NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1889, 18 October 1913, Page 13

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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Tho Caulfield Cup will be run to-day and favouritism is pretty cortam to rest with Anna Carlovno. As if hor trial in tho Stand Handicap at Flomington were not enough, the Soult maro wont out in tho Eclipse Stakes (one mile and three furlongs) on Wednesday and badly beat her stable companion,, Soa Prince, who is second favourite for to-day's raco. • Both horses will race in the same ownership. W. M'Lachlan will be on the maro and E. Turner will have the mount on Sea Prince. At Randnfek to-day tho New Zealand horse Martou will have his last opportunity of winning a hurdle raco in Sydney, for tho curtain will now be rung down on hurdlo races, and jumpers' flat races will tako their place. Tho Malachi gelding is engaged in tho two miles hurdles at City I'attersall'B meeting, but his weight is not known, though doubtless ho will be at the top of the handicap. New Zealanders who returned from Sydney on Wednesday state that he was in a sure winning position when ho fell in tho second hurdle race at Randwick, and the rider of Fiddlestring, who ran third, says that Marton was pulling double when ho got into a rebounding fence and came down. Tho Seaton Delaval horse De la Rey, who has been at tho stud in the south, died recently. Ho was not a first-class performer on the Turf, but he onco distinguished himself by putting up the Australasian rcoord time (since beaten) for a mile and a distanoe. This was at Oamaru. Tho Queensland Guineas, decided this month, resulted in a win for Lord Burnside, a brother to Mr. J, B. Reid's Cortes, by Vasco —lima. Lord BurnBide was bred by Mr. J. F. Reid, and as a yearling he was purchased for 825 guineas by Mr. G. D. Greenwood, who was aoting for Mr. J. Bond, a Queensland owner. Mr. J. Hennah, who has been In Melbourne with tho jumpers Julian and Captain Jingle during tho last six months, is returning to Hastings this morning, but will bo back for tho Trentham mooting next week. Hennah saw a great deal of Anna Carlovna while at Caulfield, and he expresses tho opinion that, though she gave her owner-trainer a lot of trouble at tho start of hor Cup preparation, ho has now got her in the best of condition, and when she raced at .Flemington she was bigger than ever previously. Tho New Zealand mare will, m the opinion of tho Hastings owner, strip the fittest of any of the candidates engaged in the Caulfield Cup to-day. Jockey F. D. Jones, who was also in Melbourne, endorses this viow, and adds that tho racing which the maro had on Saturday and Wednesday was just what blio wanted. •

The namo of Bliss was omitted from the published list of weights for the Stewards' Handicap at Riccarton.

Kow is likely to race at Ellerslie this month, and if so, W. Price will go north to ride him. If possible ho will also bo present at Riccarton.

On prosont, appearances Bon Revo will bo the final favourite for the New Zealand Cup.

Of tho Now Zealand Cup candidates who raced at Masterton, uoth Expeot and Sinapis acquitted themselves well. Tho former stripped very big, but Sinapis looked as if a few gallops would put her quite at her best. The opinion of many present was that she would reverse position with Expect in tho New Zealand Cup.

Judging by tho .acceptances received tho Waverloy-Waitotara meeting, set down for Monday, October 27, is likely to bo a record one in every way. Good fields aro engaged in all the events, and tho class represented discloses an improvement on tho fields of former years. ' Potoa/ ; Soldiers'' Chorus, Bon Rove; and Bleriot, who aro weighted for tho Stewards' Handicap, also figure in the Now Zealand Cup weights. .

Tho Qisborne horseman, T. N. Jones, received a cable from T. Lloyd at Sydney last week asking him to go over to rido Marten and Glenmoro at Melbourne. Jones had to decline tho offer as ho A has a number of engagements at tho Poverty Bay mooting next week.

W. Ryan, first horseman for the Ksramu stable, returned to Hastings yesterday. His visit to Wellington was in connection with' a sad family bereavement, tho death of his mother. Tho deceased lady had boon in poor healthy for somo time past, and it was on this account that her son abandoned his intention of settling in Australia, and returned to tho Dominion last year.