NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2907, 20 October 1916, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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WINDING-UP AT ' • TEENTJIAM. •, ■ . In connection with the. annual meeting of the .Taratahi-Carterton EaciDg Club, to be held on November 2, owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for. all raccs, including the Trial Plate , and Mpldeft Plate, close to-night at .9 o'clock with Mi*. J. B. BaiTstow (secretary)., . , ~ ! Owners should not tlidt acceptances for the Poverty Bay meeting close to-morrow' night. ■; ' • , . The Cauliield Cup will 'be Tun to-mior-row. After' His poor showing .; in the Eclipse Stakes it. is quite jrobablo that tho New Zealand gelding, Sasa'nof, has been deposed from-the position of first favourite. . . J . -' . Visitoi-s are. arming in Wellington irom all piirls for the meeting .' which opens to-morrow, .and everything augurs well, ior -,a most'- successful gathering. ■Tho geiioral opinion is that the fields are. too large, and this will havo .the effect of stinting speculation. . ■ Mr. W. E. Herbert's two-year-old filly Bonny Effort has developed soreness, and is, an unlikely starter at the Trentham meeting.

, B. Deeley has'received a cablegram covering 'an attractive offer to. go over and ride Killjoy in the V.B.C. Derby and Melbourne: Cup. The.Aucklander is now negotiating for a passport, and if this ,is forthcoming' he will catch the Victoria at Auckland on Tuesday. His absence will necessitate scfne rearrangements, amongst some stables' in the Dominion. H. J. Mason will have the services .of A. Oliver -frhen the Highden stable does-not require him. Oliver is riding, very light this, season, and expects t6 do_ 7st; 111b. .ttyj week. . Mullingar,'wlio was to have had Deeloy in the saddle "in the Neiv\ Zealand (Sip, will now bo ridden 'by J. Olsen. , While galloping' at Trentham yesterday, the bhorts Handicap favouritfe Eangitero struck himself, and was very sord afterwards, lhe injury is not considered serious. . • / „•••

Thero was a good attendance at Trentham yesterday to se.o tho filial gallops. The outside of tho course proper was open, and nearly all tho work was done on it. The going was a trifle dead in parte, but if the present fine weather continuos it will be perfeot for Satur-; day's races. ~ r. '>,- Seadown (A. Oliver) and Mascot' (C. Reed) were the first stripped. They, were sent seven furlongs, and the light-weight finished in front. Seadown did not put much dash into his task, and is evidently a lazy worker. ■ Chakwana was'on the bit the whole way of a.leisurely six furlongs. . The Highden pfiir, Ceasefire and Sedd-cl-Ba.hr, wore galloped fivo furlongs down the back stretch. Wapping and ltavalenta did a similar task.- •

Mount Victoria was too good for Rumania and Black Night over six furlongs. The former is alwayß a good track worker, and got to the end of his journey in a trifle under lmin. 21sec. Tho Messrs.' Riddifords' two-year-olds Matilda and "Exclusive ran along over the straight four furlongs. ' Noues and Splendant'pu.t up the best Bix furlongs of the morning, the tirao being lmin. 16J&C. They had very light weights, up, but the hack surprised the •touts % keeping with the mare. The Wellesloy Stakes candidate, l'i'enfcham Rose; Conceded Rose Pink a good bit of weight, arid easily beat her over four furlorijgs. Tho experience the two-year-old has had will be very useful to her to-morrow. She has travelled well, and will strip as fit as any of the other youngsters. Panmuro qould not got. neaiv Elation at tho end of i'ottr furlongs; The. imported horse is very backward, and his prospects here are not good. • Estland was in front of Birkenvalo" and. Lovesick in a run over the straight,, four furlongs. Neither of the trio,were doing their best. Taringamutu and Square Deal, both carrying their full weights, galloped a strong mile.' Tho last-named was in front at the finish, but there was no-, tiiing eorious'about tho gallop, , -f • ' • Sabana moved pleasingly in a bout over live furlongs,'with Stream of.Gold. ! Gold Soult (Deeley) ran a mile in lmin. 47soc.' He was picked'up at tho half-mile by Merrio Dale, and beat her home. The last-named pulled' up lsi|iie, •and may not be able to race at tho meeting. Chortle and Multiply ran a round in 2min. 24sec. Tho former easily held his companion the whole way. Balboa, assisted by Pourparler over the first :tlireo furlongs, and by Beltniie\ over the last half4nilei; .-an the distance in 2min. 21isec. The New Zealand Cup candidate revelled in l»is task, and . was playing with Bisltane at tho finish. He will be well 'forward by Cuip day,. and despite his weight lie promises .to see a short price in the race. Quinn's Post was too good for Tajno Duck, with Critic beaten off at the end of a' moderate five furlongs. \ Blackall, who has greatly, improved in appearance,, and is now growing down, was given a strong mile by himself.-. Dosort Gold, alone,'ran seven furlongs in lmin. 33sec. The chanipion stood on tho mark to jump off. Tho Taranaki horse, Bisogne,; moved pleasingly over five fui'iongs, which took lmin. ssec. 110 was ridden by Goldfinch, and went very ivell. Kitty Bellairs finished im front' of another Aucklander in Homeric, over five

furlongs. ') Miss* Deval ran a very smart five furlongs, ond' beat Cherry Blossom. The time was lmin. disec. The Auckland inare, Housewife,- who is Evidently a great' track worker, was going very easily alongside Kookfield at the end of half a mile, which took 51Jsecs. ■ . ... Others to work were Devotion. -Uarsinah, Struggle, Ladoguer, Coldstream,, George, Marco Bello, Tote-a-Tete, Ample, The Toff, and several two-year-olds. After breakfast, Mullingar, who looks very well, but a trifle above himself, ran pevon furlongs with Merry Roe. Tho pail" woro ridden by light boys, and ran tho distance in Imm. 22sec. The Porirua two-year-olds, Crownurst aid War Star, wero galloped down the shaHit Tho former ran tho full (lisfai.ee' in 50-Ssec., and went very wel). His companion was pulled off after gomg two furbngs. , llKekohu and Fond Memory were iumpid. The fonner got over safely,, but Fond Memory refused repeatedly. ' Tho train arrangements for tlio mntliarn meeting aro advertised in this issue. Trains leave Te Aro 10.21 a.m. and 10.39 am, ard Lanibton at 10-10, 10.19, 10.37, ■10.55, 11.1 a.m., 12.G p.m. and 1.10 p.m. The first taco starts at noon.