THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1957, 14 January 1914, Page 3

THE TURF.

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niiglit ■imngiiic'tlibre'is"something in the ■ ■ .Racing Rpadoi ; ;" to'^x;- , call ■ the : .past*.iwrforniaiicos 'off tho' ; two tliroptycar-oldsi-iV-Merrieij' started. uißO ; ;..tinios ; ;as>|a-:-two-yb'ar-o]d and .was nove'r out iirstin .■|tTV , o , 'of-.jlif , von :■■; prizo jnonoj;' r ill,the pro-' ' seiit'fiscasoii'flslioxnnrfsj'cond: .'Mcrrwco'fin)»tli^,3V™idalo',Cup"',ca!T.v'inji' Royal' Arms ;T»t^'m^aiKl^Cp.lojjq|^Smilt,v: i 7st^;n Hcr':b ; cstYpi>tfoVns'a'iib^ iii tliK\yqndalo jS(e)ce's",pfljyiot'pry' in tlie ~'■'-. a' . io-(:art-o]!^tt,;^yjiJßs;iyb^uitera;kit,.ofsofim-: me : fol-' f'lnile ?aiid:"ai::' | f lied ': : - , losS!)st;?lll)s'«feHroiiKo':*:g s i:if : l3lh;-; i ?* :;' ;: Perbiipal;t.Bst;>,9ll).; iJloriot;- 1 Bst.-,'. ?:9tl>: :".So!thiioS7st^,;il!b;;.... Bonny V 'V&HcfcnV 7st..Glb/';'.ltninci>7st.' Olb.. i'*< <?. ''sSf^Wi t^'i'V 4,-s.i-^. SV I":'-.t. W;f s-S;:*G: ; -f!,STKAD iviEMORJAT/CrP, -~ Weiglit'i'or. age."-. One••., rjmilp' and "a quiirier.—Warstep,'" 7st.' : : 1; .3forrio'fHqoV-7st':^7ll).','s ; r'-2 ;S : -'' v!,;3Jo]iny'.Ho!cn;,irst-%7ll); ) f : ;3as :i : , AlsoJ. : -' K'<lor,%:9st.^?B6'ii-y)rcvc;'#Bst';Wlllb'W ? *. EMartiuß: ; .©!?■, i; ; .-«>;; ; %ss£ -*'ff "s).;;■ssss■■ #<.Tlia>'fai't■tliatf ! Merrio'Boc [iiiisnb'd'last iri; the-Great-Nortlieni'Derbyyoii; Janu:.ar.vil cannbt- : i)e.;tal;oii 'into co'iisidpratinii when :frainiiig i .- , a..li.iii'diear>.:--.Her form ijrthat ; eveirO-;\yas-;bbyiousl iv:'not-]ier..tr-i]c-lorm -gSii?;-Srsift'^;-|';i;.j: : : • :5%..:.iv s> f- -. ■ ;■■ ■^JlarslmUAliDpiiakllstwtiKl^onitwelve-'.ocMsioiis:ns.,'ir..hvbivoar;oW,nnd.wmi-'a. }so itaryi race' ; Stakes .-.-at J!-l!erslie)g'wliicliwwas|Cv,rrtli;.v but --!)o sovs,-'ito:- siiiiwhioli' lie beat no hqr'so';pt>cliisis.-.:<Tliis:is-i!is onlv victoryt lo ;..date.^■ ]•lis'- : ,cff6rte";.tliis' sca-Eon,iiicl:idesa!ritnijiki-e<l porforniance in the '-Normanby .Ilandirap.'.of. 130 sov;, soyeiri'iiriqiigs. (practically V frack- race)', at,. thp ■.lillnrslioi spring:mofitiiig;-. his .unplaced purfonuancif. iii'..tho /...Auckland Cup, his third in tiie. ; Sa!isiViiry":Wutlor, saiiiß'i-i'iHCPtinp:!.- aiul liis'tliiixlJinfthejGr'c.fiKNortJiei-noDc'rby.; ; l!icse are biu'i'tffjwoi-.'lot.wiieii rontras't-' ed with tluiscj'iiiai sttind.itu^tliccrctlit -of M'Donsld ■ 'vas-'liaVslil,y^ir^ate'd ; liandwa])fiei?iip'Vi'no':«-ill;.:('iouht..lifle'r. coni'toa GiipV-.haiidie'nps .given: below:— ; ; '-; \V- ■■/-sA'*-''-\^ : -'-.;'&*■■ ■■'" *"■'■■ :, ..' ■'. : " ■*' :-r - \-> Aiickla nd Jotiti^kiimS&Qv-M^.' 