THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1516, 12 August 1912, Page 7

THE TURF.

LATEST FROM RICCARTON. • FORM ON SATURDAT. Christchurch, Saturday. Th» weather was dull but line when training operations commenced this morning, and a big crowd assembled to watch proceedings. The grass and sand traoks were open, and. a lot of very interesting, work was accomplished. The sand provided oxcelieut' going, ' and' somo vory creditable performances were registered on this track. R. Eihersou' was the first out, and he 6eat -Nithsdalo a round on tha sand • at three-quarter'pace. This horse was lamo on leaving the track,.but appeared to be all right a short time afterwards. Marline (li.'W. King) finished well after galloping a mile on tne grass in lniin. 19 2-oseo., ') while Genius covered seven furlongs in luiih. 3ti 2-usec. • Medallist sprinted up tho track,- and Countermine--ran tho lust tour of sis furlongs in. 551 sec. . . Aiexis If. JD. Jones) rattled over six furlongs in -limn. 25 2-ssec, while Query (R. \v. :King) and Gnouio (light-weight) were companions in a six'-turlougs flutter, which occupied Imin. 20 2-ssoc. Stepmeter (J. O'Brien) rugiscered a nice performance by galloping sis furlongs in lmin.'. ' 20 2-sscc, whilo Bellah was indulged in steady work.' -. Ablity went onco round, at three-quarter pace, and ti-osbie sprinted up the back, running four furlongs in 52 2-sscc. . Mumura (Gibbons) and Troon 1 rattled over-five furlongs'on the sand in lmin. 6 3-asco., while, Merceda. galloped a mile and a-quarter in.2niin.2ssoc. . - ' Gold Pin easily: beat Kmgsway oyer four furlongs, tun in 51 4-ssec, and Orton • (F. E. Jones) left/five furlongs behind w lmin. Bsec. ' ■ : .', , St. Amelia was'worked on the tan, andWaterworks and -Nescot were companions in a six-furlongs gallop, which occupied lmin. 2isec, Simon Pure and Jack Ashore taking one second longer to negotiate a similar'journey. , Bandaliero did steady work on tne tan, and Ladrone and Serenity wero companions in a six-furlong sprint,on the sand, which occupied lmin. 21 3-ssec. ' , Brown Trout was indulged in half-paco work, and Thrax beat Stephanos over five furlongs in lmin'. 5 1-oscc. Sealing was given steady.work, and Odessa (C. Jenkins) covered sis furlongs In lmin. 2-lsec. , Hesione had Old Times well, beatenat the end of a five-furlong sprint which occupied lmin. 8 2-sssc, and Shillelagh finished in front of Margo and UmeraW, after galloping seven furlongs in- . lmin. 39 2-ssac, but the last-named was not fnlly extended. Colleen Mary covered .four furlong m 51 1-fcec, and Agitato dedfeated Bucco over six furlongs in lmin. 21sec. . Grand Slam and Firmhold sprinted five furlongs up.the back in lmin. 9 3-ssec„ while Armstrong raced over six furlongs. Ho was assisted by Portland Bill over the last half-mile, and covered the full dis- : tance in : lmin. 21jtseo. . Daylight Bill (J. Anderton). Aetna (F. Meagher), and Don. Rubyl J*. Hcgarty) were companions in a schooling task oyer tho hurdles; The first-named fell at the first hurdle, but was later remounted by Hegarty 'and jumped well. Aetna .and Don'Enbyl jumped: safely. '. , , Glenmore (W. Adams) and Makin jumped the steeplechase fences, the latter falling at the second of tho double, but Glenmore jumped pleasingly. Mangaroa and Waipureka were companions in a mile gallop which occupied lmin. 535e0., and Lady Mnrcia sprinted five furlongs on the sand in lmin. ssec. Clanmena ran fivo. furlongs in lmin. BVseo., and Bully covered a mile in lmin. SOseO." „ , Myall and Baffles, galloped a mile, and Magdala (Donovan) and Prosper raced over six furlongs'in lmin. 18 2-sseo. Bourrasquo .(L. Coleman), Flingot (Kelly), and Waikaraka (Waddell) jumped tho hurdles, tho last-named giving a good display. Bourrasque .fell at the hur-dles'-in front of tho stand, and. Waikalaka completed the' round in -lmin. 58sec. Master Paul was indulged in a jood solid gallop, and sprinted naif a mile in 58 2-osec, while Kilineny sprinted six furlongs, and Ned'ra easily beat Sir Lethe over a mile and a quarter.in 2min."22sec. Mount Victoria (Sid Eeid) traversed four furlongs in 535c0., and Black, Northern outclassed, Uranium over a-'mile and. a quarter, the last nino furlongsjbotng run in 2min, sseo. , .."•" '^ I good deal of interest was centred:-:'ln a trial between Salute, La' Roina, Sriiilax, and Royal Arms. La Rcina easily held her companions, but Royal Arms, who got much the worst of. tho start, iVas olosa up. at the finish with Salute, who was eased in third place. . •',■:?.;.,-' Silver Blaze (C. Price) went better than Lugeon over tho big country, although both jumped very pleasingly. -,/. Cororletted and- Leolanter put up,a nice performance- over a round .of the hurdles, while Mulverin- was given steady work. Aimwell easily beat Armamento over fivt furlongs oh tho sand, tho last half-mile being run in 51 3-ssoc. - Captain Jinglo sprinted four furlong; in a pleasing fashion, whilo Tui Cakobat did a useful' gallop on tho tan. Koran, w:ho seemed vory.eora, andThi Native ■ occupied lmin. '52 3-ssec. whili galloping onco round-over the -hurdles giving a.good.display, and Gunflash wa: given useful work. '

