THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1165, 28 June 1911, Page 9

THE TURF.

$ NOTES AND COMMENTS. IBr Glf.ncoe.3 l.nto last night tho wrathor was beautifully fine at Napier, as it has been for a week pasl, and the going will be firstclass to-dav. The only official scratching at 9 p.lll. was that of Overheard, who has been withdrawn from all engagements. A. Julian will be in (he saddle at Napier to-day, aud will have the ride 011 Ballin in 'tho Hack Hurdles. The following aro the probable starters and their riders in the a P ,or Stooples to-dav:—Te Aroi. 1-sK lllb. (I 4 . rivnn); El Dorado, list. Sib. (K. Thompson); Mount Cook, Hist. 101b. (W . Young); Xavior, lOst. 31b. (A. M'Connon); Lull, 10;t. (A. Gordon); Winiata, 9st. 13b. (11. IFutcher); Lingerer, 9st. < lb. (H. Gray). The Awapuni-owned Golden Age has been taken to Napier, where he has an engagement in the Settlers' Hack liace. The Daunt gelding had been galloping In an attractive manner at- home prior to leaving for the scene of hostilities. Napper, who has been much in evidence latelv, and is regarded as a .likely National winner, has developed lameness. Tho injury is not considered to be senous.

Mr. G. Hirst, who is to ride Te Whetu in the Ladies' Bracelet to-day, has been to considerable trouble to. reduce his avoirdupois to get down to the required 10;t. 131b. From this it will bo seen that Te Wbetu is expected to run prominently to-day. The Auckland-owiicd Hoanga, who has been generally regarded as a. very safe convovance, created a surprise while schooling at Groenmeadows on Monday by running off. He was, however, schooled again yesterday, and got round without mishap.

Pohutu broke down very badly at Hastings yesterday morning, and will not race again.

11. Gray, who is now leading with A. Whittaker for tho jockeys' premiership, will liavo tho mount on Projectile today, but, last night, he had not been engaged for anything else. Gray evidently expects that Projectilo will be a winner, and consequently will .not run on the second day, for he has arranged to bo in Wellington on Friday to confer with E. J. Mason before tho latter leaves for Sydney.

The Napier Park Racing Club', which holds its winter meeting to-day and to-morrow, has recently completed extensive alterations in its appointments at a cost of JSIOUO. The improvements include a new jockeys' room, visitors' stand, secretarv's othce, press room, aud cloak room, these additions furnish a decided evidence of the progress of the club.

El Dorado, who will be ridden by R. Thompson in the Napier Steeples to-day. can have lit'tlo prospect of success, as it was only after the Hastings fixture that he camo out of the paddock, having been turned out since the Ellerslie meeting, when ho went wrong.

Jockeys W. Young and T. Pritchard, who have been on a shooting expedition since tho Hastings meeting, went to Napier yesterday. The former will ride Te Ku, and the latter will 1)0 on Passivo in tho Ahuriri Hurdles.

The New Zealand jockey, J. Stewart, is -one of the few horsemen who have been engaged for both the V.Ti.O. Grand Nationals. He will ride Tho Beckoning in the Hurdles, and Matchlock in tho Steeples.

Lady Medallist has resumed work at' Kandwick and, all going well, will contest the principal spring handicaps.,

Tho Derby winner, Cicero, was at tho head of the list as a sire of 2-year-olds when the last mail left England, his progeny having won more 2-year-old -races this season than the stock of any other sire. Cicero is a half-brother t'o tho Wsiikanao sire, iiezonian. MANAWATU TROTTING CLUB, (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Palmersion, .Tune 27. Tho Manawatu Trotting Club, whicli has <1 permit to hold a mooting but no totalisator '"license, has dcculcd- to hold •that meeting in July, oit\ tho ? Ashhjirst course—oue of. those which tho Racing Commission purposes to close. FIXTURES. June 28 and 29-Napier Park B.C. Winter July 6 and 7—Gisborne It.C. Winter July 15, 19, and 22—'Wellington R.C. Winter. August S, 10, and 12—Canterbury J.C. 3 Grand National.