THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 666, 17 November 1909, Page 9

THE TURF.

1 RACIMG FIXTURES. ■*r 6 T'' i? ln( l .18.--Bannevirko, R.C, Spring. •-. :- £ y. 24 (ind .25—South .Cftntorbnry No- , vombor. t JJov. 27—JIutt p ar j( i?,c. November, ■ , {jov. .27 :i\ad -Dec.'il—'Taknpuna- J.C.-- Spring SO and ..I.— I'Vilduig -J.C. Sprlm*. Ddo. fc-Wnitara E C. nack. •:i .11.—Wellington Pony and Galloway i .1)40..,8 and -9—'Woodville District J.C. Sumt mer. ; geo. 11 nnd' 16—Chrmtchurch R.C. Summer* D 50..23, 27 and 2S- : -rManaWntii R.C. Summer. ~Di!fl,,27.und 2S—Dunwllft J.C. Summer. ■•" < .PGp-v27, 30, Jan. :1 and B—Auckland Racing 7 J.;Club's. Summer. «• ■DW.'t 27 and»2B—Taranhki J.C. Christmas. . • i,?pao.. 29-T-Ashhurst-Pnhnneina K.C. Annual. 'Jan 1-to ICnilka EC Annual •Jim, linnd 3—Vmtent J.C. Annual.Jan. 1 and 3-rWnirarapa R.C. Sumtnor. ■ '■--■

