THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 883, 1 August 1910, Page 9

THE TURF.

(-NOTES AND COMMENTS. ' ; j: : (BtUIRNCOB.). 'Che North Canterbury Jockey Club's sports meeting was held at Hangiora on Thursday last, in - fine weather. The Hack Steeplechase, of. two miles, fell tor Mr. ,',G. L. Stead's Mauri, a chest-; nut :■;, gelding that was formerly xa;ed :in hack - hurdles '.. in these parts; by Mr.- E.-': J. 'Watt. .Out of : six/starters, Ivan was the only other competitor to.complete the course. I'ho Hack Race, one mile and a half, was won Milo (Conqueror —-Eketcrini Passeropbulo). The timo of the- race Atas 2miri. ISsec.' The Open Steeplechase .went to Castout, who had fallen early in the Hack, Steeples. The aged Manrose was enual to winning ,tho Farmers' Hack Handicap, and Waitabit (by-the'Government sire Tyranny, who seems, to be getting some- useful hunters),'won the Hunters'' Handicap.

'Penates continues to imprqvo m his work" on.'the Hutt course, and with C. Jenkins in the saddle,; he will carry the t . confidence 'of. his .'owner - in. tho Winter.'Cup. ..

On Wednesday, the Woodlands Hunt Club meeting takes place at Pahiatua. 'The'owner, of Penza >as present at the''Hutt' : course' on Saturday'to see .his 'mare;'gallop,., and the result was satisfactory enough for him to give instruction's., to C. take her on, to Riccartdri. '.' ;'

; : Tawhaki. is now one of the. favourites fori the Winter Cup, to be run at tho Canterbury-Jockey 'Club's Grand National, meeting:::... .. " ".

Some very interesting track work was got ; through "on Saturday at Riccarton. Of vthe'■ Winter Cup .candidates, North' East.five furlongs in lmin.'Sseo.; Wauchope,':sii in" lmih, 21sec.; and Bonny Gleri,-: a mile in lmin. •'46seo„- pleased best/ 'Of the jumped'.White Cockade dwelt -badly, and was" defeated' in a schooling 'gallop -by Kremlin. Stone Ginger'was-far'too good for Northern Star'over a round of the big fences. To'Arai and Loch Fyne finished together in' a r - similar task, both fencing faultlessly. -' ; Paisano, Mah'uta,'_ Waitapii, Stayboy, Le 'Beau, and Kiatere' djd strong work... : ;,.

Next' Saturday, the' Victorian .Amateur. Turf.-, Club's /Steeplechase meeting opens." at'Caulfield'. The principal eyent tlio .first" day'Js the '■Australian.Hurdle' .Race. ■ ;'■' '',"

The.Taiue.of .the.: stakes paid, over in respect to tho' 'Winter meeting at Trontham amounted to £3663, of which owners : provided - approximately £1100. The-:-;.Government tax-came to . £96Q, while the "Sum-:of\ nearly £900 was expended -by . the. club' in . payment ■•• of wages, .mainly, to casual hands. Mr.. W. Young has leased from Mr. G. F.' Moore a-very-nice.filly, (not yet named) : by Kilcheran out' of Nightin-gale;-•-The' dam' of this :filly claims such hprsos'as The Lark; Bowman, Polycasie, Loch Erin, 1 and many other notable horses as -her progeny, so Mr. Young has : secured 'a filly that, should win races'.. ' Mr. Moore's other filly, True Shot, has also been leased, and goes into. 0. Cox's-'stables-at- Hawera. ; ' '

Hymettus, and tho ; two-nllies imported from 1 England, by the Hon.'. J.. D. Or-mond,-.were;landed from the Riniutaka 0n.4 Saturday at'-midday, ....'.•/ ./

The; New'. ..Zealand-; Cup ' candidate) Railgikapua',- is doing,'useful work on the ; Hiit't trapks- '-His -first'racing ajn pearance . this season will be at the Horowhenua Raping ClubY meeting,-

Lady Stockwell, half-sister to Audax, is under- offer't'6' an-Australian breeder, Last season Lady Stockwell visited Jihe Sir Laddo. ""• ■ ™"> v

.Yearlings' from "Mr, Sv J. Watt's stable and tho Hon: D. Ormond's were Jon the., track "'at "Hastings on ■Wednesday, "'and between the " second and. races • were sprinted down the straight. 'The' first to 'go'but were Mr,"-Watt's 'Royal. Scotch- (Royal'Artillery—Barley.' : Bree) ,■; a. full-brother to Noc'tuiforraj'aTi'd an- Australjan-bred filly by Positaho;.' from Circe, the lastrnamcd reaching the.'winning post- first. The Karariiu lot -comprised a full brother to Formbv,; full brother to Dawn; full brother' to•'the' : Q.ueeiisland champion Mischief, 'ahd, a fe'filf-sjster to Linkless (by Birkenhead). vTh'6:-filly got home sHglitiy ;in:'front; :; but they -were all .bunched. ,',,,..;...-.'..' .

'Aughst.3.— Club Annual . Steeplechase.' "" August A n,,,J»nd. 13,-C.J,C, Grand •'-National.'.';. 1 ;-"',''."."'. '."■'.'.