THE TURF
NOTES AND COMMENTS
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The Pahiatua Meetinß takes place today.
Amongst the runners in the Gore Cup to-day is Silent Way, who ha 6 won in his •last folic starts.
The Riccarton trainersf H. J. Mason and A. Cutts, intend bringing teams to the Wellington Racing ChiVs Autumn Meeting, and expect to get away on Friday or Saturday, So -far the exact composition of'the two teams has not been decided on. ,'
The Sou'-wester gelding Cardiff, who was a fair performer over hurdles and between tho' flags, sustained injuries a few days ago that necessitated his destruction.
At the conclusion of the Timaru Cup on Saturday tliero was an inquiry into tie running. As a result, H. Lowe, the rjder of Ogier, was fined .£5 for interfering with Gnome, <n r hose rider, G. Clarice, broke a 6nrall bone in his foot.
Eosytti, a four-year-old gojding bv Wallace—Cruciform, was sold in Melbourno this month for 120 guineas.
Ambrosia, an aged gelding by St. Am-brose--Marlin, won a race at the Richmond Pony Meeting, Melbourne, on March 18, Berg, by Signalman—Cartouche, was among the other winners during the day.
Speedometer, who showed winning form at, Timnrn on Saturday, is engaged in the Summer Handicap at Gore to-day. A 7lb. penaltv will make his impost 7st. slb.
■ Red Book, who was sold recently to a Christchurch owner, wns allowed to drop out of the Gore Cuo, but lie is an acceptor in th« Croydon Handicap, seven furlongs, and has a.n impost of Bst. 21b. It is interesting to note that though the appeal judges of the Racing Conference recently ruled that "during pleasure" terms of disqualification are not permitted under the Rules of Racing, several such sentences still ftppcar in the official calendar.
Weights for the Manawatu Meeting aro due on Thursday.
Acceptances for the Wellington meeting close on Friday night at 9 o'clock. Though the Australian Jockey Club recently cut down the prize money in most of its bie races, it increased the amount of tho Gimcrack Stakes from .£IOOO to
Tho steeplechaser, Tim Doolan, who lias been spelling at Bacchus Marsh, lias again joined the workers at Caulfield, under S. P. Casey.
Writing in the "Pastoral Review" this month "Fife and Dnim" says of the Waikanae-bred Bourlang, the half-brother by Bezonian to Balboa:—"Bourlnng is an undoubtedly high-class colt. It struck you as soon as his rugs were off, why how this colt has improved sirice he was over from Adelaide in the spring." Not only has he lengthened out in a most satisfactory manner, but he has thickened up, and gives yon the sensation that you are looking at something with 'class' about him."
H. Cutts has so far recovered from his accident at Wanganui that he expects to be able to reach home this week.
The Timaru horseman, T. J. Humphries, has enlisted, and goes into camp shortly. Another well-known, trainer in W. Pine has also enlisted.
Aycliffe, winner of the March Stakes at the Timaru meeting, is by the defunct Rokeby from Mosca, and is owned by Mr. A. W. Rutherford, jun. He is described as the makings of a good horse. Mosca springs from the Juliet branch of the No. 13 family, her dam, Indolence, being a grand-daughter of Ragpicker, who was got by Fisherman from the Touchstone mare. Chrysolite was another of Juliet's foals, and was got by Stockweil before Juliet was imported to -Australia, but was foaled in South Australia. Chrysolite produced Robinson Crnsoe and Onyx, a mare that finds a place in numerous well-known pedigrees through/the success at the Btnd of her son Nordenfeldt by Musket. .
A. Sheawbv took Kaiserine to the Pahiatua meeting yesterday. The Ameri-can-bred mare is engaged in both the short hack races.''
A popular Palmerston North sportsman in Mr. Fred. Martin, died on Monday night. The late Mr. Martin owned many horses in his day, and two of the last to carry his colours were Royal Scout Mon Ami. -
The entry oi so many horses'. in both the .-Thompson 'and Railway Handicaps at Trentham has detracted from tho early interest in the .'races named, and until the intentions of owners are known there is not much dis'cussionon'the two events.
It was an English studmaster that tried to buy .Carlita after the recent: Flemington meeting, but Iter owners. would not' entertain. his. offer,; nor the offer of 4000 guineas made prior to the Y.R.C. fixture. The champion mare won nearly this amount at Flemingtop,' and looks like repeating the • performance at Randwiclr next month. .' i
A Melbourne writer states that P. Burn .originally had the idea of making a jumper of Cherubini when he purchased him for 120 ' guineas. So far none ol the progeny of Martian have been tried over fences. Watta, who finished third in a two-year-old handicap at Rosehill, Sydney, this month, is the Achilles—Stepina colt who realised 610 guineas when sold as a yearling last Easter in New South Wales. He ran greenly,' and is expected to do better with more experience. FIXTURES. March 29—Pahiatua B.C. Annual. , March 29 and 30-Gore R.C. Summer, April 6 and B—Wellington B.C. Autumn April 12 and 13—Manawatu R.C. Autumn, April 12 and 13-Southland R.C. Autumn i April 22 and 24—Wairarapa R.C. Antumn April .22 and ■ 24—Auckland R.C. Autumn April 24—Kumara R.C. Autumn.
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