NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2564, 11 September 1915, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[Bt Qlescoe.l In addition to his win in tlio bis handicap at the Canterbury Part meeting on Saturday last, Toa Ter'e was also successful the week previous in the Liverpool Mile.at.tlie.'Warwick Farm races. Tho llaniopoto gelding lias paid his way well since being taken to Sydney. 'l'he two concluding events at 13aimevirko on Wednesday wero won by horses that had started earlier in the day, but had failed to pay dividends, These were Merrio Gain ami Carillon. Spain, winner of tho Trial Stakes at Dannevirke,. is owned by tho Wanganui stxirtamaii, Mv, E. Narelle. She is ons}

of the Bushy Park breed aud is by Signor ironi Carissimn, As* a yearling sho was on the big side, and in consequence her trainer decided to give her time, and did not race her till the autumn, ol last season, but in several of her races sho showed pace and was placed on tour occasions, ller victory at Damieyirke will make Her ineligible to start 111 the Maiden Handicap at Wanganui. Reputation figures amongst the entrants lor tSo Chelmsford Stakes which comes 011 lor decision at Hundwick on Saturday. ■I* r. Bidwill's horse is certain to bo well supported as recently lie was timed to run tho last seven furlongs of the one inu-> and a quarter in lmin. 31sec. At Auckland Arran, tlie half-brother by .Marble Aroh to Soltuno, went wrong recenl tl*■ and will have to be spelled indennitely. Arran always had a big repu- . northerners, and 110 won ! 111 stakes last season. His best pertoriixanco was when he upset a hot favourite in Insert Gold in the Champagne Stakes at lilierslie. ' The Wanganui breetler, Mr. G. M. Uirrie, has made a further important addition to his stud by tho purchase of the su-year-old mare Leta, a highly-bred T °.- W(iis a nd tho Grafton mare Leading Lady.

The steeplechaser Master Paul, who has been racing in Victoria for the past ° ® e f s ° ns > 'wt who was recently turnspell in the south, lias a.,aw joined E. Longley's team at Eiccarton. ,vZt ik^ ha ,' o tlle i™ of Bubbles, Waiw4k 'Phri ? am J au ' was destroyed last '"w < au^, te .r ff Torpedo and Cascade had got well into the sc-re aud yel- :?? S ' lß w as in her twenty-second jo-ar this season, fn)lf r fn eP ji , a S a 'n showing attractive ?? • S? Cup fancy, carrying a 0 ? ls furlongs in lmin. n.dcftwi CoD "denng that sho vas unassisted the gallop was a good one. ri.kfi 0 , re ? s . on ,t° believo that Mr. n fm.n,'^ ea ml £ na - s , slvi "S Tim Doolan' hin cite * o PP°£tuauty of distinguishing Al *> and the Brookby gelding will probably figure amongst tho entrants for the cross-country events set !!"; n VJ°f> de S lsl <® a t tke Australian Jookej Clubs Spring Meeting. The Auckland rider, A J. MTlinn, wiU prob-llnninf-3^? 58 ' Sy<hley to ri<l ° sent to EandwicL 6 ** horse b ™e Jp he . T i ct ® r J' of Snub in the Braemar WeintL a \ on Thursday was: fully expected. ajul the Martian gelding gave tho smallest return of the meeting to his supporters.. According to private irifor--10I TO J as Tec ently. trie<l over a mile Wishful, and after getting badly left at tho start, ho caught tho other, pair in the straight and was as good as them at tho finish. This would cavse hinvto be supported in the manner he was for Thursday's race, in i,,i „r 6 o,? el i a very weaJc fi eld, and had only 21b. from the minimum.

