NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2605, 29 October 1915, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

IBT ijlencoi.l . The Poverty Bay Turf Club's Spring Meeting will be concluded to-day. Croesus, in charge of 'his trainer, J, S. O'Neill, goes south to-night to fulfil his engagement in the C.J.C. Stewards' Handicap, in which he will be ridden by A. Oliver. Naxbery, Bst. 41b., Lavendo, 7st. 131b., and William the Silent, 7st. 21b., are the fancies for the Melbourno Cup, to be riin on -Tuesday next. Areeptanoes for the A.R.C. meeting closo to-night at 9 o'clock. It was intended to race MeltchikofF in the big handicaps at the Gore meeting, but his trainer was unable to get the horse there from Timaro, and he was reluctantly compelled to scratch hira. Sleacombe, runner-up to Fagot at Gisborne yesterday, should strip a nmchimproved horse for the race to-<lay, as ho has been off the scene for a considerable time. Nones is now regarded as a certain starter in the Stewards' Handicap, in which she will be ridden by B. Deeley. The New. Zealand horse Reputation is amongst the entrants for the Melbourne Stakes, to be run at Flemington to-mor-row. His showing in that event will give nn idea of his chance in the Melbourne Cup. to be run on Tuesday next. R. Hatch, who hns been off. the scene for a considerable lime, rode Black Ada, a dual winner at the' Waverley meeting. The Bezonian filly Interlude was a good favourite in the Wilson Stakes (four furlongs) at the Waverley meeting, but after jumping out well, she failed to hold her position, and was unplaced. She was again saddled up in the Jackson Memorial Stakes (five furlongs), but again failed. While contesting the Hurdles at Waverley White Plume tried to get off at one of the fences,' and jumped the inside rails, finishing up on the training track. 11l the same race St. Gate, who was a good favourite, ran off at the back of the course. Those who were present at Timaru eay there was a lot of merit in the win of Bee, and the Martian mare is now ono of the fancied division for the Stewards' Handicap at Eiccaiton. Red Book, who was recently purchased by a Wanganui sportsman, is now trained by J. Farmer at Awapuni. He is to fullil liia engagement in the City Handicap at Ellcrslie. It was Hylliis, not Hytlus, that has been paid up for in tlio AVolcomc Stakes at Ellerslie. The two names being so similar load to endless confusion, and •it is a wonder they were allowed by the Conference. Even tho connection ol' the stable get mixed up between the pair, and at Hastings and Trentham trouble .was narrowly averted. Efckbound, winner of the Wellesley Slakes at tho Wellington meeting, claims jn engagement in tho Welcome Stakes, but lie will have to carry a 101b. penalty. Since the penalty clause was introduced it has proved a consistent bar to success in the Welcome Stakes. After this year tho penalty will be omitted from tho conditions, Ootacamund, by United States from Magic Dream, was sold in Melbourne recently, and is to come to New Zealand. Jockeys B. Deeley, J. O'Shca, and J. Buchanan are going to ride on 'the openiog_ day at Ellerslio on Wednesday, after which they will hurry south for tho Now Zealand Cup meeting, which commences on the following Saturday.