NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 771, 21 March 1910, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[BY Glencoe.]

Acceptances for tlio Pa-tea Racing Club's meeting."close" to-day. . Full Sail was shipped by . the. Mooraki nt ; Lyttclton .on Friday, -on route for 'Melbourne. ', y Owners' are reminded that ' ' acceptances for tho first, day's eVonts at the Wairarapa Racing Club's meeting closo to-morrow.. C. Jenkins will ride Kilindini in the Great Easter Handicap at Riccarton on Monday next.- • St. 'Aidan (Birkenhead —Montdread), who now carries Mr. J. Buckley's colours,V won a 7-furiong race at Waimate on Thursday!. . .. .. .• Gipsy Bello and Diabolo _ will bo fihitiped to' Riccartoir 'on - Wednesday night.; Jenkins..will, of bourse, - ride Diabolo, but as yet no announcement lias been made as to wbo will have tlio. mount on .Gipsy Belle.:.v' .'.v': . The owner of Osiris would'have pre-ferred-'that C.. •Emerson have, ridden'-his - librae" in . ; the ; Great -Autumn Handicap;- at i -Ricoarton,^.on Tuesday next,;.;, but "Emerson-. hud;.;.a „ prior • engagement-. •• ; r ;:■ <- ; i' - ! . Birkdalo, who won a' couple of races, at ;.tlib Napier . Park,,meeting, is a half-brother to Sir Tristram. ; He is spoken of as a very promising, young-, stcr. v., >.; . ' , . ; ; The, Stepniak->:mar«,> Cuto,'.! won a couple of races at the Waimate. meeting on Thursday last. Cronstadt, the,--fnil-brother t0,.A1l Rfld, won -tho, Waimat-e Cup, run on Thursday, last. .v-Rpso; and; Lovelorn -filled the places.-": Crorisiadt's - win will necessitate his putting up a penalty,;, for the, Handicap.. Tikiterb . twq' of tho. dicap,. were'. reßponßible Ifor=goo'd ; work ■ over.: a mile and fa' quartor' at- Ri&artori.'.'bnv'Saturday. ' -.

A. well-known Randwiek trainer, -writing last freck to a. fnerid' ijt Wellington; expressed the opinion that Bobrikoff: is . another Carbine-'and-/ will prove invincible in all woight-for-age races in Australia.

Equitas/iis ;a; sure starter in- the Easter .Handicap at Ellerslie, and in eompanywith Ambrosiao, she will be. railed to Auckland on Wednesday. 'Ambrosian in the Great Northern Oaks arid \yill also:.be started'-.in other events at .the meeting. :A. Oliver .-goes north to ride' both .Eqiiitas. arid-Ambrosianv '■ 'iffton' King.'niiide a great "impression on : ,,the i dayj if, the~ffapierr Park. mMiing.yb'y Tliis 'Vedsy ! ;'wiiii'riii "tTie: 'six . f urlpiias' raee..^bpngine

:. has: had a. good offer - permanently. in.-the; North! Island,and after riditj.!;, at; the.Canterbury ■ Jockey Club's meeting on Monday .and .Tuesday next ' hftri-P'ijt , ; -La'dy' Medallist:' lightened ' lip ■ very mUcA'aftidr he'r.-Tiices at;:Wanganui : arid this-'deeided- lier-'Owjier'- Her. from;; the ' Easter. Handicap ' at Ellers-. ■ue.-.,"/ '.'-.yii'jj;. 1 ---<rvu - Jenkinst'own, the Liver- , pool Grand. National, has- previously completed : tM" course.in'.:'tliis; event,- but .has; never woupied a .place. Jerry M.-; who. fan second,■ -was .engaged in : last year's event,, but asjsoon as Jho weights ; S'W : -.OT' ) ' , . s his.':'owner expressed diSsaJisfactipn" with. the. trea:t.meht. which i'in .-conse- ; quenco/ scratched 'Jiim: -LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. By Teleerarh—Press AssociationrCopyrleht London, March 18 ; At';the; Liverpool' meeting . the following )yas. the result of . tho GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, . 0f..3000. sovs.; second -. horse 300 sovs., third horse 200 - sovs., and. fourth, horse 75. sovs. • from the stake. About, four miles and BoGyds.. Mr. S. Howard's b. g; Jerikinstown, .by. ..Haokler—Playmate, aged, '. : : 10st.> 51b.K....U.:...; ; ; .1 Afr- C. G. Assheton-Smith's : ■b. 'g. ; -'.'Jerry M.,'.;by-.Walm'sgate, dam Y -vfy/Lummary, aged/12st. 71b. -... 2 Mt i It. H. Hall's-ch. g: Odor, by Chevelo d'Or—Jessamine," aaed 9st 71b ; 3

