NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1900, 7 November 1913, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[By GtuNcos.] It is expected that the Maunganui will sail for Lyttolton tliis evening and tat© tho remainder of the horses for the Riccarton carnival, Tho contingent for this evening includes tho ' Gup horses Expect, Sinapis, and Maiifjaroa, and tho Stuwards' Handicap candidates Potoa, Bliss., Mount Victoria, and several others. T, Prit-chard and A. Oliver intended returning from, tho Auckland meeting to ride at tho Cup meeting tomorrow, but latest advices stato that they will remain at Ellerslio,

Joclreys J. O'Shea and j. Buchanan, each of whom was in winning farm at Hlerslie on Wednesday, returned to Wellington yesterday, and will fio oil to, Lyttolton to-day.

As only seven horses Juiva bo-en aecepted for in tho Spring. Hurdles and three of them are still in Wellington, the opening event of tho Riccarton carnival is likely to be a very tamo affair, The probable starters aTO Coron-e-tted, ](lst, 131b (T. Humphries), Peary, lOst. 81b. (A. Julian), Kilmeny, 9st. 91h. (F. Douglas), and Umerabo.v, 9st. (G. A. Pine), flits is indeed a poor field to battle for a £800 stake.

G. Price has returned to Awnpuni, and nono of the Iliglidon team will ho racing at Riccarton.

Tho Sydney Cup winner Cndonia is reported to bo sold to go to Germany, whore he is to tako up stud duty.

A largo number of Sportsman returned .from Auckland yesterday intending to proceed on to Ricearton. They were compelled to remain in tho eity last night, but will get away tonight.

A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that it transpires that Tillsey, tho ridor of Slang, did not break his leg when tho horses fell in tho Steeples. However, tho log was • considerably bruised.