NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 958, 27 October 1910, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

CBV GiiNCOE.I.V, ■'", .",' ■" ■ The Pbrirua-team; for 'the Canterbury, Jockey Club's meeting is; to be, shipped south' on, Friday : night. -.- ; -•'.■.'•..''-. ,■ :■

'■:.. Mr.*H.-:Whitnt>y yesterday received advice, from. Porirui that his colt Turna , was very' sore. in 1 front, .and would .be -torace-'at ~ '" ■■'/.'■'

M The''remainder. of '.the'ttrnr'-of,life, 'dis'qualifioatibii imposed' upon' Louis; Harris : by '.'the .New Zealand Racing : Cohferencb in connection with' what is known as: the Hierarch. case'has; been'remitted -as from October-,31; - '■;:.. "':■".■'■'."■':.:..'.

•'.' All. goiiiK veil wUh. her in. ■tlie meantime',-, the Achilles filly Peirene will start in the Canterbury ;,Welcorne Stakes," tie-, 'spite'her >101b. v penalty. ,: . '.; ...' , ' The Poxton niatipn Waipnna, dam of several horses ■ that have raced.' in Mr. :S. Messena's. colours;' is,' V.this season, to visit, Gold Crest.'-;V .- ; y'j.. .!:-;.''.:....■'.i. ■•■• The Manakau: - sportsman,, '-,Mr.' ■■; %'_ ,Bevan, : wa's in Wellington last night. He informed trie';, -writer that. Flotilla 'l : had dropped'a beantitnl colt to Mahaki, arid, was to visit Gpld Crest:

. Advices have been received from Levin that the brood mare AimcO'Sonlt, owned; by J. H.'- Prdsser, had • .injuries, which ■ necessitated her destruction. It appears that' the mare, while • blindfoldeS. »ot away from her attendant,, and crashed into a'.fence,.with, the• above- result. 1 r';v >■:■.■'■:'■':":''. , ••■■'■" '■•■■■■''i.'•-.-•. .:

Tho Feilding-trained horse's Aotea, To Rn; and Howler.'in- charge of' A-.-.'Att-wood, were .railed' to -.Masterton' yester-' day. ~':: ' ---;■;:.-'''.- ■ ;-v-;:-•.-'•,-•:■■.'

Sir. Prisco is. suffering, from''muscle soreness, and is: being; at. Lovin.

/•The St; Ambrose:colt' St..'Bees, is now' .'an; inmate of. P.- J.; CarmontV; Levin ■ stables. V ,;V :''■;''■'' ■:',{.':'■■"■ ":■ '' v:Luke,Wilson goes through to Masterton .to-night, and, among othor mounts, he' will;ride Merrivohia and■ Sunbbrinot on. tho;second day.. He arrives back in Wellington in time to catch the southern steamer on-Saturday evening,;and will be at Riccarton to' ride tho members of ]?.-' Davis's team, in -their;/final gallops for the, New,.ZDaland : 'Cup; meeting..;;

- As R. Lambess will probably be engaged at the! Poverty. Bay. Turf Club's meeting at Gisborne, A. Oliver is likely to have the "mount on' Sir"; Antrim in tho Masterton Cup to-morrow. ' In tho Wel■lington Handicap at Trentham last week,' Sir Antrim finished second to Lady Medallist. ■■-" ' ; ! ; :';'-'

Mr. Lindsay. IPDonald has gono' to Masterton. to ride Ao.tea in tho Ladies' Bracelet. . ■;.'■'

' Private information states that' Merriwa is galloping.pleasingly at Riccarton in view of his New Zealand Cup engagement. If the going is a trifle soft on the day it/will-be to->M«rriwa's advantage on account of the injury which ho: sustained to his knee when ho fell-in'.tho Wanganui Guineas ,last year. He is an undoubted stayer, and was tho only member of Davis's team that could oxtend Bobrikoft' at the beginning ;of last season,'-... .■■■:...