THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 236, 30 June 1920, Page 8

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS , By Glencoe. Fisher, winner of the big hurdle race at the Eoyal Meeting at Randwick has been ontered for the jumping raccs at tho coining Wellington Meeting. The Maniopoto gelding was brought back from Syduey by the Moeraki, which arrived yestoruay. Amongst the track watohers at irentham, the opinion is held that FalstaU and Spangle are both aa good as Mannish over hurdles. • ' ' . Passengers by tho Moeraki from Sydney yesterday included Mr. E. J.. Watt, for-, morly a well-known owner in Hawke s Swanneo River, who has been spelling as the result, of a cold, is again in work at headquarters; and yesterday morniug sue ran down the straight in company with the Bequinnette rising two-year-old in J. M'Laughlin'6 stables. Amongst the liorßcs being got ready at Trontham for the coming - Wellington Mooting is the Birkenhead gelding Atatatua, who generally races well in heavy gding. At Trentham yesterday Dainty Step finished in front of Halifax in a try-out over five furlongs. Astinome is amongst the regular workers at Trontham, and yesterday morning she greatly pleased' her owner by tho way sho got to the end of a half-mile on a heavy track.' . Mr. W. R. Kemball will head the list of winning owners in the Dominion this seaBon, his total at present being nearly £11,000. Ha has liad'twcnty representatives in the money, the biggest winners among them being Hymestra, Multainc Miss Gold, and Trespass, eflcli of whom topped tha thousand. mark. Mr. F. ,S. Baston, with six money winners carrying his colours this season, will be second on the list. Amy thus has contributed £7695 to a total ■of slightly over £10,000. Sir George Clifford occupies third placo on the list, Moorfowl accounting for £31J)0. Mr. <3. D. Greenwood is fourth in order.

.Word from the' south .states that R. O'Donneil, for many years connected with the Yaldhurst stables, is shortly setting up as a public trainer at Hamilton.. So far' there is no word as to the, result of the strike ballot of the jockeys, but it is safeHo predict that there, will be an overwhelming majority against a strike. Prince Palatine, whose sale was recently announced, is to be located at Mr. Siminons's stud farm Kentucky. A rumour is going the roundß that during the present session of. Parliament a Bill will be brought down making it an oicnce, punishable with a month's imprisonment, for a bookmaker to make a bet on a hor6o race. Though South Island horses are conspicuous by their absence, the total entries for , tho Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting is well up to the number of previous years, and the meeting should be a big success. . A Press Association messago from Melbourne states that Amythas has been weighted for the Melbourne Cup at 9st. Sib..