THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1102, 15 April 1911, Page 13

THE TURF.

FINAL ACCEPTORS. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyriiht (Rec. April 13, 8 p.m.) Sydney, April 13. Tho following aye the final acceptors for the two principal handicaps at the Australian Jcckoy Club's meeting, which opens to-day:— DONCASTEIt HANDICAP. A handicap sweepstako'of 20 sovs. each, with 1500 sovs. added. The owner of the second horse to receive 300 sovs., and the owner of the third 150 sovs. from the prize. One mile. st.lb. St. lb. Flavinius ... 9 7 Call Boy 7 7 Maltchester... 8 12 The Reckoning 7 / Electric Wire 8 12 llotoa 7 6 Bright Laddie 8 8 Ifartfell 7 S Broadsword... 8 S Miss Corelli... 7 i Wirilla 8 3 Full Sail 7 4 Captain White 8 3 Sir Lawrence 7 3 Lager 8 1 Safrano 7 3 Scquarious ... 8 0 Sunlike 7 2 Sandbath Royal Merv... 7 2 (imp.) 7 13 Crown Derby 6 12 Kerlie 7 13 Sentronus .... 6 10 Gold Thread 712 Torula 610 Grist 7 11 Nari 6 7 Nuwara Eliva. 7 10 Locomotion... G 7 Loki .".. 7 7 SYDNEY CUP. A handicap sweepstake of 20 sovs. each, with 4000 sovs. added. Owner of the second horse to receive 600 sovs., and the owner of tho third $00 sovs. from the prize. Two miles. et. lb. St. lb. Bridge 8 7 The Lad 7 7 Byplay 8 6 Call Boy 7 2 Eric 8 4 Ad«io 7 2 Danaus 8 2 Jtiss Corelli... 7 2 Patronatus ... S 2 Mindful 7 0 Eye Glass 8 1 Something Wirilla 8 0 Irish 610 -Apple Pie ... 7 12 Black Prince G 10 Sandbath Crown Derby 6 10 (imp.) 7 10 Mil G 7 Diabolo 710 Moorilla 6 7 Flavian 7 10 Doraudo 6 7 lord Foote ... 7 !) Chevron 6 7 Cadonia 7 8 Herova 6 7 Blue Gem ... 7 7

RANDWICK TRACK NOTES. By TeleEraDh—Press Association—OoDyricht (Rec. April 13, 5.5 p.m.) Sydnay, April 13. During the final gallops at Randwick, Lazy Lad galloped a mile and a quarter in 2min. 20sec; Bright Laddie a mile in lmin. 47sec, the last furlong was the fastest, and the horse finished strong. Eye Glass ran a mile and a quarter in good style in 2min. 19iscc.; Danaus a mile in lmin. 46J-sec. Nangar showed good form by covering a milo -in lmin. 47sec. Broadsword did a splendid mile in lmin. 46sec., and appeared to have something in hand at the finish. Trafalgar was responsible for a milo and a quarter in 2min. 18Jscc, and ne\-er galloped better. Comedy King, ridden hard, covered a mile and a quarter in 2min.' Beverage got over the same distance in 2min. -losec. Nuwara Eliya covered five furlongs in lmin. ssec. Othqr gallops were:—Bridge, a mile in lmin. 49sec.; Call Boy, a mile in lmin. 46Jsec.; Gold Thread, a milo comfortably, tho last five furlongs 'in lmin. osoc.; Full Sail,- seven furlongs in lmin. 30sec, and appeared to tiro; Eric beat Loki over a mile in lmin. 46sec.; and Lady Medallist went well over a mile, covered in lmin. 44sec.

