THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3127, 4 July 1917, Page 3

THE TURF

NOTES'AND COMMENTS JUT Gmncoe.l The V.H.C. Grand National Hurdle Pace will be run at Flemington on Saturday ■next. There arc no New Zealand horses engaged in the race, but nu px-Aew /.ealander in Ronald Cameron trains Wallalo, the Australian Cup winner, arid lie win ride him in tile event named. 0" tlio following Saturday the National hteepltchaire will be decided. Tim Doolau and Waimai are to represent the Dominion. The former lias been at Oaullicld for some weeks.

Owners are reminded that acceptances for the first day's handicaps at the Wellington Meeting and entries for the Trial Piute and Selling Eacc close on iTiday next at 9 p.m.

The well-known New Zealand handicapper, Mr. J. E. Henrys, is on a visit to Sydney, and will remain there for a time. AnioHEo', tho winners at the Dubbo (N.S.W.) Meeting on June 23 was Dolroy, a half-brother to Artillcrie and Bee. His success was gained in the Trial Handicap. In the concluding event, Field Tnx (Field Battery-Trix), a cast-off of W. Davies, scored from a good field after having tilled second place in a race earlier in the day.

The India Turf Club and the Calcutta Turf Club have received permission from tho Indian Government to run big war Loan lotteries. Tickets cost 10 rupees (13s. 4d.) each, and tho first prize Is £60,660, with' a thousand other prizes of varying amounts. A fair number of New Zealand-owned yearlings havo been left in the Breeders Plate, to be run at Randwiclc in October; Amongst the number are W". E. Bidwills Registration (Demosthenes—Culmination), T. H. Lowry's Finland—Warscare colt, G. I'. Donnelly's Demagogue (DemosthenesGold Bound), J. B. Eeid's Kilbroney-St. Sophia colt, and G. If. Stead's Melco (Martian—Formless) and Alemoner (Boniform— Cassock). When Immortelle won at Eosehill tho Martian geldiug was at an outside price. He had done very little fast work before the meeting, and B. J. Mason could not fancy him. On the second day of tho Hawke's Bay .Tockoy Club's Meeting a number of thoroughbreds were submitted to auction on account of various owners. Amongst tho lots to change hands were:—Chemise (Mul-tifid-Lady Augusta), 60gns.; filly by Finland from ha, Cloche, 40gjis.; filly-by Wblawa from Wairakau, 75gns.; Chimera (Finland-Landrail), 75gns.; Trcbelli (Bir-kenhcad-Oantatrice), 6i)gns.; Sir Alba (St. Ambrose—Alba), 56gus.;' colt by Athenic from Maude, 105gns.; and colt by Fspartero Mougonui, 40gns. New Zealaud-bred horses . were prominent at tho ' Canterbury Park (N.S.W.) Meeting on Saturday lost. La Penna, by King. Rufus from uintra, won the Canterbury Handicap for Mr. J. Lee, while* lit-. H. Weal's Pierrcpont, by Spalpeen, fiuisiied second to Choirmaster in the Hurdlo Handioap. ' • . Tho 'chaser Kirkby is under orders for Wellington, where ho claims engagements in the chief cross-country events. He will be ridden by Hagerty, who has been associated with most of thd gelding's schooling tasks. ' The Washdyke trainer, S. Trilford, contemplates a trip to Trentham for the W.E.O. Meeting; with Crib, Melford, San Sebastian, and Salathiel. Crib is engaged in the Wellington Steeplechase at lOst. 101b., and also iu the Winter Hurdle Handicap at lOst. 81b. Ho is reported to have done a fair amounfcpf schooling, and should not be troubled by Jhe fences at Trentham.

Owing to the illness of t'he stable jockey, W. Bush, the Karamu jumpers which raced at Hastings were ridden by F. J?lynn. The stable is not strong in jumpers" thi.s wi »- tcr, as Idealism and Morecambo bctb went wrong, but Gladful and Hylaus hav<! CiUch won two races.

Under the reduction scheme recently entered into by the Itaoing Conference, tho Wairarapa Earing Oluh has selected Docomber 13 for a one-day meting, and' March 14 and 15 for a two-day meeting next seaeon. For many years past tho club has raced on holiday dates, viz., January 1 and 2 and Easter Saturday and Monday, so the proposed alteration makes in important change of opinion as to tho advisability of holding meetings on tho same dates as several other clubs, which has tho effect of reducing the number of competing horses. Other considerations taken into account -were the railway facilities and tho interests of horse-owners in respect to minimising travelling expensed.

A Press Association telegram from Dunodin states that at a meeting of the last Special District Committee to consider the request of the Minister of Internal Affairs that the one-third reduction iu racing should bo applied to the chief centres, it was unanimously resolved: "That this committee is of opinion that as it ■ strictly carried out the direcions of Cabinet at its last m'ecting it cannot see its way to depart from that decision, aiid therefore resolves to request the Government to abide by. tho agreement entered into between tho Government and the Jincing Conference, which has boon faithfully carried out by the Special .District fJCmmittee."

Tlio followins: j'ockeyß an<l trainers' names appear in the Ninth Ballot':—Jockeys: .T. P. Brady, \V. H. Bush, A. Godda-rd and Ij. Nodder. Trainers: .T. Ooylc, J, Mitchell, T. Wilson, 0. Ohaafe, T. Hieing, and W.-H. Ooifcy.

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CRIPPLED SOLDIERS' HOSTEL

A generous response to Hie appeal on bchali of Iho Crippled Soldiers' Hostel will mean the establishment of a suitable and wcll-equipped hostel to which the brave lads can turn in their hour of need. What wo owe to our disabled soldiers we can never fully repay, but hero is an opportunity in which all tan join in doing something practical which will directly benefit tho war-stricken lads, and bear permanent testimony to our admiration, gratitude, and sympathy. Messrs. Magnus Sanderson has mad© a cash oll'er for the Z.L. car, or, if the winner prefers it, they will give- a now Dodge car in placo of tho Z.L.