THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 9

THE TURF.

THE MANUKA'S HORSES. By Telegraph—Preisa Association—Copyright. (Rec. September 20, 9 p.m.) i Sydney, September 20. Tho Manuka's horses (including the racehorses -Paris, Magneto,; Mountain. Queen, Tniganini, and Advantage) arrived from VYellington in good condition. A.J.C. WEIGHTS. (Reo. Soptember 20, 9 p.m.) ' Sydney, September 20. . . Weights for tho minor evente at tlio Australian Jockey Club's meeting have been declared. In the Hurdle Race, about two miles, The Reckoning is top weight, with 12st. 41b. Woolloomooloo has been allotted lOst. 51b., Hoanga 95t.'131b., and Nelius 9st. In the First Steeplechase, about two miles and a half, Nigel is top, weight, with list. 121b. Ilullwortli has lOst. 121b., Hoanga lOst. 71b., and Chivalry 95t.,101b. ' NOTES AND COMMENTS. ' [By Glencoe.] \ ■ The Avondalo Jockey Club's meeting will be continued to-day, : when the principal event will bo the Avon'dale (iuinoas three-year-olds,. which is tho..first, .ola-ssipal event:of the year. The. following .are the likely starters and their-ridersApellon (M. Ryan), King Soult (P. Brady), Poictiers...- (J. Buoha)ian), Puhi (B. Deeley), Antoinette (H. Gray), Hamadryad (A. Whittaker). ... The .race promises to. be a very interesting one, and the meeting between.. King : Sqult and the Ellerslie pair—Apellon ; and Poictiers — should arouse considerable interest. Tlie firstnamed, colt will meet:', the' others at a big advantage,. iii.isinuch as lib has. hiid a couple of races'already this season, and, this'will;::a, ; isist ,him greatly over . the. final furionr. ' In the President's Handicap at Avoiidale to-day none of tho oandidates ■ engaged are .very fast beginners. There will bo no Miss Winnie'to'- run away from Kakama as on the first, day, and tho /Soult filly, '■ ab )ut whose sprinting . ability there can be no doubt, will meet .the:..remainder of (he field on advantageons terms. There is a fresh, two-year-old in the .Nursery'.Handicap^eld to-day at Avondale;: ;to- wit, ~ SoHhudo. ' Usually; a' good two-year-old il.i ablo.to give' away a lot; of .weight 'tojothers of., that age. On her form •on Saturday, it must be admitted that Miss Winsome is 'most favourably' handicapped." ' ' ... When Royal News was'beaten by a , head in the Maiden Handicap on Sat'urddy, he .was making . his' first '.appearance _witlr the. coloiurs. up, arid,; :quehtly, ,at ..parts of the race' he . ran . very "green.". - Some 'of those 'who '...were; present at tlie homo'torn; declare j;lfoat' tho jWairiki-icolt-was neighing to .the other horses '.at, this ' particular' point; This being so, he may be expected 'to make a much better showing when next he siarts. . ... ... .R'eports from' tho 'liorth/state, that .heavy rain has been falling at Auckland during the last two'days, and the going' at Avondale m]] in cohsequenco be much on the. heavy side. At Trenthami .in July, Doggerbank revelled- in the mud, while Naumai'made no showing at. all. .' / - i lntorest' will e'entre' in . the running', of -California if he starts in the ;mile' race .at Avpndale to-day,' as' -'the chestnut' jior.se _will; be conceding oyer 3st. to somo of the'runners. :: ■ Bookniake'rs .are notified ; byv.advertise-. ment/'that 'applications- r for licenses to bet at the. Lower; Valley. Jockey: Club's Meeting close. to-day with the ' secretary,' Mr. F.,Read, Martinborough. — . Sir. Antrim ik going .along satisfactorily in his. preparation,''and Avill 'probably be a starter ' iii 'tho ,' principal handicap events at the Wanganui Jockey Ctyub's Meeting. ' ' /• .England's ~ second: "ten thousand pounder,"., the Jockey Club Stakes, .is. :to.jbe ; run to-morrow, week. ; 'i~•V The . spring meeting . at ;. Wanganui promises .to .be as interesting as 'ever 'this year on account .of the number of New Zealand Cup'candidates'that-will :be competing there. •: The - New. 'Zea-; 1 land Cup Winners Halberdier, /Frisco, aud Lady Lucy .all won races at the Wanganui Spring Meeting-jiist prior to. succeeding'in; the big two-mile event at' Riccarton. • ' . ' Conteiident has been- at tho top of tho weights in hack races: for a long time; and, if started; in the Flying Handicap at Wanganui,. would no: doubt relish ..the: light'impost that has. been .allotted. .';,/,■ /,...' :■.....,. /.., / Tiptoe, ;on account ,of liis recent iail-ures,.-is:rapidly coming' down in : the weights, and at the present time is. very well.handicapped if ,lie ; could only strike, ■something like His true form. . - Wimiiera, -wjid has not won a". race since . he': succeeded in the Great Northem Hurdles, will probably be a starter in, the ilat races at' Wanganui next week. j:" ■ : '•■ ; Several of - the,. New Zealand horses engaged! at, the Australian Jockey Club's. :meeting.'will be! given a run at the Hawkesbtiry ,ra<'es to-morrow. ' , ;. : '• ■ k' backer of California at Auckland on Saturday 'had an ..amusing experience, "Aalhe approached his bookmaker to colleet 'his dividend a crowd-of other backers : were being; paid. After waiting patiently. for his. turn; he observed that tlie;:tnaii just'in front of hint had his tjokei; returned by the bookmaker,', who remarked that lie had no change left. ""All -right;" said the mail,' ."I'll call again;" The backer whose turn was. next naturally enough imagined that lie,had.to:deal with a "welsher," ■ and was beginning" to bemoan his'loss when the bookmaker asked -hiin to hand up his ticket. Much to his astonishment lie was paid in gold'and returned the amount of/ change necessary. "Lots of gold left,", said tlie fielder, "but no' silver.'.' . . . ■ Publications recently to hand includo the book ' programmes, of the Canterbury Jockey' Club, Auckland , Racing Club, and Hawko's Bay Jockey Club. Also "Sires of the Season, 1910," . a handy little reference book from Pallnerston .North, Nominations for the Otaki Maori Racing Club's: spring meeting close for all events, except the Maiden Plato, at the club's office, Otaki, on Friday next. RACING FIXTURES,. September 21. and 21—Avondale J.C. : Spring. - - September 22. and 23.—Lower Valley . J.C. 'Annual. September 29 . and October I.—Wanganui • J.C,. Spring. ' October 5 and G.—Marlborough B.C. Spring." . . October 12 and 13.—Otaki Maori R.C. Spring.- ■.-■■' October and 22.—Wellington R.C, Spring. \.

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