NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2297, 3 November 1914, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

fßr GlEncoe."] The yictorian.Racing- Club's meeting tvjll do continued at Flemington tothe Melbourne Cup, of 3(J00 ; sovs., two miles, is tho principal cient, to bo decided.' \ A' . On; October.26, Mr. ; -J.:.H. Prosper posted nominatesJ)r ;Avatiatia; Gold fcoult, and Gold --Stream for several eventi at the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting, hut the letter never reached the secretary of the club, and conseqsiontly tue horses are not entered at Biccarton. Mr. Prosser left for tho south himself last night,, as Pavlova and Belnsco are making the trio, from the Porirua stable.'.- Tfewere,?idmihated .by their respectivo owners. The Auckland horseman, J. O'Shea will ride Pavlova in her Canterbury engagements: Mr; Joseph Ames has been advised that his brood mare Merrivonia .(Merriwee—Livonia) has-foaled-twin bw' fillies to Boniform.''"Both foals are alive at Bushy Park, and it is considered that there; is every chance of their living to race.-; They are almost exactly alike,' As-soon as Bonny Helen (Boniform— Helen Portland) showed herself a galloper, Mr. G. F. Moore. decided to mate; her : dam with Boniform again, and the result of the mating lias been a bay filly, which came to light at-the Bushy Pailc stud a few days ago. Excellent reports are to hand concerning tiio Signor—Helen Portland yearling, which will he one ofa batch to bc'scrit into the sale ring next March. ■ In ;addi(ion to Merrivonia and/'Hcloii Portland, three other, marcs have recently foaled at Bushy Park, viz., Armistice, a chestnut- filly to Signor; Pangaroa, a bay colt to Sweet Simon ; and

Happy Maid (dam of Ladoga), a brown filly. ' -

Jlr. G. P. Moore has purchased in England the four-year-old mare Toora, belonging to the same family as Bobrikoif aiul Poseidon, and. tlio great Eng-. lisli performers, Bayardo and Lemberg. Tlio pedigree of ..Toora woiild'.'bs difficult to excel. She is by Royal Fox (son of Flying Fox) from Lady Fo'rfaV by'Forfarshire (son of -Royal' Hampton) from Lady St. John by Childwick (son of St. Simon) from Miss Lnugdcn" (half-sister to Hampton) by Silver Crown. Before leaving England' Toora : is to', be mated (to Now Zealand time) with St. Girons by St. Simon from Ao'miha by Tristan (son of Hermit) ftom Polenta by Coltncss (son of King Tom). Coltnes's is from the Thornianby mare CrocuSj who is lialf-siste'r to • Sunshine, the ancestress of Martian, Boniform, etc. . Hereford and St. Elmn were shipped to Ricearton last night. Fashion Plate will be sent south to-night.

| FIXTURES; Nov. 3 and 4—Winton J.C. Annual. Nov. 4. and 7—Auckland B.C. Spring. Nov. 7, ,9, 11, and li—Canterbury' J.C. . . . Metropolitan. \ Nov. 18 and 19—Marlborough E.C. Spring, Nov. 28 and 30—FcUding J.C. Spring. -■ Dec. 9 and 10—Woodville District : J.C. ' • Hummer. Dec. 28 nnd 28—Dunedin J.C. Summer. Jan. I—Cheviot"'' B.C. Annual. Jan. 1 and 2—Wairarapa B.C. Summer.