THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 633, 9 October 1909, Page 7

THE TURF.

' ' RACING FIXTURES. ; 'Bar-' • and • Galloway -8.0. y ,13 and U.—Duiieilin ,).L. Sprlup. ; Sjh;! 3 andilt-Napier .Park R.C. Spring,; . Jw $ and . l 4 —Otafci-Maori It C. Spring, f\ t '<?, I| ?f' 21 ~North Otago J C Spring ;Vi -n« t 'Park Racing' Club: Inaugural. : ii X ?? ■.'.23.-^ Welltugton. lt.C.: Spring. •• - X l 5? and. 29.—Poverty Bay T.C. Spring. and 29.—Mnsterton R.C. Spring. ■ : ; ' 6, 9, and IS—Wellington Pony and Gallo«ay K.U. -Nov. 6, 8, 10, 13.—Canterbury .T.C. Spring. ... ;. O. and 13.—Auckland R.C. Spring, • 3?-!' ".—-Wavorley-Waitotarn R.C. Annual. , ; 55»r ® and 10—Taritahi-Carterlon R.C. Annual. -My, 17 and,lß.—Dannovirke R.C. Spring. Nov. 10 and Dee 1 -FeUdlng T C Sprini:. , ;. -.-" e evß and 9—Woodvilio J.C. Summer. NOTES AND COMMENTS. 4' IBi Glemcoi.l a i , The -Victorian Amateur Turf Club's meoting - willl.(rtS»-at "C&ulfield to-day, :when the ■; ■ Caulfield ©""leas and C'aulfwld Stakes -will' be decided. ! I At to-day, thei Australian- Jookey ' . Club's spring meeting will be brought to a -!•.olose. ■ Tho- principal race to' bo run is .the ;.r , ~Raildwielt Plate,,. and a quarter..^ .Weights,,for., the; first -day's events at tho -. Misterton > Racing: Club's. meeting are due on ■ • Monday.. . • ;, r X-'-'i.'A; -v.

• •Captain < (Captain "Webbr-Marvellous), in ( • O'Neill's stablo,.is growing very-last; and ha* i in; consequonce, i been = eased' 10 his work--As the irdcks'at Feilding are not in the bes •>.-: of ,order,'.at tho present time, 1 A. Attwood lof • • for ♦ Levin last Tuesday -with-several member of his team \ Oprpbabilrty.-XThe, Posaible-'Seraph) ■ has fin • i -ished her racing career, and is to-be matet with Sir Laddo. r-..^Artillene,-, who is engaged m fhe Caulfieh next vSfiturday, (will -be''given: 'a run ii ;!■/ ; 7;the!.CaulfUld Stakes to-day,'and in the Eolipa : Vv'Stakes {On.'Wednesday;../.. ; -is understood that-Mr. S.Me&ena' re ' ; ;vo©n'tly.xe(>eived:a fromllelbonrne inquir of.-Waitapu, .and there is a-'prO' < babihtyo! .the .Gipsy Jung-gelding finding his way ,to ;tho other, eider- v. ■ - 'The-.start lor tho -ICing Edward Handicap at ' Vi: was an excellent one, and/all, the -horses raced ; in line for . the first . 50 s yards, .- Mr. Hy Piper was cheered for hia fino effort. 1 ' : i' Coneys,; one_. of the promoters of' th<S . Hntfc Park ißaomg Club, is attending the m s>:Pony-races. to-day by invitation,: and he will,be .pleased : to, .'furnish -others with - any -V 'P?rtioulars.. -concerning * .'club's inaugural meeting. - x Prifice Footo, who won the A.J C. Derby, is , y, efiWKcd-in - the. Caulfiold Gumeac to-day; and it ■ ' interesting r to .note;how he shapes over the shorter course The opinion is held in ; ;; v: vs6tne ; Vtl}at.<oho:or ; two of the other "quite his match, "at "8 furlongs. ;* .j j Since .the New Zealand Cup weights were .declared, been -more- success:r:. of'the' other' horses engaged. ; He» has tron three raoes. '

