NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 599, 30 August 1909, Page 10

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

,[BT Gl.kncor'l / \Tlve Marton Jockey Club's spring meeting oommeuces on. Wednesday.. ". Merrio Land, wto *on a double at the, Wairarapa Hunt Club's meeting, will make his next ' appearance at the Lower Valley.Jocke7 Clubs . meeting next month. •. Sir Lethe will be ridden in his Jfarton engagements by C. Cress. .. . T. Pritchard-will ride ilooso :and .Anemone : at Marton on. .Wednesday."and Thursday. Ilumnty Dumpty (Merriwec-Bubbles) will ■ shortly be placed in work again at Carterton. F. Cress will .probably ride First Consul in ■ the Maiden Race at Marton, and A. Oliver mil ' have the mount on Ainbrosian in any . race which the St. Ambrose filly starts in. Expansion has already arrived at Endeavour Lodge, and Inspection will probably arrive at .. the same stable this w?ck.. ■ - In the' Wellington Pony and Galloway Racing Club's' weights,-published on Friday, the namo of Lady Dauphin was omitted from the Epsom and Flying Handicaps. ' Her 1 weight. is" Sst, 51b. in each case. A Good reports', come from Palmerston''North' concerning . the work being done by Rangihaeta, and the chestnut horse should soon 1 make up for his last few failures. '■) ■ " *; . ■ Farley Grove fell at the : first obstacle in the hurdle race at Amb'erley last week, and his rider, J. Nolan,' sustajnea a broken,.coliar-_ bone. ■ ■-■'>■■■ ." " Mr. E. J. Watt,, .who returned from a visit 'to A ustrnlia'va little more than a week ago'', left for Sydney again last Friday. Lord Souit'is stated to.-b.equite sound again,. - and is to be : sent ;to>Marton/.to. fulfil his 1 enr. ; eagements in.(the : Shoi'ts 'Handicap, five fur- .. longs. , ■ ■ II W. King,' W. Holmes, £ J. aud H.' Donovan .each rode a winner at th« , 'Ambcrley: Sports-Club's meeting. -

N. Campbell-will in future do all the riding for W. Davios's Trenthani stablo when the weights permit.;.. Hβ is ;td have the mount -on Chnuvelin in : the..-Maiden Race at Marton. /While being worked on the beach -atillaranui yesterday,";the pflny SijTah bolted, and careered along-'for a considerable distance before being; got .under control. Magnificent.v.(St. Leesr—La Dauphine) broke both his front'legs; wnile competing in a. hurdle race at Amberley last week, and was subsequently • destroyed. . - . .' ■ In,a.six furlongs race on, the second day of the. Grand National, meeting,: the Birkenhead filly, Iney, wr.s-only'beaten in the last stride by.'Los Angelos, who followed his victory by winning the third day of the fix ; tiir'e." Iney is .ongased in the? Shorts Handicap at Marton this\.'yf«pk over a shorter course than vis the caso'aP.'iiliccarron. ■ . .' ~,,,, . i Owners are giyek a final reminder that nominations ' for nil^'.events at the spring meeting of the Wanganili Jockey Club close at halfpast nine .'o'clock; to-night with the secretary, : Mi\ Win. .Hall:;" A very attractive programme , has-been drawn. 1 up--for .'the • tiror-days, and the club should-receive a.good- respon£e:from owners. '■)■■.■<.)."■ .', ".■■■'■'.'■. ■:;■.'■■.■'• . A copy of the': New Zealand Ericing- Diary; 1909-1910, is tp'hand. This peat littlo book*: edited by Mri W. H.. E. Wanklyn, should prove very useful ta owners and trainers, as it 'contains ■a ; ';lis,t of race meetings for . tho year, while every.: day of the week is marked off with the /'cl'psbg of entries and acceptances; The work is'.'pnßlished in: a* handy size and should find favour as a boot of reference. ■•'..' .. :'.' , : >~, / ■' *<?".v--£ •.-;■' , MASTERJONvRA'CING CLOD: , . ■' . (From ;Our-'Special Correspondent.) '■'■'-. *?,'■:■' Masterton, ,-August '2B., : : : The monthly , meeting of the stewards of the ■Masterton Racinj* Club was held this afternoon. There^ivere.present: Mr.' C. A..Pownall .(chairman), Dqnald; D.iM'Lach? , lan, VV; Platt,v : f; : :8.,-Dorset;? ',- Cooper, R: :Buicki., Jds.y .O. C. Cooper, anil J.'Cress.\ •': ■-. - '

■The'.'."Wellington Racing-Club wrote .statins that F.Rickardswns lodging an appeal against the decision of the.Mastertqn;stewards;- and ask-"' . ing' vf op reports of-v thi:/meeting; M.-The letter was received. ~: :''.., . . ■'.;... ,• : . , .

The Wellington;piuli.'also wrote stating;that' licenses'had.been .granted ,to F.''Secombe,- W/ Garrett, aid W. Bennett. . ■ .-.;.'■.■ :U .i' ', ; ■The secretary of the Racing Conference for-warded-particulars of the, alterations ito rules and list of defaulting bo.pkmakers.' ..''■■■■■.■ Two applications were received for the'position of starter for, the ensuing year, and Mr. A: C. Donell was re-elected. ; ~..•.'

Mr. HartgillVwhs-.'ire-olected judge; 1 and .'Miv J.. H. Pollock was re-electod handicapped . J. J. Cooper was granted ;n trainer'jjicensej and Jabes jockey's ;.• ■ ',>< ■ A committee, consisting of Messrs. 'Jas. Macaw, R; Buick, W. ; Cooper, J. Cress,' "arid' C," F. Vallnncg, .was appointed to deal .with -future apulicntions for licenses. , .; -. :! fhe election.'.pf.-'c,omißittees N for the erisjtjnß : year' resulted: hs-'follo.ws:—Catering":committee: Messrs.-Jas.; Macnra,' J D.'Donald, C. F. Val-, lance, and D. Calesberg. Painting committee: .Messrs. C.-A.'Pownall and 0. C. Cooper. Bookmakers' committee: Messrs. A'. G. Pilrner, E. Buick, W. Platt, C. A. Pownall, and Jas. Cress.- Programme committee: Messrs. Jas. Cress, Jas. Macara. W. Copper, J\ Dorset, anil D. Miachlan. ■ Finance committee: Messrs. D., CaselberfC, D. 'Donald, and 0. Cooper. Ground committee: Messrs. A./J. • Welch; A. G. Pilmer, D.XM'Lnchlan, J. Macara, A. W. Cane, ,C. F. Vallance, "VV. Platt, J. Cress, J. Jorns, R. Biiieh, F. Dorset, and A. Beside. ■.-■■ .VT- '. ■■■ : :£ ■. A vote of thanks was accorded Messrs. .J. O'Meara and C H.Smith (retiring .members *of the ground committee) for their past services.; ■ :-'■ .■ ■■'• :: ■ ". '".'; •• : - Mr. Caselherg moved that it l:e aninstraction to the programme committee that ■ the stakos for the coming.meeting do not exceed The resolution was carried unanimously. ■r.;. : WOOTTON STILL IN' FOBM.-.v-" , . (Bj. Teleeraph.—l'rcsa Aisoclalloii.—Courrlirlit I ■■' . v .(Eec.y.August 29; 5.5. ' . .;■■.•'.■■ :■■ ;■/",' I Londorij/August .28.'■ Frank Woottoh rode three winners at Gatjrick yesterday. ' V ' ■ .