THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1056, 20 February 1911, Page 6

THE TURF.

♦ — ' RACING AT CAULFIELD, OAKLEIGH PLATE. ■ ' BLAIRGOUR WINS EASILY. Dy Telezrasb-r.-ess Assoclation-Copyrlrtl '- (Rec. February 19, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, February 18; The Victorian Amateur Turf Club's meeting opened at Caulfield to-day. The 1 following are the principal Tesults:— BOND CUP. One mile and three furlongs, Mr. W. T. Rowe's b. g. Nobel, by . Seaton Delaval (imp.)— Problem, 5 F s - - I Flavian 2 Marhd ■ 3 There were 13 starters. A great v finish. Nobel won by/u short head,■ with a length between second and third. Time, - ' 2min. 22} sec. \ .. ... . OAKLEIGH PLATE HANDICAP, oi ' 1350 sovs. Five furlongs and a half. Mr. C. L. Macdonald's b. c. Biairgour,' by Wallace—Wakeful, 3yrs., Bst. ; . 91b. >. 1 Celerity, Sst. 131b. 2 Lantoka, Bst. 31b". U.....V 3. Twenty-four started. Biairgour -went ■ to the front at the start, and was never afterwards troubled. . winning' easily by . three lengths. Gold Thread finished in ' the ruck. " Time, lmin. ;Bsec. , " ST. GEORGE STAKES. .•W«i#t&Mg#.' . One mils and a furlong. ■ Mr. S.' Green's blk. h. Comedy King (imp.), -by Persimmon—Tragedy Queen.' 4yrs -.1 Trafalgar -2 Son of the Marsh ;..... 3 Twelve started. Won by-six lengths, with a,length between second and third. Crucinella was beaten off. Time, lmin. 53|sec. ' ; ' ' ; FEDERAL STAKES.. Five furlongs. Wilari ; .1 Abdicator ........... 2 Flaith l.» ;• : 3 There were 20 starters.- • Won by. a neck. Time, lmin. 2Jsee. * . ' OTAHUHU T.C. MEETING;- ; (By Telegraph—Pres3 ; r Auckland, February .19. • The Otahuhu Trotting Club's" meeting, concluded yesterday in fine weather,-.and before a large'attendance. Results;— PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP,-of 30.50v5.One mile. —Doctor Jim, 1; Black. Mire, 2j Lord Specialist,' 3.• - •--i. . NEWMARKET HANDICAP,"of -35' soys. One mile, and a halt.—Receiver-- 1;---Miss Salisbury, 2; Seacole, 8.!- • » . MANUKA (J HANDICAP, of 50 , sovs. Four furlongs.—Jack Delaval, i lj ~ Misa Stella, 2; Caedmon, 3. ' ■ < CRITERION HANDICAP,- of -■ 65 sovs. , Two miles.—Eaglesfield, 1; Scotia, 2; Belle . Gray, 3. t ■ - > • •• PAPATOETOE HANDICAP, of 35sovs. ... One mile and a half.—Pearhe Maid, .1; Bazinite, 2; Harold Abdallah, 3. . ; ... . FEBRUARY HANDICAP, of 45.sovs.- . One mile.—St. Michael, 1;-Specialist, 2; John Harold, 3. . ONE' 1 ' IN-M •-•HANDICAP,-«f '50 sovs. 1 ■ , Two miles and a quarter.—Huon Leal, 1; Miss Dunmore, 2; Lady. Wilmington, 3. ...... After the race the stewards met and de-. ■ cided to distance both Strangers and Huon Leal,' placing ■ Miss Dunmore .first ■ and Bady Wilmington second. The riders of Stranger and Huon Leal were each •: fined .45. DASH HANDICAP, of .40 sovs. - On« - mile.—Ballot, 1; Receiver, 2; Belle Graj," 3. . NOTES AND COMMENTS.' - - ' : [Br Glencoe.J . ' ■ ■ < The Woodville Jockey Club's meeting . takes : place on . Wednesday and. Thurs*. • day. - Acceptances for the first day's events at •tha Dannevirke Racing. Club's auttfmn meeting- close wjth thp club's secretary, ,; Mr::James Spiers . : Acceptances-for the first day's \events at tho Wanganui 1 Jockey Club's meeting ' close on Friday. <; A subscription for the Jackson Stakes is due at.the sama time. . ;R. Hatch will'ride Los Angeles-in the Dunedin-Cup on Wednesday. :-1 ~. y -' The Riccafton owner-trainer, G. Mur-ray-Aynsley,'r has'three representatives in ! the fiuriedin Clip, viz., Prim, : - Martine, and Coroniform,-and, -as they are all in different ownerships; most probably the trio will face the barrier.'