TURF TOPICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 June 1921, Page 3

TURF TOPICS.

(By “Moturoa.”) Concluding day at Greenmeadows. The Brackenfleld Hunt meeting takes piace to-day. Weights for the Hawke’s Bay meeting are due on Monday. Otauru Kid is due to win a short steeplechase very soon. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club and Hunt Club will rsce at Hastings on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Glen Albyn has sired useful horses like Coroglen, Glencaim, and King Albyn. The latter broke a leg at Ellerslie, and was destroyed. Loyal Irish was a runner in the Second Nursery Handicap at the A.J.C. winter meeting, and after getting badly away, finished up in fifth place. The most pleased man at Ellerslie after the blft steeplechase was Mr. Dan Riddiford, wtose old hunter. Coalition, proved he was still in the front rank of 'chasers In the Dominion. The popular horseman, J. Olsen, who sustained a fractured thigh bone through Signysian falling with him at Napier Park last March, is still ’in hospital, and the break has proved such a one that he may never ride again. Olsen was one of the most promising horsemen seen out in recent years. Amongst his most notable victories were:— Dunedin Cup on Flora Macdonald, Bee and Rorke’s Drift; Winter Cup on Cherry Blossom; Wanganui and Manawatu Cups on Kilrush; Wairarapa Cup on Daytime; Tlmaru Cup on Tyrole; C.J.C. Metropolitan Handicap on Teka; D.J.C. Birthday Handicap on Rorke’s Drift; -and D.J.C. Forbury Handicap on Soldiers' Chorus and Magdala. Powder King (King’s Guest—Gold Powder) has proved a bargain for Mr. C. E. Twist, who purchased the gelding for 28 guineas. Powder King has won three races for Mr. Twist, and barring accidents should win many more. Hector Gray's success in the Ascot Stakes was the most pleasing news received this week. Coming on top of the Aussie cricketers’ success, and golfer Kirkwood’s brilliant form against the English cracks, It serves to show the Mother Country that the colonials are not to be treated lightly in any branch of sport. A brace of New Zealand-bred horses was 1 included In the field for the Australian J.C. Hurdles on June 4, and both ran prominently. 1 Tbe race was won by the favorite, Oopina, 1 but Silent Way (Cafttre—Golden Way) beat all the rest, including Forward Lady (Ad- > vance—Oka), who finished fifth. Silent Way ; carried 11.5, so with only 10.5 in the V.R.C. : Grand National Hurdles, he should be very hard to beat. When Starland and Royal Box were put up for sale the other day they had reserves of 1000 guineas and 1500 guineas respectively placed on them, but both were passed. Strland has probably run his best races, and now that ho is up In the weights may riot be worth a thousand. Royal Box was passed in I at 1025 guineas.