Tho. Messrs. Biddifords' 2-year-olds, Jilartain Lovelorn, and Martian—Mary of Argyle are entered • for the Dunedin Makes to bo run next month, but so far nothing definite has been decided as to whether they will make the trip the Horowhenna Racing Clubs Spring Meeting to be held on the Levin racecourse on June 30, owners are reminded that entries for all events close to-night at 8 o'clock with Secretary R. D. Wallace, box 27, Levin. .Weekend, winner of the Maiden Race at Ashburton is an English-bred fillv, and is an inmate of F. D. Jones's statl-es at Riccarton. This was her first appearance with the colours up. In the Maiden Hunters'' Steeplechase at D { an ° e ™! i 6 011 Thursday, R. <§rav, rider ol Uiattis, was nearly unseated at the brush fence in the first round, but he made a wonderful recovery,' and. eventually won. The orowd gave "him a ercat reception. • 0 " 10 Dannevirke Hunt uut> steeplechase wore mourning bands on their arms in memory of members of the Hunt who have fallen at Gallipoli, including Troopers P. Hunter and J. H. Wilson, who were most enthusiastic followers of tho hounds. In the Dannevirke Hunt Club Steeples, , °, C ? n J!. ell ' rK ' el ' of Belvoir, who was about half a mile behind when he pulled his mount up, and trotted back to the paddock, was'called before the stewards and cautioned. t ti l ! - ?r orl ' 3 '; own er of several horses, lett by the Manuka last evening on a trip to Melbourne. Ho has gone to see his pony Margarita. Tun in the Ascot Thousand, one mile. Margarita has 105t.," and the top weight is list. 101b. . It is common talk that the victory of one horse at Dannevirke was a great surprise to liis connections, and the big-re-turn was not participated in by anyone connected with the horse. . Paoli started equal favourite with Londonderry in the Junipers' Flat at the As-' pendale meeting on September 1, but the best he could do was to finisli second to Little Slum, who was unfancied. The latter was ridden by the successful horseman P. Kelly, who rode two other winners during tho day. , ■ North East got on the winning list in Sydney last month, when he won the big handicap at Tuggerah Park. He won by a neck, covering the mile in lmin. H sec. ... One of the seven horses which' R. Wootton recently sent to Sydney died on the voyage, and another one by Marcovil was considerably knocked tbout. Tho horses were uninsured. The Tumour that Mr. E. J. Watt bought the Queensland performer Poaching seems to have been without foundation, as only Sea Pink and Delinaere arrived at Sydney from Brisbane.

Several New Zealand Cup candidates have been seen "out during the last few meetings, and two of them. in Snub and Redshire have got on the winning list, The last-named has an unbeaten certificate, and his record now stands at three starts for as many wins. He is one of Dr. W. Robertson's breeding, being by Donenshire from Red Peony, dam of Palisade. From a time point of view, Snub's form in tho Welter looks good, but against this' it must be said that tho Ashburton course is very fast, and horses capable of running time there do not seem to be able to win on other tracks. It is quite likely that; Snub will continue to improve, and be may be a much bettor horse than he showed last year, -when he was Tnfher hardly used in getting Warstep ready for her engagements. Other New Zealand Cup acceptors to perform recently are Mummar, who was given an outing at Marton, and is expected in some quarters to do a lot better at Avondale; Kooya, who ran in the big handicap at Dannevirke, and was obviously not ready; All Ready, who finished out of a place at Ashburton; and the light weights Tangihou, Bronk Delaval, Ardenvolir, and Step, whose public form does not suggest them as Cup possibilities.

Jeannot, who scored a surprise victory in the Tinwald Handicap at Ashburton, was formerly a member of Mr. Hobbs's team, but after showing no form as a three-year-old he was passed out. His new owner has placed him well, and several race's fell to him last season. The death.' took place in Ireland about six weeks ago of Mr. E. T. Patterson, who owned' Laud of Song (now in Australia) when that liorso -won last year's Irish Derby. Scottish King,. the sire of Scotch' Melody, took first prize in the blood stallion class at Parkes Show a fortnight ago. S'cottisJh King is a brother to Mountain King, but he lias not had the same opportunities as tho latter, and in consequence has been represented by very few important winners among those he has sired. The action of the Canterbury Jockey Club in doing away with the 101b. penalty clause attached to the Welcome Stakes is bound to commend itself to all owners of two-year-elds Ever since tho penalty has bejn enforced it has .inflicted great hardship on tho juveniles which have won Tace9 prior to the C.J.C. meeting, and caused many owners to reserve their Welcome Stakes candidates for the Riccarton races. By many the Tace is looked on in. tho light of a two-year-old classic, 'and, consequently, all tho competitors have a right to meet on equal terms. It is not often that a horse wins a flat race and a hurdle Tace at the same meeting, but this was the record of Master Hamilton at Amberley. Ho won the Hack Welter on Thursday, and yesterday, carrying 9st. 71b., he scored in tho Hurdles. He lias been responsible for somo good schooling at Riccarton lecently, and several good judges picked him out as a very promising rccruit for tho hurdle business.