THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2188, 29 June 1914, Page 8

THE TURF.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. Ltlr GiEHCM-J The Gis-btiruo Ma.ci.wg Club's Wnlt.qr Mcsyting, to be held on Thursday and Saturday toast, it'll© onlv attracticih for apartsmwi this wfeek. The Aueklajul Unciiij; Clu'o lva.s forwarded a rcifii't Xpj dii?c.ijssit)ti at the tiaciirg o>Hl>r*«ei>, wtoh sits next moiiiii, that Iwrses shall i;Ao Hp Micii 1 {Msilio.il. si the barrier i:i tl'to order in whieh tiiey ?ip.peaf on ijic race card. This .liitftiis tkat; tins toj>-\wiglii t v.'nuid always have No. 1 posilHm, and J so .on. Gn seme courses tiho rails is, j •a very big advantage at ccrta-ta ports,. ] ft-nd .tho fairest way to allftt that ixisitlOrt is, as is dawo at tlve jM-oSent tiuto, by ballot. Tii.orc many whp ihii'.l; rliai been use a Wfso is top weight life' should h4r® what adviuitage tl.ere is, but while ti'iis has a loi. to eßrafaetia it, t.ke present system is probably t.!to fairest to all, Traiittrs nowadays find considerable' (iiftii'iiliy at iiiviea lr. ;jfiltiug Miil:iWi.< tiorseinen for fid.iiig worfc <j".i rising two- j yefir-olds, aitd othej- Iwrsas. The iuvll j &f the rate iijcctiiig iti difi, rent pafts j is responsible for the, absence of jatkty* from tlie. t'raiiiing troiiks ; S l , Pftvis (privata trainer to .Mr, T. H. Lowry) lias retained S. Lmdsav to ride. Iris .yaiiiigaters in their irainiiig operations. -Thtt .noniinatiVnis loecived for .iho leading (sveiit'S tct tho Nw _Eo4lajiid, (irnnd Xatianal are in every j . way Satisfnekoty. The Sf;u?c"s for each i race, as compared with those in 193.3, j ■ aft? a<s undffl'j this year's total being j siviMi tir-st- in each ca.«e:~Crrawd f>V tioiial Stoepleejiasi'., SS., .11; AVuvlcr Cup, ■'3, !)5: Gram! .National Hurdles. -U, St; Beadfwt S?ki?i>iee}iaSe, 4t)j 36; %dffii-; liani Hurdles. -J?., 38 j .Lkitolii Stcejib:v € , hti ; s.o l 4'lj, 07. Totals; 545 j 19IJ, s;H. ' / . ' ; The nominations for tho Grattct Nit- . j timial Ste&plochiis.o jircludo tht* winiKii'S joi ail tho principal 'steeplechases. Ju tiic Xonli isiand this seasini. These; sire: Jaektiinn (Wartgumii Steeplechase), Pisarv {flrfiat Northefu Mxot-e (Ifawne's Buy Stcepfcehase), and rim Chiet (Nspier Steepfecliase). lit addiiiiui. there aic- Dcreola, Tlio Spsnlard, ftird OleHmare, wli:o filled places in lasii ycaf's ras:e, and I'aritutn, who won in 1911. The field for .iho Grand .Xniismul Hurdle. Haoo eomprim'S. i practically all :.ho tried Imrtijeu at. present in comhiiSsitiitj S-s well as eotuo ■ijtsw asjMrante for j-Wiping honours. From Sj'dafey comes word thai Cl.ieni- j biirt—one of tht> rege;ntly-arrived Sfiw : Zr;rihuKlers--is rarly in iroiibx.. and for' ■! the. tirnu bfiiig lvis pre;>aration is suspended. 'Fhc hilmeist UiaV Bat ho ous, and UKty yield to rest and the cus- ■ .ternary vemedies.

Few .horses have .shown such great imprct eiiif-iit in the courts o'f a few moiiths as has Kxotio, It may r.c.t be geae.raiiv known t:iiat prior to tiie- present. Mfiason the Kxplowm goldinp, raced luisuccessiuily as Tho Wowser iit sej'* crai hunt- dub meetings, ni:d was subseijiteiitly sold for a livoro, s®ng.< Kosv he is ona of the most discussed 'chasers in the Dominion.