ELLERSLIEs THURSDAY, (By Telegraph.—Press Association.} Auckland, April 13. The weather was dull and overcast for training at Ellerslie : this:. ; mqrning.. Rain held off till about 9 o'clock, when a heavy shower -aiicl'' , hbl'Ses ,l ing after that had a heavy track. 1411' work was done on the course proper outside the trostles. - Sea Elf did six furlongs in. lmin. 21 3-osec. Tattoo was better . than Soultoria over the same distance in lmin. 20sec., Santa Rosa beating Sir Artegal in a like task in lmin. 21sec. Kakania put up an attractive gallop over five furlongs in lmin. 4 <l-ssec. Antoinette made a hack of Master Jack over six furlongs in lmin. 18 3-ssec.— the best gallop registered on the tracks for ..this "meeting. Bootle covered five furlongs in lmin.' Bsec. Fort William easily beat Monoplane over seven furlongs in lmin. 34 3-osec. Sedition accounted for General Latour over two furlongs less in lmin. 6sec. Boanerges, Formby, and North East were to go together over seven furlongs, but tho last-named jumped off on his own, and ran the six furlongs in lmin. 20sec, the first-named two covering the seven furlongs in lmin. 34sec. Boanerges, with a big weight up, pleased most. Directoire finished stronger than Paisano at the end of a mile in lmin. 49 4-osec. Miscount was too good for Woodhey over six furlongs in lmin. 2Q 3-sscc. Orton covered five furlongs in lmin. 7sec. He had a big weight up, and did not finish too well. St. Bill got the better of Faunus at'tho start, and beat him at the end of five furlongs in lmin. 6 3-osec. After breakfast Sea Pink and Bellali spurted three furlongs, but were not timed. Miss Winsome going well within herself, covered six furlongs in lmin. 21sec, Cullinan beating Zinnia over tho same distance in lmin. 20 2-sscc. Malwa. was batter than Goldsizo over five furlongs in lmin. 6 2-ssec. Turbine, with tho assistance of Haku over the last four furlongs, ran five from the new post in heavy rain in lmin. osec. First Barrel jumped the big country in good style. A largo number of others were also exercised. Peacemaker arrived this morning. CORRECTION IN ACCEPTANCES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Cliristchurch, April 13. In the Canterbury Jockey Club's acceptances All Guns should be struck out of the C'ourtenay Welter, and tho St. Ambrose—Shepherdess filly from the Challenge Stakes. Fasnakyle accepted for the Sockburn Handicap. NOTES AND COMMENTS. FBy Gmxcoe.j Nominations for tho Marlborough Racing Club'n autumn meeting, to be held at Riverlands on May 3 and 4 close to-night with Mr. L. Griffiths, secretary, Blenheim. Instead of closing at 9 p.m., as has been usual, the club lias, this yea-r, extended the hour of closing until midnight. The Australian Jockey Club's autumn meeting opens at Randwick • to-day, when the Doncaster "Handicap and the Autumn Stakes are amonc; the events to he decided. A number "of New Zea-land-bred horses are engaged in tho Doncaster Handicap' and in the other events. Local followers of racing howover, will bo chiefly interested "in tho Autumn Stakes m which tho wellknown performer, Lady Medallist, will bo opposed to the best wcight-for-a«o horses in tho Commonwealth, notably Comedy King and Trafalgar. Two local owners, who mado tho trip to the Groymouth meeting last week ns.a exasperating experiences. Mr D Jtoan, ownor of Hcreward, was on the. ATalHira, which was bar-bound outsido tho port, aud consequently he was unable to be present, and his horso was scratched. Messrs. J. and V. O'Ncfll owners of Ovcrhca'rd, also sent their horso by tho Arahurn, though they went overland themselves. . H Tclford, who is to ride Mcrrivonia in tho Great. Easter Handicap at Hic-ou-ton. loft for tho south by the Marama on Thursday night. T." Piitchard also went south on Thursday to rido ' Penates and Gold Bird.

