THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 238, 2 July 1919, Page 11

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS [By GtENCOB.j In connection with tho ."Wellington Racing Ciub's Winter meeting to bo held on Tuesday, Thursday, und Saturday of next week ownera aro reminded that -acceptances for tho first da.y's han- 1 dicaps and entries for tho Trial Plato and Selling liace close with Secretary A. li. Whyto at 9 p.m. on Thursday. For a maiden performer over hurdles Cello shaped well enough at Hastings to suggest tliat ■he will bo a very liard horse to-beat tho first, time he is seen out in a hack hurdle race.

Tho Js'npier winner Ohinewairua ran two jjood races at but her chance was. ruined ou Saturday by her rider's efforts." to keep with the speedy Sweet Corn over the first, part of tlio race. The San Francisco mare is very well at the present time, and sho should get on, the winuing list at Trentham. Sweet. Corn sccins to have lost all form, and would bs better for a spell. On each day at Hastings the Maister mare was out in front, but in. the straight she stopped to nothing, though on returning to tiie birdcage she was not the least distressed. She is now down in tho weights, and if Jier owner decides to raco her next season sho should again pay her way. -. Hidden by W. Buah, Ormesby ran a good race'in tho June Steep.echase at 'Hastings, and as he had done no work for a week consequent upon a bruised loot received at iS'apiei' tlio race can be depended to work a big improvement in tlio iiirkenhead gelding, and Mr. H. A. ltussell's nomination should race proiniu-. ently in the "Wellington Steeplechase. 'i'ne Auckllmd • -horseman J. lloach earned a lot of kudos at Hastings by his handling of Memo Lad in' the Juno, Steeplechase. Tho Merriwee gelding was slimost over at tho-last fence, but'by a masterly effort Itoach got lnm~»n his feet- again, and he went on to win from Foemau. lioach also steered Peneton in his winning; efforts. Tho Hastings ■ trainer W. Stone, with Guanaco, arrived at Trentham yesterday afternoon.

Kohu, who gave promise of being a very useful horse over fences, lost somei of his glamour by a poor display on tho second <lay at Hastings. He l fenced badly for the first part, and. fell at tho back of tho course.

The local owner, Jlr.- H. "W. Brown, has engaged Form Up and Cyrosian in the' Winter Cup and Loyal Arch in the National Hurdite®. The trio aro doing usoful work at Tauherenikau.

Matatua shaped disappointingly at Hastings, but lie may do bettor at Trentham, where tlio going is moro likely to be on the heavy side. The Birkenhead gelding got a bad run on the first day at Hastings,' but no excuses could 1m made for hint on Saturday. ' Trentham trainers have not patronised tlie National meeting very freely. J. Ayres, has .Battle .Array, Risingham, Astinome, and Sbnnino in tho Winter Cup and J. Lowe; lias engaged Coalition and Seadown in the big jumping events, but outside of 'these, - no. 'Other • Trentham horses figure ill the lists. Considering that she had not had a jump for twelve months, the porlornianco' of Alaraetotai'a in tho Hack Hurdies at Hastings' ou. Saturday was a good one. Her ' rider was instructed to keep her behind for a milo or so, but lie was quite nnable to do this, and she led practically all, the ..way.,. .Hoj success was anticipated -by her connections, as she had been beating Elocution on tlie tracks and tlio form'of the latter- in the Hcretaunga Handicap pointed to Moractotara as having a oliance. second to .none. As Euripos's filled leg does not look as if it is going down, F. D. Jones gave him a ba.ll on Saturday, and instead of coming to "Wellington the big hurdler Vill bs given a fortnight's walking exercise. •••.•/ In view of tho doubt about his trainer, R. J. Mason, getting away to Sydney, Mr. Gl'. D. Greenwood is apparently making alternative plans for racing bis lioraes at tho early spring meetings in New Zealand. As a preliminary lie lias 'nominated Gloaming, Afterglow, and Karo foy.the "Winter Cup.