THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1666, 5 February 1913, Page 6

THE TURF.

'AUSTRALIAN CUP,

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[By Glencoe.]

Handicappcr H. Coyloand the starter, Mr H. Piper, ofhcials of tho Poverty Uay Turf Club, wero passengers by tho Napier mail yesterday, on their way to assist at tho Oisbomo gathering, which opens to-mor. row. , i . Tho nominations received for tho Woodvillo meeting aro hardly up to tho standard of'previous years. The close prox.imity of the Wangamti and Dannevirko meetings probably affected tho Woodvillo gathering, also tho fact that the Gi6borno meeting is a fortnight later than last year. ',• ■•'■.... ■•:','- ■

'■ Mr. J. E. Henrys- will have a difficult task to decide which'horse is to carry top : weight in tho Woodvillo Cup. It can hardly bo Scatondalc. (Marton Cup and Summer Handicap >winner), because Master Laddo, beat him in" tho Wellington Handicap on the middlo day. .It cannot bo Lady Moutoa (Foxton Cup winner), bo'cause slio was badly' beaten on tho second day. with Bst. fllb. Will tho 9-stono horse lie Master Latldo (Woodvillo Cup winner and runner-up to Coroniform iu too W.R.C. Handicap)? ;

Prominent jockeys engaged in tho Ha-' wera Cup to-day aro F. D. Jones (Labour Day), A. Oliver (Undecided), R. Berry (Mira), L. Wilson (Cheddar); 0. M'Carton ' (Manawakaha), J. O'Shea (Master Laddo), - C. Emerson (Brown Owl), W. Bell (Con tho Shaughraun). ' ' '

_ The' principal item at the Hawora.mcet-' ing, which opens to-dav, is tho Egmont Cup (ono mile and a haft). Tho top weight is Labour Day, Bst. 101b., but her form at Trcntham was very poor, mnd mavbo alio is not herself. Undecided (Bst. 01b,) was racing better each day at Trentham, nnd_. seems to bo coining on. Ho is to have tho services'of Oliver to-day and - will probably: start favourito with Mira (7st. 121b.) as second choice, '

Lady-Medallist's full sister, Moorillo, won the January Handicap at RandVick last month. Onco again tho St. Alwyne innro started at an outside price. !

The Auckland horses Allegation and Tiresome are being brought to Taranakl for tho meeting there next week. -They * aro-to bo ridden by- W. Bell,! who did '■• all Mr.-Alison's riding at Takapuna last week, •■...•■■ •.•••■.,

Sir Georgo Clifford was a passongcr for Hawcra by 'the express yesterday. Ho ■.'.'■ will bo present at too Egniont meeting; to-day,to witness his horses Masterpiece- '"; and Brown Owl runningi' ' ''

Nylahd is onco more in, the' Highden \; stables lit Awapuni. The Winter Cup win- ' ner is at present being hacked about tho ■• roads, but will -shortly bo. put into work -•. on tho tracks. When ho broke down at . Napier twelve months ago ho was right , ,down on his, fetlocks, but ho is now per- ' fectly straight again, and looks like stand* ' ing a preparation. - :■■

It is announced that tho Stead Brothers may shortly dispose of a lot of their olderhorses, as they havo no fewer than ten rising two-year-olds to-como in ehortly.

, Ermengarde was put into tho paddock. after tho Wellington mooting, and is still being indulged in a spell.

Gladiole has already won a couple of good stakes this season, and at least one important weight-for-ago event. It looks morely a matter of. good health for Mr. T. O'Neill's mare. / On Monday Amorning, on tho Hawcra tracks, the Cup candidate Labour Day, with L. Wilson in. tho saddle,.ran a mila dnd a auarter in 2min. Usee. This is tht best gallop ever seen at Hawcra;,. W.. Young-will ride North East and Phroso'in their .engagements at Hawcra .to-day. ... -..' .' ■ '.'. : • ,-■ ;,. The Auckland horse Goldsizo- (Gluten —Goldwob), ' runncr<up_ to Culprit in tho Railway Handicap at Ellerslic, did a very fast half-mile on tho tracks at Hawcra yesterday, and is likely to start favourite' in the: Flying Handicap to-day, Ho will be ViUden'by J; O'Shea.' .