MELBOURNE CUP. • ADDED MONEY. SIX THOUSAND Melbourne, March 19. ! Tho Victoria Racing Club lias decided :to' increase tho added, money of the Melbourne . Cup by £1000, • and altogether to increase the stakes for next season's events by ■; £4000.'. . . . [l'or so/no timo past the Melbourne Cup ' has carried added money to tho amount of.;£ 5000.,!; It. is the biggest stake open for competition' in tho whole oi Australasia.] PONY MEETINC AT MIRAMAR. A DEMONSTRATION. Another-pony race meeting Ayas held at Mirnmar on. Saturday by tho' Wellington '! Pony ■ arid Galloway " Racing Club. ! The principal event'.at .tlio'fixture ;: was' wonby Lurline, wlio was also successful at Miramar' a fortnight' ago. Proceedings were enlivened by a hostile demonstration levelled at Inkerman, and his rider after' tho Trial Handicap. Inkcrman finished second to Merrimanu, and - a section'of-th'e public being evidently, dissatisfiod with tho way in which tho. event was contested, gave vent to their feelings. The stewards mot aftor'tho'horses'had weighed in, and,, after .a..conference, it..was .announced that Todd, the "rider'of Inkerman, had been disqualified for the day. The following are the results of tho events:— PONEKIi HANDICAP, ot 'SO-sovs. For .ponies 14.2 and under...! Four furlongs.—Miss Walker's Huiaj! ; 9st. 131b, (Toddk l; Axito,! lOst, 31b.,.-2 ; Tobias, Bst. 411)., 3. Also started; Miss ltuby, lOst; 101b.Wee Nannie,:.-. 9st.. 131b.; and Fortress, :-Bst. Time, :52s£c. ; : TRIAL HANDICAP, of 20 sovs.. For ponies .that have nqver won,a race at Mirnmar value 25 sovs. Four furlong! and a half.—Mr. It. F.agar's Merrimanu, 9st. 61b. (Wadham),. 1; Inkerman," Bst; 41b., 2j Muskcrado,!9st. 111b. 3. -' Also started :■ Flying Wind, 10 s t! 101b.; Miss Vera, lOst. 6!b..; -Musl;etecr, 9st.'1111)! i' Ciscoroße, BstV;6lb".i; Torrent, Bst.' 61b:; and. Miss'-Pcarl/:. ,'Bst," "41b. 'Time,.59.4-ssee..,.!'' . ' ST. PATRICK'S HANDICAP, of 35 sdvs.- For ponies 15'1innds and under. Six "furlongs.—Mr.; S; -Gross's" 'Lnrlino.' "9st. 101b. ovniotighby), i-; "St. Helena , Sst. 81b., 2; Moata, 9st. lllb., 3. Also started: Picotee. lOsfc. lib.; and Axito, Sst. 81b. Time. lmin. 20sec. i

MELROSE HANDICAP, of 20 sovs. For ponies 14.3 and under. Five furlongs and a half.rr-Mr.<A. Cailler's.jSliss. Ivy, Sst. 81b. (Mallowes), lj Eraina, 9st. 61b., 2; Muskerado, lOst. 41b., 3. Also started: Billy, lOst. 101b.; All Gold, lOst. .101b, ;. MyW,' 9s,t. 121b..; and Merring, Sst. 81b." " Time, lmih. 14J.sec. :

TELEGRAPH . HANDICAP., bf'' 25 sovs; For ponies 15 hands and uhdbr. Four furlongs arid'- a -half. —Mr. A. Stephen's' Ora' Pinsent,'. lOst: 121b.. (Oliver), 1; Mermaid, 9st.--.-71b;.; 2; St. Helena, Bst, -10]b., 3.-. Also started: Flying Wind, lOst., 121b.; . St., Flora,. lOst. 611).;. Sliss Vera, lOst. 21b.; Anglican, 9st. 81b.; Lurline, 9st. 71b. ;• and Axit-o, Sst. 131b! '• Time,' 59sec.