NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1821, 6 August 1913, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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Totalisator investments on the French Derby, won. by Dagor, totalled Manakau, carrying 9st. 71b., and ridden by A. Oliver, ran third iu the Welter Handicap at Canterbury Park on July 26: B. Deeloy has now topped the list of inning riders in New Zealand on four occasions. His successes were gained in the seasons 1908-9, IiNM-10, 1911-12, ,and 1912-13. It would bo a venturesome prophet. who would undertake to select the rider who will finish in tront of him next season. The Lijht-iveight jockey G. Pinn, an apprentice in J. Burton's stables, was at the head of the list of winning horsemen in Sydney for the season just closed. His score was 23 wins. Next to him came Mylcs Council 19, and W. H. 11'X.achluu, W. H. Smith, and A. Wood 18 each. Two New Zealanders, C. Emerson and H. Curran each rode seven winners. The Avondale Jockey Club lias removed all halt-mile races, from its programmes for the coming seajou. This is a forward move, and will have the endorsement of all interested in the welfare of racing. An interesting schooling gallop took place at Riccarton on Saturday. Spaniard (A. Julian) gave a very finished display, as did Kauroa (W. Adams), but Bercola (J. O'Connell) jumped very slowly, and iorando (A. Gordon) fell. Beacon lias been performing very satisfactorily at Kiccarton. On Saturday morning ho walked right . away from Coronetted. .. IL Carr, who has had more than liis share of falls, sustained a broken collarbone at Riccarton on Saturday morning, when tho hunter Apple Pie fell with him. ' L. Wilson will bo up on Diavolo in the Winter Cup. Ngatiruanui, in charge orf' P.. Coffey, went south last evening. The -St. Paul gelding is one of the well-fancied division for tho Grand National Hurdles. Merrivonio., Sea Queen. Spquinette. and Effort are to be shipped south next Tuesday, on their way to Amberley. They will there visit Boniform. Tho good-looking Ebonite, who has been doing duty in the shafts of a 'bus for the past two years, is once more in active work at Trentham, under tho guidance of |H. Kingaoi. G. Hope, who trained for manv years on. the West Coast after leaving Hawke's Bay, will probably settle in Southland shortly. Ho has been promised several horses to train should be definitely decide to move south. Rongahere (Sarto—Komuri), who is engaged in the C.J.C. Winter Cup with tho minimum impost, won the Trial Stakes at Riverton on Easter Monday last. Magdala, who won tho last Winter Cup, had previously won the Riverton raco named. The Rover' stask at Kiccarton yesterdav consisted of steady work on the sand. Probable's half-brother (by . Aliei) has been named Master Jim. He is owned by Mr. D. R. Jones, of Invercargill. Mnrton is evidently in great heart. At Bvcarton veste.rday he jumped a couple of hurdles 'very well, and afterwards gal- ! loped a smart six furlongs in company ' " Racing Club decided re- ' cently to increase the stakes at the next raco meslim? by JJ3OO per day. In ad- ' dition tho club proposes to have ono raco 1 a day less than in former years. Jockevs E. Murlitt and W. Adams were ' both badlv shaken by falls at Riccarton 1 yesterdav.' The former met with his mishap 'while riding Ramrod, while W. Adams was tho rider of Kauroa when the I latter turnort somersault nt tho tirst 1 fence of the double. . i Paritutu was looking well when he 5 appeared on the tracks at Riccarton j cs--1 terdav morning. Our special correspond- - Mit advises that tho Castor gelding was (riven lialf-paoe work on the tan.