THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2494, 22 June 1915, Page 9

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS [Bt Giikcob.l Entries for the principal events at tho C.J.C. Grand National Meeting aro due on Friday next. Nassau (William lll—Stolen Lovo), who, it is claimed, is tho highest-priced thoroughbred evor imported to this country, arrived here from England by the ltemuera yesterday. He is a five-year-old bay horso, and is owned by Mr. | G. L. Stead. He is to take up stud duty at his owner's farm at Amberloy. The Highden trainer, G. Price, with his English purchases, is expected to arrive here by the It.M.S. Tainui on July 28. Altcar haa been running out in .the paddook since the Otaki meeting. His trainer will shortly blister his affected joint, and then turn him out for the winter. The jumper Tararu Jack has been purchased by a Melbourne buyer, and will be shipped to Sydnoy from Auckland to-day. It is quito probable that Kilrain's racing days aTe over. The bay horso has again been giving J. AV. Lowe trouble, and he has been left out of the AVellington nominations. His breeder, Mr. Bruce Christie, of Oamaru, is negotiating for his purchase, and he will use him as a siro if a sale is effected. From a numerical point of view tho entries received for the AVellington meeting eclipse those of last year. All the available jumping talent is engaged except Chortle, and considerable interest will be manifested in Mr. H. Coyle's adjustments, which arc due on Monday next. Awahou and Master Lupin are being schooled over hurdles at AVanganui. Trainer H. King intends setting up at AVaipawa, where he will train Fore and a Martian—Hebipw Maid filly. Mr. J. E. Henrys has been appointed handicapper and Mr. A. G. AVood starter to the AVaimate District Hunt Club, which will hold its first totalisator meeting on July 29. According to a private cablegram received on Thursday, Mr. Gerald Stead (who is in Melbourne) won a couple of races at a suburban meeting there with The Pole and Sauci. This would bo at tho Aspendale Park Meeting, held on Wednesday, at which Tho Pole was engaged in the Steeplechase, about two miles, and Sauci in the Aspendale Park Handicap, one mile. Sir George Clifford usually has something to carry his colours at the Winter Meeting of the AVellington Racing Club, which' is held whilo the New Zealand Racing Conference is in progress, but he will bo unrepresented at next month's meeting. Daylight Bill has been enjoying a rest for a few days, having injured himself slightly while schooling recently. He is i>ot quito sound yot, but it is hoped that lie will be well enough to resume work.in a few days. On the second day of the Victoria Racing Club's Birthday Meeting, the New Zealand horseman, F. M'Cabe, rode the winner of the hurdle race, and also the winner of the steeplechase. The Pole had a bad fall when being schooled, over the big country at Caulfield on Juue 14. His stable companion. Sauci, had not been shaping too well in schooling tasks of the hurdles prior to that date. The following notice, inserted in the S.A. "Racing Calondar" by the Jockey Club of South Africa, points to irrejpi larities over there, in connection with tho registering of totalisator investments: "Tho attention of stewards of clubs racing under Jockey Club rules is directed to the working of the totalisator in connection with races. All bets made on the totalisator must be registered immediately and the tickets detached. No money staked must be kept back out of the. ordinary rotation of bets." . . Flippant, who is a half-brother by Marcovil to Mr. S. Hordern's stallion Bronzino, has reached Melbourne on the AVaiwera. The last race won in. England by Flippant was the Heath Handicap at Newmarket in October, in which, with Bst., he ran the mile in _ lmin. 40. 1-osec., the other places going to Pickle, 6st. 91b., and Santair, 9st. Tho only other race won by-Flippant during the season was tho Doveridge Handicap, also run" at a mile.