THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 294, 6 September 1920, Page 6

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Bt Glencoe.

Tho ManawatuHunt Club's meetings will bo held on the Awapuni racecourse on Wednesday. Nominations for the Ashbnrlon County L'acing Club's spring meeting will close to-night nt 5 o'clock.

first acceptances ior the New Zealand Cup were taken on Friday last, and already there has been a considerable weeding out. Of tho fifty-four horses handicapped Sasunef and Amythas ~*?rn scratched early, while the list was further reduced on .Saturday night h T tho failure of fourteen horses to make the. acceptance Thirty-eight horses hold their places in (he field.

JL Telford will leave for Avondnle next week with 80-Peep, Blackmail, and the Stakes candidate Lady Violet. The latter is a half-sister to the Ifarton Trial Plate winner Jtililnire. Telford will send Vindictive, Flight Commander, and Solfanella to the Otuki meeting. J. Ay. Lowe has abandoned his proposed trip to Avomlale, and instead ho will take Insurrection, AVako, and the two-year-old Tolerance to the AVangauui meeting. The last-named is a wellgrown youngster by Boniform from Tolerance. Lowe will also be represented at the Otaki meeting by Itoyal Exchange. Nightraidor is again in work at Eiccarton in view of his November engagements, lie is in forward condition, nnd has plenty of friends for the New Zen-' land Cup. The English-bred horse Count er-Attack was responsible for a very attractive mile al Kiccarton on Thursday, lie is a very smart galloper, who looks like winning some good races this season. The crack light-weight horseman, U. Young, has been engaged to rido Koyal Star in the New Zealand Uup.

Amythns was responsible for a useful gallop over seven furlongs at Iticcarton o.i Thursday. He had Mustard Pot us a. mate over the last six furlongs, and got to the end of the journey in lmin, 111 2-sscc. It was a useful working gallop, without any attempt at timo inak. ing A little later Ariowsmith was sent over the BUine ground. He had Daytime aa a mate for about three furlongs in the middle stages, but ran tto balance alone, covering the journey in lmin. 27 4-sscc. It was a brilliant effort, especially an tho imported horso was carrying a fair weight. '• Mr. A. M'Donald (Affectation and iiose Wreath), Mr. G. L. Stead (Starland and Right and Left) and Mr. W. G. Stead (Cashmere and Delight) were among the owners who were doubly represented in tho nominations for the New Zealand Cup, and some surprise will be caused by the fact that all of them have dropped out. Mr. "Parson" Parkes, the well-known racehorse trainer, died early in July, oiler a brief illness, at Tilshead, Wilts. Mr. Parkes had the unusual distinction of being a clergyman arid o. racehorse trainer at the same time tsays the London "Daily Mail"). He was ordained for the Church in 18S0, had a curacy at Bolsover, in Derbyshire, and three years later became vicar of tho parishes of Abb-Ketllcby-eum-Hollwell, in Lancashire. While vicar of Abb-Kettleby Mr. Parkes owned and trained a mare named 1 pdv Laura, which won for lim twelvo races. Mr. Parkes was a popular figure on the turf, and trained many winners. \moiiß prominent ownem he framed tor is Ladv de Bathe. The Paris "Sport" tolls a sensational story of Bolshevik stupidity and ferocity. The Bolsheviks seimd a son of Sunstar, and learning that the horse had iron a mce for a %p «:lf«««l by the ex-Tsar had the unfortunate animal shot alter trial by court-martial, and condemnation for "having been attached to tho old regime."

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

V.AT.C. MEETING. By Telegraph-Presß Associatiou-Oopyright (Roc. September 5, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, September 4. The principal events at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club's Meeting resulted: HE ATHEULIE HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. Nine furlongs. Scottish Knight, by Wallace-Cena ... 1 Queen Comedy i Wildim •, •••: •-. d Won. by half a length. Time, lmin. 55jsec. MEMSLE STAKES, of 500 sovs. Nine furlongs. Eurythmie, by Eudor.s-Bob Cherry ... 1 Bandurria i Time, lmin 55Jsec.

TROTTING

HANDICAPS FOE N.Z. OUP. By Telegraph-Press Association. Christehurohi September 5. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr. H. Brinkuian for the New Zealand Trotting Cup Handicap (harness), of WOO bovs. Two milcs:-Author Dillon, scr.; Matchlight, ■'sec; 'Cello Sydney Wilkea, 4scc: Trix Pointer, Ssec.; Agathos, face; General Link, 6sec; John Dillon, 7«ee ; Sherwood, 7sce.i Dean Dillon, 7sec.; Albert Cling, Usee; Willie Liucoln, Bsec; Jtonoymakef. 9sec; Erin's Queen, 9aec; Mintson, 'Jscc; Steele Hell, 9sec.:, Ret* Peter, 9sec; Hal Junior, 9sec.; Oinako,