NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2937, 24 November 1916, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

.'By Glkncoe.l Tlio Takapuna meeting will, cnmmenco to-morrow, mid will be concluded on Wednesday next. The South Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting; Trill conclude to-morrow. The V.B.C. meeting will be concluded at i'loniington to-morrow. Tho principal event is the C. B. Fisher Plato, ono mils and a half, weight-for-age, and amongst the runners will be Wolaroi, the Derby winner. It is stated that Sir. Seaton's colt was ono of tho unlucky horses in tho Alolbourno Cup. _ Winning jockeys at tho Ashhurst meeting were: A. Boed, 2; A. Oliver, 2; F lufchen, G Price-, C. Eced and E. Reed, 1 each. Tho progeny of All Eod continue to win races. I'ho latest to scoro for the Stcpniak horso is All Serene, who won the anal Handicap at Tim am yesterday, the same maro won at Amberley earlier in tho season. Before the weights appeared for the Auckland Cup J. O'Shea was engaged to ndo Blackall, but the Hastings gcldin" got in a few pounds lighter than was expected, and O'Shea will bo -unable to do the weight. Tho services of B. Reed have now been secured for All Black's 6011. B. Deoler will havo the mount on Mul. Imgar m tho Auckland Cup. The lightweight did not journey to tho Ashhurst meeting, but after riding on tho opening «ay ol tho Takapuna fixture will come south for the Feildiug meeting, where several of Mr. Greenwood's horses are engaged. A Press Association message from Sydney last night stated that Mr. Stead's horses, including Kilboy and Saanof.were shipped by tho Niagara, which sailed at (i.:! 0 p.m. for Auckland. It is understood that Mr. Friodlandor gave H. Young a present of .£2OO for riding Ardonvohr to victory in tho Now Zealand Cup. Porter, by Pallas-AUstone, who ran second in tho Winton Guineas, has joined E. Emctson's siring at Riccarton.