NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1490, 12 July 1912, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

IBt GLKtfCOX.] C, Tritchard is now permanently settled at frentliam, and the old Hutt course will know him no more. Until his new stables are built 'he will, locate his team m the Wellington Racing Chib's, boxes on the racecourse". ' a;' Doeley arrived from Auckland by tno Main Trunk express yesterday, and will leave for Sydney by the Mocraki this evening. He will be riding at Rosehill on baturday week, wheio R. J. Mason has several horses engaged. ' ' " • ■ It is quite likely that Rising Sun, a winner at Gisborne, will shortly change hands, as an Auckland sportsman 'has him under offer for .CIOO. If a sale takes placo tho Robin Adair gelding will go into D. Moravian's stables, Jfr. John Corlett, the well-known English sporting writer, demolishes the claim that "Present Alms" was tho most appropriate noino ever beMowcd on the.product of a sire and dam, the combined namesof which wore responsible- therefor. This claim-wns made in the belief that Present Alms lias by .Sentinel out of Beggar Staid, which, Hr. Corlett "says, is incorrect, Lord Dudley's filly of that name being by Miser out of Salute. Even so, the nomenclature was good.

The present crop of yearlings in Auckland are not regarded as a classic lot, but of course, it is rather early to judge yet. I'JJP most forward-of theyoungsters is'the tjill-brother to Canrobret, Grenadier Marshall Soult and General Soiilt, in D. Moravian's stables. He is a'nicely-shnp-cd colt, anti-can gallop fast. A full-sistc-r to Jliss \\ insomo and Kakania, iu J. 1 liorpp-'s 'slflbles is well-spoken of, but is very backward. R. Barlow and H. Cairns returned from nyunoy this week. The .former disposed of. the pony Paul to a well-known Sydney owner, who formerly owned tho champion.Cocky. Oairiis is at present undergoing twelve months' disqualification, ,ind will remain in the Dominion until. the time comes for again applying for a license. . ■ ■ • Gaelic, who has an engagement in the "'inter Hurdles at Trentham, arrived at headquarters yesterday afternoon. J. H. Prosser, with.two jumpers, goes across to Trentham on Saturday morning. Iho horses are Havrick and Torbelle, who are to be ridden by H. M'Sweeney. Bribery, who is one of the rulin(?"favourites for the Grand National Steeplechase, to be run atFlemington on Saturday, will l>6 ridden by the ei-Riccarton horseman.T. Cahill. Had H. Cairns not been disqualified, he would have had the mount on Bribery', and also on Wingarara, who scored in the.Hurdles on Saturday. "No horse, shall be deprived.of his hack' status by the aid nf second or third monies through the disqualification of the focornl or third horse. placed by the judge. This is a new rule which the Otago country clubs will nsk the Racing Conference to add to the Rules of Rac,ing. . ■ • _Obi, winner of the Grand National Hurdles rnccnt-Flemingtqn two years ago, and the favourite in last Saturday's event, was once given up for dead after a bad fall in a hurdle race at Caulfield. J. Cheyally, who rode him, took-the saddle and bridle off him where he lay, and the usual crowd' gathered round. However, after being pulled oif the track he surprised everybody l,y getting up and walking away as tho horses camp out for , the next race. His injuries consisted nf nothing more than n slight concussion Df the brain. Visitors to the GisLorne meeting sprnk in high tornis of the track (here, which is described as an ideal one for junipers. It is cf a sandy natura, and consequently the more it rains the better the going becomes. Several falls occurred during, the. meeting last week, but they were nil of ii harmless nature. An Australian writer is responsible for the statement that several of the marcs purchased at the Elderf-lio. dispersal sale by Mr. "Sol" Green have proved barren. On May 21, F. Wootton and D. Mnher had each ridden 31 winners since the beginning of the present flat racing, season in England. •. ■ ■ During the past year the Dunodin Jockey Club spent JE3I6-t 17s. Bd. in.improvements at Wingatui, while the stakes were increased .by ,£895. The Soult colt General Latour was to have been fired yesterday by Dr. Ring, but the operation has .been postponed for ; a. week. '. • Messrs. John Rowe and H. R. Mackenzie, who are to represeut the Auckland nnd Otahuhu Trotting Clubs respectively at the New Zealand Trotting Conference next week, leave for Wellington by the Main Trunk express on Sunday next. The Awapuni trainer, T. Wilson, is go. ing back to Australia by next week's steamer from Wellington., Leapuki was backed for a good sum to win the Winter Cup toon after the weights appeared. ■ CoTonetted is to be sent to the post foi the Parliamentary Handicap next Wednesday,- and the chestnut is expected to give a good account of himself. Continuance has been acquitting himself really well over tho big country at Napier, and "so far there seems to be no reason for setting aside the good opinion formed of this 'chaser in the early part of the jumping season. Windage is said to be a sure starter in tho Winter Hurdles next. week. Hautere, Okaihau, and Armagh are expected to be on the tracks at Trentham to-morrow. After racing at Trenthani, there is a probability of Hautere being taken back to Auckland, while Okaihau and Armagh go on to Riccarton. As J. Williams has been so successful with hie .tpam during the past couple of months, the three horses named are sure to be heavily backed whenever they sport slik.