NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3113, 18 June 1917, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

IBt Glencok.l

The Winter Meeting of tho Nanior Park Racing Club, to bo held on IM<!ay arid 6aturdn,y, is l.ho sole attraction for sportsmen tliia week.

The Wnikauee-bred Juaflna. (Achilles— Shepherdess), who ie owned in Auckland, was runner-up in the Maiden Hack Haco at the Giaborne mooting.

Tho District Committee will meet at 2.30 p.m. to-day to go into the question of the reduction of racing. There ie «. lot of evidence to bo heard, and the sitting is likely to be a lengthy one.

Since boing sold by Jtr. T. H. Lowry tho Finland colt Bjorneborg has started twico in his new owner's colours, but has failed to run prominently. It was thought that amongst the lceser lights' at Gisborno the brown colt would be in his elemont, but it looks as if tho idea that he is nono too generous is well founded. Ho inay do better over short courses.

A. returned visitor from the Biralie's Bay states that tho recent rains ha.ve left tho Hastings and Napier tracks in a, very heavy state. The going will ho auythintj but good at Greenmeadows this week. •

Tho consistent Multifual added further to his lengthy list of viotories on Saturday when ho appropriated the Vaikanao Handicap, seven' furlongs. Tho Multifid gelding carried list. 101b., top weight, awl beat a very useful field. 0. Morse also turned out another winner in Multive, who scored, in tho Maiden Hack Handicap.

With St. Blmn, Jfarton, Sandy Paul, and Diavolo, all recent, winners, and Braebnm, Record, Fagot. an<T Nita, there is- the material for a splendid contest for tho Napier Steeplechase to be run on JYiday neit.

Hylaus was reported to have knocked himself, about considere-blo over tho biff hurdles at Ellcrslie. but as the eon of Temerity has been ptiid up for at rapier the damage could not have" been ae bad as was first thought to be tho oase.

Owing to tho rough weather last week tho Opaki trainer, J. 8. .lamieson, would not load Municipal and Montana, at Napier, and the two horses had tho nen put thioiigh their names for their Gisborne engagements. They will be on hand lo race at the ftapicr meet'm? thin week.

Hendra h&6 rejoined T. Quinlivan's team at Hastings, and. the big black gelding is evidently intended for early spring nicety ings. There is some talk of jumping the son of Eoyal Artillery.

Snyriass has been purchased, from Sir Gcorce Clifford by a patron of 15. Boden. The filly is by San Francisco-Telescope, from Weathere.ye, dam of Oannic Ohiel and Deerstalker, and has ehown very fair form in private on raa.ny. occasions.

All the King's horses racing this ecasoo are running in the name of Lord Jl. Bcresford, who mnnafco the Kings roans establishment.

Tho southern horseman, J. Olfen. will have t.ho mount on Marfca and Linden in their engagements at■the Napipr l«.rU meeting. 11 is reported that, the Ashburion Cowity IJacing Ulub may hold a roeettne about the' end of next month, with two hurdle, rnees a.nd two pleoplecha-ses on the programme. The club usually races >n May. but the meeting arranged..for month, « abandoned owing to, the sudden ourta,ilment of the railway r.crvice.

Pol' tho Uiird rear in succession A. Pringle- and. J. Bryco havo had a. wry keen contest, during the present season for leading position among the trotting nsjors and drivers of the Dominion. The last meeting of UlO season was held at A6hburion last, week, when Pringle Fcorod two wina bringing his total up t.n twenty-lime, against twenty-five to the credit, ot Bi-.vcp-

The Kilbroney izeldmg, Kilkec, is now a,u inmate of 11. lionpley'fi stable, havinc "been purchased by a Ohristehurch snortsman.

A recent addition to M. TTobbs'e learn at. Rkcavton is BelUne, who till recently raced in Hie colours of Mr. T. H. Lowry. Tho Klytiiin folding will bo included in flobbs's team that, leaves for Australia., in the course of a few weeks. He is now owned by Mr. K. 6. l.uttrcll. who nurnhas-Ml him for a gallonlnE companion for Mlboy.

The Taranaki Racing- District, Committee. tha-t has thn mailer of reducing prrniite in hand.has recommended that theTnJ-auaki J.CfitraWord R.C., and Ha.wora R.O. ench lo=o a lay. anil that the Twanak.i Hunt Dliib mcetinc bo allowed to lapso this .BcaHin.