THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 104, 27 January 1920, Page 2

THE TURF

RACING IN AUSTRALIA ANNIVEKSAKY HANDICAP WON BE UKNUY. (lice. Janunry 2(i, 7.10 p.m.) Sydney, January 26. The following is the result of the ANNIVJiKSAUY HANDICAP, of 1200 sovs. Oiie mile and a half, Urney, bv Ardeou—St.. Uremia. 1 Spillway •' 2 Mnrajax - 3 Won by u head. Time, 2mii). 33Jsec. ■—Press Absii. . REHANDICAPS FOR PAHIATUA. .. 'The following horses .'have incurred penalties for' the Pahiatua Club's meeting, which takisj place oil Wednesday':— BALLANCI3 HANIJICAP. One mil* and a distance.—Kailaud slb. (now 9st. 31b.). HACK'FLYING. Six furlongs.-Stu.t-; tcr, lbib. (now 7fit. 131b.).. PAHIATUA HANDICAP. One mile' and a quarter.—Penury Koso and l?ai- . land, each 101b. (Penury Rose now 7st. ■ 131b., liailand now 7st. 121b.). PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP. Six fur- ' lengs.—Gold Problem,' 161b. (now 7st, , 181b.). " ' . "MAKUIU HANDICAP.' Five furlongs. —Import and Stutter,'each 101b. {Stutte/ now Bst. lib.. Import 7st. 1311).). ' WOTES AND COMMENTS (By Glencok.) The annual meeting of the Pahiatua' lineintr Club will be held on Thursday next. .Good acceptances have been re--eeived for the different evnts, and with Fnxton nml Trntham form to guide them 1 , sportsmen should have, a satisfactory' fimn. Acceptances for the C.J.C. Midsummer Meeting, to be held on Saturday, close* on Thursday at 8 p.m. Acceptances for the Taranaki meeting closo on Fritjay next. Owners are reminded that acceptances' for the Gisbome meeting are due on Friduv next at 8 p.m. Entries for the Woodvillo District Joc--1 kev Club's- autumn meeting arc due on : Fridav next at 8 p.m. Nominations' for all events at tho Wamranui meeting are due on Friday next. R. J. Mason did not wait for the concluding day's racing at Trentham, .but went south on Friday night to have a. look at the two-year-old Kolvma, who is in.; contest tho C.J.C-Middle Park Plate on Saturday. It is venortcd that as i the result of his escapades at the barrier at Trentham the entering of Paddingtbn Green -will in.-, future, .be rejected by the Wellington Kacinsr' Club until such time as he is regarded as having mended his manners at'the start of a race. ' Owinsr to there being no space available, on the Maori last night, none of tho Biccarton trainers could get away, but H. Cults. W. Hobbs, and F. D. Jones will ect their teams home on the Mararoa tonieht. . • ' Tho Stork and Madam Ristori will reorescnt 13. George at the Takapuna meeting, which opens on Thursday next. Altcration. Paddington Green, and Hori wero also to have gone to Takapuua, but, after their poor' showing ot Trentham thev were railed home yesterday. . Trainers R. O'Donnell, P. Mason, and. Y7. Hawthorne railed their horses to New Plvmouth yesterday. Tho Kilbrone'y colts from Portland Lass and Tea Cup, purchased at tho Wnikana'e sale at Christchurch in November, have' been gelded, and will shortly he put into work by W. Hobbs. During the absence of W. Stone in Sydney his horses Matatane and Guunaco will be spelled. The- latter is to be tried at jumping in the autumn. .' _, Retard is how trained by A. M. Wricht at Foxton. Silver Link was slightly lame after her mix up in the Kelburn Plate at Trcntheim and she may be unnblo to race at (he coming Taranaki meeting. . L. Georue. who rode Hori in tho Camp Handicap at Trentham • last week, was bavins "his 'first, mount in public. Tho youngster, who is fifteen years of age, can- iro to scale at Gst. 71b. He is a son of E. George and a grandson of ihe veteran Taranaki trainer Jems George.

The three-vear-old Affectation was very ■sore at Trentham, and it is not likely that hn will be sent south for the Dunedin trio. , , The Hawko's Bay Jockey Cltfb has deeded to institute at the coming-autumn mcetine a race known as the J. D. Ormond Memorial Cup, which, will -carry a stake of GSO. sovs. and a cup vanned at 103 sovs.. presented by the sons of the late Hon. J. D. Onnond. The. colours of the Wairnrapa sportsman. Mr, Bjdwill. have not been very prominent of late, but his purchase of a counlo of the Waikauae yearlings may ' mean that he intends taking up tho game 'in earnest again.