THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 930, 24 September 1910, Page 9

THE TURF.

LOWER VALLEY J.G. MEETING. : SECOND,DAY. : ■ (By TelcsrraDh.—Press 'Association.) - ' Carterton, September 23. Tho annual meeting of the ' Lower Valley Jockoy Club , was, concluded at Martinborough to-day. ■ ... The. weather was fine, but tlie attendance was very poor. ..Eight bookmakers wore licensed .at £10 10s. each. The totalisator investments for • the day amounted to £2099. The total for tho. tM'o .days was £5630, or £232 less than tho total last year. Results:— • HACK HURDLES, 0f,.50 sovs. One mile and a half. . 2 Miss M'Dougall's Su'nray,' 9st. l'llb. (J.- Hercocli)., 1 3 Mr. J. Cress's Gaelic, lOst. , , : (C. Cress) . 2 1 Mr. J. Hathaway's ltosegrove, . \ list. 131b. ..',..,.....,.' (0. Price). '. 3 !: Also .'started:, 4 : St, Amelia. Won all tho way., Time, 2min. 56sec. AORANGI HACK, of 45 sovs. Four 'V furlongs. .1- Mr. C. B.' Pharazyii's. Longstep,. . 7st. 41b. i a(L. .-rraili) -1. 5- Mr. W. H.. Whitniore's Complex-' ity, 7st. 41b. ';-;.;..;...; (11. kirk)' 2 _4 Mr.. 11. Olephanii's.. Fighting Maid, . "... 7sti 81b. ,C<J.. Emerson) 1 3. • ! Also , staited:, 2 Leahora,. 9st. 61b.; and .Field; Fare, , 7st.; 101b. ' ! Longstep got ,a. flying, start and won by six lengths.' " Time, 511^5sec.■ , MARTIN MEMORIAL HANDICAP, . of 100 - soys. ; One mile. .. 2 , Mr.,- W. Davies's Llanwern,6st.;. / ,; 71b. (C. Emerson) 1. 1. Mr. J. Adams's Merrie I 'Zealand, ' ■ 9st. 51b. (Wi Ayre) , 2 3 Mr. H. Hodge's Mataari, Gst. 131b. . i - (T. L. Catt) 3 Also started: 4 Moloch, 7st.- 121b.; 5 ,Sir .Solo, 6st. 71b.; and-6 Killaloe,. 6st: 71b. ;■ ' Won all the ' way by four - lengths. Moloch burst a blooil-vessel. 'l'jme, lmin. ~4sfec..'; -' - ' STEEPLECHASE, of 45 sovs. . About V : ' two miles. ■ :'; 1 Mr. F; AVaiohikajlist.;: - 51b.. .i.Vi'.... .(Mr. ;N-.' Newman)- 12 Mr. H. W. I'arata's St. Amelia,' 12st., 31b. (Mr.- J; Edwin) 2 .5, Mr... M. : Beniiett's : Royal-Guard, ; ; i lOst. 71b:; .... 1;........ ; ( H.: Tait). 3 Also 1 started:, Flamingo,;-:l2st.' 51b. ;: Sylvia.-Maidj list. -71bi: aivl; Henero, i list.. ;v. i'.•-! :.;;Elamihgo fell wand Sylvia Maid .• re-; ..fused at tho sod jump.- •; Won' bya, ,gpod length,• several: lengths ;.between: sccond and third. Time, 4min.. 35sep:. COUNTY HACK, of 40'sovs. Six furlongs. 2 Mr. A. Manguson's' Miss Syl- - • ■'■ via, 7st. 91b. Vi....; (C. Emerson) I 2.Mr. VV. D; Watson's First, Consul,', ; 9st. 31b. l'"cc) 2 4 Mr. J. Finginson's Embrocatipn,''-; 6st. 7lb.- (lt. Young): 3. .. Also started: 1 Pukewai, ■ Bst. : 81b. j 5. 6st. 71b. (carried 7st. : : l'jtlb.ys~6 - LordKilclierhli, ost;' 71b, (car-, hed. 7st»V 81b.).;; and 3. Odessa,-. 6st.; 71b. ,; .Woil' : 'by-.two \lengt-iisil Time, Jraiii. 181-ssefc. 'b-' - •TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, of 60' sovs. Five furlongs. 2 Sir. T. Ross's Ballj'shannon, 7st. 1 lllh (E. Lowe) 1 •1 : Mr.'.R..Copper's Full Rate. lOst.'' ;i3ib.'r; 4 Mr. Jas. Orr's Palestine, : 7st.'^2lb. ...'- '.' -- V - ,(C. Emerson) 3 Also started:': 3 -Aimwell, 7st: 111b. •' fl Afterthought. ,7st.' ; 91b;: v aiid' 6,Clerri, ■m. lllh.. ' '/Palestine led off-'tbe J way round.; / Full Rate . joined'lssue "at .(she 'Btraight.;. Ballysiiarinon inade : a good run and mvou by'nearly a length. .'1 line, lmin. 3 3-osec. .'::Vr' .LADIES' -NECKLACE, of 30 sovs. .; . ; ' . -Seven furlongs. 