NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 519, 28 May 1909, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

rßi Glencob.l ■ Bolario, who was very lamo' after the Wanganui meeting, is a doubtful starter at Ellerslie. . • ■ \ 1 : Maidi lightened up. considerably after the Wanganui fixture,* but it is stated that, if all •goes well with her in the meantime, she is a sure starter at Ellerslie, . , .In addition t-o being engaged to ride Jlaidi ; in' tho Great Northern Steeplechase, ' W. Young will also'ride Weo Trinket and other, members of H. Eva's team at Ellerslio. I ' Belario, the winner of the Century Hurdles at Wanganui, was sold as a yearling for 14 guineas. ; ;:1V Davis, privato trainer to Mr. T. H. Lowry, lias purchased a property in tho vicinity, of Groenmeadows, which ho will make his permanent headauarters. • Frequently the Derby has been won by princes and dukes, but not until this year nas.it been won by tho King. When Prince 'of Wales, King Edward won. the Derby with Persimmon, and, again with Diamond Jullileo,. so that Lord Rosebery is no longor tho onlylivin gowner of three Derby winners. .Minoru was bred by Col. Hall Walker and leased.to His Majesty. The colt commenced his three-year-old caroor by easily winning! the Greeniiam Stakes at Newbury on March >31, and, on Ajjril 23, he won tho Two Thousand Guineas in record time. l He was entered in tbe NowmarketStakcs, won by Lonviers, but, as he. was not mentioned in tho cable, lie may not have started. His several other engagements includo tho St. Leger, so that ho will have a chance to equal tho record of Diamond Jubilee, and other triple crown winnors. ' Cyllone, siro of Minoru, has previously sired a Derby winner in Cicero. Last year Cyllcne was sold to go to South America, his price being £25,000. Minoru's success should help to boom tho son of Bona Vista for his stud career in his now home. Aborigine, Merigal, and tho pony Laurel Wreath were shipped to Sydnoy from' Auckland on Monday. Aroho has been withdrawn from all engagements at tho Auckland Racing Club's winter mooting. The Trcntham-tniinod liorso may bp givon u run at Qtnki. Tho Cyroninu gelding Loclibuhio was badly

knocked about whilo compoting in tho Empiro Handicap at tho Tnkapuna meeting last Saturday, and may not bo ablo to race again this season. Sir Artegal's connections are said to havo landed a big stako over tho success of tho Stepniak gelding at Auckland last Saturday. No horse knows the Ellerslio steeplechase courso bettor than does Kiatero, and if tho champion 'chaser is defeated in tho Great Northern Steeplechuso noxt week, it will not be because ho is not familiar with the fences. H. Cairns made tho trip to Ellerslio last June, but, this year, he will be present on both days of tho Otaki meeting, whero ho has been engaged to rido Rendrock in tho hurdlo races., F. E. Jones was in good form at tho Oamaru meeting on Monday, ■ riding three winners during tho afternoon. R. Hatch bad two wins on Obsona. . W. Clarke left for the south on 'Wednesday with Eurus, Snip, Northern Star, and Gwendolina. Ho returns in a fortnight's time with Eurus, who. will bo a competitor in tho Hawkc's Bay Steeplechase. G. Price, who recently accepted the position of private trainer to "Mr."Highdon," will continue to ride for soveral outsido .stables until tho end of tho present season. J. Hall will riot bo seen riding at Ellerslio on the first two days of tho Auckland winter meeting, as ho is booked to rido Erl King in the- jumping events at tho Otaki meeting. Lightweight jockey, Harry Price, goes v>uth this week to visit his parents at Christchurch. Next week ho will be, at the Duncdin Jockey 'Club's meeting, Y n6re he has been engaged for Gwondolina. i A. Julian, who was disqualified by tho Avondalo Jockey Club at the beginning of ■ the present season, will bo reinstated in timo to. accent mounts at tho Great Northern Steeplechase S. Neary's.disqualification..will also expire before . the meeting . Kopu is going very well on the tracks at Hastings, and is said to be a sure, starter at the Otaki meeting next week. The halfbrother to Mahutonga is. engaged in the Raukawa Cup and also in the principal handicap on tho second day of the meeting. • Overtime,\ who won a double at the Egmont meeting, is galloping splendidly at Wanganui, and tho chestnut's appearance certainly reflects great credit on his trainer) , F. Lind. v ; Audax slipped a muscle in his hind-quart- ■ ers, and.though at first it was thought that i there was a possibility of his. being right i for the Auckland fixture, ho did not make i the rapid progress necessary to enable him > to'fulfil his engagements at Ellerslio. Tho i Birkenhead gelding will now be kept in rel serve until the Grand National meeting comes ; round,' when ho may be expected to be cni terod. for both Steeplechase and Hurdles. . F. D. Jones and J. Delaney have gone to 1 Auckland to ride tho Karamu candidates en--1 gaged in the north. The Karamu team for ' Otaki will be in charge of B. Gray, and the ' riding will bb done by Luke Wilson. ) '. Probably both North Head and Kairoma s will be started in the Great Northern Hurdles 1 next Thursday, and a tino ai> to their respec- , bivo merits can then be obtained. SUlf, it ; will scarcely bo a fair test, for North Head - though .ho has a concession in weight, haa i not been schooled as often as Kairoma, and r the latter will therefo'ro be the moro forward t of tho two. The great duel in tho SteepleB chase on tho Saturday will be between Itia- ( t-erojand So!. s ■■ ;'