THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 25, 24 October 1919, Page 9

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

TRACK WORK AT TRENTHAM. ■Visitors to 'freiithani yesterday morning made, the trip in a heavy gate, but st , r > a.m. there was a dead calm, and a light shower fell, but hot enough to interfere with the work. 'Dm fan track and tho outside of the course proper were open, and both tracks were fast. H. Telford opcheo! proceedings by sending the two-year-olds Weary Willie and Paphinn over four furlongs on the tan. The fh'stnauied, on the outside, was the bettor, and ran tho distance in 51sec. Rienzi and Dick ran seven furlongs on the same track in lmin. 3tsec., and similar timo was made by Egniont Park and Bingham. Vnlo was trotted and cantered. Royal Exchange, on the gTass, ran five furlongs in lmin. 4sec. MatatUa ran half ft hiilo in Msec, on the tan, and Esperanee took a sccoha' longer Over tho satuo course. On the grass, Kyoto • was going better than Idle Talk over five furlongs, the last four taking 52sec. J. I.Owo 6cnf. the two-year-olds Shamrock, Wake, and.Cycle half a mile on tho Oin. The ■ trio finished together in tHsec. Active and, Idleness tan five furlongs on.the grass in lmin. ssec. The former was going very comfortably at the finish. 80-Pefp and Philomela finished over five furlongs oa the tan. ■ 'i'ha time was lmin. 3sec. Tho two-year-old Halifax was seen to advantage in a half-mile spin with Mattv. Tho distaiico Was covered ih Blscc. The Chokebore two-year-old Moorfdwl r»ii down the course proper at ft strong pace. Mascot, Mntuihi, Hurry Up, ana' Wnrpiano were sent over seven furlongs on the tan. The Riddiford three-year-old cleared out from the 'field, and coveted tho distance in lmin. 28sec, which, was tho best gallop of tho lnofjiing. Warplane, who \yas heavily bandaged in front, pulled up very lame, and is a doubtful runner at the meeting. Hindi, looking bright and well, ran EBven furlongs on the grass in lmin. S2sec. and was then trotted a couple of rounds on tho tan. All Cerise and Black Hark finished together over- half a .mile on tho grass in sHsec. Battle Song and Risingkam worked together on tho tan. The two-year-olds Cantabile, Gate Pah, Pure Laziness, and Phio, ran down the four furlongs on the course proper. The two fii'stiiaiiied finished together in. 511sco. Gloaming. Afterglow, Kai'O/ and Rossini were given steady work on the tan. Waiinatao was given strong work, but was not allowed' to gallop. Saima. on the outside, seemed to bo going better than Ermine at the end of half a mile on the tan. The distance was covered in 51isec.' •' • Affectation, Nobleman, Vagabond, and Hetaua were sent m company over seven furlongs... The firsthamed' bent Noble' man in lmin. 20sec, with the other pair beaten off. , Hetaua'is a bad worker, and is rarely seen to advantage on tho tracks. Fortune Teller and Kii.dee ran down the straight, finishing together, Maioha heat Dribble over five furlongs, the last half-mile taking- 50sec. ■ Rose Wreath and Kipling *went five furlongs. The former got an advantage at the start, arid maintained it. Ennea ran three furlongs on the grass. Humbug gave ListpWel, Tropical, and Gasbag a decisive beating over four furlongs in 51sec. Torfreda beat Murihiku over five, furlona:s. tlie...last" : four .taking Stlse'c, .hut neither of tlie pair was extended.. Tigritiya alone dashed' over fdur furlongs on the grass under SOsec. Bestir alone rati four furlortgs on the courso proper from a barrier start in Msec. Silver Link was much too good for. Demos over four furlongs on the grass. Tressida and Bonnie Heather ran a circuit on the course proper. H. Gray did not arrive by the Maheno. as w'as expected. F. Davis arrived at Trentllam yesferdav with Desert Goltf, Warlike, Lucid; and 'Right and Left. Owing to the illness of C. Emerson, Davis is left without n. horseman for. his team, but B. Deeloy will ride some of ithem. It was intended to send Sasnnof back to Auckland by the MoeTaki, but Space could not be secured for hitn, and he was left behind at Ritndwiok till a later boat. Brnckonfield was shipped south last evening in charge of lub owner, JY Murphy. The Boiiiform geloing is to'tontest the C.J.C. Stewards' Hattdlcnp. The election of three stewards for the Wellington Racing Club resulted in Messrs. E, V. Riddiford, K, D. Duncan, nhd Dr. 11. J. M'Leau being returned. Bonville has been retired to the stud. She is to bo mated Tvitli Absurd', Mr. W. R. Kcmball's team of seventeen horses is expected to return to the Doniiniun lifter the Melbourne Clip meeting. Tho imported brood ninrd Prank (Picton—Spree), purchased by the Douglas Estate at the Elderslio sn'lo, broke iV leg the other day, and had to be destroyed. She had been on a visit to Absurd, Kilrush is one of her foals., Michaela. tho winner of liiSfc seflson'S Stewards' Handicap, has boeli allotted Bst. lilb. this year, or 12lb. more than she Carried home in the smart time of lmin. 11 4-ssec. Michaela is nicely treated, as she ran a good race under Sst. 911). in the Criterion Handicap at Wingatui. Mr. (}. B. Slnrlce.V's brood iliare Prudish, dam of Varnish and Mustard Pot, who was on a visit to Absurd, died hist week. Bore has 'rejoined' P. D. Jones's team, and will lw prejiaicd for hurdlo race 3 later in the season. Croesus has been dropped to Sst. 91b. in tho Stewards' Handicap, or 141b. less than lit carried in last year's race. He thus has an opportunity to meet Michacia on 2G'b. H-'tl"-' • terns, Croesus won tho race in 1915 with Bst. 131b. < Two of Mr. If. A. Knight's brood mares, Comely (Gluten—Sotilt Rose) and Mnrsinnh (Martian—Black Bess) have chestnut colt foals to Clarenceux. It is stated that provided tho weights aru suitable, thci'e is every probability of Kennaouhair being brought across to Auckland to fulfil his engagements at the A.R C. Summer Meeting. Jfr. T. H. Stirton recently informed a By«ney writer that Biplane wn3 "all to nieces," and would be given a lengthy fipcil. He will probably not bo seen out, until the autumn, find his appearance even th"n depend on how he benefited by his holiday. Tt is slated that Mr. G. D. Greenwood had ii commission in the market at the yearling sales to purchase Cool Light, which l'an away with tlie Breeders' Plato at the A.J.C. meeting, but tho commissioner did not like the colt, and did dot bid for him. Apparently there is: every chnnco of Rorke's Drift being seen on the race trucks again next autumn, as ho has nearly got rid of tho soreness' that led to his being thrown out of work. S. Henderson, who rode Some Boy when lie won at Avondnle, is to have tho mount on the ex-Australian horse in tho Mitchelson Cup. The gelding Crowhurst has been purchased by a patron of N. Cunningham's stable, and tho s6n of Rokeby is now under that trainer's charge at Ellerslie. If there is one owner of horses iuoro than another in New South Wales who is entitled lo bo styled lucky f it is Mr, D. U. Seaf.on, whose Wolaroi won the Epsom Handicap recently. Any owner who succeeds in. making racing pay out of slakes must bo aocolinted extremely fortunate and this Mr. Seaton has done.

