NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 673, 25 November 1909, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

' ,•■:..'■'■'::■'■:'■: .IBr Gi.ktscoe.K, ■■.■ ;.•;, - ~ j\ ,■" > The SoutK Canterbury Jockey Club's meet>. iug'. will be concluded, at-Tiinaru '■'. to-dayi -,:-. Owners ore-remindedthat';acceptances:-for. •the : first day's events; at 'the ■ Woodvillo. Jockey Club's .meeting close . this. : evening,-.with. the secretary;' Mr. E. ; J. 'Gothard.. .•'.." •"■■■• •; ;■ .-■■■,•' It. 'Xambess ■ will, ride Waitapu.and other members of S. Messeua,'s horses.: at the. Feildiug'meoting'next 'yoelt.'- .■. '•>■■'• ■'.■•■-.•. '-~'■■ .. It is 'understood that- Bob] ikoff,. and others of' Mr. T. : H. .Lowry's horses, will,be taken, across txi Australia.in tho Autunin. Bobrikoft should hoyenb' ( difiioulty in putting up a good' record in w.f.a.; events. on the other side, - r -Advocate has now , assumed position .of favourite, for the. Auckland Cup. .:.-..■ ..; .. Heavy.support■■has.been accorded Mendip for tho St. Andrew's, Handicap at Feilding. ■_• land Rose,: whe'/won,, the Maiden race; at Timaru yesterday, was heavily; supported for the'MaidenPlato, at ■the North- Otago Jockey, Club's' meeting. \pst inbntli, but finished'.out of α-place. •■ ■..';,■ ',■.'.;...•,;.'■.''' ■ ,: -'.- N '. ■■■::'■'■: .-.; 'White Cockade,' who won the Timaru Handicap, was, also, a,winner-.at the, Dunedin Jockey Club's. 1 meeting:last month. '■■'■'■■ .. ■ ■■■. : A. private cable received from Sydney last evening, states .that the New. Zealand- pony Aurifera (Daunt—Link) -won the Victoria Park Handicap,' seven'furlongs, yesterday afternoon. ■ Annfera waia smart pony, in.Now. Zealand, and won a number : of-races .'in the registered ranks. 'She was one of L the best ponies that has raced at Ifiramar,. and carried, all before her until weighted at 12st.. and over. .In September, last she was 'taken to.-.Sydney, by- .Mr. l.Baster,: and haviniji.a .very rough ■ trip -had to'be: treated to a -spell,on. arrival there. ; Yes.. terday s raco was' about the fourth occasion on .whic.h. she has in"Sydney/. V "