THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 859, 4 July 1910, Page 7

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

£Bv Glencoe.J

In connection with the AVcllington Racing Club's winter meeting owners are reminded that acceptances for the Wellington Steeplechase and first day's handicaps, also entries for the Trial Plale, closes at 9 o'clock to-night, with the secretary, Mr. A. E. Whyte. M. Deeble is the first of (ho visiting trainers to reach Trenthani. lie arrived from Auckland on Saturday night with Capitol and another horse. During the week, Mr. 11. Limnier sold his four-year-old mare Lady Fran, a fullsister to Amato, to a Wanganui sportsman, the prico paid being 100 guineas. I?. Hatch has been engaged to rido the imported filly Wot Day in tho Winter Cup at Riccarton next month. Since tho Napier Park races, tho steeplechaser Nero has been quartered at Hastings. He resumed work ou Thursday last. Maidi has been leased by tho.Feilding trainer. H. Jackson, in whoso interest sho will race, at the Trentham meeting. Reports from New Plymouth state that tho hurdle horses Waitapu and Paritutu are both progressing nicely in their track work. Royal Marine, who won a race at'Otaki last month, has bcon supported for tho Winter Cup at Riccarton. Owing to being unable to jump horses on tho Porinia beach at the present time, tho Porirua trainer, ,T. n. Prosser, will probably proceed to Trentham this week with the team for tho Wellington Club's winter meeting. Amaru has been placed in work again at Hastings, after a few weeks' spell. Reports were in circulation on Saturday concerning a prominent candidate for tho AVellington Steeplechase, bnt as the acceptances close to-night, it seems idle to chronicle and discuss rumours at the present stage. Seeing that there has been so much rain during the past month, it is to lie hoped that a spell of weather may now ensue which will give the tracks at Trentham a chance to dry before! many of the visiting horses arrive.

H. Gray, with GO wins, is still at. the head of the list of winning jockeys on the flat, and, as A. Oliver (51) is second on the list, Gray's lead appears to lx> substantial enough to keep him at the head of affairs till the cud of the present month. Next to Gray and Oliver, the most successful jockeys are A. AYhittaker 42 and C. Jenkins 39. Over hurdles, the Auckland jockoy, A. Julian, with 17 wins, is at the head of the winning list, tho next being T. Pritchard 15, C. Cress If, and H. Telford 13. Tho last two riders have each had a brace of accidents during the season, so that their scores are very creditable. Pritchard, in addition to his 15 winning rides over hurdles, hns riddon over iil) winners on the flat. The Victorian Racing Club's Grand National Meeting was to have commenced at Remington ou Saturday, but no results have come to hand bv cable.

AN INQUIRY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.! 1 Hastings, July 3. The Ilawke's Bay Jockey Club resumed its inquiry into the running of Captain Jinglo at tho winter meeting, and resolved: "That, having heard the evidence of Mr. Honnah (owner) and Joe O'Connell (rider), and read a letter from Mr. Brodie, M.R.C.V.S., in rolorencc to the condition of the horse Captain .Tingle, tho explanation given bo considered satisfactory."

FIXTURES. July 7 and B.—Gisborne R.C. Winter. July 10, 20, and 23—Wellington R.C. Winter. August !), 11, and 13.-C.J.C. Grand National.