THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 291, 28 August 1918, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Kiwin = Club's Sprint Meeting, which is to bo held on Thursday, September 19, Mr. V. B. Stratton will ncccpt entries up till to-morrow ziifjht. tini? n r!im ll °i nS '^ r J' le Neiv " 20111:1,111 Trotting Oup close to-day, at noon. ?' a ted that tho Ilicca-rton trajner. n-Mi 211 k 1 1 . 8 Tcturnl »E to Australia, and mil probably settio there. l °. ,v)lat 110 thousht of Art. r, i i tho SiU ' to geldiug in the Giandßational Hurdle race, J. Deca'y rehe had S wV VUS tho fi,ICBt littlo horso lie had em lidoen over tho battens. J!"}' Gold has been lelt in tho Melbowno Cup suggests that there is every chance of the crack mare eeeinff the post in tho bij two-mile event at Flemiiictton. On account of her defeat m tho King s Plate in tho autumn IZf th ° 111 A ustralia ' will not have it that the mare is a good stayer, but W. MLachlan, who rode her in her Australian ft 1 , 1 ;,! 1 ' )10 t 0f this opinion, and ho told wiM? ti !t°"t, Co,lclndln K day at, Eandwck that aho was sure to stay on, and had her In at race been over a tlu'ee-milo course she would still have -ivon. Davis himself also subscribes to thlß view, and he reckons that trained for a distanco there is no doubt about her stavins abil-

Since tho aalo of Fisher to <v Wcllinirton owner several sportsmen have do:i<led that lie is just tho 6ort of horse tliey havo been after for (t long time, and two offers have been made for tho Maniapoto Cjldins, but his now mvner is not disposed to sell him.

.J]'}, 1 ! °l oso ?f tho National Meeting ,l Kc , C f tOU have been hustling dnv >oar ; olds t a l ontf ' an(l 011 Satur. ff,?f J most of them were galloped. Biitr,,?^ lf| A iT Na 5 te3 flUy and Varstcp'g sifltci both showed, a lot of pace. „ v p-' h ° YaWhurst trainer. If. O'Donnell, in chargp of Almoner and Kilmoon, is expected to get away to Sydney by tho Itoeraki to-morrow. With Fining and Almoner to represent tho Dominion in tho A J-0. Derby, and Estland, liipfcmo, and tw l mi m 10 raccs, theio should be a good prospect of several ot the big events coining to tho Dominion.. A prominent New Zoaland sportsman, who has just returned from Sydney, states that ho was taikiug to It. J. Mason at Jlauawiclc, and tho latter cxprceacd tUo opinion that biplane would meet. Desert bold during tliG approaching spring carnl-

Many ipeoplo may not bclievo it, but horses can look dlfgtisted at times, and a better example of this fact could not bo quoted than what occurred after tho runnine of tho Spreydon Hurdles at llkvarton, says an Invercargill writer. The favourite, Wishful, a horse who lias galloped with success across the flat with tho host horses in New Zcaluutl i-ua-tained his first fall in public about a, mile from homo, and was led back to tho birdcage looking very sorry for himself and utterly despondent. His cars wore drooped forward at ditferent angles, and twitched continually in silent protest at his experience. In fact, the most casual observer could not fail to note thai, tho Bouiform—Drought guiding was a. very disgruntled equine. However, he did not appear to liavo suffered any iujurv, and it is quite on the cards that Mr.'w. It. KomboU's liorso will yet bo heard of as a hurdler of the first water.

During the season just ended the Napier Park liaeing Olub paid the sum of .£Bl4 in taxes. 'Hie net profit for the year is returned as £11. Tho receipts wero £13,228 and tho expenditure £13,216.

Kcports from Naipier credit the Demos-thenes-Sunlight iilly, owned by llr. W. 0. .Stead, as being an exceptionally speedy youngster. Tho iilly is a half-sister to flood Day, who won races in Australia, flood Day was also very fast in private, hut she did not always run up to it in her races

Sportsmen will regret that Mr. .T. 11. Pollock, who for many years was closely connected with racing, has passed away. Hack in tho 'eighties Mr. Pollock owned and raced horses, and later ho was bandicapper for a number of clubs, include Ing Wellington, Mastel'ton, and Otakt. Also lie wits a delegate to the Trotting Association.

The pacer Our Thorpe lias finished his racing career, and will do stud duty in tho Gore district this season. Before finally retiring from tho track, howevyr, his owner Mr. A. Fleming, Jias decided to Fend hit horse against the Australasian mile record, 2min. 6 Msec., held by Adelaide Direct. Arrangements for the trial are now well in hand, and if the weather conditions wero suitable, it was to havo taken place on the Metropolitan Trotting (.'lull's course at Addingloii, at nino o'clock yesterday morning.

Jn view of tlio fact, thai, his trainer, I{. )). O'Dmmoll, was liablo for military wrviee, Mr. G. li, Rlead had iirnctic.llly abandoned Ihe intention of wilding suiy horso.i to Australia this yc:w to taUo imrfc In tlm siiiing meetlnsrs. O'Dotiiiell was re. jected by the Jredienl lioard Inst wcelc, however, and (says the "I.ylk'lton Times") Mr Hlcad lias now revised his plans, havintr decided to lie represented at tlics aprn.R ineMiiip of the Anslrnlinn Joelioy flltih hv i couple, of Muee-year-olds. Almoner, who non iliti I'la'e in Sydney last, sprlne. will lio sent ovnf with a view to coiitestiiiEf tlio Derby, ivhilo Kilmoon will en a? b. comprt.nion to anniot tho crank in his trainim: and to ta-ho tiart in minot