The Rover sprinted four furlong;, and Hawick and another jumped the steeplechase fences nicely.

Larry Lynx (R. Wilson) and Max were companions in a round over the. big fences, and both got round the fences, .Guirteen. sprinted-four furlongs ,ori the sand in 55sec.;' and Taketumu (P. Brady) ran five '.furlongs, in imin. 4 2-s;oc. ; Crown Pearl' sprinted' half a mile in 50sec, and .easily beat Curator (H. Donovan).

, Heirloom (R. Wilson) jumped' the hurdles safely, and -Pnisano (G. .Jones) easily beat Darby Paul (T. Jones), and SandyPaul (J. Deerey) over a round of the hurdles in lmin. 52 2-5.-cc. The first- ■ named jumped in great style, and mndo a lot of friends by-his finished display. The Gunner Went very well over the steeplechase fences, while Paritutu and ToTuaivere indulged in a similar task, which they coniulcted in fino stylo. Continuance (W. Young) jumped several of the big fences in his usual finished manner, and Donzel (Wntt) and Morihiko (E. Gray) got round safely, but: their jumping was nothing out of tho ordinary. Armagh and Kr.nte.ro wore given a working gallop on tho tan, and covered fivo furlongs in lmin. 11 2-fec, both finishing very easily. John was not given any fast work, but .was given trotting exerciso on tho tan. . V.A.T.C. AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE. By Teles'ra-cli—Press Association—CoryriEht .' (Rec. August 11, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, August 10. Tha Victorian Amateur Turf Club's 'meeting was concluded at Caulfiold to-day. The following was the result of:— THE- AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE, of 1500 sovs.; second horso 200 sovs. from stake, third horso . 100 sovs. About four mite. Mr. It. M'Micking's Scrutineer, by Savanak—Julia, ilst. 131b. ... (Lawkins) 1 Mr. K. D. Bowman's Concave, by Orei vasse—Cobweb, list. 71b. ... (Byan) 2 'Mr. A. N. J. Shnbert's Yalwnrrn, by Prior, Wat (Bracey) 3 Also started: Bullawarra, 12st. "lb.; Goincap, list. 71b.; May Do, list. 51b.; Tundulya, lOst. 131b.'; Nimrod, lOst. lllb.; Tinapagce, lOst. lllb.; Lea Kiesiiua, lOst.. 'Jib.; Bribery, lOst. 71b.; Central Green, lOst. 31b.; Novar, lOst. 31b.; United Kingdom, lust. 31b.; Big Bob, lOst. lib.; Ague's Marott, Ost. lift.; W.T.S., U. 51b.; Bi? Bob jumped av.-ay first, followed by , Ltah Kleshna and Guncap. At the far turn, Leah Kleshna joined Big Bob, tho order of tha others being Central Green, Tinap*#ee, and United Kingdom. Striking a, |ene«, Tinanagee fell back, whilo Centra] Green and Bujwarra. fell at the fcrette. aad, Tundulya at a fence in tho straight. Leah Kleshna then led from Big Bob, Concave, Tioapagee, and Yal--warrl At tho sod wall; Leah Kleahna fell, leaving Concn,ve "ahead of Scrutineer, Big Bob, W.T.S., and Yalwarra. At. the last.fence Concave and Scrutiaeor were together, and Scrutineer coming on nicely, won by a neck from Concave, who was

