NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1593, 9 November 1912, Page 13

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

. : LATEST FROM RICCARTON. v The New Zealand Cup meeting will be concluded at Riccarton to-day, the problems sot backers appear to be difficult ones, and, as the fields are very large, some big dividends may bo looked for during the day. v Beacon, who will be ridden by Traill, is a fresh candidate in the Hurdles, and his stable-companion, Bracken, will probably be left in his box. L. He'garty, who is now at thethead Of the list of winning 'horsemen over fences, will pilot' White Cockade to-day, and Master Paul, in the same stable, will be ridden by H. M'Sweenoy. , Culprit is a'sure runner in the Members' Handicap at Kiccarton to-day, and will be ridden by W. Young. My Lawyer will also be a runner in'this event,' and will have Doeley to steer him. Both horses may be relied upon to show improved form to-day, for .the going is much better than, was tho case earlier in the week. '..■■. Mowbray, the Weilesley Stakes winner has so for not'; been running up to his best ■ form in his Riccarton engagements, but, as he galloped half a milo on tho sand' in i9sec. yesterday, it may be that he is on the eve of striking form. In her previous races at Riccarton, Bonny Helen has been ridden by an. inexperienced lad, but, in the Pioneer Handicap to-day, W. Price will be given the mount. ' : That good performer Coroniform accomplished the best gallop at Riccarton yesterday morning, when, unassisted, he ran five furlongs in lmin. lsec. He, howover, struck himself when pulling up, and may be very sore if. raced to-day. In connection with the Rangitikei Racing Club's meeting to bo held on December 11 and 12 owners are reminded that nominations for all events close on Friday next. Weights for the first day's events at the Feilding Jockoy Club's meeting will be declared on Tuesday next. Weights for the Marlborough meeting are due to-day and acceptances close on Thursday next. The Melbourne spring' racing carnival will bo brought to a close to-day when the concluding day of the "V.B.C. spring meeting will tftko placa at Fleiuington. Bon Rove, who is among the acceptors for tho Stead Momorial Gold Cup to-day, still holds an unbeaten- record. Ho has won races nt Ashburton, Wanganui, and | Riccarton, ' ' Tho filly by Spearmint out of Starling, for whom Enoch, tho Nowmarkct trainer, gave i.'lSOgiiA. Nt tho Doncosler sales, had to bo dcHtroycd on September 23, having broken hor off foro leg iilwvo tho knee. Tho filly <m»»> into' contact with tho rails of tho paddock in which sho was exercising. ■ At KllnriiHo to-day, tho.Auckland Raoing Club's meeting will lie concluded. Tho principal event to bo'decided is tho King Kilwnrd Memorial Handicap, ono milo mid a half, In the course of ft remarkable racing career M. Illiuin has won tlm Grand Prize of Paris wll.li Nuhlniino. Olnnmi't, Ruoil, Andrei), Arrnmi. Quo Vihllh, and Ajax, tho Prix do Piano (Prenoh Oaks) with Nubionne, Prnfiino, Af<>d<tnh, Union, and Mnrsa, and tlm Prix ilu Jockey Club (French Derby) with, Clover, Saxon, and Aiax, nnd it will ulwnyn bo my opinion (nays "Vigilant" In tho London "SportamaA'O, thit. ha men yory uxdnoky not to.

win the English Derby with both Vinioius and Jardy. About the first week In. September it was announced in New York that the yearling colts at Mr. J, K. Keene's Cattleton Stud had been sold to a Mr. Pryme, a Wall Street broker, for a trifle over] iCGfIOO, and it was added that he had only purohased them for a speculation. On September 14 the youngsters, sixteen in number, were brought under the hammer , at Lexington, and realised ,£11,510, or an average of moro than Jiv'o.o per head. Mr. E. R..Bradley gave MWH for a brown colt by Bock Sand out of Fairy Slipper, and .£2200 for a chestnat colt by Celt out, of Handmaid.—"Sportsman." FIXTUFIii! ' November 9—Auckland B.C. Spring. November 20 and 21—Marlborough E.G. Spring. November 20 and 21—South Canterbury J.C. Spring. _ November 27 and 80—Takapuna J.C. Spring. . ' November SO and December 2r-Feildmg J.C. Spring. , December 4 and ■ 6—Woodville District J.C. Summer. December 11 and 12—Bangitikei B.C. Summer., . . ■ December 26 and 27—Dunedin J.C. Summer. -. December 26 and 27—Taranaki J.C. Christmas. , December 26, 27, and ?B—Manawatu B.C. Summer. December 26 and 80 and January 1 and 2—Auckland B.C. Summer. i January 1 and 2~Hawke*6 Bay. J.C. Summer. January 1 and 2—Mttrton J.C. Summer. January 1 and 2r-Wairarapa B.C. Summer.