NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1880, 14 October 1913, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[By .Glencoe.]

Opaki will J)e the rendezvous for Bportsmen on Thursday, whon the Spring Meeting of tho Masterton Racing Club will be held. '

Regarding the running of Soltano in the A.J.C. Derby, Davis told a Sydney writer that he abandoned hopo when Soltano was pulling hard as he loft the straight. Ho thought tho colt might, run along kindly, but know ho could not win when he saw him pulling.

A. well-known trainer who has liis headquarters at Caulfiold concludes a. lotter to* a Sydney friend with tho remark: "Anna Carlovna, all going well, will win Caulfiold Gup in a walk." In this case, it is not of , much use any others starting. ' The cabled report of the sale of tho sensational Derby winner, Aboyeur, to go to Eussia, is confirmed by late 1 files., i'he price is said to bo about £13,000, end Aboyeur, who was purchased by the Imperial Racing Society of St. Petersburg, will join Minoru at tho society's Galtee More stud, near ICharkolf. 'T. Pritchard is just: now able to ride very light, and, at Masterton on Thursday, he will be up on Sir Moutoa (7st. 121b.) and Ceylon (7st. 111b.). On the showing of the last-named in the Spring Handicap will depend whether or not she is to pay up for. the New Zealand (Jup. ' . F. D. Jones, who has been riding in Sydney during the' last couple of months, is returning, by the Moeraki to-morrow. Ho has several engagements at tie Poverty Bay meeting nest month. . Sinapis, who finished third in the New Zealand Cup last year, and who is again fancied for tho approaching contest, will be given her first raco this season at the Masterton meeting on Thursday. She will have the services of \V. Bell in tlie Spring Handicap. Boforo tho racing commenced at the Australian Jockey Club's Spring Meeting, the committee settled a dispute with regard to C. Emerson's mount in tho Metropolitan Handicap. Emerson was olaimed both for Ehiperador and Sir Alwynton, but'the' committe© decided that the owner of Emperador had the prior claim.

Weights for the Stewards' r Handicap are duo on Friday/' With Bon' Reve and Ventura engaged' Mr. 'J. E. Henrys will not • hcivo to search long for a top weight, and tho only .thing that will trouble him is how much he should put on the pair of four-year-olds.

All sorts of rumours were afloat on Saturday regarding.. a great gallop put up by Mount Victoria at Trentham. It was stated that he had badly defeated Immer. , The Teport turned out to be without foundation. The two, horses worked separately..

Tho owner of Waldemar was far from pleased with tho weight allotted tho Mahaki gelding at Trentham. Ho proceeded to the 'ofiico of tho Wellington Racing Club to scratch him, , but, on arrival thero, found that Ins trainer l)ad got in beforehand.

Advices from Sydney state that tho New Zoaland-brcd colt Beau Soult is lame, and will not be raced agaiii until tho, autumn: Beau Soult will not actually. bo a three-year-old until tho Bth of next month, so that ho is at somewhat of a disadvantage ns compared with others rating at tho same age.

A coincidence occurred in connection with tho drawing of the marbles for positions at tho post at tho starts of tlio Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps. Aleconner, tho winner of the shorter race, drew tho extreme outside marblo (38), while Cagou> winner of the Metropolitan, drew No. 1 on tho rails.

The win of Wimmera in the First Hurdles at Randwick credited Mr. E. J. Watt'with £387.

Tho services of the- Masterton Municipal Brass Band have been accepted for tho supply of music at the Masterton races on Thursday next. The rain of tho last few days has put the course in splendid order, and a most successful meeting is anticipated.

The New Zealand trotter, Soda (by Harold Dillon), who is engaged in tho Melbourne T.C. £1000 Trot at Richmond on October 30, has gone into D. J. Price's stablo at Caulfiold.

To-morrow -the Cesarewitch will be rnn in England. The top-weight in tho long-distanco event is Houli, who won the Grand Prix do Paris in 1912.

When the results of the second day's Tacing at Randwick wcro cabled ovor' hero, J. E. Pike was given as the rider of Cagou, winner of tlio Metropolitan. News by, tho mail states that J. Lightfoot had the winning mount on Cagou.

Lord Burnside (Vasco—lima) won

tho Queensland Guineas on October 4: He is a brother to Cortes, who won at Dunedin on Saturday, and a . half-bro-ther to Obsono. . C. Emerson, who rode two winners at the Randwick Races on Saturday, is well pleased with his recent run of success. Privato advice recefved hero states that ho has declined a, tempting offer to return to Now Zealand for the Cup- meeting in November, so that ho will probably bo at tlio Melbourne Cup meeting. A. Oliver left Sydney for, Wellington on Saturday, and is duo by to-morrow's steamer. He will therefore bo open to take mounts at tho Wellington Racing Club's meeting this month.