THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 259, 27 July 1920, Page 6

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS > By Glencok. Tho Bracken.iold Hunt Club's meeting, the last fixtura of the present racing teason, will bo held at Amberloy on Saturday. The club ihares & totalisator permit with the Chrlstchurch Hunt, the two racing in alternate Beacons. This week's meeting looks liko being moro than usually successful. ,

Mr. W. P. James, the well-known Dunedin totalisator proprietor, is to leave for Rvdnev at an' eo,rly date In have a look at (he' latest Julius totalisator. At present Sir James is constructing a' new totalisator for Messrs. Bloomfleld aud Co., of Auckland. Mr. C. O'Connor, the well-known starter, left on a holiday trip to Sydney last, ■week. Amythas is beini? liiehly rated by the Australian writers, ana some mi eo far as to declare him the eaual of Carbine as regards stamina. It is most unfortunate for Ills owner that tho son of Demosthenos'was uneexe'd as a, yearling. Tho withdrawal of Royal Exchange from the Winter Cup does not meaii that there is anything amtas with tho King Rufus filly. Bho Is in regular work at Trentham. but her owner intends'keeping her for tho spr:ng meetings in the north. - Tho EUerslle trainer J. Lamhess, who went home after the Wellington mooting, returned to 'l'rontham Yesterday, and took charge of Kaurt King. It will be good news for the committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club to learn that the embargo on racehorses, has been lifted. The southern meeting will now bo the usual successful gathering, but had the horses not got south there would only have been half a dueou runners in tho bi" Steeplechase. J. W. Lowe Intends to EO Bouth on lionday next. Present intentions aro to take both Mannish and Fnlstaff to Riccarton for the hurdle races.

In tho south tho chances of Niithtraidor aro highly assessed for tho Winter Cup. The Chokcbore representative has only Rot 31b. above the minimum in the bijr mile.

An error In this column made it ar.pear that a win for Coalition on Saturday next would entail an 81b. penalty . lor th« .Nalional Steeplechase. A* a matter ot fact, the Patronus gelding, being weighted at over list,, only carries half tho ordinary penalty. A race with tho colours up would do him more stood than tho penalty would do narm. It Ib understood that Burrangons u tin unlikely starter at tho Grand National meeting. It appears that ho has an enlargement of tho . fctlock joint whlcn necessitates caro being taken of the Mystification horse. It is not thouEht that tho trouble is serious, but it Is not deemed advisable to take any risks with him in the meantimo. Tho trouble made its appearanco after a race at the D.J.O. •winter meeting.

Writing in the Duncdhi 'Star" "Old Identity" observes'"lt in hard to understand tho roasons that prompted the P.ncinjr Oonferenco to once more reject the 7st. minimum proposal, Tho nreumonts arc nil in its favour. The only areuirent I have heard of the other wav is that tho proposal is now. That has been tho objection to quite a.' number of turf re-forms-the totaUsator and the numbered saddlecloth to wit; yet,they came, and in due timo the 7Bt. minimum will come too, also tho uniform colour scheme, whatever the dear old stick-in-the-muds may say." SCRATCHING OF BIPLANE AND ALL ABOARD. (Reo. July 26, 10.40 p.m.) Melbourne, July. 26. Biplane and All Aboard have been scratched tor tho Melbourne Oup, and All Aboard has been scratched for the Caulfield Cup.—Press Assn. Sydn«y, July 26. Biplane has been scratched for the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps.—Preii Assn.