THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1810, 25 July 1913, Page 8

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. II!r Gle.s'cok.l Final reminder is given that acceptances for thcoWinter Cup and both "Nationals" arc duo la-niglit, at 8 o'clock. General entries will bo received at the same hour. The projected trip of Gay Lawless to Sydney, which was to liavv (alien placo last month, but was unavoidably postponed, is to materialise alter all. The black mare will be shipped this afternoon. The Auckland candidate, Captain .Tack, lias come into the market for tho Grand National Steeplechase. Mount Victoria resumed work at 'J'rentham yesterday morning under the guidance of his old mentor. C. Pritchard. lie did very little work, however, and will take some time to get into racing trim. After an absence of nearly eighteen months from the saddle, T. PriicKird has again started riding'work at Trentham. Yesterday morning he exercised the Vasco youngster in his brother's stables. Tree Lucerne (in charge of his owner, H. W. Johnstone) was shipped south last evening. It is improbable that ho will return north until after the Ambeiiey meeting. Semaphore lias been thrown out of work, and is to be turned out on her owner's farm at Koputaroa. Yesterday afternoon the death occurred (rather suddenly) of the lad, Hector Campbell, who was employed by Trainer .1. Avers. At the time of sustaining the accident, deceased was leading Semaphore out to do her preliminary for the opening event at Trentham, when she "played, up," and knocked him over, kicking l'rim nil tha head. Though dazed at the time lie was able to walk away, and, after tlio race, lie took liis mare home. I Next day he rode work lxith morning and afternoon, but, in the evening, he complained of his head, an 1 went to bed. Di'. Kemp was summoned on Saturday morning; and ordered removal' to (.lie hospital. Tho lad's parents, who reside at Oamaru, were telegraphed for, and were present yesterday when the little fellow passed away. C. Pritchard is talcing Ceylon and Waitoto to the C.J.C. meeting, and tho pair are to be shipped in charge oftheir trainer on Thursday evening. Waitoto will contest the hack hurdle events, and wilt be ridden by 11. Putcher. Ceylon will run in the Winter Cup, with S. Reid as pilot. Though his form at Trentham was not j very convincing, Mummer is to be a starter in the Winter Cup. Ho will bo shipped south next week. Latest lists issued show Phroso and Awahou as equal favourites for the Winter Cup. At the Ascot meeting in Melbourne on July 14, the New Zealand maro Merrygoer, by Merrie England—a Tramp mare, won the First Division Handicap of 70 snvs (five furlongs and a half), carrying list. 711)., and ridden by F. Yarr. The "Argus" thus refers to the race: —"Merrygoer, who scored so cleverly at Ascot last month, started in a similar event yesterday. Sh<i was at long odds in the betting, and ihe '-ockey was warned ■ before the start 1)V a steward. Nothing had a chance with Merrygoer at the finish, and she again beat Harbrie easily." In the Goodwood Cup, to be run next week, three horses are weighted at 10st., as they liavo earned the maximum penalty of 121b. They are Tullibardine, Stedfast, and Prince Palatine. The iirstnamed earned tho penalty by winning tho race last year, whereas Stedfast and Prince Palatine have earned it by wiii- ■ ning a race of over 4000 sovs. in value. • A. J. M'Flinn, who has had a bad time as a result of his fall at the A.li.C. •' .Winter Meeting, is now well on tile road ; to recovery, and expects to be in the saddle again at the C.J.C. National Meeting. M'Flinn is at the head of tile winning ; list of cross-country horsemen, a position ; he also occupied last season. Tiresome, the Wanganui Cup winner, is ; said to be wintering well, and all going 1 well, Mr. E. W. Alison's representative ; wilL be ready for spring racing, i Prince Soult is one of the active brigade at Ellerslie, where lie is being got ready by Denis Moragliaii for the spring racing. When recently operated on (says the Auckland "Herald") an infirmity was disclosed winch was 110 doubt responsible ' for the unsatisfactory displays registered ■ during the past season by the Prince. : Among the horses recently shipped from ! Auckland to Sydney was Queeuie Soult, a . very beautiful little daughter of Soult • and the Clanranald mare Guidwife. | Queenie Soult was bred by Mr. W. J. ; Ralph, and that gentleman received in- ' formation last Tuesday that the filly had - passed under the' 14 hands standard, i Queenie Soult is receiving her preparation . at the hands of Prank M'Grath, and she - is stated to have settled down nicely to . the new surroundings in which slio, is > placed.