THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1338, 16 January 1912, Page 7

THE TURF.

•n■ , - ■ GOLD CIRCLE BREAKS DOWN. IBj Telegraph.—Special CorrcsnondooM Hastings, January 15. Mr. G. P. Donnqlly's Gold Circlo broke clown while exercising on tho Hastings Weccourso yesterday niornins. ' , .

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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Gold Circlo was scratched yesterday for all engagements at the Wellington Racing Cfub's summer .meeting. It was reported in town that tho chestnut horso iad broken down. . . " , 1\ Porter reached Trentham front Awa-tm-ii yesterday. Hβ brought Beacon, Gay rf.mvlDiti, and the' Cup candidate, Birlcline. ' ' . . .. . JI. Cutts also arrived from Awapuni yesterday. He brought ".with, him those of Sir Geo.. Clifford's, horsesi which,, raced at the Auckland, Racing Club's meeting. E. Cults arrives from Riccarton by tho Sfarnroa' this morning. He is bringim,'. ■up Autuniuus (Who is to contest tho Wellington Stakes), and Heaihertirae. Tho latest horse to conic ,into v prominence •in connection frith tho WellingtonCup : is tho' locally-owned Mcrrivouia— a winner of/several Cups.. ,'. On Saturday morning, with a light-weight .np, she performed oyer a' mile.' It has teen decided .thnt Sea Queen , will Start in tho Wellington Cup, but, so, fur, no rider has bfeh secured 'fur the St. Ambrose mare.' ■ ...-..■' The ex-New Zi'slandor,. IS.'. ..Cairns, was ono of the winning jockeys at tho Jlcntone (Melbourne) races Just Saturday week. ■•.', -•■ ' ■.•. - 1 A^isaticg , trainOrs speak highly of tho condition of-.the tracks at Trentlmiii, which are declared to have never' been so perfect before. Ono onthusiast dcMribts the course proper as "resembling Brussels carpet." • ' • - Nominations ■ for', the Nelsaa Trotting Club's , annual meeting close .to-morrow,, with tho club's secretary, Mr, J. Glen. 'There'was vbry little work 'at • headquarters yesterday, most of , the horses being restricted to easy pacing. Trainers will Kimi-ppn up their -charges from this morning onward, and tho; fact of■■this tracks being in such splendid condition 6nou]d onsuro some fast gallops. The total amount -ot stake-money won en tho flat in Great Britain and Ireland during tho just-exnlrod racing season was .£517,176 35., which constitutes a record. Tho. next highest total was J&WM) 18s. in, 1901). : ' . " The Gore Racing Club's meeting opens to-morrow.. '■' . Kauroa and Coromnndel are .two horses which have been accepted for in both tho i'oxtoiv and Wellington Cups: ,-. : Prior'to , being sold privately.-in Eng- ; land .for 'IO.OOOgns., the' Derby and Oaks •winner, 'Signorinefta, , was submitted. .Id auction, and passed ; in at 7500gn's. ' : ---■■ 'D. Moravian was booked to'leave A'uckland for Trentham yesterday with tho Wellington Stakes candidate, -Prince Boult. Owing to A. Julian:being absent at the Whangarei meeting, tho inquiry which was to hayo .been held on Friday by the committee' of the 'Auckland Trotting Club into his handling of Lord .Victor in tho Park Handicap on the concluding day of the club's summer-meeting has heeu postponed until Wednesday neit'Csays aa exchange). The , Auckland Racing Club intends embarking on rather a large scheme of improvements, and although nothing, definite las been decided nppn (says the "Star"), it is understood that.'tho fctalisator hoiiso. will be.considerably-enlarged, as will the : present saddling pacjdock, while considerable improvement will be made to the present members' stand. Probably bettor facilities will also be given to the outside public for viewHig the raops; 'wuens tho details of the scheme are finally drawn up. , . ... ■'.■ . . ...... An English exchange.says that an appeal in a libel action brought by "The Sportsman's"- - "Special Commissioner" against an Australian news agency and a Sydney paper was before the . Appeal Court on December 7., The libel alleged was to the effect that the "Special Commissioner" tiad been urrcsted for attempting to interfere with■ Sunstar in this year's Derby.- The appeal was 'diemissed,' on the ground that the Euglisli Court hus bo-jurisdiction.'.- ■ ■ Soultoria., tho winner of laat year's Takapuna. Cup, is favourite for this year's event. Last season ,(says the Sydney "Referee") the winnings of ten • -two-year-olds oach ran into four figures, Gillaniatong with. j≥1996. being on top/then ; coming ■ Cisco -with "Jttiia, and Philio ■ JE1578- However, those totals fell considerably short of the ■records of Bsvcrago anil Desert Rose the previous year,,and this season have already been beaten by Ventura, Golden Gauntlet, and Gold BreW, while Rathlca has also reached the four-figure mark. The Argentine Derby, was run recently at tho Palermo track, Buenos Ayres, and no nioro sensational win (says an. exchange) bns ever been recorded for a hW racing event in any country in the world. The nico was worth ,£OOOO, and it was won by th» rankest sort of an outsider—a colt named Volador. He was absolutely friendless as the horses wcro'stripped for tho race, and a long price could havo been easily secured against-him. A week or so previously the colt performed wretchedly in a minor event and in mediocre' company,- so that in the big race hardly a dollar was risked-upon him. iiie distance , of the race is onfi mile and a quarter, and' it was only in tho last 100 yards or so that Volador was noticed, when ho came with a rush, and won ,by n. neck from a colt named Sisnence. Volador is by the French sire Vnl d'Or, and his eranddam is an own sister to the ura-nddam of Minoru. Volador was bred by Senor S; J. Unziie, tho wfll-known feouth American breeder; Thb third aniinnl in the race was a filly named Aldeans, and she is by Kendal, whose home is now in South America. Tho time of tho race was 2niin. Ijsec: - Nominations for-all events in the Nflsou Irottine Club's aiimml meeting, to bo held on Wednesday, Februarv li, close with the secretary" on Wednesduy, January 17.

FIXTURES.

Jan. 17 and 18—Gore K.C. Summer. Jan. 2D knd 22—Foxton K.C.-Annual. Jan. 20, 22, and Si-Wellington E.G. Summer. • ; Jan. 27 and 23—Takapuna J.C. Summer. ttb. 1 and 2—Gisborno R.C. Summer. Jeb. 1 and 3—Canterbury J.C. Summer. leb. 7 and B—Egmont B.C. Summer. Feb. 8-Tfl .Kuiti K.C. Annual. Feb. 8 and 9-Poverty BayT.C. Annual. Feb. 14 and IS—Taninaki J.C. Autumn. Feb. 21, 22, and 2-1-DunecHu J.C. ' Autumn. F«b. 21 and 22—WoodvilIe District J.C. Autumn. Feb. 23 and 2-1-South Auckland E.C. Annual. Feb. 29 and March 2—Wanganui J.C. Autumn. March G and 7—Dannevirke K.C. Autumn. Murch .13 and It—Napier Park E.C. Autumn. March Annual,