THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1832, 19 August 1913, Page 6

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NEW ZEALAND CUP WEIGHTS, (By Telegraph—Prces Association.) Christchurch, August 18. The following weights have been doclarcd for the Cup event at tilio Cantor, bury Jockey Club's Metropolitan meeting NEW ZEALAND CUP. Of 2000 sovs. Two miles. St. lb. Bt. lb Bobrikolf ... 9 C Roosevelt ... 013 Midnight Sun 813 Ogier Gl3 Masterpiece... 811 Lady Moutoa Gl2 Goldfimler ... 8 9 -Imagination... Gl2 Hon Ton 8 0 Stevedore G 12 Vice-Admiral 8 6 St. Francis ... Gl2 Bon Itevo 8 G Julian 6 11 Bronze 8 5 Ceylon G 10 Bleriot 8 4 Gapon G 9 La lleina 8 3 Arom G !) Labour Day... 8 2 Monorail G 9 Undccidcd ... 8 3 Sir Daniel ... G 9 Domino 8 1 Mangaroa ... G 9 Sir Solo 8 1 Immer G 9 Mira 8 1 Sauci G 9 Soldiers' Multifid geld. G 9 Chorus 8 0 Bonny 80y... G 8 Cheddar 8 0 Invader G 8 Haskayno ... 8 0 Mnrtel G 8 Emperador ... 8 0 Birltful • G 8 Byron 7 12 Brown Trout G 7 King Mark ... 7 11 Waikeha.u ... C 7 Fort William 710 Braeburn ... G 7 . Quarantiuo ... 7 9 Gold Cup ... G 7 I'otoa 7 9 Mere G 7 Expect 7 8 Yankee Bulletin 7 7 Doodlo G 7 Tlirax 7 7 Lady Marcia G 7 v Son : to 7 7 Tiwari G 7 Tannliauser... 7 G Corrio G 7 Kopu 7 G 'liiiibombi ... G 7 Sinapis 7 5 Aviator G 7 Multiply 7 5 Arohakau ... G 7 Peroneal 7 5 Sir Moseley... G 7 Mowbray .... 7 5 Bodenhnm ... G 7 Passadena ... 7 4 Guiding Way G 7 Sea Pink ...... 7 3 Anguish G 7 Rinaldo 7 3 The Summit G 7 Oherubini ... 7 1 Bon Rain G 7 Salzburg ... 7 0 Soniniform ... 6 7 Royal Arms... G' 13

FULHAM PARK PLATE.

By Telegraph—Press Association—OopjTlglii Adelaide, August 18. The race for tlie Fulham Park Plate resultedßlague, li Achermau, '2; Übkasta, 3. Twenty-eight started; won in a cantor, by four lengths.

FRANK WOOTTON'S WINS'

London, August 17 Frank Wootton rodo eight consecutive winners last week.

lET Glbxcov.l Now that tho "National" meeting Is' over, there will be a lull in racing until next month, w'hen tho flat season opens with tho Marton meeting. This meeting takes placo on September 3. Nominations received aw very satisfactory, and tllie big handicap and open sprint rnco contain tho names of 6everal well-performed horses. The' Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club Steeplechase pieeting will bq held on tho Wanganui Racecourse on Saturday next, Weights for tho Marton meeting are duo on Friday next. At ltosehill on Saturday, August 9, C. Emerson won tho principal handicap on Mr. Allen's Sequarious. '

A writer in the Sydney "Referee" remarks that tho New Zealander, Empcrador, has a deal of pace, but his trainer, It.' J. Mason, does not favour his Epsom chance with Sst. Gib. .However (adds the writer), I noticed Emperador doing better than Woolcrina in a six-furlongs gallop a couple of days before tho latter ran third at Warwick I'arin.

It is stated that the Metropolitan Handicap , favourite, Perdita, will bo ridden by 0. Emerson. This mare is an inmaU of li. O'Connor's stables at Randwick.

A well-known retired Civil Servant in Wellington had twenty pounds on Parky when'ho won tho Winter Cup and paid such a remunerative dividend. He conceived a liking for tho big cliestnut gelding after seeing him finish in a race at Otaki, and stuck to his opinion till the day of the Riccarton race. Incidentally it may bo mentioned that it was tho same finishing effort that caused his owner to nominate him for tho Winter Oup. Tho Sylvia Park gelding was bred by Mr. P. Bond, of- Patea, and was sold at tho Waikanao sale to Mr. R. T. Turnbull. Ho was not raced as a two-yew-old because he was growing too fast, audi a similar course was adopted with him during the following year, when ho was gelded. Mr. R. T. Turnbull then gave ifp racing, and presented him and Laius to Jos. Prosser, but tho latter insisted on paying for Parky as ho declared that lie would "come good ' some day, and so lie certainly lias. Mr. Turnbull only arrived bank from Papeete on Friday last, and he was naturally very pleased to hoar of tho success achieved by Parky, the more particularly as lie had selected him to purchase as a year-

ling. , ' The projected (rip to Randwiek with Tho Native and Fireworks is not likely to happen.. The former is back in his box at Porirua, little the worse for his "National" races, but his companion is very sore, ami is to be sent homo to Levin for an extended spell;

Mr. E; J. Watt gave 102Jgns. for th« steeplechaser Paymaster, by Duke of Portland from Torment, in Melbourne r©' cently.

Tho famous sire, Desmond, whoso death was cabled recently, dropped dead in his box at his owner's (Lord Dunraven) stud. Death was really due to enlargement of tho heart. Although ho was .insured for .£IO,OOO, his death will bo a severe, loss to his owner and tho English breeders generally. Desmond was a great stud success. iii ten years his progeny won 3.1* • rac<?s, worth .£138,277, and at the tin l © of his death was at tho head of this season's winning sires' list in England with <£17,EG9 10s. After steering Gaston BocaTd to victory in the Arlington • Plate at Salisbury (Eng.) last month, W. Smyt'he, one of It. Wootfcon's apprentices, was called before the stewards to answer a charge of crossing. In addition to tho lrorso being disqualified, Smyth was fined .£25 and suspended for tlio remainder of tho meeting. Tho steeplechaser Parifcutu has run his last race, and is now to go into retirement at New Plymouth. The aged eon of Oastor has clearly earned his rest, and Crown Pearl, who is very liko Paritut'ui in every way, should l>o able later on to take his place in tho big jumping events. Now that Mr. T. 11. Lowry lias arrived home, it may be expected that P. Davis will shortly, 'make' q movo towards Handwick with" Soltano, who, on present appearances, will be tho Kile representative of tho Dominion in the A.J.C. Derby. At tlio present t.imo the Soult colt is at a good price for that event, but his apperance at Randwick will doubtless havo tho effect of causing him to harden in" tho market, and before tho day arrives wo may expect- to find him disputing favour, itis'm with Andelosia., Tho latter deadheated in a race at Caulficld on August 2 with the Oriueoolt, Averse, to wlioin ha was conceding a year and Gib.