THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 919, 12 September 1910, Page 4

THE TURF.

« NOTES AND COMMENTS. [By Gmncoe] Tho Rangitikei Racing Club's meeting takes place on Wednesday and Thursday. Master Laddo (Sir Laddo—Lake Placid) was on Saturday backed for tho New Zealand Cup. Ho is engaged in. the Rangitoto Hack Race at Bulls on Wednesday.

,;._ It is understood that H..'Gray..will ride California in the Avondale Cup on Saturday, and W. Young will ride North. East;'' ■ .'. ; ■

Varco and Dounshire, the two thoroughbred horses purchased in England by Messrs. J B Roid and J. G Duncan, armed by tho Athemc on Saturday.

As North- East.isan/acceptbr; In tho Avondale Cup, .arid is';.stated to ;bp a sure starter, .he will probably-be scratched, for his Bulls; chga^emtiiitsl:-'';'■.'',"•-•■ .'.,"■'.'.,

.-.,'.; St. .Bill isi ; t<j;be' :given -a ; run/in/the' Hack Hurdles at Bulls. on'- -Wednesday,and will be ridden.by an apprehtico.,whb ; has .been.";schooling, the/ St. Clements, gelding in his work;:;; \;.\';'i/;,/// : ii:--,::

/ Considering Master'. Sylvia has i-been'■".up:no;time';!.lii's-performances at'--the .New'sPlynioiith 'iHiint'fClub meeting'/' and Maiton. were * really -good'ones,'! and - -; as he is coating-on .with each-race lie '■-■'- .may bea. furthe'rVwinne'r?v-ery;sW.tly; ;■. -.'The • Hawera-trained. St/j/Toney. ,waa' ■ heavily. supported ih; theii'lyj'ngvHahdii . cap ati.Martbn, ;but/theifbest/iie could: do was "to\ iinish third'to';Shiija ana r : Mediterraiieai,.; dfter:;leading-.itill -well' inside the;:.distance.;.- ,-He';;is,;in.; the - ; Maiden race ;',of; four-furlongs' Vat; Bulls 1 on Wednesday,':but.thqreis.nothing of'••'.' the. calibre ,«f-;Simja'; opposed.Vte, him... : there./ ;, ; //'--;j;/-/,;.; ■/,.,/./ ';V. : ; V;-; v.;"^,; r ; ■•'. i'.'.i'lii'^eTene» : W'"-thejwalk*up'-.6l»rij';iß'-/"-favour/of- which /an agitation isr.bein'a.; .worked; ¥p; in -'England by. "Sporting.-■; Life,'' ; the Hon, .Grorge'/LSmbion -'thus': * expressed-himself of ,the walk-iip start, .'and.: I-; ; sh6uld like;.; toask'; two questions of those' who/aref^.'/ ' 1.-'How.. it/is'/proposedj/that-a/ trainersshould educate-his;horses: to ;walk.up. in""-;' line 'tp^theVgatej-'andjumpi off'whenVit./. goes Sip? 2.slf you ■ eaii- walk horsed;la * line up to .tie gate,; why.'do ; ybu' want a ? , gate?";;" /;;,'' : - /;.-:./;;•/; <:';/JS;:-'.'/-/ -; : //' After his good' showing-m-;tne.Grandi ;; National Hurdles, could;,' hardly/have'; given r ;Stayboy : ,anything-., less;, than, .'list.' /4ib.'. -at ''Ashburton,'..' ii»>,-;the'.class;opposed-to him.;is particularly,'." /weak./Vvx,;;;;,;';^ ..';■ H. .Brereton,.'who; was ;' severely>in»-'-'- ; j .Claremont; fell' ! while, schoot. : .., ing/at,Waverley,/.isi/now.; making ;/fatt-; progress..towards; recpye.ry> but it-will--, be";somei/considerable^'time;before:-^he; ' ban;ride; again..: ; -:v/^i'?K:& ; ! "/:-"':/•/'. /:/£: whG':-was; badly -hurt; /at X Napier, in'the;autumn,.wasjn'.the'.'saddle'.