THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 727, 28 January 1910, Page 9

THE TURF.

: 4 HACING FIXTURES. Jan. 29—Hutt Park Racing Club.:' Jan. 29, Fob. 2 and s—Takapuna J. C. : Summer. ' . Feb. 3—Karioi J.C. Annual. Feb. 3 and S—C.J.C. Summer. Feb. 3 and 4—Gisborne R.C. Summer. Feb.' 9 and 10—Egmont R.C. Summer.: Feb. 10 and 11—Poverty Bay T.C. Annual.' .", ' ■ Feb. 1G and 17—Taranaki J.C. Autumn. Feb. 16 and 17—llotorua J.C. Annual. Feb. 23' and 24—Woodville District J.C. . Autumu. . ■ ■ , Feb. 23, 24 and 26—Dunedln J.C. Autumn. March 3 and s—Wanganui J.C Autumn. March- 9 and 10—Daimeyirke R.C.. Autumn. ', March: 1G . and! 17—Napier Park R.C. Autumn. .'' -' -" March 17—Opunake 'R.C. Annual. . lfarch;.23. 'and'. 26—Greymouth J.C. Autumn. . ' Jlarch: 28 -and 29—Feilding J.: C. Eastor. April 20 and 21—Nelson, J.C., Annual.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

. [By Glencoe.!! The Takapuna:. Jockey ; Club's. meeting commences, to-morrow. : . Thero ivill. be -pony racing at , Hutt Park to-morrow afternoon. , : ., I Weights for tho-i Wanganui Cup and Flying Handicap , .will , bo declared on February 12. ■ !;|: / ;':.! ' The Trentham trainer, ,T. W. Ivo\yo, left for' Gisborne last, night! by the .-Mo-, ■Ma.": Ho' took' Iranui -.and Truganini : with lum. ;!:■'. . ■: I'' Stanley.Reid is going south,next week to rido somo of 1 Messrs: Stead's horse 3 at- the Canterbury:-Jockey :Club's ;meet-: .'ing.,' . •:-.. ;-:;..!'i!v,'.-!*. ■.-. 'ft .' E. Cutts.left for. Riccarton last night with' 8- horse's,' J..' M'Comb ■ with 4,' R; -Longley with' : 3,;.W. ; Pino, with„2,„ W. M'Donald! with 2,' i and, J. M'Cracken with .one. V.; ;"v !'.'-!;! : ''i V : ■ R. J. Mason left' for Riccarton on Monday - night ..with Armlet, Danube, and Lady. lt«ina. ■■■■> ■ ',' ■ ■-■ • , ,; A. Oliver rcturns to .F-eilding this morning, and will -be riding at- the. Karioi meeting : next week.- .-' . . ,:. '- . :■ 1 A , Press, : Association :message states' that'at a meeting! of the Du'nedin^ Jockey Club stewards, held yesterday. Mr. 1L O. Duncan, of Cliiistclinrch,. was,, aspointed; judge for.' the : Cup.. meeting; . .to be hold next month. ■' ,-; ; Taken generally,- . the class of competitors, at the Wellington Cup meeting could scarcely havo 1 been ' improved upon. All Red and :Bobriko£E were both- there, though, they did' not meet.- : Gold Lace,Armlet,! Cruoinella, Efforti A and Equitas are five of .the best mares'in toe-Doj minion,'; and ', bther competitors! included the'. threeryear-old : Taskmaster and the brilliant two-year-old I'ormby. • ! Ideate's running in the Selling Plate, ori'Wediiesdtty. did.not justify the opinion 'hold in some. quarters. that,ho, was, un-_ hicky to be beaten by Expansion .; m. the Disposal Stakes on Monday. >!:.,:.- '-'In 'all .probability"- the '-best- has, not yet been'seen of Taskmaster.. The : .Tread-;. mill colt .promises to, prove a good stayer, and, -when ißobrikoff. is out of the country, it , -will! need a' good horse to beat .Taskmaster : from 'a mile' and a : quarter upwards. vl. ; Kohinoor.. is a liaiJ-br'othor -to Fineir, and ■ lie 'stops!., just ' as: quickly - as the Birkenhead maro was wont to do. : ' ' Ante-gost ;botting ! i!is!.iiot by • any. :mdans a thing, of tho past in New . Zealand.;-It is ' calculated!' that Something, .well' over: ! J!3000 changed hands over the., Crucmellailquita&:. double',: irrespective!; of: the. totalisator transactions.- :-. !: • It .appears' that tho.', St;'" Ambrose---Mar-s'oillaiso colt' purchased at the. Waikanae sale will not-' go vto .Porirua,-; but .will: probably form : one- of: G. , Price's team next-season.;; v !!:;!;-''/'■ V:;;!!!'