THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 262, 24 July 1918, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS PY GUSXCOE.I Tljo South Canterbury Hunt Club's JleetIng will lako place on the Washdyke racecourse to-morrow. The lii'6t event is timed lo start at 11.J0 a.m. I'irsl acceptances for the C..T.C. are due on August 2, and nt the sarau time cntricß'for the.minor events will close. As the trncks at lticcurton are reported to be in a. very heavy Klalc, Mr. V. liiehniond, owner of Si. Hum, decided not to u«ud his National Steepteoluiso catididato south for some tiino yet. Tho St. Ambrose celdins is he'mg regularly exercised on tho bills at Wallaceville. Tlio Hawkt'e ]3ny Eportsnmn.-who races iis "Jfj , . B. 3. Bnracii," in at iircsent in town, and it is stated that, his visit here is in connection with, the sale of tlio Demosthenes filly Impediment. It is said that it was not intended lo race Fleetham in Die Kia. Ora Handicap at Trentham, which the English horse won, but after- competing in tho Liverpool Handicap, in which he finished fast in fourth place, his rider reported lo Trainer I'. Hojrnn that his. mount luui been very unlucky in running, and should have filled a place. On the strength of (hie the imported horsn was saddled up again, and in his next attempt ho won nicely.

Mr. J. I). Keid, of llllerslie. having heard !he snpKC'Stion that «■ sporlsnien'e wnnl should lo set up iu the Bed Oroas Home at MonteeeiUo. sent Mrs. Lindo Ferguson a. donation of ,£ICO towards tho scheme (lelcfcraphs the ])uncdin correspondent of tho ChristrJiiirch "Press"), 'i'he immediate result is that there is now a "Kilbrouey" bed in tho home. It iH liopm! that -,7hen additions are being constructed a sportsmen's ward, containinc four or flvo beds, -will hs provided, enrtt earryine tho name of the donor's favonriTc horse.

Duchess Eudorus. who was recently purchased in Australia by the Auckland sportsman who raco3 under the iiom-de-plnme of "Mr. C. Munroe." has armed iu tho Dominion, and in now under A. Asprey'e charge at Ellerelie.

Thrace in under orders for Riccnrton, and will bo ridden in the Great Korthern Hurdles by tho Auckland horsetho Poseidon gelding at Trentham.

Whilo being exorcised at lUccartnu on Saturday, Colorado htid the misfortune to slip and badly rick one ot Jiifi hind legs. The injury wan of such a wrious nature (hat his rider had to dismount and lead him iu.

Cobram, winner of the Y.H.C. Grand National Steeplechase on (Saturday week, is a prey in colour., The last horse of this tint Jo win tho cross-country raco of the year in tha Commonwealth v;as Cardinal. Prior to this, the raco went to tho Sydney horse Grafmix. and Chippenluim, who won this event as far back as IBM, was also cf • grey colour.

Slcight-of-Haud's knees are very enlarged, owing to the stuff put on the scratches he received in the train haying blistered 'them, says ■ a southern writer. This horse may bo all right by Grand National day. but he cannot uoasibly ofl at Ilia best.

■Writing from England to a friend in Sydney, Mr. E. Vootton states that he has twenty horses iu training, .but finds tlio game very hard to balance irith oals at £2 per bag, and eveu biul hay at .69 per ton.

AmoDEEt those who rcitularly seo the work tit Trenthani the general opinion is that tho Martian colt id J. ¥. lowc'e stables will bo tie best of tho local two-year-olds next season. On the other hand, many expect tho Demosthones— Formality youngster to come to hand the quickest. In Melbourne this year tho f.leeplechaeers seem lo bo a poor lot, end if as appears to be tho caee they are no better in Sydney the New Zealand owners who intend eending their junipers over for the BpriDß meetings should experience a profitable trip, llautero is certain lo make tlie trip providing his trainer can arrange for tho necossary permit, ami it is stated that Collector will also bo sent across. Stch a fine jumper es the latter should be quite at home over tho Die fences at Plemington.