-. at-Martonlaat weekXahd-steerey.Elec-v .trakoff-to, victory;:' in-; .the:':;Crofton^''Handicap^; , .;:;-X'XVv"X ;: ;;';;' ; "XV : 'v'!-;.X;:"-;!;. 'V Maku'.struck ; ; himself Xpripr ; ;-tofX:tne';; ilarton"meeting, :.aud. J,. Munn; was .com- "' .pelled ; ;his';\TOrk;.K.The;V gallop-he-had inHthe;Ha'ck;Steeples.-.at;-Martoh on-Wednesday may- bp; depended;', upon, to' workja-big.imprpvement'in;tKe'-big:'' Torpedo.'gelding;- ;.;- ; ;'t'i.-'.. : X ::i- c .; i'BX- will-jrideXHierarchy f; in - the':i Avondale'Stakes.•'VThis-.ypungster.'is'ja'X member; of ; ;; :Moragha;n'sj;Ellersli6ft team,' biit - ' he- is; : nbt- c asjfforwardv' "aay; several -other•'ypurigsters'.;.trained:;;oii' the -same; track;; asy^pwing. to',lahieness, : :- hi's traiuer. : was-;compelled;to. stop;;.liira.;'" :fprVsome;'weeksX^'^X;;o i ;:'si , .three-yearrold': of: last;-season, is.■'.'again' t in ;wbrk' ; ai- 'Ellerslie,.' but - asj- "a '; dbubtf p'l-lobking. joint;. it;' .i----cpnsidered-'prpbabl e :..that-;he.' i:'. a'--prepara'tionJ ! :;'X;.;'- .:??:■ ■':'-. ~'C.' l 'uf. : y\ ;.^ere;;was;;a^report that all 'was- : : nbt ; • ; well with; the. Sti^Lbge*^:.winlief,-.lngoda.■ :, ; but. aS;.shcMs-'engaged':.in;:.thb;;priricipai';. handicap •■': at;.'Ashbuftbn bn.Saturday; she ''; is Apparently; going-; along ;satisfac^orilyl:;' Her; meeting .'.■ with'; Jjqs • ;Ahgeles : will ■; be '.•>' full'-of''interest,-.but;.the : , lafe bably.;the, moreforwardiof-the .two,ias;-';: he;-had : morethan one.racejattheGrahd;..;; National- meeting, last;month, -li:;.adr,': : Neiv Zealand';- Cup tbaudidates ■;> engaged -'- at .Ashburton include.Tikitere;•Tawhaki,:'.;; Gunboat; MartiSt.;'-;/ ; ,':' i Nominations '-'.for';;,- the h[ MailborpugaV( : ■Racing-Club's meeting, ;.tp; ..be.;;' held on the ■ Riverlands^.Racecourse.' '.onS ; October' i ,;Mr;;Ij: {Griffiths,; • bnK '-evening-; next;. : ;;;>;-;';v. /< ~'-~'.'•,-?.:■

V; A WW FOR,;PRINCE; FOOTE.^" • By,Teleevaii!i—Press ;y' -;v- : \;v,;?; VSydheyj 10.;{;;/; ; : «;AV,th(K;Tatter'sall-s'::: tlie'Mo\ying^was'the-resuit::of;ilie ; ) : v': ; ',;:.'\Vage. -One mile' and;a/[fu'rlong. ; H'yy;-. .Mr;: J. Baron's '] b : "/hV : /'?: :*$ ;... ] by."Sir- 4yrsi<--1% ; Mr;/iFo'sy;fif^ ;Jtfri VWmViEletclier's Sily&Hainpton ;\3^ : ;'; : There ;were. si xteM: : stai^rs.S^i > atr6n-;;-v 'atuS' led. throughout'- the;greater ;part of v.. •:■- tbe'.race, .-'and.'Mty:;Tardsjfroni:;'hqmß;-:V ; : lobked'an:/easy> : winner:^:,Prince rPobte/ '■■■■:''■ then-came ;from-the centre;;or:Hhe field' Viand won\b'y'a length : .and'Hfhatf:"rTime/i'■;•; linin.' 53se0v: v :- ■:■,:. : %^^-/ h r ti^.

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