NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 950, 18 October 1910, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

■■■;.;' .tßv' Glencoe.] \ '. .was a fine morning;, though> dull,, at Tj.'entham yesterday. Only a.-few . were present to watch the track work, whichA however, was of an interesting'.• nature. Ihe .principal gallop by -a Wellington Handicap .candidate was-got through bv Lady. Medallist (Traill), Diabolo (C. Emerson),' and Polymorphous (J. Buchanan), who. went a mile.- The : St. -Alwynne mare won comfortably .by ■ a good two lengths .ui.",aY-tick under. -Imin.- 45sec. ; Diabolo ■was." well., clear: of. -. Polymorphous, whose display 'was ..a disappointing- one. Kilos-' ten, another Highdeu horse,: joined.iii the ,gallop after half- the''journey had'been accomplished, Y but Yfmished ' down the'.' course' in- company with, his stable companion. '..The; gallop.will.have'the : effeet •of ■ causing. Lady Medallist to harde)i: still further'mthe,market for.the.'big^handicap..: Another pleasing;.performance' was. put. up by: Sir: 'Tristram,-'.' who '.(carrying a 11.9 stone) raii:half:a>mile alone in 52sec.Merriyonia.did: slow;, work.'". She hardly looks .as .well;, as>;she>did' '. season.Ko'pu-: and Birkdale /went. .two -rounds, at' a sound•• pace,".and brushed 7 over.,the'last half. mile. A : good.'g'allop.'from, a,timo' was recorded..by.Vl'ranui,: who, assisted- by.,-Master ..Laddo,-;- ran' seven ■'■ furlongs, in ilinin. I ;:3osec:'.:'.This .is .equivalent-to a mile in under lmin.,43sec. for the Soult.mare, and-was-by far the best.gallop 'of : :the"morning..... Tho : . performance, v. however,-'. was somewhat', discounted -by' tho • fact "that Master.' Laddo was indiand the whole''way, 'and .so far' Mr. Preston's colt has not .proved'him■sclf. Y:':..Y:v,':;'- : :- , Y::,:Yy:v, | ;•., ■■■.'.-,,.:,: .

Nearly /'all ;,tiio.'.two-year-olds : were! out,' and '.the ..fastest gallop 'was: done, by St, Petersburg', who.: badly, defeated his sfeblo' companion, Peter, Pah, :.in:'49 2-ssec for. thehalf mile.:;Mr;'J.ißuckley's colt looks: a perfect ''picture-, at present,. ;and is evi,dently:yery.well.v;Mr. ,G. ■ D... Greehwopd's .filly, Pierene,.'ran. four:furlongs down the back of the course.iwith; G.'Price's filly, Bronze., : Y'fhe/latter ;was' no;uso:. to'.the Achilles;'fiD3',';w•ho.''Ahislled , by,,-herself.' The Karamu pair,, Bdotld and .Miscount, worked.sep.arately.': Tiio- fdrnief".sprinted a;,couple ./of >i urlongs, -and the: latter, did slow, work.;Yßoanerges and Poictiers' ran, four,fiirlojigSj finishing: together^in:sosec.j--"and "Theodore, who looks ;hardly, "ready, .alsb;:r,amja., fast" half ?iiiilel y; Y;' ; ";•', •'■'■'■

-; Tribulation I ,'.with racing; plates oh, .'and 'a.':light-wbighti.up,Vr,ah.a mile inMniin. ; 43sec..' 'When, itris remembered; that Mr. Bidwill'sicolt-'wentby himself,- this:must be'TiaVJd.o'unted -one .of the?bestf gallops-;of the, .morning.'; As,' Provocation'■• has been it is .unfortunate ■ for; the .Wairarapa sportsman that Tribulation -was .for , this ■racKv^-vii'^.-'i-;!'':^; : - ! v ' ; ::'.':'.'' ''' " : '.

.' The.' jumpers ' CastoUt; ' Waiohika; Don Carlos,' and'..Star'. Lass: were'.: schooled • over the 'big; fences;; and all got round .safely.

.; -The, Poriruaahorse, '■ Bourbon,• and•:the two-year-bldv Malster/,filly, .did. not: .'abcompany: the',reinaiiider.;of' the team:-'on .^oturday.'.but'.arb'lieing';failed.across this morning.;-,:;; ~'r ' !.;.':.:•::.■;■ ; ; i ::i. '...,; .;'■■

: Ophif -."(dain". of :Orvieto> winner of the;.y.A.T.C.. Debutant '■;Stakes)" ;,never raced, broken: in.' '~ .

.:;The ; New'Zealand' jockey,; J.'-, Stewart, had.'his .collarbpne , broken When, Grateful fell .in 1 ; the: hurdle • race 'at. li'ahdwick; on' .October-.'sl''':':':■.; W ; ;; '>-.',' O;.': '•' ;.'■..';'"';'.'