!;!!!;.!;', .'Alexis-was unlucky horses competing at the Wellington Cup fixture. In' the Disposal..'Stakes, ,Monday, when, ridden by Wilson, lie.; got a; very: bad; ' rim; arid; in tho- Selling-, Plato, on Wednes"dayj.he was caught ;in.,the tapes •at the start, - and later in the.' ; raco'. his,:saddle: slipped. ! : s:'; 7;'!^■!'■-,■■■■■"'•!,^ : - ,' There was Vs'ome, ,'c6minent ;on ' Wednes. ,day - when trainer- M'Grath; did not se-. euro: a new . and morb'; experienced! jookey for,. Osiris.There':.ciiri. be rno jinistake,, however, that the: Masterton trainer did' what. was correctV iri' not;.,chailging - his jookey,.; as Morris is. an apprentice' in M'Grath's stable, "and; is' receiving ; his' 'education from; the!; trainer., •; When '.the; lad- has a little .more experience,; ho may' .to ;repay, his- master ■ for, any iriis-' takes! ho made , at ..Trentham, during the -past 'week.'-' , 77''- 7.'7' •' : It-'is . now, .time 'that-tho . .Wellington. Racing Club considered the !of. : .forming a.strhight run ori.tho.north-, eastern corner of tho Trentham track, where. ,tho five-furlong eveuts > could 'be started on a straight,..for it is admitted by,'all the jockeys! that the ■horse..starting ori!,tho .rails: has.;a distinct advantago in fiye-fiirlong .events !at-. Treritham. . This was' noticeable in' tho: Electric:-Handicap' on the first-day,vwhen .Lace ..Collar, and Xauinai secured a break at the - start; again on;, the second :day-when Formby and Formless jnmpedi out! first in' their, respective i races, and. ouco more' on . tho ■last- day, when Ambala ■ secured, a big advantage lit the start ,of hor;rnce. Tliere would-be very .little! extra .track to lay down , to bring about the. desired result, and the question certainly seema worthy, of ri.littlo discussion :'and cprisidoratiori.' • When .Mr.-'R.' W; :Paterson purchased Miscast at tho .Wellington Racing Club's winter' meeting, the. Birkenhead colt won- • the first raco,in!his'novE'owner's colours' a couple'of days after tho purchase. The same thing happened l ! iri. connection iritli. Mr., Paterson's, pnrchaso ? ,of'.-"Expansion, : and after tho horso had won; tho Selling: .Plato yesterday, ;it' seems surprising that Mr. Patcison was' permitted, to buynimin' so easily, for the horse is the ideal stamp of a jumper,- and should .1)0 equal' to win-! 'ning plenty of .welter races if well placed. The manner in which .bo'wori-ihe six, fur--longs: race on, Wednesday almost : disposes of. the: ideathat ho 'is troubled'.!in .the wind, but he' makes a noise'when .'work-: ing.,. His caso, however, is not- singular., Tho hurdler Opao used to make a noiso when, doing half-jiaeo work,-but .he successfully contested'many, a! two-mile hur--die race. " :'7 !; 7' , '■ .' .Bobrikoff is .to be shipped to Sydney today, and it' may be; tliat tho black horso will not be;-seen racing in Now/ Zealand •again for; at least many -month's.' It is to be hoped ; that nothing will happen that . will -previe'rit him doing his best against the "Australian horses. A very* sagacious : animal, it is said that.Bobrikoff could be managed'by a ohild, 1 but as is. a peculiar, horse 1 : in many resncots..H .is to be regretted that.his. oitn trainer •will be unable to accompany; him"to Syd-' ney.'-. When Bobrikoft7was a. thr.ee-year-' old it used to bo said sometimes that he had gone : sore, : was' suffering frtjm rheumatism, or that ho wps lame. 1 He is. still . the- same, but it has been' apparent for a long time pa'st. tliat F. Davis thoroughly understands, the methods' necessary to get the horse well; For the sake of the horse and his owner, it is to bo linped that Davis, will be ablo to lilace I.' Earnshaw. on tho. right course to take, .'with the Finland golding. Seeing, .-however,'-that ho has had an easy timo in this country; the change of climate, the want, of New Zealand ' oats ond lu\y, or : tho chango from, the Grcenmeadows track might prejudice the chances of . tho champion , in Australia. :■! ;' ■

