THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1217, 28 August 1911, Page 2

THE TURF.

e IRISH CLUB 1N TROUBLE. LEOI'ARDSTOWN LICENSE WITHDRAWN. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Rec. August 27, 5 p.m.) London,' August 20. The Mevards of the Irish Turf Chili havo decidcd that the circumstances ,of tho Irish railway strike did not justify (he Loopardstown Club's executive in abandoning the first day of the meeting. They havo withdrawn tho club's license for tli? remainder of 1011, and fined the clerk of tlx* course JGlOf) for not taking adequate steps to consult the local stewards. Tho club has also been ordered to dofray all expenses of owners, trainers, and jockeys in connection with the races fixed for August 19.

GREAT WESTERN STEEPLES.

(Rec, August 27, 5.5 p.m.) Perth, August 2G. At tho Boulder Racing Clubs annual meeting, tho following was the result of tho principal event:— GREAT WESTERN STEEPLECHASE, of 500 sovs. About two miles and a half.—l'lashlock, 10st. Gib., 1; Lord I'artliia, 10st. 41b., 2; Lord Middleton, list. Gib., 3.

ADELAIDE GRAND NATIONAL.

(llec. August 27, 5.5 p.m.) Adelaide, August 2G. At the Adelaide Racing Club's Grand National Steeplechase meeting, tho prmcipal event resulted as follows: GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. About three miles. Sail Tov, lOst. J The Swell, !)st. 21b 2 Billy IMton, 9st Seven started. Time,' Gmin. lOsec.

MOOREFIELD RACES.

POSTPONED THROUGH BAIN, (Hoc. August 27, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, August 2G. Tho second (lav of tho Moorelield raco>, where New Zealand horses wore engaged, was postponed on account of ram. Sovoiat other sporting events were also postponed.

MILE PACING RECORD.

(By Telegraph— Press Association.) Christchurch, August 26. Mr. U. 0. Duncan's horss King Cole, by 1\ ibbonwood—Kola Nut established a now milo pacing record for Australasia, at the Metropolitan Club's-track this morning. Tho record stood at 2nnn. !lsec.._ made oil same track bv Ribbonwood. King Cole, indifferently paced, cut out the mile in "niiii. 8 3-s=cc. King Cole also holds the two-mile Australasian record, 4mm. 31sec.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

