THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2975, 12 January 1917, Page 6

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS JBt Glencoe.T Acceptances for tho Foxton mooting closo on Monday next. Owners should not overlook the cliw. ing of acceptances for tho first day'e handicaps at tho Wellington Eating' Club's Summer Meeting. These must bo in the hands of' Secretary A. E. Whyte by 9 o'clock tllis evening. Entries for tho Taranaki meeting to be heW next month, close to-night. The Whangarei meeting concludes today. Thp wull-kiio.vu Hattie's -Bay ]ockay, Harold Griffiths, who enlisted some tinie back, is now in camp at Featheraton. Handicapper H. Coyle left yesterday to attend the Wairoa meeting, which takes place on Tuesday and Thursday next. After making the adjustments for the second day's races. Mr. Coyle will retnm immediately to be present at the Wellington Cup fixture. ■ Entries for the Gisborne Racing Club's Summer Meeting close to-night. I/. Traill goes to Otaki next week to school Arlington, who is engaged in the hurdle events at the Foxton meeting. It is not expected that Biplane will race in the handicap event at Trentham, bnt the horse will be seen under silk in the more important weight-for-age event run over four furlongs, on the concluding day. • • ■ . I The work' of alterations to the- Peilding course is shortly to be taken in hand. Included in the programme of alterations is the enlargement of the totalisater house and tho grandstand. The installation of tho totalisator in New South Wales is causing the various secretaries of the Taring clubs considerable anxiety, and each week's mail brings a budget of letters to Mr. A. E. Whyte, secretary of the Wellington Racing Club, asking for information relative to the machine, the methods and working of it, and the staff required. In Wellington the club employs nearly 150 men, and both the Canterbury Jockey Clnb and the Auckland Racing Club have a bigger roll. If the machine takes on in Sydney it will be necessary to employ twice the number quoted to cope with the business. During the progress of the coming Wellington meeting -visiting metropolitan sporting writers will be taken for a motor trip ronnd the Tacing tracks and pointed out the various improvements lately irade. When Bunting won the Salisbury Welter at the Ellerslie meeting lie carried 9st. Clb., and was credited with running tho mile in lmin. il 2-ssec. Witli nenrlv two stones off his back the All Black horse'would only have to run trie latf. hait-mile of the Wellington Cup in R2&l. to hoist record time for the -~aois. It is probable that Sir Georcre Clifford will be represented at the Wellington Racing Club's meeting, by Adjutant, Battle Eve, San Sebastian, Tantalus, Brambletye, and Sisyphus. Snviare Deal was withdrawn from the Wellington Cup yesterdnv, and the probabilities are that the Advance horse will not be seen out at the meeting. The Maniopoto filly Warstar, a member of the Porirua team, ha« gone sore, and is to be sent home .to "her owner's plane for a ppell. It is not likely she will bo taken up ngnin until the early spring. G. Price, with half a dozen horses nf the Hishden tentn. is expected at Trentham on Saturday. H. Gray is back'from Melbourne,' anc is riding at Ellerslie. War tax on dividends at the Auckla"d meeting amounted t" over .£-5000. Intending visitors to Trentham ' Cup meeting are advised to wait and imike their purchases at Herb. Price's. Tht Sports' Mercers, Wellington.—Advt. A Wanganui ecriße mentions that Mr. W. Duncan's promising hack 'Cell?" has gone .wrong, and has been turned oul for a lnngthy spell. Race Visitors!—We wish to intimate that we liavo opened up a .choice ran?; of New Suitings. AVhen in town. caV at Herb. Price's, the Suit Specialist Willis Street, Wellington.-Advt.