NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2893, 4 October 1916, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[Bt Glencob.l A' final reminder is given that aoceptances for the Han'ko'a Bay Jockey Club's spring meeting close to-night at 8 0 clock. Acceptances for the Masterton. mooting closo on Friday ■ night at 10 o'olock. Those own era who. intend patronising the''Poverty Bay .' fixture, which takes place immediately after tho Wellington meeting, should note that entries closo with Socretary D. R. De Costa, on Friday noxt.' The success of Kilboy in the A.J.C. Derby will bo received with gratification by sportsmen throughout tho Dominion, itessre. Stead and Luttrcli, who acquired the colt some days ago, are to bo congratulated on the exoellenco of their judgment. . Tho winner was favourite, j and 'he appeara to have won very com- I fortably. KilbOy was bred by Mr. J. B. Reia, of Ellorslie, and is by the im-. ported lulbroney from Cyne. He is a j typical Derby- oolt to look at, and was proclaimed a Derby winner after he scored so easily in the C.J.C. Challenge Stakes at Easter. The buyer, who pur- [ chased him for India, but could not get a veterinary certificate with him, is ■ now probably thinking hard, but a horae 1 that there in any suspioion. about would ! be useless on the hard tracks in India. The stake for yesterday's race would be worth considerably over JGSOOO with tho sweepstake added, so that the new owners are more t'han even on their purohase witli the coifs- first race. Not since 1905 when Noctuifbrm scored has. a Now Zealand horse been successful in the Derby. -Kilboy has an engagement in the Clib-bin-n Stakes- on Thursday, but with a -141b. penalty he will probably bo allowed to stay in'his. box. He is also engaged in:the Craven Plate on tho third day, and;the Randa-ii/i Plato on the concluding "day. . Red Peniiant showed considerable pace in his work : at Randwick, but it was discovered that it would be necessary to use'a ! net on him when galloping or racing, so in order to avoid this procedure the son. of All Black Red Pennant' was added to the list liast week. ,' • Mr. E.- J. Watts's Pro Tem. (Comedy I King—Problem), although Tie has vet to 1 break Ilia maiden status, is . hishly I thought of by many good judges in Australia, and hopes are' entertained that, he will yet emulate' the deeds of his lialf-6ister Solution, and that probably Wore hi three-year-old career closes. . The eruck rider, S. Donoghue, experienced a. run of-"outs" in England in July. Ho did not ride a winner, for t'areo -weeks,- but'thoro were comparatively few meetings held, during that poriod. DcspitS something of an agitation for increased raoing -in England, it was an-. nounoed in the House of Commons that . the; Jockey Club had decidcd not to issue licenses for-any additional fixtures, after August' 10. -.. . H. Goldfinich, rider of Sweet Tip'-' .'porary'.afr. thu recent. Levin meeting, has written a; lengthy letter to Mr. T. Dwan" (oWner of the mare named), from which the following extracts axe taken:— 'Tread with surprise in The Dominion the action taken by you regarding the •running- of -your mare Sweet Tipperary at Levin, .and immediately wired you from-Palpierston North to cancel ally future engagements; • I will now give you a description of tho race, and you can judge for / yourself. . First, my instructions were to let her run alonghot' to null her about—and that sho would hit the front because 6he had too much pace for Tyson. Well, to start with, she behaved much better with me at tho post than, she did at Wanganui. In the race Tyson jumped out about one' and a hall lengths clear of the field, your mare leaving with the field, and she was pulling very hard, so I let her, run. along,, and she headed Tyson off at about two furlongs and a half, and waa 'in front coming to the home turn, where I-' thought- she would win. The going was' Tory slippery, and your mare ran out wide at the turn, slipped, and nearly came down. Just after getting into the straight I realised sho was gone, for ;both- the- rnaro and Tyson wero tied in a knot; tho pace. was a cracker over .. watches made tlie first" two furlong 3 .2-i3.ee.—so you can imagine they were going. All I can say is that letting-your • mare—with Dst. on her ,back—run f along and head Tyson off ■ cost. her. the race, and I consider that had I grabbed her in behind and let Tyson run himself out that she would have won, but I always ride to instrue-. tions, if . any are given. This is the first occasion that my riding has over been doubted -by anyone, but one cannot ? lease everyone in this world, and in his parti<yilar instance I am the- victim of/-accusations without any foundation, ■which may do mo a certain amount or injury. ... I am retained for tho 6eason to rido Colonel Soult in all engagements

bv Mr F. M'Manemin, of Ellerslie—a rood judge and a trainer of many years Itanding-and I consider if I can givo him satisfaction as a rider that .T. ought to bo able to satisfy you. . ■ •

It is stated that Mr. J B. Eoid received 5000 guineas for lulboy. A deal was mado that tho price was to be as stated above if tho colt won the Derby, and 2000"guineas if ho failed.Eostcourt, runner-utf to Kilboy. in tho AJ.C. ! Dorby, is one of tho yctonan representatives. Be w regarded as not Jeady. ret, and likely to bo ejson to moro advantage in the V JI.C. DerW at inston next month. The third horso is owned by Mr. W. Brown, who also owns Than". The latter was expected to beat her stable ooinpainon, but a filly has to be really gowl to beat a colt at freight-for-jgo.