NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 273, 11 August 1908, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[By Gi.encoe.] •

Black Reynard gone wrong, and is un- 1 ' likely to be seen out at the Riccarton meeting. The sale of the 1 late Mr. G G. l Stead's horses takes placo at Yaldhurst to-mor-row. • Laildworn struck himself in a gallop on Saturday morning, but. it' is not expected ~ that tho mishap will prevent his starting in the Winter Cup to-day. ... Jerry O'Connell has been engaged to rida 1 Shimmer in all engagements at Riccarton. W. Young; will have the riding of Ghoorka • in the hurdle races, as he had been engaged . for that horse before Exmoor went 'amiss. The black horse appears to be in great l'ettle, : and has been moving very freely, on the - tracks. A. M'Connon is to pilot Starlight in the big steeples to-day, but the Dreadnought gelding Iras not been galloping too well during . the last few days, and docs not appear to. . bo at his best. Penates did a very smart four furlongs, on the plough at'Riccarton yesterday, covering tho distuueo in COsec., and beating Simplex pointless. A Melbourne trainer who witnessed the gallop remarked th.it it was tiio sort of trial that the Flernington touts would risk tkeir house and section, on. . ; Motoa, ono of the favourite candidates for ! the Winter Cup, strode over seven furlongs in Imin. S2}sec., the last balf-mile in 52sec. " ; The big horse is very well, and was not ex- "i tended to his best effort. All Red, with a considorablo pull in the .• weights, bmt Swimming Belt over foui; furlongs run in a shade over 52sec.

North Head galloped six furlongs alone in lmiii. 2035 c., the last five in liniii. Csec, The son of Birkenhead looks well to tho eye, as do the other Kararnu candidates, Ortor and Ai*x. • Sen Sim struck himself on tho tracks yesterday morning, but his trainer hopes tho chestnut, gelding will bo able to go to the post. for the big hurdle race on 'Thursday afternoon. ■ The Aprcmont gelding Lingerer is going well in his work, and managed to head Maharanui ; n a seven-furlong flutter on tha plough yesterday. Lingerer has been jumping very big oveV the steeplechase fences, and on Saturday morning he stumbled after landing. When the colours are up he may jump without Mistakes, as he did at Trcntham. / One steeplechase candidate that is going along nicely and jumping faultlessly is I'ilot ( who • raced successfully at tho linngitikei mooting last season. He is now an inmate of Free Rslmes's stable, and appears to have lost none of his dash. Tile Canterbury Jockey Club has decided that after the first day's racing at Ricovrtoii none of the bookmakers licensed to bet in the paddock frill 'be allowed to use boards on which to label their prices. This decision was arrived at to meet the wishes of the majority of the leading bookmakers.

Tho Chairman of the Canterbury Jockey ; Club yesterday morning received a deputation from the bookmakers licensed tn b»t in the paddock at Riccarton to-day asking that tie Club grant, tbuo a iwo snitr' _-a to ply their calling. _ Mr. Pyne, in replying to the deputation, said the position had been' aj;reed upon at a committee meeting of tho Cluk. He ree««ised that tic fc»ol;ji»ker3 hmd been doing tkeir best to play tk# gtms fairly sinca tko ner Gaming Act carae into operation, and f«r that reason fcis, Club would like to meet them in as fair a manner as possible, but as the deputation had corno . so. late h« dii not ses how any alteration could bo made for this meeting, but he could assure the beokmakers _ that the matter would receive consideration before the November meeting came round. Mr. Scott, of Wellington, asked' Mr. Pyno to see if Ilia committco- could not specially meet to alter the position for this meeting. This Was tko first time lio had been to Riccarton since tho new laws came into operation, but he had been at a large number of different .. racecourses and lie thought the position at Riccarton was the most unfavourable' from a bookmaker's jjoint.of view that he had seen. Ho reminded Mr. Pyne that other . racing clubs had done their best to meet the. bookmakers in a fair manner, and on several occasions alterations had been' made on th« morning of the races. Mr. Pyne said thai if that was tho case he would if the stewards could meet on tho question to morrow, if the bookmakers would call . meeting of stewards for a quarter past twelve; and they would consider tho' position befort tho second event.

Negotiations were concluded yesterday foi the purchase of tho well-known Auckland mare Veronica.- The purchaser was Mr. William Ryan, the Auckland bookmaker, and tho price was 700 guineas. It is intended to at once ship tho mare to Sydney," and sho will go into the Rendwick stables presided over uy Frank H'Grsth.