THE TURP.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2197, 9 July 1914, Page 10

THE TURP.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. 1 , ' [By Glencob.l' ; Trainer G. Price, who 'returned from Australia by -yesterday's stoamer, went oil by train to Palmcrston iNorth lastnight. Another passenger by' yesterday's Sydney steamer ivas Trainer J. .Farmer,, who spent some months on the other side.' - " . : . ■ '•' , The turnstile - system, -which has proved such a success at Randwick and other places, is. shortly to' b? tried at Flemingtpn. A start will be mado with the. gates leading- to the Hill..

111'. William Brown has lost Jfehe brood mare Otterdeii (imp.), who died a day or tv.'o. ago> at the Segehhoe Stud (says the "Daily Telegraph"). Otterdeii was by Sheen from Spring Morn,,by Springfield/from Sunshine, by TJioi-manby from Sunbeam, Chanticleer, and .was brought to tills country by Mr. ; Brown in 1905.; She was the clam of Boniform, Sungod, Martian; Foremost, - True Form, and others. It is understood that Otterdeiibroke her neck. , ' :

It does not of ten occur . that : the trainer of a horse finds it necessary, to consult,.his principal at a distance f>i about 15,000 miles with regard-to tfie withdrawal of tKo animal from a-hurdle race.- Such .a .novelty, was.,' recorded recently. Mr. P.'Phillips, oinier,of Widden,,.is.: in England, arid; Widden's trainer, H. Harrison, cabled him advising .that gelding's withdrawal'from the V:R.C. : 6raud ! National Hurdle Race. What .the reply;,was may be guessed from'the, absence, of "Widden's "name from the final acceptors. - . :"'■-...".■ 'Mr. Francis Foy,.'the.:Sydneyvsportsman, has five Australian .mares 'visiting Prestige, the sire of Sardanaplo, who won the Grand Prix last'.mbnth.': The' matings had been'arrahged : before S,ardanaple's' victory.- ..' ; , ' i-' In these days of starting-machines, a delay of nearly half an hour at the post niight be regarded asValmost a n impossibility. Yet- such a-thing'occurred at Geolong only /last week. Because oho or two of the 23 starters jiri/ their eagerness to anticipate ■■'.the start, -' dashed into.tho barrier, .and broke it; trie ; fiejd was kept almost half an hour' before being dispatched.' :'■

..' .The; luxuriously-handicapped : Anna G'arlovna is already a' hot" favourite for the-.Caulfield , Cup—that -is, taking into, .consideration...the'--fact' that the'.race is. not to be. run > until;• the middle of October.,(says , an;. Australian It. was' quite expected that' Anna; Carlovnd would head the quotations on the Caulfield Cup' at some stage qr'otlier, but it. '/was scarcely anticipated thai' she would figure thus early af her present short; price. But while that mare is kt.-a-con-; tracted figure;. the. "listmen," are not disposed to take liberties with her stable companion,, Meritus,;.; .who. i. follows '.'in 'second- place.; "E.\A., Connolly has'therefore, the ;first;and second-favourites for one of. tile most important handicaps' of the -year immediately following-on the: appearance of the: weights^;'Nominally Aleconner;and Uiiclei'Sami.arer;'next fancied '{ after Sthe .two : named..; So.: far. as the' Melbourne'' Cup;.is .concerned,, the quotations . are .'topped ; .;by\ Diva's' Isle,, but it may bei accepted'as certain'; ;that the'owiier-has hot contributed-.in. any way to the. .position that. Horse occupies. ■■.■. Metropolitan;.quotations,"show MultifoiTand' Sir. Alwyntph ;to• be. the primo, "picks," but; they sire. ,at- much', longer figures '■ than those 'offered on thp field.-for; either of, the; Cups,;, while ■;.a ■better ; bffer still is t6be,hadiabout Beau Sbult,:Bon Revo,. or First Principle, which'larc, most . in . demand ;. for ; the Epsom .Hahdieap...This is '.a-clear iridicaopinion of those- who : "back-'hori-es." the Cups- are the' easiest races of. the four to find the.'winners of.

..-■■ Mr.' .George,Price,•.traine'r.vfpr:' "Mr,; lligllidcn" (Palmefstdiv-Noi^lO'Tetunie'd' : from' a' visit to,' Australia by the Dlimaroa p: .'-■■':" :•'■■': '■■//

fC;J.GV ; AND' CLASSJC ENTRIES^

:; IBy'"''i^elesci'abhT—}'r«ns.;;A3soc:K^on.s ,•:.'.-;' f Cnristchurch, July 8. .' i The.. Committee; of;, Hie;.;. Canterbury Jockey,/ Club :'has 'decided:.;'to; '"postpone, the entries for all* classic races, > such as -'..the".-.Welcome Stakes, Derby, Oaks,' Middle Park Plate, and" the' Champagne and Challengo; Stakes until the;.autumn,"• :thus ■ folioiviiig the practice/.of" English : iiiid Australian .racing', clubs.';.'.;.. ;" v ;'';' RACEHORSE' FOR INDIA; Z >''.. By Telegraph—Pre™ Association—Copyright /'}:'■-'-, Melbburno,' .July 8. ; : i Tho. racehorse Cider Ms been:sent: to. ludia; -and will attempt to win: 'En's King's"Gup. ■-':/: ■'• '■..;J vr\/ ! ;;/-.':■■' - ;''::'■•'l:V-■VICTORIA-PARK : (N.S;W.>RACEB; ; ,;;'•;: (Rec; : Juiy : B, 5.25::p.in.):.;..; }'■ ■'■■'■••-;■;■■'■" Sydney, ; July '8;' -■ Tlie Victoria,-. Park "\R.C.:. Handicap, five furlongs and a half, resulted as follows':—Berg, -1 ;.Toy,':2; Calipha, /3. There were seven starters';; .won by .'alengtb..: Time,- hniri. lljseo.'; v (•'■' ! ,: . V/Many' owners,'-trainers,:a:nd '-jockey's; boycotted, the .meeting, demanding tliat.'; the;prize-money sliould-beincreased to' 'a'' : miuimum; of ..£ipoj ! fqr, .each : race.: M'oiuited-trpopers guardedtTio'course: "■:. ' ; Berg lowered'the track record for 5J furlongs,by l^scc. -■' - '.:-:';: '-•"...'.•:'• '' !}■ ■;.■ ; : TAMWORTEt: RACES;;> •', "/;.;' "ii:i-. (Rec. July 8j ; 8.25- p.m:).V .;./:■; ;.. : v-. : : Sydney,; July. 8.-: ;i ". At; the Tamwortli Jockey '.Club's Meeting, .the Flying Handicap,' six-"furlongs,-! resulted as'^follows:-—':'...., _:';..'; liucille! br. m., bySoult—Postmistress 1 Plantain. /-....-../..;...'.?.:.';..'..;...... ....... ■■ ■ 2Voladri .....,...;.;..;.V..... : .;..;v;....J.:.v';■ 3 ; There were five starters. Time, lmin.lojsec;''':-':''-:";'■'■.■'".'•'.'•'.'.''■' :'- '- ";■''.;■-. ; ; :