NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2620, 16 November 1915, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Entries for all events at the Woodville meeting close on Friday, at 8 p.m. Weights for the first day's handicaps at ieilding will be announced to-day. • Tho Auckland Cup weights are due on I'Tiday next. lied Shifcld and Aye Eeady, in charge of li. ltedmpnd, were taken to Blenheim by Saturday a boat. The racehorses Pall Mall, Hymettius, xsallj har, Haumakaka,: and Wironiko were aboard the Pateena, which sailed for Picton yesterday.., . Pile New Zealand-bred Maple Leaf (Canada—Sweet Nell), a good performer amongst the ponies in Victoria, has now joined the Shipley Stud at Warnambool. Highly satisfactory acceptances have been reoeived for the Ashhurst meeting, which is to be held on November 24, and, given fine weather, tho club should have a very successful gathering. W. Bush, who rade Vascular in his engagements at. Kiccartyn, will do the hurdle racing for the Hon. J.. D. Ormond fpr the remaindor of the season. The win of Sweet Tipperary in tho Welcome Stakes, and her subsequent failures on the two concluding days, is -.till a popular theme of discussion amongst local sportsmen. In the Welcome Stakes, on a perfect track, the filly won decisively ill' 49 2-ssec. • On the Wednesday, wlien the going was not so fast, she was beaten out of a place in a half-mile, which occupied one-fifth of a second longer to run, while on Saturday the Electric Plate took 48 4-sscc., and the filly was again out of a place. There may have been an element of' luck about the Welcome Stakes win, and the filly was certainly lucky to defeat Nystad, who has since accounted for her twice. Most likely the black daughter of King's Guest, was well served by 'drawing the outside in the Welcome Stakes, as she got a clear run, while the others got tangled up with one another, and amongst those to suffer wero Thestius, Egypt/ Hyttus, and Nystad. It is unfortunate that Sweet Tippf raTy is not engaged at Feilding, as she would have had another chance of meeting Egypt and Nystad. Stepuey has been sent to Blenheim to fulfil his engagement in the bier handicap,in which he will be ridden bv C. Emerson. At the conclusion of the C.J.C. Meeting several of tho leading horsemen motored to Blenheim to ride at the Marlborough meeting, which oneni to-morrow, and will be concluded on Thursday. Practically ill the horses which were nominated nt the Marlborough meeting have had their engagements continued. For the convenience of those who intend being i>re ; '?nt at the meeting, at may b" pointed out. th.it the Pateena will make a snecial trip. leaving to-night at 7 o'clock. B. Deeley Ims been eniraged to ride Hymettius in the Flying Handicap at Blenheim on Wednesday. The Auckland horseman has ridden eighteen winners this season, and i= level with another AuckWler. J. O'fihra. at the top of the list. Jockey F. Tutr.hen, who went across to Sydney in Mav last, and has been riding there and in Melbourne, returned by the KTlimaroa Yesterday. Mr._ T. 0. Lowry has won the Pioneer Handicap. the two-vear.nld event on the concluding day of the C..T.C. Snrin? Meeting. three years in succession, , Poltano. ! Biilboa, and Desert Gold all earrving his iolours to victory. 0" Saturday Esynt. 1 also owned by Mr. T. H. Lowry.'occnnied 1 "19 position of runner-up to' The Toff. The klter is an improving colt, and wili heard- of asnjn this season.