NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2819, 10 July 1916, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

!By Glescoe.l If the present "fiio weather continues, the traok'at.Trenthain will be in a perfeot state for tho oponing day of the Wellington Racing Club's Winter.. meeting, The acceptances are on tho large side, and.those who make the journey to Tpentham should be rewarded with .a good day's outing. The first, event will utaxt at 11.30 ; a.m'.,. and'special trains will be - running from. Te . _Aro at" ;9.51 a.m. and 10.21 a.m., and:frbm'Lainbton at 10.10 a.m.,.10.19 a.m., 10.37 .n.m.,. and I0;<6 a.m. , -' \:

Most of. the -visiting ■, horses,' have -now arrived at Trentham, and training operations ara in full swing. - One mentor stated on Saturday that he had never sean}'so.- many . jumpers,, previously;'. at Trentham. By to-night all the • horses, will bo here, and the'/uTork to-morrow' should be full of interest, ■

Bain fell on Saturday ,morning:just before training operations commenced; but' it did not .affect the going,, which- was perfect.- Several' of the Parliamentary Handicap- candidates galloped, - but the effort of Ringform,. who badly beat Merrie. Gain over seven furlongs,- was considered the best, aud the Chestnut has'hardened in. the niarket. 'He has .been: most consistent of late, but- he-will 1» -meeting a better lot of horses here than -he did at Wingatui, where Rorke's Drift.- lOst. 91b.; was runner-up to him after: conceding him 391b. -. . .

- Kooya arrived at Trentham. on Saturday, and her work on 'the tracks this jhbrnin£ will be watched with -interest. Her owner, Mr. S. S; unver, naa come down to see her-,race, and W. Youngwill ride her.; . -' . : A£ter •'working at 'Trenthauv on Saturday the Poririia jumper Scrutineer pull: 'ed up lairie, and is-'an unlikely starter at the coming meeting. ■ 1 • The Kai'ainu team which is,to.compete at - Trentham is duo. to -arrive::atrhead.quarters.this evening. , : , v ■. : Kingform, who is one' <>f the fancies for tlie Parliamentary Handicap, irill bo ridden by J. O'Shea. Deeley ;will be on Multifual, F. E. Jones: on -Flying Start, C. .Garmont.on. Lady - Louisa, R. Brown . on 'Orleans, H. . GoUfinch on. King' Chiara, S.. Eeid : on, Harboar Light, .1. Buchaftan. on Hygia, H.'Lowo on Merrie '.Gain,-' o.' M'Arten on Miiid o'.'Gowrie, and W. Bell on Hauinakaka. The nominations received 1 for tlie New Zealand 1 Clip total sixty-six, equalling the tigui-es of -two years : ago, and being, well adiead of last yeor's, when the total was only'.fifty. As usual,- North Island owners arc strongly .represented, claiming forty-nine nominations, against seventeen by South Island: owners. . ' The following horses arrived by the Maori yesterday—Comely and Bomb, in charge of F. D. Jones ;■ Battle Eve and Flying Start, in . oharge of A. Cutt's; JeaJinot and Melfordv in charge of H. Ellis; Oratonu and Pyjama, in charge of F. Holmes; and Black Sea, in charge of J. Thistleton. ' - r °; ,' " '• Naupatu, who seems to be on unfortunate horse, had a fall on the flat'on ■Satuiday; but as 'fai- as, could be seen'he. seems little the .worse ! for it. .

FIXTURES. July 12, 13, and 15.—Wellington R.C. Winter. ; August 15, 17, and' 19.—C.J.C. Grand National,-,. November I.—New Zealand Cup.' .