-. '■"'■' l' If she improves at all on her Tarahaki • form, tho .Waverley mare, Hinekorangi, 'should beat most of the moderate lot; / pose<l to her in the Telephone on Wednesday next. The principal opposition will probably come from the Karamu mare, ICithara, who has a great . _ private reputation. . :t: W. Price will ride Rurik in his-W6od-' - S ville engagements. •. .. 1 Moata is shortly to be shipped to the" West Coast, and.will do.the Easter, meet-. . ings there. Mr. Ulic Shannon has been asked to> ;■ handicap for the second day of the Ncl- . son meetihg on Marcli 2. . If Kopu shows anything like form' in . the Woodville Cup, he will come' into . prominence for the big/Wanganui event.next" month, 'for if, as is generally, ex--pected,' Danube and Miss Mischief drop out, the. class engaged'in the latter .race, will be only mediocre. .. .- : ' ; Paul,'who has an engagement in the Hack Hurdles at Woodville,' is unlikely : to be seen out at tho meeting, as he - staked one of his knees ' rather; badly'•> while racing at New Plymouth. .>' !i : Vi has been scratched for -all' engaged . ments at tho Woodvillo meeting. . • J, i Jockey H. Gray went south on Saturday night to ride Byron in the Champagne Stakes at the Dunedin meeting, ' - which opens'on Wednesday next/ • As there are'no, Porirua horses en- ..; gaged at-Woodville, C. Jenkins ; will. wear the.blue and white-jacket on Mr. E. ~ J. Watt's horses. 1 . ; , v., , There are a couple of useful two-vear-olds in the Maiden Plate at Woodville.on ' Wednesday, viz., Altear,. who hails.from Knrainu* and Merrimac,.who \rill carry Mr. E. J. Watt's'colours. . The teams controlled by--R. Hannoa and-'Rv Hall were taken back to Auck- , land after the New Plymouth and are not likely to be seen out at Wanganui. The't-horses belonging - to the fonnf-r are nominated freely at, the South ■ Auckland fixture, which is nearer , home. Tamainupo,'who was at the Egmont-and.. Taranaki meetings, did not shoiv form foo'd enough to induce his owner to send im ti Wanganui. ' ■ ••' - If sufficient inducement offers, the Wa-, . nganui Jockey Club intends guaranteeing • . a sDCCiaI train for Wellington 'on the night of the second day's • races. This will enable "Wellington",visitors to leavo. ■ here on'Friday'afternoon, and after wit- .. v nessiug ' tho • Jacksou Stakes ' contest, ' v and the Wanganui Stakes, they will' be i able to reach their homes the same evening. Intending patrons.: should notify - , Mr. W. Hall, secretary of the W.J.C., of v their intention to travel by the train. Lord' Soult is at pKsent-enjoying a ■ spell at Hastings. * He* lrill -shortly "be - placed .in'work , under " the. care, of. H. ' The Hon. J. Carroll's four-year-old filly Jlaewa, which died' at"Maugere.last week," was a half-sister, to the .J two-year-old : Oiton. • ' ■ . Cronsta'dt .is the only horse engaged in : tho Dunedin Cup 'tha't competed in the ' ~ saino event last. year. , . r Biairgour, who won the _ Oakleigh., Plate, is also tngased in the .Newmarket Handicap, at the \.E.G. meeting. As R. : Caraeron -was -reported ;.to been. <?n----gaged to-ride the-lio'rie iu all .his engagements, the.-New Zealand horseman probably , had the mount , on Saturday, though the cable does .not mention the' fact; Celerity, who ran second, to' Biairgour, is tho New Zealand-bred horse-tliat > won the event last year; 'Nobel, winner ■ of the Bond Cup, is ' a half-biMther to'" ■ Solution. In-New Zealand., Nobel aievei won a race, but lie has. improved; sidernbly since going - FIXTURES., Feb. 22 and 23—Woodville District J.O. ! ? - ■ ; Autumn. -' : . Feb. 22, 23, and 257-Dunedin,: J.O. Autumn.. . March l and 2—South Canterbury .J.O. Autumn. March 1.-.nnd 2—Nelson J.C. v.-y March 8-and 9—Dannevirke R.C.-An- > . tumn. . ■'•