THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 1, 26 September 1918, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

fBT GLENUOE.

The Geraldiiio Mcet-ine will be hold to. day. The principal event in the Cup, ono milfi and a tinai'U'r, in which there nro only fivo acceptors, inoludinj; the three Nc\v Zealand (Jup candidates—John liarleycorn. Kose Ptuk, and Sedd-el-Balu , , On Ashbnrton form Uose Pink may be the pi.ck of thu Handicap, though she- is rather (•lose to it good one in John Barleycorn. However, tho top weight has not struck fjirm so far this season, and taking a lino through Aahburton. where. Itoso Pink raeily defeated Thaddous, who was 100 Kood for John Darleycorn at Biccarton, it looks as if Jtn IL Whitney's mare should make a very bold showing. There are seven acceptors in the Waimil' Hurdles, including three recent winners in Golden Prince, Vascular, and Kimbolton. Tho former has a, lot of pace on tlia flat, and he will probably string out tlio field earl}' in the race. Two horses that may show up prominently in the SquatteM' TJnndicap, five furlong, arc l'y.iama, a winner at Amberloy, and Itadial, a. place-cetter at. Ashhurtoil. The last-named is by All Ked from Aerina, and is spoken ol as it very promising sort. The first of the New Zealand Cun candidates to win a. race was Detroit, who was successful at Otaki on Monday. The runner-up Bronk Dclaval is also engaged in the Row Zealand Oup. In some quarters it is arpuert that Finmark, failing at the end of the Itosehill Guineas, points to him being a non-stayer. A little reflection will prove this to be an unwarranted assumption. Asa two-year-old Pinmark was always finishinc at the right end of his races, aurl there could lie no better instance of this than the way he finished in' the Sires' Produce Stakes at Awapuni in the autumn. Here Torfrerta. and Active had' a. useful break on him two furlongs- from home, but the colt stuck to his {runs, and wore them down at the finish. Probably on Saturday last Uo failed for want of a race, and the lack of a pacemaker may also have told agaiust the chestnut- colt. V. Davis can be trusted to see that there is sufficient Dace on in tile A..T.0. Derby. An unfortunate circumstance connected with the Soflehill Guineas on Saturday was.- the death of Red I'oX.. Last neason thetion.of Aerofos-and lied Ink showed very promising form, winning amoilcfit other events the Ascot Vale Stakes at Flemington, a ■ Nursery - Handicap a*/ KandwicK. and the ,Alma Stakes- at Caulfleld. On his two-year-old showings Jlr. Stirton's. colt looked, like developing into a good stayer, and may have had more than outside prospects in the A.J.O. Derby. Two notable absentees from the New Zealand Cup are Fiery Cro.=3 and . Adjutant-. Tho former has a. worthy stable companion in Glomlowor ongaccd, butChokebore is without a representative. As piiiili other prominent owners as- Messrs. G. Ij. Stead, G. Dj Greenwood, T. 11. Lowry. and E. J. Watt, have nothing entered, the Held is hardly likely to be up to tlio standard, of previous year?. Mr. Henry's adjustments for the New Zealand Cup are due. on Friday. Tho list of entrants is particularly weak in three-year-aide, Jhe only ones of that age engaged being. Braid and Risinshani. Several of the two-year-olds by Splferino have been showing galloping ability of late, and-it looks as if tho imported horse's stock will win plenty of races. The first of his stock, to race in the- Dominion -will- be Too OUow, a half-brother to l)e Gama, who is to race in the M'Lcan. Stakes at Dnnedin. Mr. j; Bull, owner of All Over, is having an exasperating run of bad. luck with the bay gelding, and iu his last three starts he has filled minor places, and the difference between winning and losing was in each case only a head. ft. M'Soveney is lo ride Vaseonia in the Wninui Hurdles at Geraldino to-day. Natlgtiboy, who is engaged in the Otapi Hack Handicap at Geraldine to-day, is , a good-lookiug. colt by Nautiform, and a big. future is. predicted, for him. Ho is to be ridden by 11. Itued. Boxes have been secured at Ellerslie for four of Jlr. Kemball's horses. It is thought that Gladiul and several'others will go north.to do the spring, meetings, at Ellcrslid auil Avoudale, The raising of the value of the Auckland Cup to £27M reminds one that the Auckland Club has had its ups and downs. In the eighties the stake was reduced as low as £500, but a brighter day soon dawned, and the figure- offered, , is now five times that amount. Independence, is doing well on the Ellerslie tracks, and is expected to be .well ■forward for spring meeting?. Tho mare ie by Bezonian-Ijitonia, and is numbered amongst those who paid very handsome dividends last season. The; Winter Oup winenr. Bedford, is showing somo of the best form seen lately on the Ellerslie tracks. Tho Manawatu performers; Sir Fisher and . Warmaid, are to be given lengthy spells before they again sport silk. Sir Fisher has had a Btreuuoue season, and' Warmaid injured a leg in a recent fall. The brood : mare Sinora, who is in foal to Merry Moments, -iyas sold by auction M Hastings for 30 guincae. At the same timeSinora's yonrling colt by Wolawawas disposed of for 50 guineas. Torfrida is to liiake her first appearance as a three-year-old at tho forlhcoinIncf Mastcrton Xceting. Tho stallion Tawhald broke a. leg recently and was dcetrnvcd. Tawhaki was by jrenschikoff—Armilla. It is reported from TVingatui that the two-year-old Silent King, by CalibreGolden Way,, is doing iHI t»i every reepect. • When measured, the other day ft" , wop found to have grown into a 15.2 gelding, while he has. furnished and thickened out in proDortion. Tlu indications arc that ho will develop' into a useful horse, which is only 'what might bo expected of him. It in said that, his lirot-hc , . tlio Newcastle Cup winner. Silent Wny. In also doing Rood work on the liandwick (Sydney) tracks. , Nominations for the Spring Jleoting of the Wellington Itarinp Club, also forfeit for tho Wcllcslny Stakes will "-lose at 9 p.m. on September 27. at the office of the club, Woodward. Street.