NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1893, 30 October 1913, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[BY Glencoe.] Tho secretary of tho Marlborough Racing Club telegraphs that tho namo of "Kma" appearing in tho list of nominations for tho Telegraph, and Flying Handicaps, should read Huia. The times for tho various stages of tho Champion !Plate were as,follow:— Two furlongs, 25 2-ssec.; tlirba fur' longs,' 375e0.; four furlongs, 49 3-osec.; six furlongs, lmin. 16 l-ssec.; full distance, 2min. 8 4-ssee., one-fifth better than the provious best held by Equitas in 1912. "Wlion are you going south?" was a familiar question asked of many trainers yesterday, So far 110 0110 knows, but it is to be hoped that tho strike troublo will shortly bo adjusted, otherwise it may mean the spoiling of tho C. J.G. meeting.' It is understood that tho sporting section of the watersido workers nro against tho latest- extreme step. They hold that, as several owners wero allowed to ship their horses, others should not have been debarred. Rather than put ui)With the present state of ■ nfVnii's, somo of tho trainers aro talking of sending their teams back home. R. Goose-man and J. Munn arrived from Hastings with their teams last oveninp;. They and F. Tilley, J. George, 6. Price, R. Barlow, and F. Higgott are still in tho city awaiting a cliango in tho turn of striko events. On tho tJlimaroii from Sydney yesterday was tho Multified horse Sir Daniel, who has been racing at tho. suburban meetings in Now South Wales. The liorso is still on tho vessel, but efforts nro to bo made to land him to-day, Jockeys F. Flynn and J. Stewart, who hnvo been riding in Sydney, returned lo Wellington yesterday. Crosska, who will carry Mr. J. Baron's colours in tho Melbourne Cup, will lie ridden by tho ex-New Zealand lioiKoiiiaii C. Emerson. The imported horse won the Members' Handicap (9 furlongs) at Randwick 011 the conchidintr day of tho A.J.C. meeting. W. 11. Smith, rider of Aurifer in tho Caullield Cup, lias won almost every important race, with tho exception of tho Melbourne Cup. Tho black filly Monette has been sent home, and will not bo taken to Riccartoii, (i. Price is leaving 011 Thursday evei/ing with Bronze, Bertrada, Ennengarde, and Pariform. In coiisefiuoncn of his two failures at Tronthnm • Bon licve has been superseded in favouritism for tho New Zealand Cup. La Reina is now in that position, with Eniperador next, a point further away. No decision has yet been arrived at as to whether Mr. Bidwill's horßeß will go to tho C.J.C. mooting.

In consequence of penalties incurred bv winning at Trentliam Merry Roe will now havo to carry a penalty of 141b. in tlio Stewards' Handicap. This ivill make her weight- Bst. 71b. It was Hot until a late hour yesterday that Mr. F. Hall decided to send tho lilly south, but she was on the Maori with Bloriot and La Reiiia. Morton, who was recently purchased by tho West Coast trainer W. Domiellan, won at his first time of asking, and will ho doubt prove a, profitable investment to his new owner. Aurifer, who won tho Caulfield, Clip, started favourite in tliat raeo._ Tho ownor of Glenfern missed the nominations for tho Riccarton meeting. He must bo accounted very unfortun» ate for, on his finishing run in tho Nai X;ii Handicap, it rathoi' appears ns if tho chcstnut gelding would liavo been eertain to win a welter handicap at Riccarton. Toa Tore and Rewi Poto aro to be sent back to Now Plymouth and will not be seen out at Ric-earton. Now tliat- Dnko Footo has been scratched for tho Melbourne Cup, Sj'dnoy backers aro going to make Harpist favourite for the big two milo raco at Flcmington. Harpist has proved himself a thorough stayer. After running second in tho A..J.C. Derby last year, he carried off the A.J.C. Plate, three miles, and at tho recent. Spring Meeting at Rawlwick ho again showed capital form by acting as runner-iip to Duko Footo iii tho Eandwick Plato, two miles. In answer to a correspondent: It was in 1885 that Graco Darling won tho Caulficld Cup. There wero forty-one starters that year, and before tlio'race ended a smash occurred. One jockey (Donald Nicholson) was killed and several others wore injured. Since 1881 Sydney trainers have Won fifteen Caulfield Cups. It is a curious fact tliat during tho last 14 years, ten winners of tlio Caitlfield Stakes have rim'in tlio Caulfield Cup without, any of them.winning. Major Eustace Loder and Mr. J. B. Joel are among Fortune's favourites so far as tlio English Turf is concerned. Sinco 1900 Mr. Joel has won £148,230 in stakes, while tho Major has been credited with £119,990. Owners _ and trainers aro reminded that nominations for all events at tho ; Feilding Jockey Club's Snring Meeting including Aorangi Trial Plate and Maiden Hack Scurry, also entries fo? Oroua Stakes (w.f.a., closo on Friday, October .31, 1913. at' 8.30 p.m.