THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2190, 1 July 1914, Page 3

THE TURF.

mm AMD COMMENTS,

[By Glencof/i

The OtaKi iminer N. "W.iSlianis went to liie Wairarapa yesterday to secure a coupio of youngsters that luuo been i tinted out -on Mr, H. Hodges station. J'hov a:rt> unbroken, but Williams svitt haaidle- thenj Sjansediatc'ly. H. Picrkofct, whs had a. bad o£F tha-ttis while q-w-a-lifyfa-g he.f with tho Mauaiyatii hounds gome iinio bark, is stilt on crutcfacs, fant he is making steady progress, and hopes to bo in the saddle shortly. Garaiice, tie half-brother to Ail Ital, atrd a ftaH-sistcr to Bronze, W.ho is to contest tiro Trial Plato, will bo the HifiMstt representative at tbo. coming irerrtiiato meeting. J. Hutliiiwuy is keeping Heather at A-jyapuni, in viotv of theft 'iili.'igion meeting, Kut the mare is V<te'y sore, and may not be able to fulfil her engagements as a result of tho collision she. got- into at Hastings during, 'ho running of t'ne Final Handicap. Ngania's knees oarno ap a lot, and Ws owner lias been compelled to blister them, and give the Coronet gelding a Spell, Byron is bping kept in work at AwaPum, and if present intenticma nf& adhered to, the Martian gelding will bo a tiinner in. tho Parliawentary Handicap at Trentliam. Iht- Auokland-bred ltuatangaia, who aas re.rently purchased by Mr. A. J; Stone-Wigg, of Mastert-on, is -doing -ver-j little wwfk ft present, as his. trainer is desirous of building him up p. fitt.lo wore, -It does iiofc look as. if ho will race for some time yet. Tho two marcs, Ermengardo and Mwjfsfei are to leave Awapuni to-day w tho High den sind. The former will go jiith on a visit to Martian next .fflanth, atid Mott&t-te- will, go jo the J3uo! :l . r x ark stud, to- be mated With the imported Hal tow mas.

Manitau is still feme behind as tie. Result of getting into onn of his fences il t Hastings, Ho. is i;nproving, hut Jflimieson is unable to do any work with ' him just yet. The Manawntu ltaoing Chib is hav-; ing a- hasing-shed erected for tile horses' worked _at Awapuni, T'his n-ili be an innovation that will give satisfaction, to 1 trainers. • is boing Icejii in Steady Tvorlj at Awapuiu, and tho bay horse should be ready to race at the early spring meetings. Ho will be given a nomination in tho Now Zealand Cup, All extraordinary nccurrenco is' fe«' .ported, front Ascot, ("Victoria).- At tlie race mating -hoid t.hero oil Junes 22, wr'apo Viitc, tiro favourite, in the Third . Division Handicap, broke through tho tapes ami dropped dead. All bets wfcro (Juctarctf off, and : the raco was delayed fifteen, to allow of fresh wagers being made. The tVintor Cup winner, Idealist, is ■still capably of winning at the pony : meetings in Victoria. 'At Ascot this '■ njojith he tor the nidWhaniji* ca P for and started, an outsider. ; New Zealand horses ran very promin-. ently at Wyong Park races on Ju-na 22. Lucille Won the IHyjiig Handicap, with war Queen second, and Kopane won the Jumpers' flat liace. Owners ajro reminded that acceptances for tho first day's events at tho' Wellington Earing Ciub's meeting closo' oil Monday nest. FOBS; thoroughbred mares arrived from England, by tho Turakina, con-. signed to Mr. G, J. LV Palmer, of Christchurch. Thoj are': 1 Heather (St. iPcnis or Bachelor's. Button—(juidwilc), tiheheer.. H (Vcles—Bullyhut), Liidv Ve'es> (Velos—Lady Hedear), and a. blown filly by St. Donis—Lady C. La, Farina.,. who finished second in the Grand Prix *do. Paris-'on Sunday, occupied a similar positiou ill tho French Two fhousandvGuineas in M&j. J)iscuosing the race for the French Two Thousand Guineas, in Mat, ii writer'in the London "Sportsman" says the Gvent A'as of paramount importance Uiiough tW prosencu. of Du-rboT, who subsequently won tile Derby in Engliwid. His arrival in tho paddock was au event, and tho Duko of Portland was among the English, visitors who looked over Ji. Cu'ryea's sob of BabBlais. Ho was well enough) but the snort distance 48d tho. smart pace Set from, .the very interfered with his action, and when ho got fairly into his stride ho was unahlo to rea.cli tba leaders. Ho was hindered before coming to tlio turn tor home by the accident which happened to Johelhi. and necessitated tho killing of a good howi who promised to render great, eervico to Mr. James Hcnnessy's stable.

Br> Mayo Coilier; an eminent . English surgeon, who balds tho valued fULC.S.., and w.ho.Js originator of several surgican methods, {of world-wide repute), author .of learned works, and a late Professor of 11.C.5.» arid S£SOriato of Sir Morel Al'Kenzie, takes over tho management, of the late Dr. Spooner Hart's stud and Indian interests in conjunction with his iDr. Collier's), bro-wor-n-Li*, Mr, S. Hart.. Ho will re*ido ;n Sydney during tlie Indian sirmJifler. Dr. Collier is. ft enthusiast (says a Sydney writer) and her.cr. his _ retirement from a big London practice to carry ijft the work s>£ his late father-in-law. _ Ngatiruamii and Admiral Soult negotiai'ecl half a dozes hurdles at Kllerslin on Saturday, moving freely, and jumping in good style. Ingeitkcnder uac to gone to Gisbqrne, bif'fc a- slight injury to one of his legs caused so.iiie anxiety, and bo v.-iil iiot go sontli km ' 'Whalebone" in the Auckland "Star"). ! The Soulf. gelding Kgapuka is being tried over hurdles at Auckland, ASd i» ■reported to :be showing promise in 'his schooling tasks.