NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 233, 26 June 1919, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

•■■■:■"{ IBy GIjEN'UOE.j ... '■■• 'After lvitaessirig the forin at : Hastirigs on Friday and : Saturday'--Mr.' ; 'H.-'Cpyle 'will issue his weights for thVWellihg'tori •l{!icing'Club's Winter Meeting on 'Malidav'nest: '■' ' ' ■ ■ ■'■;■'.''.

The'-'Nelson- Jockey- Club intends applying to the Racing-Conference for - pennissioit to hold a two-days' meatin« in Octo> ber/in addition to tho usual fixture- in Siarch';".•;'.'■' '■ :■'.'. ■ . '.''.."

It is. "reported tli.it at the conclusion 'of the National meeting at-Kiccarton-the Tai-anaki trainer. E. Johnson,'will take -a; team to Sydney, : and that Kewi Polowil Iμ ono of its.niembers; The black horso is ±6 "again take on hurdle racing.-. At Hew-Plymouth 1?.. Barloiv is busy \vitha team- of twelve Horses, in. lu* me Paraoa, who is. to be a runnel -a. T?entCa»<i.«iccarton, is'fluite sound again; and the Auckland Clip 'winner Depredation. .■ • • •-■ . ■ ■ .'ln-Australia.to this day one can always find %. .knot. of. Bpov smen T arg« ng the 'respective nierita ■ot the; Jf 0 --?,™ 1 and Desert Gold. While ' th 6 ood deeds "of an. freely admitted, the admirers of Waken&ways cliche »17^ S "1 [I " onr of-her J)Y pointing out her. great pei»ce inlh? Melbourne .Cm in.wh*h she carried lOst, .and. only just Ac-. feated bv-Lord Cardigan, 6st. 8 b The appearance of, the' weights Jov .the »gfon Steeplechase. is tang looW forward to, and thereis a lot oilnteiwtlio horses named can be got to. lho,post fZ a, fwfc-lhe- Wellington Stedpleehasb should previa). »»** „' L tt ;tu last vot'ed the.best jmnpius event of the. sea'llahlua. in charge 6f ; C.rritchar.l, was ui'Sts fir' to-inorrmy'e ■ nice are .highly favoured by his trainer. ~ ]>rincft Delaware, a-member of H. KinTrenlham.ten.il. h«.s. hnd to le. &in historic. and.*il not bb ;abft to r.ve for some .time. ..It is unfoHiinnte thnt the bay,'gpiainif. was not fit to run a , .- the comiiiii Trentlin.m meet in?,, a=, lie aiwnva.'rnpps well in heavvwiiw. .At'Trenlham on Saturday I'aoifie Slope and S6hhino..*ere.ga loppd top-elher ove. seven furlongs,-. and • the. ■ first-named fiWp'l to most ndvaiilngp. ■ « the present time Serid>wn runner-up to'.Euripos. in (he Century lliirdlw, is, cnrrvin? moTe edmiition than tit any pre-vious-sta?e of his'ciiiw, mid, )udj?iiig •" the worfc'he is- ti'ettiiiK.thrduah on.tlie bracks, , 'he pro'inJsfs to be hard o UPat (lie neil t.inie he starls ih a hurdle race, which-will probably be at Trentlinni next month. So far it is not. known,how the DmviHhire gelding svjll act in heavy ° J e J['LaHKhlin is keeping Comment, up to the collar at Trentham, and-.af.er ropinK at.the Wellingtnn n'eetim; she will on-'lo Kiccarton for the Winter Ci.i. an event Ae finished second in last year, when she had the minimum impost, The nged Reldins Cyra, apin forms one of A. Goodinnh's team at Trentham.- Jf the buy. sou of Gyrtis nnd Aphrodite shows nny. form on the;tracks, he will be tneil at'hurdle racing. - ■ ' Coalition is'pleasing the track watchers bv the way he is ■ working ni lieadquarters ; The I'atronns gplding is such a perfect jumper that his action does not tire him, and this ossists him. to see our-lonif races to the bitter end. ; Wartlaucer, who has lint! i> ieiv ivpeks rest, necessitated :by a slight accident, is once more a, member of Ct. Jlurray Ayiislev's active division at Hiceavton. lie-will not lie'wanted for racing r.ntil the spring, so his tasks, in the meantime, are of a light character, beingchietlv confined to, leading some cf the jfiulig ones in their work. Nnnpnta is on the easy list, at present.' He met with a-, mishap during his-re-cent trip to Winsraliii. and he may'reoiiire a good spell before he is lit for. foiT work ngain. ■ ' , . , Mr E. S. Lultrell made a trip ' to Ojimarii Inst week to-consult the committee of Hie North Otiigo Jockey Clirbregarding improvements at its course. It is intended to make an early start on a new stewards' stand and ofheos. to replace the Building -which was destroyed by fii-fl carlv in the"year. s -ome iterations will be made to the race track in the direction of iniproving some ot the turns, while the milo etartinij. barrier mav bo shifted lo avoid starting on a betid, as at present, lmt it is r.ot proposed to reduce the she of llio «ou,rse. Tho club also has in contemplation the erection of a. new grandstand, but this work may not be proceeded with at present.