THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1549, 19 September 1912, Page 6

THE TURF.

OTAKI ACCEPTANCES, (By Tclcsraph.—Press A6»ocli.f'oß.l Otaki, September 18. Following aro tho Otaki Maori Racing Club acceptances:'— DOMINION HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. < One mile und a quarter.—Undecided, 9st. 4lb.;Mulga Bill, Ust. 51b.; Sea Queen, Bst. 41b.; Byron, Sst. 21b.; Odessa,. 7s't.'Gil'.i . Kilosferi, 7st. 51b.; Ngatinmr'u, 7s.t. 51b.j Miscal, 7st. 41b.; Brown Trout, 7st. 31b.; Cork, 7»st. 31)).; Lord Renown, 7st. 21b. j Routine, 7st. 21b.; .Montiform, 7st. FLYING HANDICAP, of 130 sovs. Six ' furlongs— Sea. King, Sst. Mb.; Mount Victoria, -7st. 131b.; Merry Frank, 75t.121b.| Makara,-7s(. 121b.; Allurement, 7st. 121b.j Patriotic, Tst. 81b.; Tumo, 7st. 81b.; Gay' Lawless, 7st. 21b.; Obligant, fist; 131b.; Deploy,. Gst. 1311..; Penza, Gst. 131b.; King's Favourite, Gst. Mb.; Muleteer, Gst. 71b.; Farewanui, Gst. 71b. FIRST'HACK HURDLES, of 100 sovs, ' One mile aild a half.—Silver Cluse, list, ' lib.; Fashion Plate-, lOst. 81b.; Flingot, lOst. 811).; Sfrathmoira, (Ist-.-121b.; Strate--gist, .Ost. 121b.; Doii Carlos, 9st. 121b.;* Slencombe, Ost;. 101b.; Aema, Sst. 61b.; Teotone, Ost. Gib.; Himitangi, flst. • 51b.-; Whimper, fl.it. 51b. j Kmitsfoi'd, 9ft.; Para- ' kiore, (Ist.,; .iacky Jack, 9st.; Merry Vale,'' !)st.;': Mnvoiirneen, 9st. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. > Six furlongs.—Peroneal. Bst. 101b.'; Eocene, Sst. 71b.: King's Favourite, Bst. Gib.; Lady ' Louisa, Sst. -lib.; Katua, Tst. 131b.j Sema- ■ phore, 7st. 121b.; War Omen, 7j r . 121b. I i Miss Roberts, 7st. Mb.; Aratiatia, 7st. 101b.; Lady Volley, Tst.'nib.; Papaniarama, Tst. .411).; Vladihoy, 7st. 41b.; General Ma'dcro, Tst. 4ll>. : ■ .-...; TE ETWI MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of ' 100 sovs.- One mile—Bonnie Bov, Bst.' IMb.; Coolbeggan, Bst. 51b.; Master Laddo, • 7st. 121b.; Montoa Girl, Tst. 121b.; St. Serf, 7st. 71b.; Serenity, 7st. 41b.; Cornelian, 7st. 41b.; Big Blast, Tst. 41b.; Kiugswell, " WELTER. HACK ! HANDICAP, of 00 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Matlow, 10sf.; Blend, (Ist. 91b.; Kina, .9st; Mb.; Semaphore, (Ist.; Serenity,. Sst. 121b.; Whimper, Sst. 101b.; Fanthe.i, Bft. 1011).; Grandee, 'Bst. 71b.jToi-point, Bst. 71b.; BlackLupin. Sst.. 71b.. ' . ' Entries for the Maiden Plate.—TreakIter, .Peggy,. Lady Mildred, Yaukeo Doodle, Sir Daniel, Biddy, Lassie. Dood, Martlet, Stockade, A'viatrix, 'Charge, Heather,-Antithesis, Lady Ruby, Bonny Polly, Vladihoy, Borsil, Gnurtley, Electo, . Silver King, Expect,. Lady. Lad.' PREVENTION OF. "DOPING.". . By TclcE'ra.pli—Press Associ'ation-Copyrirht Paris, September 17. To prevent "doping," the racing stew-; ards at Longchamps arc, after each. race, . taking saliva from every winner. This ■ is put in scaled tubes- in the prssehco of the owners. The tubes aro numbered,- a secret code bciiig used, .and handed to.n» expeft-to, be,analysed for cocaine, strychnine, or caffeine. ... ; NOTES AND COMMENTS.'.;■'. [Bt.GlxxcoeJ.. .Nominations for .the Napier-Park m'eeti ing close on Friday next. .. Judging-by the .way., in which -Lady--. 