NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 259, 25 July 1908, Page 14

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

. [Br Glenc'oe.] '' ; Seaman was scratched for the Winter Oats' yesterday. R; Hatch, who has been riding with much success since Christmas, has ■ been retained to ride. "Mr. Highden's horses during the coming -season. Valiina, one of the candidates in the July Steeplechase, was due'at Trentham yester-, day : afternoon. " '.. Nadador was taken home to . Hastings on Thursday. >-- -' •.: .At ;Trentham yesterday rmorning '.' the weather was' beautifully fine . for training operations. The,grass gallop inside the rails' was-where the worke was accomplished, tho going being heavy.Higgott's team was. the first) to appear, the ;lot of • them getting: ' through : work. , "v. 1. , Lowe had four horses working. Artillerie wais ' only given slow work, but Sir 'Frisco (Ryan) sprinted over half a 'mile' near l -therailsi in 55 2-ssec. Flintgun, beat Wharekura over : a similar distance in 55sec., but ; the ' former had the best of the weights. Rangipapa (Oliver). did~;half a;mile,vin '55 l-ssec. -' Rangihaeta (Cairns) took IminT to cover five furlongs, ■ time which was equalled by the hurdlers Oakburne and Jolly Roger. ; ; ; ' ' V>' : Chief. Lochiel (E. Cottdn) galloped sis furfcngs alone in Imm. 22sec., tho ■ last five in limn.-9 4-ssec. This was a good gallop, but the Finland gelding cpvered .less ,ground than the majority of the horses as he. galloped a good .distance from the'rails.-. Silkweb (E. Cotton) '.sprinted? down. the .'back stretchfour furlongs in 54 ' California was sent once round and hurried home from .the bend./ The last three furlongs occupied a tick under 45sec., the last two,29sec. Comedian (Hatch) easily beat Golden Gate (Holmes) over five furlongs run : iu : lmin. 9 4-osec. -' ' Maharanui, (Cochrane) , was ; too' good for . Toprose over seven; furlongs, covered in lmin. 39 2-ssec., both horses galloping a good distance inside the rails. ■ ... Duart (Reid) was,.sent ,twice,round,. and on ;the:- way galloped three furlongs l down tho back in 41 3-sseci ■ \ Aboriginal, Cavatina, Landwern, Kurawaka, Monkey Puzzle, Sands'tream," Truce, and a number of otherhorses engaged in the flat races were given useful half-pace work and some of them raced up the straight.' Le Beau(Julian) jumped, the big country. He got through his task without mishap, but ran too close to several of the fences. Tilson and.Lingerer: did long strong work, and St. Amelia was:extended,over a couple of fur- . longs. 'Of the.hurdlers Letherin and Hatley galloped together from the seven furlong post, the last sis furlongs being covered in-lmin. 27 2-ssec.' Hatley had something tho best of this go. Ghoorka i ;wentvtwice..round, ; .runningi home over, the'.'last 'six-: furlongs :'in "l'miri' ' 3osec. Sen Sim did'half a milo in 59 2-ssec • Ability, Aorangi, Exmoor,-Immolation, Defeat, Snip, abd several other jumpers'' werotrack. ' ■ ' • .