for the tet day's evonts at. tho Wellington Pony and:Galloway;Eacing'Club's October; meeting:— ■■: :.-/';]:.; .. ■:. •-.:•..;*■ ■',:' :; Five furibngs and ? n ft 8 ? Possible, 105t.,9 lb.j Ora Pinsent•': Wst.-21b.;.Huia;^s;t.^lb^ ; Picoteey Ost ? 8l8. ' Sunshine,-Ost./61b.;;Mi#lvy,','gst:-olb. ? rBilly Ist-.-ab.; ■ BJuebeU, :'Bst.' 41b.f andl Prince Eoy ■Oa.t.";'.--'-;,-'-. •;.- :.i,\-'.-■'.■; '.'■'■■'■~ , M ,' • , ,"/ ■'■'~'.;■'':'■■■ ■ ' FlfiST MAIDEN; 'HANDICAP. Four • furlongs and llb.j Paul; Bst- 101b.;.: Stranded, ,Bst... Olb.j Jlahaia, Bst elb.i.Merrjng,'.tot. '61b;;;;Ciscorose, Bst.. 51b.; : -Sirrah,,Bst. 0 51b.; puchess,:est. 51b.; Saint Eita ■Bst.., 31b.;. .Sail.. Set. 31b.j'/Hobs, 'Bst.; Ellen .Bst.;'.;Needl.egirl,,,Bst.;.Dumps,.Bst.; and Miss iiuby, gsfc.■ i\- : . : v.•■-. v -•'.'.•-.■■ ■.■'. : ■/■ '• :■' :.:-.-, ,V JIEMBJEES' v'.' CTP.'" ;Six. : furlonES .-list.';,;Mpata,vlOst. 101b. ;.. Miretta, ldst. ■gold;. 04;,, lOst. i ilb.; t ;Pikiho, 9st. 131b.j Sir Possible,, 9st.'.;l2lb.;:;Sweet Lethe, ■• ost.'.'6lb.: :Whareko9, 9st. 51b.; Channel,;Bst. 121b.; -and Petyonol, Bsti: 51b. ;-,:,:■ '.:':;■ :: .:.... ' -SHORTS ■■: HAOTICAP?;, Four iurlongs.- . Herculean,'- list. 51b.; Huia, lOst. lolb. • -Wee Ivannie,' Ost. lllb.i Dorina,' 9st." 71b • Fireflv 9 ? t ; .Miss Kinr (late .BMtiti). Sat. 61b.T Lady linella, :Bst. ;Slb.; Tnae, 8 3 {. «b.; Duchess, Bst.;• Dumps,. Gsf:.; and Shamrock, 'M. ■• :■ ■ ,: :::;SOMEESErHANDICAp; and a half.-Sunshine, fist,-51b.; Miss Ivy; Ost 51h-1 Billy. --M. :2lb.;.Lady Dauphin, sZ'flb ; Ma! haka,Bst. 21b.;and Shamrock, Bst. ..- ■ ■' ;'iaECT|ic:^iNpi^ a half.—Franc,' list;:4lb.; Moata 10-;t inih" St. Helena, lOst.: 61b.;■ Gold P Cup, lOst 5 b': Pikihb, lOst.; Sweet L0th0, : 95t..131b.-OraPhii