NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2895, 6 October 1916, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[&£ GLENCOB.I The Hawko's Bay, Jockey Club's Spring Meeting will'be hold to-morrow. ■ Good acceptances havo been received for the handicap events, and tho Hastings Stakes has also drawn a big field. In ,the Spring Handicap the Now Zealand Cup candidates, Balboa, Indigo, and Blackall, will bo scon out for the first timo this' season. Acceptances for tho Masterton meeting closo to-night, at 10 o'clock. \ . , Entries for the principal events at the 'C.J.C. Summer Mooting arc duo tonight " Weights for the Wellington meeting are duo on Monday. ' The Hawera trainer. T. F. Goddard, has received advice that his son Sid., a well-known amateur horseman, has been killed in action m France. Another son ia in camp at Trentham, and goes forward with tho ,20th Reinforcements. At Trontham yesterday morning J. W. Lowe worked Chakwana and Seadown togethor over five furlong 3 on the tan. There was little between tho pair at the end, and both finished up their task, we 11.!.;.., A. Oliver is epokon of as likely to ride. Multiply in the New Zealand Chip. Tho looal owner, Mr. J. W. Harle, has leased Ngatfua, tho half-brother to Makara, to A. It. Wright, who is working tho bay gelding at Foxton. Walluco Young, formerly a well-known hurdle rider, has gono to the front. ' His former omployor, A* Attwood, of Foilding-. came to town- to say farewell to him. Tho Multifid (folding Toki has boon allowed to drop out of tho Spring Handicap at Hastings, but he is in tho mile hack race, in which ho is top weight with 9st. ,7ib.

To a recent inquirer as to the price of Sasanof's yearling sister,' Mr. Ti M. Wilford asked WOO guineas.

Tho defeat of Trentham RoseatKurow yesterday was a severe facer to local sportsmen, who regarded, the All Red filly as unbeatable. No particulars aro to hand concerning- the raoo, which was the filly's first outing. . One of tho proaeny .of tho imported Kilbroncy was successful at Kurow yesterday.' .This was Kilboyno, the tlireo-year-old half-brother to .. Taringamutu, who flcore<l in tho Flying Handicap. He started favourite,' and', ridden by C. Emerson, won decisively. Kilboyne was twice successful as a two-year-old, his victories bcint; secured at Wingatni and Oamaxu at the summer meeting.At Trentham yesterday Tanngamut,u, assisted by Battle Song, galloped a smart, half-mile, the watch recording ss3eo. for tho journey. The Otalu dual winner waa on .the. bit tho*whole way.

Mr. Jas. Bull's cast-off, Now TorV, is hnndicnDPed tho best of the New Zealand horses engaged in tho First Steenlochase at Randwict on Saturday. Tho small brush fences will bo entirely to tho Hiring'of tlie.chestnnt, while he will not bo at a disadvantage with tho hill, which is nothing like as big as ho successfully negotiated at-EHerslio.in Juno. New Yorlt, who is now nn inmate of M. Unbbs's stables, will be ridden by R-. M'Sevoney. Lingorie. winner of the Juvonilo Handicap at Napier, is not engaged in tho Hnstings or Welleslev States, but she will bo given 'a.run ,in one of tho hantlieans at the Trentham mooting, 'and will then be sent on to Riccnrton for the Welcome Stakes.