NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 914, 6 September 1910, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[BY Gl/ENCOE.] ■- '■':.. ■ ■'■' \y

_ P. J. Carinont was'well; served in tho - Welter Hack; Handicap at Levin by Tor-,'., point, who;'under the guidance of ah an. prentice (V. Lee), won with something m • hand. Carmont does - not rate : Torpoint ■ very highly, .but the' gelding-can' clearly ; muster up a- fairish bit of' pace! .'. • Since A.' Neale ; took over the racing' • ' string "belongin'g to Mr. D.'Biiick, he has 'v met.with considerable success. One of hia' ' well-conditioned team. Vibration, won the Maiden event at Levin on vPriday, while ■ Rangikura. and Gold 'Battery both ran : well enonghto suggest thaty with a little ; more time, they, will again , be - stake - earners.. : '.-;-- 1 ...-i'" : .''■-.".'■:■;•;■:■ f-'-' 'J; H. Prbsser returned., from: Levin : on- : Saturday 'iiight,'and:; left i,yesterday: for >:: Martbn. with 'another, teanv-which":'in-V.' clud.es that good.little''mare;Lady Medal-"..-list,'.'and •the : :hunter. : Castont. -::■. In'- hep v last race lastseason-^rtliePresident'sHatt..';:. dicap>at BlenheiniTrLady-;Medallist: car- ■ ried.'9sL i ßlb.*'■ .'and'~w6n--easily, ■■-•'.ln- tta'V big handicap, at Marton she has 51b. lesa ''■. lo.'.carry,;;.-..;.:■:..; >'■■:..• ■;•';:•,->, y^'.-■-.':■; .:'r\;..::'.*-'--' ] ■•-.■■ Kilosteri: will:, be ;■ the" .■'HigMeii": repre-. - sentative in the. Maiden': Handicapat : Mai-: '.' ton.-;-' Judgingby the ■ bold: ahowingi that- J the Kilcheran colt ■ made.- in -the Trial.;i.Plate' at: Trentham'-(in 1 : which 'he was - ' carrying silk for the'first:time);.the Awal: '-. §uni three-year-old' may be ; expected' to ''■ o;,well' .:;!:;; : : : ; :: ; .:;.^.■;;".;.;; : ; U: : '; '_ It ;is. stated that-.-there ia .every ;Hk6ii.i,; lihood of .North .East, being; ,taken;.to',' ■"• Auckland for..the Avondale meeiing.•: ;:; );■. . As' C. Jenkins Twill -be'riding Lady :Vv Medallist in* : the'.Marton; Handicap, 'an-?-'. :other horseman willhave to' be;found fppW '• ; Electrakoff.';The. Auckland'horse proved;-.;: himself to be in : the highest class .by:' hia. d . efforts, at Trentham'and 'Riccarton. and' .'■■ he ;.will bo. more, forward: in 'condition ; '-. than: most of the: field: that will-oppose: .'; :him :on; ; Wednesday.'.' \)-^--}S-: :' ; ''-: -;vv^-: i The- ,Opaki-(TOined:'.'',Merrie:''.,E 1 ose:. ; vas.-.'' taken up. to Marton yesterday,;:and:w£ll,be ,1 ; a .competitor- in'i the- big.'handicap on,-iV Wednesday, :in .which' she, will', be;ridden,' • i by;, the. Riccarton, light-weight,- C. Emer-.;' • '.. son.'.. ■::.;;; •- ';■ -...-.■'■'.... '.''':::■:■;,'... •:;-■•'.•::.,.:::.:.:'.;i ; : With'. excellent acceptances, the '.Mar-r 1 " ■ ton.m'eeting promises-to-be'a highly-suoi.':.'-cessful' one. .Some trainers'/are' experl-:.'- : ' encing difficulty.'.in getting , boxes.' •, foi.;'; ■ - .their, charges.:;-!:....:;:;.;. ;.;:.;,; :'.\;,-: ■'{-'■•?.''■■':*■:

-•-.On';-]his ;form: at Levin,-VwHen'.Penza "■']'•. only defeated :ham-.by;i.a'.h'ead,''Prancer, r ,. who is, now;-'a'much;better horse,.than : was last season,:may ;be,-expected'tb:show-'■;•':■ improvement ,; at yMarton.:yyy,-V,y l ;, --T v;3 J : As he-won two' races ati;Levin,] Tor-;:/ point will not be. eligible : .to,'. start ■in;thei.'. Maiden' - :; y-;Vv ': THe. Doncaster. St.. -leger- will- ■be 'nia ; ■■ to-morrow;., and'-,the; ■Doncastei. Cui» on-y. Friday;B^xti;; ; ; ; :. :•.:'■ K : ';j:;'•;-,;;--, :-:■;- '-.■.'>. ■';;■■ -ftIPrior: to-.winning^the.Horowhenua'Cupy on, Friday,; Sir' Frisco; was"backed; for' the! ; New, Zealand; ; Cup at long!odds'.': 'By his.:;:; two.■;w;ins; at... Levinj ,;the - San,; .]?ranoisc6,(t horsey,has :iricurrM,:7lbV> . will :bring"his weight-up "xo ",Bsti, 31b.','; ji 1 ;,;,"; . New' Zealand; ]'pckeysj;;J. : .;N.;'M'Gregor;-'-;and :R. Cameron,'both rode', winners; at"; f. : the: Ballarat>-Miners': iyf Meet-%' ingfon'August' 26.'•.:'■'•.'':f', ; .V ; .'-I'j>?--''-v \'\o"':''-■-':Ma'- Mie Rosette (dam'Gof. Sigior) is'v to';.; yisit.