NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2518, 20 July 1915, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

PT GIISCOEi"] Owners are given a final/ reminder that acceptances for the Paliiatua Kacnig •Club's annual meeting and also for the Woodlands Hunt meeting close to-night.

S. Eeid' is to have the mount on Harbour Light (Sylvia Park—Eau Eau) in the Grand National Hurdles at Ricearton. The half-brother to Coronetted is said to be a much improved jumper.

It.is.'interesting. to note that- the' winner of lie big race at the Pahiatua meeting will incur 51V>.- penalty :for tho Winter Cup at the Canterbury Jockey C'lub'a meeting; ' .

At a;.-, recent- recruiting in, Melbourne Mr. S. Allen, a-well-known bookmaker, gave i£s to every one of tho first ten men who enlisted. He 'also arranged to give .£IOO per man. lo any of those who, besides enlisting, gained, the D.S.O. or' other similar decoration. •

Multiply has been jumping in splendid style) at." Trentham, and the Grand National candidate has made a host of friends since his arrival' there. : He bruised one of his feet on Saturday, but it .does not appeal- as 'if the injury will interfere with his preparation. . It is certain, however, that he will require all four feet in good order on the day of the race. ■ ;

'Ronald Cameron, who has been in New Zealand for the past couple of months, has just broken, in a Gold Crest fllly,. which, he intends to take back ,to Melbourne with The filly was to have been shipped this week, but there was no available space on the Moeraki.

Trainer G. Price, who went homo to England early in tho present year to purchase bloodstock for ''Mr. Highden," returned to New Zealand by the Ruahine last evening. • Price is in excellent health after. the trip, and Teports that all the horses •ho purchased have arrived in good condition. On one part of tlio trip between Caye Town and Hobart. the Rualiine was steaming throguh mountainous following seas, and Price was rather anxious about one of the horse-boxes—or to be exact, tho horse inside the box. Fortunately, however, his fears /Wero groundless, and fiom July 7 onwards the conditions improved. If the horees come through the customary inspection to-day, jthey will bo railed to Awapuni this afternoon,

Tho Manawatu Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting takes place on tho Awapuni Racccourse to-morrow. )

While schooling at Ellcrslie on Saturday, Veil carao to grief at-the first fence of the double and ner rider (Clarke) had his thigh broken.

in operation 09. Carlysian for throat trouble was (says the Auckland "Sta.r") performed by Dr. Ring : last • week, the case "being pne of the worst yet dealt with. The 6on of Elysifin is making a good recovery. • • ', ■ • •

The Royal Fusilier filly Chime is • tlio latest to be tried-at the jumping game. She Was given her first lesson at Ellers-' lie on Thursday morning in company with. Marconi. The latter did not please, but Chime went at the obstacles with plenty of dash.

At a, meeting on Saturday of the Programme Committee of the Masterton Racing Club, it was decided to adopt a programme similar to that of last year for the Spring Meeting. A sum of about ,£IOOO is to bb given in stakes.