Molologue has been scratched for all engagements at the Wairarapa Racing Club's meeting. Nominations for the Wanganui Jockey Club's winter meeting close next Friday. Septimus and Succession, two members of A. Goodman's Trentham team, iverp railed to i'aiihorinikaii on Thursday. Tho good showing of the former in bis Awapiini engagements will probably have the effer't of making Tho Officer gelding a pronounced favourite in tho Makalii ?iack Hacc to-day. This .event, is run over a live-furlong course, and Septimus was just beaten In a sixfurlong race, run in lmin. 14-l-osec. at Awapiini. H. Gray is to ride Colleen Mary and V ice-Admiral in the C.J.C. double. Kohupatiki, the bob-tniled full-bro-ther to Ataahua, will meet a very moderate lot in the Trial Hack Handicap at Tauherinikau to-day. When racing m much better company at Napier last month the son of Mahaki made a good showing on both days. Tigerine, who is engaged in the Mangrove Stakes at Foildiii!*, lias ■ been doing excellent work at Hastings. Not the least interesting featuro of Monday's race meetings will be a comparison of the totalisator figures for Auckland, Feilding, and Riecarton. At Foilding and Ellerslie, tho clubs will be working onco more without the bookmakers, so that big figures are sure to bo recorded on tlie machine. In the days before the bookmaker was licensed, tho Feilding totalisator figures used to compare very favourably with both Riecarton and EUorslie, but the opening of the Main Trunk railway no doubt means a gain to Auckland at holiday time, and a corresponding loss to Feilding. However, after taking everything into consideration, an informant who understands racing and racing clubs from A to Z expressed the opinion to tho writer that the investments on the machine at Foilding on Easter Monday will be greater than those at Ellorslie or Riecarton. We shall see. . Though he has not so far been mentioned in the market quotations for tho Easter Handicap at Ellerslie, it is quite probable that, when tho betting closes to-day, the_ Karamu three-year-old colt, Formby, will be well supported on tho machine. The bay son of Birkcnhead has everything in his favour in tho matter of weight,'and, were he to reproduce his spring form, ono might expect him to win. Three-year-olds have been successful in tho Easter Handicap many times, and have mostly carried biz weights. There was, for example, Advance with Ost. 61b. in 1900. Nonetto Ost. 111b. in 1902, and Gold Crest 9st. in 1908, to say nothing of Daystar, Mobility, and Aborigine. As a two-year-old, Formby was tho best of his year, and that means that he was superior to Danube, who has not been beaten as a thrcc-year-old. At Riecarton last' November, Formby commenced his three-year-old career very well by carrying 7st. and running a srood second to Madam Madcap (6st." 181b.') in tho Jockey Club Handicap, tho mile being covered in the fast time of lmin. 40 2-osoc. When one makes due allowance for tho improvement made by a three-year-old from the spring to the autumn. Formby, with 7st. 61b., must be considered easily the best-handi-capped horse at Ellerslie, even if some of his summer performances were poor. Tho Russley Plate—a handicap over five furlongs, for two-year-olds, which is run at Riccarton on Monday—should be a very fast race, for the field contains amongst others Aphaea, Royal Scotch, and Mazurka, the respective representatives of the Stead, Watt, and Greenwood stables, all bearing tho reputations of being record-breakers.

Judging by his excellent track work, it would seem as if Turbine is back to his spring form, when the Menschikoff gelding was carrying lOst. odd in his r,aces and beating everything lie me.t. ■m%& Train way Handicap at Ellerslio to-day, he has only 9st. lib. to carry— a weight that should be a positive luxury to him. It is a very weak field that is opposed to him, as; outside St. Bill, who is close up in the weights, the others are mediocre.

Since joining M. M'Grath's stablo at Opaki, the Calibro gelding Gunboat has failed to win n race, but, on se-vcral occasions,! ho has been close up to tho winners of races run in fast time. His principal failures have been recorded in races over seven and eight furlongs, and it has always been noticeable how fast he finished. In the Final , Welter at Awapuni (won by Mcroze in lmin. 42seci, the fastest gallop of the meeting), Gunboat was only half a length away, and was going the better of the pah\ at tho finish. To-day he is in a race that should suit him, and that is the Easter Handicap (one mile and a distance) at Tauherinikau. This will give the bay gelding plenty of time to get on his feet beforo the serious part of the business commences.

Tho Greymouth meeting will be brought to a conclusion to-day.

Among candidates that have been impressing track watchers at Ellerslie is the Soult filly Lucille, who is engaged in the Gore-Brown Handicap to-day. As a two-year-old, Lucille started several times without winning a race, but she has been showing improved form this season.

The steeplechaser Tβ Arai is at present on the sick list, and his trip to Australia bas been postponed.

If any of the Auckland candidates is to be favourite for the Easter Handicap it will probably be Kakama, who showed brilliant form on each day of the last Auckland Cup meeting. The Soult mare has been doing capital track work, and, as she is to have the services of B. Deeley, she will lack nothing on the score of horsemanship.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Dispute."—F. Kingan rode Euroclydon when lie won the New Zealand Cud.

FIXTURES. April 15—Greymouth J.C. Autumn. April 15 and 17—AVairarapa R.C. Autumn, April 15, 17, and IS—Auckland R.C. Au-

tumn. April 17 and 18—Canterbury J.C. Autumn, April 17-Patea. E.C. Annual.

April 17 and IS— Feilding- J.C. Easter. April 20 and 21—Westland R.C. Autumn. April 28 and 29-AYellington R.C. Autumn May 3 and 4—Marlborough R.C. Annual. Way 10 and 11—Hawke's Bay J.C. Autumn, i May 11 and 12—Ashburton County R.C. Autumn. June 2 and 3—Dunedin J.C. Winter.