NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 560, 15 July 1909, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[By Gmehcob.]'.' .-.. | Pukenui was yesterday' scratched for all f engagements at tho Wellington 'Racing Club's mooting.'••' Mr. C. Morso,. owner of To 'Arai, arrived from the north-last night.' '' '' . .'" , Tho Daystar.goldiiig Twinklehns-dovclopcd foot trouble again, and, lias been sent homo to-Palmorstqn North. . .- The Auckland jockey, Speakman.will Hdb Bully in'tbe Wintor HurUlea, J. Decry will have tho mount on. Scotty, and Pinker on Le Beau. C. Cress is to rido Waihukuin'tho hack hurdle events on tbo thrco days of tho Trentham meeting. ■ ' Ngapuka has boon .withdrawn from'his "Winter Cup engagement.-' - All tho Hawera horses 'engaged at the Trentham mooting arrived by tho mail train last night, and went' out to- the racecourso. by"the last train. ',';,,; ' ';'' ;.':'' ..'; ''•■ ~."/ Among the -jumpers .that worked at Trentham'yesterday were three winners of the Great Northern' Hurdlo Race; a winner of the Great Northorn, Steeplechase, 'and a winner of tho Grand; National Hurdles. ■■'All 'ilio Auckland' horses now at Trentham are : in first'-class-condition, and it will bo a surprise if some of- theni do: not, participate in" tho-prize, money. '.:'. •,'•'-.-.. Good-reports come from. Hastings of the work being done- by the! Explosion horse Pohutu. He has only ;9st. 81b. in the Parliamentary Handicap, : and/will 'probably "bo ridden by, E.-Lowe. •.■''' ;"■:'. '■..'' '.'"' : -This! morning's track', work- at Trentham should be. very interesting, • f6r',-';if. the Weather 'keeps fino, a number:of horses,will be- schooled- ever tho.hurdles. -" ■'.. ■'.- ■ .;■ H. J . Cairns'' will>'rido : : First.;Consul' in . the. Trial Plato;"C. Jenkins, Latchet;. A: Oliver, Rangikapua;. -AY:. 'F. Langstone,' Pukewai;: and'' J. - M'Gregor, Captain .Bell.'- .'''....:',.? ..' :,'-,. .',-',; The Trenfcham : double' .is.-.nbw keenly/in-, teresting' racing/ enthusiasts'. • Sir..-Frisco, Pohutuy. I'ik'opo, Diamond/Star,: and :Muskorry are -the. marketable'horses iri-the Parliamentary 1 Handicap,,.and.'Kairoma, Tauira, and-Scotty' in. the' 'Winter■•'Hurdles,' 'leAraiis in great'heart .now', and, being such a fine, type of welter'horse, .and Buch; a real stayer," ho. event should be very, much', beyond • him .this winter.'. His win at the Gisborhe- meeting will not necessitate' his putting' up a : penalty at Trentham,' and, while he uas'.already,incurred a penalty at' Riccar.tbh,.'; it is interesting to note that tho maximum penalty in:, the National-evonts is'l4lb. Even: the. full penalty would only bring 1 - Te Arai's. up to; lOstV. 131b. in the (Grand National' Steeply chase. ■:'.',' , : /..;,/ : '.;,'','■.,-'' • ";. V : ,'. :'•'::• •It is now two years since Ben Jonson led the "field homo in- the Final .Hurdles . at Trentham, and he ' has,";, in. general appearance,' improved', a v couple, of; stone., since then. It As a pity tli'at-he will; not ..be; among the starters,in the' Winter Hurdles,; as: his pre:'. aenoe , 'in'-that^race';would,.\certainly-:add r,.interes't. . Ho must have''been .very : much offcolour at' Hastings last montji, when ho ;ra'n unplaced' in' the Hawke's Bay, Hurdles, and, if he were stepped cut in. tno same field at the /present tiiriej"he would'': be certain"to make:a different, showing. '~■_■-.