NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 672, 24 November 1909, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

'■-.'•' ;':,"■-■■•■ IBt GI.ENCOE.J.-- -, ' The South Canterbury Jockey Club's Spring peotmg. takes place at Timaru to-day and to-morrow.. -: ..- ' : ; -. ■. ;Up to the present, A. Oliver has only one ride on tho first day of the Foilding meeting. Ihis willbo on Equitas in tho Flying Stakes. ■a Sub ''' m f. w ho won three races at tha-Povorty. ; Bay Turf Club's meeting last week is.engaged at the 1 eilding Jockey Club's meeting next Tuesday. . - - - ; . .-..;" .■'.■..-.-.'...;.-.. •'•;''■■■■ ': u Tho Australian jo'dkey, Frank .Wootton, 'who ■ha§ been riding ..with great success ,in England the.past two seasons, has accepted a. retainer- of. £2500: from Lord Derby :to act as first horseman during next season.' In addition, Wootton hns also second and third retainers.; '■'.-,.:.,--., .-.... i - '/■ .•■ ! ;J / r n A -. : l ] ?" n S l e.,owner, of ydogda, has also a full-brother to that horse. He is reported to bo very.speedy; .:.':,.:.,'' .'■-,- - published. statement that -the hurdle horse,bouthem Cross had been retired from the/,racing, track, was, scarcely correct. He'.'is engaged in tio hurdle race at; Timaru to-day, and. i the..North.'lsliind- 1 horseman H.. Telford' went south • specially 'to ride ,him., : r. • :•'.- ' ' Pony 'owners', are!given a final'romindor that, all: :events; at • tho Wellington: .^tony;. and Galloway "Racing Club's December Meeting - close;., at, noon' to-day '.with the, se'ere-' .tary,-'Mr. J, ;M., Cumming. ..:/../,'' "',.'.'.-. . S..;Roid has returned from r the south'; and Has .now practically 'recovered .-from', his broken oollar-boneV rHo anticipates being able' to ride at, the. Feilding Jookey.. Club's' mating, -next w*V' n H d i? a ;, %' lt! J" 'deaff-as,-:a;result of his fall off North East, ; and made a trip to .i)unedm.:tp consult., an. car. specialist, who treated him successfully. /f : , .: ' : ;:-,, :■■ from Riccartom"both' BonrTasque. and,-Fhngot. -have.' boenv; pleasing tjainer ; Clark, bv their work on : the. Awapuni tracks, and both should givo a good- account of.themselves .when next they, start,-- ■: '^Silkwob,, who- is. engaged- in the Shorts'Han-dicap;-:at;.Timaru.;to-day, won the sanib. eventlast/year,, and, on that occasion,-ran the four furlongs.m 40sec. ,Tho Sbult gelding also: won ft hve. fttrlongs. race/on thb second .day'of the nxture.' /' '■.:■-.-■*■ ,- .; :■ ■ '.-.. , ..--: v ; .. : , • ■.:' ■-.

'.iiYojos^: .who,,ran; well.in; all'her races.at ,tho /Canterbury; ,Jock«y Club's 'meeting.' is ■ among-the apceptprs for tho .Flying', Handicap at.Timaru;to-dny. ...•'.:;..:,.: f ..." ' ° •;•; -..-... - ■'Ti'e',crn''ck .Qncensland. colt Mischief (Birkon-head-Miss,-Nevei-V-was-..t00 soro to -be started mtheljueensl.and Derby, oh November. 13, but ttoljow Zealand :sire■ Birkenhead wasYrepresented by. two -winners: on the second-das'of. the' nicoting., These .were' Dipt, (Birkenhead-Spot) and Apricot (Birkenh'ead-Aphrodite).;. :,.;; ■. ■*'Among-, thb Swlnnbrs at; the: Rosehill'raCdS, Sydney; on :No.vembor,,l3.wasthe.NowZcaland-on°-v^hals(lde-'' ■■• La4l i ' season ■ Chamado started 20 ;,tinies;for./onej.'win, and :this.'only-, made wmu" /P a -- cSS -^ ur ! llK ' lier oareor,'.' Sho is ''S5Hr er-:Aid(i)'.'from':-the f Grafton .mare'Henotr.tind/though raced by Mr. A MoHan. .is:.still; ; owned by: Mr. .'D.: O'Brien', 'jwho .'.bred .her.'rf-.::.'.;-.-.';•;.-" ,;.■■';.■:",/ "J: 40 Club'has decidedttb"'-in-K,' %s$ c %[°. T -}\* ,« om ififf, summer: meet-, ing/to ,This,Vit is -understood, is the largest sum .ever'. given at a meeting in South-'

.! v w , h .*n\thfl. lost mail left th*: stake ■winnings, of --Mr, /Fairw .totalled just 0n'.£28,000 —a ? result of ,the, victories;- of'. the .two-year-old _Lbmberg.to(Uhe His''

■'nF r * oln l 1S - ; n ?anng., its conclusion, .and -.tho Jockey ..publishes, a--preliminary list of winning.own"ers,:'.with : M.' Wv:K,"Vande r bilt at ,jts n hoad; ; taking .XIO,OOO -as ;his,; share of. : ; ihb dmded'; .Bar.oii Maurico' do Rothschild .with-'."JBaO.OOO;"- flndUhen'.'M..'Edrnond /Blano./.-with; 'Clpss on - 5627,000.-'has ■'third' placo,::;Baron Mauricß.;;de : Rothschild owes' his position, to the; luckv:purchase, of; Verdun for S' S wl?i ■ ns -'-, a ' arhn ß-'■' Tho' son of /Rabelais andVallena during his career, 'prodnoed, /the/rmaximnni.Wof,,:. premiums S %■ if IS • :,01n i Count: de'Nic'olay ahd.-.M. Maurice: do Gheest. ; '; ",;■..■ ■-.:.-•.>..:.-';; ' v:.King;P«t/'who:was-sold. to a South'-Island-sportsman ■■;.at 'the'conclusion of tho 'New Zea'l?nd/;Cup./meoting,;nis 'entered:' cipal ..events /at the'. Club's summer: meeting,; which, -takes ■; place-; next month.; ': L :'..' -'- : ;:;-:'- ; ' ,"',.:.; - ,- ~;:'/- ;. - -.':,(■ -•-.

-i.;CzM :Koiohol, top Wghtin :thb'Tim 1 .: ; fr : -D a Ti le -V/'^'-fe? :ruh - thi ' 3 Wt«rnoon,-won, the President's-Welter.on-'tho/firsi day of the same-fixturo/last.year; and.ran second to Field Gun,m.tho Jockey Club Handicap:on'-thb se(Jond day.:-:.;.': ~;'fv . : "■'--_■:,■,:-■: '"//'i;;/-- ,~ -v;', "'^l& ou S h iS^ l 'opWqn was easily4 l-the head P.f vweMist.;• of /jockeys, 'his •;average was/ not.: as .good .'as that .of: D.' Miner. • ' Tha : .latters winning mounts:were.26.7.-per cent, or .^^^^i'^J-;^ 00 Percentage; : . v Submit?(s'ir;; Geoffrey-Sub -Rosa),'; "iM won' . ho--Cesarotvirch-i in- England 'last month,' is ..tho-. biggest that .has pre'vailed-'in-tho .T» c l ?' s ' nc «; i c yP r 'a dead-heated with' Red -Eves ,in.1893.. Tho value of tho st.ako this year did ,npt;nmount/to; .£100.0.-;; ■',';-;:' -~ ?/?' ■•"••