THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1082, 22 March 1911, Page 8

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS, [By Glencoe. 1 ! On her two winning performances at Otaiiulni last month, the Strattord-own-I'd I'earlie Jlaid (by Jersey) appears lo have an excellent chance r>l winning any event in which she may start at \\anganui. The Auckland-owned Olive (Cleveland — Peggy), who ran secnuil in one event and won another at the New Brighton Trotting GhibV meeting last week, is engaged in two race-ion tho second day of the Wiiiiganui Trotting Club's meeting. After running into innumerable places Mallet has at last succeeded in winning another lace. T. (ioddard's old gcldin;, , was succ-p.-iful in the Opunakc Handicap la.>t Friday, and his win was not out oi' turn, for the brown gelding has been racing consistency for <inito a long lime. Wee KtteP, the "Jlcrriwre gelding in .T. M'Laughlins .stables, has the reputation of being very fast, but he is a self-willed customer, and, instead o* doing what his trainer wishes on the tracks, he always allots hinuslf a couple of rounds extra galloping. Recently Ins mentor himself tried a ride on the brown gelding, but it was just the same, for the horse took charge just as he dees with tho stable boys. Among recent winners in Sydney was .Moorilla, a three-year-old full-sister to Lady Medallist. Owners are reminded that general entries Jar the Auckland facing Club's meeting close oh Friday evening next. Acceptances are due at the same time for the Easter Handicap, Brighton Hurdles, and Autumn Steeplechase, and also first forfeits for the Grent Northern Champagne Stakes and the Great Northern Oaks. Erin's Tracey (General Tracey—Erin), winner of the open trotting event at the Opunake meeting last week, is engaged iu three events on the second day of the Wanganui Trotting Club's meeting. Woodhey raced in bandages at Napier last week, and was very sore when contesting the. Close .Memorial Handicap on the second day. At the close of the autumn season she'will probably be spelled preparatory to taking up stud duty. As a hvo-year-old Lady Medallist won ,£IOO, as a three-yiar-old and as a four-year-old a total of Nominations for the Wairarapa Earing Club's Autumn meeting close on Saturday next. C. Cooper, who rode. The Parisian to victory in the Australian Cup, had previously won the rac-o on Eealm. This was iii 1007. The Wellington Racing Club Committee has decided tn erect a covered sand roll at Trentham before the Autumn meeting comes along. . Good progress is now being made with the sand track at Trentham racecourse, and it is to be completed before tho coining meeting. This will be good news for trainers. Jewel Chimes, who is engaged at the Wanganui Trotting Club's meeting, was purchased at the Allendalo Stock I-'arm speed sale by Mr. A. C. Bishop, of Makairo, Hawkc's Bay. Jewel Chimes is a beautifully-bred colt by Abboy Bells (imp.), who registered a public trial of 2min. lasec. as a three-year-old, from Jewel's Heiress (imp.), who at Christchurch (from a standing start and without hopples) registered 2min. lD.sec—an 1 Australian record for mares. Another youngster purchased at the same sale is also entered at Wanganui. This is Todd Bolls, by Abbey Bells from Countess of Todd (imp.), by. Todd (2min. 14Jsac). Ho is owned iu Carterton, but will not make the journey to Wanganui. Todd .Bells has every qualification to make a 2min. 10s-:c. trotter. In his first two seasons at tho stud, Abbey Bells sired Grattah Bells (champion two-year-old trotter of Australasia), record 2min. 29ij£ee.; Delaran Chimes (champion two-year-old pacer of Australasia), record 2min. 2Clsoc; Laughing Bells (champion two-year-old filly cf Australia), record 2min. 29 2-asec; Charming Bells, two-year-old race record 2mi,n. 32 2-sJec; Twinkle Bells, two-year-old record 2min. 33scc:; Sparkling Bells, 2min. ' 23sec. (three years), winner of the Rich- . mond .£500; Evening Chimes, 2min. Slsec. (two years), winner of Futurity Stakes, ! .£3OO. BobrikofT. who is again doing show work at Greennifadows, is one of (he most sensible horses that it would bs possible to find, and numerous tales are related of his sagacity. After being exercised, his bridle is taken off him, and [ he is allowed to pick grass unattended on ; tho course proper, and, although horses, 5 are galloping past him continually, he never so much as raises his head to look at them. In common with most hor&:E, he. has a great dislike for the. bot fly, arid when attacked by one of the pests, it is no uncommon sight to sen him caaio along at a half-gallop to where anyone ' is standing and wait until the fly is kill- ' ed, and then move off again, and go on picking the grass finite contentedly. : The New Zealand-bred Leo Grand, who • on September '29, 1909, won a 14.2 handif cap at Kensington, pulled off a couple of ; races in India last month, when he an- " nexed both the Stewards' Purse and the Imperial Plate at the Bombay meeting. ; The first-named event was a handicap 5 npen to "poniss H. 2 and under, run over live furlongs, and starting favourite in a 1 field of nine, the Leolantis gelding won J by a neck. Four days later the ex-New I Zealander downed a favourite in The t Missus and ten others in the Imperial i Plate (11.2 and under), which he wou by 1 a lenqth and a half from Naughty Boy j (late Lord Magnet), to whom he was con- ' ceding 2-slb.