THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 60, 5 December 1918, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS [Bγ Glencok.]' General entries for the Auckland llacing Club's Summer Electing, acceptances l'cr the Cup and Jiailway Handicap, close on Friday at j o'clock. Forfeits for the Derby, lioyal Stakes, and Foal yti.kes must 'ho declared at the eaimi time. , ' The Takapuna .loekey Club intends to a])ply to the Minister of .Internal Affairs to have the abandoned one day of its ■Spring Meeting added lo Ihe Summer Meeting, thus giving the clu.b three days' racing at the end of January. Gamine was withdrawn from the Auckland Cup on Monday morning. Hyadcs, the full-brother to Jlyniestrn and Taiireda, ,L> to make his first appearance at Awapnni this month, lie w said to be going on nicely in his work at Opaki. .. : . The death has occurred of.the veteran., trainer. Dan KolwrtsV who came to.New /calitud many yoais ago, and who watf-a--.ociate<l wiih Ihe training of the late Jin-. (!. G. Stead's lioi«es at Yaldhur.-t. ile afti'i'wurds resided at Jtacecourse Hill as private trainer lo Mr. Jl. A. Knight, and supervised the preparation of many winners. The late Mr. .Roberts, who was a prominent hurdle- horseman, had in went years lived in Nelson. When reluming to Sydney from the V.lt.C. Meeting, the well-known Australian .sportsman, Mr. Francis Fo'y, died suddenly. Though, a. Sydney owner, his three chief victories on the Turf wfcre gained in Melbourne. He won the Caullield Futurity Stakes and Newmarket Handicap with Pkyaway, and the A\wtraliati Cup with lord UllinV Daughter, who gave tho Turf a,-fair sort in UlvaV Isle. ■ : . ' ~ 'L'he, breeding of Percolator, who won the hurdle race on the second day of the Moonee Valley Meeting, is of interest to Now Zealanders. Ho is by Comedy King from Walershoot, by Koyal Arliilory fiom Nenuphar. K'enuphar was bred by Mr. H. A. Knight of Uacecourso Hill, Hiccartflii, and was sold to Mr. Sol. Green at: the dispersal sale of tho .Eldea-slio Stud in 1912, with a- filly loal by UharlJ'inngne 11, for 750gus. Mr. ML H. Coffey, who died of influenza at Now Plymouth 'last week, was well known in sporting circles 'in the W'anganiii and Taranaki districts. In conjunction with his''brother Percy, he handled many winners, including Compass, Requisition, Sentry, Darbv Paul, and Melita.

Hoprijf, who is owned by the Messrs; Jl'tirnth, who are well known in tho Dominion, won the Bendigo Cup last month, also the big handicap on tho second .day of tho, same meeting. Hoprig, who is by Bobadil from Voluta. by 'Wallace from Concliology, was secured'by his present owners for 290gns., and dining Hie. last' eleven months has won' half a dozen races. Before his-Bendigo Cup win-HojH-ig was only regarded to be a sprinter. . : ■

Black Hill has been added'to the lift .and is nt present being spelled. ■ Mr. Jl'Mnnemin awarded Desert Gold flst. 81b. in tho Auckland Cup, and if Ihe mare should carry that weight, into first place it Would not bo tho first time a horse had won with tho weight. When Kelson won the event for the third year in succession- (ho won first with 7ef. 81b. (hen with 9st: 81b.). he carried 9st. 121'b., and (ho race was then four furlongs further than it is at present; Wairilti, who won in J9o.'), carried 9st. Sib., while when All ]i(ul won the second time he carried flst.-lib; four-year-olds have wp'n the race on no fewer than sixteen occasions. It is not intended to race the Australian horses Night Watch, King Ofta, and , Magpie liefore next autumn. The lastnamed should play a prominent part in weighl-fov-ago races run at that time. The highest price paid for a yearling since the beginning of the war was paid recently for a youngster by Orby from Alesalige, the price given b"eing BOOOgiiR. The filly is a half-sister to Lanius, who was sold, for KOOgns. at Randwick some months- ago: ■ • •

A Press Association'• message from Reefton slates that owing to the racecourse being used as an auxiliary hospital the Keeftoi) Jockey Club -will not hold its race meetings during Christinas week. Nominations meanwhile a.ro. postponed. A conference of delegates of West Coast clubs will be held ' at. Greymoulh to-dny to consider the position'. 'The I'eefton Club will meet on Friday.night to decide us to its future action.' Nominations for the. Marton. meeting close on Friday.