NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 708, 6 January 1910, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

...■■■ V; .'.' -.:■.■,.' '■■■ TBt;Glencob.!- '■':■ : : ; ;!' : '- ;; r' .Owners 'are .reminded.rihatnbniinatibns for all events' at ■ the. Foxtdn Racing ..Club's .-ineeting,:, except'-..the i-Trial .'Hack and Maiden:ScurryVclosethi6 (Thursday) evening with"the secretary, :'Mr.\.Angus 'Keith;■■.■■.- : -,'-."•■••■■•' ,; •■■-■:•■■•/.■:/■'■-.■■■:■■":•.■.."'■■■;•. - ; •■'-

: Acceptances -fbr. the. first day'sVevenia at the Pahiatua,.Racing Clnb's..meeting, close at 10: Entries.for Trial ;Hack Plate: and .Maiden Hack Scurry are.'duo;at the sanie-time. ":.;:■■

: It'.is understood-that, the --Manawahi Racing Club, made, a profit;. of ,'SUSto over its .recent; Summer .meeting.. ~" :'.'., ■

; Mr.-J. ;H. i; PoUock;;: , whp.'HM,..l)eei v iij : - Ghfistchurch' attending; a meeting of the Sew Zealand .Trotting -re-: turnstto^WeUington,'this: morning. -,'■■'-..;:

.The .'Poiiroa-- horses that -, had. been peting- .at the/ 'Auckland Cup • meeting', retufn'ed.home: last 'night. ; :;- ; Tne'-. team's 'rev cord at.Ellerslie-was two '.wins and eight seconds;-;■■:-. ■■'':: '-■■< >'■■/: .;.; : :-;vV- ■ - ; i;;- : .■;■■; -:iC

'-■ -Jockey r;> Haich: has-.'returned 1 /.from Auckland. l _';.He' was, , .not so: successful:.as ■usual; during the'trip, north, and,> rotie'ono.winner.only.:.-. '-.> ::,-:.;■ >.t::W' ; :^.■:■'/: .J'. It.is'reptTrted.that Asite has. beehtjur-chased;,by-the; ideal; pony'• owner,'': ; ; Miss Re'nner, and will .be';among- the .starters' "at Miramaf-on'.Saturday.;? - :: :'''v^. i V-^^

'. : : Weights ifor.;minor: events .:at .the,:;Welliiigton. Cup: meeting ■ will; declared on Friday'week'^';';'-'; , --:': : .;..-,.; ■ q> ;: ;:;, ; Crucinella'; had 9st. - invthe" Rangitikei Cup,■', but. escapes '■ with: 1 161b. /less in .' the Cijp;' : v.'---*;v,\;- > W;:>W, ; .;, ;,o : i;,.

:':•, Whet passing .through ;\WelUngtori.:6ri Tuesday; : H; Ry-Nicqll/'- stated 'that ; Rothschild. Junior •■ is' , :not considered to. bei,' permanently /.'injured,;'and'-should , be..able to-:race-again':before"■'";long.^'Mr. , ' Nibholl .further stated .that ; had'the'. horse ; .been: able, to' start;at Auckland.; he .does riot consider ;he could .have beateh i: Havoc.

•' In.- the Wellington 5 Pony;'.•and Galloway Racing. Club; nominations-published ; yes-. '.terdayy'.Lbrna'! Doph's name 'was.omitted-from-tie Recovery;.Handicap:andiOurlo't ■from\the -January: 'Handicap.'. ■.;;■".'. - ; [..,. ■6, ■/;,_

/■ : ln.thie.isswthfe.aged gelding.iSill'Bate :is^advertise<i^ : fo'rj.. ;:'is : :by; The Officer::lfroiu'.Kimriier..:'and '.'durihg"'the past three. stasons : ,Has'' proved himself.' to , ! be .ope of 'the ■ best. sphnters in ■ the}'-Do-.: minidh;..-Tliit'-hp "still, retains! ;his. ; forward , .Vubmng';at.'the..M;anawatu : ' arid' Wailarapa , 'inee.HngsUait!.w«k^V;'^.^' : ,':■:■!;) ;;;.J: : i.. ; ;.y

i^.iV^A'wapumV : Bffoi;ti''failed- , .',i:p.sßtay;.'out.' 'sevfin'furlongs.'.bu't a'tVßulls the:daughterof "Advanc*;^finishediso ; :welL.at;theffend. of.;'six:\furWiigs': as |to ■' 'give/one 7the 5 im■presiqnthat/she/can'.stay. atleast'Up'tq : a.-mile.:; 'As, ; . ii Howe's;horses,'are ; impVo■'ve^:by■ l a^pallop^^n ; 'lwas'the v ciM , %ith'' ? E'lroi*t;' :; ---:-;;\V:'-s:;.';V !^::>'

r ■Mr.'.;Jv'. S. -Thoiiei states''.that: (Artiilerie. ; is':6hly.' being : given 'very; light taslss,.;'ind he' : (loes'not Ithink; that;:she..will, ba-.fit: ■\c contest the Cup-on -January ■22.-If ".was'the'intention'to.rgive; her. a 'n<k& -spell,;whe'n";she:,vjas brought- back- , to, Wellington; and'.itis(juife:p;robable that she .eport'silkj-uatil .theVaututti.iii 1 : Sir--'.Antrim^aiid^rAdvocak^ •favourites" Cup;'. : ;Arm-. let'. and;-.KiHndini:;are,'favourites,. fpr.:;the'. .T^graph\^andicap'^ v V-;y>^i-J ; : Gold iljaoe'appears 1 to-.be as;well, ; treated. 'as I , the <52 ■ candidates in'.,the' -.W,«llington"Cup, ,as ! she-won'over'aniile':arid a-.quarter: at ; :Danrie.yirke.'last l year,:and ha^'alsb'a , land ..race/, to; her oredit.-'T-his a', good; .-winner, arid af tor/annexingHhe Stewards.. Handicap'at.'Riocartori,';she .also;:wpn; the Merabers' : Handicap,,'seven'. furlongs,- and; : ; =any ■: ttouble.;. There is''achance ; that:.if.trained.for, long ■ra6es.she<miy : .lo6e.her..brilliancy,' but as •sh^-ha?..been', .treated well she^i.wilKprpb-'. ably be -amorig? the ■ acceptors "next, week. if.