NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 306, 14 September 1918, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS

rur QIENCOI-l There will br> two meetings to, engago the attention of bpai'tpmen uoxt. week— Asbbnrton oil Thursday and Friday, and lignjoiit on Thursday. Entries for tile Sow Zealand t!up fall due ou September 20, and 11 r. Henrys'* eagerly-awaited adjustments will make their appearance- a week later. As was the .cale last year, the big event will be run on tbo first, Monday in November. As a result of her success iu the Otauga Handicap uf Dannevirko Koso Pink will have to put up IMb. penalty in the. Ashinu'tor. County Handicap. This brings her weight up to Bat., and she is sure to ehow up well in the race. Acceptances for the Egniont meeting close this afternoon, at 3. Owing to the early closing of the telegraph oiiiced all clubs aro now taking their acceptances earlier than was the case in the pa6t. A full-brother to Lingerie was sold last week to the EUerslie trainer', N. Cunningham, who was acting for a, patron of his stables. The youngster can gallop well, and ho should majie a good showing in the A.E.C. Welcome Stakes in November. The prioo paid is reported to be "ICO guineas. It was most unfortunate for the new jwncr of Fisher to lose tho Jumpers' Flat Eace at Dannovirke owing to his rider (reigning in 6oz. short. Fisher has certainly, raced generously enough in )>ia pro■unit ownership, but from looking to be a cheap horse ho now appears to be tho reverse, as though he got 4 no money for his performance at Daanevirke, still the nandicapipers aro .sure to noto the form B. Deeley' was on the Sydney boat which Bailed last evening. Deeley's little trouble with the Auckland committee waj settled on Thursday, and the Auchlander has now got his license ■ without any conditions. He does not expect ti return to the Dominion until after the Melbourne Cud meeting &. 3. Mason's three-year-oid. Gloaming seems to bo snowing a remarhablu lot of pace on tho Sydney tracks, and •as he can got to tho end of a mile and hold his own with Biplane, it Is on Mo uards that Mason may decide to rac« him in the A.J.O. Derby.

Mr. and ill's. T. H. LowTy were passengers by this week's outward Sydney boat. The committee of the Canterbury Jockey dub made a new departure at its recent meeting, where they granted a jockey's licence to 1\ E. Jones, who also holds a trainer's liceneo. In deciding to do so the committee pointed out that the license, was ißßucd for tho duration of the war, and that they were guided by the fact that Jones had an exceptionally clean record during his career as a jockey, while there was a, decided shortage of first-class horsemen at prenent. The view taken by the southern body is a most sensible une, and, while in ordinary time 3 the holding of dual licenses cannot be said to bo desirable, circumstances alter cases, and it is pleading to see that such has-been recognised by the Canterbury club.

In the south Cathedral Chimes is considered to bo eiceptionally well handicapped in the N. 55. Trotting Cup, and ia favourite for the event. Cathedral Ohiines won the event in 1916, and was second last year. The son of Four Chimes also won the Auckland Oup in 1915, and is tho first hprsß to have both tbcos to his credit. Among those recently reported to have died in Franco is the well-known Riccarton hurdlo horseman, Dug. M'Kay. who will be best remembered as the rider of Art when. ■ that horse wou the . National Hurdles.' M'Koy was a great favourito amongst the other riders, aud his death will bo wid6ly regretted. At tho iast Dannevirko meeting All Over won a double. This week his owner again attempted the same feat, but a bratc of Beconitd was his portion. All Over appeared to be unlucky in the sprint event, but lie was beaten on his merits iu tho Otaiija Handicap. Acceptances for tho Otaki meeting close with Secretory 0. J. D'Ath on, September 16, at 8 p.m. Tho Otaki telegraph office oloses at 5 p.m.