NOTES AND. COMMENTS.

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NOTES AND. COMMENTS.

[By Glencoe.l Visiting horses aro now beginning to rrivo in numbers and already a large ontingcnt is installed at Trentham. R-. Mason is tliero with Emporador, W. 3. Ring with I'ot-oa and a half-sister o Domino, J. Hae with Castalea, Itlcrry too, Bleriot, La Keina, and Hunekalia, nd G. Price with Ermcngarde, Bronze, douette, Parifonn, and-Garana. S. Waddell arrives at Trentham tolight with his team for tho Wellington ;iid Eicearton meetings. F. Davies is lso coming with four additional horses, md T. Quinlivan was expected to put n an appearance last evening. Jockeys H. Telford, J. Buchanan, B. Jeeley, and J. O'Shca are already at L'rentham. Tiiere will be Ho lack of lorsemen to rido work in tho mornings, W. J. Porter is to rido Huneka'na iu lie Hack Steeples here. H. M'Sweeiwy cill bo on Himitangi, and A. Julian on 3ollin. Tho Fcilding horseman W. Young is iroceeding to Gisborno to ride Birklino 11' tho Spring Handicap at tho Poverty ky meeting) which opens on Thursday, r. Conquest will ride Redioh in- the lame race. A. Oliver is still confined to bed as ;he result of a recent, motor accident, mt ho hopes to be well enough to get ;o the track on Friday morning. It is stated that a prominent Christ:hurch sportsman who wan present at :ho late. Raiidwick meeting won £5000 >ver tho dual success of Duke Faoto and Beragoon's Derby will. As yet nothing definite has been dolided as to whether Merry Roe will re;um to Ellerslie for the Guineas or go south for the lliccarton meeting. A inal decision will not be arrived at until the conclusion of tho Wellington meeting. Visitors to Trentham speak highly of the state of tho tracks there. Tho.ro:ont heavy rains have done good, and if fine weather prevails up till Saturday, til© going will be very fast. W. Kirk is leaving Hastings for Gisborne to-day, and jvill .take Astral and Bunkum with him. Both aro expected to run prominently at the Poverty Bay meeting. Cork was yesterday scratched for all engagements at the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting. , Mr. W, E. Bidwill has withdrawn Consultation from the Wellesley Stakes, but still has Reputation to carry his colours ill tha event named. Tho name of Bobrikolf appears among tho nominations for the Auckland Racing Club's Spring Meeting. A. Julian arrives here from Auckland on Thursday to fulfil riding engagements at Trentham. Ho afterwards goes on to Riccarton. , It is understood that Mr. F. Hall intends to appeal against tho decision of tho Avondile Jockey 'Club in defining Mr. J. Hill as the breeder of Castalia. In this connection it is interesting to note the Australian Jockey Club gives a prize to tho breeder of tho winner of tho A.J.C. Derby, and in order that tliero may bo no dispute about the matter, a printed entry is made in t'he programme as follows:— " Note. —Tho owner of tho dam of tho winner at t'he date of foaling shall bo | deemed to bo t'ho breeder of tho winner." Now Zealand prize winners at the recent A.J.C. Meeting were:' Mr. T. H. Lowr.v, £780; Mr. B. J. Watt, £387; Mr. H. J. Cameron. £386; and Mr. G. D. iGi'eemvmxl, £250. Mr J. Baron won sis races at tho Australia Jockey Club's Spring Meetiii", but this record is not quit© as eood as the one registered' by tho lato Mr. G. G. Stead, who in 1.905 won eight races with Noctuiform, Sun God, Isolt, and Nightfall. FIXTURES. Oct. 23 and 2t.-Ppverty Bay T.C. Spring Oct 25. and 27.—Wellington R.C. Spring • r, c \ 2V.—Waverlev-Wailotar\ R.C. Annual Oct'. 27 and 25,-Gore R.C.'s Spring . Oct. 28 and 29— Greymouth J.C. spring