NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 73, 20 December 1920, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Br Qlencos. The Hnnterville owner, Mr. James Bull, was in town on Saturday lasii llis horses are under orders to race at the Marton meeting on New Year's Day. Acceptances for the Stratford nieotiiyg close to-morrow night, and for the Marton and Hawke's Bay meetings on Wednesday. Duo is suffering from a. bruised heel, and has had to bo eased in his work. His immcdiato engagements have been cancelled, and thero is every probability of him making his next appearance in the Sydnoy Cup. ■The Gisborne trainer, F. Loomb, haß decided to settle at To Awamutu, and his team will shortly bo shifted there. In addition to M. Connell and K. Bracken, it is considered probablo that another Australian jockey, J. Pike, may don colours at the Auckland Cup meeting. Tho Blenheim trainer A. Rore, with a. team of, seven horses, will arrive hero to-morrow. He will raco his iieam ,at tho Manawatu. and Marton meetings. Woody Glen, winner of tho To Awamutu Cup on Saturday, is engaged in tho Auckland Cup, and is considered certain to run well. Tho brawn gelding is a natural stayer, and is a winner of the King Edward Mcnwrinl Handicap. Since 1911 Mr. G. D. Greenwood has furnished the winner of tho Greati Northern Dorby on three occasions. The Canterbury sportsman suffered a disappointment last year, when Hossini struck his colours to Royal Stag, but another bluo ribbon may, it is thought, como' hid way when illie Ellerslio race is through on January 1 next. Tho Wellington Trotting Club is holding .up a purse of .£IOO for any _ horso lowering tho Australasian gras6 mile record at its meeting next month. ■Seven of the horses have been paid up for in tho Great Northern Derby, and, on recent form, flhero seems every chanco of a notable contest between tho three-year-olds. A full sister to Songbird, by Kilhroney —Grey Linnet, has been ieased by Mr. J. F. Reid to tho Hawke's Bay owner, Mr. W. G. Stead. She will get every chance with G. Jones as schoolmaster. All tilic fnncicd candidates have been paid up for in the Auckland Cup, and there Beems every chance of fifteen going to tho post. First •Salute, Oratress, Gasbag, and Sunart is tho order in which ■the public fancy may run Local owners are triven a reminder that, entries for the WcUing'bn Trotting Club's meeting close ou December ; 22. Tho programme is oasily the bent yet issued by tho club, providing for the distribution of .£I7OO in stake money. It is tho intention of Wte club to embark on an extensivo scheme of improvements, including tho moving of the whole track, 60 as to allow more space in the enclosures for the public. Opportunity will then bo taken to hank tOie Mentis on the most approved model. If tho club's representations meet with a sympathetic response from tho Royal Commission, patrons of tho sport in Wellington can look forwnrd to being well catered for. and, as there are no othor trotling meetings within rench of tho Wellington public. it is anticipated_ that the clubs claims will carry -weight. ■ H. Cir.ts, with Wintor Wind, Nightrnidor,. Miss Mimic, Countcrstroke, and Winning . Hit. and F. Christmas,' with Arrowsmith, Counter Attack, and Gomiet Up, pas-sed through Wellington on Inday, on their way to the Auckland meeting. The thrce-ycnr-okl Fnbrinade, who has been a great! disappointment in [lis recent efforts, has changed owners. _ J't tho meantime, however, ho remains in his old quarters at R. Emerson's stable at Riccartoa.