THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1515, 10 August 1912, Page 13

THE TURF.

*_ — GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. FINAL PAYMENTS AND ACCEPTANCES, (Br Teleerapb.—Press Association.) • . Chrlstchurch, August 8. The following final payments and acceptances have been received for tho Grand National meeting:— GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of 1300 sovs. Three miles and a half, st. lb. £t.lb. Continuance 12 3 Armagh ... 10 8 Antarctic ... 12 2 Gleumore ... 10 2 Hautere ... it 0 Tyrannio ... 912 Capt. Jingle Zante a 7 (inc. 141b. The Gunner 0 7 pen.) 11 7 Flamingo ... !) 7 Sir Lothe ... 11 2 To Tua 9 7 Paritutu' ... 11 2 Tho Spaniard 9 7 Hawick .... 10 9 GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE RACE, of 1000 bovs. About two miles. . st. lb. v ■' st.lb. ' Continuance 12 7 Bully ......... 913 Black Silver Cluse 912 Northern ... 12 2 Uranium 9 S) Paisano 11 11 Elfish 9 9 Tho Rover ... 10 13 Coronetted 9 9 Koran 10 13 Loolanter ... 9 7 The Native... 10 13 Waikaraka D 7 Darby Paul Waipureka... 9 7 (inc. 71b. Sandy Paul 9 6 pen.) 10 ' 2 Waterworks 9 0 Ilingot 10 2 Jack Ashore 9 0 White Nescot 9 0 Cockade (inc. 141b. pen.)... 10 0 WINTER CUP, of 600 sovs. One mile, st. lb. . " .-. ' St. lb. Salute 10 9 lit. Victoria Sea Queen ... 10 9 (inc. olb. Hy Lawyer ... 913 pen.) 9 5 Stepmeter ... 913 Mumura .... 9 5 La Reina 9 13 Genius 9 S Odessa 9 13 Smilax 9 5 Mangaroa ... 913 Lndrono 9 5 Mira 9 13 Martine 9 i Royal Arms 911 Leapuki 9 3 Prosper- 911 Probable ... 9 0 ' Countermine 910 Jfagdala 9 0 Con the Grand Slam 9 0 ', Shaughraun 9 7 Serenity ... 9 0 Ngatiraarn... 9 0 HUNTERS' HURDLE RACE, of 130 sovs. ; Onco round and a distance. St. lb. st.lb. Kingsiray ~. 11 9 Don Ruby ... 10 0 Himitangi ... 11 7 Hakari 10 0 Morihito ... 11 G Gorso (lato Forward ... 10 11 'Vulgar Boy) 10 0 Icel 10 9 Parronite ... 10 0 Suffragette ... 10 1 Miss Gibbs... 10 0 Heirloom ... 10 5 Mnlvcrin. ..-. 10 0 Parallel 10 i Raffles 10 0 TRIAL HURDLE RACE, of 200 sovs. Oiio mile and three-quarters. st.lb. St. lb. Hawick 10 12 Nedra 9 G Flingot ; 10 9 Gold Pin ... 9 i Coronetted ...10 9 Nescot ...... <) .1 SilveT Clnse 10 G Simon Pure 9 2 Waikaraka ... 9 13 Beacon 9 0 Bourrasaue... 9 12 Aema ' 9 0 Waipureka ... 9 11 Dayliuht Bill 9 0 Bandalero .... 9 7 St. Kevin ...' 9 0 Cardiff, ...... ; 9 6 ' ' ■ JUMPERS' FLAT RACE, of 150 sovs. One milo and a half. et.lb. ' st.lb. The Rover ... 10 9 Uranium ... 910 .Black North- ' Bully ......... 9 9 ..em 10 6 Randy Paul..; 9 7 Koran 10 G Darby Paul... 9 G The Native... 10 0' Leolanter ... 9 3 White Cockade 911 .Tack Ashore 9 0 Elfish .......... 910 Mflr.codo ..-.. 9 0 : ENFIELD STEEPLECHASE, of 130 sbva. About two miles. ' at. lb. el. lb. Tyrannic ... 10 13 Makiri 9 7 / irnster Paul 10 11 Morihiko ... 9 7 Tui Cakoban 10 8 Donzol ...... 9 7 Laghinor ...10 i Shillelagh ... 9 7 The Chief ... 10 3 Guirteen ... 9 7 Silver BlaztfclO •..2.j,Sfr. .Amelia-..,,.-9..7. Zante .:. 912 Kelp '.....,;.. :9":'7'' Stone Ginprer 9 9 AVONHEAD HANDICAP, of. ISO sovs. Six Furlongs. ' st.lb. et.lb.' Brown Trout 10 9 Bucco 3 o Query 10 5 Umoralxiy ~.. 9 9 Rus-so 10 4 Portland' Bill 9 8 Troon ........ 10 .1 Terry Flynn 9 3 Thras 10 2 Gunflash ... 9 0 Taketnmu ...TO 0 Firmhokl ... 9 0 Nithsdale .... 911 GoMfhich ... 9 0 Kilmeny 9 11 Old Times ... 9 0 Stephanos .... 