THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 255, 22 July 1921, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS By Glencoe. Acceptances for the three hie events at the national meeting -close to-nisrht at 8. The South Canterbury Hunt Club B meeting l will bo held at Washdyke tomorrow. Amongst the runners in tno two hack events is the Auckland-owned Cantoris, who iw go out a good favourite in each start. Panhian. who used to be trained by IT. Telford and was a wonderfully fast horse before he developed wind troubles, has for some time nast been trained by F. Davis at Woodville. Bocently. however, his owner tired of him, and he was sold for £lO The Gisiborne-owned. Dcmagoeruo an d Multivo. both of whom raced beyond expectations nt the Wellington meeting, are still nt Trentham, and apparently they will be sent on to Riccarton later on in the month.

Mr. J. S. M'Leod. of Hastings, has decided to take a holiday trip to Sydney early In thn sprint?, and his rising 3-yenf-old. Kick-off. will 'be raced at the A.J.v. spring'meetinfr. TheA.ll Black horse goes over next week, in charge of W. Donovan, who will also take Duo with him. a former visit- to Rnndwifk. Mr. m neon attended the ypnrlin®* rales and purchased the Tressady Ally Tressida with whom he has won several good handicaps, but unfortunately she devedoped Inmeuess and had to be retired to the stud. On the concluding day of the Vietoria Racing Club National meeting, the Trial Burdies was won bv the aged gelding Bardol, who is owned bv the ex-WelliTigton sportsman Mr. W. Riordan. Bardol was ridden by H. Cairns, and ho won by a head after a very hard race.

A Wellington sportsman has recently been negotiating for the purchase of the aged gelding Penury Rose, who has been showing fair form over fences this Beason.

W. Rayner stated at Trentham that Llstowcl had wintered very well, and ■would make his first appearance as a fnur-year-old in the JEclipse Stakes at Wanganui in September. Rayner is very sanguine that Iristowel will show tnat tho Absurds can stay with the best in the land. Ho pointed out that prior to Lirtowele’s race in the St. Leger at Trentham he had only been given sprint work, ajid was to have htnrtdd in the short race, but when the field dwindled down Mr. G. M. Currie decided to run the chestnut in the long-distance event. Mr. O. 8. Watkins’s two-yeer-Qld Salthaven (Boniform —'Sea Queen) did not race this Reason on account cv soreness which necessitated a spell. ine youngster has again Joined the active brigade under F. Davis at Woodville. Forest Gold, vzho went amiss while at Trentham. has been returned home, and will be given a spell. Local followers of the sport do not expect that Omahu will be asked to race in the Grand National Steeplechase. On his form at Trentham he could have no chance with Coalition. H. S. Crawford has accepted the position nf private trainer to Mr. W. h. Bidwill, and will take un hi a new duties at the end of this monthj