NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 265, 1 August 1908, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[Br Glencoe.] The Australian Hurdle Race will be run at Caullield to-day. W. Young will ride Papatu in the Grand National Steeplechase nest month. The Porirua team for the Grand National moeting will b.6 shipped to Riccart<m by ' the Monowai next Tuesday. It will probably consist of Ghoorka, All Red, Swimming Belt, and Kurawalca. , All Red will, vbe ridden in _ the Winter Cup l .by C. Jenkins, and. Swimming Belt will have, the services of W. Young. Gold Dust's name was telegraphed round the country as having accepted in the Grand National Hurdles, but it was absent from the list published in the "Referee" on: July 22, and it may be taken for granted that ho did not accept. At any rate, he is doing no work at present. Lady Warwick (Torpedo—Lady Home) died at Waipawa last week from an internal ooraplaint. During he racing career, Lady Warwick won several races. in Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. When San Fran, headed'-the list of winning sires at the recent Trentham meeting it was the second! occasion on which he had occupied such a position. The. previous occasion' was the Rangitikei" Cup meeting, when Tangimoana, Tan San, and Carissima won races. C. Pritchard takes Penates and Snip to Christohurch nost Thursday. Visitors to the Hawke's Bay Hunt Club's meeting speak very highly of the •excellent horsemanship displayed by F. Davis on Cauldron in the Trial Hack Race. Cauldron is a full brother to Merriwai, winner of the Great Northern Hurdles. V. Collello passed through by the Wimiinera yesterday on the way to Lyttelton with tho' Grand National candidate, Nadador. The chestnut mare was doing ex.cellently on the voyage, and looked, if anything, better 'than when , she won tho big event at Trontham last weak. This is her third attempt at the Grand National, and a victory for Sir William Russell would be very popular, j;. Hall is to have the mount on the EI Draque mare.

In this issue Mr. U. Shannon advertises for private,, sale a, half-brother and a halfsister to that good colt Penates ; also several well-bred ponies and' galloways, which would be ready to race in two or three weeks from, now. V. Collello, private trainer to' Sir W. R. Russell, has seven horses in work at the present tino. His team includes Nadador, Bercngaria, Castiglione, and a couple of promising two-year-olds. In connection with tho disqualification of the horse Pull Cry on tho second day of tho Trentham meeting, the. stewards of the Wellington Racing . Club met last evening to continue the inquiry into, the surrounding circumstances of tho case. After a fairly lengthy sitting, the stewards decided to disqualify during pleasure tho horse Full Cry, tho owner C. Chestermnn, and T. O'Brion," licensed jockey, of Hastings. This decision was arrived at as the stewards wero not satisfied that the horse was run to win on the first day of tho meeting, -and from tho information received they believed there was an'irregular partnership, existing between Chesterman and O'Brien. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB WEICHTS. (BY' TELEGRAPH—PKESS ASSOCIATION.) Chriatchurch, July 31., . Tho following handicaps havo been declared for tfye Canterbury .Jockey : Club's Grand 1 National meeting:— ' ; ' HUNTERS' HURDLE HANDICAP.— Crispinot, 12st. 31b.; Homeward, 12st. 21b.; Casabianca, 12st. 21b. ; Destroyer, 12st. 21b.; Audax, list; 111b'.; Wee' M'Gregor, list. 81b.; Black Friar, list. 71b.; Dreatny Daniel, list. 71b.; Netherby, list. 51b.; Circus Girl, list. Sib.; Wahino, list. 51b. ; Leonardo, list. 41b.; Tawa, list.; Janella, list.; Milo, list.; Strayfos, list.; Ben Fortune, list,; Thunderstorm, list.; Roan, list.; Banner, list.; Hector, list. • " TRIAL HURDLE HANDlCAP.—Letherin, list. 131b.; Scotty, list. 31b.; ,< Compass, list.; Full Cry, list.; Immolation, list.; Glioorka, lOst. 111b.; Stormont, lOst. 111b.;' Top Rose, lOst. 101b.'; Snip, lOst. 91b.; Grandstand, lOst. 81b.; Wnatakiira, lOst. 81b.; Virtus, 9st. 91b.; Cyrus, 9st.; Kelp, 9st.; Hatley, 9st.; Grosvenor, 9st.; Oakbourne, 9st.; Concussion, , 9st.; Blessbok, 9st.; Shimmer, 9st. JUMPERS' FLAT HANDlCAP.—Paritutu, list. 131b.; Letherin, list. 41b.; Black Reynard, lOsti 91b.: Stronghold, lOst.. 91b.; Aeolus, lOst. 81b.; Star Rose', 9st.' 131b.; Pretty Maid, 9st. 131b.; Full Cry, 9st. 131b.; Sen Sim, 9st. 101b.; Leesido, 9st. 91b.; Mus-' sol, 9st. 91b.;. Aorangi, 9st. 71b.; Compass, 9st. 71b.; Southern Cross, 9st.. 41b.; Cyrus, 9r,t.; Tessera, 9st.; Monkey Puzzle, 9st.; Blessbok, 9st.; Repulse, 9st. Leonardo, 9st. ENFIELD STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. —Canton, lOst. 131b.; Albury, lOst'. 121b'.; Pilot, lOst. 81b.; Thorn, lOst. 71b.; Zithor, lOst. 51b.; Lingerer, lOst. 51b.: Magnificent, lOst. 51b.; John Peel, lOst. 3lbV; Mooshen, 9st. 131b.; Valima, 9st. 131b.; Rosemorn, 9st. 91b.; Eldorado, 9st. 91b.; Wahino, 9st. 91b.; Deerslayer, 9st. 71b.; Kelp, 9st. 71b.; Casabianca, 9st. 71b.; Pacific, 9st. 71b.; Wanganui, 9st. 71b.; Silver King,. 9st; 71b.; Makuri, 9st. 71b.; Strayfox, 9st. 71b.

HACK, HANDICAP.—SiIkweb, list. 91b.; Porsuader, lOst. llJb.; Vasa, lOst. 91b.; Nancy Stair, lOst. 51b.: Restless, lOst. 41b.; Yosami, 9st. 131b.; Wnarekura, 9st. 131b. r Heliantiies, 9st. 121b.; -Assault, 9st. 91b.; Virtus, 9st. 51b.; Brasenose, 9st. 51b.; Portland, 9st. 41b.; Interpreter, 9st. 41b.; Debonnaire, 9st. 41b.; Sea Dog, 9st. 41b.; Rescued, 9st. 41b.: Cannonier, 9st. 41b.; Lovo Wisely,. 9st.; Ayesha, 9st. • Truthful,. 9st.; Cavatina, 9st.; Farley Grove, 9st.; Northern Star, 9st.; St. Bernard, 9st.; Red King, 9st.; Thyrsus, 9st.; Steplink, 9st.; The Norman, 9st.