NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2772, 16 May 1916, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

18l fjI.ESCOS.I , Those who intend being present at -the Blenheim'-meeting on Wednesday and Thursday should note that the Takapuna leaves for- Picton this evening at 5 p.m. A.. Oliver has' now. completely recovered from tho indisposition which prevented him riding at the- Hawke's Bay meeting, and he was on the Awapuui tracks ruling work yesterday. , A new arrival at Awapuni is Camp KetHo, who will in 'future bo trained by J. Hathaway. Camp Kettle won the Scurry on-tho second day of tho 1* eliding meeting.

Some twenty horses engaged at tlio Blenheim, meeting on Wednesday ami Thursday wero shipped to Pictoa .by the Paieciia yesterday. AmoJigst the number wero Gold Souit, Goldstream, George, Stepney, and Kukri, from the I'onrua stable. C. Pritchard took Sit. Victoria, Ilmuiiania, and Humorist; .1. Jamieson, Franbonnet and Ansae; I'. Carmont, ■I'risco Maid; J. Scott, Maltegarde and fell Saracen; 11. Telford, Mursinah; 3. Walker, Altercation; D. Webster, lkada : manto; 11. Eva, Incuru; It. Wilson, Immcr ami Pall Hall, awl a number of others. A Melbourne writer, in noting the arrival of Bonny at FleiiriiigtoiV says his breeding is given as by St. Peter, but it should bo St. Paul. Tlio scribs mentioned will yet learn Chat Hoimy is by St. Peter, who was a son of St. Paul. *Mr. Vv. E. Kidwill is sending a halfbrother to Imputation to Sydney to be trained by P. M'Grath. Presumably it is Determination, who is by All JSlacfc. Mr. Bidwill cabled to. the trainer named congratulating him on winning with Imputation,- and at the same tune sympathising with him on tlio blacks breakdown. Woman's sphere continues to extend. At a meeting of Mrs. A. Nugent s creditors in England a few weeks ago, that lady attributed hor position—liabilities .C1(i,750, assets nil—partially to the iailuro of her father-in-law, Sir Charles Nugent,

md partially to tho war, prior to which ihe had earned from .£3OO a year as a . correspondent to various publications. Of the J57000 added -money, attached to :he next Melbourne Cup, JEOL4DO will go a tho'second horse, and .£7OO to the third. Last year second money was .£I6OO, and ;hird JESOO. Even, on tho .reduced scale, ;econd and third moneys will make satis'actory.eonsolation prizes. J'. O'Shea was offered some riding at the Damaru Cup meeting, which takes place next week, but it is understood that he ivill bo engaged at Wanganui on the same iates. . At the Sydney sales last month, Mr E. J. Watt gavo 500gns. for the imported mare Llanisteen, with a, view to racing her in Brisbane. However, the mare wenl wrong when working ou tlio'tracks a fev mornings later, so the trip north had t< bo abandoned. .1 • . Reputation is still in Mr. W. J. Miller'i veterinary hospital at Kaudwick. No do cision has been arrived at as to what ii to be done with him in the immediati future. When tho Now Zealand-owned Threi won the Deninan Stakes at Tattersall 3 : meeting at Randwick, tho Welkin col started favourite. , Duko.Alwywie, winner of the NowcastL Cup on Saturday, scored in the sami event last year, whon carrying 7st., .or 41b more than ho won with this year. ■ El Progresso, who won the Grand Na tional Steeplechase at Wa.rrnauibooL o: May 4, had. competed at Bandwick thi week previous. In his last start he wen out favourite, and won by twenty lengths The unplaced : division included the ex New Zealahder Fireworks, who was riddei >by J. O'G'onnell. ' A full-brother to Bricsis,, for" whom 401 guineas was recently refused in Sydney is running'out .at Higliden. •,Unless th< youngster is sold shortly; G. Prico intend, putting him into work. ' •• A condition of the amateur riders events at the Warrnambool meeting wa that tho starters must be riddoii b; jockeys/of d 5 years or over. . K. Ji Mason,'.;.with Emperador am Greenstreet,' is expected to arrive a 'Wanganui on Saturday next. FIXTURES. May 17-and 18.—Marlborough E.C, An turnn. May 24 and 25—North Otago J.C. Wintei May 25 and 27.—Wanganui J.C. Winter. June 1 and'3.—Dunediii J.C. Winter. June 3 and s.—Otaki Maori B.C. Wintei June 3, 5, and 7.—Auckland E.C. Wintei June 15 and 17 —Gisboriie E.C.-Steeple June 23 and' 21—Napier Park E.C. Win June 30 and July I—Hawke's Bay J.C Winter. .