THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1798, 10 July 1913, Page 3

THE TURF.

| NOTES AND COMMENTS. IBi Guncoe.] After the Gisborna meeting J. Williamson sent Hautere on to Wellington, but returned to Auckland himself to bring Wiatohchain to Treiitham. J. H. Prosser is at present at Trentham with seven horses. This is a smaller team than the Porirua mentor usually takes to this meeting. The grey horse Mira is at present spellin" at Trontham. Ho has been given a lif,Mit blister in front, and will shortly bo put into work again to undergo a New Zealand Cup preparation. At Riccarton, 11. Derrett is giving Mr. A. Boyle's colt Martina a spooinl preparation for tho C.J.C. Derby. High hopes are entertained of the bay, and an endeavour is being made to get C. Emerson to come over and ride him. M. Hobbs has no fewer than twentyfour horses in work at Riccarton. Amongst the number are Mowbray and Jeannot, a full-brother to Jan, Tho latter is described as an exceptionally goodlooking horse. His three months' suspension having expired, R. Berry, who is back at Trenthain, will resume race riding next week. One of his mounts mil be Semaphore, who haiS 10st. lib., so that it will be necessary for Berry to carry some dead weight. Charleroso will also bo ridden by Berry in the Trial Handicap. "Market" operations in connection with the Wellington meeting were fairly quiet during the las.t couple of days, but, with the arrival of the visiting horses, speculation should increase. Glenmore and The Native are the favourite selections in the Steeples, Coronetted in the Hurdles, and Kilraiu and Haskayne in the Parliamentary Handicap. Advices received by yesterday's mail from Sydney state that L. Wilson is anything but enamoured of the Australian olimate, and that there is every possibility of his arriving back in New Zealand next week. Cross-country jockey Clarence O'Neill, who has lately been riding in Tasmania, is now located at Caulfleld for the jumping season. On the first day of the Rosehill meeting last month C. Emerson had a ride in each flat -race. The ex-Riccarton horseman is building up a big connection in Australia. Ho has already Tefused several mounts in the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps. H. Hickey, of Hastings, has been unfortunate ot late, having lost three horses. These were Strathmoira, Stourton, and Sunray, all' of whom met with fatal accidents while jumping. Waiotapu, who used to carry S. Messena's colours h?re, and who was taken to Sydney some time back by G. Delaney, made his first appearance on. tho other side in the Granville Stakes at Rosehill. He, however, finished out of a placo. It is understood that negotiations are at present in train for the purchase of Multiply, and if a deal takes placo the horse will go into J. W. Lowe's stables at TVentham. H. Telford has been offered the ride on Diavolo in the Parliamentary Handicap. Mt. P. Neagle's horse is expected to arrive at headquarters on Saturday next. Sir Knox has already reached Trentham and- is doing his final gallops, under the care of his trainer, R. ICnoi. It is understood that B. Deeley will hayo tho mount on the chestnut gelding in the Parliamentary Handicap. Jockey J. Dwyer was recently before the stewards of tho Gisborne Racing Club, and severely admonished for using certain language. Matlow has left A. Shearsby's stables at Awapuni, and is now trained by J. Sceats at Woodville. His box at the fofmer stable has been taken by a half-brother 'to Makara, owned by Mr. J. Harle. To a question put by Mr. C. K. Wilson, M.P., in tho House of Representatives yesterday, tho Primo Minister replied that the allotment of racing permits for the present year cduM not be held over until the House had had an opportunity of dealing with tho redistribution or an increase in the number of -permits, but must take place at the usual time.