THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2621, 17 November 1915, Page 8

THE TURF

9NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Tho Marlborough Kacing Club's Spring Meeting will be neid at Blenheim to-day. The s Patwena which sailed last evening was full of sportsmen who intend being present at the gathering. Amongst tho number ii[ere Handieapper G. Morse and Starter C. O'Connor, wtio are to officiate lit the mei'tiug. The Victorian jockey, W. Smart, usually rides Patrabas in his engagements, but li. Lewis wsis given the mount in the Melbourne Clip. As a solatium for being taken off Slmart received Ji'2oo from the lady owner'of the Wallace colt. Despite tihe fact that he is still a maiden, tb« Sydney-owned three-year-old Westcourt jMs earned J;2500 this season in place moj'iey. r I'ho stake for 'the Melbourne Cup was this year wo.rth £7ili to the winner. There will only be three runners in tho Plying Handicap at Blenheim to-day, and Hymettius (13. Deeley) will probably bo the 'public c.hoice. The circular course will assist tin: Karamu-bred gelding. His two opponent':'! are Hoather and AVailand. Wirokino, who hails from P. Higgott's stables at Utalri, will command plenty of support in both his engagements at Blenheim to-day. The gelding showed up well at Levin, whjere he was not as forward as he is now.

At Blenheim to-day-Pall Jlall will have the services ol' C. limenson in the Maiden Hack Handicap. lmmer's sister has shown plenty, of pace in her previous races, but she has been unlucky. However, the field: she is meeting to-day is anything but a> strong one, and the best of tho others may be Kellerman and Urianda. Three hundrfeti horses, the first shipment of a, gift of double that number from Argentine (breeders, arrived at Bor'leanx in September. Carlita has now won over ,£13,000 in her ten wins. When' she scored in' the Williamstown Cup, under Sst. 31b., the Eller-sl.ie-bred. filly ran tho distance in 2min. ISjsec., which is nn Australasian record. T. l r . Quinlivan: camo up from the south yesterday with his team that raced at E-iccarton. He. also had the'yearlings purchased at the <C!hristchurch sales. The lialf-sister to Do tniama is a very neatlj--turned filly, and v-ery much resembles Armlet., She and the Cyne colt will be turned out for'a iiew months, but the Vasco—Fabia filly, which is a two-yeaT-i)ld,.will bo put intD work at once. The Hastings trainer isi not likely to race anything, until the I'illerslie meeting rolls round. Tatterley a.jain went lame after contesting the Electric Plate and will need a short spell, bmt Blackall, Eligible, and • the two-ycar-olids Macrilander and pasanotf did well ,on the trip, as did Dribblo, who was v<;ry unlucky in her two races. Mr. H. K. Troutbeck, owner uf Tatterley and, Dr3)ble, was sick, and ros unable to be present at the meeting to see his horses raca.

In Sydney, Premier Holman has announced his intention of taxing tho bookmakers, and it is expected that the new tax will realise J375,000. Several of tho jockijjs who left Christchurch on Sunday to motor to Blenheim ivill probably have to turn back, as the road is blocked in several places.

Lauus, winner of the ( last Ascot Thousand, has a pedigrea that will interest New ! Zealanders. He< *is by Flavus from Moa, by Ivingsley—lviivi. i The: latter is a Dominion-bred marc that is supposed to be thoroughbred, hat so far all efforts to trace her pedigree hawa been futile.

Sweet 'Tipperary, winneir of the Wei-, come Stakes, was bred by' Air. G.I 1 . Don : nelly, of Crissage, and 'is by King's Guest from Golden 8a11... by Gold Reef from Pearl Shot, a vary pear relative of Industry, dam of the Melbourne Cup winders. G'aulus and Tho Gi.jafter.

When Diavolo ran ia the November Hurdles at Flemington life was ridden by the Sydney jockey E. Moon. He started second favourite, but jumped badly, and finished last.