THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 206, 26 May 1920, Page 8

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

By Glencob.

' A final reminder is given pwnerß that acceptances for the first days events at the Otaki Meeting must be in the nan<u .of Secretary 0. J. D'Ath by" 8.30 to-nMit. Entries for.the Napier Park Meetine close on Friday next. _ Thoueh he has incurred ft 51b. penalty bv winning at Wangauui ' tho opinion U general that Lochella will, at El erslie, again beat all the horses he met; in the Century Hurdles. 0. Christie has tho National winner in great heart, and he looKs bigger and stronger than ever. In the Century Hurdles he hit the fence in front of the stand very heavily, but it made absolutely no difference to him and did not even cause. him to alter his stride. •A. M'Aulay passed, through Wellington last week-end on his way to Jlastln?s, whore he is to take ehargo ol Mr. G, D. jeatson's team. , The imported Barberry, by Bayardo, who proved a disappointment as a- racehorse, in now being used as a rtation hark at Hunterville. . The Wanganui Btudmastcr, Mr. John Hav. hRB purchased from Mr. h. A. Connolly, of Melbourne, the imported home Cyntoi, who coat lOOOgns. in Sydney, tut was unreliable as ft racehorse. Cyntoi possesses a rare pedigree, i being by Santol from Lady Cynosure, a 'sister to Polymelia, and he should prove a stud success. After winning the Century Hurdles at Wanoanui Lochella was entrained the next day for Ellerslie. The consensus of opinion is that the Dunedin-owned gelding will notvfail in his first essay at Ell erslie. but the steeplechase course, which is a tricky one. may trouble a horse that goes oier it for the first time, thoinrh it should bo said that this was not the experience of Master Lupin, who won the raoe last year, and had not been schooled over the hill. Tho Hawke's Bay Jockey Clubs Wintor Meeting will this year be held in conjunction with the Hawke's Bay Hunt Club, and will bo a three days' fixture. It will be held on June 23. 24. and 26. Amongst tho entries lor tho pteoplcchaßO events at the Qisborne Meeting are Pooman, First Line.'Sir Donald, and PaworuDiavolo and All Talk, who are at present in Dunedin, have been entered lor the Gisborne fixture, but apparently their owner overlooked the date of the northern fixture, which is set down for June 10. This makes it impossible for tho horses named to get to the meeting.. , F Tilley has decided not to' send any of his team to the Otaki Meeting, and tbey have been withdrawn from all engagements. ,

WINQATUI TRACK WORK. ■- By Telegraph—Preßs Assoclatloa Dunedin, May 25. The Wingatui racecourse presented a fairly busy aspect this mornine owing to tho presence or a largo number of horses claiming engagements at the Dunedin Jockey Club's Winter Meeting. The weather was rather keen, but not altogether unpleasant. The tracks are in excellent order, and tho dressing of sandjhey received some time ago has taken the Btickirfcus out ot the going, which should Improve as tho sand works into the ground. Eeccnt rains have also greatly improved the going, which is firm, but without Btlng. and in excellent order for cross-country racing. Most of the work this .•uorning took place on the outside of tho course proper. / Linden ran over half a mile in £3 l-ssec, and Sedd-el-Bahr beat Hardshot over a mile in lniin. 542-sßec.\ Diabolo and All Talk both -trode out freely in (rood strong working gallops Thadddua and Silent Kin? galloped over seven, furlongs. . ■ ~„,,, Kilkee reeled off a. smart half-mile by putting up 52 Msec. ' Almoner led home Tin Soldier at the end of a mile and a quarter in 2min. ..Z3sec the last, milo taking lmin. 502-osec. * Lugi, Dunmure. and Yillago did a round oveAhe schooling fences. Killoweu was finishing freor than Kilbrogan at the end of six furlongs on the plough in lmin. 6seo.. beating off Hot Air. Kilbrogan is. however, &, lazy worker. Silver Peak occupied 54sec in covering half a milo. but waß not hustled in her Marianne and Revolution ran over six furlongs in lmin. 24sec. The Daub and Achilleus were schooled over hurdloß, the latter running off. Cattach and Ijady Superior required lmin. Ssoc. to get over Ave furlong?. Coalition is amongst the latest arrivals at Wingatui. . . .