NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 208, 28 May 1920, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

By Glencoe.

Entries for tho Napier Park Meeting closo to-night. Acceptances for tho minor events at the Auckland Meeting are due- to-night. J. M'Combc recently lost the servicos of his promising young horse Dal Slgno, who developed very bad. throat trouble, which made it necessary to destroy him. ' Pretty Bobby did not do well in his first public essay over fences and he waß -the last to finish in the Hack Hurdles at Wanganui on • Saturday. K. J. Ma6on expects to get away to Sydney about the middle of next month. B. Deeley will go across to Australia some where about the same time to ride tho horses in their engagements. It is reported from the south that P. Christmas has accepted the post of private trainer to Mr. 11. W. Brown, and Mr. D. n. Boborts's horses Fiery Cross, Gleudower, and Castellan are to go into the stables of. W. M'Donald. Mr. James Bull, of Hunterville, is at present on a business visit to Wellington, 110 returns home to-day, and will proceed to Auckland to-morrow to sec his team finished ofl for the Ellerslie Meeting. Paddington Green, who seemed to be most unreliable on the flat, has rchab'lirated himself In publlo favour by his two wins in hack hurdle company at Wanganui. Ho was turned out in, great condition by E. George, who has apparently found out the correct methods to use with the son of Flagfall. A. Oliver has been appointed spokesman for the deputation of jockeys'that is to meet Sir .Georgo Clifford, president of the Eacing Conference, for a round-the-taole talk, at Wellington, on Saturday next.. Motuihi is at present running out at Walwctu, and will not be nut Into work for some weeks yet. The Absurd filly, recently purchase from the Messrs. Eiddlford, has already joined C. Pilchard'sBtablcs at Trentham; H. Kingan has gone out of his training quarters at Trentham and they will uo shortly; occupied by D. Hands, who used to train at, Marfinborough many years ago. He will commence at Trentham wltht Maungaraki, who is owned by a Pctone resident, and also with a couple of untried horses. The steeplechaser: Arlington went sortafter racing in the south, and it has been decided to spell him. At present he Jb at Duncdin, whore his stable mate. Bairnsdale, is to be raced next. week. Cynic galloped well on tho graß9 al Ellerslie on Tuesday morning, and though his action when walking gives the impression that he is sore he certainly does not appear any *orsc after ho works. He is very forward in condition..

After his forwarfl running for about two miles in the Centurv Hurdles. Zeus was well supported tor tile May Hurdles on r*ic second day of tie Wanganui Meeting, b'ltt tIW fall ho rot on flfo njjning day probably affected TiTm more than was apparent, for he never loo' Sea to hnva a chance at any part of the race, finlshii\g a long way'back.

CLOSE FINISHES SUGGESTED USE OP OAMEEA AS JUDGE. i!y Telegraph—l'ress Association. ■ ' Christchuroh May 27. At tlio animal meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club, Mr.. If.-I'. Bridge remarked that on occasions there hnd' been 1 dissatisfaction over the placing of first, second, and third horses. He wondered if instantaneous photographs could not be taken of the ilnishes of races. , From photographs which Jio had seen in illustrated papers he considered that this was practicable, and a- judge would be fortified in his decisions if he had photographs of the results of races. A member remarked that there would be no difficult? in that, but the public would not like to be kept waiting-fora- quarter of an hour until the photographic, plate was developed in the case of a close finish. Jlr. Bridge: "The public would have an interest in a true decision, and the time lost would not matter much." It was agreed to submit the recommendation to the committee.