NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 96, 17 January 1919, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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A final reminder is given that the tgmont nominations close with Secretary Y. B. Stratton to-day. ■ Nominations for the Dunedin Autumn Meeting have to be in the hands of Mr. H. L. James, secretsry, by 5 p.m. to-day. Other nominations due to-day aro tho Gisborne, Canterbury, and Taumarunui. Acceptances for tho Foxton Meeting eloso at 8 p.m. to-day. The Wellington Trotting Club's acceptances close this evening. The next meetings on the calendar are Wellington and Foxton. Wellington, a twoday meeting, opens on January 22, and will be concluded on January 25. Foxton will be held on January 22.

Mr. 6. L. Stead's horses who were raced in the north are now at Trentham awaiting the Wellington Meeting next week. At the NflrtiTern Wairoa Meeting If. 'Goldfinch rode four winners, whilo tho lightweight, M. D. O'Shca. rode three winners. '

The Auckland horseman. A. J. M'Flinn, waß to have gone to Fcilding to ride Mr. E. Short's horses, but he missed tho train and could not get down. It is stated that after racing at Foxton the Marton ,Cup winner. All Over, will be sent north to contest the Takapuna Oup, to bo run at the end of this month.

Gloaming has arrived at Trentham accompanied by Karo.

M. Henri Corbiere, a member of the French Mission which is now touring New Zealand, is a horse breeder of note. Ho is said to have been very favourably impressed by somo of the young thoroughbreds he has seen in this country.

Tho ex-Now Zealandcr Mr. K. J. Watt •won a two-year-old race at the recent Enndwiclt Meeting with Pershore, by All Black—Persia, which carried 7st. 131b., and wan ridden by W. H. M'Lachlan.

A report from the south is to the effect that Adelaide Direct, who was held on lease by M. Edwards for some years, has finished her career on tho path, and haß been mated with Harold Dillon. She is to be shipped to her owner in Australia shortly.

In addition to being engaged in the principal hurdle races set down for decision at tho Tnkapuna Summer Meeting, the Wellington-owned Loyal Arch also flgureß in the Zcalandia Handicap and Anniversary Handicap, both of which events are run over seven furlongs. For tho first time in the 'ann.Vs of tho English turf a lady headed the list,of winning owners in the Old Country. Lady James Douglas, who has this distinction, has also the additional honour of winning tho triple crown—Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, and St. Legcr—and it iE further interesting to relate that the colt Gainsborough, who won those events, was bred by her ladyship. The sum won in stakeß by horses carrying the .colours of Lady James Douglas last season was £14,735.

By an early steamer from England it is expected that another high-class thoroughbred will arrive in Auckland to the order of Mr. J. N. Heslop, who imported Polydamou.' Tho colt ia ATrowsraith, now four years old to English time. Arrowsmith, by Chaucer (son of St. Simon) from Sagitta., by Isinglass (winner of over £57,000) from La Flech (winner of over £35.000), comes from great families. He will go into the stable of J. Lambcss, at EUerslio on his arrival in New Zealand, to bo tried out at racing, and, if he should fail in this department, he will bo immediately retired to tho stud. Mcnclaiiß has como very strongly into favour for the Wellington Cup. "Jos" Gallagher, the ex-Aucklander, now resident in Sydney, who has been out of luck for some time, had a turn at the recent Itandwick Meeting, when he won the Novice Handicap with liuveroy a gelding by Itouvoray—Budgcon. Another ex-New. Zealander in J. Whitworth trained tho third horse, First Rain. Mr. A. P. Wade withdrew Estland and Finmark, which he recently purchased from Mr. T. 11. Lowry, from ■ their Bummer engagements at Itaudwick, and the pair are not likely to be asked to carry Bilk until tho autumn. i

Tiny southern apprentice, A. Tinker, who had his foot badly injured during tho running of tho Bowen Handicap at tho A.E.C. Summer Meeting, has sufficiently recovered to return to Kiccarton. As a result of his successes at the West Coaist Meetings the southern horseman, L. Hngerty, is now either second or third on tho jockeys' winning list for the season. At the Coaßt meetings Hagerty has ridden over a dozen winners. At Grey, mouth alone he .rodo ten firsts. Bingham, who haß raced in Auckland recently, haß been handed over to Trainer J. Goodwin, of llawera. to look after Sir George Clifford's team for the Wellington Meeting (including the Cup candidate, Heathcrcote) haß arrived at Trentham.

One of the conditions of the race for the Great Northern Derby, woii by Gloaming, at Auckland,: on New Year'eDay, reads as follows :-"Thd first hor6e to receive £1000, tho second horse £250 and third horso £150 out of the stake (£1500). The f/ther £100 to go to the breeder of the winner, provided that the horse is bred in New Zealand. In the event of this condition not being fulfilled the £100 to go to the flrßt. horse." As Gloaming was foaled at the Melton Stud, in Victoria Mr. G. D. Greenwood, the gelding's owner is therefore enriched by £100, which in ordinary circumstances would very rightly go to tho hreeder of the winner, no matter where it waß bred.

The failure to accept with Karo in the Wellington Cup will occasion a good deal of surprise. In some quarters the Demobthencs. filly was very well fancied for the < race.

Windorah accomplished at Whan»arei the unusual feat of winning the big "handicap (a mile and a nua'rtcr), and the chief sprint event. -

Daytime, who raced unsuccessfully at the Southland E.C. Mcotine and quite failed to disclose anything li!;a his true form has rejoined A. M'Aulcy's team at Uiccarton. Ho ran second to Pyjama at'Timaru yesterday.