1 Mr.' H. : " AViiitiiey's Mediterranean; 1 - list. 71b.-.....: (Mr. G. Beatson) t--2 Mr. T. H. S.: RiddifOrd's Come- ■: ■'• thup, lOst; 101b. •' r". ■; . ' 'v; -; (Mr.. M'Dougall) t 4 Mrs;.W. King's'Maori''Rifle; "lOst. 71b 3 • tDead heat. : • ~ : Also started: 6 To Utuatu; list. 71b..; 5 Traylockj lOst. 101b.; 8 F.gvpt, lOst. 71b.; 3 The Flyer,. lOst.' 71b.; and 7 Castiip, lOst. 71b. • ' ' v ; . -Won by. a'; length and a. half after a good race.. Time, lmin. 37sec. ' HACK SCURRY. Five furlongs. > -;:-v . (AVeight. Bst.. 71b.) 1 Mr. J..- Adams's. Mcrrlo Time, ' (W. Ayre) 1 Mr. W. Smart's Grand Jowel ■ (R, Hatch) 2 Mr. 11. Catt's Field-Fare : f ; V'(T. Catt) 3 '■' Also' stai'ted : : :Rumble, i; Merrie' -Fly, .'■Fighting Maid. Merries and Cara.; : Won by .half. a. lehgth. ,; Time, lmiii.' 6see. NOTES ON THE RACING. ; 'liy I'eidcrubii:— Spuciai -Corrtspoiidont.i:.; M Fcatliorston, September 23. Straban' dropped out oi: the Hurdles, btlt' was taken by Suiiray, there being again. four'..ruiiiiers. • : St. Amelia and banray set; 'a,; ■ solid, -puce until the former rah into a fenco half a' mile. I'ioin home. ■ ltosegrove ' and. Gaelic moved .up.at the home turn, bist ; Sun ray,. finishing, strong; was never; extended. . ;. ': . . . ; C: ; ; . T - Mcrrio Goer, Cara, :and Vivasia wero sMatolicd for the Aoraiigi Hack, five starting. ' Longstep (Slcpniak— Good Intent)' was' always-itt a. short' price. She begairlwell, got a good break on the held, and was never head-; : cd. - Coiliplexity, - one of D./ Nyhan's. riutt team, was sccond. / ■:•'; "All the accepters for ' the 'Martin Memorial started, except Royal Marine. lilorrio; Zealand, tho" champion 011; tho- Martinborough track, 'ivhero hp is ■trained, was always; a . warm favourite.". was, some bustling at 'the start, but when they settled dowir Llanwbrn ; rushed. ;to -. the front,;: and along -the back was half a dozen 'lengths; clear. Merrie- Zealand, who had to run round the .field,, was - twenty leiigthfc . behind the 'leader at 'llalf-way.. : He started, to rnew. down- the leaders} three .'fiirlonga-.'from.'-home,' and .put' iii ' 1 a; marvellous run, but failed' to catch Llanwern, whose -'owner-trainer-,'tw«' lipt, ptesent to seo him will. ' Killaloe - was a bad last.. , Moloch Was pulled up in the -straight, having .broken- down:.'--" In the Steeplechase,'. Flamingo fell at the brush fence at; tho back of; the '.edtil-se, "W. Naylor,his rider, being rather badly, "Miss. Sylvia ; again refused at, the, sod. wall. ~Waiohika, the first- day's." winner,, led throughout, and Won comfortably from St. Amelia, who i had taken part in thd Hurdles earlier In tho day. Pukowai was favourite for the County Hack Handicap, but never got into the 1 lead. Miss Sylvia was out in front at the end of a furlong, and • was -not afterwards headed. . Full Rate was always at a short price for the Telegraph Handicap. Palastiiie made- the paco to the straight en-' trance, where Full Rate had his measure. Ballyshannon, who covered extra ground 011 the .first ■ day, put in a run at tho distance, and defeated Full Rate without any-difficulty. ' The Necklace brought out a field of nine; Monsieur Beaucairo was galloped on on the previous day, and was -withdrawn. Mr. Alt.. Best got pf£ Castup :.to rideTe Ut.uatu, and Mr. G. Beatson got off Comethup to ride Mediterranean. Comethup and Mediterranean fought, out a good finish, the judge's decision being a dead heat.

