AUSTRALIAN EVENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1391, 18 March 1912, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN EVENTS.

ST. KILDA CUP. By Teleeraph-PrfiEs Areoclation-Oopyriihl . (Rec. March 17, 5.5 p.m.) "'. .'.'.'.-' Melbourne, March 10. ■ At tho V.A.T.C. races to-day the prin> cipal event resulted as follows:—; ■ ■ ST. KILDA CUP, of 050 sove. "One. mill.'. end threo furlongs. Mr. G. 1\ Cuniming's eh. g. Obi, by Coil—Mousmc, Gyrs ' 1 Lord Illinois .*. 2 Karathan 3 There were twelve starters, including Gunboat and Chauvclin. Obi , won by a length, with half a length between second." and third. The Gordon Steeplechase, about 2 miles, was won bv Simple. Simon, (GerardBeryl), with tho New Zealand-bred Sea Dog second, and Browpath third, EOSEHILL CLUB HANDICAP. (Hoc. March 17, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, March 17; • At the Boschill races' yesterday tho prin» cipal event resulted as follows:— ■ CLUB HANDICAP. One milo and three furlongs. Mr. John Alvmrd's b. g. Crown Thistlo, syrs 1 Mr. W. Fletcher's Erie 2 Mr. Hunter White's Woad 3 NOTES AND COMMENTS. [Bi Glinjoj.] There will be racing at Opunake to» day. The Nelson Jockey Club's annual meeting opens on Wednesday next. Wnipuuui reached Nelson from (ho West Coast on Tuesday last. Tho Puluuitanui Sports Club have ex. (ended the closing dnto of nominations for events 3, 5, 7, 77 until March 21. Nominations for nil events at the Wairarapa Hacing Club's autumn meeting close at 8 o'clock to-night with tho elub'u secretary, Mr. K. A. Laery, Featherston. . Nominations for tho Fcildiug Jockey Club's meeting oloso on Friday next. Owners are reminded that acceptancei for tho first day's events at tho Masterton liaciug Club's meeting closo on Friday. Mr. M.. Bull will ride Good Form in • tho Ladies' Bracelet at tho Mastertou' meeting. Mr. G. F. Moore, who sent a couple of yearlings to bo sold in Christchurch last November, will 6end a further batch south next Now Zealand Cup week. They will include several by Signer, whoeo foals this season are said to bo an exceptionally good lot. i Konald Cameron, who rode The Parisian in the last Melbourne Cup, has a very high opinion of the Bobadil gpldiug as a stayer. It was on account of a split'. hoof that The Parisian was unablo to fulfil his autumn engagements, and .ho will not bo raced again until the spring. In writing to a friend in .'Wellington recently, Cameron said that this left all tho long races at tho mercy of Trafalgar. "But," commented the New Zealand jockey, "I am Buro it would not have, been ,that way had Tho Purisiau kopt . sound." Merrie Zealand is now trained by J, Stewart, formerly a well-known hurdle ' rider in this country. Tho horse was to have bcon a starter nt Mooneo Valley last Wednesday when K. Cameron was to ride him. S. O'Neill has boon riding Hautapu in recent engagements in Melbourne. Tho ' aged Mitiora gelding is now trained by the ox-New Zeolnnder, J. Whitworth. Chief Marshal, runner-up to Manitau ' in the concluding event at tho Napier Park meeting last week, is a member of ' 11. Hickey'e team at Hastings. Ho is a ■ good solid horso and ono that should do . well at tho jumping businoss, which is • to bo his mission later on in the, season. ,■ The new owner' of Stourton, who was ; sold at Greenmeadows on Thursday last, is Mr. .T. M'Hardy, who formerly raced the Mahaki gelding Eiva, ■■.■■■•■• When Loch Maben fell in tho Napier . Cup ho had his nose broken and it is feared he will not be able to race again. Mr. B. C. M'Cormick, who acted: .as . assistant slarter at the Napier meeting, ■ was a pillar of strength to tho official in : charge of the barrier. Ho was in and out amongst tho restive horses the whole : time and he contributed in-no small riegroe to the excellent dispatches, which ■ wore , effected in many of the races.. .'■ ,'. _ Tho Arahura on Saturday took Sinnpis, - in charge of H. Fletcher, and Mcditor- ' ranean, Ceylon and Aenia, under • T. ' Pritclmrd's care. The horses were bound '. for tho Nelson meeting, which opene on ; Wednesday. Jockey C. Emerson was aleo i a nnssenger by the saino boat. Mr. 1!. T. Turnbull, a steward e-f the ■• ■ AV-ollinptou E-acing Club, hns' retired from tho ranks of owners. Uecent.ly he quitted Laius, and on Saturday last he sold.the.. two-year-old Parky (Sylvia Park—Ngaio). Tho Union Stoam Ship Company would bo considering (he convenience of mtinr passpnwrs if the Mapourika due to sail for Nelson direct at d n.tn. ti-inorrott;; were delayed an hour. This would K1y0,,,. pasfens-ers arriving by' the Auckland'" train plenty of time to catch thnboat, ■■; Ladrone will be the only number of F. Higgott's team racing at.Nelson. The ,1 Sir Laddo gelding arrived from Otnki last evening, and will bo shinped'to Krl-' , son tn-dav. E. F.itc'h c<vs ii e'uirre of, '. the hnr«n, and will ride him in his rri-'. ■'rinliMlti'y. wlln «-nn tl'» Tr'n' r'fltnlf Wnitnato.' i> a (hriy-vp.TJi'il wM'n" In , "" Ciol(!",i Kiv>ht '.n- Wc".".~<- Anm f->vn TiHilfont. bv PM-in TT-A'xi-rima, by A-nv-mont-H-rkv S.hsrp. ?h* is I hns i\ mpmbpr nf l'>" sxn , * , f(i"iilv ti Ariom. winner of ".he Nanior C'm. vlh"." , dam, Mni'.i. is bv Wf»Piif-"r=. Fawdon. bv ICiim nf CiOw—T»t-Icv ?Kvn. .. St-ppmniil. tlm winner of IV StndJiM" , ?' Stakes at die Waimato lnoptinpr, is a full«istor to Volodia, tlio »«v» nwtiiV sprinter a few wars ago. Slie is bv f-t-mvs I'ink-Wain'ntc" Maid, bv ArCillery-Misj Gmrw. by St. Goorip—Martrr, bv Vamp] O'Eourke-Ihupo, by nimnwlos-Wninion, liy Sir Uercnles—Flora M'lvor. Jn Hie S'tml Rook Hfliino fiuures n« hv Dionwlpa' —Phoebe, by Sir nercnlos-Woo'ktock. It wns proved' conclusively some I'"" , bowevnr («iys> n writer in tho "T.ytbnlton Times"), that a mistake had occurred, duo to Uip ffl«'l tl>nt on an order for the delivery of the filly by mea, another fiUv ):y Diomefi^-Ph^Ni . was in error IWh !"a™> linving been nrolifin bnvvlers, the mni'N' was of coiipiilpnble imnortanco, and tn« mistake will bo reclined in future numbers of the Stud Book.

FIXTURES. March 18—Opunalm R.C. Annual. March 20 and 21—Nelson J.C. Annual. March 28 and 29-Masterton J.C. Autumni