THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1646, 13 January 1913, Page 7

THE TURF.

—+— —- • I : : NOTES AND COMMENTS,;

; [Br Qlßncob.] " Up till 0 p.m. to-night Mr. A.E. Whyte, secretary ot the Wellington. Racing Club, will reooivo acceptances for the first day's handicaps. ; :At tho some time there is a final payment duo for the Wellington v Btakca. ■. ■." .■. ; An. advertisement in this issue calls attootion to tha closing of .the acceptances for -the Foxton meeting: at 9 o'clock tonight.,'-'' Entries for the Trial Stakes (first day) aid Maiden Scurry (second' day) aro •• duo at tho sumo time. . ; Record nominations have bten received . for theiEgmont Cup/meeting," there'being •■ over- one hundred. iuore >thaii,'waa'. the ' casfl last year. In the Hawera Stakes,; a «. weight-for-age i event, ■rim • over ' a mile ■course, .tho entries include: Bobrikoff, -La- ». bour flay; Masterpiece, Heathorbraj, Lady S Georgia, Elecfrakoff, Postillion, and Rill. ,*•'l'ho Cup field contains, tho. -natnes',;of ; Mira, v Labour Day, Bobrikoff;, -Bronze, v Monoplane,• Undecided, Dearest, " Master- .; piece,- Brown Owl,\and. Byron. ;; , For some unknown -reoison Bobrikoff waa "inclined to lengthen in .price for the Wellington Cup yesterday and- as a conse- ■ quence. Soldiers': Chorus, who is a certain starter,' advanced in ; favour for the race in 'question. Considering, that Bobrikoff has been nominated at Hawera next month, thero cannot be anything - wrong with him, but there has been an absence of inquiries for . him during the ; last couple of days)/and this is inter- , PToted to mean that he will not start at ~ Trontham. " Recently 3fr. J. -Ames had his yearling filly by Elevation'from Livonia taken in hand;Dy AV; Galbraith at Tauherinikau.'who'is feodjngthe youngster to get her , ready for the breaking tackle, whioh will go on hor about ,the end of February. '! Cheddar galloped pleasingly at Hastings ®n Saturday morning'ihd'na'a now,many mipporters who 'think -he willVehow' to advantage Wellington Cup. . l'ho bay horse, Sea Pink (Seaton Delavai ■..■■■ —Rose -Madder), will, •it is > reported, go to tho &tud on Mr. K. J. Watt's station on the Darling Downs, Queensland. L . An . Australian^visitor: present at- the Auckland Cup meeting gave it - aa hia . opioion'that Bobrikoff would bo unbeatable in the weight-for-age events at Rand- , wick at Easter. '■ The' Autum- Stakes, one •mile and-a half, lOOO.eovs., and the All , Ag;ed Stakes, one mile, 2000.sovs:, run at this 'mesting shonld both bo .withift the -compass of' the black gelding.. Strike Fiind, 1 by won the Trial Handicap of 130 sovs.. six 1 : furlongs, at tho Queensland Turf Club's - .summer on - Boxing Day,' with .Bst.,9lb;, : 'includwza penalty of 71b. Strike'; Fund Iran ■ tno'r distance in.Yimiii. » 15Jiec. ,• ■ ' .; v ,Two of Mr. H. i'risdldnder'a horses have been sold recently,' Early Morn, by Pilgrim's, Progress-Midnight, 'has been; 6eoured by an. Oamaru sportsman, and the .two-year-old :Immer, by Martian—Ever- , . lasting,-by. a''.North 'Island owner. Distinction has. changed hands and is doit , Mined , at;'Awapuni.The Daunt gelding has; been by several would* bo buyers einco ho won tho treble at tho JAuh'ennikau■ meeting,,y . ."Whist (Field -Battery—Wish), tho three* ■ , full->brother.to Sonite, was a ruttv • nor in the Sourry at Hastings on January 2, but' he is hot' rtady. andiwas tinfancied. Hfl-is shaping'Mo ainice horso wd'is likely to'turn out,, very useful, 1 _ ,Black- Northern, . who won both open, hurdle races at the - last Egmont Cup , i, - meeting, is again: entered for \the eamo events at the-- seining moeting. Ifjv.K. J, Watt's.horsos Cheddar and Ventura; are. nominated'at the Hawera i mooting next month'. * . Tho Hastings', trainer H? Hicke/las a addition,to hia.fcam in, the shape to bO,-6ohoolod for Tiuitllo ra^iDg? : " , Hick'6y lord Possible over tholbattens." __ - ■ t,j\Tri, < Aigus j.GflTdon, 4.. stiponditoy-"'stew'-ard, .was present at tho AVliangarei Eac- : . stnucting last .week. , i > at Whongarei -■ .was used.for; the.,first time",test;week. ■ ■Exertion: (Birkenhead—Declination), who •: - was withdrawn from c all hisTaiMd- ■ engagements, .is reported to be -go■mg nicely: oh.the. traoka ■.againi- irad -willno doubt be;seen-at Trtotham next week.; In -tho sam» stable, :• Imagination is also. ■ . doing well, and should further add to herwinning account beforo, season is ■■.r-i - -much further: advanced. ';■'; - ; Champagne (Ohajlfemagn'ell—Hermosa), who was formerly an inmate of tho Pori-i rua .stablo, .won. the Wairaki Haok' Haoe at the Wairio (Southland) races' last. Wednesday,: defeating; a warm favourite namad' : ' Eiaelfonn. (Boniform—Eidelweiss).-' .;- ■ , Prosrramme f or the Wanganui Jockey wub s autumn meeting is well worth penisal, 'aitd,owner3..will find by glanojng over-it that the prize-money is. allotted on ...... a very -liberal scale.'The fixture is to bo '.held, on February 27 and .March 1. , Nominoitiotis closo on Thursday, January „ , Weights,for the first days' tho Egmont-Racing Club's moeting>v[lll nol| bo declared until aftor the at .Trontham noxt week; ''At a meeting of the stewards of,'tho Masverton 1 Racing Club on Saturday, it • was decided;to,request the Mayor to oall • a public meebng with the object of form-' --. )ng a branch of tho Sports Protection League.. • ,Tho; programme committee-' was -..■■.antnoriscd': to allocate..up to wCiIOO in ... stakes,, for. tho autumn meeting."

' * " t> ■ I > FIXTURES. '"i

■ Jan, 21 and 22-Foxton B.C. Annual. . Jan» .22, 33, .ind '25—Wellington • R.O. • ;; Sumiftor.' , Jan. 22 and 23 —Gore B.C. Surcimpr. " ■ ... Jan. 2D;; and. Feb. l-TaMipuna J.C. Summer. ' ■ • ■■■ .',n->. Feb.. 1-Canterbury J.C. SuiWer.' ■ Job. 5 and G—Eginont R.G. Summer. . leb. ; 6—'Te KTtiiti: Annuals'. ■; : . l«bi'6 and 7—Poverty Bay T.£ Summer. Feb. 12 and 13—Taranaki XT.C. Autumn. Feb, 13 and l!-Gisborn<) tt.C. Summer. ■■ Feb. 19 and' 20—WoodviHo'District J.C, . Antumn. Fob. 19, 20, and J.C. Autumn; leb. « and 22-Thamcs J.C. Annual, i'eb. 27 and March il—Wansranui JC • Autumn. v. ilftrcb 12 and 13-Ncbon J.C. Aanttol.