Merrie- Timo, runner-up to Tribulation iii tho'Maiden, was sent out . a pronounced favourite for 'the Scurry, and the- good tiling duly eventuated. After being, second' to move, lie soon ran to, the. front aiid" wqii \ comfortably' by half a length from Grand Jewel, who was a similar distance ahead of Field Fare. "

ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB'S MEET IMG.

(tij • ItcsJ-. Ashburton, September 23. Tho Ashburton Trotting Club's Spring meeting was concluded to-day, in good weather and under favourable .conditions. Six bookmakers were again licensed—four at £12 12s. and two at £10 10s. Tho day's totalisator receipts amounted to ■ £2023, against £2003. for the corresponding day last year, making a total for the meeting of £4292, as compared with £3.424 at tho 1909 Spring meeting. .The results are - as follow:— 1 PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP.—Beo- | tlenut, 1; Prince li'oote, 2 j Princess Lily, 3. Also started: Onawa. : Won i anyhow, by fifty yards, .-Time, 3min. 47 3-osoc; . - . .. : DROMORE HANDICAP.-—Vigorous, 1; Lulu Child, !2; Rubicon, 3. " All started. . ..Won by three'lengths. - Time; : onnn. 18sec. ASHBURTON . COUNTY' ' HANDI-. CAP.—Albertorious, 1; Emmeline," . 2; No roe n, 3.. All started.. The wimier, who. maclo a great pace, came up with the field at the .entrance of the straiglit, and won by four lengths, Noreen being lengths behind Eriimeline. Time, 4min. <13sec. - SECOND AMATEUR HANDICAP — Bold Maid, 1; Prince Foote, 2: Destruction, 3. - All started. .Won all tho way,by a couple of lengths. Time, omiii.- 58 4-ssec/ M'LEAN HANDICAP—Ferira, 1; Success, 2; Vermont, 3. All started. Won by twelve lengths after a continuous lead. Time, 3min. 46 4-ssec. SPRING HANDICAP .-Blue , Boy, .1;; Emmeline,. 2; Factory Boy; 3.. -Won ■y a, neckj Factory Boy being three lengths away; Time, 2min. 58sec; '. FINAL HANDlCAP.—Maelstrom, 1; Imperial, 2; Andante, 3. Scratched: Beetlenut and- Gold lleef. Won all the \yay. :Time, ; -2min. 30sec. , : '. . . MARLBOROUGH R.C. WEIGHTS. • Ttlegraph.—fress'.'Association.) ; Wanganul, September 23. .; Mr. Morse has declared tlie following, .weights -for the . Marlborough ■ Racing .Club meeting:— : . : ' WELTER HANDICAP. Seven fur? longs,—Succession, 9st. " lib.; ' 'Merry .Lawn,. ] .Bst. 91b:; Wild Bird, Bst. 91b..: Celobrity, Bst. 81b.; Divorce; Bst. 61b.; G-lontui, Bst. 61b.; Golden'. Butterfly, Sst. t 2lb.; : Kilsyth, BsV 21b;';' Pakau, Bst.; Ira, Bst.; Zcmola,' Bst.; ; and Jlonsco, Sst. ' ; '' ■' BLENHEIM HANDICAP. Onb mile .and a distance.—Roosevelt,' 9st,; ' St/ Felix, Bst. ; 121b,; Lawii Rose, Bst. 21b.; Curator, 7st.. 131b.;. Rauparaha, ■ 7st. I31b'.;;: Glen; 7st. 91b..; ■ Shannon Lass, : 7st. 81b.; Sjirmount, 6st. -131b. ': and La Torpedo, Gst. 101b.•. FLYING HANDICAP Six furlongs j.9st.; Penza, Bst. 121b.; Glenspring, Bst. '71b.i Shannon Lass, Bst. 61b.; and Surmount, 7st. '101b. : '.;. "; SPRING HACK HANDICAP. 1 Six furlon'g's.—Succession, 9st.; Wild. Bird, Bst.- 81b:.-; ..Merry -Frank, S3t. ; 71b. :■ Gleniui, Bst. 51b.; Negative, 7st. 131b.; Daunton, 7st, 121b. ; .Ira, 7st, 121b:; Zeniola, . 7st. 121b.';.'M6risco, 7st.' .121b. 'j and Currency Lass, 7st.' 121b. ELECTRIC HANDICAP Five fui9st.; ;' .Bridesmaid, BSt;;f'ilb'.'; Lungstep, 86t: lib.; Divorce, Sst;;,Celebrity, Bst.; Glentui, 7st. 121b,; Kilsyth, 7it;. 91b.;; . Tinola, 7st.. '81b.:; :Gr(i;iid.;Jewel,"7st;:7lb.'j Puke, 7st. 71b.;. and;; Currency Lass, ;7st. 71bi "■.'" v ; : -

