NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 806, 2 May 1910, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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Tho Marlborough Boeing Club's mooting takes place at Blenheim On Wednesday 'and Thursday next. Special steamer arrangements are advertised for the convenience of Wellington resi-

dents. Tho Mapourika lojvos here at midnight on Tuesday for Picton, so that passengers will reach Blenheim on tho morning of tho first day's races. Steamers return from Picton on Wednesday night and Thursday night. Mr. James Smith has purchased Golden Loop from Mr. R. Barlow. Provided tho weights suit, Aorangi and Nyland will both be sent to Ellerslio in Juno, and Gloss may accompany thorn. Sir George M'Lean and Mr. I'. Millor liave been appointed tho Dunedin Jockey Club's delegates at the annual conference, to bo held in .Wellington in July. • After a short season at tho stud Foremost is in training again at Hawera, and the ex-Aucklander will probably be racing again before long. Tho owner of Denver Huon has

lodged a deposit with the secretary of tho Melbourne Trotting Club to "bind n match with Sal Tasker. whr, went from Christchurch to Melbourne a few weeks ago.

Directoire and Lady Reina left for Riccarton on Frittay night by the Maori. CountermiiSe, Broadsword, and Ifrisbandinan were shipped south on! £l;tui'day night by tho Jjararoa. It is stated that tho New Plymouth, trainer, R. Barlow, intends to resume riding, and will apply for. a jockey's licenso. ■ ■ • Now that the two-year-old racing has closed for the season, the winnings of tho best two-year-olds in New Zealand, turf history will make interesting reading:—Multiform, £2751; Formby, £2615: Menschikoff, £2555; Brovocation, £2500; Fleetfoot, £2375; Glen-, culloch, £2180; Armlet, £2160; Blue* fire, £2087; Gold Medallist, £1921 j Boniform, £1457; and Elovation, £1310, At Hastings last week C. Jenkins - contracted to rido Penates in his fntur< engagements, and if the RuenaJf horsa is accepted for at Wanganrni ho will be ridden for the first time by tho. Levin 1 ; jockey. The Wellington Cup winner, Cruck nella, who mot with a slight mishap aJ Waverlcy last week,- is expected to ba well in time to take part m the Con* nolly Handicap at Wangaani. ' ' Providing thfit siie is not sold in tbs meantime, Gloss will in all probability be taken to Sydney by her owner ati tho end of next month, and disposed o? there.

An Auckland buyer visited Cloverlcaj Lodge last week to haVo a look • at Rangipapa, with a view of securing him for stud purposes. Lamsdorff, who went over to BlenI holm by the Aralrnra on. Saturday, will be ridden in the Marlborough Cup' by, L. Wilson. Tho latter arrived from; Hastings en Saturday night, and will go to Blotihoim to-day. .The Hntt-trained Waiata wfll be one of the field in' the Flying Handicap at the Marlborough .meeting) and will ba ridden by A. M'Mjllan. Toanga will also bo a runner, and wilh have ths services of. another" Aucklafid' jockey* H. Gray. .' '' Judging by the number jockejtf who have signified their intention ol being present at tho Matiborcugh meet* ing, which opens at Blenheim-on Wed* nesday, there will be no dearth■.of cap* ablo horsemen there. In former yean this meeting has .always clashed with tho Hawke's Bay 'ixture, but this year it is-not so hanJicapped, and -Conse. quently looks' like proving a record meeting for the, club. i When shipping his horses to BleiH heim on Saturday,; the Porirua trainer, J. H. Pressor, informed the writer-thai Lady Medallist will not bo raced thia soason after the Marlborough" fixture, is over. A'lengthy spell will' probably bo riven her oh her return home. ' The St. Alwynne filly has been : most unlucky when racing, and : has .met with' quite a number of minor mishaps. 'In addition she is still growing, arid her owner intends to give her . plenty of time to fully develop before she will ba again called on to race.' There is. not.likely to bo,.any c talk of a . dearth of jumpers in New Zealand this season., They will be' numerous and generally of a high standard. Owners, however, will'be set :a ; difficult task to find snitablo. riders. Since last season J. Hall and J. Delaney have joined the retired list, doath. has carried off Jno. O'Coimell, H,. Cairns haa gone to Australia, , ,IY Porter, is invalided for the present, and : W. Young is Under suspension, though lie. may bo riding again before the big events come Up for decision. It is understood that J. Cameron's' stable, which sheltera Kiatere, Bullworth, and Wooloohiooloo, has no cross country rider retained, and probably several other stables are itt the same position. . •'