HUTT PARK RACING CLUB.■

.' Tho following, acceptances have ' been received for 'principal events at tho Hutt l'.lvlt Racing Club's meeting to-morrow-.— : HUTT. I\\RK HANDICAP.. Sis furlongs.—Gold Cup, 12st. Clb-; Flying Wind, lOst.. 121b.; ■ Petronel, -Ittet. 121b. i Lady Paul, lOat. 121b.; Miss Vera, lOst. 81b. ; Anglican, lOst. till).; Moata, lOst. sib.; I'iluho, lOst.j Sir Possible, 9st. 31b.; Sunshine, Bst. 121b.; Ourlot,. Sst. 101b. j Picotec, . Sst. Bib.; Sunny Land, Bst. 51b.; and Paul, Sst. slbV TELEPHONE HANDICAP. Pivo furlongs.—Potronol, lOst. 131b.; Flying Wind, lOst; 131b-; Lady Paul, lOst. 121b.;; Miss Vcra,lost. 101b.; Moata, lOst. 71b.; Angli* can, lOst. 71b.; Mytre, tot. 121b.; Muskorado, 9st. 91b.; Pikiho, 9st.- Gib.; Mermaid, 9st. 51b. : ; Prevail,. 9st. 51b.; Sir Possible, 9st. ; Sunshine, 9st.; Paul, Sst. 101b.; Sir•rah. Est.; 51b.; Lady Officer, Sst.- slb.'; Channel,■ Bst.j Inkennan, Sat.j Bobs, Sst.; l.vid.Mermuui'u, Bst.

