NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2521, 23 July 1915, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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' It is not generally known that Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock, who died facing big odds in the Pacific last year, had distinguished himself in the saddlo in his day. . An English writer recalls tho fact that tho Admiral rode the third horse in the Grand Military Cup in 1906. • S.- Reid will have the mount on Sir Saracen in tho Telephone Handicap at tho Pahiatua Meeting. R. Cameron has now arranged to return to Melbourne direct by the Mokoia leaving here on July 31. The Gold Great filly will be shipped by the same steamer. , Nicomar was withdrawn from the C.J.C. Winter Cup on Monday last and oh' tho same day Sopol-ific was withdrawn frorii all engagements at the Grand National Meeting. The racehorses Tim Doolan, Plymouth, and Firefly, Who were brought from Sydney by the Moeraki on Tuesday, continued the journey to Lyttelton on 'Wednesday. General entries for the C.J.C., Grand Natioual Meeting' close to-night.

G. Prico 6ays that when lie saw Builawarra run at Aintree in March, the Australian horse appeared to be lame behind, and gave one the impression that ho had liurt himself. It was the 'chaser's stylo of walking which ■ gave tho New. Zealand trainer the idea that Bullawavra was, not fit to do himself justice over tho big country. Price formed a very high opinion of the English horses and .English riders, but states that tho horses . are _ not all high-class animals. There are, in fact, a' great many moderate performers competing against tho good ones, most of whom have an easy time because of tho fact that their owners can aiford' to reserve them for ono or two races during tho season. Tho New Zealander noted that it was a rare thing to find a horse etarted on more than one occasion at a three-day meeting. Price motored to most of the race meetings with the English horseman, J. Clark, who has been showing capital form this season. Among old friends whom Mr. "Highden's" trainer encountered in London were tho late Mr. G. G. Stead's jockey, L. H. Hewitt, the Australian horsemen, W. and E. Huxley, and the New Zealand actor, Mr. Robert Noble, then appearing with Mr. Fred Terry's company at tho Strand Theatre.

Morning', who is one of tho fancied candidates for' the C.J.C. Grand National Steeplechase, has reached Riccarton from Hastings. He ia to be ridden in tho Grand . National by the northern horseman, A. Julian.

F.' W. M'Cabe is to arrive from Melbourne by the next steamer and will proceed to l'ahiatua to ride Multiply in the hurdle race.

Mr. J. B. Norris, secretary «f the Trotting Conference, writes: "At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Conference in Wellington last week, a certain matter was taken in committee, the result of which was not published. However, tho president, Mr. John Eowe, of Auckland, explained during the afternoon sitting that Mr. H. F. Nicoll,- a member of the association, desired to address the conference on a reported resolution of the Otahuhu Trotting Club with reference to himself. It was resolved to take the matter in oommittee. As a result a resolution was unanimously passed that tho Conference had absolute confidence in Mr. Nicoll as a member of tho New Zealand Trotting Association."

FIXTURES. July 21—Manawatu Hunt Steeplechase. July 28—Pahiatua B.C. Annual. July 29—Woodlands Hunt Steeplechase. July 29—North Taranaki Hunt Steeplochaso, Ang. 10, 12, 14—C.J.C. Winter. Sept. I—Marton J.C. Spring. Sept. 2—Rangitikei Hunt Annual,