NOTES AND COMMENTS, • [HT'Gltncof ] 'vi7.7tte;.. , Dannevirke7Racing .'Club's - meeting .commences at Tarnaki to-day. ." ' A Press Association telesram from Feilding sffttos that Mr. t')..J..Watt's horses Maori King an4;Muskorry ; have been scratched for all on- . gagements at thor?eilding races.. ■ > Strategist,, who is . engaged (it the . Danne>l. yifSft. meeting- ijinA-to-morrowj was doing .'..excellent l work--Oil tfl® ;Teildinjt> tracks '• before: . :leaving for Dannovirko. : 1 --i . ••:i.i,',l)r.%Shtiaose>and.'Maort!Kiflg wero the only ; visiting, horses to wlh races at tho Auckland > Eaoingi Club's spring meeting. ~ .. . , . 7r:'7!r.he..principal winning owner- at.'thoTEllerslie • meeting was Mr.: B, -J, Watt, whoso choquo v.amountod to JSH<I. Mr. M. M'Lcan, ownor 6f ~ Ashby, won'i£B7s, andj.Mr. J. C. Colbcck, owner of : Advocate, secured a like amount. , Office Girl: (Tho Ofiicor— I Tomboy), who wori . the;\Vinton-Cup last.week for Mr. A. Provnn, ' wiis bought as a yearling .bjr. that'gentlem&h; for 28 guineas.' Subsequnnt to her dt Wintoilj- Mr, Provnn sold her for ji3oo. ~ ,■ 'Owners are reminded that Acceptances for thd ■: first day's, events at the FeildinjJ. Jijckey Club's »■^leetlng , close on I'Vidiy next. ■ '7 -7 • The Atvapuni; trainer,. ,G.. Price, has two horses-engaged,at.-Dannevirko to-day, The Erig- ; lfth-bred' mare, Perollna,, has only 7st. 71b.. in the; Dannovirke ■ Handicap.: and.,Yasa is ' iop . ■weight ill.- the Welter. Both will; be ridden by E. Lowe, ■1 ■ 1 The Trenthanj-trained Inev met with a slight : aCoidoflt when bciurf entrained' at -tho Upper >Hutt this week*.-and it is. doubtful.if she cab start.t(rday. In .that case there may be only • two riiiiners in- tho -Plyinff Handidap, as. Ad-vantage-was not ient upi and Bliss and Reform- . ist '&re in the same ownership.- ' ; .) Tho - Metropolitan, and Fendalton Handicap ".winner* < Abcrbrothock, was: 'railed- . home , :to Afrapuni yesterday.. He is well enough treated atiwildinj;, but his owtiW may eUot to let him drdp out of his'engagements thore, as he has > had a sufficiency of rating during tho last six weeks, ' . ' .The - twO-ycar-old colt, - King Soult, - was . brought up from tho south yesterday in charge .Nof'■A, (Rhqdes.-- Ho was 1 taken as fat' as I'M--mOfston Notth tha same day,. and was - thero met by Pj 'Brady, - who will have charge of him con-the-trip to Auckland to-day. l ';'.Fcu:(te Joie was bailed to Dannovlrko frots ~ Bulls- last night, atd will run -in the Hack 'Hurdles there to-das. '• AS usual he will- 'be nddoh by J< Morris. l ) - Stayboy, who is engaged in the Hack Hurdles •at iDaunevirke,:: ran well-; at Wayorley last ; ,weeK,;,wh'eij' : palpab of work. : ~ ;7:7 The locally-owned King Post was disposed of privately at Ohristchurch on Monday, and will •in futUro .carry the colours, of a South Island sportsman. :g At 1 -Palinorstoh North, the Sir Laddo colt, ii Ladrotie,; whojhas '.been displaying, exceptional promise on the tracks, is sqlfering from :a cold.;Tho,:colt was turned loose in a paddook one day ; --lastf : *eek;' ;'ahd, ..taking: advantage "Of ;his7hewfojind freedom. indnlgcd -ia jumpiiig exercise, :;.and;iyhilb)doing : ,sO!came in contact:with a wire' ',fen9e, sustaining .several cuts which will take jssamO'timo-to/hcill, *,Fortunately. noni i of 'them - are.senoua,'and, as soon as he recovers/ Ladrone [■will, bo given: a couple of weeks' spell,- and will ; then-betaken up again for his classic: engager meats, > ' THatley. met - with 1 a- mishap last 'week; that has sthrown ,ihim .out .of ::york.; ;He . injured his- off ■ L -.-hind' leg .and;:-on '.Saturday^.'.the' ;old : . ; iumper ■ was very sore.- ■ He is -likely to bo- ah absentee •from.Awapnni for some time to come.: 1 iv., " >3? Mr.iD. ißuick, M.P.y has a three-year-old halfbrother-' to.'Abcrhrothock --Australian'was- 'in--ioSl "to t-PatrOnus'wheri'.purchased 'by Mr;' Buiok,;;and •> Aberbrothock was a .foal at foot.The Patronus .7 S?' 1 ; 'i- ilche?tnutiSnothing ;like.''Aberbrothook., ■. He - has.a .big fratce/ but is - not. by ..any means-,?-prqpos4e'ssihg. l-'-It i9-.stated, ihofrevor, that he is ■-a rare mover :.. At-, Christchurch, on -Monday, Mr. H, Gais--7 & td , s . t?"^ in, :'Kaini^: vfere. sold-by! auction., . lawhaki. (Mensohikoff—-Armilla) - was: secured by Mr Phelan for MOgns.; Mr. J. Buckley Sarchased {Stfpniak—Madder); -and If. J ;W> Abbott was tho buyer of Swintming iselt .^obb—Ghatolaine). • ' - . V Since he returned from • South Africa in company .with R.- Wootton a :littlo ovor: four ydars ago, W. H. .M'Lachlan's success in big . handicaps:m New: South Wales and Victoria - Australian •- first; mount, in the Mclbotirne Cup 7was- 611 Proceed m l 506; m-flni«Wd/ third os ■ .;. that : horse; -was second M Mooltan ■ the. follow' J-wg.year,; and.Woh 'on'Prihce :FoOte-this- year. only twice -ridden- in thr Caulfield' Cup, ■ Y! n .?V 1 B °n iMaranui last- year,-and- Scoring a dead-heat on .AboTiftinfe .in - thd-.ono ' recently ho won the Newmarket, r the.'A.J.C. iMetrdpolitan on Mooltan,'the AiJ.C. " Su-miper■'Cnp.on Egois.;andiTattersalis-Cup'on; ■ '-1-VabriC and.True.Light.-,- In:the:-last-mentioned race he was also secoiid on Diutsoher in 1007, .Ho months Chal- ' l? n S° on ,The Pet and Merv, and the Williamstowa Cup on Kctlio, while, apart "f ".PS" , .?P Ica P s >'/,® a 3Lbe mentioned his success i on - Soultlino' liv the • Fututitv Stakes and Malt Queen m thd Deccmbir StaTces. In the Mari- ■ ibyrhong.Plate- hep-has been unluoky. finishing r Becftncl on •'Lager. •. • - English files just to hand show that at Paris races on Octobert the Prix du'Conseil.MUnici-- 1 '. P?''. ~™o ,sovs.,'..one - mile < nad: a hail, was I ' "^.^-year-old 1 is' •. .by ilaulettp,, unci thoreforo belongs to i family as tho Now Zealand Clip winnor, Lady Lucy. .Hag to Hag is owned by Mr. -Jas. HoMtssy, owner of the 'ijverpflol National ■-winner, Lutteur 111, Haulette, hia dam, won ■ ithO: A.J,C.;.Champagtte Slakes aiid-V.11.C. Oaks, and was bought irom Sir .Rupert Clark by Mr. Henncssy, subject.to passing 1 musllife -Vjj l reii6h' noraa- Boot authorities.'(Messrs.--Weathorby, as we,know, had..refused, to acccpt for ~ .'Haulette. were ; admitted; although her; pedigree :.:.cdUld,not; be traced •beyond Cutty Sark7 / Mr. Hennessy. mated Haulette with Perth, 'and the r,result was Hag to llag,- who was a rank out--eider in the rich;' autumn race at 'Paris, and . whose .victory was brought 'about by; the neavy . going, which,suited him,":. 1 1 . ' i!i' ! , ? a3 » nHoiied-' .in"' this column about a week beforo tho New Zealand Cup raco that ■ small horses . usually: did better in long difttanco races, than their. bigger, 'opponents, and thq- : point .was interesting ."because'; All" Bed, ' TtiobrikolF, and . California wcre likely tb bfi seen racing against .four.-pbiiies liko Sir'-'Priao, - Koft^evelt,, Lady 'LuCy, and Prim. It was ■ Tathoi- remarkible that thfeo of the four sinall -vhor^ts^ mentioned: should , fill tne : plaOes .in the. Now Zealand Cup. Tho argument in favour of „small horses as stayers is still fuither „ emphasised by tho Success of Ulyslan in the Canterbury . Cup. aiid : Prince ■ Footein the Mdbonrno Cap. Ashby, winner of the A.E.C. Welcome : Stakes, , has not yet been. beaten. He - and ~ Nonetto ..'are• .the":'only 'horsdsi'that ;hive'-won ' both; tho Avondalo Stakes and tho A.R.C. •Welcome Stakes. .O.verrato and Full Rate, who ra.eed projiiin- :: ently; • at: • tho. ' Carterton tnecting ( : are' full* ' brothers.. Kimmorlan, a - full-sister to ■ tho pair, was.engaged at the Meeting, but did not put in an appeataifev Six.'of the'eir'hteenftViSners at the Wellington ;Pony. and/ Galloway TRaoing: Club's • November - meeting were sired by St. Paul and threei of tho. five:winners, at. the Hutt Park pony ino'et--' V : ing7last samo sire. . ,