THE TURF,

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1248, 4 October 1911, Page 7

THE TURF,

WAVER LEY-WAITOTARA WEIGHTS. r (By TelceraDh.—Press Association.) Wanganui, October 3. The following weights have beon declared for tho Wavoriey-Waitotara Racing Club's meeting:— ■FLYING HANDICAP, of 80 sovs. Six furlongs—Master Sylvia. Ost. 131b.; Con the Snaughran, 9st. 71b.; Labour Day, Ost. 61b.; Patriotic, Bst. 111b.; Te Whareroa, Bst. 61b.; Crown Pearl, Sst. 'lib.; JlibS Alba, 7st. 91b.; Brilliancy, 7st. 61h.; Clemency, 7st. 41b.; Cilenl'ern, 7st. 31b.; Kiitua, 7st. 31b.; Plantation, 7st. 21b.; Dover Straits, 7st lib.; Lody Fran, 7st. lib.'; Hortite, 6st, 131b.; Bonnie Lass, 6st. 131b.; Recipe, Cst. 131b.; Praefectus, fist. 121b.; Longuard, 6st. 121b.; Millbank, 6st. 121b.; Parkside, 6st. 121b.; Paramount, Gst. 121b.; Retreat, Gst. 121b.; Queensland, list. 121b. ■ Brewer handicap, of 70 sots. Seven .furlongs.—Master Sylvia, 9st. 111b.; Patrobus, Bst. 101b.; Patriotic, Sst. 91b.; St; Lumsden, Sst. 41b.; To Wharcroa, Sst. 41b.; Crown Pearl, Bst. 21b.; Sam Pan, 7st. 121b.; Miss Alba, 7st. 71b. j Brilliancy, 7st. 5lbl; Jargon, 7st. 41b.; Ambergris, 7st. 41b.; Clemency, 7st. 21b.; Katua, 7st. lib.; Minora, 7st. lib.; Cornelian, 7st.; Dover Straits, 7st.; Plantation, 7st.; Lady Fran, 7sb.; Silver Cluse, 7st.; Topic, Gst. 131b.; Bonnie. Lass, 6st. 121b.; Seawind, 6st. 121b.; Longuard, Gst. 121b.; Millbank, Gst. 121b.; Loopline, Gst. 121b.; Retreat, Gst. 121b.; Moonhall, Gst. 12lb. : HANDICAP HURDLES, of ' 70' sovs. One milo and. a half.—Euroco, 12st. 61b.; Patrobus, list. 41b.; Mnhuta, lOst. 41b.; Koran, lOst. 31b.; Pleiades, Ost. 131b;; Puketotara, Ost. 101b.; Silvo, 9st. 51b.; Hydraulic'; 9st. 41b.; Contralto, Ost. 41b.; Ambergris, Sst. 31b.; Jackman. Ost. 21b.; Royal Patron, Ost.; Cannon Shot, Ost.; Seawind, 9st.; Mitehau, Ost.; Ivokako, Ost.; Moonhall, Ost; Sir Tulloch, 9st. WAVERLEY-WAITOTARA CUP, of 120 Boys. Ono mile and a Paul, Ost. 41b.;. Labour Day. Ost. 41b.; Otahu, Ost. lib.; Brown Trout, Sst. 101b.; Si Lumsden, Bst. 21b.; Euroco, Sst.; Stevens, 7st. 111b.; Sam Pan. 7st. 101b.; Midian, 7st. 61b; Monsieur Soult, 7st. 41b.; Brilliancy, 7st. 31b.; Jargon, 7st. 21b. ; Minora, 7st. lib.; Cornelian, Gst. 121b. ■iMOMOHAKI HANDICAP, of 75 sovs. One mile and a distanoe.—Sandy Paul, !tet. 51b.; Ofcahu, Ost. 21b.; Brown Trout, 86t. Mb.; St. Luinsden, Bst. 31b.; Euroco, Bst. lib.; Stevens, 7st. 121b.; Sam Pan, 7st. 111b.; Midian, 7st. 71b; Monsieur Soult, 7st. 51b; Brilliancy, 7st. 41b.; Jargon, 7st. 31b.; Ambergris, 7st. 31b.; Foresiot. 7st.; Plantation, Gst. 131b.; Dover Straits, 6st. 131b.; Cornelian, Gst. 131b.; Bonnie Lass, Gst. 121b.; Royal Patron, 6st. 121b.; Loonline, 6st. 121b.; St. Luap, Gst,. 121b.

