NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 200, 13 May 1918, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[BY GIiEKCOE-l Tho llarlborough Hacing Olub'e annual meeting will bo hold to-morrow a,ud on Wednesday. Tho handioiippor, Mr. P. M'Wanemin.haf. every reason to be satififioil with tho acceptances received for Me Great Northern Steeplechase and Hurdles and tho Cornwall Handicap. Villi the exception of SleigliUifJland and Crib a!i the loading horses have been paid up for. Woifthtfl for tho Ota'd meeting arc duo ou Thursday, and acceptances close on the following Monday. Tho report that B. Decley is to rido Henry Clay in the .Marlliorough Oup ia incorrect, as 11. Gray has been seemed for tho top-weight. The Vanpintii-oarncil Starongo is to bo sliipped to Pieton to-day. V. Price, who

has now quite recovered from his recent illness, is to ride him in his Marlborongh engagements. J. Walker, with Traujmisnion, Wawata and .stutter, arrived from Napier on Friday last, and will leave for Picton to'lay. The trio are engaged at the Ma.rlborough meeting. At Trentham on Saturday Merric Gain (A. Deed) ran six furloiige in Irain. 19bcc, a useful gallop. Bliio Gown and Itienzi together ran seven furlougs in Imiu. 34 l-isec. The last named in not. a good worker on the tracks, and always docs bettor with tho colours ; up. j Sendmvn did a round over the hwdlcs jumping well, and on completing this task no was given a slroug round on the tan. Coalition and Miss Lark were Bent over the big fences on tho course proper. Both I jumped perfectly, but Coalition wae always I soins bettor than liib companion. The j mare is new to iho business- yet, but a race or two will work a big improvement in her. Trickery, Mill Queen, and Ayah ran five lurlongs together, but they were not out on a time-makiDg mission. Sardinia wa3 much too good Tor sion over eh furlongs in Imin. 19scc. The hnlf-Bi6ter to Sina-pie and the All Red nily in J. JTLaughlin's stables, had their first gallop. The pair went hall a mile, and finished- together in 53sec. Mount Victoria and Lady Phyllis finishi c<l together over four furlongs, which took 52seo. This time was. improved 'upon by Arihia, who went alone. Pot Pourri rah away from Itakaia in a sprint down the etraight. Korcro and Chatanooga, jumped the big fencoß on tho course proper. The first named gave a finished exhibition but the latter got up in the Air a bit.' Korero it to_ bo a runner in tho Hack Steeples at Wanganui and Otaki. The Foxton Racing Club has submitted a proposal to the Wanganui District Committee that all the cluba throughout tho Wnnganui district should contribute towards a fund for tho purchase of anTioropiano to be presented to tho Government. Tho .seoretary of the Foxton Club ataten that his club is willing to subscribe £150 j and perhaps more, if necessary, towards the object in view. He states that £1600 ; will provide an a:roplano, and expresßßß • tho view that if this ammuit is forth- j coining', - as ho bolievts it will be, as a j result of his appeal to the other clubs j in this district, other districts may per- : haps bo stimulated Into action in a slmi- i lar direction, and tho result would be I a Biibatantal addition' to the splendid patriotic efforts already. made by the rac- I ing clubs of the Dominion. The proposal ! was favourably received by the Wanga-! uiii committee, but consideration was held i over uutil next meeting. I Mossrs. J. S. M'Leod and H. A. Buesell , liavo been appointed,io act as the Hawke's i Bay delegates to ihe liacing Conference. • j St. Elmu and ton Beve have been ac- i cepted for in both 4 Jie bly jumping events ' at the Auckland Haoing Club' 3 Winter j Jteeting. . I An appeal has been lodged by W. 8. j Young againet the two years' disqualifl- j cation imposed on him by the Jfanawiitu Club in connection with the running of Ibex at the recent meeting at Awapuni. Tho appeal will be considered at a. special j meeting of the Wanganui District Com-: nitttoe, to be held to-morrow evening. | Tho Wanganui Dietrlct Committcu last | week imposed a Jifo didqiialifleation ipon I an Individual in that town who had been j proved to have been guilty of corrupt nnic- I lices. ' i Melita hae so far not put in an appearance here, and it loo'hs as if tho St. Paul gelding is not to bo a runner at the Marlbrtroiigh fixture. < F. Ellis in charge of Doro and. Charley, | leaves Rlocarton for. Wanganui on Wed- I nesday. '