During the Inst ten years his horses have won about .£47,000 in prize money alone, and. irrespective of some largo amounts taken from the ring, that ought to show a very substantial profit. During tho period stated tho owner of Wolaroi has never had a, really bad season. Wolaroi's earnings in stakes run to ncarlv ,£20,000, ftnri another good winner is Yi'estcou rt, which appropriated races of the Value of .£11,852. the second place in the A.J.C. Breeders' Plate, filled by Duncciin, was worth .iOOsovs. to Messrs. Thorpe and Gleeson. Diinedin. which arrived in Auckland on SundaV by the Moernki, was out doing light exorcise at Ellerslio on Tuesday morning. He ii a big upstanding colt, but. was not seen at his best, for a rough trih over left him a little sore. It is nothing serious, however, and a few davs' steady pacing should see him all right again. Dunedin is engaged in the A.R.G. Welcome Stakes, Great Northern Foal Stakes, aim Royal Stakes, and may be sent back to Australia in the autumn to contest tho A.J.C. Sires' Produce Stakes. Gentlemen visiting Wellington for the Races are invited to call and see Mr. Barracloiigh ro their Summer Suits..We are showing neat effects in greys, bines, purples, rind fawns. Herb Price's, Willis Street—A-lv.t. Trainers and Jockeys are invited to call nitd see Herb. Price's Great Display of summer wear. We are agents for Burberry's Coats and Stetson Hats.—Advt. Gentlemen visitors to the Trentllam Races are '.specially invited to call and inspect the smart showing of men's wear displayed at Herb Trice's, Willis Street. -Advt.