Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thursday 29 August 1918, page 3


SPORTING INTELLIGEN6L

TURF TOPICS.

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In connection vrith the Bundaberg race

meeting to be bcld on September 7 undi n mc following scratching^ have been re-corded at the Q.T.U.-Valhalla and ¡Scotch Birdie, all engagements ; and Kcnilic for the Bundaberg Cup.

Horse owners and trainers are remind-ed that nominations for the Q.T.C. Sep-tember meeting, to be held on Septembci li, cl°se on Tuesday next, at 1 11 Mr. M. Yore "writes stating that llosard has foaled a chestnut filly to imported

hunnpe. ,

Linacre King, who was badly injured in ut Cantcibury smash in 1317, has made -^cli ,i good rccoscry that there arc hopes, tout he will race again. He has been leased for that purpose by the Randwick, t.ainer S. Lamond to two Northern itivcrs sportsmen, and he sviU be given a Ulai in that district.

h.nart time for seven furlongs svas rccudcil by Irish Elegance, winner of the rji'ibridgeshu c Hunt Plate, at the recent \c.vmarhct (England) m»»t!ng. Though le won in a canter by a couple oflengtbs Iribli Elegance covered the journo in 1 min. 24 1 5th sec. Jolly Beggar's time re-cord for Australia for the distance lb 1 run. -5 3-5tu sec.

For the V.A T.C. September race meet-ing, to be held on September 7, £1600 li irrvidcd for prize money, for the six rices Chief interest svill bo centred in the Memsie Stakes, of £500, one mile and a furlong.

Oiir Bovscu correspondent wired yesterj_" -Owing to the- unsettled state oi the wiátber it was found necessary to post-pone the first day's racing

Acceptance» for the meeting at Kedron l'jrlt on baturdaj, are due at noon to-day The Trot will be run on the new iimlcr track. Bookmakers intending to operate must apply foi their licenses to morrow up to 4 o'clock. A special horse train with passenger carriages attached, «ill lease Ipswich on Saturday at Sam., returning from Normanby at 6 30.