'f-«p- ---< :^m^w:.^-^'^%:^iim:kiis: A4k si. !fo. Sir Solo,-nrelSSa>*/7' lli ! ?>:^^' ; '8"l() Bwi.Touv 5 *fS^,.- : Si.B'"l2 Blfiriot;- : Sea Vwkj,^:i:( .'' 0 Ouarantiao"l«-.\:.vV^*'.»S : 7-'' '!>¥r*sy ! ~7"- 4 Ew-ftl 2 Marshal■M'l)pnald''^i-'6':.'.7y. , 'v V^!'-.7" 6 From t'ho above figures it will bo-seen 'tliat Sir Solo/ '.who won the; Auckland Cup, was set to meet- Marshal M'Do;inld .'(lyho'-did''-not', finish ■ among the first ■nine) oii. lib.: Worse terms. ' Bon Ton, ■'.Royal. Arms, and -l'otoa, ivlio all finished ...well ahead of' Marshal M Donald in the' Auckland Cup',- v.'bro liandienpped tomeet him on- considerably bolter terma ■at Trenthain. A •■•.'more strikinp;"case, liowoveiyis'tliatoi Sen Pink, who,' Rv,b-soqueut-.tq itlii!^Auckland Cup, csri'icil 7st. -71b!..t0 victorv'. in the - Auckland sovs., 'one. milo"-and'-a..-hair,- , , and covered i'lio distaiice'in 2raiiiV'34sec'.-'v In. fnro of that ■perfonnaiice.r.lie'.' wns : ' baiuiicanppd ~to, meet Jlarsiir.l ifDo'iiald at Trbiithaiii on . Sib. ; betteivionus tliaii: when' they ■ met in tho Auckland Cup, -About thp only thing inutile.■.way....ofcliaiidicaj)pii!|j; that j could be more .absurd is tl'.o piatins of | ■Byron; iiiubJlarshal.-M'Donald oil level icrmsi : -§:vfi?.sh~tii;r : :-" ; .'' ■ ''■■.'■''■:' i ■'■ ' . Without'goiiig' fully into. Byron's'performances, jit mfrrht ho just as well to "recall liis'.brilliant victr/ry:ii! 'tho Chain-. .piou'Plato-at Trcnth'am two years ago, liis second :;n tho f>rcat .Kafcter. Handicap at IJiccarton, liis victory in tlie-Au-iumi! Handicapni'Hastings, his -victory in.the Paul Memorial Handicap at NewPlymouth, with Bsf. lib. (defeating Lady llenschikoff,-7st. 131b.}, his ..victory in the. Fielding .Cup, when lie carried Bst. j ■ 101b. (defeating, am-mif; others Lord Knnou'ii,,. Cat. 81b., and Lady.;.MeiiEcliikofl', Bst'.'"llb.),' his. rcoent'.victory■ at Carter-' ■ton, etc".';.■;. As ; Lndy MeuscliikoiV . gave Marshal M'Doiiald Gib. and a bontaip;'. in the .Salisbury Welter ! at : -K!loi , sli<s r.last. month, one naturally' 3 v/omlers !io\v the Wellington ; lia.'idieappe'v.".; would :-.'.swvfi. Weighted t.liq mare ~m -tb.o Wellingtoii Cup luul.ehe'-lTcpn .entered.c; lii view.of lier ■del'eats.T.by.-.'H.vrou. v.'iieli';' in ■ receipt ; of,weigh t,.".and ■■■■ hefi, do'foat' : of ■. 3lnrshal -M'ponajd wlieii'"VoiieodiiiK .the latter 1 .%eight;^tlie">'iiHe's'tioiv'iis''i , .nn* interesting : qne".;A^:%.«iß#*3i/'*.i 3 '-;y ; ' <■ S■'■■-'■ ■ ■