NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2463, 17 May 1915, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Acceptances for tho first days events at the Wanganui Meeting close to-night at 9.30 p.m. Tho Auckland horse Gold Fran is to be a slartsr at Wanganui, and will bo ridden by A. M'liillan. El G alio'a dual success at Egmont does not entail a. penalty for the Great JSorthern Hurdles, but another win would, and as he is a perfect fencer his owner has decided to refrain irom racing him at Wanganui. So fiu- no rider has been secured for Irnrner in the Oaninru Cup, and unU*ss a suitable one can bo secured to-day the Martian mare will not be sent south tonight. The apprentice, R. Hanson, has jubt finished liis time with 1. Higgott, and endeavours are being mado to get him licensed as a jockey bo that he can make the trip. C. Pritchard, with Cyra, Mount Vicbona, and Koumania, is leaving for the south to-night. The team will Tace at Oainaru this week, and then go on to Wiugatui for the June meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Dub.

H. Kingan took Doon to Wanganui last week to give her some schooling in company before she is required to race. Fresh arrivals at Trentliam include the Blenheim-owned Beacon and Elopement.

J AV. Scott, with Maltegarde, is leaving for'Wanganui to-morrow. The bay mare is to be ridden in her engagements there by R. Reed. When ho raced at Trentliam, Grey Renown showed great pace and good jumping for tho greater part of the journey. He ha? now come down Gib. in the weights at Wanganui, a,nd as tho distance is half-a-mile shorter Mr. D. Anderson's gelding should be seen in a favourable light.

The Porirua team for Wanganui is being railed north to-day in charge of J. 11. Prosscr. It will consist of George, ATatiatia, Gould Soult, Coldstream, Scrutineer, and Agatha Green. 11. M'Sweoney will ride the jumpers, and M. M'Donald the flat horses.

Another addition at Riccarton has been made to F. D. Jones's team in the shape of a hunter bv Phaethon, from a Sou'wester mare. Ho is the property of Mr. N. D. Campbell, of Motanou North Canterbury, and ran third in the Brackenfield Plate Steeplecliaso at Amlibrley In August last.

Thus the Dunedin writer, "Sentinel," in suggesting some reasons for tho fast times recorded in recent years: There is another and always-overlooked reason for the fast times of reoent years. Since riders adopted balloon pants and ride like sailors perched on a bowsprit they naturally travel fast when running before the wind.

After galloping at R/iccarton last week Peg showed signs of soreness. The seat of the trouble was quickly located, and, though there is nothing seriously amiss, her owner has deemed it advisable to strike the Charlemagne II mare out of her Wanganui engagements.

Mr. D. H. Roberts's mare Horoscope, Who has been running in the paddock sinco racing at Asliburton, is to be sent to her owner's farm at Ashhurst for a lengthy spell.

Kilrain has made a good recovery from the mishap he met with at Awapuni, and lie is again a regular attendant on the Trentham tracks. He is given slow work alongside a hack.

A recent addition to C. Pritchard's stables at Trentham is a three-year-old by Provocation from White Heather. Like Roseal. wlio also came from the Rosalind family, this youngster is inclined to be hollow-backed.

While schooling at Feilding on Saturday morning, Leapuki endeavoured to run off at a fence and crashed into the wing. His rider, Wallace Young, was seriously injurod, and had to be taken to the Palmerston North Hospital, where it was found necessary to perform an operation.