THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 283, 26 August 1919, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Glencoe.) A final reminder is given those concerned that tho acceptances for the .Martini and Dannevirkc meetings o'.oso lonight. . .liter a journey of five days from Wellington, Onia.hu and All Over arrived at Marton on Saturday afternoon. The Egniont-Wangaiiui Hunt Cluu Sleeting will be. hei.'il on the Wavcrley racecourse to-morrow. Considering the troubles experienced in getting to race meetings those days, tho acceptances received must be considered highly satisfactory. Decside is a 'tatter class than the hiirsfs lie will meet in the Hunters Himllea Simon, who is top weight in the Maiden Handicap, has a placed performance to his credit at Jlaivera. in tho winter. Stetson is such a good jumper that he may be at a short price in tho Hunt Ci;p, and if Tiranga ha.? freshened up since his Ilawkp's Bav trip ho would rend welil in the Waverley Handicap. In his absence Robur, wilio genora'ly races well in welter class, may be favourite.

Amongst the runnel's in the Uakaramea Hack Handicap, six furlongs, will be Egmout Park, a four-yeur-old fullbrnth'er to Volume. In his only start last sea.mn Egmont Park filled second pace to Hallow, and bent a big fic'd in tho Mere Jtero Handicap at the Ilawera meeting in the autumn. Aniytlms is under orders to join tho etables of F. D. Jones at Riccarton, but he will not leave Foston until this Railway Department again carries racehorses. •Mr. T. H. Lowly is at present on a trip to Wellington. It does not look as if the New Zealandbred Beltane is any more solid when racing over fences than ho was on tho flat. He was clear of the field at the last fence in the Austral ia.n Hurdles, but under pressure he hung out, and tho light-weight Sir Mnomon beat him on the post. At CauOfleld this month tho Moondah Steeplechase, two miles, was won by Bunroy, who got to the end of the journey in ilmin. •Uijsec. This is a very fast paw for a steeplechase, and as a Melbourne critic points out, the early Melbourne Cups were often run in slower time.

On his return from Riccarton, R. Johnson left Rmvi Poto nt Mini mar in charge of R. Eagnr, while ho went homo to New Plymouth to see Henry Clay school over fences. Unless the chestnut jumped welil he wa>; not to mako the trip to Sydney. The two-jmr-old Princo Rufus, a half-brother by King Rufus to Rewi Poio, will accompany the last-named to Sydney, 'but at present thero is no sign of his being able to get away from New Plymouth, so the date of departure from Wellington is uncertain, After a lengthy spell, Wrestler has been.put into work again at Riccarton, but hi; stable companion, Vascular, will be on tlhe easy list for several'months. Trainer Pearson hopes to get another good race or two out of Wrestler. Warstop's sister. Warlove, who has not yet sported silk, is at present amiss and onjoying a .spci'ni.

The-North Island horses that took paTt in the Grand National meeting are not likely to return home beforo the fiist week in September, and then only tho first twelve booked jvill be accommodated on'the coastal steamer.

Tho steeplechaser Dardanellrs wiM not return to Rorke's Drift Lodge, having been disposed of by his owners, tho Messrs. Leonard, of South Canterbury (writes Sir Modred in tilra "Southland Times"). In exchange for the son of Battlefield his owners took ovor Man-el-ite, who wi.ll come to Tnvereargill to 1m trained <is a steeplechaser by P. T. Hogan. Dardanelles will be ueod as a hack and hunter by his new owner. Marvelite was solwr/ed as a hurdler for the. Grand National fixture, and surprised experts by running into third place in tho Hunt Clu'b Cup behind Grnftella Lawsuit: Hie first time he was asked to race over bi,<? country. He is well forward in condition, and will probably 1» tricKout between tho llags at Winton in Noyember next.