THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 125, 13 February 1918, Page 7

THE TURF

WINGATUI TRACK WORK

By Telccrapli—l'resa Association. Dunodin, February 12 At Wingatui to-day Sir Halt covered lialf a, mile in M 3-seec. Wardancer appeared to bo finishing a shade better than Adjutant over ten furlongs on the course proper in Ziniii. 15 i-ssec. , Margerine ran the last eight of nine furlongs iu linin. 49 4-sacc. Point Blank and Hoyal Star ran half -a mile in 51sec. Probation and liovo Token did five fur. longs in Imin. 6aec. Torfreda and Punka ran about four furlongs in 52seo. Palladium and Gavcrock ran a similar distauco 'n aisec. Bedahiro ran five furlongs in Imm. 6 2-seco. ItorJto'B Drift and Devotion did t«n furlongs in Zmin. 19 Msec, tho latter travelling uioro freely than her companion. Scornful and Heathercote finisheU together at the end of eii furlongs in l.mm 216 CC. , „ Luff was moving bette? than Sammy Blick and Turchaua- when loading them ■at tho end of half a mile, run in 52 Msec, Municipal wae finishing stronger than Killard at the end of a mile run in Imin. 43 4-sscc. . . „ Black Mountain and Qlenshine ran halt a. mile in Msec. Kilboyne shaped well over five furlongs in Imin. 6 Msec. ■, Thistledown and Preface finished well over half a, mile, which 'ook 52 4-SSCC. METHVEN GRANTED A PERMIT By Telegraph—Press Association. ' \ Christchuroh, February 12 The Canterbury Jockey Club Totalnater Committee has granted the Methyen C lib the permit dropped by the llarlborough Olub. , DESERT GOLD , A PLEMINGTON_ GALLOP. (Eee. February 12. 1140 p.m.) Melbourne February 12. Desert Gold has been ecratohod for .the Newmarket Handicap, and the Australian Oup. She will run in the Esecndon btakce, A feature of tho Hemlngton gallops was Desert Gold's six furlongs on tho grase, in Imin. msec. Part of the I™JW was covered against a- strong wind, ihei first half-mile took 51Jsec. ' F;vO f furlong i of the distance was covered in lmm. ijscc. Frees Assn. WHAT, THEY THINK OF HER. (By "IroquoiE," in the Sydney "Sun.") Desert Gold is a docile animal, and was not at all perturbed about her new surroundings when she arrived at Bandwick. She walked about the, tjacke and round the oinder ring as if she had known Bandwick all her life. She is a. bw maie. well developed in every wW, and except for a. somewhat plain and by no means feminine head, she is a very ban some animal, and a striking specimen of the thoroughbred. Standing somewhere in tho neighbourhood of 16 hands '»^' ceptionally deep chest, big, *** O K| quartos'and barrel, and » nlc 4 y -??I™ a ! neck falling neat y into stroneM°™*^ ™cS«^ s^e\«y« of a breakdown here. Although rte * ,vhen she is on the f allop. % ?_. %*£ that ehe was very m ? c^ ,k ? °f TIIU * mm mmm being distinctly opposite to Iflial of Bi plane, who gallops 'up in the air.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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