NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2798, 16 June 1916, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

N IBt Gi.bscoe.l- - Gisborue meeting will be concluded to-morrow. Entries for coming weight-for-age events at the Auckland and Manawatu meetings close to-night. Considering tliat lie has only .had two races over big fences, Braeburn must l>e held to have done remarkably well to have placed two such good stakes as the "Wanganui and Gisborue Steeplechases to his owner's credit, and with his Hastings win in ' the Mangatarata Hurdles, his; owner has become enriched to the extent ot' ,£S9S, which is 'not a bad performance for a horse which cost 100 guineas. At, tho coming sitting of the Racing Conference the Otngo District Club's representative will move a new rule giving any person cited before a district'committee or the conference judges power to have the assistance of a legal practitioner or 11 layman friend. The proposed rule also suggests . that all such inquiries should be open * to the Press. It will be interesting to see how such a proposal is t ,viewed by the conference. It may bo pointed out that in Sydney an apprentice, when called belore tho stipendiary stewards, is allowed the assistance of someone ,to speak for him. The local horsoman A. Reed- has decided to take a holiday in Sydney, and will leave by the Manuka oh Thursday of next week. Mr. F. Armstrong, owner of Morning, received cabled advico oil Wednesday that his trainer A. Goodwin had been taken seriously ill, and was in a hospital. Mr. Armstrong immediately got into telephone communication with A. Sliearshy, and the latter caught . the liiverina yesterday, and will tnke charge of the team on his arrival at Melbourne. During his absence from Awnpuni, Shearsby's team will bo looked after l>y his son. Marconi, winner of the Park Hurdles at Gisborno yesterday, formerly had a

nanio for being unreliable, but lately his form has been most consistent. C. Emerson was a passenger by the Rivorina, whicli sailed for Sydney last evening, 110 will probably remain over the Australian Jockey Club's spring meeting, and will ride Nones and Biplano for If. J. Mason. A. Shearsby intended taking in hand Teai'lform and the Charlemagne ll— Wish filly again, -but his sudden departure for Melbourne will mean that the horses named will be left in tho paddock for a few, weeks longer. Mr. Thompson, of Turua, has purchased the Monoform—Miss Jack horse Mo.nojack, The horse will be relegated to the stud in that- district. At Trentlia'ii. A. Goodman has recently put into i-'K'k a I'our-year-oUI black gelding by 'novation from Black Squall. The name of Jutland has been claimed .1 for the horse, who is well grown and much bigger than his sire. Tho local breeder Mr.' H. Whitney bait a stroke of ,ill-fortune last week when his brood inare Saga slipped twins to Autumnus. 1 | Ally, who is now a member of H. j ICingan's team at Trentham, has bnilt up a lot lately, and is now carrying much nioro condition than hitherto. Her owner intends nominating her for some of tho hack races at tlie coming .Wellington meeting. The Signalman mare Ivooya was allowed to drop out of-the Winter. Oats Handicap at bisborne yesterday, but she will probably take her place in the field for tho Farewell Handicap, one mile, to be run to-morrow. It is understood that the North-Can-terbury owner Mr. A. W. Rutherford has placed'a commission i)j Sydney for a couple of imported horses, which are to be sold there next Wednesday. Captain Lock, winner of the Hack, Steeples at Gisborne yesterday, is one' of E. J. Eae's Ellerslie team, and contested the Hunt Club events at the A.R.C. winter meeting. He is a black gelding, and comes from a jumping family, beiiig by Captain Webb, from a Flintlock mare. Yesterday was the first time that his rider has saluted the judge. The totalisator handled ,£I2,GG9 at the Gisborno Meeting yesterday, compared' with oBlS.jlO on the first day last year.