NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 13

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

SECOND DAY ; AT TRENTHAM. [Bt Glbncob.] Provided that the weather remains as fine.as it was on Wednesday, thero is every prospect of the Wellington Raciug Club's spring meeting concluding successfully at Trentham this afternoon. The fields in all the events are quite up to the average for a second day and, as the track is in such capital order, the club's patrons may expect a good afternoon's sport. The principal event to be decided to-day is the Champion Plate, weight-for-age, one mile -and a quarter. Lord Kelvin was the only withdrawal from this event yesterday; so that six horses are still left in. Danube and Lady Medallist are the favourities, but as Polymorphous and Birkdale both hail from powerful stables they are: sure to be well backed, and the other two candidates, Sir Frisco and The Lark, will not be wanting for support.

In the Pearce Handicap there are nina acceptors. These do not include Lady Medallist and Sir Antrim, who finished first and second in the Wellington Handicap on_ Wednesday, _ but Wimmera and Iranui, who finished third and fourth in that race, will be starters. . .

In the Juvenile Handicap,. Miscount heads the handicap,'and will not be opposed.by Pierene, who defeated him in the Wellesley Stakes on Wednesday. In the minor events, there is aniple material for good ; racing. • . .. ; Trains for the racecourse will, leave Te Aro Station at 10.34 a.m. and 11 a.m. and will leave Lambton Station at 10.51 a.m., 11 a.m;', 11.10 a.m., and 1.5 p.m. Return trains will leave the racecourse for the city; at frequent intervals after 5p.m.. ■■ Virtue, Ohiro, and' 'Merriletta were yesterday withdrawn from the Spring Trial Stakes event, which is to be run at Trentham this afternoon. '.' ■ Rosegrove, . who is engaged in the. Hack Steeplechase at Trentham to-day, was schooled over the big country on, Thursday morning. ' • Traiher .Rv J; Mason is to leave for the south by to-night's steamer. ■V.Mr. C. Kingston has purchased' Star and-Garter (full-brother to' Cullinan and Kohinoor) from Mr.; T. H. Lowry, and tiie youngster is now trained by G. Coll--eiio.. ... ■:;.,;■;;.; .>■,..;,.■ '.- -■. After the Masterton meeting,. W. ■Price leaves for-EUerslie to ride North' ;East and, St. Bill in their engagements.. "Sid." Reid goes to Auckland to, ride. Goldfinder and others. ■-,' . '..:. : Among the,recent foalingsat Karainu ■is Colleen _ (Gossoon—Miss .Nora) : a filly \ to the Waikanae sire Bezoiiiah. Don Carlos, winner'of the, steeple--chase at Trentham on Wednesday,' cut both his stifles through'"punching" the fences. ■;..■ One of the .wounds necessitated several stitches. '■ ' Epilogue,'dani' ofv'Eologuoji'-is booked to visit Achilles-this season." Mon Ami's defection from the Stewards' Handicap is -due to.'a ricked! muscle. ,;' ', The two-year-olds Bellah and Sea Pink went a trifle sore, and, instead of leaving for the south last night .with other members of F. Davis's team, they were ordered home to Greeniheadows.

BbbrikofThas.been'taken:out of c6m T ' mission , and .last week the black gelding was turned: out. in one of the' paddooks attached to Fred Davis's establishment at Whar'erangi.. jWhen . Davis returns hphio from the New Zealand Cup meetihg, Bobrikofi will. be :',placed in work again, ahd'in tbeautuhin he is to go to Austrah'a in.charge of his, trainer.

Mr, A. J. Toxward, who recently returned to the Dominion from Australia, left for the other side' again by last night's steamer in order,'to see Lady Lucy compete in the •,. Melbourne Cup. Prior to leaving, '■ M,r. Toxward received a cable from Trainer Tilley stating that the New Zealand mare was in great form* ,-'

It i 6 lather a coincidence that, on the three last occasions that A. '.Oliver has returned to New Zealand from Australia, his first mount in.the Dominion has been a'winning one.- i On April 21, 1909, he landed in Wellington by the Sydney boat,.caught the first train.for Trenth'amy and won the Thompson : Handicap 'on Aborigine. In November last) his first mount, after returning from Sydney, was 1 Equitas, winner of the six-furlongs race at Feilding. This week he Teturned to Wellington from another trip- to Sydney, and his first mount -was Boanerges, winner of the Shorts Handicap at Trontham. ~.