THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1991, 23 February 1914, Page 3

THE TURF.

RACING AT CAULFIELB.

FUTURITY STAKES, BRATTLE WINS IN FAST TXMft By TeleeTaph-Pr«!a Aeet)c!fltionH3oEyriir.W (Rec. February 22, 5.5-p.m.) Melbourne,' February 21. At Caulfield to-day the Victorian. Amateur Turf Club's meeting was brought to a closo. Principal events resulted as follow:— ALMA STAKES, of 300 soys. A . handicap for ' two-yoar-fllds. Sis . furlongs. ' * . Mr. S. Miller's br. e. Eahfisft, by Mousqueton—Aore*a , ,-., 1 Mr. H. M. Loucops 2 Hon. A. Wynne's Van 8icne.......... 3 Fourteen started. It was nil esoiting finish. Eaheea won. by a head from Leucops, who was a length and a half in front of Van Bieae. Time, linin. 15lsec. SEVENTEENTH CAUt-FIEKD FHTDIIITY STAKES, of 2500 sots. Weight, for age, with penalties ani allowances. Seven furlongs. Messrs. H., Bolton mjel W. Booth's • blk. f. Brattle, by Malster— Astron, 3yrs , .....' 1 Hon. A. Wynne's Cider ..».„' 2 Mr. B. Chaffey's Rathlea f Mr. J. P. Cox'a Royal Laddie f tDead .heat for third place. Fourteen started, JMcludin.g BtfladAs soon as t!ie field was faitly, good, Brattle took charge, and was not-afterwards headed. After a splendid finish, she won by a neck from Cider, the dead-heaters being a lengtii and a quarter further away. Time, lmin. 28sec. ■HAWKSBURN HANDICAP, of 2aO sovs. Sis furlongs. Mr. J. White's b. h. Gold Brevf, . 6y Malster—DiffidentG, 4jtb. ... 1 Mr. Math's Averse (imp.) «... 2 Mr. A. Clarence's Oweeaee ......... 3 Twenty-one started, Won by half a length, with three-quarters <rf a length between secofid and third. Time, lmin. 14Jsec. WARWICK FARM RACES. (Rec. February 22 3 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, Februjity SL At the Warwick-Farm raeei to-day the following was the result ef the ;— JUMPERS' FLAT RACE, One mile. Mr. A. Mitchell's h, g. fisjah, b.Vi St. Flames, aged 1 Mr. E. Lawler's Flftating 2 Mr.. J. Price's Grafiel 3 • Ten started. Won by a length and ■a half, with three lengths between second and third. Time", Ifiiin. 46Jscc.

DUNEDIN J.C. MEEfING.

