THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 304, 19 September 1919, Page 5

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Glencok.)

Nominations for all events, also a forfeit for tho Hawko's Bay Stakes, at tho Hatfke's Bay Spring Meeting, close to-night at 8 o'clock. Nominations for oil events at the Napier Park Spring Meeting close with Mr. J. E. aGlondow, secretary, Napier, at 8 p.m. to-day. Acceptances ,for all first day events at tho Wanganui Jockoy Clubs Spring Meeting close this evonihg. Hush-a-Bye and Waimatao, Who wore both nominated for the Otalri meeting, were. not accepted for, owing to tho fact that.tlioy have both jnet witli acoidonts during tho past few days.

Exception was taken at the annual meeting of the Napier Park Racing Club to the. proposal that all jockeys and trainers be licensed by the Racing Conference. It was considered that metropolitan centres were quite as capable, it not more so, of doing lihis work. They also had a belter opportunity of knowing the characters of local' men requiring licenses. Tho proposal had been made try Sir George Clifford, who threatened to retire from racing if it were not carried. Mr. Beatson, who introduced the subject, said ho would ho very sorry l:o pee Sir George Clifford retire, hut lie thought it was an incorrect move to make a throat. Under such a system men doing work on a farm and occasionally a little training would not have a hope of getting a license.. Mr. Brown (the. president) thought the mover must have something in his mind to prompt him to make eucb. a proposal. Ho had the interests of racing at heart and would not threaten to retire ' without some good reason. A resolution was tended to the effect that the meeting was of the opinion that 'the_ metropolitan olubs were competent to license jockeys and trainers, and was not in favour of Sir George Clifford's proposal. Delegates to the conference will be instructed accordingly.

Bstliind was insured for .£3500 with tho York Assurance Company, so that his death, was not altogethor a total loss for Mr. A. P. Wade. The Sydney sportsman has not been lucky of late, as he also lost by accident tho well-performed Mehi King. That good horse Form Ui> oame to- an untimely end at Tauherenikau on _ Wednesday. Ho was- found early in tho morning bleding at the nostril and foaming at the mouth, and though a veterinary surgeon was quickly in attendance ho died soon after. A pcst-mortem revealed that tho horso had twisted an. intestine. He had got cast in his box mid evidently injured himself in trying to get up. Latest flies. from Sydney stato that the New Zealand-owned. Surveyor is now well in tho market for tho Caulfield Cup. / Mr. W. Richmond, part owner of Spanner and other horses at present in Sydney, has hooked a berth by tho Riverina, ■ which sails next week. It is the intention of the Hawko's Bay owner, to be present at th 6 bit; A.J.C. fixture which opens at Eandwick on October i. H. Gray is reported ns engaged to rideVagabond in the Now Zealand Cup. This means that the premier horseman will have to return to the Dominion at tho close' of the A.J.C. Meeting. • The Auckland horseman A. J. M'Flinn is coming to' tho Otaki meeting, and will ride Old Gold and Sacramento in their engagements on Saturday and Monday.

Tho Grand National Steeplechase winnor Tim Doolan, who is now the property of the Caulfleld trainer S. Cneey, has been donated as a prizo for a raffle in connection with a charity at Caulfield.. Most of the Trcntham trainers wih have teams racing at the Otaki meeting which opens on Saturday, and will bo concluded on Monday. J. Lowo is taking Mascot, Cliacronia, and Royal Exchange; 11. Kingnn • Prince Delaware, Pacific 'Slope and Consultation; C. Priloha'rd Dick Esperance : and M'atatua; H. Telford Idleness and 'Fuliea; J. M'Laughlin Sunburst and Red Signal; and A. Goodman Rose Pink, Trentham Rose,.and- Preface. ~. ■ ..-. Spangle, who is one of J. Ayros's Trentham team, was much discussed in Wellington yesterday in connection with the Wr handicap at Otaki on Saturday. Mr. Victor Casey, of Auckland, leaves to-day for Sydney from Wollington. Ho says, that ho intends to ship his hurdler Te Moro to Sydney as soon as berthage can be arranged. Cetigne has lowered the mile track record on the Eandwick course proper in lmin. 42Jsec. Glooming is putting up fast times.—Press A'ssn.