CAIBYE KILLED.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 236, 24 June 1918, Page 7

CAIBYE KILLED.

Sy Associafion-Copyriirht (lice. June 23, 5.5 p.m i Mclhourno, Juno 2:.. Caibyo. the winner of tho Australian Steepleclmu, wap Uilloil while running in tho Wandii yaatcrduy. NOTES' AND COMMENTS rBV'OIiRNO'OE.I I'ltp Hawlio's liny Jockey Club will hold \U winter at Hastings en Friday and Saturday "of thin weok. With this, meetinc: over the only oilier important ilxturo before the close of the bousoii is Ihe Wellington Sating Clu'oS mectiiiß, to be held on July 10 and 1?.. With only four fixtureo to l>n lield heforo the end of tho present noason, the Taraunki horseman, .11. Gra>, cannot possibly l;e dislilaced from the top ■ of tho list of winning jockeys. Gray has been on 59 uinnine mountu this neabon. whilst tho nearest jockey, to him is li. Eeeil, with 37 wins and a dead heat. The dual Derby winner, Ho" Bcve, who has been a payahle proposition as a hurdler, made his <lel:ut ae a stceplechastr at Napier on Saturday, and accounted for tho opposition. He carried 12bt., but the field was very poor. lion Eovo Jinn been awarded top weight in tiio Jlaivko's Hay Steeplechase-. It was bad luck for Mr. T.. J. White when hia steeplechaser -Branbnrn dropped dead after oontesting tho Napier Staplechase. Mr. White only raced the old fellow this season, living bought him from V. IT. Collelo. Uraeburn was nine years old, and waa bred in the Wairarapa by tho late Mr. J. Cotter. Ho was by Sir Lnddo from Tuliiraiiga. by Sou'-Wester from Caller JTerrin'. Amonjst Braelnirn's successes vera tho Xapier fiteepleehase (Iran). Wanganui KleeplecliaEH (tivice), and the Gieborne Skenlechase. jMlhough handicapjied by an infirm knee, liracburn put up some roinnrbable perforuioncue over the Mz country, and be in entitled to Tank with the best of the Dominion's hteeplechnsere.

■ Maori Mat. who, when oniiril by Mr. E. .T. lVatt. waa Hureessfnl in tlie V.A.'P.O. Debutante Stakee in 1915. Is now racing at tho pony courses in Byo'ney, and on Saturday, June 8, at Kosebery, ran third to Choi Breeze and Prince Liddcll in the tirst division of the Plyintr Handicap. Mr. W. ft. Keinbnir? pair of jumpers. Wishful and Gladful. may be said to have done well at fireenmeadows on Friday - ., as it was Winhful's first public appearance in a hurdle race, and Ghulful had not had a race oinco last, winter.

At Wang-anui .TV. Payner has :i team of eight, horses under his care. The latest additions to his stable are the Ensr-linh-hrod tilly Vennon, and the- hurdler Vidian.

Sir], liiiid. who is now in charpe of -the Hielirtcn team, is chiefly occupied with Mr. Onrin.3 .Tolinstnu's yearling?, as Nystad. Olierry H'art, and llirkcnvalc arc on the easy list.

Although .rohnny Walker liu? not won a raco this season, the Trenthnm-fralned horso has won 600 =o\% in p.laco money. Mr. ,T. H. licid lias sold il!f imported mare Simper to a North Island buyer a I a, substantial figure. 'Simper was uoL by Symington (son of Ayrshire) from Ohelys by Sir Visto—Chelandry (dam of Troquair), and so in a member of the Parodln family, vrlilcb has produced so many !;ood winners. The s:ime buyer nRo Biiichaeed a. filly by Kilbroney from Grey Linncf: an imported mare by Thrush—JFarie Ie flraye, by Diamond Jubilee; and a couple of roloninlbrfd inarcß.

It is reported from niccarton 11: if. Wardancer ie showing siriib of laivnes* agnin. His trainer i? nndecidod whether 1o five the Martian Keldin? a holiday or not. llylaue is l<) he schooled ovtir the small fences r|. Tiiccarlon this week. He is Foid to be looking in good trim for spring racing. The Taldlinrst. trainer I! D. O'Donnell, was a visitor to llicrartou last wool; with Jfelc.o nnd four yearlings, as follow:—Surveyor, by Nassau—Pedometer: Orange Kittors by Kaesan-Ormolii; Golden Crozicr, hy Nap'aii—Cassoel;; and a filly by Sunny Lalic—Sliowano. The juvenile mpoiliers of tho te.im were gonnrnllj' admired, being a very promiGin;; qua,rt«.'t. AmongEl, the nominations recoived for tho Trentham meeting are Tarty, wl'.o won the Wintor Cun in 19U. and the Tara-nnlti-owncd Crown Pearl, who has not carried flilk for somn coneidorablo time.

Tho defunct Stopninlc had .1 winning representative at a Melbourne pony courso this month wlicn the aged iseldinE, lour Steps, ivon the second division of the ItirhmonA IMnte.

Planet, wlio acted as rnnncr-up in tho Newmarket (lold Oup. is a. brnilirr to Day Ooniet. recently purchased liv tho associ. aled Waiknto clubs, Ho ie also similarly related to Quinologist. wlio is racing in Australia