THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 225, 11 June 1918, Page 8

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS DBV. GUKCOI.I the h Win^ ,d '<. ,,B ! ,l , we " t oul i 0 conlest ,'' ] '" ter htcepleohaso at Ellerslle he nl A,? i& h ancied , by I,is Elections. i,,'?y ltM bc ra " lilet "" IEI have been in- ~1 , a ■ Sc,ere •''Appointment for them, this week a,,pwira " ce "' m bc al Gisborne hiWZS hmh - y sp<!ll H"" 1 ? W«k« has «... l S°™ h m, ™ M «". »nd nmy sport silk .igani at the August meeting. ~™!','„- G ' U 'c ß - ■ Hil ''l)cr, who died at Wannr l C "-' S f tllrd(iy ' WIIB *«» k "°* n '" niran^itT 0 ' 1 ' 6 ' "" d retently PUroha6cd

be™" 1 ;?,, s ,'!, e won ?■' otnki Mm Qo™ *™ ocon on the easy lint. fnWnLT- i 0V ll(i Pal Po » rl '' wc>" fo«r iil lav ß nl ? s^. at Trentham on Satuuieh.' ,r " v ™ '" front sl tllc «iMnrli nE thosc T BCC " out Rt Trentham on with Z WM ,,Bonnie Maid, who worked Willi tne Bonlform celdlug Sunburst, Innce Delaware is in work again. \(',. E, i C 'd 0U J 8 n ? w in Foatheraton damp. V "j ~, Nol '»». secretary of the New h».i wJ rott,nß , ASBocißti ou. sustained a sril bereavement last week by the death wih? Tlf' * M hc J wiU "«ve the sym Pathy of all connected with the sport. A nrcain wan sent to the funeral, whioh was nZtV'r W °, f the *»««?« "d Slfon ° f UIC TroUin ? A - Most of the New Zealand racing club. *hich have class races on their proSi" .i ,V,U ,ak " e ycarl'Dß nominations next rririay. There has boon no schooling work at iticcarton for more than a week, and in view oi the mishaps to W. Bush and P. ifaray at Wingatui, trainers with jumper. I •!,„ . lr S m Wm Rre like, y t0 "Perienca bono trouble, owing to the scarcity of | riders. • H. M'Sweeney will take Bcadown to Napier next week. Among M'Bwcenoy's mounts at the meeting are Korero, Bandalcro, and Miduight Star. M'Sweeney schooled Midnight Star at Awapuni yesSeadown was schooled at Trentham on Saturday. Ho jumped nix hurdles pleasingly. _ Red Signal (All , Kcd-Anoilla) beat Bnmania over four furlougs in 51Jicc. on Saturday morning. / Occasion has contracted a cold and is to lie turned out for the winter. It .is reported from the south that U.\ci Hope is showing good promise an a luirdler, lus jumping being of a very satisfactory nature. He may be brought north to compete in some of the hurdle events at the Wellington Meeting next month. Achilledcs (1,. Hagerty) gave a good showing ln jumping the pony hurdle, at Jticcarton on Saturday. His performance lor a novice was of an encouraging nal'llil May is in work again. At Jticcarton on Saturday Art was putting in good work over the coneludine stages of a gallop over a mile and a a quarter, while Love Token and Banian were companions in a bout over six furlongs, linishing their tasks in plcaßing So far as Victoria is concerned, the position in regard to the new. allotment of racing dales by the Federal authorities uJ a " y (says tho "Australasian . but tho same remark does not apply to some of the other Slates. It is absurd that Queensland, with a much "'nailer Population, than Victoria, should be allowed 477 days' racing to Viotoria's JH. and that New South Wales, with a population not greatly in excess of Victoria, should be allotted 716 daw. While at lite barrier to contest the KauKawa Ouu (Otaki) Turanganito waß severely kicked and received a nasty gash in oho of his legs.

| W Clarke, who died at Riccarton on 1' ridoy, after a long illness, was well known for many years as a trainer, and earlier in his career lie was a suoceisful horseman. He Rained his first knowledge of tho racing business in the stable of the Into R. lieay, with whom he took service about thirty-six years ago, the connection between (he pair lasting for a very long period. Ho rode his first winner in a race run ou the New Brighton beach. In 1865. when ntll]. a light-weight, ho had the option of riding Fusiladc or Leon in the New Zealand Cup, and chose Leon, who ran badly, while his companion, tusilade, won. Clarke rode a number of gocd winners on the flat, among them .being Clanrnnald in the Hawke's liny Guineas and Canterbury Jockey Club's Stewards' Handicap, Miss DelaTal in the Oaks. Cannonshot iu the. Great Easter Handicap, and Altair in the Canterbury Champagne Stakes, it was, however, as a ridor of jumpers that he made his greatest mark. There were somo first-class horsemen over fenoos in New Zealand in his day, but Clarke had no superiors on a jumper. He won many races, including the Orand National Steeplechase on Freeman, Alma and Norton, and the Grand National Hurdlo Handicap on Kulnine, Social Pest, and Jtecord Reign. Of this lot Ahua, Kulnine, and Social l'est- carried the colours of the late Mr. D. Rutherford, for whom Clarke piloted many' other winners ovor obstacles during an association which' lasted for a great number of years. Subsequently he became trainer for Mr. Rutherford, fonwhom he turned out Eurris to wiir the' Grand National Steeplechase,, as'well as securing other 'jumping races for his patron, while, he also won the Oaks and St. Lcgcr. with Ingoda.- A serious breakdown in health caused his retirement from racing a few years ago.