THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1064, 1 March 1911, Page 6

THE TURF.

WORK AT WANGANUI. : (By Telozraph-I'mss Association.) Wanganui, February 28. The weather is beautiful ami llio tracks in splendid order, but nothing sensatiunal wns done tin's morning. Kopu and Shining Star wore associated over a mile and ;i half gallop. KilGsteri joined in tho last seven furlongs, finishing well in front of Kopu, whose time was L'niiji. 13 Msec. Kopu strode out well over the first mile, but Shining Star was not impressive. Hiss Mischief and Vice-Ad-miral went a round ;ti. half-pace. Boanerges rail six furlongs, the first four fast, then easing up. St. Felix beat i.aius by two lengths over a mile. AVoodhoy, Humming Bird, ami Boclle did halt-pace work. Merrivonui, who has evidently rlono a solid preparation, went n couple of circuits at a solid pact , . Torbelle and I'laymate were asrcei;ilcd over the hurdles over'a mile'ami a half, the latter having all the best of matters. Kna.-e----vell, I'.nft and Grandee finished in that order at tho Mid of half a mile. Xnvier went at slow pace over the hurdles. Bronze ran- half a mile in shee. Esmeli, Winning Post, Parable, and Monlifcrm did threc-cfuarler-paco work.

AN INJURED RACEHORSE.

VEHDICT FOR »£IOO DAMAGES. (By TeicEraDU-I'rcss Association.! Christchurch, February 2S. In tho Supreme Court, U. D. Greenwood is claiming ,£9OO damages for loss of tho brood mil re Slav-eaw.-iy fr.ini John Iladley.. Slavcaway when bought in England ill 1908 was in foal to Marhigon. Thestateriieut of claim set nut that Hadley had turned a draught horse, into n padded; whore Slaveaway and other mares were, running at Ambsrley, and'that Slavcaway had been kicked and injured so seriously that she had to be destroyed. Later.

The hearing of the cass in which Mr. G. .1). Greenwood claimed JCD'OI) damages for injury (o the racehorse. Slaveaway was not concluded till late to-night. Tim jury retired at !).3G p.m., and returned at 10.20 p.m., when the foreman stated that the jury, by a three-fourths majority,'had found a verdict in terms of "his Honour's directions for ,E''Qo damages. Mr. Russell submitted that the jury's finding was not in accordance with the evidence, and with the consent" of counsel his Honour decided to hear aigument on the jjpint to-morrow; morning.

WANGANUI TROTTING CLUBrf

Nominations for all events at. the forthcoming AYanganm Trotting' Club's moating on February 2.1 and 2-* will close with the secretary at 9 o'clock to-night. The club is Riving away over JMOO in stake.-. There are seven races on thn programme for each day, all evenfs :ire» optional, and three races are for tro+lin-r holies only. The Cup Handicap, of GO sdvs., the first, day, is rim over two miles and is for horses with a fi.ifl limit. The Tradesmen's Handicap, of 50 sovs., to be run l the second day, is- over the same distance. The "Wan.eunii Jockey. Club have kindly placed their course and appointments at the disposal of Hie Wangauui Trotting , Club for the mesling. There, will be nothing wanting except a good nomination list to ensure a successful meeting. The nomination fee in each event is half a sovereign, except in the AVanganui Cup and the Tradesmen's Handicap, for both of which events the nomination fee is one sovereign.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP,

By Tclegraph-l'rcss Association-Copyright (Rec. February 28, 7.50 p.m.) Melbourne, February 28. The following are the acceptors for Hit principal event to be decided on the. first day(Saturday) of the Victoria Kae, : , ing Club's meeting:— XEWMAHKET HANDICAP. A sweepstake of 25 sovs., with 1250 sows, added. Second horse to receive-250 sovs., and the third 125 sovs. out of the stake. For three-year-olds and upwards. Six furloiisjs.—Xlala, !>st.; Blairfcour, Sst. 131b.; Mak-hcsler, Bst. 111b.; Carette, Bst. 71b.; Hoax, Bst. fill).; Desert Kosc, Bst. 511).; Triiganiui. Bst. Jib.; Kuringai, Bst. 31b.; Captain White, Bst. 311).; Gold Thread, f.st. lib.; Sequarious, Bst. lib.; Broad!iword, 7st. 131b.; Uightaw'ay, 7st. 131b.; Lady Bobadil, 7st. 111b;; Lager, 7st. 111b.; Little Lad, 7st. 111b.; Hartfeil, 7st. 91b.; Queen o' Scots, 7st. 'Jib.; Lautoka, 7.r. 71b. ; Nuwara Eliya, 7st. 71b.; Skybolt, 7sl. lilb.; Sciitromis, 7s*-.- 51b.: Jack Jlcttus, 7st. 31b.; John Porter, Gst. 131b.; Brave Heart, Gst. 131b.; Braw Scot, list. 911>.; Nari, Gst. 71b.; St. Margaret, list. 71b.; Deacon Skinner, Gst. 71b.; Lord Kilcheran, list. 71b.; England, Gst. 71b.

NOTES AND COMMENTS,

[Bt GtF.MCOIi.I The South Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn meeting opens at Tiniaru to-day. Obsono, Puaka, and Thistledown were dual winners at Duncdin. There is not much wrong with tho .breeding of Obsono. He is out of lima, a full-sister to Indian Queen. .1. Lowe's hor-es, Jranui mid Effort, arc leaving Dunediii to-day, and should arrive here on Friday. Effort has lightened up a good deal on the trin, and is to bo spoiled. : St. Margaret (Soiilt—St. Edith) won the Salisbury Welter on the opening day of tho. V.A'.T.C. meeting r.t Caulfield. TheNew Zealand-bred mare is among the acceptors for the Newmarket Handicap.

