THE TURF,

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1183, 19 July 1911, Page 9

THE TURF,

NOTES AND COMMENTS. . TKEXTHAM EACES TO-DAY. [By Glen cor,.] . The Wellington Eacing Club's winter meeting . will be advanced another stago Id-day, when the principal events to be decided are the Wellington Steeplechase, three miles and a quarter, and the Waterloo Handicap, seven furlongs. Special railway arrangements have been made for tho transport of tho public from tile city to the racecoursc, and trains will leavo as follow:—From Te Aro Station at 10.29 a.m. and 10.55 a.m. From Lamh-ton-Station at 10.46 a.m., 10.55 a.m., 11.5 a.m., and 1.5 p.m. On tho return journey trains will leave tho racecourse for the city at frequent internals after 4.15 p.m. With the exception of a couplo of events, the fields to-day are large, and, as the traok will have improved considerably sinco Saturday, interesting racing should result. Mr. Geo. Morse, the Auckland Eacing Club's handicapper, arrived from Fordel! last night in. order to bo present at the two concluding days of the Trentham meoting. According to the state of the double market Morccambe, who finished fourth in the Miramar Hack Handicap on Saturday, is likely to receive solid support in the Glasgow Handicap—an open event of five furlongs, which is to be run today. The shorter distance will bo against the Karamu colt, and, in addition to this, ho is likely to find the company much stronger than that which he met On Saturday. .-

G. Price is returning home to Awapuni to-morrow to attend to the requirements of his Winter Cup horses. It is intended to take Boanerges and Nyland south on Wednesday night next.

On the tracks yesterday good gallops over half a mile were executed by Gold Circle and Longstep. .

H. Gray's mounts to-day will be Wauchope, Varna, and Sandy Paul, while his rival (A. Whittaker) will be up on Ariom and Gold Circle.

Pleiades made many friends at Trentham yesterday morning by galloping half a mile in 53 seconds. This is a useful gallop for a steeplechase horse.

Espartero, Yasmak, and Antarctic were on board the Monowai, which passed through Wellington yesterday. The trio are on their way south to fulfil their engagements at the O.J.C. Grand National meeting next, month.

Jas. Munn, who went south with Espartero yesterday, states that he was compelled to leave Hastings owing to the inability to get anything to school his horse with. . The big son of Torpedo is looking well, and promises to strip very fit by the time that the National Hurdles como on for decision.. In a gallop over a mile with Appin, before leaving home, he defeated the. Century Hurdles winner. This would indicato that lie is coming on, because, in the past, he has never been known to win a gallop, on the tracks.

Owing to the death of a near relative of the owner, D'Nil will not be a starter in the W.E.C. Steeples to-day.

Mr. W. J. Douglas, the well-known Hawke's Bay sportsman, is at present on a trip to the South Sea Islands, and will not be back until September.

,Tho published statement that C. Carniont is to ride Sir Frisco in the Waterloo Handicap to-day is incorrect. The bay horse will, as in the past, be ridden by C. Jenkins,

Flitaway, who was withdrawn from the Parliamentary Handicap, will bo a runner in the big race to-day. Tho .chestnut niaro has been moving well on tho tracks since arriving at Trentham, but she is a very uncertain customer, and generally wins' very easily or,, else, is badly beaten.

Xavier-was jumped over the big fences at Trentham yesterday, and gave a faultless display. He will be a starter in the Stoeplecnaso to-day. Those who were handy when Wauchope nulled up, after running third in the Stewards Handicap on' Saturday, state that the bay. horse was "blowing." If this were so, the gallop' can be relied upon. to work a marked improvement in him,' and he should do much better today. ■ A peculiar feature about the race for the Wellington'.Steeplechase to-day b that- there is only six pounds between tlie top and bottom-weights. If the horses aro .so evenly matched, tho race should be an exciting one, with chances for all the starters. We will see if this is the case. Several horses, which did not race on Saturday, will be competitors in the various events to-day. Amongst the number are Toanga, Whitestonc, Kremlin, Waterworks, Lianwern, Egypt, Jim, Fond Memory, Gaelic, Tho Native, Passive, Waiputere, Flitaway, Somei'saujt, Eclogue, Ariom, Waipunui, and Peary. ' FIXTURES. July 19 and 22.—Wellington K.C. Winter. August 8, 10, and li—CauterDury J.U.'s Grand National.