NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2561, 8 September 1915, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[By ' Olencoe.] The steeplechase meeting at -Dannevirke will be the. attraction for sportsmen today.' Big fields arc engaged in tlio'majority of events, and the' issue in all cases seems to be open. There' is every .prospect of fine weather, and a' largo attendnnce is - expected. - - ; ; Tlio opening event is the Hack Hurdles, in which Glenorc'hy will .carry..the No. 1 saddle, cloth. He is meeting a lot of inexperienced horses, and as ho was thought good enough' to: start*' in ! :th'e . Century Hurdles at .the Great Northern Hurdles, .hsiiiiay. be sent out favourite. .Monologue is next on the list, and if at liis'besthe is sure to worry the top weight; Promising maidens in Calais, Patronymic, and Negative are also engaged, hut tho trio will ,do,better with. time. A'very big field is engaged in the sevenfurlongs Hack Race, arid the draw' at the barrier ■is likely •to malie - a difference to several of the runners. The majority of the field will be making their first appearance since the winter spell, and backers will doubtless note their condition before deciding on a fancy. Ivooya, who claims an-.engagement in the New Zealand Cup, is at t'he head of the list, in the Spring Handicai). There aro "not-likely to be inoro tlan five runners, and, after • the good showing of Tangiwai ill the Hailway Handicap at Marton,- backers may select the Auckland candidate. Last season Tangi-wai did not actually win over a .distance, yet .he. had several placed* performances to his credit, tho principal one being in the ■ Tradesmen's Handicap at Elferslie, when he ran lioyal Irish and Red Book to a neck m a big field. -. The country at Dannevirke is not hard to negotiate, and good jumpers like Glenmore an<l Bonny "will bo nt & disadvantage on this account.. Naupata, wlio has a lot of pace on the flat, but usually runs off in his races, may do better to-day. Interest in the Otanga Handicap, one •mile and. 50 yards, will bo shown, as it will decide whether Croesus can stay, the .Royal Fusilier gelding is so speedy and the class so weak' that ho may bo able to go to tlie front under a pull, aad by this means get the distance. \ lady Renown i 9 only a pony, but she is a great jumper, and goes two mi'-M really well. The distance in the Hack and Hunters' Steplechnse will suit her'to a nicety. She and Ivatua, who should bo at hand over the small fences, will be much in demand. - In the Trial Stakes,' the presence .of the Australian-bred Two Lights will.lend interest to the event, as this colt has Been talked of for some time .past. There are two other horses, in. the race that he will encounter strong opposit'on. from, viz., the five-year-old Astrologer, whom he is meeting on even terms, and Spain, who showed promising form, as a two-year-old. • - , .• ' : Advices from Sydney state that Trainer A. Rhodes, wlio recently got a term of disqualification, has enlisted for service at the Dardanelles. Birklino picked up a nail in bis foot wliile being landed at Gisborne, on his retiurn from the Grand Notional Meeting, and the injured foot'is-still giving hit trainer some trouble. As the result of their victories at Marton and Rangitikei penalties hays beer incurred for tho Dfiiuievirke Meeting a* ■'follows:—'Umut-aoroa Hack Handicap Discussion (71b.), Bst. 41b. Hack Welter ■Discussion (71b.), 9st. 31b. . Hack' Steeple chase: Ivatua (10lb.). 10st. 71b. The M lowing will have to' put up extra weighi 'at the Dannevirke Hunt Club s Hunters' Hurdles: Chaban (101b.), list 31b.' Matuku Hack Handicap: Discussioi (71b.), Bst: 71b. Kiritaki Hunters Hat Merry Jack (71b.), ,12st. „91b., At Williamstown or. August 28 t'he Nev Zealand-bred Paoli won-the Spring Jlan disap, one milo and a quarter, after get ting badly, left at. the post. ; ... it the committee meeting of the Aus trnlian Jockey Club-held last month fh. appeal of C..to'Lurin, owner of Cheddar against his disqualification by the Gos ford Club, was upheld,..but those of th< trainer and rider wore,dismissed. Mt W. A. .Saundors, secretary of th Southland Racing. Club.-ivho 01 an extensive tour of tho North Island, ic turned south'by the ."PaWona last even Canute is now being tried over hurdle ■ in Sydney. He is. a member of P. Coffey Canterbury Park' team. tluxldar a "' Scots' Guard are' also trained by Cofrey., It was unanimously decided at the an liual meeting tlie Hutt { aU |[, tin? Club, 011 tlio motion of Mi. LdwawU that the club's name should be changed t the Wellington- Trotting Club.