THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1922, 3 December 1913, Page 11

THE TURF.

«- NOTES AND COMMENTS. , fßr Gle.ncoe,] Acceptances for the Woodville meeting, to be hcld'on Wednesday and Thursday of next week., close this evening. On Friday next nominations close for the Wairarapa Baaing Club's Summer Meeting. Nominations for tlie Manawatu Basing Club's Summer Meeting close at 10 o'clock to-morrow night. Up till 9 o'clock this evening, Secretary A. Coleman, of the Stratford facing Club, will receive nominations for tho annual race mooting, to be. held on January 1 and 2. Tho club is giving IH6OO m stakes for the two days' racing, and tho programme is well'worthy of the attention of owners. It should be noted that the Stratford Telegraph Office closes at 8 p.m. The news that "Mr. Higltdcit" has purchased Expect did not come altogether as a surprise. Trainer Geo. Price has for a considerable time east longing eyes on the sun of Advance, and as far back as May he priced tha bay horse. Expect has generally been much above himself vrhen he has'rnced, and the opinion has been freely expressed that he could win a good handicap if tightened up. • It will bo interesting to see bow Price-fares with his new charge. Acceptances for the. Auckland Cup and Railway Handicap, and forfeits for tho G.N. Foal Stakes, G.N. Derby, and Nineteenth Koyal Stakes, together' with f " e ™' entries in connection with tho A.K.G. Summer Meeting, close on Friday next at 9 p.m. The success of Ermcngnrdc in the I' eliding Stakes on Saturday came after a long run of failures. Two seasons ago she was one of tho smartest two-year-olds in the Dominion, five races being credited to her, but she raced through last season without winning a ■ ace. She is by Charlemagne 11, and, liico most of Ins progeny, she- is weil endowed with pace. Her dam, Watershoot, by Koyal Artillery-Nenuphar, by Apremont—Watorsprite, is now in Mr. Sol Green's Shipley stud, in Victoria, haying been purchased, together with a filly foal by Charlemagne 11, for <oO guineas, at the Eldorslio clearing sale last, year, 'Ermcngardo seems to have inherited tho paco of her dam, but lias moro stamina. Watershed was a phenomenally fast mare, but she used to stop to nothing towards-the end of herraces. bho won several times, but never succeeded in any important handi-

„-nM • Tr< \ a l tha ' n Eilrain is moving along ol on ho tracks. Mr. Riddiford't liorso is to bo nominated at the Manawatu and Wairarapa meetings, and will Itifl y wn at . both P li,ois - Tll ° Birkenhead filly Miraculous will also do tho same trip. Secretary J M. Johnston, of tl.o Manawatu Racing Club, is alive to the importance of getting tl la club's patrons noil catered for by the Railway bepartment, and already ho has completed ar . raiigements for a special fast train to rim to Wellington each evening at the close of the Summer Meeting; Last ..year local sportsmen loft Awapmu at u.dO p.m and wore landed in Wellington by 10 p.m. This was a boon muck appreciated. n Y° ™ comos froln Messrs. W. B. and u h. lhompson's stud, near Scone Australia, that Wigelmar, the dan of Brragoon has produced a colt foal this season to tho imported horse Downshift. Jho latter, who, is by Ayrshire fron •Scaclown, by Orviote - from New Zealand by tsouomy from Australia, bv Hermit was imported to New Zealand in 19fjy! and was purchased two vears two b" Messrs. Thompson Bros. ■Dump' hi : = short sojourn in Maorilaiid, Dowiishir.* sired Downham, who, during the current season, won a couple, of races fo? Ins owner Mr. E. J. Wntt, and which included tho Welcome Stakes, worth 1000 sovs., at tho Canterbury Jock.')' Club e Spring Meeting. Ono of tho most prominent failures al tho Foilding mooting was The Rovi. Supported on both days, the little feilow ran third on tho first dav, but instead of tho run doing him* good, li seems to have knocked him out completely. After showing up well for u milo on Monday, lib Btartod to go back, and was nearly a furlong behind tinj winning horse wlion tho post was reached. The Rover lias an engagement vj tho big handicap at Woodville next week, but in tlio light of liis failure at Feilding ho may not bo required to fulfil liis Woodville engagements. Goldeiimoro, by Gold Reef from Kilmoroy (dam of Moreykoff), won the l-1.l hands handicap at Kensington, Now South Wales on November 15. Postillion's win in tlio Orottn. Stakes at Foilding has earned him a penalty of 31b. in tho Railway Handicap, at Elkjslie. This will make his weight B:it. 81b., or within 31b. of Soltano. Tho lastnamed is_ already at a short price, coupled with tho favourite selections for tho Cup. It seems fairly certain that Quarantine will fulfil his engagement in tho Auckland Cup. Too much reliance must not bo placed on the brown gelding failures at Riccarton, for ho was probably hurried along too much in his preparation. Ho may bo right by the end of the month, though oneo a horso starts ou tho downward grade a good spell is usually required to freshen up again.

Soultorin, wlio cost 11. Conlon 970 guineas, in New Zealand Inst JOcrcmher, was having her first, run in Australia, in a mile and a quarter hiimiicap at tho Hosoliill meeting on Xovcmlior 15. After showing pane for over a mile she diet! away at the end. The New Zealand-bred colt, J'anlhMn. won the principal raco at n meeting at Batlmrst, N.S.W., last month. He .5 by Charlemagne. If from Elysium (Sies*niak—Faraway). A few years buck Elysium carried the colours of the late Itr. (i. 0. Stead, and on retiring from racing the Stcpniak maro went to the 151'Jerslio stud.

AUSTRALIAN TURF.

By.Telegraph--Press Association—Copyright V Sydney, December 2. For thejVillicrs Stakes, Giga-ndra is top weight with lOst. 41h.; Wild West lias been allotted 7st. 101b. _ For the Summer Cup, Positiatus is top weight with Dst. 91b.