NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2867, 4 September 1916, Page 11

NOTES AND COMMENTS

!Br Glencoe.l

Tlib Marton Jockey Club's spring meeting will take place ion Wednesday next. Good fields arg engaged in ail the events, and the presence of several New Zealand Cup candidates should lend interest to the big handicap. ■ Acceptances for the Pallia tua and Woodlands Hunt Clubs' meeting, to be held on September I.') and 14, are duo on Friday next. First acceptances for the New Zealand Cup are due oil Friday. Oxenhope, 9st., is top weight in tlio big handicap at Ashburton with the New Zealand Cup favourite Marc Antony next with Sst. Sib. For the convenience of patrons of the Marlon Jockey Club a special train haa been arranged to leave . Palmerston Jforth at 9.50 on Wednesday morning. The return train will leave Marton at SAO p.m. An instance of the liberality of a wellknown sportsman is told in the "Cape Times." Sir Abe Bailey's colt QuioKbriar was awarded a race worth .£BSO, the winner of which, Penola, had been disqualified on , the ' ground that R. Young, . the/ jockey, by an oversight claimod tlio 31b. apprentice allowance to which he was no longer entitled. Sir Abo Bailey,' who during 30 years of racing has never lodged an objection, and who on this occasion did not object, passed on-the .£BSO stakes to the owner, of the' disqualified Penola; Mr. J. F. Buchanan bought four mares at the blood stock sales n.t Newmarkot in July, aired respectively by Persimmon, Spearmint, Chancer, and Desmond. One yearling filly by Littleton, One by Land League, one by Sir Archibald, and one by Sunflower II are also coming out to New Zealand* as is a mare by Galloping Lad bought by Mr. John. Grigg. All the mares and fillies named above were selected by Mr. Grigg. It has been announced in England that, no colt bred at the National Stud (presented to the Government by.Colonul Hall-Walker) can at any time be exported from the United Kingdom without permission from the Board of Agriculture. : Tim Doolan, who returned from Australia recently, is now .enjoying a spell on. his owner's station at Brackentiehl. He was a good deal knocked about during his racing career in Victoria, but it is hoped that he will be able to 'figure in cross-country events again next winter. Moocher after the Manawatu Hunt Club , meeting was sent back to Mr. Short's place and H. Barnett took charge as a replace of a fine l filly .by Advance from Porrior's dam. After the Marton meeting, Chortle, Multsiine, and Multiplication will go un to Avondale. The Taratahi-Cartcrton Racing Club has decided to delete the trotting, events from the programme of its annuai meeting. Evidently finality has not been reached iu the Berry case. Mr. H. L. James, secretary of the Dunedin District Coniv miltee, has forwarded a long letter to tlio president of the Racing Conference, asking that the position of district committees in regards to appeals bo made more clear. The writer of; the letter points out several. instances -where the Rules of Racing clash, and the District Committee request an interpretation of several such instances. . . Gold Shot is being tried over hurdles at Napier. The brood mares Lady Reina, and Tournament arrived from the south this week on a visit to: Treadmill, who is doing stud duty on Mr. 11. Whitney's farm at Trentham. During P. Neagle's absence in Sydney Sarah Grand and Multum arc being looked after by G. Jones. Tho Kiwitea sportsman, Mr. T. R. Taylor, who is a keen hunting enthusiast, won the Hunt Cup at tho Manawatu meeting un Wednesday with Jus horso Chaban, and on the following day another member of his team in Kiwitea scored in tho Hunt Cup at the Taranaki meeting. The programme for the Horowhemia Racing Club's meeting is advertised. Nominations close on September 9.