|. [BY GLF.N'Cop.I

The inaugural meeting of tho watu Trotting. Club takes place on Wednesday on tho Awapuni Racecourse. Owners are reminded that nominations for the Wanganui Jockey Club's meeting close at hall-past nine o clock to-mght with the club's secretary, Mr. \Vni. liall. Acceptances for tho first day's events at tho Martou Jockey Club's meeting closo to-morrow. In connection with the Ashburton Couuty Racing Club's spring meeting, owners arc uotificd by advertisement that nominations for all handicap events close at 9 o'clock to-morrow night with the sec--1 retary, Mr. A.. A,,Fopfe.,.: Tho annual football'match between tho Fcilding junior team and tho Fcildmg trainers and jockeys was played l on Saturday, and, after a spirited contest, resulte'd in a victory for ,tho trainers and jockevs by three points to nil. Great interest centres in this match every year, and there was as usual a large crowd prosent on Saturday. The sporting team.was captained by Trainer A. Atwood, who plavcd at wing-forward, and ho had aulo assi'stanco from the crack hurdle horseman, W. Young (half-back), while the latter's two brothers, W'.D.and R. Young, were tho wing-three-quarters. In the evening the losers entertained the winners at Mr. H. M'Manaway's hotel, whero the best back and the best forward in .the i trainers' and jockeys' team were each presented with a pair of silver spurs, the gift of Mr. Porcy Coyle. ■ Hawick was suffering from a cold after his' return from Riccartoh, and it is unlikely 'that'ho will bo again seen under silk for some little time. His stable mate, Lovcll,'has boon nominated at Dannevirko, but the Phaeton gelding's name is missing from the hunters' events. Advices from "Wavcrlcv stato (hat Koran is' not lwnng schooled over fences at tho present time. This would point to the bay liorso Tunning in tho flat events only at Marfan next week , Ribston Pippin has broken down badly, and will in consequent be an absen- ■ tee at Marton. Tho Australian-bred geld- ' ing is to be fired, and afterwards sent ■ home to Levin, where he will ho given an extended spe.ll along with Tauira and Waionc. Tho Ribbonwood trotting colt' King Cole, who created now figures for a mile on Saturday, is a perfect specimen of a thoroughbred, and is owned by Mr. R. 0. Duncan, who also owned his sire when'he created tho time (2min. 9sec.), ' which held for eight years. On that occasion D. J. Price. held the reins, while on Saturday his brother, N. Price, was 'in the sulky. King Colo's times for the various distances were:—J mile, 31 2-552 C.; "1 mile, lmin. i l-ss.ee.; six furlongs, limn. DG 2-ssec.; "full distance, 2min. 8 3-ssce. King Cole is a seveli-year-old sou of Ribbonwood from the Rothschild maro Kola Nut, and ho now claims the distinction of holding both the mile and two-mile Australasian records. He is unlikely to race again, and will probably go to tho stud, where he should bo ablo to command extensive patronage. The jockeys Bartholomew and Cochrane, who received serious injuries at tho O.J.C. National meeting, are now quilo well again. The former left the hospital on Saturday, and Cochrane is expected to bo well enough to bo discharged to-day. The first acceptance for tho New Zealand Cup is duo on l'riday next. Umeraboy and Arniamento were offered at auction in Chris'.churoh on Saturday, but the pair wero passed in. ' Outlamler, whose solo claim to fame lios in tlie fact, that nearly two years ago ho won the Great Autumn Handicap, Is again in work at Riccarton under tho tuition of F. Holmes. J. Aycr's Trwitham stables will be represented at the Dannevirko meeting by the hunter Soman. This horse, who is only a handful, created n very favourable impression amongst the visiting contingent of trainers by Iho excellence of his jumping during training operations prior to tho Wellington Steeplechase meeting. Rauparaha is likely to be No. 1 in tlio Marton Handicap, of a mile and a quarter, lo be run next week. The chestnut gelding has been doing useful track work at Airapuni, but he docs not look right in condition, and is much lighter than one would expect to find him at this timo of flic vcar. Generally speaking, tho Seaton Delaval stock were of a delicate nature, and Rauparaha appears to bo no exception to the rule. Strathmoira will be a runner in tho Hack Hurdles at Marlon. Mr. 11. M'Manaway's gelding is liotv trained by T. Lloyd at Marton, as H- King had no facilities for schooling horses on the private track at Rata. Those who have seen tho SouLt gelding schooling at Marton aro not enamoured of him as a hurdle horse. At tho annual meeting of lnembers of the Southland Racing Club, held last week, Mr. .las. Aiken moved tli.it it be a recommendation to the incoming eommilleo lo appoint three stewards to supervise tho work of racecourse detective KraetzDr, and explained that the ofHcial in question appeared to hold arbitrary powers ill 'the matter of ordering people oft' courses. The speaker also pointed to the fact that the S.R.C. was the first body to license bookmakers under the Act legalising such action, and said that men who had retired from . that calling and behaved' themselves should now bo permitted to enter tho course. (Applause.) Mr. Hazlett explained that tho dotcctivo

was not allowed Ui remove anv person from the cours? until his c.-ito had been considered by the whole of the available stewards, and upon giving ail assurance that this policy would bo followed in future, the mover withdrew his motion.

OUR THOROUGHBREDS.

[To the Editor.] Sir,—Mr. E. Short is a most enterprising EE-ttier—none more libera] in donations to A. and I'. Societies, it is certainly extremely unfortunate that he cannot aitdress n meeting, without his imagination running riot with facts. His latest appeared in your issue of August 21. At a meeting of the Feilding A. and P. . Society he expresses himself thus: "At the present time, owing to half-mile dashes and three-quarter-mile flutters, there is not a goad upstanding thoroughbred horse in tho Dominion." Evidently Mr. Short has never seen such colts as Masterpiece, Miscount, .Provocation (and his full- . brothers), I'orniby, Advance, Conqueror, and Zimmerman—and lots more. But tho above arc sufficient to show how absurd Mr. Short's, assertion is. I defy Mr. Short, even with tho assistance of his particular friend, Mr. Devonport, to produce from any other part of the world finer or moro upstanding specimens of tho [ breed than the horses named, all of which ; were bred in this Dominion. 1 would remind Mr. Short that owners of thorough- 1 bred horsas have no more reason to ob- ' ject to the inspection of their stallions than ho has to thy inspection of what he terms his "old modern." Mr. Short's suggestion as to tho distance of races and weights to be carried is on all fours with his talk about the want of upstanding horsrs. It would be no more absurd i? I were to assert that Mr. Short's object was to get tho sealo of weights increased so as to onablo hiiu to take up race riding.—l am, etc., \ , A. P. WALTERS.

FIXTURES.

Beptcmbti 0 V—Marton J.C. annual. September 13 —JJauucvirko 11.C. Steeploj- . chase. 3 September 28 and 29-Wanganui J.Ci Spring. November i—C.J.C. New Zealand Cup.