'Medallist is working ,on- the tracks at - Kandw'ick, it appears as if the St. Alwynue. mare is improving with age.' One- morning- last- week-she covered 1J- mile in 2min. 12sec., this Ixu'ng quite'the. best gallop of,tho morning. She is now. a firm' favourite' for 'the Caulfield' Cu,pi' ■ .Tho'acceptances.rccciyed for the opening day',.ot, the Otaki meeting .aro. good, and if "the fields,ore. as largo, on (he second', day the club will have' nothing wherewith to complain. A "baker's dozen", have, been paid up for in the principal handicap. and on looking oyer the list, the eyo at once dwells on, Ngatimuru, "»t. sib. At Marton oh September 4'the Freedom geld-, ing, though weighted at (Ist. 131b., carried fully Tst. 51b.;, but the over-weights ivero not published, olid so this cannot be proved. .Nevertheless,,,ilj is i .,kuqwn,..that,,Ms l ' rider (J. Conqueist) cannot, do better, with.' hard ,wasling,rth"an 7st. ; 2ib., and there' was certainly no sign of his being on'the'.... "short, allowance diet" at Jlarton.. This,'., being so, Ngatimuru wjll be the favourite,' . with Cork (who showed good form at . Dannevirke), also well supported. Of the . others, Mulga Bill,who has Sst. 51b., as against ftst. which he was awarded at Marton, reads the best. The two locallyowned horses, Sea Queen oud Byron, maybe found short'of work. • A cable received from J. Gravestock yesterday stated that his horse, Sir Lethe; hod arrived safely at Sydney. Acceptances for the Wanganui meeting close on Monday uext. In view of the stylish manner in which St. Serf disposed of Postillion in tho Maiden Race at Marton, J. Fryer's chestnut is sure to carry a lot of money in the To Hiwi Memorial Handicap at' Otaki-oiv Monday. The last-named raco is over a mile c'ourse, but the distance should not trouble St. Serf, as he fairly ■ worried Postillion dow,n at • the end of seven furlongs. ..'-..-. . ' . Birkdale is advertised for lease,' so that it appears as if the brown horse has failed to stand a preparation, and can ,bo counted out of. the New Zealand Cup. In reviewing the weights for this race, soon after their appearance, tho writer r suggested-that' Haskayne would probably'' - be tho elect of the, Karnmu stable on tho day. and there is every appearance now of'this being the case. ' ■- . ■ ' , . Smilax, in J.' Brown's stables at Hawera, is to bu tried over, fences."' With the pace' which the Obligado gelding possesses he should turn out-very uscluk as a hack hurdler if he takes-kindly, to, the. jumping. •■.-:.' ■■ ' Counterfeit is not doing much, work-on the tracks, and the general opinion. at, , Riccarton is that the. brilliant filly will not. stand a severe"preparation. It w.ould seem from'this'that her chances ol see- 1 ing the post in the New Zealand Cup- are remote. ■ , - Jet, who figures in the nominations for. the hack event; at Dunedin, is probably the Charle.inagno.il colt, Tan. He is within 2-lb. of the minimum, and, if ho strikes anything like tho- form -which ho displaced this time twelve mouths ago, when he 'finished second toErmengarde in-tho Wellesley Stakes,, he ..ought to ■ make a good showing in the Hack Race at W'iuga-,

tui. \ . ■ ■ FIXTURES. P*pt. 23 and 2+.—Otaki Maori'K.C: Sprint Sept. 2.i and 28.-A vondale J.C. Spring Sept. 26 and 27.--Gornldine E.C. bprini;.. . Pept, 26 and 23.—Wanpiniii J.C. Spring.. Oct. 2.—Hawko's Bay J.C. Spring.