THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2274, 7 October 1914, Page 3

THE TURF

WINCATUI TRACK NOTES. (By TeleffTanb—Press Association.! Dunodin, October 6. The Wingatui tracks grow busier each succeeding morning. Operations commenced about 6 a.m., when Warstep supplied the first gallop of note by pulling over Mnrsu throughout a six furlongs task, -which occupied lmin. 18 2-usfic. H. Cutts sent Battle Eve and Holiday for a canter on the grass down the middle of the course proper, and Spangle and Snub were both travelling well within themselves when reeling oS half a.mile over the same ground in 53 2-5 see. Palisade strode over 'a,'circuit of the plougli at a' good three-quarter pace, and seems quite iu his best form. Rencontre, ivlio put up a good gallop at Riccarton on Saturday, got through some strong pacing', and Quarantine was allotted a similar task. Volspiel picked up Sir Brigid after the latter had travelled a furlong on the plough, and the pair came on to make six furlongs in linin. 21 3-ssec, the last five in lmin. Ssec. '"ftrysotis came.away from St. Aidan at this end of a mile in lmin. 4Ssec, on the-"plough, and Moonglow and John Barleycorn ran over sis furlongs in lmin. ]&sec. _ Marvolight half a mile behind h< o4s2c, and Speedometer was trarelliag well in the early part of five furlongs, which lie got over in Iniin. 4 3-ssec. Others doings useful -work before breakfast included: First Flight, Don Francisco, Downsteepy, Nones, Golden King, Peerless, Red Charm, Purawai, Carohis, and Waitara. After , the breikfast interval Leading Lady commenced business by going over six furlongs in lmin. 19 2-ssoc. Tho two-ycarrblcls Bonny Dream and Well-wisher cantered on tho grass. : Chudie played up a hit when sent out to work, but afterwards shaped satisfactorily. . Bon and Kazan with the latter show-, ing the way ran five furlongs in lmin. ,10sec.. ■ . Ronga3iere and Pride of Clutha strode at half-pace over a couple of circuits. Lion and Varaniau ran half a miJe on the plough in"sssec, with honours restLug with the former. Margareta travelled half a mile, in H _2-osec, and Ogier with a elow start easily accounted for Taft when going half a mile in 52 4-ssec. Russo _ and _ Flora got away f astei than , Ogior did .when .beating the lastnamed, s time by two-fifths of a second. Sauci .(looking big and healthy) and Moulu did easy pacing. I Martius, a shade on the big 6ide, I and Findhorn were also restricted to a canter. .Tho latter appears to have come on well since last autumn. Gnome, Aye Aye, Lord Frederick, Carpet Knight, Top Note, Micky Free, ■United Service, Red , Pennon,. Cardiff, Kia O'ra, Outram, Officious, Kim, Birkbeck, .Encore, the Downsbiro^ —Cyre gelding, and ono or two others also got through, useful tasks.' '

THRAX SCRATCHED FOR N.Z. CUP.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Chi'istchuroh, October 6. , Thrax was scratched for the New Zealand Cup at 4 p.m. to-day.

FLEMINGTOM GALLOPS.

By Tel«griph-r-Fr«sß Assooiatiori—Oonyrlßbt x ■, Melbourne, October 6. At Flemington lownit did nine furlongs in lmin. S9iseo., Uncle Sam a mile in lmin. 56sec./Newberry. and Savannah a mile in lmin. 52sec, Grand Charm six furlongs in lmin. 18sec.,-.Mintstone a mile in lmin. 49sec.

FINED FOR DILATORINESS.

' . Sydney, October 6. Tim Doolan's owner was fined 40s. for late scratching in the Steeplechase,