NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 292, 29 August 1918, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

fBY GLENCOB.I

By an advertisement in this issue Mr. Y. B. Stratton, secretary of the Egmont Racing Olub. notifies that entries for all events at the spring meeting close at 8 o'clock to-night.

The well-known Hastings trainer, J. 11. Cameron, was married yesterday, and his brido will acomiupany liim to Sydney tomorrow.

Entries for tho spring mooting of the Otaki Olub close on Monday next at 8 p.m.An iusurauce of £3000 was yesterday taken out to cover Almoner while on tho voyage to Sydney. It is understood that Doaert Gold waß insured for nearly double this amount.

At Wanganui W. B-ayner has been schooling Hola. over hurdles, and the Sweet Simon gelding is taking kindly to liia new work.

At Flemington on August 17 the Welling-ton-owned Barrlol won the August Handicap, one milo and a half. He started favourite, and beat a good field, including tho imported Calais, who got within half a head of the winner,

Tho Lowry team for Sydney arrived in Wellington last evening. It consists of the ohampion Deßert Gold, Finmark, Estland, Killowen, and Kilhope. Desert Gold looks well, and has the appearance of having done plenty of work. In conversation with her trainer (F. Davis) the writer gathered that so far it had not been deflnitedy decided as to whethor the mare would take her place in the Melbourne Cup field, and no arrangements would bo come to under this head until lier owner arrived in Sydney and had seen her race. Some of the three-year-olda would ruu in tho Chelmsford Stakes, nino furlongs, at Tattersall's mooting next month, and also in the Bosehill Guineas a week later, while Fstland, who is engaged in the A.J.O. Metropolitan Handicap may bo given a pipe-opener in tha Itoseliill Spring Stakes, one mile. Desert Gold would not bo raced until the biff Bandwiek fixture, and her first appearance would bo in the Spring Stakes, one mile and a half, run on the opening day. After that there was the Craven Plato, one mile and a Quarter, and the Itandwick Plate, two miles, to engage her attention. A win in any of those rncos would not entail a penalty for tho Melbourne Cup, and they would greatly assist her preparation should it be decided to start her in tho Flemington event. Tf nil sroes well with the thrce-yenr-olds both Finmark and Killowen will contest the A.J.O. Dorbv. .T. O'Shea is already in Sydney, and will do the riding of the team.

Impediment and Lingerio arrived from Hastings yesterday, and they will be joined by St. Klmn. and the two alrinped to Sydney by the Moeraki, which sails early to-morrow. Mr. W. Richmond, owner of the horses mentioned, will no across to sec them race.

Pontoon, who wan presented hy Mr. E. J. Watt, to the veteran trainer IT. Bavner. when Mr. Watt retired temporarily from racing, filled seoond position in n thrne-year-old handicap, run at the Warwick Farm Meeting on August 17. This is th» third time the black colt has been placed sineo being sent to. Australia.

The Wellington Cup winner Bunting went cmlss afler winning the National Plate at Queensland Turf Club's recent fixture. After his winning effort it was found that one of his-legs had filled, and his trainer eased the son of All Black up to try to (ret him sound for his encasements at Bandwiek. Caulftcld, and Flominirton. W. M'Lnchlan. who was in the snddle when Bunting won the National Plate, said that the bay horse was the best performer carrying silk at the, 'Dieting, and .would have won the trebble .if he had kent Bound.

A winner at the Adelaide Grand National Meeting was tho ex-Ynldhurst-owned Perform (Boniform—Pedometer).

There died recently in Australia. Mohl King (Mountain Kind— Lady Mehi), who won tho City Tattersall's Cud at Itandwiok this year. Mehi. ICing'B record for the recently closed season was two firsts, two ceconds, five thirds, and .£I3BO in prize money.

Messrs. C. F. Mark and B. W. Short havo been re-elected North Island members of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association. As the South Island members were all returned unopposed tho personnel of t-ho board remains unaltered.—Press Assn.