MOTES AND COMMENTS.,

, [By di,ENCOB.i: . .' i'

■ The Avondalo Jockey Club's. meeting will be concluded to-day. , • , f . v Doggorbanlt,. who was spelled after the: Trentha'ni ' fisture) had not doiie much;, work before .'competing tit, Avondalo. .on,'; Wednesday,; aiid the'gallop,' should greatly improve him. for, the, AVaiicanui:mcet--ing close ..oil Monday next. . - According' to; somo lrack-watchers, at .Pajmerston North tho;.;' New ;. .Zealand Cup cahdidato Polymorphous is startiug. to .make; il; noise-wheii.galloping. This. not' be reassuring to .Miis. , early, backers. -' ~ In some quarters it - is considered moro than likely that : lady Lucy will roturn'tto.NoW Zealand without '.raoiiig .in Australia. Her attack oKpnelimonia : left'lier, so ;low in conditiofi that'it :Is. praeticully. impossible. to : her tight again, by November. . . .. "Own6rs ;should bear ' in ' mind that hoiniuatiohs.'/for the Wellington' spring mdeting'close oh,.Tuesday night. Hack st(iepleoh4sers will be; aiforded' a . fiilhl bppcirtuhity of * wiiininß 'a race., at this' meeting;: : '; ' ' '.' ..." ' ; California will not bo, raced at Wanganui, biit. will -be rosorved for the liing Kdward Handicap at Hastings, in wliicii, with his penalty, he will havo lOst. to carry. . ■ ;'. , It is stated that A. Oliver;is to havo the mount on Crucitiellaj who will'be acertairi- starter in the lilpsdm 'Handicap;U'rucinolla has lately been ■ givoii nothing but sprinting work. V ' ' Tho ■ Pltittrtraihed. horso. : 'NaUmai' moots Turbine oil 231b. hotter terms in the liilectric .'Handicap to-day than when thp pair, hiet last' Saturday.. The *Coii- : .queror , doe's liot, thrivo oii ;rac-. ing,' neither docs' ho do well whiin awtiy from: hoine, and thoiigh ■ he., certainly looks jvell.' on paper, it willvnot: be. surprising to seo'hirii defeated again. .'-In the Steeples (it Avondale to-aay Antarctic '.merits his 'field on l'rss '. advantageous terms iby more '• thWu a stone, but as tho horse won with "ease oh Saturday, and . 'as ho will; be mUoh improved for'- the race, the . handicapper has (taking' this into consideration) treated him fairly well. It may be mentioned that oil Saturday, last the tithe; record' for the; rac6: was lowered by 12 seconds." The Marton sportsman,.Mr. F. Preston, was a passenger by the. Ulimaroa, which sailed for Sydney'.''yesterday; Prior to leaving he informed tho'writer that 6s the Epsom .Handicap appeared to be a very hard race to win this.:year, it, was very doubtful if ho would .start Equitas in the big handicap, but would • probably start her in the Craven Plate on, tho third day of tho meeting. On Monday last ho received a letter from F. Tilley stating that Equitas was galloping freely and-doing well. YVANCANUI J.C. MEETINC. 'By. Tcleßrttpn.—Proas Association.i Wanganui, September 23. .A largo number of visiting horses for the',.Wanganui .'J.C. meeting next week are expected ,to arrive te-day, including Prosser's arid Coutts's teams. Tho only visiting horses here yet aro Dearest, Danube, and Coronotted. Work done on tho track this morning was uninteresting.. ' SEATON DELAVAL SOLD. . IHJ TBiefiriiDli—Prt'ss Assopintlon.. Auckland, September 23. ■Tlio stallion Se'aton Delaval was sold at auction to-day for 50 guineas. RACING FIXTURES, September 24—Avondalo J.C. Spring. September 2D and October I.—AVanganui J.C. Spring.