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THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

IB! IiIENCOE.I • Tho Whangarei meeting takes place today and to-morrow. Acceptances for tho first day's events at the Wellington Racing .Club's summer meeting close to-morrow night at !) o'clock.

Taringanmtu has been withdrawn from tho Wellington Cuip. Tho breakdown of tho locally-owned maro is to be regretted, as she was only a four-year-old, and looked liko doing further good sorvice for her owner. Already this year sho had won 775 eove. in stakes.

The non-appeaTance of Desert Gold in the. Auckland Plate robbed that ovent of a lot of interest, and though thero was a battle royal between Sasanof and Xhe Toff, still the presenco of Desert Gold would have added much interest to the race. Sportsmen throughout tho Dominion are expecting tho trio to meot in the Trentham Gold Cup at tho autumn meeting of tho Wellington Racing Club, and if a contest between the trio does oventuafe it is saio to predict that it will draw a record crowd.

During his southern tour, which incidentally was not attended by good fortune, J. M'Combe presented Sandstorm (San Francisco-Windwhistle) to the Waikouaiti Club as an offering-to the Red Cross Fund. Sandstorm was bought by Mr. A. S. Orbell for .£l7. The Riccarton trainer, E. Longlcy, who went to Dunedin with threo of his charges, returned without giving any one of them a start. Winter Cherry, Lpvo Token, and Phil May all went sore, llio first-named has recovered since her return to headquarters, but the other two are to bo 6pelled. Fiery Cross has resumed easy work on the Riccnrton tracks. The"Glenapp. geldin" had to bo thrown out of commission after his New Zealand Cuip campaign, but has returned well built up and in robust health. A Press Association message from Sydney states that sportsmen are disappointed because Sasanoff is the only New Zealand entry for the Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Cup.

The Greymouth sportsman, Mr. D. H. Roberts, who has his horses trained at Riccartou, had a successful innings at the Hokitika meeting, where Kiljoy won a minor event on tho opening day and tho Jubilee Cap on the second day. AVishful, runner-up in the Auckland Cup, is stated to bo a sure runner in the Wellington Cup, in which his impost is 7st. 121b. Hie owner, Mr. G. L. Stead, returned from Auckland yesterday and went south last evening. ' Depredation, winner of the. Auckland Cup, is spoken of as an unlikely starter in tho Wellington Cup, in which 11. BarWs stablee will be represented by Paraoa, winner of tho big handicap at tho Taranaki Jockey Club's Christmas meeting. Multiplication was lame after Tacing at Ellerslie, and he is not likely to bo seen out during tho coming, Wellington Sine His stable companion, Chortle, to also spoken of as a aon-accmtor for the Cup, though it is nnderetood that bo will bo brought to the meeting. M Hobbs, who has been on a hurried visit to-Riccarton, returned to Trentham yesterday. ' . Despite his faihiro to run prominently at Hastings, Indigo ie being brought to Trentham for tho Wellington Cup, in which ho is nicely weighted witti asf. 2lb. R Reed waited in Auckland after the Cup meeting to ride for J. Lambess at tho Whangarei meeting to-day. -

At tho Epsom (Vic.) races on December 23 tho Third Division Handicap, was won by Rose of Melbonrae, who is owned 1)V the ex-New Zealander, V. O'Neill. On the same day tho principal handicap was won by tho champion lilliputian Carwelkin, who ran the ton furlongs in 2min. 9sec. Hitherto tho progeny of the eon of Flvin" Fox have been noted as spnntcra only, but after tho success of Carwolkin iio doubt others will bo tncci over a distance.

Something of a Tecord was put up at tho Tasmanian Turf Club's meeting en Boxing Day, when the whole of tho seven events on the programme wero secured by hot favourites. A Press Association message . from Oivristchuirch states that Kilboy was entered for tho Sydney Cup yesterday, the entrv being made with the secretary of the 'Canterbury Jockey Club.

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2974, 11 January 1917, Page 3

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Tapeke kupu
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THE TURF Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2974, 11 January 1917, Page 3

THE TURF Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2974, 11 January 1917, Page 3

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