NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 915, 7 September 1910, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS .

[Br-. .Glencoe.]

,- ;The'::;Marton-' Jockey.'.Club's,, meeting takes place' to-day;': ; . ",.'.".' the ; name;'-'chosen for thor Porirua—Pinmoney filly "in Pros-ser^s-stable, , ;; i : . ':. ..;.•;'":.■ .'.: Advice has: bpen received that during the?:, week EketeriniPasseropoulo foaled a fine'-big colt-to tho imported horse Vasco. Mayhap, is .'also in. foal to Vasco, and is .booked to.visit.him again. .. Nogi,; who- is; topweight in the Hack Steeplechase at. Marton to-day, rah two goooT races at Gisborne meeting' lu 'Jnly.'.:;-'; ;: '!■;','■ ': ':'', < -- '" '- Acceptances.-for'/Jthe,--Lower'. Valley Jockey : . Club's, meoting close; next Tues-■day/vrfl-■';-;:'V>:Oi'; .:/:-- 'i- .: : -- .Broadsword was ■■ an Outsider... when ho won /his first 'race 'in Melbourne'" last Saturday'week. 1 ;■ The horserah unplaced in ' a race the., previous :weeki.':^.:■;'•;' --/.-.;':'' VT" ; : :--.T.; .'..•■ .-■■-."■ >All .the fields', at the Jlarton meeting promise- to. b8" "unusually large . to-day, and,;in. the Electric- Handicap, no-fewer than 26- horses, are • engaged.' '.• ■Weights -for the :princioal events . at the Wanganui Jockey Club's meeting will be., declared -at -the conclusion of the Rangitikei meeting.': ' ../''- -SerioritaTand Oakley, two of the candidatesfpr the Hunt Cup Steeplechase at Marton; to-day,-ran first and .'third in last/year's contest for : the same.event.-. vSeverar New Zealand Cup. candidates are,'among the acceptors for. the Marton Jockey Club's meeting. They include Sir Frisco/ Master Laddo, Ambrosian, Marand St.- Lumsden. Master Laddo is in: two.'/races,-; namely, the Maiden Plate and the Tutaenui - Welteri •Mr.'.J.G. Duncan yesterday received a telegram informing him that Olivette, who had been .shipped south on a visit . to'Vafco, had died on the voyage. This is : particularly bad hews, as tho progeny of Olivetto gave great' promise. Merry Oliver, her first foal, was a good winner, and tho Achilles—Olivette colt, at present being trained at Flemtngt/m by C. Breese, is said to be about the fastest two : year-old in work there.

