THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 6

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES. . Feb.'l6 and 17—Taranaki J.C. Autumn. Fob.-16 and I?—Botorua J.C. Annual. B : Pony and Galloway Feb. 23. and 24—Woodville District J.C. Autuir.n. ; Feb.; 23, 24 and 26r-Dunedin'J.C;" Autumn.' • 2G—Shannon.; Hack; A.C.; " March 3. and S-r-tVanganui J.C' Autumn. March 9 -and 10—Daiiievirke - -R.C.-; Autumn. - ':' ; \ ....' March - ; 17 - ;i and' ■: 18-rMastert'on ■ B.C. ■ -. Autumn. - ; , , ,- : March 16 and; 17—Napier Park R.C. '■ Autumn. March : 17—Opun'ake R.C. Annual. -March 23 and 26—Greymouth J.C. Au- . . tumn. • March -28 and 29— Easter. : April 20 and 21—Nelson J.C. Annual.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.' : [BY Glencoe.] Th« Taruiiaki Cup will be decided'tomorrow. : 1 ;,; . ■ On Saturday, next the-tliifteerith contest for the Caulfield Futurity Stakes: comes up, for-decision. \ ' - Golden . Loop; is considered an - unlikely: .starter at the- v 'Tarariaki: Jockey Club's meeting on, account of' the in jury sho received' last' week.",: Koran will bo running in the' Taranaki Cup to-morrow..; '• ■ \ ■; Golden Cairn ran another second in the Geelo'ag Qup;on Februaiy 5.' It. is jidt, ot'fccil tint tha Canterbury Jocksy G1 ib's race hooks contain- errors in, the description-of .horses, but one':occurred in the book for the summer meeting; when Directoire,was described as-:by :-Waiuku,instavLpf Wairiki.'. -./-.l'rancer-. won:; a V race at V the:- Egmont Racing. Club's meeting,: but is still able to start in the.:, Scurry atiNew-Plymouthi* as the latter race .is .for.'horses that-have ,Ji°t won -a .raseat; time of entrance.' - Mr. ,E. Manifold is the new owner of .the two-year-old, filly, Martyr, which was shippedto Melbourne; recently. , ■ During' a recent [.trip to the North' Isi land a ; Winton,^'district sportsman, pur- . chased two: untried*-horses' by, Knight Errajat, "and one 'of- is.already in' work in tho'south. -■ ; St. Kilda're;'who was very' unlucky to W beaten: at .Hawera lost week; will , be* racing: in tho Scurry 'at' New Plvmouth to-morrow.' ;He will be ridden' by C.- 1 Jcnkins. ' On,-the. day „ that: Snowfoot:'won.-'.the; FlyingxHandicap at '.Canterbury Park, another New: Zealand .Horse" scored,; in-.the, Jumpers': Flat. ;>• This Was >' Contorp. (Conqueror—Kokirikiri),' :'.who, had been ; 'of-, feral for: sale' during tho: previous week,, butifailed to;elicit a bid'. ■' i The : Auckland-owned horses, - Hoanga Prophet,H6h'ungatahi; r Taring V Zinnia Maheno,'and,_Coromandel, are engaged all the . TaranaWi' Jockey- Club!*.'.meeting,which opens . to'-iiiorrow,' andif they all put in''ah.' appearance: it: will ,'lend con--,siderable:-iinterest ,to the- fixture.;' Although she won two hurdle, races, at th'e Egmont .Racing: Club's meeting, Mag--gie ; Paul; has: only; incurred: 71b: penalty.hurdle. race, at New Plymouth-to-: morrow.;;.lOriginaHy' handicapped at- 9st. 81b.', : .'she will, only have: to carry: lOst. lib:: to-morrow.. On the second. day at Ha-. wera„'she. .won with ,10st.; 101b., so 'that, even were she beaten'. .to-morrow,'' . Mr. Morse, will: probably ;give her over,, list., on .the second day. - , From ,a-glahc6.','at' to-morrow's hurdlerace, it: seems as'-if-'.the: Taranaki Jockey; .Club's' system.:- of penalties is not> severe' enough. }• '■ i ' ~ Another candidate that appears to escape .'lightly Sunder . the system of, penallies ; is' th'ov Aucklanderj■ Hohu'ngat abi. He won a i double.on vthe - concluding -.day ■of tHo Takripuna Joekey .Club'sfmeeting, and iSft has'only 51b. extra to carry,-in' each 1 '.of - the .-two ,'flat- races; that -he is .-.engaged'in at New Plymouth: to-morrow.-He . tbefcfqre,hasiie,T.ery'.inducement. : to:makei 'the trip:' j!'-;'-The, speedy.'; St.; Clements . gelding; Billington. has. been; taken/to .New. Plymouth, iaind- is. .engaged in 'a sprint lack' race ; to-morrow, lie"; will bo ridden by. the successful : Auckland rider,- C. Brown. Swimm'ihg''Belt is-a doubtful 'starter':in' the Tarimaki; Cup.' Ho will i probably be reserved .'for the; Welter "Handicap, in which ,ho .'will ; be: ridden by C. Jenkins. This"'rider;/will' also have- the mount ,on -King's -Prize' in l the: Hack. Handicap, one •mile.',.' ..: King Soult (Soult—Erry Roe), who ran . second.'in '.the 1 Wellesley ■ Stakes at . Tren:than'last; October, .hai:. arrived in.Bris-, bane,; and '■ is now owned;,by the ■ Queens-, land.'iSport^man;. Mr.,, M.:; J.;, Bond;: This owner;has also purchased Lady Glenora. ■A; Two horses i .with 1 similar. names - are-' en- • gagedv in':tlie' Hack Hurdles'at New. Plymouth to-morrow.: One is named Kauroa and the other Kairoa.'.:; Probably one iof the ■ owners; will shortly be , called ■ upon to change'the name of his horse; " '•■ y. • .' Colonel Hall-Walker ' bought four :of Mr. ' Spencer ;,G6llah's New Zealand-bred marcs to. . specially mate with; White Eagle. . They are I ,.Tireuse. (Nordenfeldt—. Florence; Maca'rthy),: Meta Burke, (Apre-morit-7Bessie;;:Macarthy), 'Ella Macarthy .-'.Macajthy)/ "and Tirade - Macarthy).