THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3194, 19 September 1917, Page 9

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS TBy glencoe/: Entries for tho New Zealand Cud closo on Friday evening. Nominations for all events at MaslertoQ nijisti bo in tho bands of Secretary A. •Uathaway by 10 p.m. on Friday next. Tho Snring Mectiiij; of the Ashburton County- ltucinK Club will bo held to-mor-row and Friday. Naupata has'been resnonsiblo for a lot of strong work at Kiccarton lately. He may bo given a race on tho second day of tho Ashburton Meeting. Word from tho south elates fhat Black Mark (All Black—Culprit) haß been troubled with laineuess lately, and is an unlikely starter al the Ashburton Meetine. At the Albion Park' (Brisbane) Meeting last month tho Fourth Division Handicap was won by Banzhead (Birkenhead— Banzai). The Karamu-brcd maro is'now a four-year-old. Tho qows that Kilboy is again lame will be received with regret by sportsmon. in the Dominion. The champion Jiaa lamo off and on for tho past twelve Months, bo may be lio will get over it, •and bo able to race in Bome of tho welcrht-for-ago oventß at Randwick. Prior to his Going amiss, Kilboy had been showing such good work on tho tracks at Randwick as to suKRCBt. him being quite at the top of his form, ftarly tnis< month, ho and Tho Toff croated a very favourable impression by the manner in winch they cast h milo behind in Imln. 431bcc. The pair of New Zcalanders kept togethor for mosf. of the journey, but. over the last furlong Kilboy had his compauion well beaten. At Riccarton, on Saturday, Charley, who has an engugoment in tho Sprine Handicap at Ashburton, was galloped three furlongs with Killala. tho fullBister to Kllrea. The youngster got a big break at tho start, but Charley was going comfortably alongside her at the close of the gallop. The three-year-old fllly Nanna (Martian —Nantes) has been performing well on the traoks at Riccarton, and may be a shortpriced fancy in the .Trial Stakes at Ashburton to-morrow. 'The trainers n't Trentham ; who have horses enga'ged at tho Otaki Meetiutr, weyo highly incensed yesterday because the trial grass gallon was not availabled for their chargcs to work on. Tho tan traok was turned down, apd tho horses were Rent for a. walk over tho hills. Tho big gelding Multiplication, wljp ie now owned in tho south, will be given his first run in hia new owner's colours at the Kurovr Meeting, which is to be held at Oamaru next month. , Mr. F. r S. Eaatbn has decided that if tho going is good at. Otaki on Monday the National Steeplechase winner Master Strowan jvill take his place in tho Memorial Handicap, one mile and a ciuarter. Racecourse attendances in. England nowadays? are small, coneeauent on the Gdvernment' having strictly limited tho use of railway trains and vetoed motor-cars for getting to tho meetings. The cross-country rider. Stanley .Rett who was called up in tho last ballot.. waß examined last week and relegated to the 02 division. . , Adjutant did well whilo enjoying a spell at the conclusion of his autumn engagements, and he has como on nicejy since he resumed work. He has done a lot •of useful galloping during the last few weeks, and has got through his tasks very attractively, while ho looks a better horso than at any previous stage of his career. He is regarded as moro than a possibility for tho Now Zealand Cup, but his owner has never shown a special liking for that event, so that It may be unwise to accept the son of Martian—Discipline as a certain starter for tho two-mile journey.