NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2509, 9 July 1915, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

IB* (iLENCOE.'I A final reminder is, given, those concerned that entries for the Pahiatua and Woodlands Hunt Club meetings close -with, the; secretary, 'Mr. " Arnold Weston, tonight..' The two meetings will be held oh successive idajs.: v ; Albal. ; changed hands recently, and is now an inmate of D. Munn's Hastings .stables.'' .' . J Acceptances for the Manawatu Hunt Club's steeplechase'meeting close on Tuesday next. ... "v. ' ' Trainer J. > Coyle, with Awahou and Master. Lupin, has arrived at Trentham. So far he . has not decided 1 when he will go south.. ..The pair have not been jump-, ed since their arrival at Trentham. .' While schooling on : the Tleinington course recently . Tim Doolan refused and unshipped. M'Slinn, but the touts mado 'light of it, and blamed the slow paco the horse: was going; : The Pole (C; O'Neill), who. accompanied Tim Doolanifell twice.' It 'will be. remembered that Tim Doolan iellrin the Lincoln. Steeplechase at Eiccarfon last year. ;. '. After the recent form of Toki the Auckland sportsman who offered 500 guineas for the Multifid gelding will probably bo pleased that his offer, was turned down. : Mr. H. Gaisford,;.of Dimnevirke, has decided to retire Eockabye from the racing tracks., 1 'She/has ?be?n' sent, home" to 'her owner's place, and. is to be mated with Quarantine. . ; . Christchurch, papers' state that negotiations 1 aie \proceeding for the. holding of the Wellington steeplechase meeting at .-'.This is not .the case, and from inquiries made yesterday the writer was informed that the meeting , will be held at Trentham or not- at all. . The agitation which '-'arose- in' England against the continuance of racing has apparently; faded, and word is now to hand that tho Hon. W. Ruiciman has arranged for, fortnightly' 'meetings' at Newmarket. This , is'probably'with a view to providing some amusement for the / wounded soldiers. ':In a' letter i'from G. Price, it 19 stated that the attendance at Tace meet ings' in Eneland is largely madp up of wounded ■, ,;f V Multiply was 1 schooled over, hurdles at Trentham' yesterday, and acquitted himself'well. His trainer, G. Jones; wiis in the .saddle. ■ Mr. J. Hawkins, owner of Lord 'Multifid, is leaving: for Sydp.ey by the Manuka to-day. . . . When The Pole fell in the steeplechase at Mooneo Valley (Vic.) on June 26, his rider,;'A; J.. MTlinn, injured one of his ankles,, but it was anticipated that this would, not prevent his riding at the big meeting at Pleniington.

/.Under date June 2D, the.Newcastle correspondent of the "Sydney Referee" wrote as follows:—"Several New Zealanders who \i<;ite<l Maitland and Nwcastl on Suturday and yesterday,'.and won large sums on Toa Tere, left here this morning on their ; way back to the Dominion. Amongst them was the owner •of • Scots Guard, who, not being satisfied wilth the' way in which that horse has progressed-.since- his fall at Randwick, has decided to ■ ship him back to . New Zoaland in about a fortnight's time.'';' ■■■ - v -' ' . ■When the ; last'.mail. left Australia,' the New, Zealand jumper, Tim Doolan, was a pronounced favourite for Ithe Grand. National Steeplechase, to bo run at Flemiugton to-morrow, i "