NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 552, 6 July 1909, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

'..,-'.',.'..'- ~ :' -:TBt Gumcoß.l .;,;';';"-.-.;-;■';:,' '.' : The, Gisborne' Steeplechase ..will be. run; tor ; - ';';-; ;; v - ': : :Z■'"'', ..' '■ : : ''":- ; ; ■'-% Waihuku is'said to be shaping satisfactorily inhis scnoolingefforts at New, Plymouth;-- • ' Ai>. a recent''meeting; of stewards'; of. the. Avdndale.' Jockey Club, it decided to. in'cfiaso the stakes for -the eomiivg;season;by

:•'• The : surmise that Kubi! had' gone wrong again proves to be ocfrrect, and theGdld 'gelding has been turned out:6noe more. -';-.■ v Z: .W;'D. M'Kinuons who waiVseriously';; injured when Irish fell in' the: Wlnter'Steeples at Bllerslio.'.is nowmaking-hoodprbgreSSin the Aiiokland Hospital at^rynisioperation:.;,.-. • - ■ Tho Porirua team for .oo'm-, prise To KahuraJugi, Simplex; '.Eurawaka,'; Tauira, Exmoor, and Prohui, 'who-hag not' Island 1 stooe the last winter .^Jmoetingj, 1 at> Tronfham, will be.wnong the competitors at ; Trentham next, weel!. : '■■. 'Daw;n, Oxfon, and I tered for -the Parliameritaty ; Handi6ap,'bnt ■-the first-named'two, have, been: withdrawn in favour of Diamond Star. : :: ''?.{ZZii ■' : I ''-'.-,-''! tares, wbose name figures among.theeiitries for the Trial Plate at Trenthain,' is a full-brother teTumnt..: ;. : ;• --'yZ Z^ZZ. Half a dozen Auclsland horsos are among the acceptor's for ,'tbe first day's ;.eyents,. at:Trentham.. 'Z Z- : •■ \ )'■,:'■ \~ZZ-]ZiZ-' •■ ■' For'this'year's'.Wmtef ances have been received, as compared With 15 last' season. For A©,' Parliamentary Handicap 12, horses bavo paid up,--as com-' p'ared.With 20 for last Reason's race.;,''•,;'';.:'',:. ■-, -At tbo ITemington raoee to-morrow,'Waipu la engaged in the Keilor Hurdle .Race, and Kiatarn is. ontered for tbo Steeplechasers', Flat Race. - Several,other New Zealajid-bred-, horses are. entered; 1 for different events;.' Z-Z\ Messrs.>W. DwyOr and IL;.W. Harris, who were disqualified for taking part in,pony meotings at Miramar, mado application to,the WeUiniton llacing Club for the remoy«vl -of-. their disqualifications. The applications came before the committee yesterday afternoon and, were'refused. ' .".;',;'■, . '-• Z^'CzZZ\ ..-Tauirabas Uot been on the track since.the Otaki meeting, but is regularly 'to bo;see'n exercising over tho hills at Porirua. He has' been left in both hurdlo races on the first 'day of,the,Trentham meeting; />;... .'-\ .:.:'■■ :Z*ih% ' The acceptances received for the first .day's' 'events at Trentham show an increase on last' year's figures, and taken altogether are, Very satisfactory. The response made by. owners in,the hack flat events is especially good. Including the entries-for the Trial Plate, rtho number remaining in the seven events makes Ari average of over 16 per race. ; ■■'■..-••■> l .i; : Since the horse Full Cry.was disqualified at Trentham twelve months ago the .oommittee. of tho Wellington-Racing Club have bad : te deal w : ith.frequent applications for tbe ro- ; -mbval/ of-. ;thafc -disqualification. 'At. -the. monthly meeting of stewards hold yesterday' afternoon a letter was received from Mr. W' J. Spence'f, of thisoity. asking that the borse 'be reinstated. He enclosed a receipt for £54 12s;', the amount he had paid in purchase for; Full Cry. The; application not granted. As Exmo6r : was entered for tbe Steeplechase .evente at Trentham and Riocarton, H. Telford,went to, Porirua last week to school him over the big fences. The Grafton gelding was tried by himself; but to the Surprise of his trainer he refused every, fence.. Telford was'to visit Porirua. yesterday,' when Exmoor was to ho triad; with Waitarere,' and as'.tho latter is a fine jumper it was expected that Exmoor would shape well in his ■. company.;.