THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 649, 28 October 1909, Page 9

THE TURF.

■.. u ,T*7« = RACING FIXTURES. Oct. 28.-Gore R.C. Spring. * ' S C K! and 2».-Mastovton R.C. Spring. get 28 and 29.-Poverty Bay T.C Spring. - Nov. 6, 8, 10, 13-Canterbury .I.C. Spring, S°T' 6, 0, and 13.-Aueklnnd R.C. Spring. "™- 6. 0, and 13-Wellmgton Pony and Gallo- , ; way K.o.

' ' , * NOTES AND COMMENTS.

"' *' * TBi Glbncoe.l ■ «„» h i , Tor °y? Ba y Turf Club's spring meetlng r ,takes place at <3isborno to-day and tomorrow> Tho Masterton-Raoing Club's meeting opens r' V-i "pah to-day, when tho Masterton Cup will bo decided. ~ , rt 5PHa Canterbury sportsmen, Messrs. C. D. Uteonwood and W. H. Rooney, returned from Sidney yestorday. 1 I'\Kilindim has a chance in tho Stewards,' liaitdicap at Riccarton, tho form shown bv itaj-al Marine at Trentham must- be assessed vory^highly. California will sport silk for the first time ' this season in the Publicans' Handioap at Mas- , »««» to-day. The San Fran horse has 9st. carry. 1 , Laivn « wll ° is engaged in tho Ash' ley: Handicap at Riccarton, is to bo shipped «mt;ti;by the Mararoa to-night. l*ony owners are reminded that acceptances lorvthe two principal eJv-V on tho 'first day , Jfi'S 6 Wcll . ln S' ol i Pony' Sfl Galloway Racing Club s meeting olose at noon to-day. sien- horses went south by the Maori last night, soven of tho Porirua team and three irorn T JJumlivan's stable. Oh Saturday the Victorian Racing Club's carnival commences at Flemmgton.' The prineWal events to be decided on the first day are this Stakes tho V.R.C. Dorby. \ 1 ii.9ter uv<! ' in S. n<l Piiewai'aro' both engaged in ttieYMaiQon Hack Race at Masterton to-day. nvi? T !! , S to Multiplo in the Spring J rial btakes at Trentham on Saturday. i Marine, who won a raeo at Trontham ' J?3&P a turday, is engaged in two races at Upaiii this afternoon, and as there is plenty Optimo, between them it would bo easy enough lor j the Hutt horse to compete in both. Lethe, who has not been beaten since the 'present season Commenced, is among the candidates for the Hack Hurdles at Opali today,. Tho opposition includes Tyrannic and Kelso. Tyrannic is also engaged in the Ladies' , Bracelet. Merne Oliver added a bit more to the debit Bide of his feed .account (says tho "Arrow JJ ) when he was beaten into third place for the Mil, Handicap at Rosobiry 'on October 20. , Judging from tho spirited manner in which he has been backed, on several occasions of late, 1 this handsome little is ■ " a ™ o l 9 t ly Do 'ter in private thin his efforts in Sublje would make him out to be. In Wodnosay>, race, however, his prospects were any- , , thifig but improved at, tho.start. * • ' Small horses seem to shine in long-distance racijs.more than tho big ones; About the best staym m Australia at tho present tinie are , Ppttuil, Prince Foote, and Trafalgar, and none of ,them is much above the pony standard. In Neff Zealand the expenonco nas been something the • same in rcceiit years, for tho two last 1 .winners of the Canterbury Cup, Elevation and • Signer, were both very- small, and Master Delaval and Frisco,' who were noted stayers, wore\ neither of them big horses. The point "i a lel7I el 7 interesting one, for in this year's Jieir, Zealand Cup there are'three very big horses at the top of the handicap, viz., All Rod, Bobrikoff, and California, and lower down tho list figure the names of Sir Pri?o, Prim, ' Roosevelt, and Lady Luoy—all 6mall horses, rront which class are we to select the.winner?

,|.j GOR& SPRING MEETING.

