NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 248, 8 July 1918, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

TRENTHAM TRAOK WORK. fBY GLENCOE.I Steady rain fell at Trentham on Saturday morning-, hut it cleared in tlio afternoon, and jf the present fine weal her holds the goinir will ho first-class oil Wednesday.'

Most of the horses engaged in tho jumping events were schooled, and as a wholo the Jumping was first-class.

Waimai,wwhso s looks very well, went by himself, and with P. Plynii in tho saddle, gavo a good exhibition.

lellow and Black, Ormcsby, and Collcotor wcro sent over fivo fences on the course proper, and all jumped well, particularly Ormesby, who put a lot of dagh into hie leppine. Vollow and Black and Ormesby set tho pneo, while Collector dropped in behind, Lut in the straight he ran to the le&dere, and his display showed" that, there is little the matl«r with him. Coalition outjnmped Jloddito over the same- course. Tho former seoiua verv much at home on his own eoiirso, and he is putUng a lot of vim into his work. The stablo-companions, Slcight.-of-Hand and Nlta, went together over the hlg fences, and both jumped well.

Crib and Maeter Hamilton were schooled on tho inside, and the latter seemed to jump better than Crib, who was making a noise. Jtisn hulrk and Cuattouoosa also jumped (ho big fences.

Gladful and Wishful did a round of the hurdles, and both jumped well. The former rave a really good l showing, whioh, wan in contrast *{o his efforts at Hastings. Thrace, who is a fancy for the Winlor Durdleß, popped over three hurdles with Golden Prince.

Seadown, Sir Fisher, oud Deformation went' together ovor the hurdlea. Tho lattor wae 'pulled off after jumping; three fences, but Sir Fieher and Seadown continued on over another couple.

Hlr Fisher is lookinj and going well, aud may bo favourite on Wednesday. Ho has plenty of weight to cany, and may find it a. diflicult task to concede Thrace 341b.

The outside of the courso proper was available for galloping, and it was freely used by trainers. Most of the galloping was done over four ov five furlong's.

Amongst those who worked, well wero tho full Bister to , Whakatina., who galloped fire furlongs with Matatua in Imin. 9boc. Three Trial Plate candidates, Conrtfiold, Pot Fonrrl.'aiid Notability went four furlongs in 52Jseo. The two former finished together, but Notability wa» giving them a lot of woisht, and ivus not asked to do his beet.

Blue Gown boat JRlsiughara and Bick over six furlongs in • Imin. 18Jsec.

White Blaze ~wa9 too good for Alteration over live furlongs, which took tmin. 9ieec.

Art by himself ran hinlf a, mile in Haec. I'olydamoii was not required to do his best to laep with Kahumangu over a mile.

l'ureefiller, who is giving her trainer trouble was led on a hack. Amongst other who worked wore Moltchikoff, Taperef=E, Eoyal Battery, Master Boris, Sardinia, Goad ifope, Arlington, Prince Delaware, MjII Queen, Love Token, Justification, Hallow, Cadet, Glenroy, Crown Pean Devotion, Active, and Bo Peep.

.1. Stewart has arrived at Elccarton with Jfarsa, Silent Knight, Point Blank, and Turebuua, and intendß staying over tho National Meeting. ./-

At a race meeting promoted by Ihn Britieh troops in Palestine a few wo»l(n ago seven events were decided, including the Palestine Grand National, run over two -milea. The runners for this rnoo numbered 18, and tho winner was a bay gelding named Olautoi. Lieutenant Stanley Wootton M.0., the well-known jockoy, and brother of Frank Wootton, rodo tho third in this event, and following up by winning the noxt race on tho card. Those desirous of betting were accommodated 'either through the agency of tho parlmutuel or the more familiar bookmaker.

Kinlark, runner-up in the V.IKC. Grand National Hurdles on Saturday, scored in the Toalamhool Hurdles at Caulfield on June 22. On that occasion Westeudale, Saturday's favourite, waa runner-up, and Pistolier was amongst the also started dnleion.

Sydney papers mention that Biplane is goins; on the right way ,in his work at flandiviok. E. J. Maaon always flies speoial tacklo on the Coraody King colt to rostrict aim to a, eanter in his work. It is thought here that if thoro is still the 6ame demand for Biplane, Mason may decide to lot somooiiefelse have him.

Battle Eve, who won the Minool; Two-year-old. Handicap at Caulfleld, on Juno 22, is by the imported horise. The Welkin, from the New Zealand-bled kand Rose, who used to race in the South Island. She Is by Finland from Done Shield, by Hotolikifis from Itose of Wellington, by St. Logor.

A Press Association meesnge from Wongamil .states that the Wanjnnui Joclioy Glub has donated a further £3000 to the patriotic funds, making tko total given ty the club to dato £5700.