NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2546, 21 August 1915, Page 15

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[Br Giencoe.] • for tho Danneviike Eacing Club s Steeplechase Meeing: close on Monda}' at 9 p.m. Acceptances fifr the Marton- Jockey Uubs Spring- Mooting are dtie on Wednesday. Entries for tie Wanganni Jockey fi u Ji 8 Sleeting close on Monday. f° r "tlie Jackson Stakes, 1916j are <lue at tho same time. Secretary A. A. Fooks, of the Ashburton County Racing Club, lias an. a<lvertisement in this issu£, notifying tho,closing of nominations for the Spring Meetill? to be held on September 9 and 10. Entries for all events, except the Trial Plato and Maiden Hack Handicap, close at 0 p.m. on Monday, August 23 at 9 p.m. It is s&id that tho Teason All Ready was not sold, along with-.the rest of tho late Mr. St. Jolm. Buckleys horses, was that his owned expressed a wish that he should get-a special preparatiin for tho Now Zealand Cup. He will race at the Cup Meeting in the colouvs of his trainer,"E. MQCay, after which ho will bo sold by auction. At the Findon Harriers' Hunt Club meeting on August 11 tho New Zealandowned I'noli {Merri'wee—Nu.knmaratea) won the Tcolern Welter Handicap, one mile. Ho started second favourite,' and ridden by H. Cairns, ho won from Liquation. Cairns was also successful on Minneboro' and Dominion the same day. The last-named is also owned by a New Zea.1 under, T. Galiill, formerly a well-known-Eicc'arton horseman. Tho South Australian National Hurdles will be run ot Adelaide to-day, as well as tho Adelaido Guineas.

Tho well-known, family of Australian cross-country riders—Koops—is represented by no fewer than five brothers at the front. During the season wlrch expired on. July '31, race clubs within t'lio 20 miles' radius of Melbourne distributed in stakes .£202,205, and the four leading olubs gave away £111,590. Karl, by Charlemagne ll—Demeter, finished third in the Crimea, Trial Stakes at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club's meeting on August 7. In the succeeding event, the Moondah. Plato, third place was filled by Golden Rock, by Gold Reef —Edith Cureton. '' Tho New Plymouth-owned Crown Pearl, who stripped a trifle above himself at Riccarton, should be seen to more advantage at Marton. Ho is engaged in the. Railway Handicap, six furlongs, in which he is No. lon the card. His stable companion, Glenroy, is also entered in the sprint event and the Marton Handicap, ono milo and a quarter, but as ho started on eaoli day at Riocarton, his owner may decide to give him a dhort respito from racing.

The steeplechaser Naupata is being indulged 111 a few days' spell in tho, paddock at Porirua. He will not be asked to Tnce at Marton, as his owner regards liim as anything but well handicapped. In/View of "his good showing at Hastings in the winter, ■it will bo no surprise to find Sliaki .representing the Karamu stables in the big handicap at Marton. The Hon. J. D. Ormond's representative is very nicely weighted with lib." above the minimum. ' Amongst tho entrants for the Electric Handicap at Marton is Mr. W. G. Stead's Malster filly, Sweet Corn, runner-up ■ to Stailand at the Australian Jockey Club's Spring Meeting at Baridwick. Sweet Corn is weighted at 7st. !)lb., said if She goes to tho post she is certain of heavy support. Emporador quickly shook off the lameness which" made itself apparent after his gallop on Tuesday. The following morning he was on tho course and walked quite' sound. The Eokeby—Seashell colt in. the Porirua stables is to be added, to the list. Mr., Acton Adams's other Eokeby colt, out of Savannah, is doing well on the beach, and should be ready to race in the early spring. The Trentham trainer, J. W. Lowe, is getting a team ready for the Wangamid meeting nest month. Trickery (Charlemagne ll—Cute) and Seadown (Devonshire—Sequin) . will be two of the runners, . ,