;'yi.'Bi-j-Hoinei .-'the : New. ZealandOhnrdte' horsein: Sydney, jtlmped into favour; f sj s X mornings /schooling > ' ; tho good fortune 1 to' mis 3' . accidents,, he is fissured of plenty of Tiding. '■ * ! ;' T i>® Sir Lancelot mare, ;Rohtine, : is: reported' to ba galloping well iiySoutlilnnd, and her owner hopes to Tun a raco or two with lier this season. : Another North .Island horse, Jolly f""'. 18 , said, tp have tnrned rogue, and, -thought ..lookingwell,- always occupies a rear V ■'«Position atr-thei, oonclnsion of his ; trials,'.-•!' ■■v..} ;^l^%^N«w^!^ d - b w<l ; ■ by' leo- ; ••'•v^Mdg,tho'- opposition: •i at Kensington (Sydney) •• :-on: Wednesday -week, appear,' to rbe-very ordint fry indeed. Hopping out at'the riso of tho barrier, he was never really extended, and, after leading all tho way, non by a length hQif.j, ; Leo Gr&nd,, who cost his present •r-«: cWWje ;fpw /weoXs.; .bacfc; :-has a., u;ij; certificate, and should do, well in India, for which coun- / S:.' try: he.; is -,been. ; bought. •• •. >~ •■' '' been well backed: for the Mel- ■ i;'- bourne; ; y u p,. "progress:V:'.vJ?2;'. n '*'&}ipner,. to.-his-trainer, v.* .AltboMhj.hofiWnu'i.the rl/erbyiin such' ' 'at ; in the Cup-<i](l ( ii©rloofc likaT wl&ninKttfSfarious •!■„■. v excuses'Werp.ifiadA foi-.him^.-but-seeinr-'that ho' ;•' j ': wbseguently ;woh'a -miloahd; a half w.f.a; race' ;a5 vWO 1 hb..-.pfln<!ipal i trouble'Uvolild ap^arj.tQyvha.Te.:Jserf'thtifc-at" tm .miles. ie' .Hviii ; ;i®T^? ,n S a :»"K <'nt,pf,liis ( dUtMce. ~The year, however, may ha™ done a lot for him, and . fto:may y<st dmon?trate,,aiat>ho is-.a "genujne • ',Btayer f ;V 'r : >?'•' •i: - "-'.'V:.

■' PONY MEETING AT MIRAMAR. '''This' afternoon tho'Wellingf oil Pony and Galloway. Racing Club s.: October meeting- will V.'Tliij first event "Is ;..y timed<:.fflri'2.3o;'p.m., a programme of six . ..... racos.'.is ,to .be, decided. -<Tho racing track is -. -.-. 18-good ...order, > and as first-class: ponies are en- • sewr&l'-of"• the Vxaces l interesting l sport th® -of .the. . public, a speoial. tram service has. been' arranged for, and frejraent cars will ply between ■: ' ! Placoand ■ the- racecourse. Ladies ; ';A:w»l;Miadmitted;free'to' all parts. The sedre;J: S c es ! r f l i' 3 1 -Point-out that in:the,rac<P m." j 8 ! ' A a> has.bcen inadvertently, • ??!- f. ro . m , the list of horses engaged in thfe '^ s A : , r . a , ce '- all d 'P a r)iaraotittiry Handicap. - < • ! ' ' ls - advertised' to' bo .- *; 5, ; # t. Miramar.on "November 16, 9; and 18. ■a- j .K°®J n ®fo,ons, close on ■ Wednesday, * October 20, ittOOn. _v.

, ' HUTT PARK RACING CLUB. In connection with the'Hutt Park Racing SV"?*'' 1 lirotln< ' to b6 held on the ! i V-'W-i rao<l .CoH rs6 on October 21; the olub «* J°:have;tho course ra thorough i II P O l: l 19 fofuro. The -largo '..•.••SgSgW'i* .overhauled and thoroughly c ■' liSif'. r ' r6 ? I m3ar0 < be , ln ? fitted- up - for bothlaaies and gentlemon, and the tea kiosk is 'to<w "opened.,, that.the roads are in ;' . . f< is' expected -.that a pood many rill IH t'' l t e olul),s mcc ting3, and 18 , jb S m £ Bet.' aside, for Hho ■ ~if'j . j rao ' n S track is being harrowed and ®? er y attention .will ,bi> given to • l.westing, it sb'qnld. . . . raft \ e j? racing. ;;For' thehoueine of : and stalls ■ have Seen -7 ill be «ected;if noJJ^gry..; Wor are tho people .who wish to back ' r : l= or # £ ? t , ten •, all a order. that > they 1 SSiT 1 ,T .bookmakers on level terms'a con:i-;.-' P n t'd°wn,-.frbm:which'the "i sh°ut the odds. Somo hundreds of betag issued .for.the club's first : of^^ff^l^^ o^?i.faTo Mß.in.'the matter ■T~J3<-SLiJ.?? Hutt course should '.look .as ■ i l ' fn^ on .October 21 as it was wont ™ ? r Wellington Eacmg Chib held w .": ; tteir^ 6 tmgs ! thMe'.a:few years &ck. - -he club ;has been promised iiominai as good stakes' '■ ' P™vidcd, tfio ontnes should bo numtions clnsa oii ,Monday next with the secretary,: Jp^l'ymple, -King s Chambors. i

< U)S, ANGELOB SCRATCHED. ; ; . I'resa Asgocia'lon. - r„ , Christohiirch, October 8. .for-the Stiwards' . . Handicap at 10.30 o clock to-day. .-' ' , j :