9 10 Agitato 9 0 Early Horn 910 . niCCARTON GALLOPS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ' : Christchurch, August 9. It ivas a beautiful mornitig at Riccarton, but little work of interest was done. St; Kevin did 6evcn furlougs in lmin. 36 1-osec, Sir. Lethe two strong rounds, Armagh and Icel a similar task, Hautere two rounds arid a half at three-quarter pace, Tui Cakobau and Hawick a circuit over the big fences, tho former giving easily the best display since he arrived. The last-named jumped, well. Bully went over four hUrdles, giving only a fair exhibition. Guirteen aid Hunter jumped a round of the fences well. The remainder ot the horses were restricted to half-pace work. , NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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Pending the final payments, which will be niado known this morning, matters were dull yesterday in regard to the Grand National treble. Locally there is a disposition to field Continuance, the argument being that 12st. 3lb. in the heavy, going will find a weak spot in the babretacho gelding. Paritntu, too, is being trifled with, owing to the idea prevailing that he has not done enough work. Captain Jinglo is how tho favourite in tlio city, and probably ho will maintain his position till tho day of the race. Mr. J. Heimab/s horse will certainly have a lot in his favour, as the point; will be to his liking, and he is a perfect fencer, in addition to which he has been well seasoned with Taring. The Rover and Koran, are the prime fancies in the Hurdles. The former is reported by his trainer to bo a better horso now than he was twelve months ago. If this is so he must be very well indeed, for last year, carrying lOst. Mb., he limslied second to Continuance, in 3mm. Msec. A good gallop surely! Ho has only 21b. more to carry on Thursday next, and no Continuance to beat. At least it is not thought that Continuance will be a runner. What of Koran? On Thursday morning the Waverley gave a pleasing exhibition of jumping, but for all that he may not have had enough racing over the sticks. This is a great essential to success in a big hurdle race. A horse very often does everything correctly when schooling, but in 'a big field there is so much to upset him. He has to jump in behind horses with his view of the fence obscured, and a hundred arid one' things turn up to defeat him. Koran is riot exactly a maiden over fences, But ho is not much more. In his past races he has had small fields to contend with, arid his paco has' generally been tod much to allow any of the other horses to go with him. There is not much danger of this being the case oil Thursday next, and probably at no stage of tho race will ho rior any of the other horses have their, heads in their chests. Given a lucky run. to tho first fence and jumping it well, Koran might win, but unless he is clear of the field when they race past the stand the first time it may be expected that he will suffer defeat. He is not tho horso to come from behind— bo could not do .=o in flat races—and if, as is the writer's opinion, ho is not a. tnp-notch fencer, he will make up very little ground. Another cause that may contribnto to his downfall is his rider's partiality for racing to the front. Traill is a good horseman when allowed his own rules iii front, biit lib will insist on racing (r> the front, and generally resents any efforts to depose- him from"Uint position. If, sny, Sandy Paul or Tim Native attempt to go with huh tlie first eight furlongs will be run at a dipping price, and the field will be quickly si rung out. Mr. V. Preston must have somo idea of sending Equitas to the stud, as lately he has been looking round for a suitable rira to mate with tho Advance mare. An effort was made to book hor to San FrnncisK), but Sir George Clifford is retaining that horse's services solely for his own mares. Tho Maori, which sailed for Lyttolton last evening, was a full ship, loaded with passengers most of whom are- intcrostod in tho National meeting, which opens next Tuesday. Tho Mokoin, which, sails to-uight, js also booked right ao~

