THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 999, 14 December 1910, Page 7

THE TURF.

..NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[Br Glencoe.]

Telegraphed advice to the effect that Mr. W. E, Bidwill's colt Ovation; a fullbrother, to had developed strangled, \vill...bo received, with regret. For a long time past the. Wairarapa sportsman's horses have been right uut .oi'''liick, .but it was hoped that, with the 6i".ec,ess'of Provocation at FeUding, a change "had come. It appears not, however.' .When a malady: of this description 'breaks out in a.stable it is a difficult matter ,to prevent it going round the boxes, and it is to be, hoped that Provocation; will not'fall sick rw, .as ho has soliio. important veight-for-ago events to contest , at the end of tho month. Immediately after tho IVoodville meeting' T. O'Brien proceeded to Auckland, where' .he will , ride ICopu in his winding up., gallops at' Ellerslip. O'Brien may beVdepended upon to see that the Cup favijurito does not got behind in his' wois. The" will-known Auckland horseman, Mark'ByiSn, who was injured a few days . ago, by-a two-year-old falling with i.im, is)how himself, again, and is ,a constant attendant oh the' tracks at EUerslie, though, So far he has not ridden work. Skrotary Stratt'on, of tlie • Haivke's Bay Jocki.r Club, was a visitor, to Wellington.vesterday. • ! ' The.' easily accessible and' bVautifullyHtaared wurto at , Tai'iherinikau will make a bid for patronage on January 2 and 3, when- a Well-arranged .programme will bo got off on each day. Owhers and trainers will 1)3 able to see their weights cri Saturday next; and acceptances mi:y jhado Up till Thnrsday, December 22, at 8 p.m. Mr. E. A. laky' is secretary, and : his address is Featherston, . Mr.'.tV. D. Watson, owner of .First Consul, was in town yesterday. His visit was ; h, business one, and ho had no_ time to : discuss, racing other than to intimate his intention of shcirtly disposing of liis .horsescowing to his. inability to fiid the time to attend meetings where they were" .racing. Eiya, winner of the Hack Hurdles on the: second day at Woodville, is by. 51ahaki.; Like most other animals sired bythii good horse, Eiya is a splendid jumper, aild gives the impression that he will ; make a': valuable-recruit for the crosscountry game. Maui, Ataohua, Tauira, ond Waimario, were all sired by Mahnki, and- between them they won a host of good hurdlo races. •

It■ is an extraordinary fact that nofewer.'than. fQurteen sires were represented ißy "iwinners at Woodvillo last week. Ihej\w!er.o Multiform, Apremont, Conqueror. (2), i Soult (2). Kenton Belaval, Musketry. 'San Fran, jlenschikoff. The Possible, 'Mahaki,- Advance, _ Merriwee, Field Batrerj-, and Eoyal Vnsilier. lir. i. E. Whvte, secretary of. the Wellington..- Racing, fcllub, paid a visit to the Trentham :Racccourse ■ yesterday, and toports - the -tracks- to be in perfect condition.: .The recent rains havo had _ a very beneficial effect on them by taking thev sting out of the ground, and never on,; any. previous year havo ttrfy heen in euoh 'perfect >condition ns at the present period! o£ the racing season. : Provocation was scratched for all engagements at the A.K.C. -meeting at 12.30 p.m. .oh Saturday last. • " ■Pinal'payments for the Auckland Out), Thirty-seventh ■ Great - Northern Derby, Great'Northern'Foal Stakes, and SixteehtVßoyal Stakes, together with acceptances for the minor events, of tho first day's programme, close on Friday next st 9 p.m.. " ;% ' , il. final reminder is given those concern-cd;-:that acceptances" for the Ashhurst 'meeting': clos.0; to-night; at 9 o'clock. 1 The Karioi JccUey. Glub has altered, tho date:o"f its race' meeting froni'.February i. td.'.January 26. Tha president of the tlub. : .\VTites'' to ; . say that nominations wjll clofeft' on',' January■ 5, weights will, be'due . ah-jJanuary. 12, and. acceptances one week Materi -By altering the. date-of the meeting 'tha club, which has no totalisator permit,; will be able tt> 'license bookmakers,: without, which, of course, they would : bet'fißdl)i6"to race,",; ■ :s.6hinoor ;.v.-ilf. make his first appear-' ance;in. ; his new Owner's colours at the .Butiediri" meeting oh December 26; and 27 t J also been, nominated for the sprint events.at the. Southland meeting. on ; ", tho ;■ following • week. — :■ -'•■■ • The 'Advance mate Attention/has been . a.great disappointment to her owner, and it ;is; now given out'that," if she does not Bh6iy. improved form at the >'Rangitikei meeting,;she may not be persevered with further;... -. •' .

Weights for the Manaivatu. Cup, .which wfea issued last week,-have not attracted nio're than passing notice. .There has been;a;/good' deal; of racing lately, and' consequently . the handicapper had the. form at.his finger- tips; Land could hot bavt- had much difficulty in-imqking his adjustments... Sandstream. is top weight, butj,'despite;the reient failures of.lra■nui, Sir. Henrys found'it' necessary to piii. a • pound less on her' to moke the pair ; come , together. .' Rauparaha-, who w'on tha : bii; event at Woodvillo with Bst., and' run the. 10' furlongs in 2min. 8 : 3-5 s&V-" has been given a further 91b. to cAfry, -which does not 1 seem'an unreasonable;. Denalty considering the easy in/ which he won last ivesk. He should ogWh,' defeat the two top weights. Men-diipi-on the same mark'as, Rauparaha, showed, winning .form .at Feildiu;, and, putting the pair on the sarao mark", seems teha ths'correct thing. Merrivonia, Bst. 31b;, .hits'-been given a great chance to win. the, Cup' for the second time in succession, and, if the Jlerriwee.mare strips at,.her bjst, she should beat all those horse's-which are weighted above, her. Te Euia, ;7st. 91b., seems to be. coming back to form. j At Woodville, she was in front of the winner till well into the straight. Teotane, 7st., ran well up at Feildmg, and he-is;the only .one of the bottom division that, has shown pretensions to form over a longer distance than nine furlongs. .