THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 206, 20 May 1918, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

fBY GLENCOE.!

florae-owners aud trainers aro reminded that acceptances lor the Wangauui null Otaki Meeting close to-night.

Handicaps for the minor events at tho Auckland .Meeting aro duo to-day.

Happy King, by Comedy Kins-Gladsome, waß»among tho winners n,i Adelaide this month, uike many olhc-r great racing marea, Ciladeoino has proved a stud failure, few of her progeny having donu any good, whiie she has left nothing approaeniug her own class. It Is understood that Mr. H. Washer has cold Niu for £200. but the name of the new owner of tho Bouibardo niaro hae not transpired.

An attempt was made last -winter to turn Art into a steeplechaser, but it did not pro'vo successful, tho Sarto geldinc showing a dislike for tho big fences. He shaped much better when tried ana in last week, and it is hoped that ho will now take more kindly to tho cross-country game. Provided ho goes ou all right in his work, he will be a competitor at somo of tho North Island meetings, .is a- preliminary to the Grand National fixture.

Government tax paid in connection with thq/itanawatu Kacing; Club'g Autumn iteming amounted to no leas a sum tban £4546-Is. 10d.

Tho ex-New Zealand trainer D. J. Price is now located at Glenhuntly (Victoria!, where ho has a fair-sized team in work. Ono of his team is Beu Puller, winner oj, tho Ascot Thousand.

Giuepot has arrived at Wanganui, and will race in the big Steeplechase on Thursday. Last year's wiuner should bo very forward as "ho has been kept going throughout the summer, itutt raced at Ellerslie at Eaeter.

A story which contains tho possibilities ot -widespread revelations in the Turf world comes from Adelaide, sayo au exchange. Tlie stipendiary stewards In that olty havo run to earth a .iocltey with an electric battery, after many previous failures to catch a culprit "with the goods on him." Tho atory rocs that ouo Jockey, who bought the machine in Victoria, approached another rider with tho suggestion that he should uen it in a race Tho lad not only refused, but made a clean breast of tho matter to his employer, who. in tilrn, conveyed* tho Information to tho stewards. Inquiry by those oflicials elicited tho information that the jockey who to)k tho battery to Adelaid bought it from a Victorian owner, who not only secured a good price for it, but oxpecteo, to collect a sort of royalty upon It whenever its ueo led to success. As a matter of faot, tho horeo upon which it was originally to have been tried won hla race, without tho aid of tho contrivance, and a letter was received by the trainer of the animal demanding a share of tho profiis by tho original owner of the battery. The stewards in Adelaide are still invustigatinetho matter, and it is expected that tho Victorian racing officials will alijo inquire into the occurrence, so far as it afteete parlies concerned in that Htata.

Tho Wanganui hurdle horseman, E. Oopcßtake, has been discharged from the Military Oarnp at Featherston, and will resume riding this week. .

Tho Auckland 'chaser Olucpot is to ho nominated for several important steeple-: ohasoß to be -run during the winter In Australia. All going well, ho may 'be sent across on the conclusion of the Auckland Winter Jicotinsj.

The New Zealand-bred gelding Ireland, by KUcheran--Savanna, carried lOet. 31b. In a mile raco at Perth title month, and won easily, in imin. 41seo. Ireland, who is nine yean; old. was a good performer in tho Dominion, and ho has been winningraces in Went Australia for several sea-

sons. / The Auckland Racing Club has decided to start racing at 11.30 a.m. on Juno 1 and J. Many sportsmen hold tho opinion that all racing clubs should be compelled to start thoir programmes during the wintor monthi at the hour above-named.

Bofore leaving for Wanganui Bon Hove was twice schooled over tho.hlg ftnecs at Hastings, and each timo 'ho gave a satisfactory display. Ho -will α-mpplo mostly in , steeplechases during tho crming season.

Word from Napior statee that Diavolo has been getting through eomo satisfactory schooling lately, >and ho is regarded as llkoly to run well in his Wauganul engagements, in which ho will bo lidden by It. ll'Sevenoy.

Tho raojhorses Yfawata. and Stutter arrived from Picton on Saturday night, and are to bo railed to Napier to-day.

From a, financial point of view, the Jlarlborough Kacing Club's fixture was a huge stwcoFß, and the club -which bad two very lean vears, will now bo ablo to increase its stakes tor tho next reeling. Several racohorsos. including Blalrfiiulc, Trickery, Mystic Light, nnd Ohudic, were offered for salo at Blenheim on .Thursday, but buyers wero scarce, and none of them changed hands.

WANGANUI TRACK NOTES

By Telegraph—Press Association. Wansanul, May 18. A number of vieitiug horses have already arrived for the Wangauui .Winter Heating. The weathor is ilnu. Oil the training track thie' morning, Turangapito did a mile in lraiu. idee, Zola seven furlongs in lmln. 35Jsec, Clnrley and Ibex four furlonffs in Slbcc, and Warmth five furlongs in lrain, 6sec. Marton and Nlta flniehod a lonp; way ahead of Coalition and Record in a spin over the fences, the two former privlng an excellent display. Union Jack, Beno, Onipoto, and Companion started together ocroes country, but tho two latter came to Rrlef. at the second obstacle. The other pair finished abreast. Sir Fisher easily beat Fioni nuala over tho hurdles. Oluepot did two rounds at a solid pace.

AUSTRALIAN TURF

TATTERSALL'S MEETINGi TARABTJ JACK WIN 6 HUDDLES. By TeWraph-Preße Aesoclation-Oopyright. (See. May 19, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, Mny 13. At Tattcrsall'e races to-day tho Hurdle event (about two miles) was won by Tarn rn Jack, by two lengths, with Jack pßice, Coominya, and Basil K. next in that order. Time, 3min. 45sec. The Slakea (ono mite) wae won by Arch Marolla by n, length, Lansell and Smoll Arms finishing second and third respectively: Time, lmin. 40isoc.