THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 7

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES.Y

Jan. 12 and 13—Pahiatua R.C. Annual. Jan. 15—Wellington Pony and Galloway B.C. , Jan. . IS' ; and 19—Wairoa' County 11. C. "'Annual. Jan. l!l and 20—Gore R.C. Summer.', , Jan. 22, 24, and 20—Wellington R.C. .Sum"lar. .Tarij 22 and 2-I—Foxton R.C. Annual.' Jail. 25 and 29—Hutt Pork Racing: Club. Jan.'.29, I'eb. 2 and s—Takapuna J. C. ■- Siunmer. ' '. Fob. 3—Karioi'J.C. Annual.', : . Feb.. 3 "and R.C. Summer. Feb. 8 and S—C.J.C. Summer. ' ... I'eb. 9 and 10—Egmont R.C. Summer. Fo|). 10 and 11—Poverty Day T.C; An- ■ nual. ■ Feb. 16 and 17—Taranaki J.C. Autumn, Feb. 23. and 2d—Woodville District: J.C. : Autumn. Feb.-23, 24 and 26—Dnnedin J.C. Autninn; March S and s—Wanganui J.C. Autumn.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. :

. 18l <1 r.EKCOE: 1 The Pahiatria Racing . Club's meeting ' takes place and' to-morrow. V;' Tho Gore Racing Club is. distributing .£ISOO at next week's, meeting—a larger sura ■ than has. previously been , distributed.' . / ' Scratching for the Wellington Racing Club's stimmer meeting: are announced : as : follow:;^—Wellington.; .Stakes. — Master Laddo. ' Withdrawn 1 , from all engage-■ : monts—Attention, Singer, and Ambrosian.' _,Aberbrothock is still very lamo, and : it: is;uhderstbod that he will not be accepted : for in : the Wellington, Cup. • ; Trainer J. M'Combe is now located' at Trentham,' his. team.', consisting of . Tawhiki, Stayboy, and :Yebdel.' Tawhaki is still suffering' from a bruised ieel, : ahd' after his' last gallop before leaving! Palm- ■ ersfon ho was.very sore. ■ '." Blot (Birkenhead—Spot), was. among the winners at tho Queensland Turf Club's meeting on January 1. Poseidon, who has been off the racing, track,for : 15 months, is again in: work.at' Randwick. C. Jenkins, is at prejent 'at Porirua, and:' is riding the various members of tho Trentham team'.in their work. . .-ij Prior to being railed to Pahiatiiai' yesterday, Cyrono had been loertted at Awapuni ■ for a week, and he ,was"respohsiblo for some, good gallops there.. H. Gray has arrived:at.Pahiatiia,from-Auckland, an*d> will ride Cyrene in. the last; race to-day.S .. Silken Rein, who isT, at ■ pfesdnt • very well, .will be a starter in • tho hack hurdles at , Pahiatua to-day, and will be ridden:by. A. M'C'onnon. -. ',■ : Scratohings - will . probably, reduce ■. the fields at Pahiatua' to-day,- and backers should be able to hold their own at; the meeting. :■ ! It ,is'>reported!> - that - H.: Cairn 9; may shortly go to Melbourne- to-rido for 1). J. Pnco. ':-A. Oliver will .'ride Lady. Doris: and; Strathmoira at ' the Pahiatua meeting: S. Reid will ride Piikewai,' and" H., .Cairns Aberration. ' W. Ryan' . will . havo ; .the mounts on Effort and Sea Queen if they start. ■ • | Mr. J. Wren, • whoj. controls: tho Rich-mond,'.-Ascot, and .Fitzroy '. coursesin Melbourne,/ announced.,at :the'Richmond meeting , last . Week -that he' 1 wotild' allow each: jockey in,-.tho habit pf . riding ,' at these, courses' £i per week during tho foiir weeks; during which there' wisuld b6 no races Hold. On each Monday, : between U a.m. and -IS noon, the amounts will be handed over to the jockeys';." coidei'ried; Thd payments, will absorb over '.£l5O. - R. J. Mason -arrived' from the ~ south yesterday,with Lady Roina, the full sister to Meriwa, purchased by . Mr. G. 1). Greonwbod aV tho last Waikanad said.. ?'he youngster . Y?a's taken', on -to , Trenham, and Will probably, contest the Wellington; Stakes: on Monday yeek.V:.'.;'; ; f : v-i',;..' "To-day's. English mail. will bring the' completo winning sires' list for 1909., The battle between, Cyllene and Bay- Ronald has been most iintoresting. Minoru's wins in the- early; part'' of, .' the. season : gave: Cylleno a' big lead,: but - when- Bayardo aild Dark -Ronald strucki .mnning .form their : earnings placed Bay. -,Ronald in , prettier "position,^"'with I '' a ; good-'margin: to spare, but the two-year-old .. Lomberg brought Cylleno a close second again. Bay Ronald was- at the head of . the list right up till November: 2d; 1 when ' High- ' riess .Won tho Derby.. Cup,;', and left; Cyllene on. top with agaihet Bay Ronald'S': J!3'4 1 301.:. i It'is.' interesting ito. note that Cyllono is represented by 22 soparate wieners of 39 races, while Bay Ronald has only 9 winners, who accounted' for -25' wins and a dead-heat. ■:

THE CASE OF B. DEELEY.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.), . , Auckland, January 11.. The Metropolitan Racing Committee to-night upheld the: appeal on a technienlity, of the -.jookoy fi. Deeleyi against the 12 months' suspension imposed upon him. by the Takapuna l Jockoy Club stewards. -A motion, however,- was:also carried that Deeley be summoned to appear before, .-tho committee :on • Tuesday :to show causo ''Why his license should not bo cancelled.

SOULTLINH IN INDIA.

. I!y Telegraph—Press alien—Co D.vricht, Sydney, January 11.' ; Indian flies contain , information,,, thait So.ultlino vscored -an easy;, : win •'in .' .tyie December: Plate, at Calcutta. '.. /.r.;'-!f , [Soultline.' '':,(Soult :,;,(imp.),—Castorline), won.' a.,couple of raccs in New. Zealanil,'. and then ..annexed several big events?llh including the ~ Newmarket Handicap, Toorak Handicap,-..and., Caul--field - I'urarity Stakes. .;. .He ,' : - was ~ 'subse-. quently sent to India, and has already, won more.than one race' there.] T;./