THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1210, 19 August 1911, Page 13

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. {Br Glescoe.l J. W. Love has been giving his Achilles—Marseillaise filly a spell in order to ascertain whether she can shako off the cold which lias troubled her lately. Ho will recommence, training oporations viitli her at once. His other vouugsters are both doing well. Evadne (King's Guest— Heavenly Twin) and the Obligado colt arc regular workers at. Trcnthnin. Tho published story about the backing of LO3 Angeles for theCiiulueld Cup —founded on a. dream of "many years ago"-ccrtainly reads quite prettily, but the backer will havo all tho worst of tho deal now, as a prominent Christcmirchian, who usually knows quite a lot about tho wav in which Los Angeles will run, etc. informed tho writer yesterday that the chestnut could be relied upon to be back in tho Dominion when tho Caulflcld Cup was run. Bv the outward boat yesterday, Jockeys G. J. Pino and J. Beard left for Sydney. Tho mission of the former is well known, but Beard is merely going to Melbourne on a visit to his parents, iylio reside there. The Karaiuu Jockey, F. D- Jones, spent a fewidaVs in Wellington this week on the way homo from Eiccarton. On all sides it is admitted that Mr. Henrys has made Q fiattoriug handicap in the New Zealand Cup. In letting Los Angeles in with 9st, the Stead Gupwinner has been leniently enough dealt with. On the other .hand, of tho sixty horses handicapped, thirty-six have 7st. or under. Seven of the field are at present in Australia, and may remain there, so, taking everything into consideration, it does not seem at all certain that tho first acceptauco will be anything abovo tho average. On tho contrary, the more tho matter is looked into the more does it appeal , that the field which will line up on November 1 will be one of the poorest. Nominations for the Wanganui Jockey Club's spring meeting closo on August 23. "Tobias" is informed that W. Clarke rode the winner of the National Steeples and Hurdles three times. He was on Freeman, Ahua, and Norton in tho firstnamed event, and on Kuinine, Social Pest, and Eecord Beign in the Hurdles, j \V. Young has ridden three winners of tho National Hurdles, viz., Shrapnel, Paisaiio, and Continuance, but only one Steeplechase winner. This was To Arai. Wnipunchu has been hunted during the winter, and, at present, the Wainku gelding is. quite soitnd. He is a regular worker on tho tracks at Awapuni. Among Mr. J. B. Hoggin's Amcric-an-bred yearlings, which wero sold in England last month, were tho last three of tho get of the famous Saivator (by Prince Cbarlio out of Salina, by Lexington), whoso bones rest beneath a mound of green at Ehnendorf, where he died, and was buried in October, 1909. No fewer than four times did Saivator beat Tenny on.the racecourse, while against timo he ran one mile (straight) in lmin. 35{sec, or mo.ro than 2soc. faster than Sunstar's record time in tho Two Thousand Guineas Contentions are still.to bo heard regarding the win of Paritutu in the Grand National Steeples, and the Corazon supporters, one and all, are strongly of the opinion that they were unlucky not to collect. One would have expected a growl from tho trainer of the Hastings horse, as ho stocd to win a considerable sum. and was also laid a lot of. money tibout a victory for Sir William .Russell's horse. However, no one took the situation better than did Colello, and not a word does ho allow to be said derogatory to Hercock's horsemanship. This is tho spirit that should pervade racing, and the writer is pleased to thus givo expression to the way in which Colello took his beating. . In connection with tho Manawatu Trotting Club's inaugural meeting, which is to be hold an, tho Awapuni Bacecourse on August 30, owners are reminded that nominations for all events close on- Mon-' day next, August 21, with tho-secretary, Mr. G. S. D. Wateoßiißcfs 52/J?ohn'«stoff< North. - ' • ,''