THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 52, 24 November 1917, Page 9

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

ri3Y OI.BNCOK.I

Tho Summer Meeting of the Wairarapa Racing Club will bo held at Tiiulicro- ; uikau on Decomber 13. Owners and trainers aro reminded that nominations for all events closo on Monday next at 8.30 p.m., with the secretary (Foatherston). Rebel, who ,is engaged in the Bt. Andrew's Handicap at Takapuna to-day may start a good favourite, it " reported that B. Deeley, who has just returned from Australia, will have the mount on P.. Harmon's Cup candidate. Rebel finished oloso up at Avondale, and he is probably on the improve. At Takapuna to-day the English-bred Polydamon is to bo a runner 111 tho Cheltenham Handicap, fiii furlongs, and will bo ridden by W. Ryan, who used to steer the Endeavour Lodge horses, lolyrtainon finished closo up fourth in tl\o Shorts Handicap at Ellerslio, and his form there so impressed Ha.ndicapper MacManomin that ho raised him 101b. Owen ll'Arton, tho well-known Hawcra horseman, who is now in camp at, Fenthorston, has obtained leave from Uie authorities', and will be riding at the Taranaki and Stratford meetings. ilo was relicensed by tho". Taranaki District Committeo last week. Whilo in Australia R. O'DonncH'a Jhargo Mclco -was gelded. During his stay on tho other «ido R. O'Donnell lias formed tho opinion that whilo thoro are many pood-looking two-year-olds in Australia, only a few of them aro high-class racohorses. Tivo of ijio best colts aro Outlook and Fitness, tlio latter of whom won the Mimosa Stakes. After the Maribyrnong Plato, the two Australians and Almoner wero handicapped in the Flemington fltakos, in which Outlook was asßOEsed as being 91b. better and Fitness 21b. better than tho New lander. Neither started against Almoner, who won very easily in faster time wan Fitness recorded in tho Mimosa State, so that altogether it looks as if. Mr. Stead s colt is quito tho equal of oithcr cf tho Australian cracks.

It is understood that tho judges box on the Auckland Racing Olub's course at Ellerslio is to bo ehifted back about ten feot. According to northern reports tho alteration is being made at. the Biiggestion of tho judgo, Mr. R. B. Luek. Tho EllorsUo trainers A. Julian and N. Cunningham, who were drawn in tho first ballot of the Second Division, fai cd to pass the medical test and have- been classed as C 2 reservists. It is understood that tho ox-Riccarton mentor Murray Hobbs is endeavouring to secure R. H. Frow's stablen at Flemington, and'ho will sot up thoro as a public trainer. Amongst thoso. who will ' OPs° B( | land in tho Great Northern Derby is Vagabond, who scored in the .Avondalo an! Great Northern Guineas this month The two three-year-olds named are also in tho Auckland Cup, but thoy arc not likoly to start in the two miles roco. Owners should note that acceptances for tho Woodvillo Meeting closo on Wednesdav next at 8 p.m. At the eamo Jiour entries for tho Maiden Plate aro due. placo on Saturday of next weeli.