NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1812, 26 July 1913, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

ißr Glencou.l Track matters are now very quiet at Prontham, but local trainers are pushing forward their juveniles while the weather lasts. J. W. Lowe has his Birkenhead filly well forward, and the half-brother to Odessa in J. W. • Scott's stables is also beinpr 'kept up to the collar/' and is evidently intended to race early in. the spring. The Hastings-bred Wanstead (Turquoise—Last Chance) was a winner at the ISroken Hill meeting early this month. This horse was not very, convincing when racing in this country, but.he has won ncveral races for the ex-hurdle horseman, Harry Moore, now domiciled in Adelaide. . Master Paul (St. Paul-Mermaid) had Ins initial race in Victoria at the Sandown Park meeting on July IC, when he fudshed out of a place in the steeplechase of two miles and a quarter.. After tho race the stipendiary stewards cautioned the rider, L. Hpgarty.

, It is E"aid, that the V.R.C. stipendiary stewards recently had "a few words 1 ' with Jockey Joe O'Conuell, regarding the frequency with which Ms mounts in steeplechases'ran off. Tho New Zealand-owned Julian was made a short-priced favourite in the Jumpers' Flat Handicap (one mile and a quarter) at Sandown Park (Victoria) on July 16, but ho was beafcon into third place.. The race went to Monody, a good three-year-old, with Belfast in second place. ,v; Lace: Collar ■■(MenschikofF—Castorla'ce) "is in foal to Gold Crest, and visits that sire again. As F. Stenning could not spare time to go to Riccarton, tfhe Auckland niaro Sphinx was taken south in charge of J. Williamson. Jockey S. J. Reid, who has riding engngarncuts at the Eiccarton meeting, went south last evening by tlio Wahine. The AVairarapa horseman has mounts in all the flat events. The jumpers, Waitarere, Waione, and Pawa, have been sent home to Levin, and are not to be raced again this season. J. 11. Prosser is taking four horsss to the Riccarton meeting, viz., Styx, Parky, The Native, and Fireworks. The two first-named will b9 ridden by H. Telford, and tho other pair by H. M'Sweeney. Eobinson, the trainer of Craganour, is a. philosopher. On learning of the disqualification of the favourite, he remarked : "Well, I am not an old man yet, and may still live to train a Derby winner." Amongst the steeplechase horses likely to visit Sydney at the close of the National meeting are Hautere, The Native, and Fireworks. Amongst tihe winners at Sandown Park (Victoria)'- on July 16 was the three-year-old filly Omega (St. Ambrose—Neva), who scored in the second heat of the Third Division Handicap. Omega is a halfsister to' the Derby wiuner Danube, and cost 'JOOjjns. when purchased by tho medical gentleman who races as "Mr. S. A. Kawdon." Her dam, Neva, is by Stepniak from "Whirlpool, by St. George from Watersprite, by Traducer from Waterwitch, by Camden from JSlermaid (imp.) by King Tom. The annual report of the Wairarapa llacmg Club for tho twelve months ending on July 31 states that the year commenced witn a debit balanco on the working account of £'305 19s. 3d., and at the date mentioned the bank overdraft will be .£625 12s. llkl. Improvements to the value of JJI3-1-1 ss. 7d. navo been carried out during the period referred to, and the stakes paid snow an increase of on those ot the previous year. It is proposed at an early (late to build a new stewards' stand, with the necessary offices, to replace the present building. The question of instituting a weight-for-age race has been considered by the stewards, and it is hoped to include one on the club's programme in the near future. The principal receipts for the year were:—Totalisator, i-IT'JI 12s. 7d.; gates, ,£ll2O IDs.; nomination and acceptanco fees, ,£976 10s.; catering, .£495 9s. On the expenditure side the : fargest amounts were:—Stakes,, JB3BOO ;■ building and improvement, .£1314 ss. 7d.; salaries and wages, X 1265 os. 3d. , ; stamp duty,' .£ll6B os. Id.

Notable defections from the Winter Cup are Undecided, Haskayne, and Phrqso. The last-named was the ruling favourite, and her withdrawal will Cause n. surprise to the few backers Who are foolish enough to' indulge in ante-post betting. The 6table companions, Glenmore ana Kauroa, are both among the acceptors for the Grand National Steeplechase. W. Toung will have the mount on North East-, in the Grand National Hurdles. Weights for minor events on the first day of tun C.J.C. meeting will be declared on Friday next. Bercola and The Native have accepted for botb of tho big jumping events at Riccarton next month. The Native finished'first in the Grand National Hurdlns last year, but was subsequently disqualified.

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