NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

" TBv Giiicer.l y Owners 'arc lcmlnded thnt nominations for the Feilding Jockey Club's meeting close tonight. / Jr. ' . '

Acceptances for the first day's ovents at tho Dannevirke Racing Club's meeting closo tomorrow .night. Tho two-yeiv-old Mouritaln Queen (Sir Laddo —RiUiino) has been turned out at Talto, and will not be raced until next sprih o, . ' Mr. C. Hammond, who rode Roumao in, both his race< at Mastorton, will probablv ride First Gun in the Ladies' Purse at Kicearton on Saturday. A low days prior to the commencement of t tho V.R.C. meeting, Artillerie struck hcrsoif j while working on tho track, and a letter just to ( hand from Melbourne states that there were , doubts about her beini; abl» te start at' the mfetinf, but she apparently made a good re- ' covery. :■ •.'"■. : . ■,' : . .: ..■:>..■ i Jockey A, Oliver finds the Melbourne climate i rather trying. The weather there has'been hot nnd oppressive during the pnst couple of , weeks. Hβ loaves for New Zealand m soon as ' the Flcmington Racci are over, and will be I back in time foi the Feildlng Jockey Club's ' fixturo at tho end of the pr«ont month. j Although Nautiform is not montioned in tho j track notos from Riccarton, a. private wire roceivod in town yesterday states that tho Multiform colt is in great favour at Olmit- ' ohuich, as goofl leports of his doings at Yald- J hurst aro in circulation. He is a better fav- ' ourito than Penates for tho Stewards' Handi- ' cap. c Hormia, who is emohg tho final acceptors for ' the Stewards' Hnndicap, was taken south on Tuesday last. She u reDorted to be in good J fettle for hot engngomonls. , J Truganim will be tho only one of Mr. Mid- ' dlctdm Melroso's horses that mil compel* in ' the handicap races at Feildinß. Sh« will bo • entered for the Handicap, ono miie ] and a quarter, in whioh event she made suoh ; a good showing last year. ' ' Bookmakers wishing to do business at tho ' Wellington Pony and Galloway Racing Club's ( -meeting, on Saturday, must'apply for licenses ! iby i p.m. to-day. ( Tho Wellington Pony and Ofllloway Racing j Ulub'e November meeting o[>ene at Miramar '' i to-m6trow. Racing starts at i.30 p.m., and a J good afternoon's sport is' anticipated. * To-moTrow the-V.R.O. Meeting will bo con- • I eluded at Flcmington, when the C. B. Fisher Plat* aad tho Racing Club Handicap will be I decided. F. Cress has gone, to Auckland to ride Mr. E. J. Watt's horses in their crigageinents. Should H. Telford bo unable- to take the 1 mount on King Poet in tho Ricoarton Welter to-morrow, H. Cairns will pilot tho Seaton D«laval gelding. E 'iowe, who rides Sanddrtam in the New. Zealand Cup, will he up on Truganini in tho Stewards' Handicap. i , Four horses, owned by Sir Franois Price, were ehipped to London by the Tainui yesterday afternoon,, viz.—Mies Ferglieon, Magistrate, tho two hunters, TMpara and Strathmoor, both by Conqueror. Mlfa Ferguson is by Mis- ! fir&—Katie Ferguson, and Was bred by Sir Wija. ! Russell. I News of. Bobrikoll's tenfational gallop eprend very quickly yesterday, and the Finland geldin? become a firm favourite for the New Zealand Cup. 'His track performance i will probably spoil thli ywr's Cup from being a,good betting race, but it has to be remembered that ho did not win '.he Cup yesterday morning, Ho will have to gallop for it to-morrow I afternoon.' Tdlk of trebles brings to mind th« faot. that j if E. Lowe rides the New Zealand Cup winner j this y«ar he lull have complotod the same i sequence as L. Wilson in thfr Ashhurst Cup,' ■ Wellington Cup, and New , Zealand Cup. \Vil- ( ton wen the 'Aahhurst Cup on Riflemaid in December, ISMi Willinstbn Cup on Moloch in January, IMS) and New Zealand Cnp oh Downfall in Nevember, 100 S. E. IjOWO, who. rode Lemnria to victory in the Aebhuret Cup, and Blue Ribbon in the Wellington Cup, stored his sui"ee«see twelvo months a'tcr Wilson In edeh of the races named, so that it will be a striking circumstance if he wins the New Zealand Cup this year. A ebupte of roiaibers of the "SiHer Ring recently "had A fishing match, in connection with which it was arranged they should "pay and rective" over each catch, so as to avoid disputes, a shilling each capture. Shortly after starting, Ike hauled up a solo and duly received his shilling, paid by the bookmaker with a very bad grace. They fished on with, an earnestness worthy of millions, and then the other bookmaker got a bite add landed his fish. Slowly nnd deliberately he counted halfpennies and a. pennv.' and handed i f over. "'Ere, wot's thith? Threepence I" exclaimed tho irafo raotallician. "Yeth," replied tho other, "on'y one-fourth the money for a plaice."