THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1287, 16 November 1911, Page 2

THE TURF.

; NOTES AMD COMMENTS. '. [Kt Gi.f.scorl ' Acceptances fnr tho first day's events • at Mil: 1.-'eilding Jockey Cltlh'> spring . meeting closo to-morrow. < Nominations fur the Wo-idvilln Dislrid. - Ja'l-e.y ('lul)'m summer 1111.pl.i11g close nn i Saturday next with tho secretiirv, Mr. • ]■;. .1. Oofliard. The pall-bearers nl Ihe funeral of l.l\o into (.'. Cress were, .sis jnckr-vs—Olnreiifi . O'Ne.ill. .]. Dclaney, .1. D'ConnoH, C. ; Price, A. M'Connon, imil S. lii-id. A Southland sliidinn-der. Mr. ).). 1!. | Jones, lind I lie mitd'-jrliiiu! the other (lav I to lose Die lircod m.-iro Primula, In- Tor'- , nedr> (son of Musket), from Primrose (The Mil I (-11 rather Dell). At (lie si ml the North I>lstnil morn produced I'robablc, ! Prize Bloom, Centaur, Perhaps, and a colt last season to Ahr.-i. After tin: birth of the last-named, Primula lost, conditiou, und, iu spito of groat, caro and attention, succumbed. Mr. Jones lias had - lad luck all round in his breeding rf- - forts of lat<\ as Golden Crest, Pansy P.. -. and another trotting matron have failed ; to breed this year, while Primula ami ! Motuotasia, his thoroughbred representatives, both misled to Canrobert. If. Coker went. ■ south last nftr?it to . Timaru, where he will school Glcnfiold, and also ride him nt the South Canterbury meeting, which lakes place, next week. '• Handieappor H. Coylc Ims been spending a few days in Wellington awaiting ' the arrival of some friends from Svd--1 nfty. He leaves for Foilding to-day. Counterfeit is an unlikely starter in the St. Andrews' Handicap at Feilding. Peroneal (Achilles—Prelude) was disposed of at auction in Chmtchnrch on Tuesday for 75gns. The purchaser was ■ Mr. Lan Duncan, who will send her to i the Waiknnne stud. The Hastings horseman T. O'Brien left > last week for '.lydnpy where hn intends to i follow his calling iu future. The billiard tournament in connection with the Dominion Club wa.s concluded .yesterday and resulted in a win for Sir. Kobert Hogg. '■ i, l was ™ 1(i at (uc conclusion of tno C.J.C. meeting to Mr. .7. Buckley, of Oamaru. The big Singlestick gelding has been sent down to his new owner along with St. Aldan and Wedge, and the trio arc to be given a. spell until v/cl) into the autumn when they will again be taken up und jot ready for the jumping season. : the racslrarws Kina, Salopian, and • ■■-?.. h-aliiirangi aro to be spelled, and will be scut to Ohau on Friday. Kilostori is not up to the standard required by th'j owner of the Highden horses, and if. is understood that the good-looking Kilcheran gelding is to be put into tho private sale list. The Dmiodin owner, Mr. J. Brett, is generally accounted unfortunate in that he often disposes of his horses just as thoy aro about to strike winning form. One deal which he made, however, was distinctly of the other colour. That was when he disposed of Aloha and Madeira last season. Ths fillies named are still maidens, aiid are likely to remain so, for their owner has also grown tired, and is sending them to tho stud. The Wnirarnpa sportsman, 31 r. W. E. Bidwill, arrived in towu last night. Tumut is understood to have been well backed by his party when he was defeated in tho Phoenix Handicap at Moonco Valley recently. ■ Tho | well-known sportsman who races as Mr. S. A.' Hawdon has first call on the Victorian jockey, G. Lambert, but, nt tho , recent Melbourne Cup mooting, ho very generously released Lambert so that tho latter might ride Flavian and Wilari. Flavian was runner-up in the Cup, and Wilari won the Derby and Oaks. The New Zealand-bred Suowfoot is racing with plenty uf success in West Australia, where the company does not appear to be as good as that which so often opposed him in Sydney. Tho death of "Mick" Gason has reduced tho ranks of Tasmania's horse trainers (says '.the Sydney "Jioferco"). After a lengthy illness this popular mentor passed away early last week, hged 45. During his connection with the Tasmauian turf, Gason- schooled horses for tho lato C. S Agncw, H. P. ; -na,mson,-"S. M. -Wilson," and E. H. Brock. , ,' , SALE OF HORSES. A salo of horses was held at Tattersail's Horse Bazaar, Christchurch, on Tuesday (says tho "News"). Thero was a fair attendance, but bidding was not keen. Tho following sales were effected:— On account of Messrs. W. G. and ." : G. L. Stead— Gns. t BI - C;. Asturia's, by Charlemagne ll— Fna, 2yrs—Mr. P. Donn'ellan ... 31 B, f. Peroneal, by Achilles—Prelude, . 2yrs.—Mr. I. G. Duncan 75 On nccount.of Messrs. Turso Bros.— Ch. g. Outlander, by FinlandEscapade, aged—Mr. .7. R. Furze 105 On account of Mr. G. Rhodes— B. c, by Martian—Lady Pboebus, 2yrs.-Mr. M. Hobbs 75 On account of Mr. A.. Wachsmanu— B. e. Robin, bv Strowan—Kate, syrs. ..Mr. G. JJ. Starky 50 On account of Mr. J. R. Charlton— Blk. m., by Sant Ilario—Perkin Warbeck maro, ,syrs.—Mr. M. Murray 15 On account of Mr. G. D. Greenwood— B. g. Kilkenny, by Kilclieran-Cyre, 3yrs.—Mr. B. Raynor 31 On account of Mr. ,1. I\ Buchanan— B. f. Stephanos, by Clanr.tnald—Stc- - phaiiic, 3yrs.—Mr. P. Reddington -11 FIXTURES. Nov. 22 and 23-South Canterbury J.C. Spring. Nov. 29 and Dec. 2—Takapuna J.C. Spring. Nov. 29 and 30—Feilding J.C. Spring. Nov. 30 and Dec. 1-Greymouth J.C. Spring. Dec. (S and 7—Woodvillo J.C. Summer. Dec. 21—Mastertou R.C. Spring. Dec. 26—Tarataki-Carterton E.C. An- ■ nual. Dec, 20 and 27—Dunedin J.C. Summer. Dec. 26 and 27—Taranaki J.C. Christmas. Dec. 20, 27, and 20-Manawatu R.C. Summer. December 26 and 28, and January 1 and 2. —Auckland Pi.C. Summer. Dec. 30 and Jan. I—Wairarapa R.C. Sum- -. mer. Jan. I and 2—Haivke's Bay J.C. Summer.