. SYDNEY SCRATCHING.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, October 3. ■ Bon Soir has been scratched for the Gimcrack Stakes.

. NOTES AND COMMENTS. LATEST DOINGS AT • HASTINGS. Bliss ■ is. showing great form on the Hastings tracks, and is a sure runner in the Final Handicap to-day. She will be ridden by B. Deeley, and, as Bobrikoff is-suoh a slow beginner, Mr. G. Hunter's maTo is likely to start a strong favourite. \V. Price has been engaged to rido F.Higgot's. horses at Blenheim next week. .Comedian, tho aged son of Merriwce and Variety, has been sold, and was sent to 'Daiuievirko yesterday, where ho is to join Seaweed and Co. under the direction A. I'ayner. Morecambe will not be'a runner in the Hack Hurdles 'a* Hastings to-day. After riding at Hastings to-day Jockeys Hatch and C. Emerson will leave at once for Dunedin, where lxtih havo several engagements nest week. Private advices received at Awapuni on. Friday last state that H. Gray had left the Sydney privato hospital, to which he has been confined, and would be present. at. the Australia®; Jockey Cl.ub's U)Oetin£;' , tltou.gh, Of '(ittlffse, he would not to'able, to Tide. .'lt is not anticipated, that Aicsdale will be started- in tho Hawk»'s Baji Guineas '-to-day.. The Karamu stable will rely, solely upon Miscount, who filled second place behind. Counterfeit at WaDganui. The bay colt will encounter strong-opposition from Royal Scotch, who is : ! .reported to.be a bettor horse for his two races last week. Yesterday morning he,, ran "six furlongs in lmin. l'Jsec., whereas, before the Wanganui raco his Vest time over this distance was lmin. 19iec. Mr, G. P. Donnelly, president of tho Hawko's Bay Jockey Club, will only be represented by one horse at the meeting to-day, his colours being carried by Gold Circle in the Flaxmere Haok Handicap. Formulate is not forward enough to run in i.the Guineas, and a like remark applies to tho colt's younger sister Formality, who had been, left in tho Hastings Stakes- /

