NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3040, 29 March 1917, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

/ > ' IBi Glencoe.l : " Onfneis and trainers should nolo that entries for the Wellington Racing Club's Autumn Meeting, to l>o held on .April 19 and 21, close to-morrow night at 9 p.m. There is no event on tho prolirammo of less value than 200 sove. iTho Wcatland' Racing Club will hold its Autumn Meeting at Hokitika on April 11. Secretary D. J. Evans will take entries up till 9 p.m. to-morrow. Owners should not.overlook the closing of entries for tho Man.watu Kacinj,' Club's Autumn Meeting. These must bo miido by 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday next. •• At Trenthsim, H. A, Tolfoid is at present busy handling soveivil Bezonian yearlings, the property of his principal pation, Mr. W. B. Herbert. They "are all fillies, and claim Strathspey, Shepherdess, and Margarette as their dams. The Shepherdess filly has boeu named BoPeep. ' Pacifio Sloped who was purchased after the Bulla Meeting 'by a patron of H. Kingan's stables, was out working at Trentham yesterday morning. The Gisborno gelding may later on be tried over fences, Tho two-year-old Biplane has been slightly lame in front lately, and on Tuesday his trainer was unable to, work him. It will be most unfortunate''if he is unable to get to tho post for the .Champagne Stakes at Riccarton, as without hib there will only bo two starters,' viz.,. Estland and Gamecock. On Tuesday morning ICilboy was.responsible for a most impressive performance, one that has seldom been eurpassed at Riccarton. Jumping off from the nine-furlong post he was picked up after going throe furlongs by Bayonne. The pair kept up a solid pace, on terms, till Rearing the post, when Kilboy drew right away and wound up tho full journey in the splendid time of lmin. 55 .4.-SSCC. Needta to. .say. iko Eilhtorjcy.

colt's slock for the Great Autumn Handicap has hardened considerably. Only six horsce woro engaged in llio two hurdle ovents lit tlio Canterbury Jockey Club's Meeting, and this number was further reduced on Tuesday by nn accident to Banian. When being taken to tho course for excrciso tlio Birkenh'oiid gelding came down on the wad, sustaining rather serious damngo to his legs. As a'result Longley's promising hurdler will bo off tho scene for ftt least several weeks. Tho local trainer, J. W. Lowe, ie at present laid up with a damaged foot, caused by tho tvvo-ycar-old Cooing rearing up and coming down on top of tho foot. Tho two-year-old, recently kicked through a fence and cjifc herself about a bit, and Lowo was bathing the part when ho met trouble himself. ■ From-Ynld hurst, mentor R. O!Donnell, with The Toff, Ample, Koesin'n,' Plymouth, and Wishful, is expected to pass through here on Sunday next on his way to Ellorslie. ' | G. Price is sending the Oaks candidal* Sunny Climes and Birkenvalo to Ellerslie on Monday next. Later in the week ha will go south with Panmuro and Nystad, who have engagements at Eiccarton. ' ■ . If. Tolford tried to get someone to tako Dovotion to Ellerslio, 'bo that ho could got on with the education of his j yearlings, but ho was unable to do thie, I and he has now booked accommodation j by. Monday's express north. I While working at Hastings early this j week, the Australian-bred two-year-old j I Skyscraper (The Welkin—Cape , Hatheras) ' ! fell and broke her leg, and had to bo I i shot. Skyscraper belonged to Mr. B. J. I I Watt, and T. Quinlivan brought her ; back with' him. from Sydney in JJoreni- | ber last. Her loss was a severe one, i as had she never won a raco sho would j have been invaluable'at the stud. • i T. Quinlivan leaves Hastings .to-morrow with Bunting, Llnnishen, and Hendra, who have, engagements at Ellcrslie next week. IC. Quiulivan aleo goes north at the same time with llr. 11. E. Troutbeck's horsos, Form-Up, Simonides, and Silver Tongue. Four of Sir George , Clifford's' Stony-hurst-bred yearlings have put in an appearance at Iticcarton, and in the course ?n the , l ! Kt foilr weeks they will bo followed, by several,others. The present batch are all colts, well grown , and of much promiee. They are: Sir FancifuM, by fofcoby-Udy Wayward; Onslaught, by Antagonist— Mml Whirl; Wild Ni»ht by Antagonist—Windvrhistle; and Long li&nge by Anfcag-oigt—Telescope. . A Press Association message from Melbourne states that tho Victorian State Government had decided not to introduce tho totahsator.

Particulars ot the annual, sale of thoroughbreds to be hold at Gilding on April 10 by Messrs. Levin and Co. and Messrs. Abraham and Williams are advertised. ■■■■■'