The ox-Biccarton trainer 1). J. Prion, who is now located at Fleminston, turned out the winner of the Keilor Hurdles on the second day of the. T.E.O. Mectinß. This wub Hobgoblin, who hud started iiiul fell in the National Hurdles. The winner was ridden by H. Oairne. On the. concluding day of the mectine tho Doiitto, Galla. Hurdles was won by S. O'is'oill's Jlayston, who was ridden .by C. O'Neill. ' .

The Sydney hurdle horso Jack Kice is top weight in both the Australian Hurdlco and the Australian Steeples. Jit; ha« list, 111b. in tho first event, and 12st. 91li. In tlio Stceplei'.iir.Be. Another (iydiioy horso in Lord Cecil ia next to .faci; Kic« in tlio StecplcchaEc with 12iit. 71b. opposite' his name'.

AVliile racing in England was by order ot tho War Cabinet coiiiined to Newmarket from the beginning of June, extra meetings are to bo run af, Newmarket in August, and the original 29 daye arranged will probably be extended to 40 daya.

It is gratifying to know (snys it wriler in tho "Daily Chronicle") that sIuUmI veterinary work was responsible fov returning wounded and worn horses to tlio front last year valued at over £24.000.00(1. One of the causes of Knpolcon'3 disaster in Russia was lack of care of his horses. They were so ill-tended that his cavalry could never more than trot, and thousands of animals were lost.in a single night. At tho crossing of the Dnieper there wero no tools lo "rouct" thok elics, and they rolled to death down the icy banks. "Clod has made Napoleon forxet that there was a •■■Mile! here." said the Oossac^s.

The Auckland-owned John Bunny was a competitor in llm Ponl«crav Sfccnlecliiiw*. at Ike recent V.E,C. Grand Katioual Meeting:, but he ran off.

Cobrain, who won tho T.K.C. Grand Xational Steeplechase a week ago, ia a grey geldin!; by Bundook ll'Jarbinft-Mooußa.) from White liosc. The runner-up, liooliK»l, is by Carbinier (Carbine— liarlcy) from Benzine.

Fleetham, who won the Kin Ora Handicap at TrenUiaui, is a well-bred horso, aH his sire, l'ictou, is by Orvicto—Hecuba, by Isonomy-Jlcleii of Troy, by Ilerinil. Fleto, dam of llio Southland horse,' 13 by St. Simon-Free, by Hebian. Hitherto, stallions in this part of the -world, with the exception of Glenculloeh, lia-Tfi displayed the SI. Simon strain on tlio sire's side.

The Maidnn Handicap at the Kembla Grange Meeting this mouth ivaa won by Kilmaine (Kilbroney—Faenakyle).

If, U bad cnouch to have a racehorse drowned, but ilia the height of misl'ortune for such to happen in these days of paucity of water, remarks a Sydney writer. Yet two instances have been provided at Itamlwick within three weeks, Iho first bcins Agincourt, who won the Final Handicap at Kuudwie!; in 1916 from the barrier rise. The second caee was that of Silver Kine. an aged peldiiiK by Sylvia, Park-ttuby, who wont to Sydney a rouple of yojrs ago to ta!;o part in the jumping branch of the fiport, but proved to be a failure. The gelding carried Mr. 12. S. Lutlrell's colours. In both instances falling into a drain waa tl'o cause of death. Further contributions to tjio patriotic funds bring the Australian Jockey Club's total for the year to £3Z,7W.—l'vcbs Aesn. C.J.C. SCRATCKIHCB. By Telegraph—Proas Association CUrlstchurch, July 2J. Gaziqne, Gold Sonlt. nnd White Blazo have been scratched for this Winter Uup. Uyttuß was scratched for the Winter Oup at 2.30 p.m. to-day.

Sloight-of-Haiid was on Monday withdrawn from hie Mr National engaifcraeiit. and on tlic namo day J'arifiian Diamond was scratched for the Winter C\in.