It is stated that a well-backed candidate in a hack race on the first day of tho Duncdin Jockey Club's meeting ran with her shoes on. Next day her irons were removed, but a bad start spoilt hor chances, and place was the best which she could achieve. Mr. J. li. M'Donald, the well-known Levin sportsman', was on a visit to Auckland last week. Tho Foxton trainer, A. M. Wright, took the two-year-old Gold Reef—Lass o' Gowrie filly through, to Woodvillo to get her used to the travelling and the crowd on race .days. . . Jockeys Uyan ami Gray, v,ho were riding at tho Duncdin mcciin. , .', returned to Wellington yesterday, and go on to Wangamii to-day. I!. ilatcli is waiting to fulfil engagements at Tiniaru to-day. Cronstadt, full-brother to All lied, Munject, and Co., broke down very badly whilst contesting the big handicap on the concluding day at Wingatui, and, at (ho present time, H is considered improbable that ho will ever race again. Australian files to hand show that the New Zealand jockey Ronald Cameron had (he mount on Blairgour in the Oakleigh Plate, but G. Ross was probably on top when the Wallace colt won the Futurity Stakes last Saturday. In a letter to the. writer, dated February IS, Cameron states that he had not been then engaged for the Oaklciuh Plato, but was almost sure to ride the colt: in (he Newmarket Handicap. He had been offered the mount on Siinlike in (lw Oakleigh Plate, but he was waiting until (he owner of lilairfiour stated whom he wanted. As results proved, his decision to wait proved a fortunate one. Writing of Blairgour, Cameron remarked: "He is a fine sprinter, and there are not. many better ones llhoul." The New Zealand cross-country horseman, W. J. Porter, has, taken' up' his residence in Melbourne. There are not likely to be many foals by Great Scot in Australia (says the "'lieferec"), but Mr. C. .1. Lawson, of Richmond, possesses one, Ins imported maro Aurora (by Collar) having thrown a iilly to the Lochiol lwrsc. The v voiin.»sler is, of course, foaled to English" time; The t'.vo-ycar-oUI half-Mstpi , , by Spearmint. t< l Bayardi and Lemberg. 'will raep a« Silesia. Hayar(lo'-. reeerd'is 22 wins out of 2.') sisrls for a total of JM1,53:) in prize money.

At the Sundown Park Olellinnnip) race? nn Vcbruary 15. the Trial ITniulif.ip iva« easily won by the Hirkenhead rolt Doii.ix. lie carried blinker;, and dm jockey did >not weigh-out with them, as he should have done, according In (ho rules of racing. lSmiax narrowly escaped beiii" disqualified for not dcclarim; ovev-woi"ht" If the blinkers had weighed a couple of ounces more it would have been faial. Mr. F. G. Roc, secretary of Ihe Hornwhemiii Kacing CTub. was in Wcllinplun yesterday.

As over thirty horfes still remain ia I i« Aewinarkot Handicap, it looks as if he field this year will be quite up to .in average. Anions the candidates iu asl years winner, .M a l :li The New Zo.'i-land-bred horses engaged iu tho race in. ;• ui.c such well-known performers as iriisfannii, Urua.Uword, and Gold Thread. 11. is now practically cerlnin that a special Irani will be run on Saturday iiighl. lo enab],. Mulhorn visitors to get home to •Wellington nf(- er the Wanganui races. If the mailer is satisfactorily ar-rai-god, it will probably result in a "large iiumlK-r ol sporlinj! men going through from this city on Friday l 0 witness the second day s racing.

Tho committee of the jranawatu Raciii" Club met on Jlonday evening, when tho rosignations of Dr. Wilson and Sir. Ulan Strang were accepted. Mr. Strang is on the way to England, and Dr. Wil-xirt is also about to pay a visit to the Old Country. Ihe vacancies thus caused ia tho committee were filled by the appoint, ment of Mcs<rs. J. ]). p. ,strai) K am l ],\ .!. .Nathan. .Messrs. D. Buick, Xl.]'., of I'almorston, and E. Goodbehcre, of FeildiiiK, were noniinated by the club as deleBales to the liacing Conference on behalf of tho country clubs.

1 raining facilities at Tauhcrinikau will bo on a ■ complete scale when the jiew grass gallop, now being ma de, is fin. isneil. Iho track has been well graded and banked on tho oulsidc, and will Iμ ready for sowing at an early date. , Mr. A. Tocker has dispose:! of the brown, marc \\ aiwareware to Mr. W. L. JHtcholl cssee-of Eurilc. The price is stated to bo well over £M.

FIXTURES. March 1 and 2—South Canterbury J C Autumn. .March 1 and 2-.\ r elson .T.C. Annual, March 2 and 4-Waiiganm J.C. Autumn March 8 and 9-Diuincvirk« K.C. Autumn! March- 15 and IC-Namor Park 1{ c Autumn. ' ' March 17—Opunake R.C. Hack. March 23 and 21-Maslerlon H.C. Antnmn April 12 and 15-Hrcvino«th J.C. Autumn April 15 and li— Wairarapa R.C. Autumn! April If and 18-C;uiterburv J.C. \ulumn April 20 and 21-Westland "]!. C. iu uS" May 10 and U-Hewko's Bay J.C aSI ' tuuin.