THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 299, 6 September 1918, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS fßl' GIiENCOB.I Owners arc reminded that entritt' for future clnssie races to be decided uy [lie Wellinetoa Bacing Ulub close with nccretury A. E, Wliyto this cvemiis at J o'clock.

In the Novice Handicap nt ,Wyoug 011 August 27, Tarawcra, jitltlcn by the New Zealand horaeuiati, E. Lowe, started a hoi favourite, aifd won very easily, but 011 weighing ill was 71b. short, and whs disqualified. At the subsequent iiifimry it was shown that tlio trainer hau omitted to put the lead bag on the horse, anu ho was fined .Gil). We have to acknowledge rcccipt of .a copy of tho "Australasian l'urf lvegister" for the past season from the publishers, Messrs. Wilson and MacKinnon, Melbortrne. The volume, gives reports of all mcetinds held in Australia during tlio pant-season, as well as the principal now Zealand meetings. The principal w . m ' ning owners-and sires are given 111 tabulated form, and included in the publication is a list of classic entries for tug coining season. Anotliei" feature ib Inn blood stock sales, which were lie Id in tho Dominion and the Commonwealth. Altogether the. "Begistcr" should be louna to be very interesting to followers of the turf.

At the Roschill Mcetins on August 24. the first division of the High >> cl Sbt Handicap was won by Poitrina, who, ran list. 91b. in the saddle, cut out tbo six furlongs in Iniin. 15Jscc. Tho ex-Green-wood-owned Bimoter was also a starter, carrying 10st. 101b„ but the black horsft finished out of a place. I'oitriua, who seems to bo back to her very best form, has bcon freely mentioned in conncction with the. .Epsom Handicap.

Kill 'Em (ICilbroney—Cyre) won the Welter Handicap at the .Williamstowu Alerting. 'ihz brother to Kilboy was takeu oyer to Australia last spring by M. Hobbs, and this is his first success since ho changed hands. A startor in the same raco was Queen Ingoda, who is related to the Australian, crack sprinter, Poitrina. Poitrim( is by The Welkin from Armigera, and Queen Ingorfa, by Comedy King from Ingoda, who is by Stepmak, from Armigera. Association, who was sold to go to Australia a couple of months back, has been competing at the pony meetings in Sydney without any success. A Sydney writer Eays that the black geldiiipr 1 has not had timo to become acclimatised. J. O'Shea, who is at present in Sydney, was confined to his bed for a few days last week owing to blood .poisoning following on a slight wound received whilst riding. Says the Sydney "Sun" of August 29:— "The best mile of the morning was credited to the ex-New Zealand mare Bee, who, with a light-weight in tho saddle,dashed oil a mile in lmin.- 45sec. Some watches made it less. Bee's preparation is well advanced, and sbe should be. reads' to put tip a good performance tbo first 'time she is produced." At liiccarton I'. V. Srason linn just broken in the two-year-old Ally Jveightey, by liilbroney from Iberia, an Australianbred mare by Grafton, and she will bo got ready to carry Mr. Greenwood's colours later on. The' Blenheim-owned Good Jlopo continues to shapo fairly well iu his schooling tasks at Iticcarton, and is looked to make his dalint as a jumper in the hurdle events at .the Ashburton Meeting. At tho Warwick Farm fixture on Saturday there are no Now Zealand horses engaged, but at Tattcrsall's Meetinn on tho following Saturday there will bo several Now Zealand runners.