NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 311, 20 September 1918, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

TUT GIjJINCOS." The Asliljurlon. Mooting: will be uondiidtil to-day. The Spring Mnctiu> of the Otalti Maori liuciii;.' Club will be held on Monday next. Nominations for the New Zealand Cup closo to-night. Knlriis for tins Uuncdiii Meeting and forfeits for the M'l.ean Staki'H and Duiiudin Unincn.9 close this afternoon. Tim IiPJH-WOlgllt IIM MMIKIII. IV. M'Ewan, lias now joined \V. .llawl home's .stables, and will, in fiiiurc, ride )lr. \V. 11. Keiuhall's horses. M'Ev.-an was on Milllaine when the brown ninre won at Danucvit'ke. At the conclusion of the Daiincvirkc S. Iteid went to Opaki, and nil Saturday morning he schooled Tuticoni. Mnlticipnl, and Brown Joe. The trio all jumped well.

At the Hunt Club's Itacee at Melbourne, on September 9, the Second Division of Ihn Epping Welter was won by Mr. J . C. O'Connell's Two Lights, who wns ridden by i\ Dcmpscy. The locally-owned, horse ran tbu seven furlongs in lnun. 29jscu.. whlcli was a trifle faster thnu the I'irst ■Division was run in. A private cablegram from Sydney states that Gloaming wont out favourite for tho Ohclmsford Stakes last .Saturday, and is now first favourite for the A.J.C. Herb;'. Finmark is second choice, Almoner tmrcl, and Outlook fourth. A Sydney writer states that thnre is £10,000 waiting for Biplane and Desert. Gold if they strike form this spring. Evidently the scribe referred to is not of the opinion that 'the Sydney and Melbourne, horses will be able to hold their own with the New Zcalanders in the weight-for-age events. It is surprising to find the great number of horses incapable of winning tho smallest stake that are persevered' with by owners and trainers. The entries for races of the Maiden and Trial Plate order afford ample evidence of thin every week. Evidently the owners arc hopeful that' ono day their horses will show improved form. A Wellington buyer yesterday priced Mtiiolia, aiid the secretary to the Douglas executors replied 1200 guineas. If a deal is effected, the good-looMns three-yenr-old will go into a Rnndwick stable. Some days ago an Auckland buyer was ulso negotiating for Maioha. After showing fair form at both the Marlon and Dannevirke Meetings, Glcnroy came out yesterday and placed th,c Tawhiti Handicap, six furlongs, to his owner's credit. The soft going would be all in favour of the aged Glonapp gelding. That good little marc Rose Pink was able to shoulder a 101b! penalty and defeat, the opposition in the. principal handicap at Aahburton yesterday. For her is well under 15 hands—the Kilbroney mare is one of the best performers seen out. for many years. . The Koseliill C!uiuea3 will be run tomorrow. Amongst those paid up for are the New Zoalahders 'Almoner, Finmark. and Killowen, and their running in the raoc should throw some light on the Derby problem.

Gloamin", winner of the Cliclnisford Stakes, only cost 230 guineas as- a yearling, so he looks like turniiw out a great bargain. He was bred by Mr. E. .E. D. Cl.irkc and is a fnll-brotlier to One.

When Zola won the Hack Hurdles at Ilie Kguiont Meeting he .was uiakius hie first appearance in a jumping race. Zola has been a lot'of trouble-to his trainer (hiring tlm last coiiiilc.->of seasons, and a win for him was long overdue.

Ited Itibbon ia doing nicely at Opalii. and although still on the big side may not he long' in fretting back (o form. Owine to the death of Mr. 0. W. Nicoll, Mr. H. P. Wicol! .scratched his horses Ascilaphus. Ncwcourt. Anna, and Tudriii. for the Ashburton, Oeraldine, and Kiirow Mi'ctiiiKS.

Judging bv the. incmirr for boxes at Opaki, the Mnstsrton- Racing Club should haw. a record meeting next month. Client is doing (rood, steady work at Fnrdell in view of the Mastcvton Meeting, where, the son nf Elevation will, all going well, make his first appeirnncc for the season. F. Tilley.will probably take a fairly strong team to Mastcrton.