. LAST DAY'S RAGES. SPECTALFOEM WINS HANDICAP. (By Klegraph.-Pm's Association.) Dune.tJln.i February 21. , The Dunedin Jocke.y Club's races concluded to-day in splendid weather. The totalisator investments were £26.022, •as against £23,196 last year, and the total for the meetiijg was £67,402 ■as compared with £54,349 in 1913. Results: — OWHJRO HURDLE HANDICAP, e.f 115 sovs. One aileaud a.nali. 3 Mr. J. F. Lanonis's c, rix: Pure .Gold, by Gold Lenf— A-wapuhi, aged, 9st. 41b: (earried 9st! 81b.) (W. M. Jan-is)" 1 6 Mr. H: Kingan'e Silver monarch, 9st (N. Campbell) 2 2 Mr. G. .N. M'Lean's Kingswav,. list. lib. <C. Gray) 3 ■ Also started: 1 Sunbeam, 9st, <3ib.; 4 Jack Ashore, lOsfe 111b,; 7 Optician, 9st. 41b.; 5 Tommy, 9st, Time, 2min. 52see, ■ . . . FLYING HANDICAP, of 200 sovi ■ ,■■■. . Six furlongs, , 2 Mr. A. Harris's b. g. Aitcar, by ■ Birkenhead—Tferaeraife, Syrs., .. Bst. 51b. (H. &■&}■) 1 1 Mr. J. R. Hart's Chtfaio, 8«t. Sib.' (R. Berry) $ 4 Sir Geo. Clifford's BHar Patch, Cst, 121b 3 Also started: 3 : MoUnt- VittoHa, 7st. 71b.; 5 Icilma, 7st.. l^lb.; 6 Baritone, 6st. 71b. ■ Baritone broke awoy before the start and delayed the dispa-tcli by gallops-iiE 'a circuit. Icilma Rot tie advantage of the start and led Chudic by a couple of lengths paafc the fivcJurionc post, Altcar runninE- third. Ciindic joined Icilma at the: fax iiirn,- tbo pair running three lengths in front- of Altcar, who was fully three lengths in front of Briar Patch. Chutlie landed in , the straight a couftte of length's clear of. Icilma, and at the distance Altcar was almost on terms with this leader. In the run home, howfever, this latter .won nicely by three-parts of a length. Briar Patch was a length and a half away third. Time, Iftjin. 15 l-ss£e. WAREINGTON HANDICAP, of 100 "sovs. Six InrloJigs. 5 Mr. Harvey . Patte.rsen's b. g. Silver Shield:, by Menschikoff—Beeky Sharp, 9st. 41b. <W. Scobie) 1, 3 Mr. D. IT. Roberta's Sleßan, »st, 81b. (B. Deeley) 2 7- Mr. S. B. M'lntyre'e Bullsr, ,Bst. 31b ....,., (A. M'Kay) 3 Also started: 2 John. BarkycoFit, 9st. lib.; 1 Miss Koimar, Bst. 121b.': (s Floriliue, Bst. 91b.; 8 Bridcftfoajri, Bst,; .4 Afton Loch, Bst.; 9 Jacobite, Bst.

Jacobite was left at the start, and at tho end of a furlong Aftort had drawn out from <fobn Barleycorn awl Miss.Kolmar. Going round the far turn Afton Loch was running a length in frent of Miss Koljnar, John Bftrleyccrn, and Bridegroom. This horse, was first into the straight, but ; hore Silver Shield took .charce, and eeihg on, wenh.V a lonp; neck from Slpeaii, who beat Builer by half a lencth. Time, Imin. ITsec. DUNEDIN J.C. HANDI-CAJ, of 500 sovs. One mils and a <jUartcr. 1 Mr. J. H. Prosser's c. in. Special* form, , by Boniform— Sfenal, 4yrs., Sst. -lib. (B. Love) 1 3 Mr. N. ]3ennitißteii's Ga.pon, Tst. 131b (H. Gray) 2 2'Mr. J. F. Buchanan's Thrax, Sst. 31b. 3 Also started: 4 Glenfinnan, 7st. Gib.; 7 Ogier, 7st. 21b.; 6 Troon-, 7st. j 5 The Cornet, 6st. 131b. Thr'ax was the smartest out from tlio barrier, but was joined by Qgicr before reachniß the first turn. Going to the mile post the order was: Ogtof, Troan f and Thrax, whilst GlenJinnan had rtiovod up, closely, attended-by The Oornnt, vfith Gapon and Troon bringing up the rear of a close-running field. Gtenfiniuin was showing out from Tsid Cornet and Gfticf as they ran alone thfe back, tho trio ■ then lying a couple of lengths in ffeuS o! Specialform andlTirax. TuFnjng'%ito tho straicht The Cornet and; Glcrfimmi-i were running at the lioai of tho ftekl, but in tho run home Specaalforui went | to tho front and, stallins off Ghpo-n, i won by over a length. Ilifas wiih three lcneths away third, after puttiir-fi in a good run. Time, 2min. 8 4»ssec. HOPEFUL HANDICAP, of 150 sovb. For two-year-oldl. 3?ivo furlongs. 1 Mr. J. B. Reid's <5, f. Angclinn, by Downshire—Angete. Bst. lllb> {.IP. E. .fanes) I 3 Sir Geo. Clifford's Wise Bird, 7st. 61b ; ; (B, Doeley) 8 U Mr. G. L. Stead's Brocade, 9st. . . (H. Gray) 3

