NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 255, 16 July 1918, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Weiuhla for the. Grand National Hurdles, Steeiilechase, and Wiulur Guj) are duo on Friday. llaudicapiier J. !•!. llcurys, who has been on a pleasure, trip to Sydney, returned Lome by th". Mocrald yestcrii.iy. Hi 3 success on Saturday ' ■riuijs Bon Heve's wiuuinir.s for the season up to £2350. Tho Bon o!' Droamc.t was railed hack to Hasting!) yesterday, .in.) in u.ino (luartcrs it is said that he i> a doubtful starter at l'iccartou or Ti!ii:i--ii. Slicild this bi! the case, Stan Keid .vill 1-ave the mount on Collector. Tho well-known jockey, (.'(. Cli'rke, has applied lo tho military authorities for a, passport to enable him lo riiie at Sydney in the spring. It is und-r-tood that Master Boris and "-.vcet 'liiipi-rny ar<- to race in Sydney, juid c"ari;i> will go across to ride them. After BCfi.'if, , Onncsby win on Saturday, tho Hastings trainer. V. Colello, pi.rdiusiid the Birkenhead geldiiift for jits principal liatron, Mr. If. A. Russell. It is announced that it. Gray will rido HydiTO in tho Winter Cup. The lcadins lioi'sciuan will, it is naid, he first .horsemoil for K. A. Tell'ord's st-üblcs next season. . 'I'he mierslie-traiiind Itoddite, : r el(eln'koH ami Notability were walked iulo icwn yesterday, and have started their .louriicy liome. From this it would a'prar that they are not intended to rac;" at Kiccarton. G. Clarke, who roile UnuVid.irl in the Hack llunllcß at Trenlhain uu Saturday, was nearly unseated at the lust fence, but ho made n splendid rocowi'y, and got .second plact. Sir Solo was at Trentham last week, but he was not raced. It is understood that the runner-up to Slritrhl of Hand will again ho a starter in the National Hurdlcß next tncntli. The vi;itin(r horseman. J. Campbell, who rules the Hat horses in W. Hawthorne's stables, was sulfcriiij,' from ptomaine poisoning on Saturday, and could uot fulfil hin riding engagements. Sir Agues is to remain at Trentham for a few days, and will then bo chipped south for the Winter Cup. The chestnut was one of the fancied division for tiie R.-iine event last year, but he went -.vroug on the eve of the race. It is not usual to run horses twice when the (toinir is as heavy us it wan at Trentham mi featimhy, but the imported norsi! licet hum won at his second attempt t,l™i"Sutp h '" tt™ ".'•:'»"» Although not eCarted cither day, Yellow and Black was at Trcntliain wilh tho other nicinlicrs of A. Sliraroby's tram. Flo iilipi'ai-s to he niipi-ovin;: daily, anrl • will Hβ shipped south in company with Sleight »l Hand. .\ii ;tl nod licfonuatioii. TraiiKM-a arc e.xperionciiirr t;re:il. diffi. ml.}- in wltiiiK siiitaWi; hay for I heir nliiirppM. It, iK doubtful if at any previous period there has been mch a scarcity of this Ncc-e.-:sary foildor. The fame trouble is met with in Viclovia, and.a well-known traunM- thev rc-iiMy 5 ,.,, i, ,„ \v,.||i- llc t ol , m-'d""" llu ' ""■ l - r co " l(i " ol be niiiek Heath was hroucht across frcui illenlicini, but, nwing to an cnlairod joint., wns not started mi Saturday, lie is f<; eo soiiili, and may be a riinucr at Timarii at the t nd of the mouth. The iv:.||.known lioiviem Sl;m Ri-iil, who has ridilpii twoniy-lonr winners nvcifences this season, will k» -ouili to-mor-row, .ind will iiu ridinc at tho South Can- j terbury Hunt Chili .