THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 249, 15 July 1919, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS ■' "Weights for tho principal events at the C.J.C. National Meeting are duo on Friday next. ' A woll-known Hawke's Bay owner was anxious to buy Signature, but tho prica 'Hiked mas 1000 guineas, so no business resulted. , Dotroit pulled up lame after racing in the -Parliamentary Handicap at-Trent-ham, and he will not be a lunner in the Winter' Cup. Aceompiuied l.y his stable companion] luirapai, yesterday, the journey'to Otaki was commenced by road. Several horses were' brought to the Trcntham Meeting by motor-lorry, and they are to 'be taken home tho samo way. Notwithstanding tli.it ho lmd failed on the two previous days of the meeting, Client was' not allowed to run unbacked bv liis owner on Sat.irday, and as the return was a- substantial ono the aged chestnut gSlding more than recouped Mr. W. Duncan for his outlays cm the Parliamentary and Fleet Handicaps. ' The Mapourika, which sailed for Picton yesterday, had on hoard the racehorses Rebekah, lmaribbon, Pitch Dark, and Parifonih Tho team Iwlongs to Mr. J. J.' Corry, of 'Blenheim, and the firstnamed' was tho only one to scoro at Ti-entliam. - ' , It looks as if Parisian Diamond was a trifle lucky to win I lie Onslow Handicap on Saturday, for Orawia and Redshire canii'oned into c-ach other at the start of the race,'and the Southland representa-tive-lost about ten - lengths, and then liliished close up third. The Gisborno horses Cynic, Carlysiaii, Happy Valley, Gazkl'ue,' and Multive are to he shipped south to-niglit to take part m the C,J.C. Nation-U Meeting next month. . ,

A deputation of owners and. trainers waited on tho Hon. "W. Herries. Minister of Railways,, at Trentlmm on -Saturday, and asked to be granted facilities to get their horses home. The .Minister was sympathetic, and told the deputation that lie hoped to bo again able to carry horses after the "Hiucarton meeting in August". A veterinary sur—on iiftd to he called from Palmerston North to attend to Master Stratum after alio Foxton .horse had competed in t.lic-Wellington Steeplechase. The horse is still lit Tmitham, and will not 'bo'oblo ti> ,-be shifted l'or a fortnight. -111 notifying Mr.-John jDaly of the acceptance of- liis resignation as handiejipper to- the Australian Jockey Club, the committee of thai body wrote him H- letter of thanks for his services, and stated that it had been decided to pay him a pension' for life. .Amongst the horses E. George has in work at New Plymouth are a couple of rising two-year-olds. Ono is a full brother to Hallow,, and other is n half-sister to Madam Ristori..

The southern trainers C. Christie and P. T.'Hoßan, with tiiifir teams, nro leaving for Lyttelton to-night. Their horses will race (it- the C.J.C, Winter Meeting before returning home.

'Mr. R. It.' Skipwith, who is just back from France, will do the starting at the .YVaikato Hunt Club Meeting ou 'Satur-. day ne.it. . . It'is not often that the favourite wins the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdles and Steeplechase, but this year Will Comfort, and Sir.Prim were favourites. BLOODSTOCK SALES, . Melbourne, July 11. ,'U the bloodstock sales. King Olfa and Lucknow were passed in at. 1850 and : 2000 guineas respecfivily.—Press Assn.