THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 213, 28 May 1918, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[BY (ILENCOE.!

The Otaki Maori Racing Club's Winter Hecting will be held ou Monday and Tuesday next. Despite the absence ol train facilities the niceting promises to bo a very successful one. Atter bis good showing in the Wangamii Century Hurdles Collector wa3 installed the fancy for the lircat iVorthern steeplecliase. The Couciuoror gelding is at home over the Ellerslie course, and as lie is well seasoned with raciuK be should give a good account of himself on Saturday. .1. Tilsloy, who rode Onipoto to victory at Yv'iUiganui on Thursday, was making a. reappearance in tho sadule alter twenty months in the military camp. Re got a great reception from his brother horsemen when he brought his mount back to the weighing enclosure. Sir .Fisher's victory in the Wanganui Century Hurdles gives him a 31b. penalty for the Grcut Northern Hurdles, whicn brings his weight up to Use. 2U>. Tho son of ilaniapoto won so easily on 'llutrsday that he promises to start at a very short prico at Jillcrsllc on Saturday next. lit futuro Turangapito will be trained at EUerslie, but before going north he will contest the Outki Cup on -Monday next. The Wanganui horseman W. Price is to have the mount on the Australianbred gelding. The owner of l'ureaflller telegraphed at noun on B'riuay accepting for the Lethe mare in the tit-eat iVorthern Hurdles, out the telegram did not reach the onice ol tho AucKlaud kaciug Club until- alter the closing hour of the acceptances. The new owner of Ibex is Mr. A. IV. Gibbons, in whose colours Kauri King races. Ibex is an acceptor for the Otaki Mooting next week, but the good-looking ciiootnui gelding is an unlikely starter. The most successful jumpers during tho present season are Master Strowan and Sleight-ot-Haud, each of whom have won three races. The former won libO sovs. and the latter 1250 sovs.

The two Engliah-bred horses which were selected by Mr. il D. O'itorke, a, termer New Zealand sportsman now resident in England, for the Country Breeders Association, whose hoadouarters are at Hamilton, are expected to arrive in Auckland in July. They are Day Comet, a chestnut horso by St. Frusnuin from Catgut, and Archiest'owu, also a chestnut, by Sir Archibald from Craigeilachi;. Recent y, delegates from tho Hamilton, Wupa, Kotorua. Ohinemuri, To Kuiti, and To Aroha. Clubs met to arrange matters oi tmaiico and management. Tho sires are to be located at Hamilton. The question of service fees was discussed, hut no sum was fixed. It was arranged, however, that all cost oi transitof mares would be covered by the fee. so that breeders at a distance would not no at any disadvantage. Members ol the associated clubs will alone have the privilege of securing the services of these horses. When Jlyginas won the 'Winter Oats at Yfaaganui on Saturday it ;.vi'..- liiJ first success" since being Bold out o! tr.e Xararau stallion in November last. Tho Rymetuia gcldiug is very speedy, but he is inclined to soreness and requires the s'lti? otu ol the ground before he will do Ins best.

The New Zealand-bred mare IMruvia (by Stepniitlt—Eaneo NuuaJ claimed a winning representative at the South Australian Jockey Club's Meeting, wheu her two-year-old daughter, Stage Girl, won the leading juvenile event on the. programme iii tlie South Australian Stakes of £400. Stage Girl, who was got by Comedy King, was bought cheaply as a yearling fWIJi) guineas. Pctruvia is a full-sistu- to Indian Queen, dam of Maori King, King Billy, Aborigine, and Our King.

For the first time in its I.'.story tlio Boncasler corporation has had llu< year lo levy a borough rate, owinx to ilio absence of tho revenue from the race meetings. It will amount to U. Gd. in the pound. At the recent Goaford Races the mile handicap was won by the Wnihanac-brcd Bezant, Bezant is by Uezouioi; from Kuowsiell, and is thercforo a brother to ttcbekah. The. imported horse Early Morn, who has won at Sydney in his last three starts, lias been purchased by the Australian sportsman, Air. J. Timms. It will be remembered that Mr. Timras bought the -Martian horsu Oherubini tor 120gna., and afterwards won tho Australian Cup with, Mr. Ci. It. Greenwood's cast-on. Another profitable purchase of Air. Tircms's was Uroen (Jap, who won, anions other races, the Adelaide Cup, Oumberluud Stakes, and A.J.O. l'lal.e ut Rundwick. Mr. Timms also bought the New Zealand-bred Do tiama for 2i)oogns. At the beginning of the present month, «t the Canterbury l'ark (iN.S.U.i Meeting, Mythic won a race, and at Tattorsai, s Meeting; on May it Alyihio was again suceesslui. Mythic is by Machine 1 lain from Hecuba, Uiuu of Henilra. During tho day's racing ftt TaUersali's on May 18, tho crack, jockey, W. 11. M'Lachlau, was thrown From tour of his mounts. The ex-New Zealand jockey It. Thompson was again successful on Ihe hurdler 'J'ongorogau, this time at t.i;' hpsom Meeting. Thompson Was in lie; saiidlo when tlio horse won at \\ muuuslown earlier in the month.

Amongst tho entries received for the hur- ■■>•- j ate at tho coiniug Uisboi-...- Eicet;j:g :s Bjotueborg.

On account of tuterruntions in the toleSraph service, lon acceptances, lor Uio Auckland Itaoins Club's Winter Meeting wera micsed. The telegrams, which were aisjatelied ut an hour which urdiuanly lyuuld wvva ensured their deliv. .y in time, were delayed, and not roceivul by tho clubs secretary until Saturn:,;,- morning, too late to permit of tho inclusion of thn horses m ii:a licitis. 'i'lic missed acceptances ure.--l!r:at Northern ilurdlcs: Diaglo, Purseiilier, Paul Aloorc. Coi-nival. handicap. Ji ushman, Welcome Nugset. Members' Handicap: Movement, King Cut«ra. Royal Chef. Jcrvols Handicap: Pad(tinstoii Grer.ii, Itoyal Park. It will be seen that Taranaki-trained horses suffered through the delays, all tho horses but Purseiilier beinj trained in that district. C. Price and It, Ji'Sevcney were the most successful jockeys at the Wanpinui Meeting, eaelj riding two winners.

The withdrawal of St. Blmr, from his Auckland engagements was duo to ono of his legs lUliisgr. His owner, Sir. W. Richmond, of Kawke's Bay, thinks a short rest will seo him right a;ain. Tho Auckland horseman A. ,i. T.i'Flinn has fceun enraged to ride Gold Fran in the Ureal, Korthcrn fi'nrdlea. There will lie rjcine at Filorslie and V. ingatui on Saturday and il.osd«v. -,r.A the Otukl Club, will hold its llitu'.c on Monday and Tuesday next. week. W. liayuor is working at. Wanganui the hrst of the imporlcd Absurd's stock. Yhe came meutot- is also working for his ipatron, '}lr. G. M. Currie, a sister to Comciim Law (King Rnfus—Soacomraon). The ex-Invercargi!lito T. 0. Williams now trains Tararu jack, winner of tho Hurdle liar.d at Tattersali's lier.r.ug in Sydney. The son of Spalpeen lm scored on four occasions sinco passing into tho tare of tho ex-New Zealand mentor. T. Williams, who at one time ranked as one of thei best boxei-B irii Jfaoriland. trained quite a number of winners during the many years he resided at Ellcralie, one of the best of them being Putty, who currisd tho Southlander's own colours lo victory in the Auckland Cup of the 1905-6 Beason.

Nominations for cv'.r.t.' io he decided at the Napier Park Raring Club's Winter Meeting eloso en I'riday evening.