NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2261, 22 September 1914, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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"The Wanganui Jockey .Club's.'Meeting ■will bo held on. Thursday and Saturday next, -v>' ''"'■' : ltenc is to be railed from Trentlam to Wanganui to-^day. There will be racing at Goratdine on Thursday; and Friday next. _ '.-.'' Paoli (Merriwee—Niikurnaratea) got \>n thol winning list at Moonee Valley, .Victoria, on September 9. A 'Sydney- excliange states that the px-Noiv Zealander J. YVhitworth has entered upon the occupation of his 'newly-erected Kandwick stables,".coinprising ten brick-floored hardwood-lined boxes. '.:; . Among tho recent winners at Coolgardie. 'Western Australia, was. The Hubbcr, by Signalman from Scotia (dam of Grand' Slam and Bridge). ■ ' Tiimut (Alerriwee—lsmene) won. the' Brush' Steeplechase at Me'ntone, Victoria, on September 12. The New Zea-land-bred gelding was making his first appearance for eighteen months. Ho 6tarted a warm favourite,' and was ridden by J O'Connell. On the;same day that.Tumut won at Meiitone,- tho aged Now Zealander, IWanstcad (Turquoise—Last Chance) Won the steeplechase in Adelaide, i Itingform is reported to have shaped creditably in the Chelmsford Stakes at Tattersails Meeting at Randwick last Saturday week. Mr. J. 13. Joel has done particularly well on the English turf this year, seeing that important races credited him wero the One Thousand Guineas and Oaks, Princess Dorrie being successful in cacb,';vi'hilo Black .Jestei' won tho St. Leger. .-The 1 previous - St; Leger won by Mr. Joel was with tho Persimmon horse 'Your Majesty. ' "Up' to' August 1 Mr. Joel's horses had accounted for £21,870 this year," and as. there is the St. Leger prize to'-add to that sum, he 'ooks like getting • very close to his £34,574 of 19.11. As. tho ex-Sydney lad, W. Huxley,, rode; IJlack, Jester in his two previous winV, no doubt he was ou him in tho St;'Leger; Ho'was also on Princess Dorrio in her races, so that he, at; any rate,' will always be able to look back to'liJM with pleasuro. The complete official list of nominations for the Australian Jockey Club's Autumn.: Meeting is to hand from tho club's secretary, Mr. C. AV. Cropper. King Soult, it appears, was favourite for tho Plumpton Handicap at Ayondalo on. Saturday, and'ho was leading when h'o';;broko down. Commenting on Anna Carlovna's mishap in tho Montane Cup in Melbourne on September 12, "Goodwood" writes: "The accident to Anna Carlovna occurred about .half a ntilo from the .win-ning-post'.. She was running third when she was in some way interfered with, and stumbled,fKillorn, her rider, being knocked out of the saddle. Fortunately )w escaped being kicked 'whilst on the gioimd. He was removed to the paeu-

alty room in the club's ambulance, and on examination by Dr. A. F. Joyce was found to bo suffering rather badly from shock, and had to forgo mounts on Grand Charm and Lynceus later in tbo day. Killorn bad recovered sufficiently at, tbo end of: the) afternoon to leave for his homo. Anna Carlovna galloped about some time beforo sho was caught. She was/ not injured in any way, out was in a lather of. sweat when captured, •lieforo the start of the race sue collided in the straight-with a trooper's horse. She was going very easily when she lost her rider, and but for the accident would doubtless have won. ' The race was a muddling one.Uio paco being on in the, early part of it. ' Tho nMlo and a quarter took Sniin. lljsec. to run." In regard to Woorak's victory in the Chelmsford Stakes at Randwick last Saturday week, ."Pilot" says: "Mountain Knight, if anything, was going back, and Uavello was only just about holding his own, but the latter had made a long,run. Woorak was conceding weight to each of the two, so that ho will, have a pull over them in that respect in the Derby. Woorak's action, however, makes 'weight-carrying so easy for him. that it is not so much a case of whether tho few pounds will make a difference, as whether he will be troubled to a greater extent by the distance than some of his probable opponents After seeing him win oil Saturday, I should say ho would be sure of beating' anything of his own age up to a mils and a quarter,' but still it will bo no surprise if the last furlong pulls him up in the Derby* His success in that race niay depend upon the manner in which it is 'rim. If he has something niggling at him from the start it will be nothing in his favour, but if ho does not happen to pull hard, and is allowed by the opposition to take things quietly for the first three furlongs, he might be able to make one act, of it from near the mile post. On the maternal side Woorak conies from a staying family, but to me he appears 'almost too brilliant t« shine over a lengthy trip. Admittedly Nowhaven could both go very fast and stay, but he was a remarkable exception. Of course. Woorak may be another, but though I do not regard that as any certainty, it must be admitted that after seeing him win at nirio furlongs his backers have justification in taking him on trust for twelve furlongs Of the Derby." Vestal, winner of the Steeplechase at Avondale on Saturday, was successful in only one event last season, but she was placed on six other, occasions'. Her form over the big: country at the Auckland Racing Club> Winter Meeting was promising,'and .consequently it was no great surprise' to find her accounting for Huffy; and Kauroa at Avondale. ".

Sept. 24 and 25.-Geraldine R.C. Spring. Sept. 24 and 26—Wanganui J.C. Spring. Sept. 28 and,29—OtakiMaori B.C. Spring. Oct. 3:—Napier Park. E.G. Spring.' Oct: 9 arid 10.—Dunedin J.C. Spring. Oot: KWKawko's J.C. Spring. ,'. Oct., 15—Masterton R.C. Spring. Oct. 15 and 17.—South Canterbury J.C. Spring. /'..-. Oct. 24 and 26—Wellington R.C. Spring. Oct. 2fi and 27—Gore R.C. Spring. October 27 and ; 2S.—Groymoutti J.C. Spring Oct. 29 and Bay T.C. Spring. Nov. 4 and 7.—Auckland R.C. Spring. Nov. 7, 9, 11. and 14.—Canterbury J.C. - Metropolitan. , Nov. 18 and 19.—Marlborough' R.C. Spring. Nov', 2S and 30—Feildim? J.C. Springs