. Jy (By/ Tolcgraph-Prcas Association.) ' _ J _ ■ Gore, October 27. , The, Gore swung meeting opened to-day in .finei weather, aid there was'a Jarge attendance Results .-i-. . i. , HANDICAP. .Five furlongs--Magdjslon, 7st. lFb., 1; Cashier, Bst. 101b, 2- . Gleiifield, Bst. 41'.'., 3. Won by a length and »■ half, two lensrths separating the second and , third horses. Tibio, lmin. 3seo. 'DISTRICT HACK HANDICAP. Six fur, lofigß.r-)Wi, M.-Wlb.. lj-Annetta, Bst, 2; ' Derwont, fet. Mb., 3. Won by half a length. Time, lmin. 18sco. , . , , , SPRING HANDICAP: One mile 'and a dis- ' l^-r"^Fsaw » ,75t.121b., 1; Allside,6st. Mb., . 2;' Astrakhan, Bst. 81b., 3., Won by,a length. , Time,, Imm. 58 3-Ssec. , n^ A .TAORA' .TROT.' Two milcs.-The Ace. WsKll ßßy^y & a ? 6 r i sJ Os( W-.-;?i Walnut. 3 vvon;by-.twß*longth3' Timo,-6min. l 9seo,- "' . ' visitors; hack handicap. < six- {«• ' ?l b - Lord Clut ta. 9st», 2;' v Glenfield, Bst. 51b., 3. Won by half a length. Time, lmin. 17scc. » „ L W&? AND J CAP -" S » furlongs.-Silt-web h ßst 131b 1; Redmorn, Gst.'lOlb., 2; LureT„W ™ T lfee./l, w^^ JJ ? pl 'f' I Psoc-- 2;. Lady, Arena, 15seo. 3 Won by_ ten lengths. Time; 2min. 46sec. rn^F^rP^, 10 ~ SeTen Iwloap.w^lSS 1 ' ? V ptu "V aI * Z 6 i 121b ," 2 ' Postc ard, ' iminf 32 Lec V ,° n by ha ' f * lehgth - Time > t to felii at 9 r £3782 aa •gaufjl »D for the wiresponding day last ■ ACCEPTANCES FOR-SECOND DAT. ,»| a * 'ftlecraph-Press Association. ■ ' ' im,.'. *„n' • .» Gcro ' 'October"27. Mcdnd dar™ B "* forUhe DOMINION HACK Five furlongs.-Cashior. Bst. 9 b.;. Maedchn. Bst 91b ' IST ?"»"' *">•; Qoftlsajl, Est. 21b.; Wind' d .' .%'w , 7st -^ l3lb / Dunfcenny, 7st. 131b.; and Wansbeck, 7st. Mb „ Set.-(lib., Astrakhan, Bst. 81b.; Bous, Bst. 21b. p p iiv. nal ' IH- Sfe ,} ™* Bango/Tst. 51b.; Lord Rossbory, 7st. 21b.; and All sVe, 7sfc. flst. Clb.; Waipu 9st. Sib.; Derwont, Bat. 101b. • MfT" S n • S b ,' B,t. 3ib.; Legion 75t.,n01b.; and Palette, 76t, 101b HrthJ'^MiPF-1 ' Su f«Iong 3 .-Lord 131b,,, Trickster, 7st. 121b.; Fombrero, 7st. 121b.s Firobell, 7st.-71b.; and Annetta, 7st slb. SHORTS. Four furlongs.-Lupulito 10st • Bllkucb, 9st 121b ; Snn Severe, ftS. fflb.'{ Jolly 7 S r t -sib :' ed Mora ' 7st 71b -'' an(i d™, CJTAJIA TROT. One nib and a half.-Wal-nut. kt.; Tory, 3seo.; Lddy Sapwell, ssec • Kifit llset' 10sec - ; , Kna P dal0 ' "s«-J and Eri ZitT&'ftk 71 T b,; WarEa,v '- S 3l CuhoBofta, Mt. 101b.; Lnrcsome, Sst.^lb 1 .; Edus, Bst. ' Man « 0 ' 7st - ■ llb -: few?' IMu v RI , fl , e 7st - 81b -- J°»y Mjtfii, rst. 31b.; L«a, 7et.; and Landlord, Bst. BALFOUR TROT. One mile.-Dragoon, scr.; Urtio 4sec; Evening Star, tec; John Temple ' 6se r fl.';'and The Surgeon,' 103 cc. '

~r AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. i ,■>-") (By ' TolecranßT-Pross Association.) rm. a it j m ..Auckland, October 27. The Auckland Trotting Club's meeting was concluded to-day, the results being as follow: ,'TMAL HANDICAP.-Black Miro, 1; Jlwdamo Melba, 2; Althoa, 8 IitiMTJEEA IUNjDICAP.-Mahinga, i, Carmania, 2; Misa Stella, 3. ' oSW?? H ' FSPCIAP.-Conqneror. i, Gather No Moss, 2; P> J N.Z.; 3 JUNCTION * HATOIfe,fIHANDICAP.-Con-qu&ror, 1; 'Royal AlborfciijlLa.dy Park, 3