Also started: 4 Rtmatania, 7st. 21b.; | 5 Atheldana, Sst.'Tlb. ' j Angelina was first ont after an ex- j eelleut start, but Wise Bird had taken j cnamo at:the far turn. Approaching j the straight Angelina'moved tip tfl AViso j Bird, the pair running just in front of j Brocade aiid Atheldana. Angelina and Wise Bsrd were together as heads were straightened for home, and 1 in a gooff finish the former tent Wise Bird, by a neck. Breoade was close on j three lengths away third. Time, lmiu. 3 l-ssec. ABBOTS]? ORD WELTER HANDICAP, i of ■150 sovs. Seven furlongs. 2 Sir. J. Snooks's b,,g.Gl«io«l, by ■ Gleitapp—Btooklyii mare. 4vrsl, j Bst, 211> (H. Gray) 1 3 Mr. A. S B, Armour's B,nsso,- 7st. • ■ ■13Jb, .-. (A. B> Wiismi) 2 4 Mr. 3. Yf. Skinner's Fender, 7st. 7lb :.,.k,,........... (A.'Reed) 3 : Also started; 6 Parable, Set. 1.01b.:: 5 Czar KoloJral, Bst. Sib.; Roiigahere, 7st. 711).; Gregory, 7st. 7lb. ' fear Koloirol was unable to start,, being lame, and was brought back to theenclosure, after going to tlie post. The field got away to a- fain start, Bengahero being., the first to break tho Biic. Fender and Gregory, however, took charge before reaching tie sis-furlong' post, and were running two ■ lengths in front of- Russg as '.they ■ reached the far. turn. Bwsso commenced to move* up "as"they breasted the hill while parable had then' dropped right ba-ek.' TuMiiajJ into -the straight Kusso made a for«ard move, but, in the mn horpe, Glenowl . ran to the front, and going on, won nicely by a lenjjth and a half from Busso, who heat Fender by over a length. Time, ■ Itnin. ■ SOsec.'' WAIHOLA HANDICAP, of 100 s&vs. : Six • furlongs. 2 Mr, 3. ft. Hart's b. r> Sveaborg. by Finland-—Novoe Vremya, 4 yrs., 16st, 41b. ... (B. §e#ley) 1 6 Mr. W, Gardiner, juu.'s Jolm Barleycorn, &t. lUb. (J. O'Brien) 2 4 Mr. R. M'Donald's, b. g. Kazan, 9at. atb. .- {Donovan) 3 Also started; I Sir Brigid, Bst. 41b.; 6My Glove, Bst. %\h-. ; 3 .lodith, 7st. 131b.; 7 Lady, Query. 7st. 71b.: 8 Summertiftie, 7st. 2tb. Kazan aad Lady (juefy *ere slow to ■begin, and John Barleycorn, Sveaborg, Judith, and Sir Brigid were. lunninfi'in line ih the first furfojig s tat Sveaborg was in charge raining reund the far turn from John Barloycorji antf Sir Brigid. Sveaborg and John Bafleyeorn were first into the straight, and in the rtin tone Svoabofa. won easily by. avoirtwo lengths from Judith. Jelin Barleycr.rn was tjirea .lengths away, just beating -Kazan'by. a bead. Berry, tho rider of Judith, was wiabUTto draw the weight, a&cl John Bsrle.veorn' was placed second and Kazau.third. Time, Imin. IT 2-ssec. WINGATUI HANDICAP, of. 150 '.sovg. Seven hirloiua. 2 Mr. P. DmMielian's b. g. Merton, by Mefriwee-rßose Seaton, 4 • ' yrs.,.7st. 13lb. ... (F,"-B.'Jones) 1 .8 Mr. H. A, Knight's Joan, fot, 916. . {carried 6st. Ulh.} ..: (A, Reed) 2 8 Sir Geo. Clifford's Veritas, 7st. 816. ■ (B, Deeley) 3' Also startedf'.l Gnome, 9st, 61b.; 4' Aphaoa, 7s-t. Sib,; 5 Q.uirittus, 6st, 7Hj. . Merton led Joan past the six-furlane ■ post,"Voritas lying third in a. clwse'nmiiHfs; field. Racing round the fair turn Morten : was two lengths in front of Joan, Veritas a length «way-tMrd, ami Joan was first into the straight; but'in tise run .home Merton won by a short necic from Joan, who beat V«ritas by ■ three lengths. Time, Imin. 3Oscft. K.OTES ON,'THE EACiNGf. - ■ (By O?elcgtat)Ti.—Speqiai noportdr.i DunQlltn,,; February 21. Mr. D, Rutherford Started: Sunbeam in prcfcreßco to Daylight Bill, in the Hurdles, and him favourite-. .Ipingsway -wast tbe next best '■backed,- with .Pnre : Gold third- choice. At the jump-off Kingsway made tho ploy, but Silver Monarch soon Tan- into "tile .lead. Entering on the- last halfmile Pure Gold ran to the' front, and she won anyhow. Kingswsty stopped badly, and Jack Ashore bumped his rider off, Sunbeam jumped very badly, and never looked like a winner.

