THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2871, 8 September 1916, Page 7

THE TURF

N©TES.AND COMMENTS

IBi Glencoe.l

Tho Marton Jockey Club had_ a most successful spring meeting, and Secretary A. Way should bo able to announce a large addition to the patriotic funds. It is notified for general information that acceptances for tho Pahiatua and Woodlands Hunt Club Meeting close tonight. A. Oliver was in the city yesterday on business, and returned homo again in tho evening. Ho is going north to-mor-row to tako part in t'ho Avondale Sleeting, whioh opens on Wednesday: next. Entries for all events: at tho Horowhenuii Meeting closo to-morrow night. Nominations for the Spring Meeting of the Hawko's Bay Jockey Club and Napier Park Racing Clab close on I*ridny next. A. J. M'Flinn left by yesterday's boat for Sydney, and will ride Kooya, Diavolo, and .Okaihau in their engagements at Randwiok next month. There is some doubt about Okaihau making the trip, and though accommodation has been reserved for him the Salvadan gelding will not go over unless his owner can obtain a permit to accompany him. Tattersall's Meeting at Randwick on Saturday will see several New Zealand horses in action. Kilboy and Sasanof are likely to meet for the first time In the Chelmsford Stakes, nine furlongs, weight-ior-age, and Shrill wM take part in the Welter Handicap. There is reason to suppose that strong support will bo forthcoming for tho English mare from New Zenlanders present at we meeting. SiT George (Clifford has .nominated 'thirteen horses for tho Fourth Taranaki Stakes, to be run in February, 1918. Tho Hunterville sportsman, Mr. James Bull, has purchased tho stallion AH Red to tako the place of. the defunct l'atronus. -At the Koatanui Stud, Our Lady, dam of Bronze, has foaled- a filly to lung Rufus. The southern-owned Wellwood, who scored , a lucky win in the Hunt Cup at Marlon, is being kept in tho nojth to compete at the Woodlands Hunt Club Meeting next week. Miacara has developed knee trouble 'of late, and this was tljo reason of the Bonil'orm marc's defection from the Marton Flying. At Hastings, Tino Atua is goiujf on the right way, and all. going well sht .will bo a runner in tho Wanganui Guineas this monthi. So far tho fiUy has shown a partiality for short Curses, but she may improvo with age. The Dannevh-ke sportsman, Mr. H. E. Gaisford, has been seriously ill of late, but recently his condition has shown (oonsideitabile improvement. Ho hopes to bo out and.about in tho course ox ; few days. . One of tho most improved horses seen out at tho Marton Meeting was tic Fdysian mare. Oliiwai, At tho finish i tse Flying Handicap she canio from a long way back, and beat Depredation pointless, whilo at Otaki in June the sou of Canipfiro comfortably accounted for the Woourille-trained mare. Arrangements have been completed to ship tho hurdle gelding Master Hcgal to luKSourno to take part in tho faurfllo races at tho Flemin'gton Carnival in Melbourne. He will not .be engaged at tho Randwick fixture, as-he fails to act on the right-handed going. Ho is an unlikely starter at Avondale. Providing ho can get/the necessary permit, I'. Flynn will go across and ride the son of llegal.

No Giorse that has raced during the winter has puzzled his owner and the public so much as Golden March, _ and several times he has been heavily supported in hurdle races, only to fail badly. At Marton he stripped - well, and showed a lot of dash on the fiat', but he jumped very high, and nonces like Combustion and several others gained on him at eao'b obstacle. Altogether he has been a very costly proposition to tho devotees of the totalisator, but it would bo unwise to condemn him yet.

FIXTURES. Sopt. 13.—Pahiatua B.C. Annual. Sept. 18 and IG.—Avondale J.C. Spring. Sept. 11—Woodlands Hunt Annual. Sept. 14 and 15.—Ashbuirton B.C. Spring. Sept. 21 and 23.—'VVanganui J.C. Spring. Sept. 25—Amberley R.C. Annual. Sept. 25 and 2G.—Otaki. Maori R.C. Spring. Sept. 28 and 29—Geraldino E.G. Spring. Sept. 3<).—Napier Park B.C. Spring. Oct. 7.—Hawko's Bay J.C. Spring. Oct. 12.—Maaterton R.C. Spring. Oct. 13.—Duncdin J.C. Spring. Oct. 23;—'Waipawa County R.C. Annual. Tho illustrations in tlio current issue of the "Sporting and Dramatic Review" again maintain their high grade. Incidents of t'ho war are depicted in French soldiers at an extempore chapel in a wood; New Zealand stationary hos-' pital at Salonika; for the honour of France; Russian soldiers dance; a trench scene; depositing Canadian colours at .St. Paul's; characteristic piotures of the British advance; a striking photograph of the arrival of German prisoners at Southampton; feeavy howitzer in aotion, and others. Nearer home is the parade of the Sixteenth Reinforcements in Dunedin, while the Roll of Honour has a largo representation of wounded heroes. Snapshots at the Pakuranga Hunt Club's Meeting, ai<d tlio Dannevirke races; Queen's Park school cadots at Wanganui, and a miscellaneous selection contribute to a popular production.—Advt.