NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 73, 19 December 1919, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By. Gxkncoe.) Entries for all open events at tho coming Wellington Meeting closo to-nigh ti at 9 o'clock; ; Acceptances for.all events at'th'o Marton. Meeting' close to-night. Acceptances for the Wairarapa Meet : ing, to be held on January 1 apd 2, close with Secretary C. J. Carlyon, at V p.m, on Saturday; All is not well with Affectation, ami it is feared that the Kilbroney colt will ho unable to fulfil his Auckland Cup engasement*. ■ ' ■ '■ H. Cutis, with t)ho Chokebore team for Fiilerslie; passed through Wellington on .Tuesday. The stable riding will be dons by 11. Young and T. L.'Beid. • The Highden trainer,' G. Brico, came to town' yesterday on a business visit. lie reports that tho Awapuni tracks are in great order for the summer meeting) which opens on Boxing Day. At Eiccnrton on Saturday Inst the Enilway Handicap" candidate, Miss Mimift, was timed to run fivo furlongs in lmin. lsec, which' was the fastest gallop spen this season; Sho. was. accompanied by the two-year-old Moorfowl, and thn pair finished together. . The gallop greatly impressed the touts. ■ ... Mr; F. Spriggens, for many years fifi fistant to iMr. W. Hall, of the .Wnngnnui 'Jockey.. Club, has not beon in good health for some time . pait, nnd he has been compelled to enter, a sanatorium, at Palmerston. Thn lafed news reports, that , he .is. well on tho road to recovery. : Winners..at Woodyillo hflvo innirred the following penalties, nt Mnnawatu:— Hurdles Zeus (101b.). lOst. 131b. Uillio' Hack-Handicap, Matty (101b.). 9*t. lib.; Paroransi (101b.), Sst. 111b.; Bcparo'i nOIb.). Tat. 51b. Ma"awatu fiup, Crenidea (71b.), Sst..'filb. Tarimia HackAVelter, Some Girl (101b.). Sst. 61b.' Fitzhorbsrt Handicap, Arrowsmith (101b-). Vst. 71b. Grandstand Handicap, Goldfhmo (tOlb;), B=t lib. . . ; Acceptances for the Stratford Mectins clos" to-nighb. Mr. H. Moss, secretary of the Ilawlto's Miiy Jockey Club, will take ncwp''n.nc>».=i for lihe Summer Meeting up.till ? o'clock to-night. First forfeits for the Wellington Stakes are due to-night at 9 o'clock. After rncinsr in the Manawatu f'nw Ovenkles will be railpd to 'Rllerslie, where be will compete in the Great Northern Dcrliv on New Tear's Day. The chestnut colt will bo ridden at Ellerslio by A. Ened.

Tho San Fran pelding Visilo has rthnjiijp.d hands, and is now trained by D. lif'Cauley, at Foxton. Vigilo is a halfbrothor to Ata'ahna, so he is bred well onouzh to win plendy of hurdlo races. At tho ponclusion of the Feildins Mcy , -- ini{, the KiUvoney n'ave, Idle Talk, joined Ilk* staWes presided over by AI. Williams at •Otaki.

A. Aeprcy is still at Wr«jdvill« with tho imported horce Arrowsmith and Admiral Advance. Hβ will remain there until the eve of the Awynini .MeetinE; ■

The following is a cony of a letter cent to the president of the, Now Zealand liaeim; Conference by Mr. C. C. Shralli. secretary of tihe New Zealand Jockeys' Association, in reference to matters concerning the members of (lie a*»oeiiition: -Dear Sir,—Many clubs object to jockeys remaining in the jockeys' room unites they are riding; my executive strongly objects agtiinsli this unfair treat msiit, and we kindly lusk yon that you will issuo instnietions that jockeys mii.v remain.in tlio jockeys' room an long as they wish whether tihey aro ridii« o; not. It has come under our notice thai porno el'iljs object to jockeys E'jing into the bir<l;nge, but if the only entrance ti. ttic jocVeys' room is tlirough the birdrage, tlijai jockeys should bo allowed to go Uiroiigh the "birdcage to got to tho

jockoys' room. Wo certainly agree thai no jockoys uiilnas riding in n raco should loiter in tlio birdcage. Jockeys have the greatest .UKiciiHy in socuring payment of' their riding , few on the Inst day of h meeting, and should any wish ixi leave the course (luring tlio progress of a intdtiiig to fulfil t'lifiiigeinenU elsewhero the .same difficulty su-isos. Fu some cane!, jockeys-do nut rtccivo. their ridin" fees (ill.-days iiflnr ii meeting is over, and then only after eallira repeatedly on the secretary. My executive will be prentiy nl>lif!eil if yon will issue, instructions to all clubs Hint. joclvDyn , tons must he paid in cash or. (•h'eo.uo'fot the jockey's option), immediately after (ihe last race, and during , tho progress.of n meeting if the jockey wishes, to leavo tlie course to fulfil other engagements elsewhere.