The JBlying Handicap was a ' great . betting ©vent,' tho first five runners "being'evenly backed. Clutdic had the ■call, jmsl tlien caftie Altear, with no dif» foreii.ee between Mouilt Victoria, Briar Patch* and IciJnra. At , the biirrier, .Baritone-.bolted 'once reuu4, and when the tapes went up, leilma riished off in front, Ghudic soon van past' him> I'jswm'er, awl was first into th.o straight. When they wore headed fw home, Gray brought Altcar along, and, in the finish, ke won by half. a length. ' Briar Patch was third, ttfo lengths away, after galloping- unkiiitllj' in the fifst part of the race. • ■ •Mm Barleycorn and . Miss Kelmar were the favourites in tbo Warringta-i Handicap, with' the consistent Silver Shield neglected; At.-tbo start. John Barleycorn, Miss Kolmaf, Silver Shield,, and Slogan hopped onjt together, Af■tan Loeli was first into ilie straight, blii sli-e tired batfly, and Silver 'Shield, coining on, won easily. Slogan was ridden right out, awl just beat Builer. with Miss- Kelmiifc (tvlm get- stopped: badly) in fourth place. . • / ■ Spocialfdrni, a very hot favourite, had a "bit to suriro at "the' finish of th© big' race. Glenfinuan made the runniag from The- Cornet, with Gapon whipping the field till tlio straight was entered." Speoralfofm took eommaml as they ran up the hill, and won-nicely. Gapon pot within a' length of her at the i-in-•xslt. with Thrrix third.' The,B,n-Wiisl-ure filly, Angelina, scored a narrow victory in tho Hopeful Handicap from Wise Sird, wlio ran much better to-ttay. but again- hung a 10-t. An* gtlina cnuld not go with her and Brocade in tJio first parf; but the Cljokeboro filly ran so wido that, Angelina got up on,the fence, and, keeping her. position, won. lay ft Ticefc. after it close- .fin*. ish.' Brocade Was a poor M-itrd.. H. Gray wa,s en another r win-ner—Gl-snowl—in the Welter, when ]jo secured a lucky. opening on t'hr rails,. and drove the bay herse home. .Rongahere, with Peeley in the saddle, was tho absolute favourite, but Tic scenied to have .lightened up and, after having every chance to score, lie was beaten into .fourth place. Fender > and Gregory ma<Jo-the'running to the taru, wbero R-sisso ran to tlio front Wi-fi 1-eafiers t-heai swung out, and Olen-<tu-I got up on tho. fence Hii-d «m\ easily. Fender was a head! nway. . Despite bis impost ef lOst. 41b., S-vea-.bofg \fas heavily backed in tho Waihola Ha.mlicap., and he just canteml in, after being in the lead the whole way. Judith was a b.ead in front of J<ilm Barleycorn- The wmnqf's performanceiifiarty equalled that of-Effort, who wok Uiree hack races at this meeting a few years back. The - AshM-rton-t-fained aiiitis){ Was received Kfth cheers ; as no came, buck to the paddock, . R-. Iterry, rider af Judith, foiled •to draw the weight, o.ik! second money w-siit to .Tobti Baricycorft. i Giioiite <H. Gray) and 3'lerton (F. E. j Jones),-niaitomrfised the attention of hackers in the concluding <!Ye«t,. and beth carried over £11)00 on the mnuliliio. The former got galloped 0111 bntlly oil Thursday, and he was v-.'sy sofo to-day. Jlcrtoiy won after an interesting Bi-rng-gie with Jtoa-m vhifo Vwj-t'tis was in third plaee, and Quojiio ltd bp-af.cn off, ,

