THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1809, 23 July 1913, Page 4

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

IBy Glen'coiU Owners should note that acceptances for the National Staples mid Hurdles and the Winter Cup close 011 Friday next. Entries for the minor events are due at the same time. Topmast, whom tho cable reports has )>?.n purchased by the Governor-General of tho Commonwealth, is a five-year-old black gelding by Flagship. He .acted as runner-up i" tho Footscray Steepleclnse, 2 miles, at Fiemington, on July 12. Denifu Ornic is reported to have contracted a cold at Truiitlutm, and may not be able to start at the Kiccarton meeting. Tree Lucerne, 111 charge of 11. W. Johnston, goes south to-morrow evening. 1). Price, a son of the well-known exliiccarton trainer, J). J. I'rice, won the Amateur Flat Knee on Napkarb at Flemington 011 July 0. Tho prominent English breeder, Colonel Hall-Walker, was unfortunate in having leased ilinoru at the time that horse won the.Derby, and also in selling that gmil. performer l'rinco Palantine for something like 1000 guineas as a yearling, but, according to an English exchange, he was lucky in failing to dispose of Great Sport,- Absolute, Cuthbert, and Fantasio in olio lot during tho mist winter <or •£3OOU. The Colonel, wished to weed out his older horses, as lie had nearly 30 two : year-olds coming on, but no buy.r was forthcoming for the" quartet named. Tho owner had no cause tor regret, as Great Sport has won this season, in addition to being placed third in the Derby: and Absolute, after crediting his owner with ,£2050 when he recently won the Ivempton. Park Great Jubilee Stakes, subsefiuently realised ,£2U. : i at auction. Colonel Hall-Walker is 'consequently some thousands in pocket ns tho result of being unable to sell his horses at the time he desired.' The Auckland horses Hauteitt and Watchchain are to continue their National engagements, and will be shipped to Lyttelton this evening. Sea Prince (Persimmon—St-.\ Air), who runs in tho colours of Melbourne's biggest betting owner, Mr. 10. A. Connolly, won the Braybrook Handicap, one mile and a half, at Flemington 011 July 9. Formerly tho English-bred colt only contested short races, but it may I>b that his owner was endeavouring to find out if he was likely to stay, and we may now expect to find linn backcd for the Melbourne Cup. It may be mentioned that another of Connolly's horses—Anna Carlovna—is at present tho ruling i'avourito for tho Caulfield Cup.

At the Warwick Farm races qu July 12, C. Emerson won 4 the principal handicap on Finn, who started sccotul favourite, aiul beat tho New Zealand-owned Manakau by half a length in 2niin. llsec. "Vigilant," of tho London "Sportsman," reckons tho French colt Nimbus was unlucky not to lmvo won the recent English Derby. Ho states that Nimbus was so badly interfered with when A inner fell that ho was upwards of fifty yards behind tho leaders entering the straight, was still six lengths away commencing the last furlong, and eventually finished within a length of tho winner. Furthermore, Nimbus was finishing so much faster than anything eke that lie would have won in a few strides. Another contributor to the paysr mentioned says that Shoguu. would liavo won with a clear run. Crnganour, wlio is eo far entitled to bo considered tho best of this season's English three-year-olds, is tho possessor of a "wall eye." Tho reported breakdown of the steeplechaser Captain Jingle hardly comes as a surprise, ior it has been known for same time that lio has been giving his trainer troublo with his front legs. He started'at forlorn .odds in the Victorian Grand National Steeples, in which lie fell. Owner J. Heniiah is, however, doing well with his "ot.liw string"—Julian—who scored in the Leamington Hurilles. The Hotclikiss horse Advocate was tried over the pony hurdles at Ellerslie last week, but lie gave, an indifferent display, and (according to an Auckland writer) stopped altogether on 0110 occasion.

Over 300,000 people were present at Epsome when -the Derby was dccided last month. ■ ' Leah Kleshna's dam, Spieler, is of unknown padigrce. Notwithstanding this, Leah Kleshua' stays' well and sho registered a fresh r<\c.ord when she won tho V.R.C. Grand National Steoplcchaso recently. Messrs. Thompson Brothers, of New South Wales, are importing tho English horso Sunshine, by Sundridge—Sweet Notes. It is understood a good price was paid fo rtlie horse. Sundridgo is best known as tho siro of the Derby winner, Suns tar. Tho Woodlands Hunt Club Steeplechase meeting takes place 011 Wednesday next. Weights are due to-morrow. TOPMAST SOLD TO LORD DENMAN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, July 22. Lord Denninn, the Gcv.frnor-General, has purchased the steeplechaser Topmast. The horse will probably bo used as a hunter.