NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3125, 2 July 1917, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

JBr Glencob.i Acceptances for the first day's handicaps at Trentbam and entries for the SeHing Plato and Trial Plato close on Friday at 9 p.m.

Mr. A. B. Williams's horses, which wcro oliercd" for salo at Hastings on Friday, wore all passed in with the exception of Cheiniso, who brought 60gns.

A prominent defection from tho Grand National Hurdles Held is Gladful, winner of tho Great Northern Hurdles.

Tiio Special District Committee appointed to deal with the reduction of racing In Auckland held a meeting last week to consider a further request from the .Minister of Internal Affairs that an additional day should be taken from tho Auckland Racing Club and allotted to a country club. After somo disoussion tho following resolution was unanimously carried:—"That, this committee, after exhaustive investigation and fullest consideration, having duly adiudicated at tho request of the Minister of Internal Affairs upon the allotment, of racing days, and having arrived, at a unanimous decision thereon, cannot see its way to make any further recommendation."

The committee of tho 'Wellington Racing Club will meet this afternoon, when final arrangements will be made for the Steeplechase Meeting, which takes place on 'Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday next week.

Mr. Geo. Morse, who died at Wanganui lust week, was for many years handicapper to tho, Auckland, Takapuna, Avondalc, Taranakl,. Egmont, Wanganul. and other clubs. Ho-was very popular with all who knew him. ' '

A report from Chriatchurch states that by some means or other the stallions Peggie Jluon, Wallace Wood, and Dillon Hell, and the champion pacer Adelaide Direct, were taken from their various' yards and placed together in ono enclosure on Sunday night. When the horses woro found in the morning Eeggio Huon and "Wallace Wood were both considerably knocked about, and Adelaide Direct also showed sigus that she had been in a fight. In her cose tlio damage was pf a serious nature, and may end her racing career. Dillon Bell was apparently not in the'battle, and escaped damage. The horses were all securely paddocked in their yards, and a great deal of troublo must have been taken by the person who put the. horses together. . ,

Only one favourite was successful during tho two days' racing at Hastings. This was a. repetition of what occurred at Napier the week previous. Sydney papers to hand contain particulars of the acoident to Mr. G. D Greenwood's colt Biplane. Whcu returning lo his stable after working at Handwick, lie collided with a. moving tram, which slruok Ms hindquarters, and for a time lie seemed to bo badly injured, so much so that there were very grave doubts as to whether it would he possible to go on with his Derby preparation. However, the colt was much.better on the following morning, and his trainer, E. .T. Mason, was so bad an was at first anticipated. _.Mr. B. R. Luttrell was a. visitor to Wnl liugton during last week. He states that, make the. trip to Sydney. .It is understood that G. Jones, who sots tL r nT er t0 Mn Ct - Stea 4- 1>" Moure" the necessary permit from the military KW <."" W C i largn of Sasanof, Shrill. Sweet Corn and a yearling filly by Art Black-MywhHe, the idea being to race