THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 295, 7 September 1920, Page 6

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Br Glencoe.

All arrangements are nbw complete for tbo ilanawatu Hunt Club's Meeting, which is to be held an the Awapuni Itacecoura to-morrow. The first event will start at 11.15 a.m. Nominations for the Hawkc's Hay, hapier Park, and Dunedin Spring Meetings arc due on September 17. ( Handicaps for Vauganui and Olaki aro due on Friday. Acceptances for Avondale, Otnki, and Wanganui aro due on (September 17. Mr. U. If. Aldworth will act as judge at the Dunedin Meeting. Mr. Angus Keith has been appointed 6tarlcr for the Nelson "Jockey Club. The locally-owned Lady Violet (Boniform —Vice-Heine) and Martial Dawn (Martian —Toruuato) have made the final paymenio for the Avondale gtakes, four furlongs, .which is The first Juvenile race of the sc.v 6on. There is a severe epidemic of strangle! at Ellcrslic. and trainers are viewing the matter with some concern. A noticeable absentee from tlio Avondalo Cup is Aflrclation. It is said that the son of Kilbroney hns developed soreness. Mr. H. E. Troutbeek, of Napier, was a visitor to Wellington at file week-end. He informed the writer that his iwo-year-olds hy TVolowa would both bo raced at the Avondalo Meeting. The field for the Avondale Guineas Includes Wake. Gasbag, CKrysoßtom, Delight, Rtork, Pure Laziness, LUtowcl, and Ulackniall. Athens 11, who has been off the sconn tor a considerable trine, was reproduced in the big handicap at Marlon. He was mucH atiove himself in condition, ami whipped the field home. _ Kecord entries have been received for the handicap events at (Tio Avondale Meeting, which will take place at the end of the month. There arc fifty-four nominations in tTle Maklon Handicap, and no fewer than seventy-five in the hack raeo on the second day. It is a coincidence that, Gaekwnr. who was awarded second_|ilnce in the KaiiKltikci Htecnlechasc at Marlon, through Wirokino being disqualified for interference, got a race nn the same course two years ago through' several of the. other starters going inside one of the flags. Classification, who won the Marton Han dlcap, has not won a racp since he was successful in the TVairulflirau Handicap on AiHl 21. 1919. On that occasion he wa« a good favourite, but on Wednesday thorn was not a starter in the race that did not carry more than double the amount invested on the son of Gravitation. At, a meeting of stewards of the Tarfc-tahi-Carterton Kaoing Club. Mr. TJ. shannon was appointed judge, Mr. J. E. Henrvii handlcapper, and Mr. 0. O'Connor starter. NEW WORLD RECORD. New York, September 6. Hie horse Man-o'-War broke Hie world's record for a mile and five furlongs at Belmont Park. His time was 2min. 40 Msec -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.