NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2312, 20 November 1914, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS

, [B? Glencoe-1 There will be a trotting meeting at Blenheim to-day. 1 . Owners are reminded tint acceptances for the Feilding Jockey Club's Meeting close to-night. First. forfeits for the O'roua Stakes and final payments for the Feilding Stakes arc due at the same time. ' -A recent visitor to Melbourne who saw Carlita says that . she and her fullsister, Bertrada,: are very much alike, but that the elder mar© is built on more burly lines. < Trenthani horses did remarkably -well at the Marlborough Meeting, /which concluded yfcsterday. The most successful wero Rene, who won the big race each day, and Plunder, who won three events on the two days. •

Discussing tlie New Zealand Cup yesterday, one well-known authority gave it as his opinion thati G. Price was unlucky in not being able to get Expect' to the post, - for considering the muddling pace set the Advance horse would have had 'a';-great chance.

The three Martian yearlings purchase by the Messrs. Riddiford at the Christchurch sales have arrived safely at Trentham, mid aro now quartered at J, W. Lowe's stables.

A sale of thoroughbreds is to take place at' Foil ding on the day following the Feilding Jockey Club's Spring Meeting. R. Hatch recently applied to the Woodville Jockey Club for the remission of the remainder of his term of disqualification. The matter has been held over till the nest meeting of the club. Tile Takapuna Jockey Club's Masting opens on Wednesday nest, and will be concluded on, the following Saturday. Jockey W. O'Halloran, who has been riding in. Melbourne for some months, is returning to New Zealand! O'Halloran used to do the riding on Di Gama, but ho had the misfortune to contract influenza just prior to the big meeting at Flemington, where the Vasco' horse won threo races. Trainer W. Garrett returned to Mastorton this week, but lie did not bring Sir Solo with him It was intended to nominate the Sir Laddo gelding in the Auckland Cup, but the closing of' the entries was overlooked, so it was decided to leave him with G. Delaney at Caulfield, to be raced at the Christinas arid-New Year meetings. Included in the runners at the Melbourne Clip Meeting was tho Culvenin gelcHng Rayniont, formerly a member ol the Yaldlwi'st team. Rayniont now carries the colours of Mr. E. A.. Connolly, -and it is said the latter gave 400 guineas for him. Considering that ho ran last in iiis only start at Flemington Mr. Connolly will probably bo thinking hard over his bargain. The New Zealand-bred Di Gama is on the easy list now, and it i 6 understood he will not be raced again for Boinn wocks, Bridge, tho New Zealand Cup wiener

of three seasons ago, won the Jumpers' Flat Race at. the Williamstown races, Victoria, on November 6. The Melbourne Oup winner, Kingsburgh, is now owned by Sir William Cooper, in whose colours the A. J.C. Derby winner, Mountain Knight, now races. Tartan (Lochiel —Dolours), whose death is announced from Sydney, was a great long-distance performer ten years ago. Among other events he won | the Sydney Cup at Randwick, and the Australian Cup and Champion Stakes at Fleniington.