THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2375, 3 February 1915, Page 9

THE TURF

FIXTURES.

NOTES AND COMMENTS TBt Gllncob.] jp T hero racing at Egmoirf and lakapuna to-day. Acceptances for the C.J.C. Midsummer Meeting are due to-morrow night. «wneni , al - trainers are reminded that nominations for the Dannovirke meeting closc on Saturday night. • The. Canterbury Jockey Club's Summer Meeting will take place at Riccar°u Saturday. Tho two principal tvonts are the Middle Park Plate, sis longs, weight for age, with penalties and allowances, and the Midsummer Handicap, one mile and a half. The New Zealand representative Di uama. is top-weight in the Australian Oup with 9st. olb. Victorian writers 6ay that not much consideration lias been shown him, but as he won the iuS? ? an^ca P at Flemmgton with Bst. J-aio., it cannot be said that he is badly treated. J. Conquest, who rode Bedford in the lakapuna Cup, has now won that race three years m succession. His previo victories were gained on Jolie l<'illo and Tn-flsomk.. Tasmanians hold a high opinion of Kalph the Rover, a New Zealand-bred two-vear-old, by All Bed from Lady i ugnrn, by Pilgrim's- Progress. Mr. u. A. loul gave 100 guineas for him at tlie last Randivick Autumn sales. Red ltover s dam is by Pilgrim's Progress, lrom Hob mill a by Robinson Crusoe from Campanula, by Maribyrnong, formerly owned by Mr. John Buckley, pi Kedcastle, Oamaru. Red Rover was bred by Mr. Buckley. At a war fund race meeting held at Helena Vale, West Australia, last month, the principal event, the Belgian Handicap, was won by the appropriate-ly-named Benefit, by Pistol —Gratuity. ■ i'our Kilbroney colts have joined M. nobbs s stables at Riccarton. They are the property of Mr. J. B. Reid, and were much admired on their arrival at their new home. C. Emerson has appealed to the Racing Conference against his suspension by the _ Wellington Racing Club. The papers m connection with the case went forward yesterday. Sir Geo. Clifford was a passenger by the Pateena from Lyttelton yesterday. Later in tho day ho proceeded to Hawera to see his horses race there today. He is returning south on Friday night. After a long absence from the race tracks the Southland champion Soldier's Ononis is again in work at Riccarton. lhe race won by Di Gama at Sandowii Park on Saturday was worth 75 sovs., but this sum was probably increased considerably by investments on the horse's chance. C. Pritchard loaves, for the South tonight with R-oumania, Mount Victoria. Immer, and Cyra. The quartet will «co at Riccarton on Saturday, and then go on to the Dunedin Cup fixturo. Try Hard, a full-sister to Expect, who formerly carried Mr. E. J. Watt's colours, has been purchased by a local sportsman, and has joined H. Kingan's stables. Try Hard will in future carry the same colours as Sartovna. Although only half the season has gone, B. Deeley has already ridden 49 winners, and on present appearances ho is likely to put up a fresh record tiiis season. Deeley left Auckland for Gisborne yesterday. J. R. M'Donald has sold Ulysses (Achilles—Bollicent). Tii© new owner of the horse resides at Carterton, where the gelding will be trained in future. ' The progeny of Seal Rook oontinue to win races in New South Wales. At Tamworth on January 20 Miss Seal, who claims the Yaldhurst-bred horse as her sire,, won the Moonbria Handicap,Cherubim, who has shown no form six furlongs. since being sold by R. J. Mason, is now turned out for a spell at Richmond. The "Sporting Life" has it that Frank Wootton may take out a lioense in England to ride over hurdles. If ho does it is fairly certain that he will win in his turn. Pavlova, the heroine of the Wellington meeting, has had a few days' spell at Porirua, but she is now working again on the beach, and looks little the worse for her exertions at Trentham. When the raoing concluded at Takapuna on Saturday -afternoon, the Hon. W. H. Herries, Minister of Railways, and Mr. E. W. Alison, president of the Takapuna Jockey Club, were presented with framed and illuminated life membership certificates by the Thames Jockey Club. ' The function, which took place in the luncheon-room underneath the grandstand, was largely attended, and Mr. A. Bruce, president of the Thames Jockey Club, presided. The chairman said it gave the Thames Jockey Club great pleasure in presenting these certificates to Messrs. Herries ana Alison, who had worked very hard in the interests of, country racing clubs. They were the two best representatives of country clubs on tile New Zealand Racing Conference, and they had fought continuously for the smaller clubs. The result was that now the voice of country clubs was listened to and respected. The country clubs had had great difficulties in regard to tetalisator permits, but they were going to receive better treatment in the future. Mr. Alison, in reply, thanked the Thames Jockey Club for the honour it had conferred upon him. Mr. Herries also thanked the club for the presentation. He said he could not recollect one occasion on which Mr. Alison and himself had differed in regard to their attitude on the conference. He was glad to find that their work -was appreciated. He thought everyone would admit that the Racing Conference had now come to stay. His endeavour had always been to assist the smaller clubs, and he would continue to do so jn the future.

Feb. 3 and 4.—Egmont R.C. Summer. Feb. 4 and 6.—Gisborne B.C. Summer. Feb. 6.—Canterbury J.C. Summer. ,Feb. 10 and I.l—Taranaki J.C. Autumn. Feb. 11 and 13.—Poverty Bay T.C. Summer. Feb. 17, 18, and 20.—Dunedin J.C. Autumn. Feb. 19 and 20.—South Auckland E.C. Annual. March 12 and 13.—Napier Park B.C. Autumn.,