THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2530, 3 August 1915, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

i . ■ • [By Gmncoe.] ! Tho Australasian Hurdle Race will he I run at Caulfield on Saturday next. Jockey' C. Emerson returned from Australia'yesterday in order to fulfil' riding engagements at, tho C.J.C. Grand "National meeting at Kiccarton nest week. , Hurakia is to bo ridden in the C.J.C. Grand National Hurdles,by J. O'Connell. Admiral Soult is to be ridden by F. Plyjiii in the C.J.C. National Hurdle Race, but tli© Auckland horseman, A. J. Jl'i'linn, will' have the mount on him in the Jumpers' Flat Race on the opening day. ' So far M'Flinn hag not been engage!'to ride anything in the Grand National .'Hurdles, but it is understood he has been offered one or two' mounts. Acceptances .for tho. first day's events at the Canterbury Jockey. Club's' meeting close on Friday. . Two-year-olds by The Maltster have ivon seven races in tho taetropolitan area of Sydney this season. ■ J.' o'Shea : was. suffering from an attack of influenza in- the eai'ly part ,of . last week, and had to forgo his riding engagement at the Nortn Taranaki Hunt Club meeting on Thursday. He has fully* .recovered, and leaves Ellerslio shortly"' for Ricoarton, one of his mounts at the: C.J.C. National meeting being Encore in the Winter Cup. , ■ ! - Owing to thb interruption of the Jlain Trunk service, J. King was unable to get away, with " Ngatoa'. last Monday. Tho gelding is expected to pass through Wellington to-day or to-morrow, in company with Nimblefoot, - Golden Glow, and the pacing horse Prince Rufus. Advice from ' Melbourne states thut jockey J. Killorn, who was disqualified by the stipendiary stewards for three years,' has been successful in his appeal to the V.R.C. Committee. • Several Trentham horses are to be shipped south for the; Kiccarton fixture to-night. . ' ■ The English' trainer, R. .Wootton, is sending about half , a dozen, of his horses to Australia. Three. horses. consigned by him to Australia are on -the Benalla, which had to put into Durban owing to fire, but-it is understood they are for a Sou th Australian . owner.' They are Lady Farima.ii ' (Farim'an—Ballai - a\ Narcisse (Cupid-Flying Thoughts), and Guiscard (Robert lehDiable-Guisel). The hrstmentioned two were winners last season. The Now Zealand hurdler Merrimax : has been absent from the training tracks at Band wick for" a few iveets, and will 1)0 on tho easy list a. few weeks longer. He h'as not been turned, out, but is resting at F.' M'Grath's'stables. .... ; The Adelaide -Racing Clnb made a loss on last season's operations, but nevertheless gave substantial contributions. to the Patriotic Funda. 1

FIXTURES. Aug.' 10, 12) .lt-c: J.C.. Winter. Sept. I—Max ton J.C. Spring. Sept. 2—Rarigitikei Hnut Annual, RUGBY -.y / <b; ] FIXTURES FOR, NEXT_ SATURDAY. Fixtures, grounds, and referees fcr Saturday next aro: — , . '■/ : . f ' Senior. V ' Poneike v. 'Athletic, at AtWetic Park, Mr. L. Simpson; Petone v. Trentliam, at Aihletic Park, Mr. R. Fordyce; Oriental v. Sel'.vyn,. at Petono No. 1, Mr. J. H. Grover; Wellington v. University, at ljutfc No. 1, Mr. A. Kean. Junior. , Selwyn v. 'Poneke, at, Wakefield No., 4,. Jlr. W. J. Meredith,; St.' James v. Wellington, at Wakefield-No. 1, Mr. H. E. Le Cren ; AtMotio V. Petone, at K elburn Park,' Mr/;H) Carey; Berhampore, a bye. ■ Third Class. • St. Patrick's College, v. . Old Boys, at Wakefield Park No. 3, Mr. A. M. Hunt: Wellington College v. University, at College, at 3 p.m., Mi*: A r . C. ;E.itto; Upper ' Hutt ;y. St.. John's, at Upper Hutt, Mr. 33. Pelling. ,' Fourth 'Class. Petone v. Hutt, at Hutt No. 2, Mr. J. Moffitt; St. James v. Old Boys, at Wakefield No. 2, Mr. F. JTv M'Comisky; Wellington v. Sel'.vyn, at Polo No. 1, Mr. G..E.'Bradley;. Athletic, a byo. Fifth Class. Wellington College A v. St/ Patrick's College, at at 1.30, Mr. G. H. Perkinson; Wellington College Bv. Selwyn,'at College,; at 1.30 p.m., Mri J. A. Jones; Ponelce r. Athletic, at I tli- : letic Park, at 1.30,_Mr. E. B. L. Reade; Oriental Se. James, at WakeMd Park, at 1.30. Mr. A. D. Lincoln; Petono v. Hutt. at Petone No. 2, Mr. F. Lartvay. Sixth Class/ 'Athletic v. St. Patrick's 'Collego B, ; 'at, Wakefield No. 2, at' 1:30, Mr. H. Paton;, St.-Patrick's - College '.A v. Poneke, at Athletic Park, ,at 1.30, Mr. R. Evenson; Wellington College r. St. James, at College, at 1.30, Mr. J. Davey; Hutt v. Petone, at Petone, at 2 p.m., Mr.' G. Wale. s