NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1340, 18 January 1912, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

I TRACK GALLOPS AT TRENTHAM. [Bi Qlencob.] ~ Late, on Tuesday night, showers of rain > -commenced to fall at Trentham, and continued until, yesterday ..morning. , The downpour.. had not, however,, been, suffi- ■ ciently heavy to seriously affect the racing tracks, nor to interfere with training operations. The outside of the ■ course ■ : proper and the tan' were the. tracks at the disposal of trainers. A large number of horses worked, but very few were extendcd'beyond from half to three-quarter pace. Indeed, the only "really/fast time was accomplished by Dearest (Hatch), who galloped four furlongs alone in s.oJsec. Masterpiece (Emerson) finished several ■• lengths in front of Avarice ; over, -a mile, which took lmin. 52iscc. to cover. ; Counterfeit'(Emerson) strode over seven furlongs,without being asked ; to 'register .' fast time.'' . ' '." ' / '■ '■■ St. Felix (Telford) was'well. ahead of St. Petersburg (Hatch) at the end of eeven furlongs run in lriiih. 36lsec. Winning Way's task was five furlongs, run in lmin. osec. Autumnus, who looks well;'did steady pacing. Heatherbrao, another member of '•■ the Chokeborc team, is Still, suffering from the effects of the mishap which she met with at Lyttolton. Undecided (L. Wilson) galloped once round'and-showed signs" of .' respiratory trouble. The Monschikoff gelding . was . also suffering,from aVboil, oh the side of ■.the. mouth,- and, .•yesterday afternoon, the services of Mr. F. Crossley," veterinary Burgeon, were called to attend to the case. Royal Marino (Emerson) did easy rounds of,the tan, and shaped pleasingly. - Birkline '.was, another/ „pf,- the,"Cup;'candidates which worked on couple of ■ rounds. . 'Sea! Queen (Emerson) galloped a mile 'arid V half, -the, last, miio 'taking lmin. S6sec. ' ' '■ G. Price had Ermengarde, Bronze, Nyland, Polymorphous, Blakeney, Neirene, and Mallard on' the course.. They were - - given half-pace work. : Nyland has lightened up somewhat with racing and -•. travelling. S. Waddell had arrived the previous evening from Hastings with Altcar, Miscount, Faumis, Kirkby, Outward, Glade, Haskyno, and Idealism; They were all given useful work, but Were, not sent against the watch. . ,'The Wellington Stakes candidate, Trincc Soult, has arrived from Ancklarid, and wa.s allotted a useful task. He is in ffeat heart. 'Among the other horses which worked were Styx, Aratiatia, Dirge, «.Hpsy Belle, Effort. Obligant, Massilia, ?ilerfivonia, Lady Kilcheran, Simila, Lady Volley, EkvatHl,. Gay Lawless. : Beacon, Peroneal, Big Blast, Kilniorc, Semaphore, Deploy, and -Khamsin. . It is understood that W.. Prico will - have the mount on Merfivonia in the ' Wellington Cup.-'. Local sportsmen, who 'saw Canute race at Auckland, are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Yaldhurst two-year-old at Trentham. .". . Sir-Knox is suffering from ' a cold; ■ hence the withdrawal of the Sir Laddo colt from his Trentham engagements.' Splash is engaged iii the Anniversary Welter and the Wellington Cup at Trentham on Saturday. . She is. considered a Biire Starter' in the latter event., H. Watson has been engaged to rido. British Maid in the Wellington Cup, so that another rider will have 'to be found for Sea Queen. " ' Coromandel, who showed good form at the Auckland Cup meeting, will, it 'is ■ "understood, .have the services of H. Gray in the Wellington Cup 'on Saturday. ;A. Neale arrived from Palmorston North yesterday morning . with Abcr- - hrothock, Taoniii, Papatere.and Rangin- • ttia. By the'-sarue" train Gibson arrived' with Gladinlev .and- A. Sheafsby with ■ Makara and Kingswell. " Last night's arrivals included T. Quinhvan with Midnight Sun, Ireland, and lour Others; J."Cameron, with Seraphic;, ind R. Gooseman,- with Bliss. ■ : . Several well-known Australian performers (says a Melbourne exchange) won races in India just before the last mail loft. Sequent, who at one time carried the coloui'9 of Mr. Herbert Power, won a hurdle race, Waiata, an Australian-bred horse, won the Harrison Plate, ana Leo Grand, who is no stranger to Melbourne suburban courses, was successful in the Peel Plate, a race for ponies. - Tangaroa led from end to end in the December Plate, and won easily from the English mare Lumination, whilst Vavasor ° enhanced his Viceroy Cup chances by run- ■ ning third. Among those.. beaten was the. English-bred horse. Last Call, by The Victory, and Aborigine was included in the "also ran" division.: The Austra- .... linn Cup and Sydney, Clip winner, Realm, ran in a Corinthian Plato, and ran second.to the English gelding Park Hill. ' Eealm has been a failure in India owin" to "leg troubles. ~ " At a meeting of. tho stewards of the Wair'arapa Racing Club, held on Wednes- ■ day, H. Fletcher, horse-trainer, appeared in answer to a Complaint made by the caretaker that he had sent a boy upon the course proper with a horso on the ■ morning of tho second day's racing, in contravention of a notice posted np. After hearing an explanation from both parties, it was re-olved that the stewards 6upport the caretaker's action, and accept the statement of Mr. Fletcher, that he did not see the notice. FIXTURES. Jan. 18—Gore R.C. Summer. • Jan. 20 and 22—Foxton R.C. Annnal. Jan. 20, 22, and 24—Wellington R.C. Summer. Jan. 27 and 29—Takapuna J.C. Summer. Feb. 1 and 2—Gisborne R.C. Summor. Feb. 1 and 3—Canterbury J.C. Summer. . Feb. 7 and B—Egmont R.C. Summer. ■ Feb. B—Te Kuiti R.C. Annua.l. Peb. 8 and O-Povcrty Bay T.C. Annual. Feb. 14 and 15—Taranaki J.C. Autumn. Feb. 21, 22, and 24—Dunedin J.C. Antumn. _ Feb. 21 and 22—Woodvillo District J.C. Autnmn. iSeb. 23 and 24—South Auckland 'R.C. An/SuaL