NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 16, 14 October 1918, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

far glekcos.l Acceplauccs for .the Wclliu K ton jneetine aiß <luu to-uo iimae by 9 p.m. ou iviriav lorfcn lor tho ooampiun i-Jiuo « iSj duo at tiio S.HUO timii. oif sfm.vlf , . Wll ° ,v,m the Caul «°W (tineas on jJi turuay, was fiHcccssfm m mo iMemsio bukui,, uiso j. UII . u caullicW, a mouth iviici! wagjiie won tho Stakea at Caulaold ou hatuniuy ■ a was his second start, LM , ueuion tlio importcU iiflrso was starlht, IV?* :lt Alll;,1 which lib won from «' el t KC aim Whitehcid. On b ilurdoy ho mot Wedgo aS aj n , am , nn V. inoio lie. liuisliea in iroat or Tho Welkin noise. iUiiipiu is one oi tho numerous mi. lortatioiis ol tho ilcesre. liobmeon and ■h, ,'i W • Jlav - llt I)rcsenl ll b 'K 'cam-, inch in under tno caro of Jt. iiraciticltt, at J'louunctoii. in tho Alelliouruo (;ud jjacpie was wuighU'd ut t'st. <ilu., lvlucli pounuairu v.ao also iiUutted to Bosort Oold A wmuer at tho V.A.'l'.U. meetine on Saturday ,waa ISitiitwatch, who is by Ht Wakcfiil lr< " n l "° e ' a '' rt riU:i " K lnttlo ' Tiie Loivry slable did very well at Jiandwick on Saturday when lullowen W on the liniuthani Stakes and UsUiind tho Jtand. wielt l'lute.

Iho ionu in tho Jtosehill Guineas proved to bo all wrong at iiaudwick when Killoweu bcMit Dici; Jteaitliu'.' <ind rt'oorawa (tho Guineas winner) in the Granthain stakes, l'lniuark w«a withdrawn in favour of his stable-miito, and there is no reason to doubt that Jtfnaiark would not have been able to win if ho hud teen started.

.Sir Ocotrc Gljfl'ord, who won the M'Lean Stakes «l Buileuin ou Saturday with iioyal Htag, was Bucccsaftil in tho same jaoe in 1911. when it was known as the Uuncdiu Htalins, with Uoyal Stag's sire Auiuminis. A Mnslerton wJiter states that Mr. Kernball has dolinltoly <leuided to lako Snub, Munna, and llymustra to Jticcartou. Thd Now Zealand Cup oiintlidaiu is showing improved form on t|io truck, and i;y November should bo very lit. Tho other two horses aro doing satisfactory work'in their trainins, thougli appears to bo a Jittlo 'Imckward.

At Trciunam ou Saturday morniijg most of the worlc was done on the trial gali>p, which afforded Rood Eoinc Proceedings opened shortly after 5 a.m., and though a lot, of galloping was indulged in it was iinpoiiaiblu to tlmo the horsed owing io the heavy fog which luniß over tho course. The Oup candidate JJevotiou was a ™uplo nt lengths in front of tho thiee-year-old Atitivo over eovru furlonKS. Neither of the pair were doiiiK their bei-l, at tho finish. Devotion is to start in tho Welter Jlanilicnp at Mustcrton this week, and Active will contest the mile hack race. Tiio two imported Illlies, Fulien and Tioletla, wero sjirinted live furlongs, and the former lintl a bit the best of It. 'Over ihi! same distance 80-Pccp ran away from Cotilliou.Tho ISraoelut candidate Fisher surprised tho track watchers by (inishing betterthan Oooini; .oypr seven furlones. So far no rider han been secured for Fisher at Masterton. It wfts thought that Sergeant T. li. Taylor v;ou'd have been available for tho Maniopoto gcldinc, but his army bei'vieo ,prc(ilutl«i this. Bouvillc, whu will probably contest the O.J.C. Oaks at liiuunrion, wad gjing ,i\iuy from iiisiushaiu nt the end of m furlougn. •J'lio Jloniforni illly scema to be on tho improve, and should soon get out of the maiden class. Baulo Array led Jlattlo Song over tho creator portion of a mile- joitrn«y, bu , , mo wliiU'-fuced gcldiui; finished tho betto of tho pair. J. SriiitiiEhlin seat Sunburnt, to gallon four furlongs with lied .Signal, and tho former easily held ills companion. Miißcot n ml Moneleus galloped a- mile loirctlii'r, fliitl tho former was as good as the Cup winuer at the finish. The pair are to so ;o Masterton, and the n-aro should givo a good account of licrself. lievocution. whu stums improved by tho racing she has hud, was much 100 good for I'rini'C Delawaro over iivy furlonus. llouny Jlaid worked a mile by hcraclL She scemc<l to revel in Her work, and will be ready to ruco shortly. The hurdle gelding Seville, who liae IiCM racint; in tho South Island since the July meeting at Tri'iilham lias been returned to his owiiar at Auckland. . __ Noctinnal, who won Ijotii hurdle e'r-r"" at Wingiiltii, is outlawed in Hie' Hack Sleoplethuße at Treiiih.ui'. with me minimuni. Ilia victories in tlie South do not entail :i. penalty nl 'j'rciitl'.iun. Aoucptances for all ovciits at tho Waver-ly-Waitotiiru Racinir Club's niinual spring meeting, to be held on Odol.er 28. dose with the Secretary ot 8 p.m. on October , 16.