NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 174, 16 April 1908, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

' Tho Doncastcr Handicap,.;^...to.-, be-, Rand wick "on. Saturday af ternobn.; v . jThe Auckland Racing ■'■Club'S : '-,Aiitumn t Meeting commences on .Saturday!•'- '■ ' '. Tuunit, who figures at, Tauherinikau, *is an iririi'ii.to'ird.f. 1 " MfGra.yi's.~ Gtable. ' S . Tribulation -is the name; ; ;b,esjtowed .;.on ~the. yearling brother to ; Gra^ta|i9n.,'-. ! vj t - i :v:;l.r \ Mr. AV. - P. Crick, owner.' of: Collaritp re-' .cently purchased a. large ".property' ill the' Gundagai,(New South Wales); district',lift intends to establish a-: stiui farm;'."; Gollarit' will be principal sire, at tho'stud/'V Tho Wairarapa'' Bac|ftg' "\9l, l 9l> ! s l ','.'iA.wtujnh', Meeting will ho held next day on t-ho' Chib's beautiful ccufse"'ai Tau'-. herinikau... The' train arrangements "are; ver.tised. in this: issue.' ' It/"slipuld. bo.notcd. that the special train': Aro. at 7.15 a.m. and Th,ciriidoii,-.at', 7:29 a|.m. v On Monday it leaves To .Aro at Thorndon' at '7 ajii.'; THCme'etiflgs! p'Tau-"; ,herinikau are always enjdyablb-. fixtures ; in! firia weather, the' Club's" property.: bping ,an.' ideal spot for; picnicking.' ' It has often been, stated .tliat. North: Head -is'tho.best horse in,the Karamu-stable.-;,-Oiv-Saturday. ho is engaged, .-on t-ho .- Tramway , Handicap, at Ellerslio.'with 75t. : ,-121b..'; His: last performaiioo was ati Napier Park.;.where ho won- tho Stewards' Welt.cr.;!\rith ,10st.--9Ib;; oil-his back. ; V. Tho. Feilding Jockey : Club , 's" Cup' 1 , Jlectingtakes placo • on : Monday-'and-'Tuesday. ; -', Sp6cial train arrangements. a.re : adveMiSfeidi sfor tho fixture.- The: Cluß'nsuSlly'/jiffiitpffiS'eti the first race on each day''until arrival'fbfHhO' mail.' train.:fi'om doubt; adopt ,a 'similar cbiirse- ; on this' ,Tbeea■sion;' for the convenience: of'visitors frdm-the' South. ; •:; ,'r - ;:r .The Christchurch'..horse, .Ben..filitters,...b.y Benzoin—Luoy' Glitters; "'is;*to r ?joiiV 'Telford's team at, Awapurii : some' l time';this..woek. A little while' back' bp, every probability of .a.'gpoid..field for tho , C.J.G.'' Challenge'' Elevation i 3 in 'Aiistralid,' Fleetwood.is 'lamb, Gravitation is ont of work, .Boriiforin has.'ijer. •velopcd a . splint,' and the .race- is ,to.)jo.hin next Tuesday. Mr. yet have reason 'to be pleased, with iffisidecision to race All Red at lliccartph.' i Local sports- 'seem 1 tol bo'" very, ■dotibtful'-'as'' to which is the better.'"-miler'. ! ':of'Marguerite' and Gold Crest. .: I -wouldynot-bo- surprised 'to. hear that; Jas. Prosser himself>was ! uridecided: on that question. tyS . ; - ;, f' 1; At the. Goulbnrri:! (JT.S.^V.)^ .fort-: night ago, the'.' was fined for .refusing longing "to' his 'colours. ''P^'s.'feffisSt^fis! duo to.'tho fact .tliat a worn the can had. beeu.;Jrilled;.■■■'?

It ;is to bo; sincerely hoped: that, i.iiv-r.spito; of. the' unpleasant' rumours; cabled from Sydney, Elevation's; -trouble di'iUr.-not.i interfere, with his engagements. pnißlio" chestnut . colt' has gone wrong, oil' mora-;thaii-;ono occasion previously,; but the trouble.iusually proved to be a soreness, from invariably made good and rapid rficovor.jt.i-,•ln;.January,; 1907.' ho had to be scratched rosn.tho second day of tho.AVairarapa meeting,'-; but! lie raced at the Trentham meeting lateiv'inutile■ month. At till!, Canterbury meetings-last •' he' stumbled in the New,. .'Zealand •,Gup;, i-bute-h'-a was so. ;■littlo'»affected' by.-.lthaacciddutl'tliat): lie won the Derby-, and;the oiv subsequent days, of n-tkowifcetiire. •< ««Af ter. the Manawatu . lneetingy. did. '.wenti £ slichtly ■ amiss,,.-but. for : somo weeksnbeforoxshclT'.whs.' shipped tb Australia ho liacl-beenperforming' his usual tasks on.the..tra r clc«to ■thovcomplete' satisfaction of :liis • tramcK&bTHo Australia passed pff .well;.-'and'::Blovation,S •who is quartered at wick, .seemed;to make himself'quiteVaf'lioirie; 011 the - Australian tracks.?.!lt.-'Would-ibo? very' hard luck for Mr.. (J. Farmer) should the:colt: have:to' rclin-" quisli his engagements at,.this, st-jjgo;?aiid?"it-would also rob. the. Australian' Jockey Club's meeting of a. lot 1 of int-Brest;' .-Sportsmen : throughout- the Commonwealth and Dominion will be very pleased if .the/cablegrams' h'nvo given an exaggerated account of.' and general satisfaction- will .bo - ncspressed if Elevation .is ablo to,/start'.,nt:-ltandwick during the week.

EHLUERSLIE TRAINING NOJEs!',;?- „ (K: TELEGKAPH—rniiSa..: ASSOCIATION. Auckland,' April : 15; ' A Kcavy.i fog. overhung'XEller'slio t course.; Fortunately: it- was 1 an-' dJF-taqriHng/^nlJ^lid- 1 . majority of tho horses wero'rcstricted -to easy!; pacing. • Yesterday's •'•now- Gold Crest; '*'; - ! '• Marguerite did six.. fiirloiigs •'in''"-I-mim ;20' 2-osec. ; < 'King Billy ran'-'Soven''furroiip:s''oir the sand in lmjii.-3'tsec.y'assisted by-Abori-gine in the concluding stage.' - >-•'=- RICCARTON NOTES. . .' . (BY TEI.EGIiAI'II—riIESS ASSOCIATION) 1 ' \ Chrfstchurch, April 15: • Proceedings , atßiccartjm • ,tliismorning were of little interest, niosyef't!i'p..liofses-:do-' ing half and three-quarters,; speed' tasks.. After breakfast Buccleueh J aiid lnglenouk dashed over half a , milo ; 011. the plough in Slsec., finishing . together.. Eurus, ; Canton, 'and' Southern Cross, wero schooled,, over livo flights, maintaining a solid paco and fencing well. The round took 2min. 53.Jsec. All Giuis spurted half a mile,, and ,ai strong team of horses were oxercised at the i barrier, which they took quietly. Sir.' Pipor acted •as ' starter, and made some good despatches^' .