NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1598, 15 November 1912, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

■■ ■ . [Bt GjitNCQi.J Owners shpuld ncte.that nomination? fo* the Eangifikel meeting close to-liight, ■while on Saturday evening nominations for the Woodvill'o mesting , and acceptance? for thOeildinjf ine€ti : ng.-musfc be ■ made. ..- • ■. .. ~-...... , ~ . ■ ; v Jlr. T. 11, Lowty's rapehojtsa-"'W'hicli' ' ' have been, competing at.-th..e,,C.JjC i ..'meetr ■ -. ing returned:.to : »\?el!ingtx)n4e«ter : d;a'y.ani '-..-. are to--be raiied,-.0n,.t6,.-J<a{)i.e.r.'t<Hlajr, '-~.,; ; The-black colt'-by ;\ r ascorrßc*nlie,iipnr- . phased, st the Burtside sale •- ■ has been, sent to , 'C.. : P:ritchar.d.:afe Treii-: .-, tham to-be ed-ucabed;-- It is-.unileretood ■ ::-. that a syndicate of fotr.iWellihgfotivbu.si- -. neps men- are the joint' iowjiers■• of-, the. • -. youngster lir question. The : -colt:is.a \rell-\i ■■:■: bred one, his dam being , a lull-sister;:tor that good-performer Bosella, ■ '■■:.- .:. ' Whilst bein£ schooled at-Trentham r^'--' •cfifitly th 6 Wack mare Gay. lawless uni ■■ fofhrnattly over-reached, and eut' Berself ■■ aftd v;-ill hate to be. Spelled for some time.. The tethe maro was showing- great '.pro- ■' mise. over the battens. '■,'■■' " i: - : . ■ ' ' 1 , , Tilley returned from , the' terday. SFith- Lady, ' .Int-h Bonny .Helen,- • and % d youngsters ;by Bonifonn that, were purchased by .patriihs of. h,is .'stable; Bguitas, whose, racing days 'are over; liaa ■ fen sent to Oamirii on. .a visit to tho imporfed' horse Kilbroner. Next .season the Advance, mare is fc.ook.ecl b) -visit Sljjnor at,'the Bushy. Park; stud. . The- Progress ejre Signer, the .first of -whose progeny wpre Spld. at Chrlsb. ■church 'last week, has his- list filled for the present season and his.owner.is nOJ ..booking engagements to him for :neit , year. .. . Owing to .some of the Chokebfere.te'aia being engiiged at tie Ti.maru. meeting the light-n-eigSt jockey, C. Emerson, has had ■to refuse several rides nt the .Msrlbofouga meeting aext week. When the last mail left England P, Wootton and D. Sfaher were having a neck ' and neck tussle for the jockeys premiership for the season, which is shortly to dose- .However, at the liver* pooh meting, Wdotton rode, four winners . ■out of as jiianv-: thounfe, so it is probable that ho has forged, ahead of his doughty rival, and fpr the. third year in succession he will head the list of winning jockeys in England. > TVew-s has been received here that Continuance has been placed under offsr to Mr. R. .jr....H|iw.k : en, the. wellinowa \. South "jVustraJian owner, and that it is likely that a sale will be effected. Electtako'.ff showed good form .at Ellew- , ••. lie last week.,, and may be seen, on, .thewinning list again, before long, . . . . jfgs.tirautrai and Darby Paul, who com..; .- ..peted unsuccessfully at the Auckland 'Racine oM>'s spring meeting., *ill re- ~ main in the north until after the Takti- -~ vpuila Jockey Club's fixture at the end , ■. Of this montb. . B. Deeldy • reached Auckland from ChristchUrch last JConday afternoon;, and • : wfts on the Ellerslie tracks on Tuesday 'moroiss' to ride, gallops. He. leaves for the south again on Sunday to take part at the'itaTlboroiigh; meeting. ~.'„. Altho.U.gh~"Goldgnder has started in M races ho bas only won two outright. Ho has a : dead-lieat 'to his Sredit, and haa 'been Seven times sefiond. and four' times third. . ' : . FIXTURES. KovenVber 28 .and,2l-Mariborough E;C. NoveJn)»f ; '2o ■and 21-South' Canterbury Novtijiier 27 and Sf'-TMiiijMins .J-C. Noverniidr ' a and .' -C-feildins ■• ' 3.G. Spring. vl ''' ' _«,.»,■ Decem-bßr'i nnd 5-'',Ycoovi!l? Distnct - J.C, Summer. December .11 and. t£— .slr-r-sitittet W.-O. Bammer. ...',, T . n . December' 26 and S>— Dats-flin t.\>, ;' Bummer. v_ . .December. ; 2G and 'i7-'J--nnwiki J.O. 'ChristmjS. , M December 25, 27, fln<i 2A~>.(ai!iiwatu K.C. Summer.' . . December 2S and 3D as;' Jorjiiait , 1 antt '2—Auckland B.C. Siinroiw. _ . January X and 2—Mnwks's Bay -J.v< Summer. . ' .