All the leading Hawke's Bay owners are represented in the Maiden Hack race, at Hastings to-day. Included in the field aro ,the three-year-olds War Scare, half-sister to the great Bobrikoff, and Outward. The letter is by Birkenhead from Outer, and will co, Try the all-cerise jacket of tho Hon: J. D. Ormond. With his penalty of 71b. (for winning at ';Wan.ganui), Espartero. will havo to entry -12st lib. in the Hack Hurdles at Hastings to-day. la the absence of Morecahibo,' Tina Toa, and Longboat, the field TpU be a very weak one. Allurement is to run in tho second hack raca at Hastings to-day, as her owner is oiHhe opinion that it is useless to start against San Pluie and Vega in tho Flaxmero, Hack Handicap. ,Tio principal jockeys riding at Hastings to-day have made the following engagements:—A. Oliver,' San Pluie, Our Qileen, Beldame, and Allurement; B. IWoley, Ariom, Bandolero, and Bliss; W. Young, Jan and St. Petersburg; I{Hatch, Vocation and Ovation. Trainer W. Whittaker is to Tide. Goldfinder. in the Spring Handicap at. the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's meeting today, and it is said that he will also have tho mount on California's brother in the i\e!w Zealand Cup'. Mr. T. H. Lowry's gelding Bellah underwont a slight operation for a threat affection some little time back, and, on this ■ account, he may bo unable to start in '.the. Guineas at Hastings to-day.'. Jockey S. Keid is at present in Wellington. He leaves for Blenheim in a day or.' two to ride at the Marlborough meeting. ■ 'In addition to the. nominations for tho Wellington Racing Club's spring meeting, published in yesterday's issue, tho name of Flamingo should appear in the First Hack ami Hunters' Steeplechase and tho Second Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase. 'The Australian Jockey Club's meeting will bo continued to-day, when the Craven Plate, one mile and a (juarter, will bo decided. The added money to this weight-i'or-age event. is and, in all probability, a splendid field will face tho ■ starter. Among those engaged are: Princo Foote, Trafalgar, Comedy King, Malt King, Flavinius, Broadsword,' Los Angeles, Vice-Admiral, Lady ' Medallist, Cisco, Jacnmar, and a number of others. .Acceptances for the first day's events at the. Marlborough Itacing Club's, meeting close on Friday next. Weights for tho Napier Park meeting are,'due to-morrow, and for the Trentham meeting' on Friday. The. ex-New Zealand jockey, H. Cairns, who was for a long time ■ in Melbourne without meeting with much success, is now' having a continued run of good fortune, and rode another steeplechaso winner in Melbourne last Saturday week. Urafnax, whose death was ■ reported from Australia a fortnijht ago, was insured for =£600. Tho policy was to expire on the (lay after nis death. In an article on tho influence of Pocahontas on English blood stock, a writer in the London "Sportsman" says f!hat though the ruaro mentioned was 25 years old when, sho threw Araucaria, the latter was tho but brood maro of all her daughtws, for sho *' as t'' le d' ani such classic vriitMtfs vs Obamant, Rayon d'Or, and Camellia, to my nothing of other notables offspring in Stephanotis, Gardenia, and Weilingtonia, the last>namcd being n son oif Chattanooga, anil thus very closely inbred 'to Pocahontas through Ayacanora and Araucaria. Weilingtonia made a big murl; as 'the sire of Plaisantcrio (ila.ni of Childwick), and it is to bo noted that Bourn) Chanco (now in Now South Wales) iombincs Ayaeancmi and Araucaria, with Ws root lino of I'oeahonfew through la-

t diana. Moreover, ho ins two c.loso crosses of Wollingtonia, his sire, Childwick, heing out of Piaisanterie, by Wcllinjjtonia, an<l his dam, Ivizil ICourgan. being a daughter of Omnium 11, who was out of the Wellingtonia maro Bluette. Moreover, Stookwell and King Tom aro also to bo found in Bonno Chanco's pedigree, so that it would be difficult to namo a horso with such a variety of Pocahontas lines in his composition. Tho Araucaria branch of Pocahontas has had more inlluenco on thn Continent and in Amorica tlian in England, for tho simple reason that WelLingtonia stood in France, Chanxant in Germany, and Ra.yon d'Or in tho State?, whilo her daughters by Macaroni, Stephunotis, Gardenia, ami Camellia, wore not quite such good brood marcs as might have been expected, though Camellia distinguished herself on tho rooeoourso.

FIXTURES.

October 4.—Hawko's Bay J.C. Spring. October 11 and 12—Marlborough B.C. Spring. Octobor, 11 and 14.—Dunedin J.C. Spring. October 11.—Napier Park R.C. Spring. October 21 and 23.—Wellington lI.C. Spring. October 23.—Wavorley-Waitotara R.C. Annual. October 21 and 26.—Greymouth J.C. Spring. October 26 and 27.—Poverty Bay T.C. Spring. November 1 and 4.—Auckland R.C. Spring. November 4, 6, 8, and 11.—Canterbury J.C. Metropolitan. December 26 and 29, and January 1 and 2. —Auckland R.C. Summer.