NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2909, 23 October 1916, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[By Glincoe.l

I'ho spring meeting of tho Wellington Racine Club, postponed from Saturday, rrill bo opened at Trenthnm to-day. Trains will leave To Aro at 10.21 a.m. and 10.39 a.m., and Lmnbton. at 10.10 ft.m., 10.19 a.m., 10.37 a.m., 10.53 'a.m., 11.4 a.m., and 12.6 p.m. At Wanganul last weeV: tho Gazcley maro Garohim galloped a very fast six furlongs] with a big weight up Sho is engaged in the Brewer Handicap at Wavorley to-day, and may go out first choice on tho inachinc. ■ I As a result o£ the heavy rain on Satur- | day the market for Trentham underwent considerable alterations, and Maniaroa, with Bisogno and Sea Lord, was heavily supported. However, the going has dried np considerably as the result of the good wind yesterday, so tho favourite.? may* not come from any of those named. The names of Taringamutti and Sea. ! Lord were omitted from tho list of acceptances tor the G.J.C. Stewards' Handicap published on Saturday. It waa Toported in tho city yesterday that tho Finland filly Lingerie had. been sold' to Mr, H. E. TroutbecV, of Has-.

tings. The filly has been purchased with a view: to winning tho C.T.Cf. Welcome Slakes.

'L. H. Hewitt arrives from Sidney t>y tho Manuka to-day. Ho is able to rid© at 7st. 101b,, 60 will probably bo seen with the colours on during the Trentham meeting.

Jockeys W. Price, R. and E. Manson, irlwi canio to Trentham' intending to rido on the first day of the meeting, had to return yesterday, as they are engaged at Wavorlcy and Waipawa to-day'.

The leading jockeys at Trentham today will bo mounted as follows:—B. Dcoloy, Splendant, Nones, Tango, George, Lovesick, and Dimeter; A. Oliver, Reval?nta, TaTingainutn, Sploi\didus, Seadown,, Birkonvale, and Panmure; C. Emerson, Gold Soult, Glorify, and Rangitero: A. Reed, Thoughtful, Exclusive, Matilda. Squnro Deal, and Ch.iiwana; R. Reed, Scdd-ul-Bahr, Goldstream. Vermillion, and Sheila; H. Goldfinch. Maniaroa, Bairnsdale, Struggle, andßisogne; W. Bell, Trentham Rose. Cease Fire, and Rose Pink; H. Young, Mia Cara, Quinn's, Pcflt, ond BramMetye; C. Price. Rewi' Poto, Gang Awa', and Rinaldo; J. O'Shea. Golden Grafton, Hylattfs, Egypt, Estland, and Tete-a-Tete. Tango has been nominated for the Spring Trial Stakes, to bo decided tomorrow, but the chestnut mare is not eligible to compete as she iron a race ivorfh, more than 'id sovs. to the winner Dt-tlio Mauawatu Summer Meeting.

Ic transpires that' Colonel Soult was left in the Wellington Chamuion Plate in error. /His connections'overlooked the fact that it was necessary to scratch, and this accounts for his appearance in tho list.

For the first time since the W.E.C. shifted to Trentham it was found- necessary to postpono the races on-Saturday owing to the heavy rain. Visitors who journeyed out yesterday state that tho track "lias dried considerably, aud the going will he nothing more than dead to-day.

Tho New Zealand Cup candidates, John Barleycorn, Ardenvohr. and Rorko's Drift, are engaged at Rangiora to-day. The Achilles mare Perpnilla is engaged in tho Open Spring, five furlongs, at Rangiora to-day. She has only sot 7st to carry, and the circular track should greatly assist her. She will be ridden bv tho Chokebore ljght-weight. K. Shore.