NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2915, 30 October 1916, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

!Bt Gmncob.l ' ■, Train arrangements in connection with the Taratahi Meeting on Thursday are advertised. Excursion fares will be available on the mail train leaving Lambton at 7.50 a.m., and the return train leaves Carterton at 0.30 p.m. Entries for the Aslihurst-Pohangina Meeting close on Wednesday next. Entries for the Spring Meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club close on Friday next.

Acceptances for the C.J.C. Meeting close on Wednesday. A final payment lor tho Now Zealand Cup is duo at tho same time.

Tho following cablegram, signed "SteadLuttreil," reached this office on Saturday:— "Kilboy and Sasanof galloped separately at Caulliold to-day. Kilboy ran a milo and a half in 2min. 37scc, - and Sasanof a mile in lmin. 42sec. Both woro track records. Prospects are bright for tho Cup. Sasanof had a bad pasnge in tho Canllield Cup. Cnnnot decide which is tho bettor,"

Trainor F. Davis went south on Saturday with his Ricoarton team. The star member, Balboa, did a good gallop at Trontham on 'Thursday last, and ho is likoly to be at a Short price on Saturday.

' Indigo, who will bo making his third offort in a Now Zealand Cup, will lie ridden in next month's contest by L. Wilson.

J. W. Lowe, with Seadown, Chakwana, and the 2-year-old, Matilda, goes south by the Maori to-night.

As tho result of slight injuries sustained a few days ago at Blenheim, Pariform will have to forfeit his engagements at tho C.J.C. Meeting.

At Biccarton on Saturday, Panmure and Chortle finished on terms at.the end of four furlongs on the plough, run in i 9 3-osco. It was an attractive gallop on the part of the two Stewards' Handicap horses, both of whom are in nice racing trim,

Since his return from tho Dunedin Meeting Wrestler has, says a southern writer, been under a cloud, and during the past .few days has developed lameness. This means that the brilliant son of Antagonist will bo off tho scene for the C.J.C, meeting, at which his prosnects of picking up a Rood stoko looked bright. The colt was withdrawn from the Stewards' Handicap.

Hexton, who won three races at the Poverty Bay Turf Club's Meeting, is a three-year-old gelding by Gazeley from La Sabine. Racing in Mr. S. Liddell's colours last season ho showed very consistent form, being placed in seven out of his 11 races.

J. O'Shea rode five winners at the Gisborne Meeting and Deeley and Emerson eaoh rode three.

Kitty Bollairs has been scratched, for. all engagements at the C.J.C. Meeting, which means that tho Auckland mare will be racing at Ellorslie next Saturday.

There is sure to be a further weeding out of New Zealand Cup candidates when the final payment of 10 sovs. comes to be made on Wednesday next. It would come •us a surprise if any of tho tonweights dropped out, but in all probability several defections will take place in tho ranks of. the light-weights.

At Ricoarton on Saturday morning Fiery Cros3 was given his first strong lop since his return from Wellington his task being a mile and a half on the grass. With the assistance of Glendower over the first six furlongs and Slogan to bring him home the Cup horse reeled off his first milo in lmin. 476e0., the full journey taking 2min. 413-ssec. Fiery Cross finished up his task nicely, anil altogether gavo a creditable performance.