..Out -Vo'fv. the ''.twenty-one / horses, •.handicapped .for;; tho'.',City at/ the Auckland- 1 Eacing;.:Club's Spring meeting, sixteen made thei .'acceptance; i the' defections being:.:Maori;King, Ballyheigh, Sedition, .Wiminera, and Amatol-,'' ■■•■■:

'.Wauchbpe,,,- Hohungatahii;.:and Domino :were expected:'at, Trentham' last 'night. The first two are. not; engaged at '.Tren r tham, but, are; entered'at.Riccarton. ■;

.;.: A. ; pbyef;reached Wellington from '• Sydney,': via ..Auckland,'.!last!'. night,, ahd-;went : pn to :Trentham;;: C. Jenkins also'reached Trentham ,last;'night;;; '' .■::;.; ;;;;.;'■;.;-;•;'-";;: ■•.Ronald. Cameron,' the- .Zealander, had'the' mount.'.oh.'Trafalgar''.when,-.the Wallace, horse-won the Randwick'Plate. W/vRj-ah. and'T.: Pino, also rode winners at'"-:the; AiJ.C.'*' -meeting..:...; The'?'. Sydney "Referee''', states: that'-'Ryan';has made ;a : more favourable: impression' in, Sydney■y■ 'than any ;:New- Zealand., horseman that, :hasybee'n:seen- there for some.::time.':.;.•-

•■ : ':it.':is/jiW..-.':a^flJe'd' , ''thatV-thereV''is : 'hb' foundation in;, tho ; statement published yesterday to the effect tlmt R. J. Mason would'-take char'go of, Ingbda.-for-fchb remaining . -term'.'.'of- her .. New • : Zealand: Cup preparation.'''■'' ■■■'■ : ''./■':■' ' v '.-'-■>'--'■'■-''

'■-' C.';,. Cochrane .'will havo the. : .mount'-.-.on Star Lass., in tho .steeplechase'events : at the; Wellington Eacing Club's ; meeting.

- ,l!'.'•Carmont \jvill reach--Trentham" today with Sir: Frisco, Torpoint,; and Pare.wanui..: Yesterday's arrivals included: A. Shearsby-with Tho Floater, T.. Koss with Ballyshahndn, 0. Cox with Bowbells, and J.;. Pryer.with :St. Toney.-. '.'..-. •■'■'■'■. '..

; Orvieto, who, won, the. Debutant Stakes at Caalfield last Saturday week, was bred by her -'.owner.; ,'Elvauite, who 'ran secand, . was. purchased as, a-, yearling for the modest;sum..of .110'.guineas.; :

On---the-recommendation- of the.starter at .meetings.; of A tho 1 Associated /Racing Clubs, -it has been ; decided/to.: refuse/,the nomination' of'/Wee;' Nannie 'for; future' events; (says'- - the i Sydney ■ "Referee"); This actions was deemed, necessary, owing to the': New Zealand mare's f ractiousness !at the barrier. : '. -..-.;>.■ /'..;'/:

;...Bill,/Faiintas,'.. and -.Doggerbank have been' scratched..for all ' at tho Wellington-'Bacing--'Club's, .meeting. Gipsy/Belle has been withdrawn' from the .Short's 'Handicap, Sir/ Solo from the Rimutaka- Handicap,', and Llanwerh froin' the; Selling' Race. ■•'•...'

Salute and ; King\S6nrt,"who/.were not accepted, for in, the/first day's events; at the .Wellington' Racing . Club's meeting; have, now been-scratched, for all events. They,have!"also been scratched for all events at the. Canterbury .Jockey- Club's Metropolitan-meeting.. .',; .' '

"'About .the only, unpleasant incident associated with. thb.AJ.'C: Spring ni'eetinV (says'-the Sydney'/."Referee") ■'. was in connection -with', the running of Flavinins in the Epsom Handicap. On tho morning of, tho; race tho owner put -a-lot of money on the. chestnut, who, however, did not In consequence, Mr. Merton'intci'.viowed tho stewards, and while the horses wore at the post the starter gave Hickcy a warning. In view of tho intimation conveyed to him Hickcy very properly asked for an inquiry. The stewards decided that, he did his best to win, and also ordered Mr. Morton to pay him a. losing fee for/ taking him off .'Plaviuius. in the Metropolitan. There was subsequent talk" 'of legal, proceedings,' but Mr. Mcrton and Hickcy have since cohio to an understanding, and llio. latter will ride Flavinius in the Caul field Cup ami his other Melbourne engagements. .'No doubt the warning Hickcy received at the post tended to upset him; and many havo found fault with the stewards for tho course tb'ey adopted. On the other hand, Jf it had Ueon a case where there was.

something wrong, and the jockey was unaware that ho was' under. suspicion, it would have been unsatisfactory for the owner and the horse's other . backers to seo that, they were losing their money without getting a .chance of,.winning' it. However, suspicion was unwarranted in this, instance, and only sheer bad luck 'prevented- Hickey winning 'on Flnvinius. FIXTURES; October 19 and 22.—Wellington : E.G. Spring. '■" October 20 and.-21.'—North Otago J.C.. .. ■ Spring. ~i ■.'. •-■