THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 201, 14 May 1918, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AiND COMMENTS [BY QMiKCOE-l .Maji'-itikofl, 'wliii won tin , . Axliburlon Cup, started I hi' outsider of the Held, lint s\u>. would nol have done so liail die not met «ilh an ai-i-iileol whil" working on Ihe AsMurlon .-our.* last UYdii«.Uay. While doing Uir<T-(|Uartcr pace work wilh Char, ley a boy and sirl rmlc round lliu track on tli.'ir hacks," mid, smiuif iu front of thf two giilloijcrs, I hi' whole four received very ugly falls. Fortunately all the riders mid horses came out of the niclce with only a few scialclirs.

Locally it is now regarded as cerlaiu that Itk'iizi, w'no lias beon accepted with for two events at Hlcnlieim tu day, will start in tue Cup.

On one day of thr iliimlvrlrk meeting £3.5.05(1 was uikcn to the course as tolalisator change. The araouut proved to be insufficient.

It is staled that the tolalisator in A'cw South Wales Ims not v aneut(;a the bookmakers' turnover. Due carrier of the bag stated that inoiicy was rcniariiably pleutiful at the Ji«sier meeting-, and junging by his own turiiuvcr, he could liunlly realise that, such' a big sum had gone, through the tolalisator. He added that the ring, generally sweakiug, waa not yet losing much through tho advent of thu machine, ile pointed out that if the ag. Kregiue invcs'cd in the paddock on one particular day were split up among all the bookmakers there it would amount to only about £280 a head for the day, approximately £16 on a race, so that it could be seen that the tolalisator meant an infinitesimal lofs of business to them EO far.

The well-known jockeys. V. Brady, J. Olseu, and 0. Emerson, have all paseod the military authorities. The. former goes to Treniham in August, and the two latter in the 01 Camp in June.

Owners are reminded that acceptances for the Otalii and ffanganui meetings closo on Monday next.

lVaimatao, the top-weight in the Borough Handicap at Wanganui, is not likely to be taken to the mecMn;;

F. Higgot was unablo to make the trlji ■0 Blenheim, as the Medical Board require his attendance' on Wednesday. Hjs horea okeda-drile was takon to Bleiiheiin by i). Webster.

The Patcoua, which eailcd. for Picton yesterday, waa crowded with excursionist who are going to attend the Slariborongh fficoting to-day. Soveral liorsc-s wore also on board the vessel. The weather is reported to be beautifully fine, and the meeting promises to eoual that of lormer years. There ore ten acceptances in the Maiden Hacc but Ijady Phyllis is a doubtful starter, and will be reserved for me Opawa Welter Handicap, run later Iu tho day. The two-ycar-oid Wawata has done a lot of racing, and as ho nas a- aionu tho best of thu weights tlio leggy Huutiform colt may Iu a good favourite.

Poter H'MiUan is tho best known of the trottem iu tho Saddle Handicap, one mile and a half. He is by tho imported American sire VeUx Hcta, aad ie credited with being a 2raln. ZOsec. horse.

Reinzi, who heads the list iu the Opawa Welter Handicap, may be reserved for the Cup, in which ho will ue ridden by F. Corlett. P. Urady will ride .Skedaddle, who was sore when lael ho raced. Tho field is not a good one, and Transmission may bo superior to liluo Gown and Lady Phyllis. 'JJie Vfoodville-trained mare will be ridden by tho apprentice .1. Walts, who is able to claim an allowance of 51b. ■11. .Gray did not lpako tho trip to Blenheim, so a new rider will have to be found for Henry Clay. Probably U. Deeley will bo up on the top-weltrht, while Olsen will bo on Achillcdes, 1!. liecd. on Jlauwakttkn, It. Uagby on Gool .Hope, ;>iid 0. liincrnon on Ladify. Good. Hope is a greatly improved, horse, and he may be found disputing the issue with Henry Clay. The 1-oii-wcight Ila-wakoro may bo lit a short price In the flmU Uaclc Handicap. Humorist- is an unlikely starter in this event, as is Gold Problem. The well-bred KUitter (Doinosthenc-s—Tcmeraire) will be ouo of tho field. Sho has a reputation ae a galloper, but has not uportea bilk yet. Astor will be riddeii in the Flying lhadicap by Deeley, while T. l'ritctiurd will tako tho mount ou ilerrie Poto, and W. Price on Stamigo. The latter is a useful horso on to? of the ground but he. is very unlucky at j-ho barrier. Memo Poto galloped well lefore leaving Maslcrton, but he is generally seen to more odvantajo when l.Ju-i -Jtiug- is out of the ground, lilalrfinda has Men taken over, and in to be submitted for sale there.

If Humorist, r.nd Gold Problem nre kept fresh for tho Ward Hack Handicap they uiu y be the machine favouriU'a. Uith are tttpxbln oi running a'gaud six 'JrTiny should be in tho Van when tho wiiiuiiig poet Is reached.

In pursuance of) his intention not to do ur.y nior« racing until after the war, Jlr. 15. i). Vi'att Una dispensed with his team, He presented First ltiiin (Martian —Grand J!«inJ to one of hiji trainers, J. Whitworlh. Tho rest of his toaiu, including Bunting and Bed I'ennunt, have boon leased to Mrs. h. Hill. Keel l'cmiant nm a first and a second at Brisbane recently in that lady's colours

'i'hi! luck of the game! One or two jockeys turned down the ride on the imported Rebus in the Sydney Cup. JC. Bracken, who had the mount on the South Island-bred Hilent Way, in the Newcastle Cup, would have sooner been on Baltic Sea—before the race. Vet both Ucbus and Hilent Way won!

Two girls have made their appearance on tho Caulficld track, both riujng work. One of the pair was schooling a horse over brush fences.

At. the Adelaide Cup Meeting, hold recently, imported horses, or horses sired by imported stallions, accounted for ten out of the twelve events on the card. At the Newcastle Meeting similarly bred horses carried oft four of the sir. races.