THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 173, 11 April 1918, Page 8

THE TURF

9 NOTES AND COMMENTS [By Glencok.] A reminder is given' owners who intend patronising the lfawkn's C:ty Meet nig that entries elosc to-morrow night with Secretary 11. S. Mobs. Acceptances for all eventx at the Munawatu Trotting Club's Annual Meeting, to bo held on Friday of next week, close on Saturday evoning with tho secretary, Sir. A. Hanson. Tho following are tho final payments for the Manawatu htakes, to bo hid on the second day of the Manawatu Meeting: —Impediment, Gamcoock, Biplane, Crowhurst, Nystad, Blrkenvale, Hymestra, Estland, IJcscrt Gold, .'Jyttuß, Ohoreka, and Koesiau: Bon Revo has been scratched for all engagements at the Manawatu Meeting. R. J. Mason is ixpcctcd to arrive at Awapunl this afternoon with Biplane aud, Afterglow. The latter is by Demosthenes from Afer, and has an engagement in the Sires' Produce Ptakcs. H. Outts, in charge of Heathe-cote and Gamecock, will probably leayo Riccnrton to-day for Falmerston North, whore theso horses clhim engagements at tho Manawatu Meeting. Tho Yaldhurst team for the Manawatu Meeting will consist of Koeßiau, Wishful, Kilmoon, and Oyreslan. Mr. T. 11. Lowry has two very useful colta in Finmark and Killowen to represent him in the Manawatu Sires' Stakes, aud the better of tho pair should be capable of giving the southern contingent a great raco. Finmark was omitted from the published list of final payments. The seven horses remaining in the Awapuni Gold Cup represent the best form of the Dominion. Three of them aro three-year-olds, and thero are two four-year-olds and two flve-ycar-olda. F. Davis, trainer cf Desert Gold, docs not anticipate that the mare will bo anything but in her rest form for next week's contest. On the way over from Australia she reatod a lot, and regularly she lay down in her box, which was a spacious affair. Sho ate well on the trip, aud thero is every indication that with tho going suitable she may eclipse all previous efforts next week. The two-year-old teldlng Scornful, who , scored his first win at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Meeting last week, la a& present on tho caßy list, and he will nos resume training for somo time yet Ho has grown Into a very attraotive youngster, who should do well next season. G. Murray-Aynsley's team lost a promising member last week, in the shape of the two-year-old filly by Bonny Glen— Martine. A short time ago she was laid up with an intornal complaint, and the trouble eventually became ao serious that it was deemed advisable to destroy her. Though she had not been seriously tried, the filly waa a quick and active mover, with a good style, and sho gave promise of developing into a useful performer. She was owned by Major L. G. D. Aoland, who is till "doing his bit" at the front. The South Canterbury Meeting will take place on the Washdyke Racecourse today. The first event is tho Eleotrio StakcH, four furlongs, and the field includes two smart two-year-olds in Braid (BoniformBrocadc) and Melee. The former has a great reputation in the south. Linden and Zephland are two useful hacks in the Rosewill Hack Handicap, five furlongs, and in tho Timaru Cup tho elect of W. M'Donald's stables, either Mohawk or Gay Lad, h.ay be favourite. The latter won in hollow fashion at Ricearton. The'aged gelding Stone Ginger Will be more forward than the majority of tho starters in the Steeplechase, and ho may be favourite, ns 1.0 won at 'luvercarg'll last month. Helicon, who was rpportcd to have been unlucky to bo defeated at the Southland Meeting, figures amongst the acceptors for the Doncaster Welter Handloap. which is the concluding ovent on the oard. Wardancer, who went.wrong recently, is making a good recovery. The Finn and All Serene have been operated on for throat troubles. When Rebus, ■ Shodowland, and Laniua ran first, second aud third in the Sydney Cup it was the first occasion in tho history of the race in which imported horses had filled all the places. Though he had not run e t.' all badly prior to the race, Rebus was (with one exception) the greatest outsider who has ever succeeded* in a Sydney Cup. His time for the race has only twice been beaten. , ' The lightweight apprentice, M. D. O'Shea, met with a severe shaking and bruises at Ellerslie on Monday morning owing to being thrown from Lady Blyslan. It was while extricating himself from the mare that he suffered the injuries, the boy being dragged along for some distance. Mr. 0. G. Dalgety will have a strong team for two-year-old races next sea bod, five yearlings, of his own breeding, having arrived at Riccarton, whoro G. Mur-ray-Aynsley iwill make a starl, this weak to break them in. They comprise a gelding by Martian—Lady Disdain, gelding by Nassau—Stardancer, gelding by NassauPrim, filly by Sanquhar—Nantes, and 'filly by Martian—Stepdancer. The Lady Disdain gelding is a brother to Bee 'and Snub and a half-brother to Disdainful and Scornful, the Nantes filly is a halfsister to Marsa. Spangle, Matty, and Nannji, and the Stepdancer filly is a sister to Warstep. ' Author Dillon, who will in future race in tho interest of his trainer, B. Jarden, is in steady work iigain, in view of being raced at Canterbury Park. Miss. Salisbury, £oyds. behind, was omit, ted from tho list or acceptances for the -Stewards' Trot Handicap, to be decided at tho Auckland Trotting Club's Meeting. Mr. W. Richmond, of Hawkc's Bay, has purchased Tnuhana from J.; Munn. The price paid for the two-year-old son of Detnosthenes-Mangaroa was 600 guineas. Red Ribbon has won 1600 sovs. in.6take money so far this teason. Up to the present the chestnut mare has only won one raco (tho Wairarapa Cup). Icoberg, who won the principal eVent.i at the Feilding Meeting, is reported to have-only cost his ifwner 25 guineas. . Indigo has been sent to his owner's station for a spell.