TRACK FORM. <B.y I\>lkMD.li.—Proas Assooiatloii.l Wartgan-til, .February 22. Tlmi wentlier' was fine on Saturday mcrt-mflg iiihl the track in capital order, lmt tJift niajority of tbo horses vrerp .restricted to liglii. work. Tlih Cup ciit<lirlati3, Sir Sqlo, was tho first to sti'tp, awl ho ,\yas sent onco ttmiid at a strong gallop, finisfeiiig tip.liis task .pleasingly.

Gigtsy Belle finished a long way ahead of Memphis over a fast half mile. • The best galiop odthc.inorttlng.w-tis that put up by Stepney. Accompanied by I:\iviova, Stepney sot a flying start from the post, ami after hanging together for seine time Stepney drew away from bis stable mate and linjshed half a length in. front. : flic time for the journey ivas 49sec. ' Afaako Wont twice round at\ii sound jwco, Allegation and Brunswick ran live furlongs, the former being; sis iQiieths ahead, iii lmi». 4.sw. Canute and' Srjttafti Deal wont own round slowly, then picked up Tiresome over another circuit, the last six furlongs oecujs,y».tfi hiiin. 19s>ec., the .Cup favourite being two lengths behind the other pair, ;■ Areata and Sweet Van ran five, hirbnjjs mlmiii. 4sec., Empor'ador and Rencentro taking a second less over the same journey, gt" t-Jato boat Buroco ■easily. over the Inw* dies. Historiette, Otahti, His Eminence, Bingform, and several others did use* fnl work, Banddfa did long slow work.

