THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1742, 6 May 1913, Page 8

THE TURF.

$ . NOTES AND COMMENTS. ißv Gi.zxcoe.] There will bo racing of: A?.liburton on Thursday ar.d Friday. Wellington sportsmen who intend being present can leave by tho 31 aori on Wednesday night, and then catch the special train which loaves Ciiri.-tehurch for tho racecourse each morning .it 10 o'clock. Eievated has finished his racing for til is so:is.on, nnd will now go into winter quarters.'' The good-looking bay gelding will probably be tent home to tile \Y;iirarapa. and turned out for a couple of months. Black Lupin was railed home to Awapinii yesterday morning. The chestnut horse was little tho worso for his trip to Blenheim. The old steeplechase gelding Tyrannic wul shortly be sent- to Feilding to be trained. Kauron and (ilenmoru aro lieiiirf regularly schooled over Ihe brush fences at 31nrton in view of their steeplechase engagements at; Wanganui nnd Ellcrslie. J number of trainers iu .Auckland were recently desirous of raising the rates charged for training horses, for they find that at the standard price (435. per week for each horse) they are engaged in a losing business. Trainers about Wellington find themselves in the same position, owing to tho present, high cost of living, rents, aud wages. Quite recently a. loiiding man remarked that, by the time he had paid all outgoings, he did not hnvo a shilling out of Ins fees for himself, f-'ome Cow trainers are, of course, in tho happy position of having patrons willing to pay a considerably higher rate, and keep their stables ivell filled; but it is difficult to Imagine how some of the smaller men, who will take a horse verv cheaply, and who only occasionally gel; hold of one good enough to win a decent stake, manage to knock out an existence. Portland Lady made n very disappointing showing in both her starts at. Riverlands last v/w'k. Tho . daughter of Achilles was wearing a tuckcd-up appearance, and she w ill not be raced again, this 'season. "Phaeton," in the Auckland "Herald," has tho following interesting paragraph ill reference to a well-known sire of jumpers:—"l don't quite exactly know how long ago it is, but it certainly runs into years, that tho St. Leger horse Kegel was entered up with the defunct. I recently met an Aucklandcr who had been travelling the northern, districts, and tho interesting information he had to relate to me was that he found Kegel alive and well at 3lr. Donaid Finlayson's place at Maungaturoto. If Kejjel is still alive ho is rising 26 years old. From what I can gather Kegel lias quite a large number of descendants up north. It has always been a subject for regret that Kegel did not get a proper chanco to ■distinguish himself as a sire, for he begat stock of good size." An Auckland exchange says:—"A number of horses were offered at auction by the New Zealand Loan and Jlercantil'o Agency Company, Limited, recently, the venue being Trainer F. Loomb's stables at Greenlane. Oil behalf of Mr. H. I', de Latour, Monorail, Lady Alicia, Shepherd's Bushi To Araroa, and Ora.nui' wero offered, while Mr. Donald M'Lood submitted Ivakama and Tamaimtpo. Monorail was sold to Mr. Harry Hnyr for '210gns., but Lady Alicia was passed at ISogns., Shepherd's Bush at GOgns., To Araroa at 50gns., and Orauui was passed at TOgns.

Splendid entries have been received for tile North Otajro Jockey Club's meeting, to bo liekl on May 22 and 23. The list includes hor.-es from all the principal stables ill the South Island. Weights for the principal events in connection with the Wanganui meeting are due on Saturday. Mr. W. M'Beth, of Kiwiten,.died at the Wanpranui Hospital on Saturday. Deceased was widely known on this coast (telegraphs our Wanganui correspondent), particularly in sporting circles, being a great lover of horse.?. He was the owner of that fast mare CrucineUa which won Wellington and ITeildiner Cups and other important eveuts three years ago. He also owned Allure and Handsome Maid. Mr. M'Beth took CrucineUa to Australia after her win at Feilding, and while there was attacked by an illness which weakened his constitution to such an extent that lie never recovered from its effects. Lately he became so seriously ill that ho was forced to enter tho AVanganui Hospital for treatment which unfortunately proved unsuccessful. He was a true sportsman, straightforward, and honoure.blo in all his dealings with his fellowmen, and the district has lost one of its | bsst settlers. At a. meeting of stewards of the Wellington Racing Club, held last evening, the business included consideration of the disqualification of the jockey, A. Watson. It will be remembered tiiat after the running of the Autumn Handicap at Tauheriiiikau on Easter Monday, the stewards held ail inquiry into Sir Knox's running compared with his efforts in the Easter Handicap on the Saturday, when the chestnut was last! Tho officials, after taking evidence, decided that tho jockey, A. Watson, was to blame, and cancelled his riding.license for tfireo months. The Wellington stewards have in tho meantime declined to endorse the disqualification, aud the matter has been referred back to tho Wairarapa Earing Club for further evidence. Yesterday the programme for the Wellington liacing Club's winter meeting was finally fixed. Tho stake attached to the Wellington Steeplechase is to bo 750 sovereigns, the "Winter Hurdles 500 sovs, aud the July Steeples -101) so vs. Tho hack lnirdle races aro each to carry 120 sovs. in prize-money. An Australian writer, referring to Manakau's recent victory at Warwick Farm, states Ihat the performance only makes tho Now Zcalander out to be a moderate animal, but he is undeniably game. Julian, who was recently sent from Hawke's Bay to Melbourne, started in tho hurdle race at C'aulfield on April 26, but ran unplaced. At the same meeting tho New Zealand jockey, S. Neary, rode the winner of the Steeplechase. Another New Zealand horseman, E. Lowe, was in Hie saddle at tho same meeting, but did not have the good fortune to ride a winner.

Tumut (Mcr-riwee—lsmene) is in work again in Melbourne, anil is in tlio samo stable as Julian. Australian files to hand show that tho New Zealand pony Miss, Soult has changed hands, having been, purchased by Mr. O. Powell, and her ultimate destination is India. Tho price' paid for the Soult mare was ,£2OO. Tha.t racegoers are very careful with their totalisator tickets, even if they are on losing horses, is shown by tho experience of t.ho Kapuuda Racing Club with its Hurdle Race (says the Adelaide "Sporting Mail''). The committee decided to return all moneys invested on tho event, less II) per cent, and already 119 of tho 12S pound tickets have been returned, and 70!) of the SCO five-shilling tickets. Prior to his defeat in the Two Thousand Guineas, the crack colt, Crnganour, had previously been beaten as a three-year-old, for at Liverpool, on April y, Flippant proved too good for the Winter Derby favourite in the Union Jack Sl.'ikot-. one mile. So siys a cable mcs-s-ige to "Tho Latest." (Durban). Flippant is by Marcovil (son of Marco) from t'litlnr;,. aud is consequently very closely relnlvd b the Australian-owned stallion, Bronzino. who is also out of Flitters, and is by Marco. As a yearling Flippant was first nl nil bought by Sir ,1. Robinson for 77»gn>., aud on being submitted to auction again a couple of months Inter w-as purchased on behalf of Mr, E. Hulton tor I:!»!)','ii>.