THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2816, 6 July 1916, Page 9

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS i [By Glencoe.l : Acceptances for the first day's races at Trentham close on Friday at 0 p.m. Entries for the Trial Plato and Selling Race ai'e due at the same hour. Tho Danneyirke Racing Club will this year liold its Steeplechase Meeting on August 33. This is two weeks earlier than usual, Tho weights for the principal,events' at the .Grand Rational Meeting will not he made public this year until a week after tho conclusion of the Wellington meeting. Tho representatives of the New Zealand Racing Conference will meet in Wellington on Tuseday next at 10 a.m. in tho New Zealand Society of Accountants' rooms, Johnston. Street. Entries. for the New Zealand Cup close on Friday. Last year's National winner," Nzatoa, will raco at Trentham, and will then be shipped south for the C.J.C. meeting ait RiccarCon. The statement of receipts and expenditure to be presented to the Racing Conference next week sliojra that the levy imposed to pay tho stipendiaries' sa!r ariqs yielded £1137 4s, 10d... and tho sat arie's amounted to JI3H2. Aftor donating .£6OO to the Sports Protection League there is still a balanoe of nearly .£4OO. Most' people will be surprised to know that tho .'cost of the stipendiary-.officials-was so high.. . At Trentham H. Kingan is hacking the jumpers Doon. and Silver.Honarch about the roads. Both' horses Iwve been on tho retired list for f-ouio time with leg troubles. .■■■■'. >■'. • , . Influenza ,is prevalent in' many stables iu different parts of tHa. Dominion, but so far the trouble has not liiado' its .ap--pearanco. at-Trenthain-or Porirua, The Sarto gelding, John Barleycorn, is now doing mild exercise at Wingatui, aa a preliminary to a preparation for spring engagements. .He went amiss on the evo of. the last' New .Zealand Cup, "but the spoil Should have done'him good, and he may have to be reckoned- with • in important events nest season. 1 ; ■Tho Melbourne handicapper, Dr.' Lang, seems to have an altogether exalted view • of the capabilities of Blackall, and it will bo no surprjsb if Mr'.'E. J. Watt cancels the'trip of the All Black; gelding. ■ . may be taken for granted- that El Gallo will .fulfil his Trentham ments, as otherwise'his' owner , would have withdrawn him ere this. The Spalpeen gelding is still - tho niosfc ■ discussed horse amongst the jumpers of the season, but the unanimous opinion is-that if'he succeeds'at;Trentham'it willbe' his best performance* to date. .Everyone likes'to see.a good horse win under;a big weight, and :a victory for Mr. W. : J. Ralph's gelding on, Wednesday next will mean tliat he will get a great reception;-from those present. • • -

Purscfiller- -is regarded as a doubtful starter in the Winter Hurdles at. Trenthani, and it is stated that her'next public appearance will be in the 'Grand National Hurdle Race," ;''' • ''.

G. Price will be represented at: 'the Wellington meeting -by Se<ld-el-13ahi r 0n1y,.: The .chestnut "gelding and Bevalonta will afterwards.go on. to Winter Cun:fixture. ,' ', ' :Mart"inmas, who is a 'half-brother 'to the' Dunedin Cup 'winner, : Flora, M'D'oiiald, wo 11 -the Maiden Handicap at Victoria Park.on Juno.3B. '.

Veronal (Linacre—Totolo) made her' reappearance'in Australia at-'the Wilhamstowri meeting- last, month. Baoked down to ..a very .short price in:the-Win-'ter Handicap, five furlongs, she-failed to get a place,-the event going 'to. Htfa'dwind, one- of J; Scobie's team, -'who "was ridden by R.-Lewis.

The Masterton Racing Club has experienced a most successful season,.and will show a good credit'balance.. difiiciilty abotet the clashing of dates .with fho -Hawkes-'Bay Meeting in the-Spring has been satisfactorily, adjusted. Hawke's Bay has taken September 39, Napier Park October 7, -andr.Masterfcon October 12,' '

TROTTING ::, y n A DISQUALIFICATION EEMOVED. By Tolcgraph—l'rcss Association, r Christchurch,'July 5. At a meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association it was decided that the disqualification, of ■ S. Tanner in connection with the Tring Park, Timara, case should be- removed! subject to his paying his proportion -ofthe expenses incurred by the association. FIXTURES,. July 12. 13,. and ~ls.—Wellington B.C. Winter. August 15,-17, and . 19.-C.J.C. Grand National, ' November 4.—New Zealand Cup. - -