RACING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8557, 16 October 1907, Page 6

RACING.

CAULFIELD CUP. By Telegraph-Press Association. Received October 15, 8 p.m. MELBOURNE, October 15. Business over the Caulfield Cup is still very small. Poseidon is now favourite at 11 to 2. Apologue is next in demand at 6 to 1. Then comes lolaire at 8 to 1, at which price Ebullition and Subterranean are also quoted. Welcome Trist is at 10 to 1, and the same price can be obtained about Bendigo. Twelve to 1 is on offer against Ellis, and J 4 tol against Yabba Yabba. Steady ram is = falling to-night, though the weather promises to be fine to-mor-row.

C.J.C. MEETING. By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, October 15. Gravitation was scratched tor all engagements at the spring meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club at 10.50 a.m.

TRENTHAM TRAINING NOTES. Yesterday morning's storm interfered with training operations at Trentham. A good many horses worked before breakfast, „but some were not taken out of their boxes. Most of the gallops were done in heavy rain, and fast times were out of the question. Paritutu and Zimmerman went a mile together and took nearlv 2min to cover the journey- 15scc per furlong. Clanchattan went once round at nearly his best pace. Tupono cantered round to the three furlongs post and spurted home. Marseillaise went about six furlongs, and Moata did a similar performance. The two-year-old Fleetfoot had De Witte as companion in a half-mile spurt. Dawn ran three quarters with Msrtyrium; the firstnamed appeared most at home in the mud. Golden Gate went once round, the last six furlongs at top. Sir Tristram went a mile by himself. Intelligence and Kairoma were together in a six furlongs sprint. William, Kurawaka, and Swimming Belt each galloped about seven fur"l ,ngs. Eona ran round to the halfmiie post and sprinted home. Similar work was given All Red, Gold Crest, Truthful, and Liberator. Some of the over-night arrivals, including Mr T. Quinlivan's team, were out after breakfast. The Fordell trainer, F. Tiliey, and the balance of the Hawke's Bay horses arrived last night. There is little likelihood of the tracks drying up in time tor tomorrow.

MASTERTON ACCEPTANCES

Owners and trainers are reminded that acceptances for the first day's handicaps and entries for the Maiden Hack Race in connection with the forthcoming meeting of the Masterton Racing Club will close with the secretary, Mr A. Hathaway, at 9.30 o'clock to-night.

TURF NOTES. (By Zetland.) THE WELLINGTON MEETING. The Wellington Spring Meeting will open at Trentham to-morrow. A large number of horses have been at work on the training tracks there during the week, including the New Zealand Cup candidates, Paritutu, Aeolus, Mystification, St. Joe, Apa, Seaman, Gazely, Maniapoto, Glenuilin and Saga. The racing track is stated to be very heavy, and this will militate against some of the candidates showing their best form. The following may run the most forward in their engagements:— Hack Hurdles—Black Squall and Royal Blue. Shorts Handicap All Red and Eona. Rimutaka Hack—Strathcona and Martyrium. Wellington Handicap— Mystification and Douche. Flying Handicap—Gold Crest and Muskerry. Wellesley Stakes—Gravitation and Aborigine. Wainui Handicap— Seaman and Swimming Beit. Spring Hack—Dawn and Warloch.

Mr R. Tilson's stud at Papawai, Greytown, received an addition this week of a colt foal by Lethe—Merganser. Downfall and Bobrikoff have been scratched for all engagements at the Canterbury meeting. A number of riders have already been engaged for the New Zealand Cur>. S. Reid will ride Maniapoto; j/McCludtey f Elevation; J. McCombe, Seal Rock;G. Price, Seaman; J. Buchanan, Master Delaval; W. Younc-, Paritutu; A. Oliver, Mahuta; G. Pine, Buccleugh; and W. 11. McKay, Waitapu.