NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2529, 2 August 1915, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[By Glencoe.]

Mount Victoria was scratched for (3«> C.J.C. Winter Cup at 10' o'clock on Saturday morning. When the Christchurch Pacing Club' ceased to operate a few years ago, there was a balance to credit of <£300, and this had since earned ,£33 in interest. It was decided last week that'the club be wound! up, and that tho money in hand be voted as follows: .£IOO to lady Godley's Fund for the immediate relief of wounded New, Zealand soldiers' in Alexandria, the balance (=£233) to the Canterbury Patriotio Fund.

The well-known stallion Mcnschikoff, by Stepniak from Pibroch, died at Mr. Harvey Patterson's'.stud, Meadowbarik, a few; days ago. Menschikoff, who was a. brilliant performer in his day, was tic eiro of Armlet, Roosevelt, Elcctrakoff, Fnbrikoff, Lady Mcnschikoff; and other winners. ; S. Reid, who is to ride Banpani in th« C.J.C. AVinter Cup, leaves for the south' by to-night's steamer. . It is understood that G. Marchant will have the mount on Fagot and' Sir Donald in the Grand National doublo at Biccarton. Pikiho (Conqueror—Punawai) was shippeel to Melbourne by the llokoia on j Saturday. In connection with,the docking of the ferry steamer for cleaning and painting, some inconvenience was caused among horse .trainers on account of the vessel entering the dock with seventeen raw horses on board (says the Christchurch! "Evening News" of Saturday). The circumstances were rather unfortunate so far as the trainers wore concerned. At Wellington on Friday shippers were notified that no cargo would be taken by the ferry steamer, and on the horses being taken on board it was pointed out that they could not be disembarked until af. ter the vessel was floated out of dock. Apart from' this, it was necessary that the Maori should enter the dock when she did to take advantage of tile full ti(is at 7.42 a.m. The horses are expected to be taken off at about 5 p.m. Evidently these circumstances were, unknown to the trainers, ov were overlooked by them when-they met on the wharf. -

Banbsia was acain; responsible for tlis best gallop at Iticcarton on .Saturday morning. With a light-weight in ' the saddle, lie got to the end of six furlonga on the grass in lmin. 14 4-fcec.

Prior to leaving Levin for Melbourne, R. Cameron • was kicked on tile left knee by a yearling. He was lame when joining the Mokoia on Satnrday, but expects to bo Teady to resume cGntrol 'of his .team on arrival in Melbourne. _ In,' addition to Fireworks and Bongopai, he will have in his charge the. Gold. Crest— Heatherlea filly, which was shipped on Saturday. The Native is at present be. ing used as a.lady's hack in Melbourne and miy not'race; again.