NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 281, 23 August 1919, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Glencoe.) f _ Acceptances for the Dimuevirke.ineeti- inj close on Tuesday next. The Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club .; Meeting will be held, on the'Waverley racecourse on Wednesday next. Advices from Dannevirko record. the death of the brood mare Senuiij,, who. waa running out on Mr. W. H. Gaisford's station at Oringi.. Sequin was.the clam of tlio very useful Sea Queen. So far matters connected wifcli the New - Zealand Cup aro very quiet,-but what '• little is being dono mostly favours tho chances of tho imported horse Gay Lad. , At Iticcarton last week the eon of Cellini d greatly pleased his trainer by galloping '• 10 furlongs in 2min. lOsec. y Tho Nassau—Stardancer three-year-old 6 purchased by Mr. G. L. Stead -from his breeder, Mr. C. G. Dalgety, has'already : 6hown' his ability to gallop, and his '' owner expects him to snow up well this season. '• A prominent defection from tho New Zealand Cup entries is.Star Lady. It transpires that the filly went wrong after tho Auckland meeting, and she is to „ have a. twelve months' ■ spell. Her owner has the imported mnro ; Bonny t Briar engaged in the big event at Kici carton. „ The R.icearton trainer P. M'Grath has ! just started work on a big-boned, lightl' conditioned four-year-old maro by All ' Red—Lady Victoria, tho dam of Royal Star. Tho friends of J. M'Combe will bo . pleased to hear that tho doctors who oporated on him aro satisfied that ho is i, progressing in a most satisfactory mannor.. The Chokeboro horse,s Onslaught and Nightraider have been taken up _ again, Onslaught has iille.l out well during his spell, and will strip a handsomo horse when next seen out. Nightraider, who went lame in the shoulder a short timo . back, is on the gross side. Rebeka.h, who broke down on tho last , day of tho Grand National Meeting, i has been shipped home." She is very • lame, and it is said to be doubtful if she will race again this season. Tho Chokeboro two-year-olds,' and thoso in G. Murray-Aynsley's stable, were exercised at tho barrier at Riccarton on Wednesday. They, all behaved well. Jeanriot, who is spelling, is' to be operated upon for wind troubles.W. Pine, who recently' returnod from the front, has taken cbairge of Mr. H. Spratt's team at Ilawera. Mr.- Spratt.s horses wero formerly ' trained by 1.. Pine, who died during tho influenza epi: domic at the end of last year. After a short spell, Punka bns rejoined Jf. Hobbs's team at Riccarton. That trainer has practically abandoned his proposed trip to Australia for tho spring meetings. After spending a few weeks rccupcva.t, l ing in tho Gisbornc district -D: Dcelcy E is back again at Auckland, where he has . already been riding work. neeiey is under engagement to ride Mr.-.w. IJ. Greenwood's hoises in their Australian - races, and takes his departuro for Sydney' early next month. A South Island paper reports that Loclvella' is to bo taken over to Mel- ) .bourne, and will be tried out against i tho crock 'chascre at Fleinington. • - Mr. R. H. Skipwith, who returned from active servico some weeks ago has been appointed starter for the Feilding Jockey Club and the Stratford Racing Club. Tho Aniberley Racing Club, w:lnch has always raced soon after the 'National Meeting, or in the early spring, has ftp- : pliod this year to be allowed to raco on • March 27.