NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3154, 4 August 1917, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

So far nothing definite lias been decided as to which race St. Elinu -will start in at IlKxarton. His owner, Mr. W. lUchmoim, goc6 south.on Monday next, and after witnessing the gelding's work at headquarters ho will then decide on a course Of aoiion. Tho racehorses Flying Camp. Bon Hcvo, Gross Words, St. Hmn, and Golden Glade wero shipped south last night, anU tvml bo racing at Eiccarton at tho National meeting. Tho Karamu stahlcs will havo nothing racing at tho lUccarton meeting, but S. Waddell lias gone south on a visit to some friends, and will bo a spectator at Eiccarton. Tho Wafkanae studmaster (Mr. Lan Duncan) had a stroke of ill-fortuno last week, vrhen thrco of. his mares foaled prior to August 1, which means that they rank as yearlings now. Crimson Eose foaled a filly to Martian on July 26, two days Jater Lady Birkcnhoad foaled to tho samo Biro, and on July 31 at 5 p.m., just seven hours too early, tho well-ored Vico Rcmo also foaled to Martian. Tho imported sire is also represented by a fiUy from Snowline, wiich mado her appearance yesterday. The English-brod horso Kirkby Fleetham, in W. M'Donald's stable at Biccarton has had his namo chanßod to Flcetham. Ho can muster up a lot of speed, and should bo useful over short courses. When L. Hagerty got a fall off Turchaua on TueEday morning Jic sustained rather severe injuries to his ankle. Though decidedly inconvenient, tho damage will not interfere with his engagements at the Grand National meeting. According to recent news from Sydney, R. J. Mason has been giving Kilowatt and Immortel a fair share of sprinting, in ■which they have shaped l-cally well. A -writer in the Sydney "Ecferee," referring to tho New Zealand liorEee now at Bandwiclc, says they have been treated to a few dashes, and so far neither Kilboy nor his brother. Kill 'Em, is giving M. Hobbs any trouble. Killlinn is also finding Eandwick to her lilting, and though not really attractive, sho is a. fairly solidlooking iilly, -while thero is no doubt as to her trainer believing in her. It-edsliire, tt fivc-yoar-old gelding by Downsaiiro-Iled Peony, changed hands recently in Southland, the prico paid for him hoing £400. His new owner, Mr. D. lUlkelly, has placed him. in P., T. nogan s stable. Bcdshiro is engaged in the Winter Oup, but it is stated that lie -mil not ma.ko the trip to Eicoarton. T Haodlcy. studgrobm at Waikanae, is at present iui inmate of tho Waikanae Hospital, -where he has undergone a. slight operation. L Graham, ivho piloted Nita in her -winnine effort tit Hastings, is to liavo the mount on tho cljftstnut inaro in the Grand National Steeplechase. It ha-s been decided to start Flying Camp in the Grand National Hurdles. At Ti-en-thain he was well su,,i>ortcd in the Hack Hurdles on the concluding day, but lie fenced badly, and failed to finish in » place His form on the flat at Ellerslie in ■ Juno was of a better order, and included a victory over Parisian Diamond, ■who to-day raulis as one of the bestfancied horses in the Winter Oup.