-Boniform'ythisjseason.' %;.i- ■' : .,\ l . '--; '■■;;?;■: ,y,When the';last. mail; left Sydney MajS:;tine'was : favourite-.'for'.tnc.'Epsom Handi-:,. cap,': and;';Pdtrpnatus;-:-.whb'V'vroE^a.''.mi.le; : 'r.> ,and a •'quarter race:at:Moorefield on' Aug-';■"•;.:■'; us.t 27, was. favourite, to the Metropoli-;.'.; tan; Handicap,' V".V. ZZ^-.:'\' : -' : -: ■■■\r%': ; :'.'.. : ißully, .who";is engaged at the-Aypndala • ■ Jockey ;■'Chili's 'Spring' Meeting;'.has/'hot;-.;..-■raced since the Wellington' Winter ;Meetr'" ■iiig.;in-..1909. , ,-;'.*.':;,^'.':.. i : -'-'i i-j ■■■■', ;•,-;'. ' ■'■ ■' -Vr, v';^ : .'Master' SoultV.withdrawal yfrom; ihp. ; ';.i 'Ep,jOm'and ■'Mqtropolitan-Handicaps ;doe9.y; liot oouie.as a: great surprise;; as .it "has ",; been freely .rumbuVed.for-several >■ weeks:;past .that ; the Auckland. ■ hoi-se; : would' c ; only.i c6hipete ; .;in i.w.fta'.vevents' at •;;Rahd-::,. Avick.:'; ,■'>'■'•''. :-', ; .:'y'jJ ■'.] -~ •■•'.''. ; ' : '-'-',"'-. !;'//'.; v i' !--:;'Snbuid-liOs'-''Angeles v start- in*; the • Ashburton:'-. County, Ha'ndi-v: :cap':this'. month, 'tlieirAmeeting.-iVill; addy.ionsiderable' interest to,.the ; racing.. ;Lo.3.;:; : : Angeles is'■;■'engaged:;in ianbthervracer.cn s.-:-thp first : JjAsliburton;;:.meet ; ; v ing/'-; .':;y-;;: '::;.; i y. \Vff- : -.: : 'i;' : ZZ-h>-:' Z\K : Z .', Commenting'on'Bayardp's.defeat in'thu''.', Goodivood Cup, the London "Sportsman.-,-,■ said:-"The-",Goodwood;;.Cup.,resulted ,in;..:,the greatest tragedy ...that,, has,-: taken;;:, place since 1871, 1 -"when- Shannon.defeated.'-; Mortimer'~and;lhree.;i others.- ;;:Bayardo;.. . who wasva .warm, favourite,'looked; -re-<. mark'ably well,' but did: not.seem .to al-' ( /. 'together fancy his task, arid was-led 'in- :■ .front of the: stand .after: the other .'pair -.: had paraded, with Maherwalking-by.■his-'..'' side-, When- a, horsii has ' ,9st.; 101b. to i . carry, it -is' advisable to keep ,it off • his;,;'. back as long as -possible. .Magic—who .-■'„■ made quite. a 'good: show' for. a long - dis-,:;-: tanc'O in ■■'the. Gold. Yase; at; Ascot—was :&';'£.■ qinet-tip,'though 1 fewseriously-imagined;,'. ;• ■that .'the /herb of .'fifteen, ;\consecutiyi\y-.; victories .stood in- the.' smallest,danger; of,. ; j; V defeat. -As • was- only,-,to; .-be.;;expected,->: Rickaby, oiv iMagici.made..; th'e...ibest'.'. pos- : ;.>' siblc use of-his big:pull:in.the.weights,, * and- led. a 'really nice; gallop,'. having._ :a i". : . lead-of : :about ten lengths-ofthefavouritei:; as they .disappeared ;from 'sight';;'behind;f> the hill. During the- next quarter ,of a :*/,; mile ; ran in -much- closer order; and;;'.. Bud was done;'.with..-.soon',:-afterwards;;i;.;. Bayardo -took a slight lead of rMagic:.:,iu',.-: ; the' straight,.and it looked to" be .all-over ; -; butitho crack did riot .come a/way-in :his i'.: customary, overwhelming;'- , style;" ..i- and ;V; Magic;; sticking;,; to: '■ his.'•: work '-; ■;in;. ?*'■; the -.; pluckiest -fashion,.- 'fairly.- , wore ■ him ' out-of it and won; .by- „a '■ neck:■■:,, The 'result; though -it fairly:-; .staggc-redy:. the-generality of people, was. byrio; means--' •-,. unexpected'by Mr. Beddirigtbri.and-Felix,U." Leae.h; who knew, they"; had;;-a', pretty->!, : iisefurcolt; and-questioned'the:ability .of,l- - to, give hini about- 16!b..j. , nioVe' than -weight-for-ugt.;'■)■ About the only, - excuse that was advanced for Bayardo •' was' the "Special Commissiorier's" sugges- :.\ .; tion thatthe'.'■ turf : . was rather-long on. the .->.•;■ racing-track. ■ Magic', is .riot among the?candidates engaged'in the.Doncaster Cup •'" ■ on Friday, next, but .Bayardo is.'.'. ':'■■'!■/ VFIXTURE3. ; .-..:v,;^^:;-':'f:;:-: : ■ September 7, and . B:—Ma'i'toh J'.C.'; An* « ; ■ nual. 1 " ■■'" : : : -'■".- '\'-, Kept 14 and 15— Rangitikei: R.C.:'Sprms. , Sept. ■ 15 and 16-Ashburton : County ,R.C.',;' September 22 and, 2l—Lower.'Galley.J.C. v?: ' 'Annual. :. ' ■ .■'-'■.■'-■.' y :/.-.',..- Sept. 29 and Oct. I.—Wan?anui; , j;C. Spring.. ■.■'■;.:'.'..•'':•'':•• .' ; '.y'y: ~y.'vv.'-. y