NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1211, 21 August 1911, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

{BY Glkncob.l Several of the leading stables appear to 1 l)o right out of luck for soih© time past, i Out of a very larg6 team at Porrnia, only one hor?o was found capable of winning a race at the C.J.C. nieetinj, and that was Hawick. F. Tilley, tit Fotdoll, has some eighteen horses in work, but outside JSqtittas there is nc-thing of special note on the place. The Chnkeboro stable, at Riccarton, and the establishment presided over by F. Davis, at Napier, are further -examples of how sometimes luck will quite desert a stable. Ucanga arrived at Wellington yesterday, on his way homo to Idlerslie. ine Kegel fielding Ic-oks bright and well, and littls the worse for his experiences of late. Lady Volley, who Ims been spolli««f since tho Winter meeting of tho Otnli Club, has again been put into work bv her owner. Tho chestnut pony lws built up a lot, awl should be ready to race by tho next Wellington mooting. Jlv. W. E. Hulwill, president of tho Wnirarnpa Racing Club, returned homo to Kofotawai on Saturday, after a business visit to Wellington. lie has now fully recovered front tho efTcctsi of his father sericus illness of a month ago. " Influenza, is still largely in evidence amongst tlie two-year-olds at " r«?jitliain, ,T. Cress has beon compelled to turn out his Achillas—Yal'.-ev colt, whiln his Elevation—Sunfish youngster has just started work again. J. W. Lowe has had his threo youngsters in ths hospital, but they aro all rapidly recovering. Merrivonia, who claims a Now Zealand Cup engagement, is an active worker on the Trcntham tracks, and is looking really well after her enforced spell. ,1. Avers has, also placed Lady Kilcher.in, half-sister to Merrivonia, in work again.

Both marcs ore owned by Mr. J. Ames, who is at present on a health-joskins trip to tho South Sea Islands.

On Saturday morning one of (ho heaviest fogs crcr experienced at. Trentham enveloped the course, and it was nearly 10 a.m. b?forc trainers ccukl work their charges. Even at this hour it was difficult to distinguish horses at tho hack of the cour??, but as there was no galloping dono this was not a matter of much moment.

So far no nrune has been claimed for tho Achilles—Mnrfeillai.se filly belonging to J. W. Low*, but- the matter is being attended to. Probably, -.vlion it is announced, it will ljc found to be a Maori word having special rcforenco to speed.

During the atb.cnc.e of \Y. Ryan in Sydney, tho horses in the Endeavour Lodge stables at Trentham will bo ridden by J as. I'ino.

Aloha, Mndeira, and Dirge, a trio of throf-y«ar-olds who will carry the cardinal and amber hoops of J. 'Pressor this spring, have been taken out of their classical engagements.

Secretary W. A. Saunders, of the Souihland Racing Club, forwards a copy of the annual report and balance-sheet for tho season just closed. In red type on tho flyloaf of th-8 report is a copy of the division list, showing how members voted on tho question rais-ad by Sir Joseph Ward last year as to whether tir not the totalisator should bo prohibited.

Equite, winner of the Grand Prix at Ostend, who vanquished amongst, others the English crack Hornet's B:auty, 'was an English-bred horse by Labrador from Wicked Kitty. The latter was from Sir John Blundoll Maple to roco in Belgium, but slio had no success. In the face of tho opinion of his friends, her owner, Mr. F. Brugemann, dccidcd to send her to tho stud, and the result was Equite. Describing Equite's dam, Hcappy, rider of the winner, said after the raoo to a "Sportsman" writer:—"You have6e;-n that advertisement of Elliman's embrocation, where th'ero is a picture of a horse ivith all tho things a horse ought not to. have—spavin, splints, hollow back, and all that? Well,-this is what Equito's dam is."

Owners of trotters are reminded that to-night the secretary of tho Manawatu \Trotting Club, Mr. E. S. D. Watson, ■will receive entries forthc first trotting meeting to bo hold by tho club. Tho fixture is to be held on tho Awapuni Racccourse 011 Wednesday week.

Nominations for the Dannevirko Racing Club's steoplcchase meeting closo on Thursday nest with - tho secretary, Mr. J. S. Freemaj. Nominations for tho Wangcnui Jockey Club's meeting closo 011 Monday next. At the annual meeting of members of tho Wyndham Racing Club it was decided to recommend to tho Programme Committee the placing on. tho New Year's Day programme of a race for three-year-olds, similar in conditions to /lie Win.oll Guineas race. This movement was .ded upon in lieu of a proposal to establish a Sires' Produco Stake. FIXTURES. August 21—Amberley Steeplechase annual. September G and 7—Marlon J.C. annual. September 13—JJannevirko R.C. Steeplechase. September 28 and 29—Wanganui J.C. Spring. November 4—C.J.C, New Zealand Cup.