THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3171, 23 August 1917, Page 9

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS '■'■ -fBY QMNCOE."! - Entries for all events at tho Dannevirke B,aeing. Club's Spring Meeting and the Danhevirke Hunt Club's Meeting close with Secretary E. Takle on'Saturday,next at 9 p.m. Aooeptancos for all'events at, the Marton meeting olose on Tiuosday next. •• ■ Parisian Diamond camo up from' the ■ south yesterday, and will be railed homo to-day. Tho full-brother to iSauci acquitted himself., well'on his only start;at Siccarton. "'■':'_' . ' - Two woll-known : hiirdle horsemen in Jas: Jones' and Jas. Lyford, -who have 6Cen service In Eranco and have.been, invalided homo,"were. amongst tho batch of return-. Ed soldiers who landed at Auckland this ■week........ ■ ..i

At OhriStchurcli •. on. Monday the . Auckland hunter Tangihaore was sold' at ■miction for agns. ; The new owner is Mr. Jf. Nurse, J..WUH'amßon. whd'fortnorly train-'-ed Tangihaoro,; purchased Biga -(Charlemagno ll'-Liberia) at tho same time for 23gns. '," '.'.'.■'■

After racing unsucoessfully at the Grand National ifeeting the hurdler St. Curio was sold by Mr. F..5.. Eutherford'to' an Otago sportsman. ,(• During liis visit to Ohristchurch last week the Oamonui sportsman, Mr. O. Wieo, mado-arrangements" to ship' his two mares Charlotte and Oharleville to -, Australia. The daughters of -Charlemagne II ha,vp been acquired by a leading .Commonwealth 6tudma£ter who has eevenol hish-class sires at his command.

An expert in blood stock, hailing from Hawke's Bay. has very nico things to say of the two-yoar-old: bay; colt lirst Bain, by Martian-Grand Rain.- by Gipsy Grand trained by T. Quinlivan.. Ho states that First Itain ia the finest youngster for Iris ago that'he has ever seen, and also claims that tho son of Martian is,a very line galloper. Mr. E. J:'Watt purchased this youngster ■ as a yearling ui November last, at Ohristchurch for .625 ginnca-s. Fii'st Bain waa bred by ih: Bruce Christie, of Oamantii. ■ ' ■ ■ ■

A dastardly act, intended to injure a woli-khown horso, is reported from \Vest Außtralia. fiir QUin was broiight down heavily ou tho training track, at .■-Mcraantlo by a stretch of fencing ; wiro. which • someono had deliberately strained across tho track from a post to a tree. It was known that the Uorso would gaUon Uoxo that-morning. Beyond a sovoro shaking, neither horso nor rider was injured. Two of tho maros sold at, Mr.. 0. .13. iGreenwood's salo last weak 1 with Kilbroncy before going to fcto™; era' Btuds. 'lW n-ro tho'imported maio Lady WaymLrd II (dam of Emperador) by secured by Otago sportsman. Mr. R. Patorson, and Fo"£™l ty Aohilles-Bluewater. bought by Mr. J• .<>. Ihincan of the Waikanao Stud. Anollici if Mr Duncan's purchases tho imported maro TiccUa, .by - Veleß-fJwcct Duchess, •■will bo mated -with. Bomform. 3 O'Shca iB stdll canning his arm m a, slinc as the result of the fall ho Kuatained on tho ovo of tho Grand National Meeting Tho injury W.UI keep him out of tho saddlo for somo weoks. Ixjrd Rosobory thoißh, liko tho.King, an ardent supporter of racing, and. pno o? S pillars of tho English turf has rarely been seen on a racecourse s nco tho war began But His Lordßhip continues to rataurius brewing and tishments as usual, and ho Jicaoca mo Vockev Club's deputation to tho Prime Master a. few weeks ago to discuss tho meotings during tho season. • Soy." 01- tho Sydney. "Mall," witcs: ■'-ThVabsurdity of a gcldmg racing at -all. in Picnic or minor racos, strikes 01 ™Jt forcibly. Only »■ very fa-ulty-eTaP?d horoughbred should bo gelded, t„j ti«i I think, should bo compulsory. In times goneXVo saw such a gelding S.^ n pnft-who would havo mado a flno a 8 big races liko tho Taolng btaUlon such a ?° n rlf Bungebah!a ™il. performer, h S rßo .«nr7idfal shape to uso for station h V thcro was old Highborn, a v?}■' nnd "fcavor; who would bo worth ou a station had ho been lett' cntlro.'