THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 873, 20 July 1910, Page 9

THE TURF.

.. •—-« . WELLINGTON RACING CLUB. • WINTER MEETING. Tho Wellington Racing Club's winter meeting will be continued at Trentham ;to-day, when tho Wellington Steeplechaso will bo decided. Fields in all tho events promise to be above the average, and good racing is anticipated. Trains for the racecourse will leave To Aro at 10.34 a.m. and 11 a.m., and leave Lambton Station at 10.51 a.m., 11 a.m., 11.10 a.m., and 1.5 p.m. On tho ..return journey trains will leave Trentham at 4.10 p.m 4.31 pm. 4.48 p.m., and 5.11 p.m., [a the principal race to-day. the following aro tho probable starters and riders:— ■■■'■' [WELLINGTON ' ' STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of 650 sovs. About three , miles and a quarter. Kiatere, list. 101b. (T. Pine). Audax, list! 91b. (A. Julian). Loch Fyno, Usi. bih: fSpeakmau). lied M'Gregor, list. lib. (Windsor). Eurus, list. lib. (Nolan). Capitol, list. (P. Brady). Sir Lethe, 105t..21b. (C. Cochrane). Corazou, 10st. (R. Gray). . Lovell, 10st. (HI Telford). ■ Waione,.lost. (J. Stewart). Northern Star, 9st,' 71b; (C. O'Neill). Full Cry, 9st. 71b. (J. Lyford). Maidi; 9st. 71b. (E. Abbott). ' Boeline, 9st. 71b. (R. -TonioairaO.

.NOTES AND COMMENTS.

GOOD GALLOP BY SIR. FBJSCO. (Br UwjNcop.) ' - - There was another fino mor.ning : for the track gallops at Trentliam yesterday. The outside of tlte courso proper was: open for fast nwk, the going .being still very heavy > A feature of the Work was a good gallop, by Sir Frisco (Carmout), who beat Tfcotano by several- lengths over four • furlongs. The distance was covered .ill 52sec., easily tho best gallop, of the morning. Truganini and lney ran five ■ furlongs in lmin. 7sec. Flingot and Bourrasquo covered half a mile in-54sec. Contendont, with racing plates on, rattled off five furlongs in slightly less than lmin. 6sec. Bollin beat Elfish .over five furlongs .in lmin. White Cockade 'and Balaclava were associated in a six-furlong gallop, whioh occupied lrniri. 22sec.. Advantage, aiid Magneto covered half a mile in 54 4 r ssec. Multipla easily beat. Miss Advance over five furlongs run in lmin. Ssec. Scotch Plaid and Rose Noble were sent half a. mile and finished the journey in 65sec. California (H. . Gray) sprinted -three furlongs. Mataari, Ambrosian, Rosegrove, Marathon, St. Lumsden, Orfoh,.':. Mahiita, ..-■ ■ North-Bast, White Lie, Maharanui, Waitapu, . Tiptoe, Master Paul, Stayboj,. Tawhaki, Gold Battery, Stourton, and a;large number Of others also did useful ,work. ■/Loch Fyne and Kremlin arrived at Trentham from Auckland on Monday night. . Loch', Fyno did > useful slow Work at Trentham yesterday. All going ■well he will be sent-to Rdecarton after ■•competing-'.at Trentham.. Lionheart and Sir Antrim, who.comipeted at Treitham on Saturday, Have «nco been'sent , home' to Foxton. . Tyrarjiic. was shipped to Christthureh iry the Mararoa last night, to fulfil his engagements at the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting.. . "'. ■;... ' Mr. Duncan Rutherford, . the wcU.toown Canterbury sportsman, will arrive from the south this morning .to .-see his horses compete in the Welling*ton Steeplechase .at Trentham ~ this afternoon. .. .' '■. _ ~ .-■ -~!/. ' A. Julian is the only jockey riding lSn 'the Wellington Steeplechase to-day that has",previously ridden the winner of the event. He won on Haydn in. :i907. ; ~'■/. , . '■: .'; .'■ T. Pritchard will rido Naumai, Senates, Mediterranean, Hydrant, and ■Rongomarin.different events at Trentjham to-day. ■.-.'>. •Audas pulled up much better thau ■usual after.galloping at Trentham yes[terday. 'He did two rounds on the flat, fine last mile and. a quarter at boM jpace. It is noticeable that he does not rpull so hard in his work during the last ifow days as lie'did previously. Beeline, who ran second to Nero in ttho Napier Park Steeplechase, has-been 'idpingj very. sattefactory). work since ■ araival at Trentham, and yesterday he jagain shaped pleasingly over two tiounds on the fiat. C Brown arrived at Trentham too 2ate to ride" Electrakoff on Saturday,, [but he, will have the mount on the ■Menschikoff-gelding in the Waterloo Handicap .to-day • At the conclusion oi -the Trentham meeting, Brown returns to Aucklani, and will later on cross to Sydney. He will probably have the piount on Master Soult at Randwick, jand on Aborigine in the Caulfield Cup.

