THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2548, 24 August 1915, Page 7

THE TURF

•V — ■ NOTES AND COMMENTS [BY QiiENCOE."! Acceptances for the Marton Meetins closp at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday. ;. The . St. /Ambrose mare,' Sinaois, 'is ■coming to hand very fast, and she will probably bo' riven a run at 'Wanganui , next month. Matters in connection with the racins world' are ven- chill at the present time, ' and they are likely to . remain-so for a week or more until the flat season begins. Most, of the Tremtham .trainers have-big teams in work, but the majority of them will not bo asked td race until the Wangaiiui Meeting next month. J. W. Lowe's 2-year-olds are well forward for this time of the year. The fullbrother to Nones and the full-sister to 'STinbird should be ready to race at th« first available opportunity'. • So far B. Deeley has not signed on to ride for any-particular 9table next season, but may . accept a retainer from the Gisborne sportsman, Mr. Williams. ■In all probability ' the Aucklander'will also be round wearing Mr. G. D. Greenwood's colours when the weights aTe suitable and his services available. It has been definitely decided not to ship the two-year-old filly Cnltiform to Sydney, and she will be allowed to drop out of her. engagements at tho A;J.C. ' Spring Meeting. Cultiform is not engaged in the Avondale/Stakes... '; The Hawera horseman, J. Graham, who went to Sydney with Kurnalpi,. was successful on Eo.val' Hastings in the Hurdles .at Itosehill on August .11. • .The stallion Salvadau,. who died, at Auckland last week was 22 years of age. He was by Salvator, the champion mile 'record-holder of America, from Danegald by Doncastor. Although his ogportunities at the stud were very limited, his stock were very successful, for practically every i one that carried silk was returned a winner. Antarctic; Armagh, and Black Northern, all good performers, 1 were probabty the best he left, but haft ho been given a decent chance he would ; have taken a high place amongst tho successful sires. ■ The Caulfield trainer, F. Musgrave, fell foul of Starter R. Greene at the recent V.A.T.C. Meoting, the result being that he was haled before the stipendiary stewards and fined JJSO. Mnsgravo has appealed to tho V.E.C. In England from March 22 to July 3 of this year 5... Donoghue rode in 219 races, of which ho won 35, was second in 32, and third in 36. The jockoy' with tho best winning average for the oeriod mentioned, was P. Biclcaby, who won 23 of tlie 110 races in whioh he. rode. Since his return from England the Highden trainer, G. Price, has reoeived a letter froni. Jockey L. Hewitt, informing him; that high-claes horses are now boing sold for a more song, and that several largo studs are being broken up. "She. letter states that Price left England just a month too soon. What is known as "flapping meetings" aro now springing up all. over England as tho result of the decision of tho Jockey Olub which undertook, at the request of the Government, to stop all racing, except at Newmarket. In -the colonies "flapping. meetings" are known as unregistered meetings, but'in England there is nothing to prevent them unless by Act of Parliament. Thus ■ a Gilbertian situation has arisen in that racing in its highest form is stopped, whereas in its lowest and least useful aspect it nourishes. \ "