THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2177, 16 June 1914, Page 9

THE TURF.

NOTES AMD COMMENTS. IBs OkiiSC'Oß.l %iiil Friday next at 9 p.m. Mr. A. E. VV'hyte. secretary of the \VeHin#toii Itaoing Qkb, will receive nominations lor tlio Wiater. Meeting to he held oi. July 15 and 18. The- pf'sise rneiiey in the big steeplechase is w«'th 1000 sevs., and wo doiibij all. the best homes in the Dominion will lie nominated. ■Mr. J. o. IngKs, whose death was announced yosterdft.y, v,n& a very w»Hknown flgur© on ail Melbourne' racecourses. for yjjajg ho acted as jridgn to tte V.E.C., but with the death of Mr. Godfrey Watson ho was appointed to the powt-tan of starter. In ftjs day, Mr. j lug-lis was a good al'l-teu.nd spo-rtsman, ] and competed in malty races as an aina-' tear rider. He. also raced nmuv horses, ; iaokidSn* Malua, with whttm "' he- wan nearly all the, h% handicaps on the flat, aid over fences ul Melbourne, /Hie Hftretaunga Ilftwdieap, to be tie-' ; elded at Hastings <em Wednesday, lias a : field of twenty-foiir horses. Tito event is ran over a seveirfurloug-s. ootirse, and j is started on a turn so that any liorso ; that draws an outside miuihef lias his chances seriously discounted. Acting Ait r a suggestion made. in. thesecolumns some time ago, it is now the intention of tlio Railway DepattmeM to .tlioroughly disinfect all horse-hoses after use. With this purpose, in view, all Stations whei'e _ race meetings are held, arc to he provided with up-to-date syringes and a plentiful supply of disiii*. fectaiit. In conversation witii the Ideal Trafifo Manager, Mr. A. .S'tresai), ''(ilencoe" wo/s Wormed that tlio nciv Jeg.tiiatio.ti will bij put into op&r'atioH in%pd-iately. Tljis should give, eoiiipteto 'satisfaction to owiiers and trainers.

. E" : Higgoti- raited throe horses from Otaki to Hastings yes-terd-ay, and J. H. G, took Freak, Eftipetineti, Soeb Ferry, and Kelp. -From -Ca'fte'rtou, J. Gravostoek took Listen, Amber and White, and Bransfield, Am G. Neich also took tiVo horses, .

Bie locall5 Vi -ovv.ned Toione (Bezoiimu -«-Mis,s Phyllis), a meniber of S. Ayer's teaw, has become affected ifl tlio wind", -and is to be turned out, His. owner. Mir. 0. Nash., is now negotiating for.the piirete.o of Hie OiiarleiijagliG I-I-iAr'ai To Ufa filly, owned by Sir 3ames GarriiiL

Tho jiatfko's Bay Steoplßehase- iiieet'ing coipnifinGes at fl'astingp tt)i*teot't!oW> 'arid will lie cflftckdod fin Thursday,

The AuekTsHd-ow'ned Adi9j*al Soijlt, $lu.e.svoiie, and; Gaptaiu Jaek aja expected, te race at the. foifficOmiliig Tfenthara and Kificarton meotinß.S-.

Way, who went amiss last Dee.eisW. and 'was tujiiftd out for a io.'ftg speil in tbe pawflekX lias. again joined Giitts's team at CMkeßore- Lodge, JRicctfrtoii.

The steeplechaser Kelp .has changed hands. The new -owner is Mr, 3. Ij. 0. Bartholo.nigw, and ike horse fa to have his iiaiiie ohaii'ged. to Barthoiomew.s..

'fhe Birkeffitvead geMflig SjiOltogton was rulming in t ; jje' shafts of a- bus for sO'tne months during tho summer, biit 'Ft?.centily ho was taken up; ag;ain by. S. WaddeM, and l is to r.v» in fto Bjitlt Steepleehaso at Ilastings te-motiw. fiig things -woro expeeteci of Moßinff'tmi t-wo seasons ago, bftfc. he pi?ote.3 ti'aisiable..

■ flio liurdle gelding U&irriwast was shipped from Aiicilsnd to Sydttey last evemiig. Oil .nrtival lie- goes ante F. M'SvaSh's; stables.,

liaeing is aiemarkabiy fino .so'uwe of revenue for the Last .yew tho Auckland Raeuig Clnh paid- into tho Treasury no less than £12,805.

It is EStated that Sir Sglo hWy 'racs in Sydney and Melbourne nest- spring. Fkrt 'Qo'nsul is to be' Schooled over ■fence's at OfWiki, and may be- nominated fa hack hurdfo '-events at the forthcoming Trea.tlrtm ■

B!«e- Fvitirjon, tie- Weiiijigtott du;p : wiimor of 1009, i?. bfiiig btaught into work again under Tra ; in.'fi'r'§ak'fet't, and, if forrri wartants it, w,i ; l| he a competitor at th« Jfew- Zealand Cup meetite, ■and «lso- kifer at Auckland,/ Blue Bi!jit)&n is owned hy Mr. P/jJor'sfet, <fi Mastertoii; the 6wner of Sir Solo., 'llieAyalrarapr!. Baein.fj OiVih Is firing the gireatioji of liiiiugUratinß 4 .stoojik'ohasb meeting- The filial decision will "rest <m wiiftt actios the 'Boverjime'ut ■ take & regard to an SS-feta totalieator ■.pe;.rnift, ■ It was JJk j. Barls's MiteHti.o.tt to race Syro« in the 'Bracelet- at .Hastings,' bjat so far h6 has beea u : i.ia% fe .g.e.t' nil amateur rkier for the'Sfar-tian .geldini*, arid iniless. he succeeds in doing so toslay to may 'tev.e te «cfa-teh- hisho-rso and start in the ttoekunga HMdifeap.''