THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 14, 11 October 1921, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS By Glencoe. Acceptances for the first day’s handicaps at Trentham and forfeits for the Champion Plate are due on Friday next at 9 p.m. Tho Masterton Racing Club’s spring meeting will bo held on Friday and Saturday. Spook is doing well in his work at Trentham, and despite his big weight he is bound to bo well fancied in the mile Hack Race at Opaki. In his race over the same distance at Otaki in June Spook carried 9st. 41b., and. led from end to end. C. Emerson is spoken of as a likely rider of Rouen in tho New Zealand Cup. Mr. Murchison, one of tho stipendiary stewards, expects to be relieved of his position at the conclusion of the summer meetings, says an exchange, and will take up his permanent residence in Australia again. Acceptances for the AAmverley meeting close on Thursday next. It is understood that B. Rood to have tho mount on Starland in the New Zealand Cup, but recent happenings will make it necessary for Mr. G. L. Stead to secure another rider for his gelding. Visitors to the Masterton meeting this week can see the whole of tho racing and make the return journey in the day. Excursion, tickets will bo issued by the mail train leaving Lambton Station at 7.50 a.m. ... , , The return of R. J. Mason with his team from Sydney does not suggest that there are any champions in it, although it contains a Derby winner in Cupidon. Tho latter met a very weak field, "’hich is proved by tho fact that a filly by Iho Wolkin in Furious was n hot favourite. The AVelkin in the past has been notorious for producing high-cltiss sprinters, and probably Furious comes under this category. True she won, the RosebiU Guineas, nine furlongs, which reads li.io a useful Derby trial, but her subsequent form suggests that she mot a poor lot. Mason evidently did not regard Cupidon’s chances very highly, or he would have kept him in tho Victorian Derby. What probably happened was that the wily Riccarton trainer noticed Furious finishing badly in her gallops; he knew as everyone . else did that Loyal Iris had trained off, so ho tuned up Cupidon nnd had tho satisfaction of winning tho blue riband with tho Martian gelding. Ho may do the same thing at Riccarton, for our three-yoar-olds do not appear to be stayers, and, furthermore, C u P ldon will ho more forward than any of them. AVhother.tho thrce-year-olds are up to tho standard of previous years can better bo gauged after the running of the Champion Plate at Trentham when Tamateto, Grotesque, The Hawk, Cupidon, and Winning Hit will be well tiled out by Amythas and Sasanof. The rain which fell at Trentham dnrino- tho week-end was very welcome, ana it has left tho tracks in perfect order for the coming spring meeting. Frosty Morn, winner of the Cannonbury Stakes, for two-year-olds, at the AJ C meeting on Saturday, was bred Ibv Mr AV. G. Stead, of Flaxmere. As a yearling she was sold to Mr. Otway Falkner, of Boontree, for -525 guineas. Sho is by tho imported Fcramorz, from Sunlight, dam of Delight Solfanella struck himself recently, end at present he is on the retired list. His owner states that tho trouble is not senOUS. CAULFIELD CUP ACCEPTANCES. (Rec. October 10, 9.35 p.m.) Melbourne, October 10. Tho following aro tho acceptances for CUP.—Violoncello, Arch Marclla, Laddie Blue, Ethiopian. Tangalooma, Daarewin, Criisador, Kingbier, Purser, Mufti, Royal Guardian, Duke N«i>oli, Dunwil, Gipsy s Warning, Lionel Attwill, Prince Sandy, lister Olive, Tavistock, Coniston, Switch, Sinbad the Sailor, Colonel Aides, S °Sir y M«rco will arrive on AVcdnesday.— Press Assn. RACING IN FRANCE PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE. Paris October 9. The race for tho Prix do I’Aro de Triompho was won by Ksar, llechoii b • ing second, and Square Measure third Tho value of tho race was JU-,0(10. 1. aroused intense interest owing to its International character. English visitors supported’ Square Measure, vilnlo the French suported M. Blancs Bullock rode tho winner.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assii.