HAWKE'S BAY HUNT CLUB.

! ißy jEeleEraDb—Press Association.! Napier, July 19. The following handicaps have -been Sleclared by Mr. H. Coyle for the jHawke's Bay Hunt Club's steeplechase meeting:— '. ■ HTJOTEES , BRACELET HURDLES, ffwo miles.—Ruabon, 12st. 51b.: The Chief, 12st. 31b.; Rechabite, list. 81b.: '■Oakley, list., 81b.; Peaceful,, list. 81b.; Chasse, list. 71b.; Alumina, list. 71b.: Ever,- list. 71b.; Ronald, list. 51b.; 'Mahara, list. 51b.; Rangatira, list. Bb. ; .Jlavia, list. 51b.; Eustaine, list. ■51b.; Spaniard, list. 41b.; Do'ViBCO, list.; and Watershed, list. . FIRST OPEN FLAT RACE. Seven furlongs.—Amato, list. 41b.; Ideajism, list. 41b.; Centaur; 10st. 81b. ; Raupare, 9st. 131b.; Andrew Mack, 9st. 51b.; Pumoana, 9st. 41b.; Merriwing. 9st.; Boyue Water, 9st.; Appin, 9st.; and , Artie,,9st. ... HAWKE'S . BAY HUNT CUP STEEPLES. Two miles and a halfDhe Chief, 12st. 71b.:'" Ronda." list. 131b.; Oakley, list. 121b.: Ever, list 71b.; Ronald, list. 51b.; Spaniard list.; Mahara, list.; and Yaldhurst ' list. .. . TRIAL HACK RACE. Five furlongs. —Mooimooisa, 10st. 81b.; Viola 10st 31b.; Boyne Water, 10st. 21b.-; CastleBidej 10st. 21b.; Goldemar, 9st. 111b • Shoemaker, 9st. 111b.; Falsetto,' 9st' 31b.; Kittara, 9st. 31b.; Waitoke, 9st 81b.'; ..Vide,, 9st. 31b.;-and Entente, 9st! HUNTERS' FLAT RACE. One mile and a' half .—Peaceful; list. 121b.; Eustaine, list. 81b.; Flavia, list. 81b.-' Rangatira, : list.'Blb. • Spaniard, list' 51b.; Ronald, list. 21b.; Watershed list.; and Yashmak, list. ' SECOND OPEN FLAT RACE. Six furlongs.—Vi, list. \olb.; Centaur lOst. 91b.; Amaru, lOst. 71b.; Rauparo 10st.; Ortygia, 9sfc. 101b.; Moroykoff 9st. ,61b.; Seraphic, 9st. 61b.; Niwaru 9st.. 61b.; Burton, 9st. 41b.; Andrew Mack, 9st. 41b.; Pumoana, 9s"t. 31b • Ultimatum, 9st.; Merriwing, 9st. •: and !Arty, 9st. '

STEEPLECHASER SOLD.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrißht. Sydney, July 19. The steeplechaser Up-to-Date (St. Hippo—Winnie), who won a number of races in New Zealand, and afterwards raced with success in Australia, has been sold for 26 guineas.

.FIXTURES.

July 2(1 and 23.—Wellington R.C. Winter. July 27.—Hawkc's. Bay Hunt Club's An-■THlf'k-Xovtir Canterbury J.C. Sports. A.UJH3I 9, li, mill ii).—C.J.C. Grand >; ; ;iioi,;il.