NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 668, 19 November 1909, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

'■'■' ;'.■"■'■! ''•■■-•' ':■■■ jlPr'-'Gi.nscpr.'l ■.' ■■.•">■", ',■''..■'■■■' "Ownofg . are sietnintled Vtbat. acceptances for the first, day's handicaps at Jockey Club's meeting, and entries tor the Maiden Hack Scurry, close'at .half-past eighty o'clock td-ilight, ..with •: the /secretary, . Mr. -Edmund Gbqdbehero.' ■ -■■■•;:'^v;-:^ : > '• ■•■ -'■■':"\",-' : '["',',-.'.:':■'■'■ ■Vi Weights for the'Auckland-Cup ;aro due ''t6-day;;r',■.'•;;';•; y.f ■.■;■'■':"■■'':''. ■):- '■.''-'\\ '•' .! ■' '; '-Jit. T. H. LowTy's-hoises that-hadjbcen'com-peting'-at the NeW'.Zealand Cup' meeting went through to Napier ~b y the Waikare.' yesterday. ' Mendlp''-a'nd- ; \To : ''Pu)£'''Vrcro r "flpuble'"'*iniicrs at- the;l)annevirko;;meetingr ■ ■ ;■■ ; ■'/ : ';;V , V ; E: two .Gbiden "LoVp and Cyrohej ''oreditablo 'performances at -the Dannovirko' meoting. In , five starts; thoycr'odited.tho New Plymouth trainer., with two'firsts, and-three./seconds.;;:.; i>; v; - : ; ; ■S. Reid, who -sustained a broken coljnrbone through a fail in , tho Stewards' .Handicap at Eiccarton, cxpect9 to. bo aKo to ride at the. .Fcilding. nieoting'-'at'the end.'of , . tho preaemt raoßth.-.:\ ■;;■■,■;;? i-; : /: ;}•■ ■';. : : ..',-:' ■- -■;'■. : \; Mr. S. .Wiitworth,' "owner of .Wlmrekura, who has been-in Australia since September,' intends returning:to .Wellington by,iw!xt week's isteainsr. ■;;:■:':..: "-'V; : '- ■"'■■.;■, .■; ' < ■,; :, ■:';'.■ ; ■The Eoyal Artiilory marp.Ariillcrie,;-.who'has ■ been ■I'aciiift In Australia since last March, will ■probably -bo brought back to New Zealand for; the prinoipaVatttumn-fixtures..: -;...'. .. ';.-. ■.' -.'. Tho Nciv Zealand Cup'winner, lady Luoy, :and c-thev members'of F. Tilley's team that competed at Kiccarton laii vieek, 'aro to bo brought through by this)!' morning's : steamer and railed homo to Fordell. . t - ' '■ The Toungs -are .becoming as numerous • as tho Prices, and the Pines. On King's Birthday, AVm: Young was .at Eiccarton,. his brother (E. Young) was riding, at. Cartertou, and a younger /brother' (Wallaco Young) was riding, at Tnu-, m'arun.ui.': .•'.■.■':' .. ' ■ •. . - ; { •■,- :. '. : -. 'A writer in 'Try's Magazine" gives ,tho folr 'lpwiM,-'.details of stakes won by His Majesty' 9 ■horses since 1893:—1893. JE372; IH9I, .£3*99•, 1895, 1896, 1897, .£15,7<0; 1898, .EM6O; 1899, JG2IS9 j 1900,.£29,385; 1901, nit j 1903, JE3105; .1901. JI1003; .1905, JEOOO; 190G, U!2788 J 1907, _£2M; 1908,' .£5490. ;Up.to October 1,■ 1909," . ; the ..King's horses;./had -won'; for, ■ the I .;p?aSOD.. ■\':V;'£-^Z : --? '-'.'-J. .:■ .'•..: ■,':••', ■ ■'■' '■'', \- r^

■-■; .When .congratulating' Mr. Heith<sssy on the viotory of Hng' to, Hag in, the .Prix du-Con-seil -Municipal, an English'writer'asked for an explanation-,of the ■horse's': strange .riainc, nml was told, that it is an expression used by on© of Mr.' Hennessey's friends, a lady/. When she: mentions some little Eemi-secrct , whwh is■'certain., in a> short timo to .be genera.Ty known,- she is accustomed to preface tho recital W'Mv the-remark::"! can tell you,: as hag to hag,' , «itc.,-has being a gossiping. old , woman.. ■With reference to the hurdle race at Danno-' virko yesterday, it may bo-mentioned .that; t)\ough l'ull'.Cry and.l/ou de Joio did not start on the second occasion, they.rank as starters ris" they wero in tho starter's hands, and tho money.'invested on. them on the machine in the first instance went. towards' tho dividend paid to Rcnmac's supporters. Otaki Rncing Club has commissioned Mr. L..G. West, architect, of Palmorston, to prepare plans-and specifications of a grandstand, stewards' stand, totalisator house, and all other necessary buildings-for its now courso near tho Otaki railway station. The club proposes to spend'a Rood deal of money in pre-i viding. up-to-dato fixtures, and whon these are erected the courso will bo complete'. Mr. West ' has instructions to get tho work ready at once; as the club desires to hold its next meeting on tho new-course. .. : ; .-, . . ■■-..