NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1199, 7 August 1911, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

{By Glencoe.]

Consequent upon a good milo gallop on Saturday morning there is every likelihood of Bonny Glen displacing Nyland from the position of favourite for the ■ Winter Cup. In well-informed quarters there seems to bo a tendency to think that Nylaiwl lias been lazy in his work, and will act vory differently with the colours up. Dearest has developed a bad_ col and is mi unlikely starter in the Win! . Cup. Her owner, Mr. J. Buckley, is very unfortunate this moating, as his other nomination, Kopek, had to be withdrawn on account of repeatedly bleeding after galloping. In the football match between the North Island and South Island jockeys, played at Eiccarton, the latter team were victorious by six points to three. J. Hagerty scored twice for the winners, and A. Oliver notched a try for the losers. Shuja, who has made the first acceptance in the Melbourne Cup, was taken south-on Saturday night, to fulfil his engagement in the Avonlicad Hack Handicap at the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting. He is now trained by P. Jolinston, at New Plymouth.

Though he does not figure in the printed list of acceptances, Hawick, list. 121b., has been paid up for in the Hunters Hurdles at Riccarton to-morrow, and at latest advices ho will bo a starter. Le is to lie riddon by Ij. Hill, who has beeffl schooling him in his work.

Continuance lias been doing his track gallops in a most satisfactory manner since arriving at Riccarton, _ and W. Young'.'; mount is almost .certain to start favourite in the Grand National Hurdles. One morning last week ho boat the AYintcr Cup candidate: Iney. over a fivofurlong gallop, after giving the mare tho inside running. As if to verify the worth of the gallop, the mare next _ morning badly beat' a couple of other Winter Cup horses over tho same course.

The connections of Tho Rover are very sanguine about their horse's chances in the big hurdles on Thursday, and even go so far as to give him more than an outside chance in the Winter Cup. He galloped the best six furlongs on Saturday morning, getting over the distance in lniin. ISssc.

Mcreedo. a plain-looking gelding, created a good impression dnring the week by tho way he got over the schoolinghurdles at Riccarton. He is only in one .race, and that is the Hack Hurdles on the concluding day of the meeting. Ono thing that will greatly tell against Bonny Glen in tho Winter Cup is that Aynsley's chestnut horso has not had a race for a considerable period, and lie may find a mile slightly beyond his tether. On the other hand, Nyland lias been raced throughout the autumn, and will be. the most seasoned. horse in the field.

Artiuebusre, who won the Australian Hurdle Race on Saturday, had previously annexed the . Y.R.C. Grand National Hurdles at Flcmington last month.

31t. R. Wynyard, secretary of the Takapnna Jockey Club, arrived from Auckland on Friday." lliv Wynvard was appointed by the conference of country clubs, held at Wellington recently, to act with Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., with the object of getting tho grievances of country clubs ventilated, and, if possible, redressed by Parliament". ' -

Reports from Hastings state that Birkdale is more or less unsound, and there is little chance of his standing a preparation. This will mean that the Karnuiu trainer, S. Waddell, will have to cast round for something else to carry the ceriso jacket and cap in the next New Zealand Cup. Ainsclale, who showed attractive form at Treiithaw, and Miscount may fill the bill, but there is 110 certaimy that either can stay, and. perhaps, it may be necessary to rely upon Peary, who is a fine cut of a handicap horse, and ono that seems, likely to get to the end ui a journey.

Mr. J. Ames, owner of Merrivonia, is leaving on Monday week for a mouth s trip to the South Sea Islands. Mr. J. Ames will bo back in' time to operate at tho Otaki 'meeting, which, __ this year, is being held oil September 23 and 25. .Despite the A.J.C. Derby so often lool;iiiK a certainty for something or other (says 'a Sydney writer) the favourite has been defeated in 12 of the last 20 decided. so it is apparent it lias not been a good race for punters. At this slageit is difficult to say what will be favourite for the coming Derby. Indications favour Jncamar, for though his admirers recognise that in Posadas he may have at least one very tough opponent among the locnlly-lraineil division, they arc of opinion that Jl'wsrs. Moses's colt is likely to be better suited than Mr. Denison's representative by t'ho Derby scale of weights. Perhaps 'this may be a correct view, but no fault could be found 'with the wav Posadas finished under Bst. 10lb. in heavy going in tho Champagne Stakes. Then, of course, there are the Victorian candidates to be taken into consideration, but unless Jacaroar fails badly in some race prior to October the odds are in favour of his heading tho 1911 Derby quotations.

FIXTURES. August 8, 10, and 12—Canterbury J.C. Grand National. August 24—Ambcrlcy Steeplechase annual, September G and 7—Marlon J.C. annual. September 13—Dannevirko E.C. Steeplechase. September 28 and 29—Wanganui J.C. Spring. November 4—C.J.C. New Zealand Cup.