THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 879, 27 July 1910, Page 6

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS,

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flic Uawko's Bay Hunt Club's Steeple, chase meeting will lake place at Hasting* to-day. ■■_.--. , JCiatcre, Bulhvortli, aiid Woolloomobloo were shipped .to. Kiccarton on Monday night

Kremlin Ims arrived at Kiccarton, to fulfil his - engagement in tho Grand National Hurdles. 'Mio Stepniak geldingstarted- favourite for the Grand National Hurdles-in .'l9o6,'but finished out of a place behind -Cuiragho, Hydrant, .and Prospector. He was top-weight on that occasion, • but in this year's race was handicapped-at 'Jst. With the penalty which he incurred at Ti-enthain, he will now have to carry 9st. 51b.

Jlr. H.'M'Jlanaway.'s North-East is now the ruling favourite. for tho Winter Cup, and'Tu Arai and Pnisauo arc tbo favourite selections .'for the two principal jumping events at the'C.J.C.: winter meeting.

W. Young' will' ride,' North-East, To Arai, iuil' Paisano iu their engagements at Riccartolu'. So far no jockey has over succeeded in' winning the treble.

It is given out.that.tho. thveo-yoar-old filly Salute has mado.a complete recovery from tho accident which she met with whilst the Easter Handicap at Ellorslie, and that there is every probability of hpr sporting silk at soma of the curly'spring meetings in the new season. ■■■■■:

Sir Ixitlic is. now said to, be a sure starter in the Grand National Steeple, chase at Eiccartou. •....•' With his Hlb. penalty for winning the Wellington Steeplechase,' Capitol, 12st„ is now top-weight iu the. Grand National Steeplechase at Uiccartoh, and Paisano, 12st. lib., fills a liko post in the Hurdles. Jockeys. Ueid; Oliver, and Young have booked passages for the south on Thursday night, and next week will be -available for riding work at Riccartoa. '•: •'

Most of tko probable starters in tha Winter Cup have ahead?'hud riders engaged for them, and amongst this number are: Penates (C. Jenkins), North-East (W. Young), St.. Aida'n (P. Yarr), Wauchopo (H. Gray), Nylaud (A. Oliver), Elccrrakoff (C. Brown),' Bonny Glen (H. W. lung); . Sharpshooter (P. E. Jones), Jones), Wet Day (R. Hatch), Tawhaki (B. Lowe), Rose Noblo (Jas. Pine).' '■ . , ■■■'■■'■.

Th« opinions expressed about. Eod ' H'Gregor's jumping abilities • arc. very varied, and in -Auckland it is freely stated that tho Great Northern, winner ' has no' chance of .successfully negotiating' the country at Eiccarton. The poor quality of his.jumping.is put down'by his ridcf, Windsor, to the fuct that he must not be bustled at his fences, and whenever he has fallen it .has-always been when ridden by a stranger.

Tlio Auckland jockey, I'. Brail}, who l» still carrying an injured arm in a sling, was. a passenger for lyttclton lust evening. He expects to bo quite well enough to rido at the C.J.C. meeting, 'and will bo on Capitol and Master Paul. Tho Treiitlitmi Stecpluchaso winner is to bit taken to Australia for tho A.J.C. meeting, uud Brody was asked to accompany him; but he prefers to remain in New Zealand.

Thorojsa constant move towards Biccarton nnw, awl lust night's boaln toolc several racehorses, amongst the number boing Tawhaki and Stayboy, in charge of J. M'Combe, EloctrakoiV (C. Whale), Wnucbupe (W. Eing), Mahuta and NorthHast (H. King), Capitol (M. ■ Deeblo), and Master Paul and. Totika (E. Hannou). The. lastnamcd and . Wauchopo were quartered at Trdnthnin during the recent meeting, but were not started there. ' .'

On the Fdldiug racecourse yesterday (tolograpbs our correspondent) two private matches were run. In the first, a halfbrother to Bourrasque, owned by a local lawyer, was pitted against Captain 801 l over four furlongs for £50 aside. W. Young rode.Captain ,Bi»H, and C. Jenkins roda the Other. Captain Bell got away tha better, and .won. easily. In tho. second match C. Jenkins, on a horso'owned'by Mr. W. -B. Giesen, easily beat \Y. Young on a horse' owned by Air. Briscoo.

' Recently (says "Pilot" in ; \tho, Sydney "Kefcrco )'I ventured an opinion ■that," though some of the pony clubs were'. anxious their position in relation to 're- ■■ gistered facing might bo made tho same ; as that obtaining in Victoria, such, a pro-' ceoding might not commend itself to the' Australian Jockey Club. However, such docs not prove to be the case, for the coinlnittoo of the leading body, has decided to invito its members to alter the, rules of racing so as'to bring them into line with those of the Victoria Eacinf Club bearing on pony racing;' With' the committee favouringit/ the probabili-. lies arc "the desired alteration will be made, and owners and trainers ".Will be,, able.to race,.'and jockeys registered by the A.J.C. to'ride, at "pony'/ meetings, ' without incurring disqualification, provided they have nothing to'do with races for horses',ol' a greater height than UX '