\ C.J.C. SUMMER MEETING. Tho following handicaps liavo been declared for tho Canterbury Jockey Club's Summer meeting:— HORNBY WELTER HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Federal, 9st. 131b.; Balaclava, 9st„ 131b.; Probable, 9st. 91b.; Rose Noble, Ost. 91b. j Boutade, 9st. 51b.; Gunboat, 9st. 3lb;; Zetland; 9st.j Montreal, Bst. 111b. j Cymbiform, Bst. 111b.'; Fasnakyle, Bst. 111b.j, The Libyan,. Bst. 101b. j Cute, Sst. 81b.; Pretty' Nell,: Bst. 31b.; Tho Seer, Sst. ; Brasenose, Bst.; Lovelorn, Sst.; Merry Lass, Bst.; The Cornet, Bst. ;- Obligate,. Sst.; and Vinco, Bst.; .. FILLY. STAKES; of 200 sovs. longs.—lngoda, 9st. 51b.; Perle u'Or, Bst. 111b.; Boutade, Sst. 81b.; Ristori, Bst. 61b.; Fasnakyle, Sst. 51b.; Shindy, ; Sst. 21b.; Lady.lieina, Sst. 21b.; Formless, Sst. lib.; Countermine, Sst. lib.; Windriish, 7st. mb.; Directoirej. 7st. 81b.; Veda,- Ost. 91b.; and Windgun, Gst. Sib. . .-MIDSUMMER HANDICAP, of 250, sovs.; One niilo and a half.—Oiyoi,' 9st.! 71b.; Prim, 9st. 61b.; Kilwinning, Ost.; Gwendoline, \Bst. 91b.; Field Gun, Sst. 91b.; Ingoda, Bst. 8lb.; Tikitere, Sst. 51b.;, Out -lander,' 7st. 131b.; White" Cockade, . 7st. 91b.; Zetland, Ost.:-91b.; Gold Braid, Gst. 81b.; .Monkey Puzzle, Gst. Bib.; . and Nordoff, Gst. 71b. ' " . LYTTELTON PpATE,'. of, 100 sovs. . Six furlongs.—Lady Reina, :Bst.lolb.; Coun-. termino,- •' Bst; 9lb. ;\ Martirie, : 7st. * 1316.s Crown" Derby,. 7st. :101b.; ■ True ..-Knight,. 7st." 101b.; l'unka, 7st. 71b.;. Jean, 7st. 71b.; arid Kora; Gst. 71b; , : CRAVEN' PLATE, of 200 : sovs.. : Seven, furlongs.—Prim, Ost; • 21b.; - Gravitation, Sst.; 13ib.';' Sharpshooter,' Sst!;' : 121b.; Flitaway, ,;Bst. 121b;; Count Witte, Sst. 101b.; Broadsword,?Bst; Sib'.;, Silkwcb,:.Bst. 31b.; Balaclava, gst'.'. lib.;' Federal, - Bst,;..' All Guns, Sst.; Perlo'd'Or, 7st. 121b.; Ilarita, 7st. 111b.; AYhite Cockade, 7st. 71b.; Pas--sion, 7st. 61b.; Gunboat,-7st. lib.; Ristori,: 7st; 41b.;.-Zetland,' Gst. ,101b.; and .'Montreal, Gst. 71b. ■ " HALSWELL WELTER/HANDICAP, of .100. sovs. One .mile!— Genius, 9st. 51b.; Incbbonny, 9st. 21b.'; 'Lovelorn; Bst. 81b;; Luperin,' Bst. 71b.;"-Narrangarie, Bst. sib.; : , Morry Lass,\ Sst! 21b.;! Queen : of! Spades, Bst. lib.; liar.gimario, 7st. 121b.; . Aunt Sally, 7st.: - 91b.; ; Shillelagh, ■ 7st; V 71b. ; Cannonier, 7st. 71b.; -,Nightlight> 7st 71b.; Miss AVelbeck; 7st. 71b.; . and ; Sapionce," 75t..71b. ' !'!.'!,- :' .'- ■ ' - : :—

TRAINING AT. RICCARTON.

.'. ■ ; (By . Telegraph.—Press . Association.) / . . Chrisichurch, January 27. The weather;was ; fine and .tKe- trackrin, ' goodconditionat'Riccarton ' this.iniornT. ing. ■ FlitaSvay !and Madairie Madcap' gal-' loped sii'.furlongs in lniin.' 16 i-ssec: Tikitere beat Cro'nstadt civer; fi, mile,. covered 'in lmiri. \sosec.' : Kose : : Noble' beat; Kora over six furlongs in tain:' 18 4-ssco.VPrim beat Gold Braid over a mile and a quarter .-.in 2min.' 17 . 2-ssee.; Gwendoline. did a similar 1 task; alone in 2min.' 14 l-sscc. Nordoff; who lias arrived from, the West Coast, looked well; arid)gallopedj.freely,';' SCRATCHED. ' By Telo^rkpli— Press Ass6ciatipn--€oi>yriEht.' V- ■■ (Rec. Jannary 28, 0.5 a.m.) ■ • 1 . Melbourne, January 27. : ; ' Mai tine • has., been, scratched, 'for'the Newmarket' Handicap.