NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 202, 21 May 1920, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

By Glencoe. The Oamaru meeting wil be concluded today. The Wanganui- Jockey Club's Winter Meeting will be brought to a conclusion to-morrow. '* So that there will be no chance of the races being run in the dark the committeo of the Dunedin Jockey Club has decided to Btart the racing at U a.m. for the three days of the winter meeting. The Caulfield trainer, M._T. M'Grath, who has been on a holiday visit to New Zealand, is returning home by the Moeraki. which saila for Sydney to-day. The idea of sending Hurry Up to tho Old Country has been abandoned, as Mr. J. Goring Johnston has come to tho conclusion that the black son of Advanco waß not worth tho" expense of getting him /tome. Miss Gold, who scored a surprise victory in the opening event at Wanganui yesterday was a runner at the Hawera meeting l.ißt week, but she could do no better than finish third in the Tawhiti Handicap, won by Rude, while on the next day eho was not amongst the placed division. His win in the Connolly Handicap yesterdaj makes tho third consecutive victory credited to tho King Mark gelding, Marqueteur. The Finland gelding Will Oakland continues on his winning way in the eouth, and yesterday'he met and defeated a useful field in the Redcastle Welter Handicap at Oamaru. , , The withdrawal of Guanaco from tho Wanganui Steeplechase was rendered necessary because tho Formative gelding had developed soreness after a fall on the schooling track Tho ex-Auckland ■ steeplechaser Tim Doolan has been -put into work again at Caulfield. doing his tasks under the direction of H. Connelly. Tho veteran iB reported to bo galloping in good style, and the track watchers are looking forward to hia getting among the winners again before long. Tonterfield, who now bolongß to Mr. W. R. Kemball, is still a maiden', though he ran .Becond in an important handicap like the Australian Cup. When they were held up at Lyttelton early this woek, Coalition and Seadown were on their way to the Auckland meeting. Unless tho "hold up" is declared oft tho Wellington-owned horses may be railed to Wingatui, where they also hjiva engagements. A Press Association message from London states that Mr. Frank Tarrant has purchased for .8000 guineas Our Stephen, who was named after Stephen Donoghue. Our Stephen won the Great Northern Handicap at York, worth £980, yesterday, beating Keysoo, the St. Leger winner, who was the only other starter. Our Stephen is going to India shortly.'