NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 948, 15 October 1910, Page 13

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[Br Glencoe.] -.

- The Dunedin Jockey. Club's Spring Meeting will bo concluded to-day. ; . The Porirua team for Trentham will bo railed there to-day. The team includes .'several 1 two-year-olds , that - have not raced yet, one-of them being by Malster, and owned by tho Dunedin sportsman, Mr. J. Brett. • : , ~

Bobrikoff: and - California are two horses that tho majority ,of New Zealand sportsmen would like to ' see competing against'each other;' and : when both .■ivero entered; for the Champion Plate ,at Treutham 'it . caused the race to be looked: forward to 1 with considerable interest. - Yesterday,, however, news was. received of, the scratching of California for'all events at the Wellington meeting, and now comes word from Hastings that the big chestnut horse is under a cloud. Almost simultaneously comes a rumour that Bobrikoff is amiss, and may not bo seen under silk at either Trentham or Riccarton. If this, last item of news is true it will certainly- rob the spring meetings of a great deal of interest.

Weights for the Stewards' .Handicap are duo on Monday next, ,

. The Caulfield Cup will be run to-day, and will be of more than usual interest to Now Zealand sportsmen, as several horses well known in the Dominion will be competing there, including Master Soult, Aborigine, and Artillerie.

It. Lamboss, who was fined £2 by the Otaki stewards, was, in a measure, unfortunate. At this particular start it is stated that tho starter did not leave the ground when roloasing 'the tapes, neither did ho do so in several other rncos at the meeting, This was . tho first race' that Lambess had ridden this day, and he was waiting face on for ■ the, starter to' get up on the stand. However, there-was.no excuse for Lambess pulling: his horse up after he had gone a furlong, and this is probably what he was. penalised for, and not for being left. . , ,

F. Cress was on his first mount'in a hurdle race when ,he rode Captain to victory on the second day of tho Napier Park meeting. .

Nogi showed pace in tho Hui'dle Race on the first day of the Napier meeting, 'and,, if ho had jumped 'well, he might have beaten Aorangi. j

: _ Though . well supported in the betting for the big race on the second day of the Napier Park meeting, Bridge was unable to gain a place.': •

Tho finish of tho Demonstration Handicap at Otald on Thursday was a very close one, and only the superior horsemanship of Jenkins enabled the St. Ambrose horse St. Felix: to score. . -At the home turn, Sir Antrim was going very comfortably alongside St. Felix, and appeared to have his measure. Fifty, jvrds' off. the post the pair vvere neck and' neck, with the Porirua horso apparently .being hard .ridden, while Sir Antrim ; was gonig comfortably. : Suddenly out shot Jenkins's whip, and, before O. Price could straighten-tip to /draw his. stick,.the post.was/passed, and. tho Foxton horse was defeated.'' i '. Backers of St. 'Felix may consider • themselves fortunate in : receiving 1 a ' dividend. i-v.

Peirene, winner of tho Hastings .Stakes/ was due at Trentham last night in charge of H. Gray.

Among the; New'Zealanders that, re"turned from .Sydney during-the ' week was Mr. Kingston;: owner' of Lamsdorff.

:. Pro Vocation' and Lady Medallist is the be'st backed double for tho Wellington meeting. .Other : horses inquired for in doubles are St. Toney, Cullinan, Kopu, and Sir Tristram. \ /.

Tho form - shown;.by'. Notorious on; the second day of the Otaki 1 meeting was a great contrast to .that exhibited by him : on the first day. On Wednesday lie finished 'full'of ruhriing, - but on Thursday i ho. : was stopping to' a walk at the finish, :',and: looked' ready to fall,,over when he. returned, to tho birdcage. . :,

.' Gold; Battery,' started: three., times, the; Napier: Park meetin'g, but did not succeed • in catching- 'the . fudge's' .eye. Those who watched the; finish', of the Railway ' Handicap oni-tlio first ;day; iowever, "consider,' .that: 'Mr." Buick's : horse was. unlucky not to: have : had his .number.hoisted.

" Four of the: winners: at , the ' Otaki meeting were' mombers of : the Porirua team.

Jockey Kemp, who rode Vi to victory in the. Racing Club Handicap at Napier on Thursday, has now won something like: half a dozen good handicaps. This is a oreditablo record for a lad of his age and weight. -

- -Since .winning, at tho Horowhenua meeting last : month, Perceler . appears to have.', lost,all, form, and at Napier wai well-' beaten on ■ both days.''-.

- Winning- jockeys-at the . Otaki meeting were: C. Jenkins, 4; W. Young, 3: J. Eva,' 2;: V..; Leo; R; ! :Young].'''J. 'Morris, | iT.: Lyford,-. arid " O.: Emerson ono each. W. Price-is now at tho head of -the. list of winning. joc•keys.on the flat. i v "

A private cablo received from Melbourne.: 'yesterday , stated. that/Master. Soult, was, in 'great heart, for'.his ,Caul■field,' Cup engagement, and his party are': confident, that the;horso is. fit and ready to 'put forth his best efforts ,in to-day' 8 .race. Whether thoße eSorts" -will, be equal-to,what is., required is another . Among the 'telegraphed nominations received by the Masterton Raoing Club was. Whakawahi, but as no. particulars accompanied tho'entry, Mr.: J; -H. Pol;lock:declined to,allot, the horse a weight. The. owner has . now v informed the club that the entry should have 1 read Whaka.weira, a,n : . aged - gelding';'' by-: Pilgrim's Progress—Espaniola. : ' . ije handicapper has; therefore declared the . horse's wcightß as follow: : —,. Hack Hurdle's; iWhakawoira, 9st. 41b.; Ladios' Bracelet, Whakaweira, list..-'

;. 'Mr.' T: H. Lowry's colours will bo carried by an: excellent team of horses this : season,' and even if Bobriltoff is un-. able to keep up his -good record of winnings, his owner ought to win plenty: of races by the aid of Cullinan, Morriwa, Warsong,' Kohinoor, Virtue, Sea Pink, Bellah, etc. Both Merriwa; and- Cullinan are , in tho - New Zealand -Cup. Cullinan .has already won three raoes this..year, and Merriwa showed .improving form at Napier Park.: Kohinoor. has- been galloping in fine stylo oh the tracks during the last couple of weeks,, and will: be Mr.' Lowry's. representative in'; the,; Shorts; Handicap ■: at-Trentham, next . week. Sea Pink is. a very smart two-year-old bv Seatbn Delaval from Rose Madder, (half-sister. •to All Red); .Warsong appears to be improving with each -race, and ought to bo one of -the principal. stake-earners -of the. team..,

FIXTURES. October 15.—Dunedin J.C. Spring. Ootober -10 and 22.—Wellington R.C. :- • Spring. :.. October; 20 andi 21.—North Otago J.O. ; . Spring. : i: : . Ootober 28 and 29. — Masterton R.C. Spring. ' November. 5, .7/ 9,. and 12.—Canterbury J.C. Metropolitan. November 5, 9, and 12.—Auckland R.C. ;-Spring,: : . \v.