NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1196, 3 August 1911, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

{Br Glekcob.] , •Mr. Ronald 0. Duncan, of Christchurch, a member of the New Zealand Trotting Association,' returned from Sydney by the Warriuioo yesterday. During his visit to the other side ho vritnessed a meeting o£ the Melbourne Trotting Club, and was favourably impressed. The "poor man's sport" has made great strides in Victoria, thanks to the liberal stakes offered by Mr. John .Wren, and the class of horses bred by the Alfcudalo Park Stock Co. Tho stock oi the imported Abbey Bells—now racing as two and three-year-olds—have been very successful, and have won nearly all' the Victoria Futurity Stakes. Recently Mr. Duncan refused 500 guineas for an untried two-year-old by Abbey Bells. Tho youngster is engaged in a .£IOOO trot to bo decided at Melbourne in November next,

> and it is more than likely that ho will , shortly bo sent across to Melbourne to enter the stable of D. J. Price. Mr. Duncan's travels extended to Queensland, and while thero he met Mr. Briggs, of tho , Exchange ■ Hotel, Brisbane, who purchased, Obligado (a Charles Derby horse), imported from America by tho Allendale Stock Company. Mr. Briggs reported that Obligado was. being well patronised by breeders, aud tho Brisbane sportsman was enthusiastic regarding the future of the light harness sport in the north. Another well-known Qucenslander met was Mr. J. E. Mullampy (formerly of Auckland), who is now a trainer of trotters in Brisbane. It might be mentioned that, with Obligado and Marvin Wilkes Queensland breeders have at their dis» posal two of tho best horses ever imported to Australia. •Windage is to fulfil his Riccarton engagements, and tho chestnut was taken, south last evening in * charge of his trainer, J. Sullivan. I Dearost's gallop at Riccarton yesttrday was, from a time point of view, a very good one. and indicates that the Soult mare is pretty well. Sho is to l>o ridden, in tho Winter Cup by W. Youny. Tho spring meeting of the Wnngaiiui Jockey Club will-this year bo held on. successive days, and it is understood that this arrangement will be adhered to) In future. Lovell, Sir Lethe, Red M'Gregor, Eurus, and Le Beau are this year tho only horses likely "National" starters which contested the same event last year. Undecided (F. Higgott), Wiuiata aud Glciimore (J. Cameron) were on board tho Maori for Lyttolton last evening. Tho trio have engagements at the C.J.C. winter meeting. D. J. Price has now a big team in work at Caulfield. At latest advice the steeplechaser, Bribery, was looking fit and well, and his trainer hoped to get another rate out of him. _ It is ten years since the English Derby was first started with the barrier. On the departure of tho last mail L. H. Hewitt wns nt the head of successful jockeys in Austria and Hungary, with 15 wins, 7 seconds, and 16 thirds. Fcrgii-s-m'.s score wns 11 wins, 3 seconds, and li thirds; wlulo Cnrslnko's figures were ? wins, S seconds, and 12 thirds. Ferguson's principal dual coup was winning tho Austrian Derby and Oaks oil Eva. Mr. A. Chisholm, owner of Sombrero, returned to tho Bluff from Melbourne n n Monday (says the Southland "Times"), bringing back with him a luvtulifully. bred racing maro by North Park (sun of Wallace, by Carbine) from Miss Bomba. The marc comes from n noted jumping strain on the dam's side, and should prove an acquisition to the matrons of the Southland district, when ho* turf career closes. She has already shown' form. One of Southland's well horsemen of a few years bcek. A. M'Kc-u----7.ie, returned from Melbourne by the saint steamer as Jlr. Chisholm, after ha-ing spent several year'' in Victoria. M'lCen•/.ie is to take up his residence in Tiivpvenrgill. nnd will hnve charge of Sombrer* and others. Messrs. G. B. Omnn, Thomas Adair, T.ucas, nnd J. Sheridan, of fiisbonie, passed through Wellington en route to, Christchurch, on Tuesday to attend Ihe Grand National meeting. FIXTURES. August 8, 10, and 12—Canterbury J.C.'l Grand National.

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