THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2003, 10 March 1914, Page 3

THE TURF.

AJ.G. V? EIGHTS, Br Tclturra srh—i'Jftfs right (Hcc. March 9, 9.15 p.m.) ' March 9, The- following sifo the weights for thus Dc-nsastw Handicap, 2000 "bovs., one ' Yoily .Beggar, 9st. 81b. (top); Eoyal Scnt-dt, -Sst". lib,; Jkiulicra. Bst. 121!).; EmpeVfifldr, Sst. 751).; lion 11cv<f. 6sfc, •4.11>. ;:Validr>, -Ssfc. lib.; Beau &nilt, Bst. 11!).; Hiiwkio,-7st. 121b.; Sister Hading, 7st. 51b'. •

Sydney (hip.—Altirod, 9st. 71b. (top); Midntebt Sim. Bst. 101b.; Royal-Scotch, Bst. 7.1h.;' Cue-rub-ini, Sst-. 41b.; Beau fii ult,' 7st. lUb ; Sanitaria. Ist. 101b.; Kiaaldo, 7st. 6Jb.

NOTES ANB C-OSiMMTS.

[Bf QIENCOE.I ■ The Nelson Jockey Club's annual meetJMg will tafos lilaee β-n Wediesday and Thursday. A .good crowd of excursionists were aboard the Pateena ivliich sailed last- overling. The raijoliorses Ostessa, -Mottnt Vifitoria.. and Asche, belongtMg to Mr. H; miitney, also The Groat SloguJ and Monologue were sent over.

Jockeys W. Young, S. Rei3, T. Pritelard, and J. Begbio, whs ■ Jiavo ridtijg engagements at- Nelson to-tnor--row, 'wore- aboa;il the ivhic-h sailed last evening, Young will ri-do Peroneal, Pefonilla, and Atecto. IJoW will be «i lioyal Sleeves and Excite' meut, Pr-itehiiTd will steer Odessa ami Mount VictoTja, and Begbio will bo on Moflo-logue ftwd Tho Great Slogfll. A private telegram received in Wellington records flic- success of Gloy ifi the To Aroha- Cup.

Sitiae his reinstatemont by the A.J.C, C. Emerswi has won two races, H-& Was on Ayr (Siri at tho Wyong meeting and My Bert at. Canterbury Park on Saturday.

AVaHale, win-nw of ''the Austealian Cap, c©ft-m-eiiiced. his career in a very modest fash-ion by running thM iii a hack rseo at Buiigarce .(victaria)-. In MGltwuriie last -season lie won two hiirdli> faces and tho V.A.T.C. ArniwetsAry Handicap. On the opening day of tho tig Flemingtoii meeting., when ridden by,,Hr. r Oray. he started at q. very long gfico, and. defeated.Sea I'r-iiice in the Bsseiidoii States, and- then fojiowed this > up-by starting Second favotErito t.o Belovo hi tVm Aiisttaliaii Cup-, mid winniflg. -. Iteferring to .H. Gray's horsemanship in the EsseniWi State, a Melbottfntj writer says tlia,t h.e rode Wflllalo as the la-te Tom .Hales wwtld. This is iiigh praise for the Now Zea-Ja-nder.

P. Ma-son, on© of tiio test of Efigland's cross-coirntry -hflrsc-meUj lias de* eided to • relinquish the saddle and rli-rect his attei'ition' to training. Mason lyon tlio Liverpool Gfraufl National Sicef3Gohaße on Kjrkhain in 1.895.

Tlio English stallion Kaross, by Carbines from Spinous?., *.ho. Was awarded a premium.'at tfe last London' Horse Sliow, has been purchased for Ansttaliaj' and irtil leave Engteud by flin Afrte. Ho is consigned to QuEewshnd, Tlsai good pfiffornier ,-Eeval Seotelij b.V' Koj'al Artillery from Barley Breo, Will, it is stated, be retired to tlya s.tim next season: Ho \sill probably b.e $eiit t-o (imo of tJi'e stations oi' his owri'er, Mr. S. P. Maekay, in West Australia. Although' racing is in bad tfay- in seine parts of America, it will not die out entirely if a few prominent mm can prevent it. lii* ittie, -connectkm. it niay bo-ineniioarod tliafi the wejiknowji om\6}' mi breeder, Mr. tj,' B. Madden, kaf fl-ntefed no' fewer than 86 ei his bvoetl m-ares in the "FutuiFitj'" of-1016, 'Xo lio run at Cmiey I4a«d; All iliD aws nj-o in. foal to Ballot, Star Shoot, or OgdcjJ.

A ks<ii«'g Sydney paper says:— "Thanks probably tti.,a ,gdO;d eliaraqtei', and lack of appaitMt motive for n-mngi. doing, the A,s).C. Cotainittee iiphcld o'. TSmorson's U-ppoal against his (i.iaq.uaji'lieation by the stipendiary ste-w-ard-s. No doiiijt tho stewards wtTe of opinioii they had gotsd regsen for taking -exteptieai to Bmerswi's tandling- of Stfatlifieid, but the- chances aje it wa-s really fl enso of bad Itorsemaiisiiip. Tlicrc aro times' whp.u the vwy : baSt- O'f wf i-oekeys rido wretchedly,, anil it miiy have been one. ; of Enjehbh'a '.pff , days, At fljiy rate, it sec-mfid Strange that he should bo : sp ■ .iaekiug iri ■fii.teilig.q.Uce. as to, , take hold' of a tym ma Very' bad field, esp.eeia.Hy as be intoiided return-, ing to Kew Zext-lanct a fcw day-3 Ltiei-, and might nevei- rido the aiiimal again."

Ladoga aaid Arlington, the property rtf Jfr. I; , . Sonnies. )«wn this morning for Napisr. where they arc engaged on Friday aucl Saturday, do far, tvo ridw lifts feoea secured for the former in tho Napier Cup.