THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 220, 11 June 1921, Page 8

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS \ By Glencov Entries for all events at the Rangi- , tikei Hunt Club’s meeting close on Tuesday next. Acceptances far tho Napier Park meeting close on Tuesday next. Three visiting owners in Me&rs. H. J. Palmer, A. McDonald, and E. Ridd’ford, were at the head of the list of winning owners at Ellersne Ihe first named won £1450, find tho others £l4OO. During the running of the Fitzroy Welter Handicap at Ellerslie on ednesday, King Albyn broke a letlock, and had to be destroyed. AVhen contesting the Great Northern, Steeplechase, Harbour Light broke down so badly, says an exchange, that ne ia unlikelv to race again this season Tho R iccarton trainer, J - M Com be. was in Wellington yesterday, on his way south, after a business trip to laihape and Feilding. Khartoum, who cut his leg in the Wanganui Steeplechase, and was unablo to sturt the second day, has made a good recovery, and Is again doing solid W The name of Farceur has been claimed for the Absurd—Our Lady colt in K. -L Mason's stables, while the Tre-sady Ayr«nire Maid colt will race ns Ircssayr. C Emerson was unable to go to Sydney in time to suit R. .1. Mason, so G. Young will go across tc ride the Greenwood team in their engagements on thn other side. Mr J. C. N. Grigg has been elected chairman of tho Canterbury Jockey Club, vice Mr. A. Boyle, who has resigned. „ Khublai Khan, who won the Cornwall Handicap, at Ellerslie last Friday, was recently placed under offer by Mr. E. ' AV. Alison, jun., to another Auckland owner for 500 guineas. Tho sale was not completed. and since then the Aus-tralian-bred gelding has won for Mr. Alison 1250 sovs. While contesting the Jumpers’ Flat. Handicap at Wingatui the well-bred Moonglow, owned by Mr. R. Acton-Adams, broke a email bone in one of his legs,

and had to bo destroyed. The Press Association list of acceptances for the concluding day of th* , Auckland meeting gave the names of Old Gold and Lady Kotirijx>, lint neither of the horses named were at the meeting, and their names appeared in error,