THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3085, 16 May 1917, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS IBt Olkncoe.l . The Manawalil Meeting will tnTS* place to-day and to-morrow. Train arrangements are advertised in this issue. jn tho Karen? Hurdles at Awamini Inday Gladful. Harliour Light, Portland Lady, and Sensitive are unlikely starters. The secretary of the , New Zealand Racing Conference draws attention to a statement credited lo the Hon. (I. W. Russell, in an interview. The Minister mentioned that during last season Hi!) permits were given for racing and trotting, and there were altogether-UGH days on which the two sports wore held. As a. matter of fact, only M 2 days were devoted to racing and trotting lor the season ending on July ill, IHlli. The New Zealand-bred 'Chaser, by General Syiuons or Formosa from Eellone, won the Grand Annual Sloeplcchaso at Warrnanibool un May '.\. Tho old gelding has had a very chequered career since going lo Melbourne, where L. Robertson used to train him. At the. Allendale Stock Farm snlo in March, l!)i;i. ho was sold for '•ITlgns., and since then he. has won several small stakes. Bourlang, winner of tho S.A'.J.C. Goodwood Handicap on May 7, is a brown threc-yenr-oul colt, and was bred in Now Zealand by Mr. tan G. Duncan, or tho Waika.nao stun. He is by imported cozonian from Krrvc, by Birkenhead (son of Ormo) from Snot,' by Albany from Zeiica, by The Peer (sou of Melbourne) from Crumbs, by Mari.byrnong (son of Fisherman) from Sweetbread, by The Flying Pieman from Cassia (imp.), by Sweetmeat, and is therefore most attractively bred. Bezonian was bred by Lord Rosobory, and is by Velasquez (sou of Donovan), from Gas. by Ayrshire (son of Hampton) from ffimninata (dam of Ladas), by Rosicrucian, As a two-year-old, Bourlang was kept pretty busy, as he caried silk no fewer than fifteen wTnning five races. R. .1. Mason hiis an Australian-bred colt among tho yearlings ho is getting ready for next season's racing. Tho youngster is by The Welkin, whose progeny are consistently good as two-year-olds. Mr. G. D. ,Greenwood has dono well wffh Australian yearling purchases, Bimcter and Biplane'having turned out very successfully. At the dispersal sale of the lato J. W. M.'Artbur's stud Gig I'Temington trainer,.. James gave flOOgns. for the. iConieiiy King cotl Stagoland; and 22">gns. for Sea'bound, by Coil. As both horses won weight-for-ago races at tho Adelaide dm M'eetmg the outlay was well justified. After the heavy rain which has fallen lately, it is only natural that the going will bo on the heavy side at Awnpuni to-day, and some surprises may be in store for supporters of the totalisator. In the Karere Hurdles, Lnperino, who showed good form at Avondale in tho mud, will have attention, as will Mahzoltov and The last-named always races well over fences when fresh, Nnttata. and Cheldma have been withdrawn .from tho Maiden Plate, which will make tho race open. Johnny Walker raced well enough' at Trenthani to suggest hiai as a possibility. Others well fancied may bo Rosary ami Warmaid.. The absenco of Sasanof and Kilboy from tho Gold Cup field will detract from the interest in this event, and the issue is now narrowed down to Desert Gold and Tho Toff. The mare will havclier usual following, despite' the heavy going, as at ten furlongs in Wellington she had her opponents well beaten. In the Autumn Handicap the issue is very open, and tho field contains some very smart performers. Tho Hawera form of Rewi Poto gives him a big chance, and the black horse may go,out favourite, despite his big weight. Others with strong followers may bo Hendra and Multainc. . ... The Linton Hack Welter Handicap will be contested by a goad field. In tho absence of Waterform, who is, an unlikely starter, Rylstonc and Crown Head may receive, most support. Tho top weight is now well sea.-ionod with ' racing, and should run out the distance well, while Crown Head should also shine in this department. On Trehtham form. Galore, a plaeegotter each day, rends well handicapped in th'e Wnodhry Hack Handicap, six furlongs. Raimianuwbiri was a dual winner at Tanhereniknu and Sabana always runs good races in heavy going. Punters are faced with the most difficult task of the day in the Telegraph Handicap, six furlongs. The heavy trackwill probably keep Croesus in bis box, which will leave Gazio,uo and Multifual. at tho top of the handicap. Moutoa Queen and AVaimalao nto very consistent, and Braniblet.ye defeated Chcloma so easily at Riccarton that after the imported mare's good showing at Hastings tho Chokcboro candidate must bo given consideration. Her Trenthani form also gives' her a chance, as she was finishing very fast on tho concluding day here. La'dy Black is so consistent on heavy tracks that she 100 must bo given » chance. Mr. G. W. Lushinglon, who died recently in Ireland, was tho sportsman whom, the late King Edward asked to secure him a, horse that might be a Grand National possibility. Mr. Lushington's choice fell iipnn liis own horse, Ambush 11, whom he sold for SOOgns. to His Majesty, a.nd the latter had the satisfaction of winning the 1900 Grand National- with the son of Ben Battle. . Claverhouse, the rather disappointing fen of Antagonist and Scottish Star, has been'gelded. He will be put into work aga'in for spring racing. Elocution, the winner of the Hawke's Bay Stakes, belongs to one of th© good old New Zealand tribes. She was got by Demosthenes from Rangjao, by Gold Reef from Aconite, and claims the Princess taproot, to which Adamant and one or two other useful sorts are allied. Th 9 Princes; taproot has nol, however, produced anything beyond the ordinary performer. ' All Guns, by Pallas-Greek Maid, who. was a successful herformer over a number of years, wound un his career in the. nation's service. He was a gift lo the Expeditionary Forces, and went lo F.svpt early in the war as a. troop horse. His old trainer, W. M'Donald, for whom he won some good races, received news recently that All Guns had died in Egypt. The information came in a letter from Trooper W. Holmes, at one time a successful jockey, whose , friends will be pleased to learn that he is keeping in sood health.