THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 30, 30 October 1919, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS Bγ Glexcoe. The Poverty Bay meeting will open today. The weather is fine, and tho going iirin. Racing will commence at 12.15 p.m. with the Junction Handioap, five furlongs. There will be a big following for Lionskin, if started, 'but ho will bo pitted against a thoroughly seasoned portormer in Lord Muskerry and Cai'.yaian, whoso ability to begin quickly always stands him in good stead.

Con is meeting a very poor lot in the Hurdles, and ho way be a good favourite. The best of the others may be Brunswick, but he is not a good stayer. They are not a good lot in the Roseland Handicap. Valley Rose 'Solferino— Ailsa) has been .surprising the touts on the tracks, and though she'is not very favoured, she should show up. Another horse working wcK is Anata, who will bo ridden by R. Reed. The Northern Hurdles winner Cyhio has been galloping well on the trades, and may be ono of the favourites for the Spring Handicap, but the hard going is not likely to eirt him, and the two top-weights should bo better placed at the finish. Athens II won so easily at Hastings, that many will find it hard to get past him for to-day's race. Jingo has gone wrong, and will, not be a runner in the First Welter Handicap. Pa'.m Oil is not meeting a good lot, and if back to form may be favourite. Pavilion may bo tho best of the others.

' Over There. *, full-brother to Gazique, has a Wg reputation, and will be one of the fancied division for the Scurry. Royal Moments is a very speody filly, and should run well. LionsHn may be favourite for tho Flying Handicap, and Pretty Bobby for the October Handicap. By, the Manuka last evening; J. T. Jamieson took five • horses south, J. M'Cracken three, and J. N. Jefferd. three. . . ' There is a big batch of fillies in the O.J.C. Oaks, and as all of them must bo taken on trust over a journey the race has a very open appearance. The field for the Welcome Stokes may be smaller this year than is usually the case, all the indications pointing to n reduced number of competitors in all tho two vear-old events at Ricoarton next month. Accommodation has been secured for Mr. W. R. Kemball's horses which are to visit Auckland next month to the number of about a dozen. It is considered, that with ordinary luck in securing shipping space they will arrive about November 20. The imported rnaro Flowery Speech, purchased' by Mr. E. E. D. Clarke, of Victoria, at the Elder3lio stud sale for BGflgns., has produced a colt to Kilbroney. Flowery Speech was got by Cicero from Persian Lilac, by Spriigfield. H. Young will ride Gay Lad in the New Zealand Cup, and Gcorgo Young will steer Heathercote. At Eiccarton F. Christmas is ■ taking Fiery Gross up in a few days. ' Tho Auckland Cup v inner appears to be sound aaain. Glendower, wlio wag fired, has been turned out, and is doing well, hut it will be some time before he. goes into work again. Tho loss of tho services of Fiery Cross and Glendower left Christmas with practically nothing capable of winning a race, as the rest of his team are very green. ' Strayshot showed rather promising form for some months, but, like most of the Glenapp mares, she is, says a southom writer, not training on.

7 , , ', Mr. G. D. Greenwood has ken wonder,l fullv successful with Australian-bred f. stock in the sbap9 of Biplane and Glonni- ■ tinsr. His representative in tho C.J.C. ■'.Welcome Stakes are an Australian-bred colt and two fillies. The colt is named Vespucoi, by Vnsco from Jarawny, an ■i imported mare by Eager from Mousine.' ■*.■ :l>v- St. Simon. ' One of the fillies is a .[■. bav named Dowdrop, by The Welkin i from Carissinia, by Carbine, from Jane i Sovmour, by Royal Hampton, "and tho I other is a Mack filly named Yawn, by • • Cooltrim from Quietest, by Grafton— " Slumber, bv Trenton. Quietest is the dam of Moddite. One of the best gallops seen at lliccarton was accomplished by Gay Lad on Tuesriav morning, who, with the assistnnca of Torlrix over tho first mile, ran a solid mila and a quarter on the extremn outside of tho plough. Hβ left tho first half-mile behind in 51scc, five furlongs in lmin. 3 2-.ssec.,"six fiirlong3 in lmjn. 1C 3-ssec, and the full oifitnnce • in 2min. lOssc. In must bo remembered, Bavs a Chri-stchurch writer, ( that ho tvuon the heaviest part of the track, and ft stiff breeze was blowing against him in tho run homo; yet ho left the last three furloncs behind in the great limo of 37 S-ssec. Train arrangements for the TaratahiCarterton races are advertised. THE STABLE BOYS' STRIKE AT EPSOM London, October 27. The Ensom owners and trainers and their wives and daughters will carry-on ■n'hilo the stable boys are out on strike. Women aro exercising, and feeding tho horses, and even taking' horsed over hurdles.—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Aesn