THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2117, 7 April 1914, Page 8

THE TURF.

:;«'. : ;r; ~ - *"' ;| NOTES : AND COMMENTS* ' .■■ . [Bx Gwncoi.J ■■ ' Owners are reminded that acceptiuicos for the Wairarapa Sleeting dose at 8.30 to-nigirt. On Wednesday night acceptances closo for the minor events at tlio Cantcvbury Jcckey Club's Meeting. At tiso same time filial payments are duo for the Great Kastcr and Autumn Handicaps, and for tho Champagne and Challenge Stakes. Nominations for the- Mannwatn Ati- ! tunin Meeting close at 10 o'clock tonight. "TI.L.": There were six starters in tlio Kangitolo Hack Race at Bulls. Ijiibriiine, Grey Guard, and Hoopoe were placed in that order. The "also staftgd" division comprised Firing Lino, His Eminence, and I*a Mottc. C. B. Biefccnson, at on& time connected with -51. Hobbs's stables sit fik> carton, will leave by the Maungamii on Thursday for Sydney, in eltargo of several horses' recently purchased by Mr. ■J. E. Davenport. The horses to ha shipped include' the two-year-old colt Twiiso, l>y Andria—Tunis,' until lately owned by Jlr. Harvey Patterson, a colt bv Ac-hiiios—Problem, and tlio four-ycar-fi'ld colt Gold Cup. by Golden KnightSevres China. At WellinKum the aged horse Advocate will join' the toain. All these- horses will bo taken to Queens* land, where they wiji do stud du|y on tho stations managed by Mr. Daren« port. Tho Karnuju stable will not. have a representative iu tho Easier Handicap at Ellerslic, «o the services of W. Ryan have been, secured to stsor the Porirua representative Pavlova. • Trainers A. Neale and N. Williams aro moving their teams froni Opaki to Tauherinikau to-day. . Thb Great Autumn Handicap candidates Kooya. and Ladoga .aro being shipped south this evening, J. H. l'rosscr. with Gipsv Belle, Belasco, and Pavlwa left- for EHerslie last evening. The Victorian Bookmakers' Association has donated-30 sovs. :to tho Children's Hospital. This will be given an- ■ ntia-lly to maintain a cot iu tho association's name. .. H. Gray was in the satWlo at tho re-, cent .Hosehilk meeting, but- did • not succeed in rising a. winner.'Hβ has beeii offered numerous mounts at the. l»g Randwick fixture which opens ou Saturday next, and, included amongst Ins rides, will be "Mr. J. Baron's" horses, Bon Reve, and Waliaku Word by yesterday's-mail states/thatBon Ten did not do iwsil on tho trip to Sydney, but Bon Rere and Siuapis both, landed in good cftUflition. • Loeliano was runner-up to Popinjay ia the Bam'soii Stakes (seven, furlongs) at ■ Rasolull « March 25. Ho carried Bst 131b. in this went, while, ia the big mite, lii* weight is-Bst. ?lb. Midnight Sun (Sat, 2tb., with W. H. M'LaoUan hi the saddle) was me ot the favourites for the Club Hanchcap (one mile and three fn-rloffls) at RoselnH on March 25, bat he. fijiished out of 5 place, Walialo was aiomiuated for the HighWeight Handicap at' Hawbcslwy on .Saturday, Ho' was ireighted at-. lOst. 101b., but it is iiot kftowit whether he' started, ________ ■■ SCRATCH^fI. By T<ilegra.pii—PfGs-3 Aseq«iation— Copyright (Reo. April 0, 3.30 p.m.) . Sydney). April 6. S't. Mftdic has been scratched for tlie Sydney Cup, (By AgsociatiM.) \ v PhristoHurflh, April 6. Sveaborg was scratched for tho Giuir crack Handicap at the 0.J.0, Aute-aui. Meeting at 1,2.15 p.m. to-day.