THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1653, 21 January 1913, Page 7

THE TURF.

. NOTES - AND COMMENTS. TRENTHAM RACES. SOMK OF THE TRACK GALLOPS.

■V -' -,[BY..Glencoe.] I

-. To-morrow's,races at Trentham will, it Is anticipated, bo, witnessed by a record or ?,L ' alU '' on that . account,' the comr mhttee of tho Wellington' Racing Club ;. hav© gono to the. trouble of arranging that moro trains than usual will bo time- . tabled. lii addition, there will be better ;-. means of handlingytho crowds at tho Tronthain Siding, and .on this occasion'it j ' ; bo no,fault of, the club if the travel- , ling. a trifle more_pleasant than.it .has.'been in the past.,-Four trains wjll ■ *1? T6 : Ato Station to-morrow,, instead ? 'J™ customary two', and altogether six : trains will leave Lambton Station for the . course. The'principal events on: the first day's card are , tho Wellington ' Cup and tho lelegiraph Handicap;- and good fields promise to-go to tho post in both events. So far tho track gallops havo not provided much that . has been sensational. . Yesterday the weather was fmo for training operations, tmd the going on all , the traohs was .'on the hard side. Some in-, teresting gallops ..were recorded . by . the ■ uup horses, but the favourite, Bobrikoff. --. uad not:|iut in an appearance from Napier. ; Ho -was expected last -'night .in company -with Labour Day, Soltdno, and Hague.' • -' .

Soldiers'" Chorus f was sent a mile in oampany With';Sinapis,' the latter, on tho inside, niiishiiig in front. The time .was . lihin.' ( 469eoi. oil the. tan. ■ ■ : ■ Undecided, who .worked aftor breakfast, galloped a mile .and a quarter on the tan_ in companv with Sea Queen. Un-' , decided .finished in front, tho - last' mile - beina. : run' in lmin.' 48 2-ssec. ; ;.. Bronze, with My Lawyer '.foi* ; a 'com- : pahion, covcred a mile and', three: fnr- • loflgs on" the tan, the last nine furlongs .taking 2min.' ; 2sec;, and- the last mile'in \lmin. 48sec. : ; Both .finished-badly. Mira. did' useful 'work alone,' finishing at a smart pace. 1 ' ■ Dearest covere<l a'milo and a quarter. with- Stepney to help h?T over tne last :' seven \ furlongs.-'.: The - last nine' furlongs wero run - in ' lmin.. 59$ sec., but ,Master Soulfs.sister finished none, too' well/: - \Seatondalo, galloping: with . Formality, broke Msec, for half a mila on the grass. Masterpiece, : Coroniform, Ceylon, and ■ other Cup candidates did useful work.' ; : i : ■ Ermengaido galloped' fivo. furlongs, with "Adeliciii as a, companion; oVer tho last ■ four, 50sec. being toie timo for tho halfi ■''■mile..-::''':':,:";'-:"-. .".V' y . and -Big Blaze got to?the end of half a .mile iin 49500. .:* Other ' gal- ■ ■ lops over this- werd:—Salzburg 'and. Mowbray-(down-'the back' stretch), 1 50sec.; end. Styx-and Hansard, 49Jsec. . . _ Among 'the' other horses .'"doing; useful' work were:—Brown Owl, Briar. -Patch, .:Mo3giel, -'- - Aloha,- -,San .-.'Pluie,'Semaphore, Culprit, "Bon Eeve, •Oxenhope, Slokara, -Crosbie, Peg, Maliinawa, I'ukenia, Fair, Rosamond, Obligant, Lockwodd,' 'Brown Trout; i Simila, : Eock' Forry.'i Qlonfinnan, Trireme, and Icnner. . 'Otto of tho-southern trainers, j who was . present at- tlio-.'Auckland- Racing ■ Club's •. summer, meeting,: considers' that the Anck- . land :hnndicap- horses aro generally a poor, lot. Two exceptions, ho notes, aro Kakama and Pofcoa. Scratcliing-s 'recorded?at ;the 'Wellington: Hacing Club's offico yesterday included:— Sea Queen for tho Wellington Cup; Mere, Foam Flake, Lady--Mania,- Gold . Cup, . -Carolus, 'Anna'Ca^lovna, Astor,. Knightly,- ■ and', Courtly'/for, their - various .engage* Kents. ■, : : F; i Tilley ' has 'no Cup ;horso : for Treritham this yedr,- : bufc h« has reached hoad-: :qMrters' 'wifH JC-'fotflidaWel'fewjjthat' . should do well - in* the n minor. events. ! Among members of his team which \inade: the icoeptanoo aro -l'lwari,. ' -Nnku-atu, . Anstin, - Kanaki, '(ail ■■■wm'brother;-.. to. IneurU), and Sunbird (Martian—Mary, of Argyle). . 1 ; Mr. C. b'Connor, tho Wellington Racing ClubV■stertci'.' nrrivcd' from "Auckland rosterday'aftemoon. . ' . Nominations for tho Wanganui Jockey . Club'? autumn "meeting, closeon Thursday. . Th® programme for tho Wairarapa B.C. autumn . meeting, -to i .bo held on March 22 and '2-i, has been*, compiled,' the Stakes . allotted bomg an: increase of *il2'lo on tho;amount given at the corresponding . meeting Last'year. The, Easter Handicap, ;'ml:-th'o first 'clay,"will nowfhavo.'a• stake of w£2oo, and tho Autumn Handicap, on the: second day, has boen increased from , Joff to/209 :sovs. , Ail the remaining races ■have had additions' made "to the stakes, , and third;hioney vwill" bo , provided in every event;' - f '.... -■ . It is stated .that, .while .'on ..the. Way - to the Christchurch .station to entrain . on Saturday, 'Bon Kevo,; and Culprit both bolted'and wont somo miles on the hard i road' before being captured. 'Both horsea. wero exercised at Trenthom yesterday, : but sebmed'little,the worse,for their exertions. , Both Peroneal and Sanguinary, who have "engagements in tho' Electric' and Telegraph ' Handicaps at v . Trcntliam, will ; start in the, latter ©vent only. • •• . -\ '

A local sportsman,yesterday, received an' account from his legal l advisor, which' he regarded aa ; rathcr on the heavy side. Tho suggestion: of law, costs, etc.; apparentlygave hiin. an "inspiration;" ami he at onca hastened to, back ,; My, Xawyer ' and Full Rati for the Wellington double.

