THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 867, 13 July 1910, Page 9

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. TRACK WORK AT TRENTHAM.

(Br UtENCOE.)

Fino mild weather prevailed for tho track gallops at Trentham yesterday morning.. The outside of tho course proper was open for fast work, and the going was in good order. Rain camo on just as the last of Lho horses had worked—a little before 11 a.m. Truganini (Kirk) -and Iney (W. Ryan) finished together at the end of six iur:longs, run in linill. 20sec. Advantago .easily held Magneto safo'over four furlongs', covered in olsce. - St. Felix (Telford) finished well in front of Bourbon (Jenkins) over six furlongs, run in a tick under lmin. 22sec. Ngapuka (M. Ryan) and Miss Advance ran five furlongs in lmin. 5 2-sscC., the former having the best of tho gallop at every .stage. Tawhaki (M'Comb), Pinul (Douglas), and Morrie Time (Jenltifis) finished in that order at the end of five furlongs, run in lmin. (jsec., though in the first three, furlongs' Merrio Timo wiib much too fast for the other pair. North-East (Jenkins) galloped six furlongs alone in lmin. 20sec. The Euroclydon gelding did it with such consummate ease that it wus by far the best gallop of tho morning. Succession had tho best of Inchbonny over five fur-1 longs, the last six taking lmin. 22isec. Sonite was allowed to stride along over seven furlongs, and moved nicely. Doggerbank, Maidi* Arclight (on the tan), Electrakoff, Lovell, Playmate, Xavior, Gold Lace (oourso proper), and several others did useful work.

Capitol (Doeble), AVaic-ne (Stewart), and Southern' Cross (R-edmond) were sent to negotiate a round of the. big fences. Southern Cross ran off at tho first fence, baulked at the second, and was not further persevered with. Capitol and AVaiono took tho first four fences together, tho former showing to most advantage. At tho fifth fenco Capitol again jumped well, but AVaiono failed to rise, and went through tho fence, taking a piece, clean out of, the. cross rail. Stewart was .unseated, but not injured. Capitol finished tho journey alone, fencing faultlessly, Stayboy and White. Lie galloped two rounds, clearing four hurdles on tho way. Stayboy_ was much the better of the two. Tauira jumped six frardles in good style, and Mahuta shaped fairly well over two' hurdles. Southern Cross was brought out for tho second time, and cleared six hurdles. Ho is not likely Jo start in the steeplcchaso events.

AVhito Cockade, Balaclava, Scotch Plaid and Rose Noble arrived from the south by the Mararoa yesterday morning, and were railed to Trentham. AV. Clarke will arrive from Riccarton on Friday morning with Eurus, Northern Star, and another horso. It is understood that Clarence O'Neill will ride Northern Star in tho steeplechase events.

The Birkenhead colt Xylophono has been in a bad way with tho prevailing illness, and, according to a Napier writer, his chances of recovery aro but slender. .

Obi, winner of this year's Victorian Grand National Hurdle Race, was not at all fancied ' in Sydney, though a fow days ago ho won at Williamstown, There was, however, good backing.for his stablo companion, Volta, who was supposed to bo much the bettor of tho two. Such is tho iluiilr of racing. The least fancied one of the' two finished in front, and "tho .good thing" second last. . i...'. - Chauvolin (Soult-Inamorata), who was formerly trained at-Trentham, is entered for a race at tho Rosehill (Sydney) meeting on Saturday next. \ " ■■■ Paisano, Stourton, and another horse, arrived from Gisbome by the Hanroto yesterday, and-wore railed to Troniliam. AVaitapu and Paritutu wero expected at Trentham from New, Plymouth last night.

The Eclipse Stakes, of 10,000 sovs., is to be run in England on Friday next. Seawind, who ran second to Bourbon in the Maiden Scurry at Otaki last month, will.be among the competitors in the Trial Plato at .Trentham on Saturday. ' Consequent on his double win at the Gisborno- meeting last week, Te, Arai has assumed ;tho position of favourite for the Grand National Steeplechase. Shortly after taking up his residence at Levin, C. Jenkins noticed a familiarlooking horso running inono of the paddocks-there.■'• On inquiring its name he learned that it was Cameo, tho horse on whom ho won his first raco nearly twenty years ago. Tho crack horseman was only thirteen years of age when at tho Himitangi-Foxton Maori meeting he rode Cameo to victory in the Flying Handicap (£5) and tho Himitangi Cup (£8). At that time, Jenkins Weighed less than sst., and as there was not sufficient lead procurable to make tho weight up to Bst., tho difficulty was overcome by securing. a sack and partly filling it with 1 clay. A referenco to the "Turf Register" shows that Cameo was six years old jn 1892, so that ho has lived to a very good ago. Muskapeer (Musket^— Venus Transit) died in the AVaikato district, Auckland, last week. He was foaled in 1883, and among the best known of his descendants was Lottie, who won tho Auckland Cup in 1894.-

VICTORIAN WEICHTS,

By Telegraph—Press A66ociation—Copyright. (Rec. July 12, 11.40 p.m.) ' Melbourne, July 12. Woolloomooloo carries 9st. 71b. • in the Australian Hurdles; Kiatero has been allotted lOst. 111b. in tho Steeplechase.

FIXTURES.

Julv IG, 20, and 23.—Wellington R.C. "Winter. July 27.—Hawke's Bay Hunt Club's Annual. July 28.-North Canterbury J.C. Sports. August 9, 11, and 13.—CJ.C. Grand National.