ten lengths in front of Yahvarra. Time, 7nlin, 55Jseo. THREE HORSES KILLED. (Eco. Augist 12, 0.15 ajn.) Melbourne, August 12. Nimrotl was scratched just before the start of the St'eepleoliase. Only eight of the sixteen starters finished. 'i'ho race proved fatal to tlnee horses. Novar, broke his lep: and was destroyed; Central Green broke his neck; and iundulya broke his back,, lus jockey (Deeble) sustaining a fracture of the collarbone. RACING AT ROSEHILL. (Kco. August 11, 5.5 p.m.) , > Sydney, August 10. At the Roseuill races to-day the followin» n 'ere some of the results:— ' ' AUBURN HANDICAP. ' Ono mile.— loli, by Birkonheud-Isolf, 1; Ikvus, 2; "Waltz, 3. Won by. thrco lengths, liino, lmin. '13seo. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Six furlongs-Blackpool, by Birkcnkoad-Bub-bles, 1; Irishman, 2; Embracer, 3. Hon by threo lengths. Time, limn. lGJsec. NOTES AND COMMENTS,

[Bt GtEXCOE.] Mira has gone lame in the shoulder, and is an unlikely starter in rho Winter Cup. When tie news became known in Christchurch three telegrams were dispatched to tho aiiaQ train ironl Napier asking W.Ryan, to ride other horses in the race. Among those he was offered the mount on wero Odessa'.and La Roina, but up to the time of the Mokoia sailing on Saturday night he bad not decided which rido he would accept.

Though now on tho eve of the Grand National meeting, the position has not become very much clearer during tho past oouple of days. As the result of a poor display on Saturday, Continuance has weakened in the market, while Paritutu and Captain Jingle have firmed. . The chief items af interest in connection with tho Hurdles has been the solid support accorded Tho Native. 'On Saturday morning he performed pleasingly with Koran over five fences. Prior U leaving Wellington on Friday his owner informed tho writer that he had had the most glowing accounts from his trainer of the good work which the black gelding had been doing. He was very confident of the result of the 1 two miles. He points out that last year, when suffering from influenza, The Natitto finished close up, third, to Continuance and .The Rover, and this trio - nad. the race to themselves over tho last half-mile. This is correct, but it only draws further attention to the prospects of The Rover, who got a very had run in last year's event, and has now only 21b. more to carry. So far nothing has galloped so well on the flat as the Winter Cup candidates, Mount Victoria and Saluto. The former, carrying S. Read and a big saddle (or about a stono more than his Cup weight), ran the fastest half-mile on Saturday morning, and did it well. His condition is-reported to bo as nearly correct as possible, and it looks as if the locally-owned bracket, Odessa and Mount Victoria, will be the machine favourite for the mile. An extraordinary feature of the Australian Steeplechase is the fact that many horses have been placed in tho event ou more than ono occasion. Concave, who acted as runner-up to Scrutineer on Saturday; won the race last year. Mr. W. R. Tuck, owner of Antarctic, left for Christchurch on Saturday night, to see his horse compete at the Grand National meeting, which opens at Riccarton to-morrow. Racing week at Christchurch opens to-' day with tho trotting meeting at Aldington., ' 1 • Scrutineer's time for the Australian Steeplechase has only once been beaten since the race was run over tho present distance. The half-sister by Lupin to St. Toney, who was a member of B. Nicholl's team until she went a bit wrong last autumn, is now trained by R. Brough at Hawera (says the Hawera"Star"). ~ J. Fryor has* got Bismark'protty -well right again from his recent soreness, and intends to try, him in a hack steeplechase or two in the-Bpring. Two of the progeny of Ran Rau.(dam of Golden Eagle, Coronetted, Nicotine, and others) are amongst the horses in work at Hawera. J. Fryer's stable shelters a three-year-old gelding by Sylvia Park—Rau Rau, while R. Brough has a full-brother to Coronetted under his caro. FIXTURES. August 13, 15, and 17-C.J.C, Grand National meeting, i August 29—Aniberley Steeplechaso Club ■ Annual. ■■' September 4— MaTton J.C. Spring. September 12 and 13—Ashburton County .' R.C September 26 and 27—Geraldine R.C. . Spring.