It is unlikely that mow .than three runners will iako part, in the Hawcra Stakes to-day.'-''The probable starters are: Bobrikolf, Masterpiece,/and North East; -

Tho stewards of tho Wellington Racing-'. Club havo.parried a.,resolution compli-. incnting Mr,- J., H. -Pollock on the good racing that resulted from his handicap" ping at the rcceilt Trentham meeting. The special commissioner of tho London! .-'■ "Sportsman" eoys that it is quite clear that Carbine made, good with tho_ uialo' line of the family both in Australia ani : England,' for his son, Wallace, is about'-, tho most successful sire at. the Antipodes, where, also, the English-bred Carbine horse, Pistol, is doing very well, having finished seventh in "the list of winning . sires for tho last season; , In England,, Spearmint and Fowling Piece are making "-' good progress, and but for his untimely/ - death Wargravo would have-been doing/ the same. -On the other hand, tho CarT bine marcs arc'not of >such promise as - matrons. With', Trenton these conditions .i have been reversed, for whereas the Treh- , ion brood mares-have long sinco'prbved to ■-.. bo the best'in Australia, littlo has been hoard there of Trenton'stallions. This' may havo been due to tho fact that with " the exceptiontof his' greatest son, Aurum'-.-•' (who proved pretty nearly,sterile), Tren- -.- ton was essentially a sire of -.notable--, mares, such' as Ouivcr, Auraria,' and- - Wakeful.:'lt would'be really tedious to ~ recount the successes of Troriton brood ' mares in Australia when mated with Galopin or St. Simon 6ires, and already "a' Sooddeal in the same direction has been one in England- with such as Rosaline (dam of Rosedrop); Floors (dam of Tub. libardine), Cooco (dSm of Bill and Coo), Cinder Ellen (dam of Cinders, by Florael II), whilo other daughters of Trenton, , such as-Palmy Days and Fisher Girl, will como to tho front in due course. There are, however, only SO daughters of Trenton in tho 21st columo of the-Stud Book, and of these Bcllaria was not by Trenton at all; Ecclesia is dead; Flower of' - " Trout has gone to South America; Goldlike is dead; River Trent has been sent to Australia; Rosaline to' South America;;' Sandflako to' France, Santolina to South America, Southern' Queen to South "Amcr. lica; Trent Rose isdead; Thessa has been sent to France, and Theodora to Germany,

By Telegraph—Frc6s Association—Copyright ■ Molbourno, Fcbruary'4.' ' Midnight Sun is an unlikely 6tartcr for \ tho Australian Cup, as tho owner siders the weight excessive^ IRISH STALLION SOLD. N By Te>grapli—Proßß' Association—OspyrigM ....'.| Sydnoy, February, 4 . Tho Irish thoroughbred stallion 'font Wedgowood, imported by Mr. Wootton, has-been bought by Mr. Shield for 1200 guineas. • ' .. "•_ • ROYAL SCOTCH AT RANDWICK. '- By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright (800. Februarv i, 9.50 p.m.) ' :'; Sydney, Februay 4, ',* Royal Scotch did useful work at Rand* wick, and is looking remarkably well. MELBOURNE SCRATCHINGS. .[■ ■ '■ Mclbourno, February 4. Royal Scotch and Ventura havo' been scratched for the, Newmarket Handicap,'" and Ventura also for tho Oaklelgh Plate. ANSWER TO ' CORRESPONDENT. H.Cv ■ (Mastorton).—Los-. Angolos Was scratched for tho Wellington Cup at 5.10 p.m. on January 15. ■ ;.■■ • . FIXTURES. '.r Feb. 5 and 6-Egmont B.C. Summer.' Feb. (I—To KuiU Annual. - Feb. G and 7-Poverty Bay T.C.. Summer. Feb. 12 and 13—Tnranaki J.C. Autumn. Feb. 13 and 14—Gisborne R.C. Summer. . Feb, 19 and 20-Woodvillo District J.C, Autumn. ' Fob. 19, 20, and'22-Duncdin J.C. Autumn. Feb. 21 and 22—Thames' J.C. Annual, Feb. 27 and March I—Wanganui. J.C. Autumn. March 12 and 13—Nelson J.C. Annual.