NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2523, 26 July 1915, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[By Glencoe.") . Mr. H. Priedlander's Martian—Firo Queen colt Blitz, who seemed, more or less unsound for the,' past- three months, broke down on Friday while Workington the tan at Biccai'toii. Ho has ail engagement in the New Zealand Cup. Mr. E. Alison, who will have Ngatoa carrying his colours at Eiccarton at the Grand National Meeting, has decided to send'a companion with the Ngatarua gelding, arid has in consequence engaged a second box at.headquarters. Reports from Riccarton stats that The Hound (full-toother to Sir ' Lethe) is a splendid jumper. Tho Hound arrived at •Riccarton last week in company with Morning. Multiply galloped a smart six furlongs at Trenfchain oil Saturday, .and is to bo schooled over the hurdles this morning with !•". M'Cabe in the.saddle. To-mor-row horse and rider leavo for Pahiatua, where Multiply is engaged on Wednesday. Warstep, carrying F. E. Jones, and Snub, who had T. Mussen in the saddle, were allowed to run along over six furlongs on the tan at Biccarton on Saturday. A southern writer says that the handicap which the Auckland Cup winner was conceding to her companion did not by any means bring them together. The mare was going well within herself at.the finish, the distance taking lmiu. 18 l-ssec. The most interesting item at Riccarton on Saturday morning was tho schooling task of once round over the big obstacles accomplished by the Grand National favourite Morning (Goodwin) and Daylight Bill (Scobie). Starting in front of the stand the latter outjumpod his companion over tlie brush fence, and going along the' back lie had a substantial lead (says tho "Sun"). This, Morning gradually reduced, but was still a length to the bad when the post was reached. Daylight Bill -was -tiring badly at tho finish, and did not pull up any too well, while his jumping over the last two obstacles was none too clean. Morning, who was currying slightly more weight than his companion, gave a. pleasing display, and had the grey's ineasuro at the finish. l'ene, who is engaged at Pahiatua on Wednesday, is doing useful work at Trentliam. - It is rumoured that A. Oliver, who is to ride Glenroy in the Winter Cup, will have the mount on Royal Arms in. the Grand National Hurdles. A similar rumour gained currency last year, but on the day of tho race M'Swccney was on Royal Arms. Jl. Gray has been at Porirua lately schooling the jumpers as tho stable horseman, H. M'Sweeney, has not recovered from-his broken'collarbone. There is every indication that tho Pahiatua ' Racing Club's-meeting on Wednesday will be very successful. The acceptances have exceeded expectations, and tho committee has been very busy attending to requirements at the course (states our Pahiatua' correspondent). Tho Woodland Hunt's first totalisatw meeting on the. following day also gives promise of a successful gathering. A Press Association message from Melbourne states that J. M'Clusky, a former New Zealand 1 jockey, has enlisted. FIXTURES. July 21—Manawatu Hunt Steeplechase. July 28—Pahiatua B.C. Annual. July 29—Woodlands Hunt Steeplechase. July 29—North Taranaki Hunt. Steeplo- . chase. Aug. 10, 12, 14—C..1.C. Winter. Sept. I—Marton J.C. Spring. Sept. 2—Rangitikei Hunt Annual.