NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 772, 22 March 1910, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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The Auckland Racing Club's Autumn meeting opens. at Ellorslie. on Saturday next when thq Easter Handicap will be decided. -..- ' .... Tumut; and Osiris were shipped to Riccarton -last., night in charge of M. M'Grath. ' ■ ■' ■ . ' ]Jt is understood that the apprentice Morris, who rode Osiris at : Trentham, will have the mount on the San Fran gelding in the Great Autumn Handicap.- -. , "■.■■;■•■ .::.-. .•-...; • : ;. "' : A Press Association telegram from 'Auckland states that Maori- King was withdrawn from : the Easter Handicap at 1.45 p.m. yesterdayj and at the same time Wimmera' was scratched for the Hobson Handicap. Lawn Bose, who competed unsuccessfully at the. Dannevirke and. Masterton meetings,, was shipped home, to Blenheim by the' Pateena yesterday.' Curator and Glenspring will follow by the same steamer to-morrow. , Waitapu and Pharos are both to go from New PJymouth to ■• Ellerslie to' take part at the Auckland Racing Chib's meeting; : .-.; Owners are- given, a final reminder. I that- acceptances . for. the . first day's events at the iWaiiarapa- Racing Club's meeting close to-day with the secretary, Mr. E. A. Laery, Featherston. . S. H-eid, who had his collarbone broken, at the Shannon race meeting last month, will probably be well enough to resume riding at Ellerslie on Saturday. ' After ■tno first day's racing' there he will.take train to Feilding to be present at, *he Feilding Jockey, Club's meeting l on-Monday and Tuesday. '■'■,-..'■ ■:■ ..' ..'.■'.■.■,■'•■ ..■.;-.:,: ■■ ' ■ : : :

W. H. Smith, who rode Prince Fdote in- the Champion .Stakes. - wilV.it is stated,' have. the "mount.on Sir. Baron's colt in the remainder of his Autumn engagements';'.' : ', ; ,-. , Hie colt by St. Ambrose from the Melbourne Cup ' winner : : Acra'sia will shortly, be placed -' in work at ■ Bandwiek. ; ').' ■...'. ■ '• '■:. ■ .'. : /"It was reported - ,yesterday evening that Mr.. A. Barclay-had disposed of Penates, to Mr: B. W. Paterson,. and I'that' the . Kuenalf horse will carry the new .colours at Riccarton on. Monday ..next.":'' '■• .■ ■■.;..• >■ . ;:,;■ " ■:''.■;'.' - - J. W.Lowe leaves for' Riccarton tonight with . Effort, ■ Gold' Lace,, Sir Frisco, ;and;lranui. •..-.Effort, and Sir Frisco are both engaged 'in the Great Easter-Handicap, and Gold Lace is a candidate for the Great Autumn' Handicap. "■■ ■■■ '■ ■-".■'•■■ ■.. ;"-, ■ ;■' 1

The : Wairarapa Racing : Club's Autumn- meeting, which:.takes place on Saturday and Monday ..next,"-, should prove an attraction to Wellington followers of the'sport, who will be able to go to and from the meeting in the one ■day. ■ ..-,:■;.;-.-. .'■■■] - ;..-•'".■' ■-:■' '.;■ • ;;■-

,r Considerable interest'centres ■ ittithe Mangao'ne /Stakes, to' 'be. run af the Feilding meeting next week, as North East,.and . Lord-Soult.. are .to meet, ini tho. race. at." level weights. Last .season >corth East-registered .a fine performance at the Hawke's Bay Winter meeting by winning a six furlongs race with list. 31b. on his back, and as Lord Soult has repeatedly won under welter weights, it is considered that neither of tho pair will be unduly hampered with , -9st. 131b.. at Feilding. .

Ihe privileges,, in connection with the Wellington Racing' . Club's Autumn meeting will bo sold at auction by Messrs. Harcourt . and Co', in their rooms, Lambton Quay, at • noon on Thursday next (March 24V; "■ •

BOBRIKOFF SCRATCHED. , By Telee-raph-Press associatlon-OopyrlElit , .jOßec. March 21, 10.55 p.m.) ;-.-■ .!• " •;. Sydney, March 21. Bobnkoffhas been scratched for tho Doncaster Handicap, ■'. .For. tho Highweight Handicap to bo run at .Eandwiek next Saturday, Kavmius is top weight with list. The New Zealander Gold■-Thread- has lOst. 31b. and Achillean has 9st. 61b. :

TRAINING AT RICCARTON. (By -. Telceraph.-Presa .Association.) ;■ _ ■". Chrlstohurch, March 21. : Training operations at Riccarton this morning were uninteresting- Flitaway, looking well, and Husbandman separately ■ compassed a circuit l at threequarter pace. Sharpshooter and Madam Madcap put- ina working gallop, over seven furlongs. Tikitero went twice round at half pace. Loyola showed w> more advantage than Ratepayer. Southern Cross had a: schooline task over five flights. The Hon. J. D. Ormond's Sir Tristrani, Selene, and Parula—were out, all looking well;. ■' '. . : . ; AT ELLERSLIE. -. ■..'. . Auckland, March 21. _ There was no work of importance at Mershe; this morning; all the horses were confined to steady pacing. Birkh X Woodhey, Dazzling, llesorvoir, lioldfinder, and Auldearn arrived yesterday, and all wero out this morning bomg restricted to light exercise.