NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 242, 6 July 1908, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Tho- Soult pony Mutineer (lato Dr. Quest) is to bo shipped to the other side on next. ■ - . , '■

Tho Palmorston. horseman, R. Cameron, gbes through to Gisborne to-day, whoro he has' several engagements in the flat races ;on Thursday'and Friday. .

•- 'Sinoe going home from the Napier-Park meeting, Fretwork' has been doing excellent work over the big country-at Wanganui. '

■ Tho Fisko gelding Kuroki is ono of the active members of F. Lind's team at Wanganui. He will probably be ready for rap!iiig at tho early, spring meetings.

Aberration is being spelled for the winter. Ho has been tried over hurdles, but has not'shaped too well at the game, and ho mil therefore resume.' flat racing in tho spring... .

Tho ox-Australian bookmaker, Sir. J. Thompson, who now plys his calling in England, is said to have cleared £11,000 over his double on the Lincolnshire Handicap and .Liverpool Grand National.

: At Opaki one morning last week Tumut • did an excellent gallop over five furlongs. The Merriwee gelding will be a competitor at Trentham oil' July 18, but tho weight should effectually settle him.

.. Both, Mooltan and Post Town are said to havo been solidly- supported for ,the Mel-' ;bounie Cup. Moolteii was second inilast voar-'s race,'and : has'9st. 21b. to'carry this year. Post Town .won-tho last Perth Cup', lib has Bst. Gib. in tho Melbourne Cup.

Mr. V. O'Neill, of Mastbrton, has been asked to put a price on his rising two-year-old filly by Formosan—Wepener, and it is possiblo ho may part with her. : , During the last couple of months tho youngster has furnished a great deal, and on her present appearance; she ought to' race well as a two-year-old. . .

Waipu myist have caused, his backers keen disappointment, for he mado no showing whatever in the Grand National Hurdles. The result of tho raco is what was predicted in some quarters—that is, that ho would not haVe sufficient pace to get up with tho leaders at any stage..

The victory of Lady Quiz is another addition to the long list'of succosses for the lightweight division. During tho last ten years only once has a groater weight than lOst. 21b. been carried'to. victory in tho raco. This is a fact which might have influenced tho V.R.C. handicappor .when he allotted Waipu only lOst. 31b. 1

After the Torpedo- gelding had won the Groat Northorn Hurdles: with 9st. '131b.- he appeared to bo exceptionally well treated'at Flemington. "Judging by tho timo of tho raco, thfe pace "would bo just a little too fast for the' Hastings horse. Ho is engaged in hurdia races on Wednesday, and-Saturday, the-othpr .days'- of. tho meoting. Paritutu's half-sister, Bluo Ribbon; is getting through good work in tho. Wairaiapa. Tho .'chestnut mare is engaged in the hack ievent's at Trentham, and should give .a'good account of horself. -,

Tho Victorian jockey,, J. Chevalley, who rodo Mercury in tho Grand National Hurdles at Flemington on Saturday, has mot with several accidents this season.- As late as .'June 13 he met ydth a fall in a steeplechase at Caulfield, and was taken to tho liospital with concussion of the brain and an injured collarbone. It-,was thought that ho wotild be iniablo to ride at tho Flemington mooting, but he m'ado a very good recovery, and was just unlucky enough to bo beaten in tho big raco on Saturday.

•Tho. Vanguard maro Valima was.completely knocked out by her efforts at Hastings and Napier' Park, and has only been given light /tasks sinco her return to Masterton. It is ;ript . likely that sho will fulfill her engagjv monts at tho Trentham meeting, but she'will be entered for tho steeplechases' at tho Hunt Club meetings in the WairarapaA

Tho handicaps for tho principal _ovent-s at the. Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting, which appeared on Saturday, present many differences from the Trentham weights. In each case tho Riccarton handicaps arc framed on a .slightly lighter, scalo than tho weights for tho corresponding races at . Trentham, In tho Steeplechaso Eurus, Faro, Nadador, and Pierro are assessed lighter at Riccarton, while Papatu is treated with moro respect. In the Winter Cup Penates and Simplex are.treated much moro harshly at Trenlhain than at Riccarton, while -Wailctho, Seaman, and a couplo ' of, others, aro in; lighter. After the Wellington acccptances to-night tho smaller Mas will bo moro e;i3ily dealt with.