THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 737, 9 February 1910, Page 7

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES. Tcb 9 and 10—Egraont EC Summer Tcb 10 and 11-Po\eity Bay TC An nual Feb 12-Wellington Pony and Gallon ■xj EC Teb 16 ami 17—laranaki J C Autumn Fob Iβ and tf-Rotorm J C Annual Tcb 19—Wellington Polly and Galloway R C Teli 23 and 21-Woodvillo District JC Autumn Teb 23, 21 and 2G-Dunedin J C Autumn

NOTES AND COMMENTS

■■7 '-V'-I/:A-Vjßy;(aip^epj.)'-' .':''■':'. - ;;: ..l'■.-..■;" : ,TH©'Egmont Ea'cing': Club's .meeting •cortmencos (it H&wera to-day. , -; / : '- ■ The "Poverty-Bay' Turf ■ Club's. meeting ■tttM-placf'-tp-morjot.eP^Y'.^y.:'.-'-.'-'; , - ■''Ownoi's arb remindeditfcat.nomiriatioris for tho: Dannevirke Racing,. Club's ihg. close at , .9 _p.hi. to-morrow., with the secretary, Mr. Jas. Spiers Freemon. Tile telegraph office at Dannevjrko closes at B.p.m.' ■■ 7, .'■ ', v-- ; ;'' -;.;: ■'- {■ <■-7 -'■-■ : . Acceptances, for ■ tho, two . principal races at nest* Saturday's meeting of the Wellington Pony, and -Galloway Kacing.Glub close7to-day.'- / : , V. : '-77" : '-.V ~: v' :i,Sir Prize,.who is top-weight in.to-doys Egmont Cup, ran second-to Ngapuka in last year'e'contest for the raoe. , ": -.. .'-''Si '■■■ Reid remained at Gisborne to"ride Continuance /at: the Poverty Bay Turf .Club's;'meeting..;:;V: | j;'. :; ;• - - ;; . ■:: -."■' . ; Nor,th Bast .bee now. quite, recovered from the injuries 'he received when contesting', the Stewards' Handicap at'Riccarton';: He will be: a runner in the Hying Handicap at , '.the. Egmont meeting to-day, and will have the servioes of A.. Oliver. /'A very big,field is likely to contest the. Me'roriieve' Hack: Eace at ■ Hawera : .tp-doy. Oni of-the oandidates wjli'he.tlio.Pprirua coltiKina,-.who'.will.have the:;services of C. Jenkins.^i> ;■-'• ; .;;..:^-:-,:,.: ■' Since 1901, : when Nobility w.on' .the Eginoiit Cup. add the Wanganui Cup, , no horeo.haS succeeded in : twinning: that dpuble. ;; ■'..■"■ -V'"' :•■ '.'■.'..'•■/•V"'' , .'■■.". '*■■':[':"'' - ; Polyrciorpubus was "rtightly hurt when being , . Entrained: at. Awapuni. yesterday,: and ; he may!not be : eeen At :his best jn the Hawera Stakes: to-day.' This: will no: doubt cause : Sinlt' ,to start favour'ifeviv.,-;;:,;; V: ; -.;;■-,'./..i : .i:■■.;:.; ; . -; ; ); /.?-; ; K.'Hatch didnot go:to:Hawera for .the iEgniont meeting:. Ha"is going to : spend., a holiday ;in the South Island, and -.will, ride.next at the Duhedin, Cup.meeting.- .:•; The 'Palmerstbn .North:,. : hurdle 'horsfr man, H. Telford,' will be riding Playmate aiid'Waione-in-the. jumping events at Hawe.ra-to-day. • When-Telford got hurt ill Decenibor he was at. the head of the list of inning hprsemenV tut during his period of retirement;,he -lost ,that ; tion: , : -Hiw'ev^i 1 , 'with such good .mounts as'.vPlayiuilte •'and, Wdione ho,, will. ■'. havq every chanoo of regaining it. . ....■'

:-Swarthmocr,:who Vori- al-.double:at the Gisbprne,:.pacing ■'Club's"; mooting last woek,; is' engaged in: the, principal' handicap ? at-' the ■ Poverty Bay ~ Turf 7 Club's meeting to-morrow. : -"/. -.-.'. .<:.,.'

:.'C;:Cross is.eaid.to -have ridden a very fine, race'on Tyrannic' on the 1 sefibnd day o£ the ; Gisborne:Kacing Club's .meeting.

; As the Eorirua stable Jiasnot •a'repi'e- 1 isentafiye in. the Waipaira'-'ffitcfc- Handicap -at Hawera to-day, the servipeß of G. Jenkins; will;,be avail bio for King's Prize. When ..; King's Prm/was -. ■'■ racing. l at Trcnthani two : weeks ago slightly above himself,.but'the .'gallops would nave thf ; effect, of: working a big improvement iniihn; ■:.<:■:)■•■) ■'':.; ■-.'- .;,■.-. ;; > ;^-;.;' , 'nv:-- ; ': , ':'■>''

j ■In'.: England recently the; crack -jockey ■D; Jlaher": gave between *eBOOO and for v'Crbpwell,Courtt" ii residence'near: ..NoltingHani. : 'J.' '■%■■■ : '"■_';.: ■;■:: ';V|- : ;:.-'>'.':'■' jv'Eetort..is the first , ' mare ; to '.win. ti'e' Viceroy's: Cup','(Oaloutta): for. the'.: past fifteen;, years/ \ In • the forty-eight "races, for. the, pre'm.ie'r-,trophy ; of. the-Indian turf, only ,sii mares haye . been j successful. lleg'Merrilies won-the'Ctfp.in 1858 and 1859, Yoltige in; 1881, ;3?avourite' in 1869'■ and ..1870, :Jlaid -of Athena in 1874,= ■Me^lUo.in;;lßß4, : .an^Beto|t:T';;;;; > r | ';:,;;; ; :'.lfr. : VW.; ;i tiy<ins..rtade an ,unlacljy,'pur ; ' chase in Don. -,80,911 ;Affer,<_liis,. 'aWivar 'in ; Sydney 'i-last.J yepr. the 1 big ion of Explosion.: went: wrong, and had: to be spelled..; ; He was'.'taken:up again7a.fe.w weoks ago, 5 but • I.; Earzis;ti.B , '6, doubts . as, : to -Zealander. r standipgfa.Arpreparatipn proved (only top correct,- and ihp haa. agaiii : been~ turned out' at. Windsor. '

:.; At; the.'conclusioh of the Kafiof Bacea a number of .visiting sportameh spent the night at Taihipe,: m order to catch the train for sputh. ncjst day. During, the evening 'a; '.well-kno^..owner and ~ a. trainer, had an "argument as to their merits ae runners,;with the'-'-result' that , (the two were eventually:matched- tp.race; ■over fifty yards :onth;e rbadi - The trainer, 1 who ran barefooted,; waa very j easily'.defeated,: and he afterwards .learned that his.- ,, . , vanquisher- lias...sevetal; trophies for races ■ won. "Neither 'of the. contestants' l\ad'any ihoney at stake over the-'matoh, but there', waa some, ,; spirited :: betting ..the; spectators.: : v'! . ; . \ '■■';.