NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2189, 30 June 1914, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

IBT Gt.EKCOt.I Jockeys B. Deeley, W. Hell, .and A. OiiTOr, who hend- tno list of winning joekeys as far fts the- season lias gone, inll all be riding at tho Gisborne meetjngj whieli otiens «m Thursday, and will be concluded on Saturday Gondolier has beeii nominated for tho Beaufort and Lincoln Steeplechases, at Riecartou, but his r.nmc cloes not appear in the published list. of tioirs for the Grand National Steeple-' chase. In his efforts at Napier, Air. Short's honso ran off on the first .day, and was pulled, up on the second day.. faring the progress of the racing at ■ Napier last week, sever.il Of the yes.rlijigs iu tratoing tliere were introduced to tije crowd and given a spurt dosvii the straight. Tho Hymottus-— GoM Threap -fillv, belonging, to Mt, II K. Treve.iiuVl;.. shoived great pace, sua so did the Klysraii liil.v trained by i>. Davis for Mr. T. H, Lowry. .". Questioned last w'Bek aS to whefi-he «')uld leave for Baniliviek, Trainer F. Davis stated, that SO far nothing definite bad been decided upoil. Bylboa was going oa very Bicel.v, aftd ail' depended upon tho next few «erks as to whei-hor or not tile trip would be undertaken, IJisri'iig his career on the ttiff, l)ake Fo.jte stated in t-wt'iirv-tbrco races, and won in stakes' £14,028, - ■ .. Obi. the favourite for this year's : V.li..C. Cirand National Hurdles, to be inn Mes't Saturday, won the race ,ih IW.O w ifh Pst. lllb., v.as third in 1911 with list. Sl!}., and won again last year with I.lst. 71b. His impost ill Sattodav's race is list. l.'Ub. When Forest I'-rinee ran second in the Bur-dies at- Rosehill on Saturday, his irtipost. was list. (Sib, lie is en-ga-ggd. again next Saturday. with 21b. less ■to carry, while bis stable eoaipiiuon his list 3!b, Tho bay mare Stepmaid, who used -to. race in the- South Island, ran -tliird ra the Flying Handicap at Canterbury Park -oil Jitfiie 2(1.. She js- now tiie -propariy of the Syft-ioy tiieatrieal agent, Mr. Georgo Mai-low. who aeqn-ired ber. from Mr. L, Alwaliams. .. 'Hie ex-El:ershe trainer, T. A, Williams, now located in Sydney, had a couple ol winning . reprifeseU'.tati'T'e.s at Canterbury Park on uune 20 ill. tho I.atiurlad mare Miriiva, who appropriated the Park Stajkosy and. Llaudo Sliniei i who scored in the big handicap. J. ■ N. M'dregor iias recovered siifiicicntly from his reccnt severe accident', to be able to leave the Hospital rii Me!bchrn/- j'or Ms own. home. '" Miat I'aciug iii U.S.A. is- decideily' oaths upline! again is slrivwl l bv the pijces ■foti'lied by iohus df' tfc6 .yesrtiflgj .St 4 fee®.n.t sale iii liexincton. One i«t : r!ie.(S lo2y- sovs., and ar.otlier .120 sovs. The total; realised was 14,870 sovs. for -44 ;>eariiiigs—an average of roughly .326 sous. ' Tlif rtass of ferses ocea-sionafflv notif ■mated for selling races in England is hv the fact of Otnhlwrt (St. Aidan—Meddlesome) fijeurin;; in one of ■ these events at' KeivmaAet. lastn«nt!i. He wa;. entered to be sold for 1000 guilieas. .n;d. on vinnine v. : iis bcsiight iu by his owner for 1300 .guineas. Among tho siiceessf'.tl ama-te'J-r. erosSicountry jockeys in' Ireland is I\ Sogers, who is only H yeaj» < of a'g% r,uf! is said lo be only Sst, weight. If that is correct several lead-cloths must have been used when "ie won two steeplechases ifl one it; -fehfe r-ecent Trim Meeting, Oiie of the horses on which ho was successful was weiglited at TUt, SlI)., and the. othex at list. . Mr. 11. .M'ManaVvay's Melodist, who showed a lot of pace 111 tho Settlers' Hack Handicap at Najjieti will be aruniiet in tile Maiden Back H-aoe, four furlongs, st Gisborne, on Tliiireday, and will be ridden by A. Oliver. Traiae-f J. W. J.rnve, of Endeavour Tiod-ge,' Trelithatn, ■& adyerti'sinff te tlhi.s issue for staHe assistants. Hie re aro vaca-notes ia the stable for a light boy' (as apprentice) and for a lad {about Sst.) t-0 look after a horse. Particulars 83,t0 Katies, etfi:,. may'be.obtafae'd oil appiicntioji to tlio trainer at the address SBentiofled.