THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 15, 12 October 1921, Page 7

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS By Glencoe. Acceptances for the first days events at tho WelUngon Uaemg Club» ‘-’S meeting and forfeits for the Champion Plate are due on Friday The Masterton Racing a its spring meeting on Friday and Saturday. Excursion fares will be IS£ ued each day by tho train leaving Lambton eolation at 7.50 a.m. Acceptances for the llavcrley meeting close on Thursday. r Entries for the spring meeting oi tno Auckland Racing Club are due to clOoc on Friday. , ~ , The Caulfield Cup is to be decided on Saturday. Tho Liaacre gelding langiv loomfl now rules as one of th° Hottest favourites on record. His defeat oi Furythmio at level weights in. the October Stakes, one mile and a half, brought about the present position. Stare, who won tho valuable Toor arc Handicap, one mile, at Caulfield. <ui Saturday, is a thrce-year-old bay colt by Earlston from Gaze, and carried ost. ladb. He is owned by Mr, Darcy Eccles, who used to race the Australian Cup "winner, Wallalo The A.J.O. Derby, won by Cupidon is tho richest classic in Australasia, and is worth more than the English race of the same name. When Cupidon won he was neglected by the public, and not fi no sporting paper had a good word for him. This was only to be expected seeing that the gelding failed to show up in tho Rosehill Guineas, won by Furious. Cunidon’s victory makes tho third success for Mr. G. D. Greenwood in tho Derby. His other wins wero secured by Biplane and Gloaming, who were trained by B. J. Mason, who also prepared .Noatuiform, who won in 1905 when carrying the yellow jacket of the late Mr. G. G. fitead. Tho ex-New Zealander, Stan. Heid, Is again laid aside with a broken collaxbone. This was received at Moonee Valley last month, when Reid had a fall off Silver Fox. In the absence of 0. Reed at the Whangarei meeting, Verbosity will be ridden in tho Masterton Cup by A. Reed. working nt Caulfield last month KTTI ’Em, the full-brother to Kilboy, broke both his fore legs and had to -be destroyed. At the conclusion of the Hastings meeting, ,L. Wilson was taken ill with pneumonia, and for several days his condition was serious, but he is now reported as Improving. Xhe Greenwood-owned Conf st on was a good favourite for the Grantham Stakes at Randwick, but ho failed to get a place. After he won the A.J.C. Derby, Cupidon was placed under offer to an Indian buyer, but apparently the deal did not eventuate, aa tho gelding is returning to-Tlay.

VICTORIAN TRAINING NOTES (lleo. October 11, 5.5 p.rn.) Melbourne, October It. Tho weather was fine after rain for the gallons at Flemington. Arch Jtarella. assisted by Red Sternal, ran nine furlonqs on the sand in 2min. s}sec.; Amazonia and Glad Star ran four furlongs in 52see., Tavi*toek three furlongs in even time. Tavistoch was Minder suspicion. Prince Sandy and Pelaw Main did useful work. At Caulfield Laddie Pino ran ten furlongs on tho grass, being ridden out in 2min. 16sec. Sinbad tho Sailor ran three furlongs in 39seo. Violoncello did a useful gallop. Ethiopian ran six furlongs in train. 23sec. Kfngbier and King of the Sea ran a mile in tain. 48sec., paced hy Sister Olive. Purser (W Duncan) ran ele.ven furlongs on the grass attractively in "min. 2-isoe., tho first mile taking Imln. 62sec„ Sonny Foy went better than Lapland over five furlongs in linin. ssec. Amy Ttohsart. did tho best five furlongs, taking tmin. JJsec.—Press Assn.