NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 949, 17 October 1910, Page 5

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[Br Glencob.] 1 Tren(3iain' racecourse and grounds are in capital order at the present time, and, if the weather holds goo'd until Wednesday next, the Wellington Racing Club's,. Spring Meeting will_ commence under, very favourable conditions. • A large number of visjting. horses had arrived by Saturday night, and the tracks looked busy; yesterday morning, but no sensational gallops were recorded. J. H. Prosser lias the largest team at the course—some twelve horses. S. Waddell arrived on Saturday with' Miscount, Bootle,- and Birkdale, and a further contingent is to; arrive to-night, to make the Karamu team ' number twelve horses. J. Farmer has Provocation, Tribulation, and Inspection at the courso. H. Cutts arrived yesterday with Avarice. G. Price has Polymorphous, Boanerges, Bronze, and Kilostore; T. Quinlivan, Bridge,' Wimmera, and Theodore; R. J. Mason, Danube, Peirenc, and Directoire; andA. Jackson, John and Roosevelt. Poic- . tiers is there from Auckland, and Domino is expected from tho northern city to-night. t ' F. Davis is expected tonight, and will probably _ bring Sea Pink, Bellah, Warsong, Virtue, Merriwa, Cullinan, and Koliinoor.

Bobrikolf and Warsong have been scratchcd for tho Champion Plate at Trentham, and Repeat has been scratched for tho Soring Selling Race. ;

'Interest in the 'New Zealand Gup— Riccarton's Two Thousand—continues to grow. The latest item of news is that R. J. Mason will take charge of Ingoda) and prepare the New Zealand St, Leger pinner for the Cup. ■ Mar-: tist, who has only a ■ featherweight to carry, has come in for further support' consequent upon his Diincdin victory on Wednesday, when he beat a wellbacked horse in Oiyoi. ■■■■■>

At the Waikariae stud Marseillaise, a full-sister to Lord Soult, has foaled a bay colt to Achilles, and Amynis a brown colt to Bezonian. The .latter mare, which is the property of Mr. J. Gleesori, of Urenui, is by Gold Reef from Balm.

Most probably North East will make his first appearance■ in his new owner's colours at Ellerslie! next month, where he lias been allotted top weight, 9st: ! 31b., in the City Handicap, and has been accepted for. ' ■; '. ■'.;'.'

Since , joining J. M'Combe'B stables the jumper, Stayboy,; has,been very un-' fortunate/; and seems to be continually running into minor places. At Wirigatui on Saturday he was placed second to the moderate Kifle Range.

News from Feilding states that Blend has : gone wrong, and will require a lengthy spell: • •

, On Thursday evening the stewards of the Ohoka and Eyreton Jockey Club held a settling meeting in connection with the recent race meeting. ' Mr. F. Beker was. in 'the chair. The secretary, Mr. W. A. Keleher", presented a-balance-sheet showing'that a profit of £100 had been made, the receipts having been £654 and the expenditure £004. ■- The accounts and stakes were passed for payment, "and the sum 'of £2 2s. was., voted to-the. Kaiapoi Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. ,

Waipuna, dam of Waipaku and Waitapu, is to visit/Advance'this season. Her colt by . Achillea , is, highly, spoken of. ........ .Highden's ..recent-victories at Otaki :recall .the fact that in December, 1908, heJ presented North, East with ,131b. and a beating'.over a mile course, On that .occasion, however, North East was a maiden performer, and in the. following few . months he improved out of all knowledge. . - -~ ; . , Considering that.'.' Polymorphous' ■is noted as a bad track' worker, and has done ho racing this ■ season, 'G, Price, ha-s, the Multiform horse' looking very well. His appearanco in the Champion Plato next- Saturday will , be' watched with interest.' , ' .. The cuj) to be presented to the owner :of the winner of ithe. race for ,the.;G, G. Stead Memorial Gold Cup, at the C.J.C. Metropolitan 1 meeting, :is this' year a handsome trophy of;, simple .Etruscan ..design, , carrying. the .. usual inscription. i.,, ■ ! . . Flaviniuß, winner of the Caulfield. Cup, has won' nearly a;.;dozen . races altogether, but '.his. vwin -dn,Saturday is' ; by.far his greatest success.;-: In autumn'; last, he finished third in the St. George Stakes and also in the Newmarket Handicap' while .at the recent: A.J.C. meeting ne^. was second) in the Epsom arid third; in, .the Metropolitan; Handi-' cap. .' FIXTURES. Ootober' 19 ■ and 22.—Wellington B.C. ' Spring. -. :■ ■ ; Ootober 20 and 21.—North Otago J.C. Spring, , ■ : October 28 and 29.' —, Masterton B.C. '-Spring.' November 5, 7,- 9, and 12.—Canterbury ■ ■ J.C:,'Metropolitan:, r . ■ November 5, 9, and 12.—Auckland R.C. ■Spring. .. ■ ■■