NOTES ANB COMMENTS,

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Owners should note that there" vs a fiiial payment to be made for tho Wαngftnui Cup to-night. Nominations for-the- .Rtngit-tkei Racing Gltib's meeting close ' to-morrow evening. • Q. Price leaves Awapiint for Wanganuj this miensiag. His team will include; .Brojize, Espect, Ermengarde, Bertradaj aiid. the two-year-old, La forita.' Expect has niad.e a good reeovery from the accident he ihefc, with at TVentham 1-o.s-t month, ajtd, unless eoaething unforeseen hapiJens, he will bea runner i« the Stewards'' Handicap : at Wanganui on Thursday. Heather, though still,,showing signs of soteness, has been working on the Awap-um tracks during ,ihg, week and is among tho acceptors for tho Flying Handicap on the first day of. the AVanganui Jockey Clubls meeting. P. Davis went through, to Wanganui oft Saturday with those ;«f Mr.-T, H, Lowry's horses thataro «Jigaged at the Cup meeting. .The Gtip candidate, Marshal M'lDouald, has befcn doittg good teack work at GTeenmeadows recently and some, who have seen him striding along m the nrorn'mg-s. predict that- he- will ruii. well in whatflyor races- ho starts The three-yeaf-old is. however, ..jtffiortisd io looking just a triflts 'butly, and it may be that it will take a race 'or two to sharpen him up. fire crack horseman, / %.. Oiivw, has boon, askod te guide .sdiiio trotters in their races at Wanganui' nest Fifday and Sfo-wdayi and has accepted the eagagements. He will tlinB f 6e'3te.pt b«sy on the four days ..(racing, -and trotting) at AVaiiganui, and witt then go honib to Awaouni to fulfil 'further engagenrents at the -Majyawiitii Trstting Club's meeting. If ' Oliver decides to go ein with the business of Tiding and driving trfrtkrs his services Are Tifcsly to be in k-een demShtt at ■'the big meet- ; fligS .in • tho south', . "■" ■ ' ' Iharo was a big commission ift Wellington ;,on Saturday for John . Barleycorn, but tho bookmakers j-eJascd jo take most of the .mpiic;}' ■' and were jio. doubt a trifle disappofeted . wls&tt the result came through- that the -horse had been beaten.. Money .-offered fof John Barleycorn again in his scmnil •'start, and on this occasion the boofrmaters accomnioiated softio backers.. There was . joy in the camp of. the raetallid-ians when the wires a-unounc-ed that the hersfe had. only managed to gftin third place, but when a later tclegraniiai»wn(Hce.d ; :.tlvat.owmg to as irregulartty, "the- second liorSo had be«» disq'iialifLcd, the bookmakers were again disapfoi-nted. The annual sate tii the.-Bushy l?a.r!< j'CatHns;s. taUes pia-fc© hv.'Waijganut.nt 10 ti'eiook ijext Friday njo-rning'. Tho .lots to be offefed are as follow i-'-Brow-h filly by Sigma-—Ojfiah.a ; browft filly hy Signor—Oarissima.', brawn,.filly Jry Sialic r—Simonfo; bay ■ colt- by ■ Sifcii-oi — Helen X'ertbii-cl , ;-.bVo.wn $4lt by. Sigiwr •— Polycaste ; and chestnut, co.lt % Bei xpnian—St. Evan-KeLihe. Full particM- : lars of tho pedtgre.es will .be'found in tho catalogues,', svhich ntay lie obtained from Messrs. -Willia-nis aiid Eottlej'Na•fiier, from Messrs. F. 11. Jacksoii and Co.i Wangaisni, or from this office* Tlios«. elio see-the yearli-nfis-will admit that they are the eq ; ual of, if net superior, to atty lots J;et .offfered at auction in New Zealand. .In addition they aro- bred' on-most -atttsctivc>lj)jes and thorojighly rep.r«seijtat.iv.e of 'the best families in Australasia. A. Sbfcrtrsby leave Awapuni f&f Wauganui, probably to«di)..y or to'iliprVow. Byron and JSfolshfa', both in liis stable, are ufflons tho accepters for the first day's events at the- Oirp mcetins eoitvuicneiiig mi Thursday next. Brattle) who .won tli-o Futurity Stakes at Cnulfeld en StttUfday, iteM an uiib&aten record as a , t-ffe-year-oM. Though sbo only started tfriee last season, she defeated big fields on each otcasieiij and in Iwth races she was favottrite. ■■ ■■ ..--..- ... — The time, reKistered by Brattle in the Caujfield I*aturity Stakes, on Saturday, stood as a record fiir tlio ra-ee as recently as 1909, but suico" then it' has been bsUofed. on three -occasiens. ■ ' A Press' Asf-e-ciatiou -njc-ssago fram \yajisflhui states .thai , , §sjot has been iihaitdicaiipcd for the Waitganui Cup. His weight is now ?St. 121b.

1 ANSWER. TO'CORRESPONDENT. "Arßument"-—tonatcs' won the Stewards' Handicap .at . ])iccarton once only. '■"..■