NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1143, 2 June 1911, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[By Gt.encoe.] The TJunediri Jockey Club's meeting opens at AVingatui to-day. . The.AVanganui Club had to pay the Government..£9oo iu taxes over the recent winter meeting. . . . St. Felix, who will, contest the big handicap to-day at the AA'ingatui fixture, .ie for sale. During the past twelve months ' the son of St. Ambrose has won half-a-dozen races, and so must have more than paid his way.- ' ' . Mr. A. Fratcr is leaving Kew Zealand shoitiy, and intends to transfer his lease of Aberration lo Mr. M. Tfogan, of Wei-' lingfou. T!ie Possible gelding will carry ■ his new owner's colours for Hie first lime - in the Hack Hurdles «t Olaki on Salur- . day. A well-known ■Wellington sportsman is negotiating for the Icai-e of Mazurka for racing purposes. Tim Martian'filly re-' cently passed into (he hands of Hip southern breeder; Mr. J. B. Reid, but whether lie will allow her to lace again is not known. ■ •. Soultiforni. who has been boomed, backed, and beaten most consistently nil the ' season, will (it is s'.ated) be nominated at Napier next week. Other reports are to the effect Hint it is more than probable that dtp bay colt, will b-a raced in Aust.ra- . lia in the spring. It apparently nays to train for wealthy,. owners. To commemorate the victory'of Bye Glass in the Adelaide. Cup, the horso's owner, Mr. E. E. D. Clarke, presented trainer- J. Scobio- wiUi a motor-car. .. : As J. Lowe's stable will not-be represented at the Otaki meeting, the Trontham jockey, AY. Ryan, will be o freelance at that fixti'ire.. It is understood that two of his mounts will bo Merrie Goer and Morric Zealand, who have already arrived at OlaUi. The whole of Mr. Middleton Slelrosc'e h'orses were offered at auction in Melbourne last week, but all were passed in. They will •continue to be trained by S. Casey. . Trotting enthusiasts are nrbmised an interesting day's sport at ,<3reylow,\ tomorrow at the South AYaifarapa Trotting ' Club's annual meeting.

.... 'Says our Foathorston correspondent:— The blnck horse Aboriginal-is brr.ig used as a hack, after his lengthy spell, and appears to Jx perfectly sound ngain. Warloijk (belonging .to Burt 8r05.,, Feathers!on), '.who jiftt up some smart 'performances in the hack class last season, is again in commission, and it is.intended to confine him to hurdling.' A. M'C-'on-non has schooled him on two or three occasions, niul he gives promise of turning out ratner above tho average. " The statement which recently appeared in a contemporary to the effect that (ho defunct Caslashore was n stable-mate-of Bloodshot is contrary lo fact. A secondclass performer, First Blood, used to carry R. Platt's colours, but Bloodshot was raised by the late Mr. G. G. Stead, and when he ran second in the Melbourne Cup to Ncivhavcn, he -was owned by Mr. H. Power.

A very large contingent of Marlbdroiigh' sportsmen camo across last night in , order to attend the Otaki Maori Racing Club's meeting to-morrow. The visitors'include: Messrs. H. L. Jackson (treasurer of the Marlborough Racing Club), J. ,T. Corry, .1. G. Armstrong, S. Tapp, Bacon, G, Adorns, mid P. Jleehan.' '

FIXTURES. June 2 and 3—Duncdin J.C. Winter June 3 and s—Otaki Maori R.C. AViutor. Juno 3, 5, and 7—Auckland R.C. GreaJ Northern Steeplechase. Juno 21 and 22-Howke's Bay J.C. Winter, June 28 and 29-Napier Park R.C. AViutor, July 8 and 7—Gisborno R.C. AVinter.