THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1650, 17 January 1913, Page 7

THE TURF.

4 NOTES AND COMMENTS. [By. GlEncoe.] Nominations for the Taranaki Jockey Club's autumn meeting close to-night : at 9 p.m. ' ' a. Reid camo to Trcntham yesterday to ritlo work prior to the Cup meeting. Reid will aiso be at Foxton lor the firstitay of that meeting. Several jockeys contemplato motoring from' Foxton on Tuesday evening, in order to be m time tor the opening of the Wellington Cup meeting. Amongst the number are B. Deeley, F. D. Jones, S. Reid, M. M'Donald, and AV. Price. Deeley is to rido Ruapara, Jones will be on Bally Shannon aim Papainnrama, and Reid on Operation and Seaweed.' T. Quinlivan, K. Quinlivan, and Jockey L. Wilson arrived from Hustings lust evening, and, by a later train, came Midnight Sun and his' half-brother Moonbna, who are to bo shipped to Sydney to-day, and Tatterley ana Kooyna, who arc to race at Trentnain. "C.W.," Ngongotnha, is informed that his query will bo answered next week. ! George Read, formerly a well-known I and successful light-weight along tho |West Coast when.Worry, Gold Cord, and others 'were carrying the colours of tho I late ~3[r. David bcott, made his reappeuranco in tho saddle &i the Waiknnae meeting on New Year's Day. The going was slippery, and his mount, Avaunt—a member of J. Cameron's Fcildiug stablecame to grief. Read has a son, riding for Cameron's stable. F. Deuiuth, who had a team of horse's in training at Island Bay some years back, is at presont on a visit to. Wellington. .-..-■, ,Owing to. tho inability of L. Wilson to take the mount, W. Ryan has been engaged to rido Sir, Knox in the Welling-; ton- Cup. The Auckland horseman J. Conquest has a number of engagements to riuo at tho Foxton meeting. - •/ The well-known hurdle horseman, A. J. MlFlynn, met with an- accident while riding at Whangarei, and, us a result, he is still confined to bed. Those who journeyed to Trentham yesterday, in anticipation • of seeing some fast work, returned disappointed. .Very few visitint horses havo yet arrived, and a listless air pervades Trentham. Saturday morning's work will be much more interesting. Yesterday tho tan and grass gallops were open. Of the Cup candidates, Dearest and My Lawyer'were the only ones sent against the watch; 'The former alone ran ten furlongs in 2min. 12scc, with Malcolm M'Donald in the saddle. My Lawyer (R. Berry), assisted by Mosgie'l over the last seven furlongs, covered the same distance iu a couple of ticks worse. /.-'•'. i : ' Usoful work was indulged in by St. Felix, Stepney, Mira, Abercoed, Crosbie,'Merrivonia, Aloha, Secret Link, Salzburg, Semaphore, Iniinor, Naumai, Prosper, Peg, Mowbray, Hansard, Styx, and Peggy. Though as far as can bo seen thore is no ground for it, Bobrikofl is weakening in the market' lor the Wellington Cup., The arrival of the black gelding at headquarters, and a good gallop on tho grass Will be wanted to restore him to favour. • Sanguinary, who is, to race at Trentham, is now an. inmate of T. Clarke's stables at Awapuni. In company with Lady Nolan/sho wilMcavc for Trentham on Monday. • •. . >■,' ». A'rumour is current that Manakau is to be raced in Sydney, and will be shipped from Auckland on Monday noxt. Bally Shannon is to go tojoxton to compelo in the Hernngton Welter on Tuesday next. nGerberaand. Fashion ..Plate will, reach Tren'tliam from Feildihg on Monday next.. V. Lee will 1» in ohnrgo of Fashion Plate, as.trainer. A. Atwood.will bo engaged'at the Foxton meeting.' .•Nominations for the Wnnganui Jockey. Club's meeting; close.on Thursday next. _ Acceptances for, events at the To Kuiti Racing Club's annual meeting are due to.day. ■'-, ; A southern trainer, when'recently discussing the question of top-weights, winning over a distance of ground, ventured tho opinion that a really good horse will never be stopped by 9st. Ho added that even in 'New Zealand it was. surprising how many horses had won distance handicaps carrying 9st. 'or' more. This prompted the writer to refer to the records, and mention is -here made'. of several horses that have carried'9st. or more to victory over twelvo. furlongs. Tho list is submitted for tho satisfaction of-those who apparently imagine that it is impossible for a horse, to win with a. big impost. At tho Now Zealand Cup meeting in 1912, in the Metropolitan Handicap, onoi mile and a half,' Bobrikoff, 9st. lib., deadheated with Goldfinder, 7st. 81b... the latter subsequently Winning the Canterbury Cup, two miles and a .quarter, carrying 9st. slb. At the Hawke's Bay meeting, 1912, tho Hawke's Bay Cup, one mile and a half, was won by' Los Angelas, ■ who carried"SstMolb. and covered the distance in 2min. 30 l-ssec. In the Feuding Cup, one mile and a half, last Easter, Undecided i carried 9st. 6lb. and won comfortably bv a length in. 2min. 30 3-ssec. At' the C-J.C. Easter meeting, 1912, Los Angelos, carrying 9st. ; Sib., easily won the Great Autumn Handicap in tho good time of 2min: 34 9-ssec. Besides these performances, which are fresh in the memory of most racing people, one ' might also mention Advance's easy win in tho Wellington Cup, one mile and a half, with lOst. 41b., in 1903; the win of Achilles in tho same event with 9st. 41b., in 1907; the win of Lady. Medallist in the Wangamil Stakes, one mile and a half, with 9st. 101b., in 1911; and the victories of Wairiki, Ost. 81b'., find All Red, 9st. lib., in the Auckland Cup, two.miles.

• -LICENSE WITHDRAWN.

' , (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Dunedin, Jnnuary 16. At a meeting of the'Dunedin -District Committee to-day, the action of tho Lake County Jockey Club in fining J. Bealo £3 was endorsed, and it was decided to increase the sentence by withdrawal of the jockey's license. . [A Press Association'telegram received in Wellington on December U stated that in the Farewell Handicap at the Lake i County races on the previous day, complaint was made that J. Beale, rider of - Officious, used offensive language to the clerk of scales and others. Beale. was - brought before tho stewards and suspended for twclvo months. At a subsequent , meeting of tho stewards, however; afine of £h was imposed instead of suspension. | FIXTURES. : Jan. 21 and 22—Foxton R.C. Annual. Jan. 22, 23, and 25-Wellington R.C. ; Summer. . Jan. 22 and 23-Gore R.C. Summer. ■ Jan. 29 and Feb. 1-Takapyna J.C. Summer. ' ; Feb. I—Canterbury J.C. Summer. ; Feb. 5 and 6—Egmont R.C. Summer. , Fob. 6—To Kniti Annual. • Feb. 6 and 7—Poverty Bay T.C. Summer. Feb. 12-nnd 13—Taranaki J.C. Autumn. . Feb. 13 and 14—Gisborno R.C. Summer. . Feb.' 19 and 20—Woodvillo District J.C. ; Autumn. , Feb. 19, 20, and 22—Dunedin J.C. Autumn. , Feb. 21 and 22—Thames J.C. Annual. , Feb. 27 and March I—Wanganui J.C. Autumn, l March 12 and 13—Nelson J.C. Annual.