NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 300, 7 September 1918, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS

fBV GLBNCOB.I Elntrioa for tho minor events at the Ausralinn Jocltoy Club's Spring Meotine oloee in Monday next. v Local owners can nomilatcwith Secrotary A. E. Wliytc, oftho Wellington Kaoing Club. The Dannevirko Meeting will tako placo )n Wednesday next, and the Araberloy Reeling the day following. : H. Gray has beon engaged to ride Mr. 1 Q. Dalgoty-B horecs at tho Duncdin Meeting noxt month. i Bomethlng like a sensation was caused, n England recentlr• vhc'n tho-Irish Turf 31ub decided that in future no racohoraes trom England would bo allowed to race in Ireland. . ... 0. lirltchard was tho only local trainer [o win a race at Mnrton. His success was achieved with Matatua in the Trial Stakes, and followers of. tho Birkcmhead rolding eot a- Rood return. This was surprising as in.the Trial Plato at TrenIham, run over a furlong further, MataAxa was at a very short price. t Moutoa iTanovft, runncwip to Matatnn. In the Trial Stakes at-Martpn, is.a three-rear-old, full-sister to Saeunof. She is jwned by Mr. F. S. Hasten."of Poxtoln. who bought her.at.a yearling for a big figure. A.U last season she was unable .to faco ;he barrier, but ehc neenie all ristht now ind later on will, no doubt repay her Dwnor for his outlay. The woll-known English trainer W.. T. Robineon died o'n'July 1. He trained the iviniicr of the I/ihoolnshiro Handlgap tnroo rerire in succession, t.lie successful horsen being Olorane. Winkfteld's Pride, and Prince Baroaldine. For some years lie Irainod for Mrs. Lainßtry, and won races for her .with the Australians, Merman and Haluma. Crapianour wtas a notablo horso that Eobinebn had in his charge Aa a result of his win at Martoii. Pαraoa -will have to put a 101b. ponalty If he'starts in the Hack Hurdles at Dannevirke, but as he is engaged to tlio Jiimpors , Flat Handicap, for wh)ch_he does not incur a- penalty Trainer B : Barlow will probably elect to race, him in.the latter ovent. ■ ■ •-. ■ • According to a Press Association messagß from Ohriatclmrch Our Thorpe yeet«rday lowered the mile trotting record. His figures for the eight furlongs were. 2min. 6 Wseo., which is- n fifth of a, second better than the previous best held by Adelaide Direct. • , Penury Hose will have to put up a no. Bdliiilty in each of tho flat hack races at Bannovirko, as the result of her win in tho Electric Handicap at Marton. IJcepite the increased weight, tho Opalu filly will havn mnny supporters at Uannevirke, for sho \i\)\ only have to carry 41b. more than F E. Jones, Svho rode for the'Ohokebore etables for many yeare and .who recently started training at Timaru, has again beon licensed as a jockey by the Canterbury. Jockey Olub. . ....... (lulluloraine, -winner of tho Adelaide Grand National SteoplechfiGO last montn, in a member of E. Cameron's Caullield team. The ox-New Zenlander: i» 'now about again- after an attack, of Pleurisy, but he Iβ still lame-as the result of a broken leg received in February §§. Amongst the winners at Williaine-, town Meeting last month was -Driunore a full brother to Oorintha, who as a twoy ar-old «s homht by Mr. W. Q ; . Stead in Svdney and raced once *n the DominSn y Brnmore is described a 8 a «w promising sort, >o Probably Mr. Stcad was unfortunate that Gerintha did not tram "volpi, , who is fancied for the■ A.J.0.. Epsom Handicap, is » full brother to TVirre who won several races In the colnure of Mr 1! Buiok, of Maatertoln. and who H» Mbieonenlly sold for stud ourposes to a Kew South Wales owner Ooropett who unexpectedly wont] 16 Hailwav Handicap at Marlon on Wednesday started on sixteen occasions last reason, hut only scored once.: This was he Raumai Welter Hai«licnp at Bulls, wlie'u W-Sffi , &VSS- a-..- wi,, scored in the, Third DW«lon Handicap at the Albion Park MeoWnß. . The well-known hurdle horseman Stan. tU The field for Hm A.J.O. 'Derliy. to be run on October S. will he'more rcprescnlat.ve ?hi- viar than has hwn tlin e.iac for mnhv 'ieasnns p«t. Alrendy hows frnjn New ' Zealand. Q.ioew t>ud Virtnr m have I'"™ sumiortod for tlin race, -wniie tbn RvdiieT tenni is a strong one. ■ Tliouffh he WO J l , r f n ,, r J,",,,, n »-.rl ii<i>