THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2207, 21 July 1914, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS."'

TBy GIiENCOB.I General entries for the • Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting close on Friday next. iPormby (Birkonhead—Gladisla) ''was sold'on-.Saturday last,- and is to take up s ( tud duty. Notwithstanding the fact that the weather was so fine on Wednesday last, it is understood that the race trains carried only'so more passengers than on the corresponding dny of the Winter Meeting of 1913.

Trainer M. T. M'Grath arrived back in Mastertoir from Melbourne yesterday. Cheddar and Bercola are to be shipped to Biccarton to-night to compete at tho C.J.C. Grand National meeting next month.

Captain Jack .and Ingenkender left 'Wellington for Kiocarton last night in charge of B. line. Uii the same steamer ■as the two horses named were Sam Pan and Kimbolton in charge of W. Stone, Julian in charge of J. Hennah, Silver Shield and Voritas in charge of G. Scobie, and Ehino, Ohakea and Tim Doolan.

Bluestone has been sent homo to Auckland and .so has the steeplechaser Huffy. It is sta.ted that it 19 possible- the latter mo,y go to Bandwick to race in tho spring. The hurdler Grey' King will)arrive.here from Gisborne tins morning en route to Eicoartoa. . The Spaniard', Morning, and Golden Water are booked to leave for the south by to-night's steamer. Morning has a troublesome heel, which has somewhat interfered with his preparation. Kilmeny is shaping well in his track work at Eiccarton and on Saturday his wa? one of the most pleasing gallops of the morning. At the conclusion of the Wellington Racing Club's meeting, the Karamu horses were railed home to Hastings. Julian has built up into a big horse since his <trip to Australia and at Trontham he looked «ady to undergo plenty of solid work. In some quarters, the opinion is expressed that , he can scarcely be got to the top of his. form for the Grand National meeting,. but if he. does not succeed down £K>uth, it should not be very muoh longe. , before he. gets on the winnins list. •

VICTORIA RACINC CLUB.

ANNUAL'REPORT. By. Telczranh—Prcs3 Association—CoDrrfcht Melbourne, July 20. The annual report of the Victoria Racing Club shows that the expenditure exceeded the receipts by £8232, caused by extensive improvements. The stakes -totalled £74,372, including £61,600 added money. Excepting the Autumn Meeting, which carried a loss of £181, all the meetings showed good profits. Tlie Spring Meeting gave £-20,077J:0 the good. . - •' The control by stipendiary stewards is working satisfactorily.

FIXTURES. August 11, 13, and 15—C.J.C. Grand National.;