Tho English horso Varco, who arrives by tho Athonic on Friday, will take up stud duty at Canowie,? Riccarton. Tho following Waikanae mares nr» to -be mated with him:—Success (dam of Kilwinning), Two Ste» (Stepuiak—Faraway), Verne .(Birkenhead—Spot),, and Snowstell (own sister to Fleetfoot and Broadsword). Vesper Bell (Multiform—Curfew Bell) is at ..Littlci River-on a visit-to Martian. ' A number' of mares have, been sent south from tho Waikanae ; stud recently to visit different sire's.. Ngaio (own sister to Tortulla), Monardo (Birkenhead —Balm), 'Spungold, and Eden (Stepniak— Faraway) are to visit Charlemagne. Aideon (half-sister; to Ideal), Lace Collar (Menscliikoff—Castorlace), Angele (Multi-form-Happy -Valley), and Vicereino .(Birkenhead—Roie) aro to be mated with Downshiro at the Elderslie stud, Oitniaru. When'the Wellington Racing.fclubannouiiccd its intention of retaining tho Champion Plato on the Spring programme, general approval was expressed. Therer can be" no'' doubt that a''Weight-for-ago event of 'this-kind.adds consider-, ablo interest to a : race meeting, and every metropolitan .progiammo should include at least one race with conditions something similar to the Champion Plato. 'At Trentham last year Elysian, Taskmaster, All Red and. Lady Medallist met in'this event, and, this season, the field' should be; if anything, a better one, especially.'- .as another handsome trophy, is to bo.a ,i>i'ize : -.to. the winner. Mr. Middleton Melrose went, through, to Marton yesterday. Magneto did. no good in the heavy going, at .Horowhenua, and- was. not up to Marton, so that Advantage will be the only representative of-Endeavour Lodge; stable. . She will be ridden-by the Auckland horseman,: B. Deeley. . \ . ;V .'■. _ : 'Lord Kelvin'will make his next appear-' ance at the Rangitikei fixture! H. Graywill ride him' on the first day at Bulls. C; Pritchard did not go through to Marton. His team, consisting of Mediter-; raiiean, Varna, and . Rongomai, is in charge of H.'.Pritcharil. Luke Wilson, who met with an accident at Napier.Park in March last, will make his reappearance in 1 the saddle., on; : Mr. horses-at theMarton fixture ■to-day...'.".' '..:_.-.;..--—' . '.....'■■■■■..' H; Gray will ride Te Roti, Tiptoe, and ;St. Toney' in their engagements -t'o-day.-; '.- After the Herowhcnua meeting, Mr. Hikaka's horses,' Tanckaha.and.Nukuhau,, were takeii home, and will not'bo seen out-at Marton:. • .'- The nanie ; oflSardonyx appeared 11 among the'acceptances for' the, Hunt Clip Steeple, but, ; it is'understood.'; that the Saracen gelding f is not eligible; for .that: event. ' : ■First Battery .disappointed'his. owner-' trainer- at Horowhenua, and was not: taken .to .Marton.: '■'■-..". .Succession made! no show, in .the heavy ■ going at Levin'last'week,'and was not taken to Marton, but' she will be 'raced" at Bulls next: week." ,■ . ';. '. .'.- '• .".'.■'';■ : " . Since, being ."entered .for /• tbe' -; Maiden Plate, at Marton, Torp'oint hai. won two ■races.-; Master'"Laddo. has been pleasing. T. Lloyd on ■ the : track, and; with- Kilostere ,;(third at Trentham)i make ; the race', interesting. .:,'„.. ■";.•■.■':. : '-'--;-v'r ■'■'.-.

;■' Ji'.M'Laughlin' weiit on to Marton from Levin : with ■ .Multiple', and ' Moi'eykoff. -They were joined there' by Full 'Cry and Gold ;Circle. The last-named is: a full-' brother .to. Gold- Thread, arid is engaged in-the'Maiden'Plate. I He ran 1 well, in a' .'two-year-old race at Napier Park; (won by Kohinoor), and,, oil that'form, should prove useful. J , '' ..:"i'.' ; ' ; .. .■■■ Lady, Creswicki Succession; Merri Valet, Stevens,. Eoosevelt,, .Tyrna,', Bourbon, and :Lady have been scratched' for all engagements at Marton, TinaiToa for the Electric and -Welter Handicaps,' and Gaelic..' for. the Trial Hurdles. ■""'..■■. :■: The following' penalties have, been incurred" through wins' at the.Horowhenua meeting:—Shorts ■■'■Handicap:' . Multiple, 71b. (9sfc.) ;"■, Kareroa,. 71b. ■'; (Bst. 31b.); 'Electric Hack: -Vibration,' 71b. ,(Bst.: 51b.); ~. Nukuhau,; . -71b'. . (Bst. ,41b,). Marton' Sir Frisco, 10lb/. (9st. 91b.). ; Tutaenni Welter:,Mallet/71b. (Bst. 61b,); Torpoint,lolb. (Bst. 31b;)l . ; ;|« : ■'■'■ ■ ■■. - : ias oj oiuu, yu- ;, '■■■\ !i ': r / sdULT'S;>EECOVEBT^ ;: .'; ■By Telegraph— Press Associat hn-Copyrisht.'•■■■ :'CRec.';Sept«inber 6,'. 8.45 p.ni.)' \ ';"' ■'■; ■■■ ■':'. . : ■■ Sydney,.September '.6. ■■'.'. Master. Soult is making, .a rapid ..recovery, ■;. and 'after . 'exercising -to-day l he walked off the. .course apparently all right; . He ..still.-remains in thb SpringStakes, the Craven and Eandwick Plates, and both cups! !i !T.his is taken to mean', that' his trainer; thinks little.of. the tern-' porary stoppage ■of', his preparation. ■■ I Sea Blue remains in, the Epsom Hand'-, cap; Bubble Up,has been scratched. ■V'-'Bliio- Book; has been, scratched"': for : the' .'Metropolitan' Handicap.. ■, , ■'"'■,