• • The New Zealand-bred .1 Ctipsy ' Witch (Stepniak—Gip.sy-Countess) was a.winnor at' Aspendale Park, Melbourne, on January Hi

. Tho Jleiican Berby, v/hich ivas run at Mexico City on' November ' 17, was 1 won by Mr. Joachim' Amor's Machihtla (.Roberts flp) from .tlireo otlters, - The distance, was ohe niile . and a half, and the winner. -took 2min. 47Jsec. over: it. ■As there was about JI3OOO, added by tho Goveriimchti; the stako was well worth : winning

In speaking ,of tho : Bruce Lowe results for. 1912 the Special Commissioner of i the Ixmdon "Sportsman" says;— No. (1) ftmily ha 3; surpassed itself this time, ha.ving como out on top on nil three t ; >unt.s, viz,, number >of winners, nivmber ,of faces won, and. valuo in stakos. Also, a$ will bo„ seen; it "maintains supremacy ;:accordipS. to tue liruce I/j\vo test of classic results,. and, the other four' running fcinilies come :out in cxact order of the figures. /. 'Anybody who doub'ts the value of the figures as a guide will find .it hard to •eiplain away these, facts. According , to the "New'iork' World," Mr. : W. Jv.-' Vanderbilt .'has paid 11!,000 sOvs. for seven of Mr. J. R. Keene's biood mares which are to go'to Mr. .Vanderbilt's stud in France.'. .Tho mares are .Maskette,. by Disguise II out of ;Hituxica; Court Dress; by Disguise 11. nut of Hampton -Belle;'.l'ope Joan, by. Disguise II"out of Editha; Megg's Hill, by Ben Brush, out of Running Stream;-Early and Often, by .Voter out of Cinderella; and Mosquito, by Commando out of fc'andiiy. ; .

: : Our'Mastorton correspondent states that Sir Knox .went amiss'yesterday, and will not;fulfil"his engagements at the Trontham meeting.. ' : .

: THE FOXTON R.C, MEETING.'

FOUM AND NOTES. jj, Quito a good contingent of local spoi-ts-rien aro leaving this morning to assist at the annual meeting of the Foxton • Club, Record" acceptances h avo' : been received, and the. issues-in most of the events look 'dccidedly-open. : In tho Hack Hurdles, Whimper, who will from to-day run in the. colours 6t Mr. W. Homes, of Bulls, will ondo agaili meet Sinco lie defeated the lattor at Awapuni, tho Mahaki gelding lias run two good races 'at Hastings, and : /tho Btrugglo .between'.the pair io-day should be. an even 0110. ' ,■>

_- Expect (W. Young) and Patronymic (0. JU Arton) aro both expected to show up well at the finish of tho Elcctric Hack Handicap/ _ u . , ■ _Tlio Clip is generally voted very open. Kill, tho top-weight,' will be' ridilcn by A. Oliver. Other woll-fancied candidates are Mescal (W. .Price)., who is likely to start favourite (judging by what occurred inj;the city yesterday), , and , Ngatimaru (W.vi'oung). ■ Montrealmay start in tho open" Y/eltcr and not in the Cup. If he'doss not &tart in the jTiectric Handicap,--'-. Patronymic 'will probably go out favourite in the Hack Welter Handicap.' Hernim (Vv\ Prirr>) will hove ii large folkwiug .iu tho" I'iying Handicap, lor

which Mon Ami (Emorson) and Lady Volga (E. Berry) will also bo well fnnoiod. Allurement has gono wrong, and will, not bo a stnrter at . the meeting. In tlio Open Welter Handicap, Tho Rover, who is reported as lxiclc to his bsst form, will bo ridden by A. Oliver. AUSTRALIA AND STARTING GATE.; By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. January 20,. 11.35 p.m.) London, January 20. Sydenham Dixon, in rin -.article"-.in, "Sporting Life," attributes the popularity' of tho,starting gate in Australia as'compared with England (o the docility of Australian horses as tho result of the' climate. ■ K / - FIXTURES; 1 Jan. 21 and 22—Foxton B.C. Annual. Jan. '2(8,, 23, and 25—Wellington R.C. .. Summer.' ; Jan. 22 and 23—Goro B.C. Summer. ; Jan. 29 and . Feb. 1— • J.C. Summer. Feb. I—Canterbury J.C. Summer. Feb. 5 and 6—Egmont R.C. Summer. Feb. 6—-Ta Kuiti Annual. Fob. 6 and 7—Poverty Bay T.C. Summer.. Feb., 12 and 13—Tiiranaki J.C. Autumn. - Feb. 13 and li—Gisborno R.C., Summeri Feb. 19 nnd 20—Woodvillo District J.C.' Autumn. . ' Fob. 19, 20, and 22—Dunedin J.C. Autumn. Feb. 21 and 22—Thames J.C. Annual. Feb. 27 • and March I—Wanganui J.C. 1 ' Autumn. March 12 and, 13—Nelson'J.C. Annual,