NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 227, 20 June 1921, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS

By Gi.encof Despite the small decrease ill the totalizator turnover, the No pier Park. Racine Club had a successful winter meeting, and some splendid racing was witnessed during the two days. The levmmr in the open oteenlecliascs- was very good, and in tJie Napier Steeplechase the whole field cleared the course, without mishap until the last fence, which brought down Te loti. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club, in coniunction with the Hawke’s Bar Hunt Club, will hold a three days’ steeplechase ■meeting on Wednesday. Thursday «nd Saturday of this week. Acceptances for the first d‘iv‘s handicaps close to-night at 8 o’clock. Entries for all events (except the Trial Plate) at the winter meeting of the Wellington Racing Club close at 9 p.m. on Canterbury (New South Woles) meeting on Saturday the principal event was won by Vluudra. who was ridden by the Trenthani horseman. Ashlev Reed. Spearwort, the horse who cove the New Zealand jockey, Hector Gray, his first winning ride in England is a four-year-old by the Derby winner Spearmint, lie was not altogether a success nt three years old. but at that age he managed to capture the London Cun (one tnilo and a nnartcr) under Bst. 31b., in which race he beat a field of 10 in 2min. 7 3-Sec. Spearwort figures among the entrants for the Jockey Club Stakes of £5OOO. which event is set down for decision at Newmarket on September 29 next „ 4 In referring tn the effort being made towards the granting of trainers’ and riders licenses under the direct control of the Racing Conference, “Sentinel.” of th© “Otago Witness.” remarks:—-“It is time

some such reform was made, ats under existing conditions trainers’ licenses are granted to peoplo who do not know one end of a horse from another." At the annual meeting of the Marton Jockey Club it was reported that a start had been made with the making of the new course. 'The club is in the nappy position of having paid oft liabilities ana having about £2OOO to start the necessary alterations on the new course. A suggestion has been made that the Canterbury Jockey Club should only take nominations for the New Zealand Gup about three weeks before the day of tue race. This would solve the penalty question. . , . Several trotting horses arrived from Blenheim and Christchurch on Saturday last on their way to compete at the Auckland meeting, which takes place this week. Mr. J. Bull received news from Hawera. last week fhat his two-year-old colt Marble Alloy, trained bv J. Brown, had fractured a cannon bone. Marble Aliev was a maiden performer by Marble Arch —from the fash-ionably-bred Aerlna.