F. Christinas'-* .pair, Tho Comet and IlflMW, nob Co fewJUgHt twrift, to. Fnifil iiwk eiigagsro'eiTts At- *4fr. WioJMeeting. The impost. aKottvd the latter .is considered. imfavournWy by liis WJWCtiotfS, whip tht 1 oritur is to })o treated t(y a t]irc& hionWis ft> spiie. 11l t-lie opinion of M:<> TarnnaUi district fliibs (Use Si ratiord Raring. CjuJ> Kixmsoi-) d'isquafiiincl j.ociwvs shsiiM feve tfos ?!{s& ! o.f typl ftsSist&|i66 jift fltofteals'i ahd'of iriotidn is'' as follows- to. i-hp omliortiiiHslif of a );cu jn'-nll eases. whoro A jipekp af appreDtieo is/ SAiSppfiflcd or fitd i'tr having .'•on.nn.itted a broach of any of ttaso rijlos the iodsDy or appro!!iiro. sn 'n«p?nti«i! or disqualified sail lip rati!lot) to .nmplov -ilegal.-instance, to tvpJWa t oil: liW MClMi'Mj *tf>d i'-prc-Slit Mm upon t'm hearing of any .iiitacxjq.uont! ?i : p.p'S.al & tJacrd^onU' Mofriwee ir.sinod further piwam/we sni' a sire oi ..jumpers ivlieii l'.is <l:tupitor Vi* st Wv pPtteiflGi 1 011 tue .jfeiii tVfc-S ill frhfr Vi itifjluktl £I^l* Hurdle 1 biidteap At Maplw J.VU. ' M-K-adiii ??!•:•: dsn. of Yi. is !.:v Torpcdo-v Vfes* "V 11® I'niiuoT. so iliai, tfiere are several ■sucec-ssftil junipilis strains fii iho 'peil'- . Bodeniiiun. who won t-ko firooldaiKls Hack Handicap at Xspier Park, is a thrc-vear-oid cote by fran—llie Brook* I>V % .favor iin—Castti'tc. He is closely related ;to %ut fe.Uj tfiatms. of the li'u-rflio Httntfcvp ow file .li.rs.fc- day or tlm meeting, that liorso being ky »San rraiv—Waikalm,- fe Eitpccto—Ca^eadc.

After jaciiii; successfully i:i tho Ahurl;i Hurdles at .Napier Sam: i'aji was jmiehaMid fry a' patron of AY. Stone's siaMvs. it ihstutS'.s.

Tin- result hi the Royal Runt Cup ' at Afoot, liad a special interest in gj,d■licv, win rn a. full brother to Lie-ii-lied, the winner, is now in training. 'I'liis 15 lieJi!,, "w'j.ro T-Vas sent to A.ust-rn-lva by Mr. R. Wo;:tUm serine months ago.. !>- ;i-Be:d' oan'Kid oillv fist, wiieji lite iron, tlio .fenrd limit ■ Gup at Ascot tins nvHith, and sfavted at. ,ni onf.Mdc piicu, ills a'iicEt,M hdrtß !i te siirprisc- II! Lite Ascot .Gold Cup, won .by Aleppo., tiie Froiii'li chatnpion, Brutour, 'yonfitfc.j. . O.H-Iy six f.Oiirtij t The Ascot Dej-liy was won b$ '.CorQ-Sft (>nr«!i() in- ihe T»-i> Thousand Guinhas), frmn llapsbttrj: («pr.ond 5h the ftpsoni Dr-iby} aii.-l i)ar. Ihissel. As Kxpi';'t ivais not 4v«ig!ited, Kpsani and Jlotropoiitini Handicaps it 15 jitesumed thn't 0:. Pi'ipp witiiclr.eAV ili.in fmni the 'rscfs tnontionod Imfo.rp tlio iveigjtts appeared. .Tiiis would efinfirm the idea that hoiip '<if. tiiß H.iK,h(!c!i tifirses will be scut to- Sydney til is,vp.r... Mocnitfg has (icon withdrawn fi'oiii tlto Winter Hiut'lcs St- T.ropt.ho,m, but. The Spaniard !iar<. bfen to ft in.tlte b.j; itpopircimso. '«ki."h would indieato that ail. Hfvwg w« 11 ill" old Torpedo epMins. «ill be ;iilt)iv(.d to taiie Itis pact' in fin rap?-. ' ' Jiis;i nfipnder has btou ailowmi to drop m:t of his (iisboi iur (.•ii/.'a.iteniwits v.iiiph that all i ; s. i : iK3't.. well with the ijt. I'.ml ;«-i'lni;t. ' i By winning the ') ifeji.fer, Sir;a Hn. 1 ji/.-iialty for tire .Oisbot'iie ■Stde.pie.e.liii's't?,. i 'I'liis siill IffSM-i* I'iis ifhpost. ti)s to Hitfilb. A i'fe? jipnalt.v 'lias been ii,crirr..'d by fiie Chief, vinmr the Xapier Btc:opfcch.i..Ti'-'. His- \reigM' ivili ntiw bo Ifct- Kli). Flip pair met at l'Jlh. tiiff.-r----eiicc wiior; the> ran lirst and seqwid in the NapißV it v/ili Iter rtotieed, is the pou.nda.tso hetweeii the. pair at Gi.Miorm-. a-id an ititei-pßtiug struggle sitostld be witHpssed between lliCil!.