THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 289, 26 August 1918, Page 8

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS fBY GLBKCOE.I Acceptances for tho Marton Meeting closo to-morrow at 8 p.m. Entries for the Dannevirke Meeting closo on Wednesday, anil for the Egmont licet-, ing on the following flay, The Sow Zealand Cud winner, Menelaus, is doing good work at Treutham, and he will probably make his first appearance this Kensoii at the Masterton Heeling next month. At Trentham nothing is working better than the three-year-old Matatua. (Birhciilicad—Sunbonnetj. C Pritchard will talto Mr. !■'. Jensen's representative to ilartou, where he is to contest the Trial Plate. W. J. Porter, who trains for Jlr. J. J. Cony, of Blenheim, lias decided to train at liicciirtoii in future, and Ims takeu over tli& stables tbiit T. \V. Price, jun, oiiki! occupied. The services of the crack Melbourne horseman [''rank Deinpsey have becu secured for the Auckland-bred Arch Marella in the Melbourne Cup. Tho highly-priced gelding, who is now owned by Mr. S, Hordcrn, is well fancied for the big Heniington event. Dcinnsey is to receive £250 for a losing mount, and £1250 for a winning mount. Amongst those drawn iu the recent ballot are Mr. L. MMienrie, owner of LagoKuiM-. and Trainers K. Quinlivan, W. Kirks, C. Pilcher, 31. Noddar, and J. Walker. Ul) to Ihe middle o£ June Lady James Douglas was right away from nil the other winning owners in England this season, the three races accounted for by Gainsborough being worth a little over £10,000. Mr. Sol Joel was next with £5081, tho result of ten wins by seven different horses. Though the mutter was not made public the Ibex case engaged the attention of the Waugiuiui District Committee last Wednesday, when tho decision of the Mauawutu Itaeing Club was confirmed. This menus that Ibex will not be able to start at Murton next week. Mr. W. Richmond has effected a lease of Colonel Soull, and the aged gelding will bo si member of the team, which leaves for Sydney this week. For some time oaat Mr. T. H. Lowry's horses have been trained at Woodville. The team For the Itandwick and Flemington Meetings will arrive here on Tuesday. It has been decided not to race Coalition at Martoii, and the big- Patronus gelding is to have a. spell during the summer months. St. Elmn worked .at Trentliam on Saturday and moved very freely. Ho is to bo a member of J. M. Cameron's team for Sydney. At Treutham on Saturday Bed Signal (All lied—Aucilla) surprised the track watchers by defeating Sunburst Oioniform -Hose Petal) over half a mile.

Mr. G. .L. Stead has engaged his three-year-olds Almoner and Melee in the Amberley Cup, to bu run on September 12.

It ia recognised iu England, soys an exchange, that there is not the slightest possibility of Gay Crusader ever racing again. The Derby winner of 1917 was a champion in every sense of the term, and all lovers ot a great horse must regret his premature exit from the racecourse. Still, he had a brilliant career as a three-year-old, for ho won the long distance Gold Cup race as well us tho classic races, and it great future is assured for him at tho etuii. He was in the opinion of many a better horse than in this year's Derby winner, Ciainsborough.

Hienzi was tried over the schooling hurdles at Trentham on Saturday, but ho got rid of his pilot at the first fence and was not persevered with further.

Invocation is being regularly schooled over hurdles at Trcntham. The Cheshire gelding is making satisfactory progress in his etiorts, and he is to bo nominated at tho Daunevirko Meeting.

J. M'Liiughliu did not do much work with his team during the winter months, and at the present time his horses are not very forward. It is hie intention to race Itert Signal and Sunburnt at the Maslerton .Mei-ting iu Ootober

A recent addition to R. J. Mason's team at liiceartou is a three-year-old gelding by Danube from Andrea.

The twenty-eighth annual report of the Wairarapa I'aeing Club states that the year was commenced with a credit balance of £294 17e. lOd., and ended with a credit balance of .£6OO 12s. sd. For the first time the racing days were other than Easter and Saw Year, being December 13 and March 15, and under the existing conditions tho stewards are satisfied the step was in tho right direction. Although tho one-day summer mooting, rendered Tiecesnary by the curtailment of racing in tho Dominion, was looked forward to with a certain amount of trepidation, the stewards are pleased to state tho eaino was most successful. Tho 10a. machine was used at tho summer meeting, but the experiment did -not recommend itself to tho stewards, and the £1 machine was reverted to for the autumn meeting. Since tho war the club has made patriotic grants amounting to £2255, and made the totalisator house suitable for a military hospital at a cost to the club of £350, and this year has taken out £1000 in tho War Loan. The grounds nnd buildings are still used by the Defence Department free of rent, and the. offices- in Pcatherston are at tho use of local patriotic committees. Taxes to the Government during the year totalled £3853 18s. Ltd. The Peathcvstou offices (luring the year wero improved at a cost of £350. During the year Mr. E. A. Laery resigned the secretaryship, and Mr. O. J. Carlyon wns appointed to tho vacancy. The poeition of caretaker, rendered vacant by Mr. Brough's retirement, was filled by the appointment of Mr. E. CI. Robertson. The incoming stewards are recommended that a sum not exceeding £5000 be allotted, for stakes for three days' racing, for which the following dates liavo been applied :—December 12, 1918, and March 13 and 14. 1919. ■