\I;-<tiu« hoxi, wi-l; I pun of his iiiniiiitK will ho l?oliiii S Tide | in I he. bii: slei-iilechase. S. 'J'rilford retiirneit fDiitli hist iiinlil with Crib. MiisiiM- Hamilton, and Oolden Jmicc. Trilford thinhn the two races I'" ) had here will do him ,-i. lot or Bond, and he- will Iv ;i much belter horse by tliK Nalionnl Mi-mini,-. (iliidful. win, v.n,i lii'i-uri'tl f.ir 610 guineas nl tin- Ka-.unu sale, won buck ■ Ins purchase m< y :I t, Trnitham. At the same iiii'diiii,' last year, tin; Hirkenlicid ireldiiiu finished wimiul in h ( il!i tho Win-ti-i- lluidtci. and Final Hurdles. Ormeshy nnri Hiiiriisdnle were the only lnciilly-traincil liorses to win races at Treiithum last, week The followiiii; is tlio list of pajmcnls '' inado by I hi! Wclliii'-'tnn llacinir Club lo stakc-i-nnicrs tit '.I'l-e.nhanK-skwrs. V. I T'.islon, XBOO; W. R. Keinb.ill. XMO; 11. A'caglc, rAW: Jh-s. K. JI. Campbell. X.'2o; Jlciisr.". K \V. Alhoii. juiir.. .£320; \V. Cor. . lett. £265; V. and K' liiddiford, .E155; .T. ' .1. Adams, X 150: 11. W. llrown. .C 150; W. ; l.'iclinioiKl. av, : W. ,|. <: o iii{T. >;U5: (J. A. •' Palmer. .U!<ls: .11. lliookur. A; 130: U. Kilkclly, .EIZS; K. Jlamlieli. ,U12I): A. Brißlllwell. j;ii>o: Jury iind Ode, .C 103: Jl. Hv.af- i Held, .C 105: CI. lVr?!liii!r". .ECO; ,1. Hurley. £70: .1. Fomvick, .£7(1; ,1. S. Adams. .155; .f. M'JCeau, £«; ]~ 11. Collinsmi, f;ij; -I. Hull. C3O: >;. Short. .6JO: K. H. BnraTu. ' X2O: T. Whclch, .EM; (,'. Liiplon, .E2O: J. K. JacltFon, .C2O; W. Smart. .£2O; jr. Williams, .El 5: W. J. f.-ffiu, .El 5; -I. ,T. liiirrett. £15; li. S. Mieol, X! 5; r,. Gibson, .RIO; 1 and V. Ariustronj;, .EIO-α grand total of 1 £4850. I Stan, licicl and It. Itobinson were the. . most successful jockeys at tho Trentham i Mcctinrr. each riding two winners. The ; following joclscya each saluted tho Judgo | '

oncn:-U. Jl'Seveiioy, 1). flrookor, H. Gray, J ,, . Klynn, A. J. M'Flinn, T. Chaplin, W. liolrinsoii. ]|. Lorrigaii, P. Brady, ]■'. Ellin, F. Wyeth, and Sid. ]{eid. Stenniiik. win! for many years was one of flic, iiioxt, successful sires in the Donimioii, and who died in IMI. liad thm> money winners lo represent him in New /.ealaud this season. The Waikalo-ownod limipai contributed £602 10s. out of tho •fc'iO-l 10s. won by the. defunct horse's stock, iir Honll. a crcat. fire, in liis day. and wlio 10 died 111 1911, had several winners raeiug -'• lor him this, season, the earnings of his ■e imiKcny being .£1723 10s. Jinyal | r H, Wils 11 Ihe biggest, fontribiiiof, lie having won i- Wo sovs. Sine,; thu season 1899-1900, Hie :1- slock nl the St. Simon burse has won the i>l laiW! sum of 176.4D3 sovs. in stake Zncy. "J From south it is rcnorted Hint the Yald- « liii-st team is uot to visit Australia for lift suriu g _i,ip,.|,,, BS T|, ;lt ~,P IUIS t , e. inli..!.» he. is sold, the Boniform colt Als inn across tho Tasman. a fn'l'n 11 A " tri, 1 liil »-'"-ed Thrace (roseidon- ; ci ona), who won tho Final Hurdles at 1 ,Z """"„ °» Salunay, j 6 very c | o . ? elv re- \' ,!• to ' ho ,Australian fctoiiplecliosov." Old i, fi il' Wlo ,"°" tho V.K.C. Grand N«. S 1 .htccnlpi-lmsc last yeiu: Old Munb Ki/% ? y . Josl -'" ln " f''om Grot, who U ».V bir Tristram from Cremona. Hied Omahu, who fin«>tuiday, is a half-brother to Gang Awa ,