THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2801, 20 June 1916, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS " IBy Glencob.l TTie Napier Park meeting will take place on Friday and Saturday next. In England a tax is now levied on tho admission foe charged to racecourses, as well as football matches, theatres, etc. Sir George Clifford sold tho San Fran. I'ifuo—Jim>« Heart two-,rear-eld Pesperado to ifr. H. Tinker on Friday, and tho gelding has been resold to tho Auckland sportsman, Mr. H. O. Wilson. Tho youngster will be shipped north next week.

The Wellington Winter Meeting is to extend over three days. Tlireo steeplechases will carry stakes of 1000 sovs., SCO sovs., and 400 sovs.; three hurdle events stakes of COO sovs., 350 sovs., and 300 sovs. The chief flat race will carry a ala.ko o F '100 sovs. Entries for all events except the Trial Plate and Selling Plato close with Secretary A. E. Whyte, on Friday next, at 9 p.m.

P. Cress, a well-known Hastings jockey, who is now at the front, writing to an acquaintance, slates that while in Egypt he rodo in a race, and finished third.

'.the late Arthur Goodwin, woo died suddenly in Sydney, was at one time associated with the late William Douglas's stable, and many years ago took a team of jumpers aoross to Australia, compris, ing Montrose 11, Kapo, Jupiter, nud The feor. Jupiter fell in the V.R.C. Gran J National, but the same aflernoon won the Fleminglon Steeplechase.

Writing to a friend in Wellington, Jockey H. Thompson, who is now l-iding in Melbourne, mentions that he will have the mount on Ungala in the Flemington Grand National, and that G. Scobio will bo on Booligal.

The Hawke'a Bay Jockey Ciab is to bo commended for its efforts to increase tho distance of its races. A now departure 011.tho programme of tho c. ming winter meeting is a hack race, run. over ten furlongs. The experiment promises to be a success, for the club has received twentyono entries for the race, which is known as tho Winter Hack Handicap.

Colonel Soult has been recommissioned at Ellorslie,' and looks in great heart after his brief let-up. His owners still entertain the idea of sending the son of Soult over to Sydney for tho A.J.C. Spring Meeting.

Consequent on his death, Morning w<w not weighted for tho V.K.C. Grand National ritaaplechase. Taking a line through his treatment in tlio Wanda Steepleohase, it is quite probable that tho New Zealnuder would havo been awarded 12st. lib. for next month's race.

The Malster horse Hopfield, who de. fcatcd Three several timc-s in Sydney, could have been purchased by Mr. It. Buick for 200 guineas after ho won his first' race. As matters turned out, it would hav epaid the Masterton. Bportsman handsomely to "have given this sum for the home, even if ho allowed him to stay in his box for a couple of meetings.

War Tux, winner of the Maiden Race at Gisborno .on Saturday,, is a'i'our-year-olit cdiestmit gelding, by Strowan from Romany Girl. He carried the wellknown, colours of ill'. C. Morso, who used to raco Te Arai and Birkline. War Tax gave B. Heeley Ills first winning rido since his reinstatement. Tli# Gisborno eitudmaster, Mr. Gaine Carririgton, who has been making iiv. quiries for the purchase of the Alarla. eon horse Lily veil, has had a cablegram from Sydney asking him to make his to*!- cffuiv -If lie secures this horse ho has been promised a number of well, bred -marcs, including sorno from Hawke's if aj. __________