Weights foT tho Now Zealand Cup will be declared at tho close of the Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National meeting. Tho Birkonhoad hurdle racing: gelding, Ed King, was brought back to Invercargill from Melbourno on Tuesday last. Hβ has been turned out for some'timo past, nnd is low in condition (says tho "Southland Times"). At Caulfield this afternoon the Victorian Amateur Turf Club's meeting will bo concluded. The principal event to be decided is the Australian Steeplechase. It appears Hint the New Zealand jockey, R. Cameron, was only engaged to ride tho Australian Hurdles winner, . Uxbridge, a couplo of .(Inys before the race. At I'leniington on tho Thursday-before the raco Uxbnclgß did a grwit gallop over a mile on tho sand, and it is probable that ho was almost' as good a favourite as Wiinmera on tho dny of tho race. Owing to a misapprehension, tho Southland owner, Mr. J. Beck, will not reach Riccartoii in timo to see his horso Magdala contest the Winter Cup at tho brand Aational meeting. He was under tho impression that the meeting did not ' commence until Weduesday of next week, and decided to spend a holiday week in Tasmania. He is due to arrive at Bluff on Monday. News has been received from Sydney to the effect that sinco being laid up with influenza B. J. Mason has been suffering from an attack of lumbago. Ho was out And about again when the last mail left Sydney, but on account of the ifiiplensant weather ho still found it necessary to look after himself.' Tho fall sustained by To Eoti on Friday must have been much moro serious than was at the time supposed (says the "Lyttelton Times")'. On Sunday he refused all food, and became very violent; in fact, to all intents the animal became quite uncontrollable, jumping' high, into the air and throwing himself violently to the ground alternately. Mr. ,T. R. CharlIxrn, M.R.C.V.S., was then called in, and under lu-j treatment Te Roti made steady progress, and although his condition was sufficiently critical to render an all-night watch necessary on Monday, all tho more urgent symptoms had disappeared, and Tuesday found him practically himself again. Kohinoor, who was taken to Sydney some time ago, will probably Iμ given a. run in tho High-weight Handicap, 6 furlongs, at tho Eosohill races this afternoon. The Victorian racing season of i9ll-12 will take precedence as the most prosperous ever known in the State not oven excepting the boom period. There has been no lack of capital in the game all round (says the Age). A largo number of new owners have entered the lists, and tho thoroughbred breeding industry, which had reached a low ebb in Victoria, has increased, witli a corresponding demand for yearlings. Trainers and bookmakers seem to have prospered, while "he rank and file.of the turf-going public, who have to pay the piper and provide the sinews of turf wartaTO, appear to be quite content. A remarkable accident is reported from Jueensland. It happened at the Deagon railway station, after the Sandgate races on July 27; Inzil was one of the horses who had been competing at the meeting and was to travel by train on his return :o Ascot, when he was led on to the platorm by a lad just when the engine with ;he raceboxes attached was approaching Inijil took fright, and swinging round quickly he fell over the platform on to the rails right in front of tho engine, the cowcatcher of which jammed him a"ainst tho woodwork and literally tore him to pieces. • ;; FIXTURES. August 13, 15, and 17-CJ.C. Grand National meeting. August 2S-Amberloy Steeplechase' Club Annual. September 4—llarton J.C. Spring. September 12 and 13-Ashbnrtoh County E.C. September 2fi and 27-Geraldine E.C. Spring.