NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2541, 16 August 1915, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[BT GLEN-coe.l TKe Aylesbury Steeplechase wa3 a disappointing .race, only four liCrses finishing.- Captain Macky was favourite, but ho broke a blood -vessel early, and. vas pulled up. Grey Renown and Phaiuos made tlie running, but at the sod wall the last-named fell'and broke; his neck. Grer Ji-eriowii and Oratonu were together over the last mile but the • weight told oj. the Srst-nanied, and his stable companion won easily. Rufus and Fritz were the only others to finish.' .: .. . The Heathcote Handicap was contested .by a field of eighteen runners, and the betting varied a lot' at .different stages. Crown Pearl 'was iirst tto break ,the line, but Meltchikoff and Kajninohe eon ran past the 3 eld, and were not headed. The Karam'u representative, ofter a- good finish, obtained the mastery in the last couple of strides. Slogan, who had-a bad run, was- a good third, and then in a line came Raupani, Birkline, and Jeaanob, Banksia, the bivonrite, began badly/ and was never dangerous. . Though he was heavily penalised for his victory on Thursday, Art was again a eolid favourite in the Hock Hurdles, and \iq pulled his backers through after a good race. Caher Davon and Silver Shield made the early'running,but down the back Lord Frederick .took charge from the- favourite and Scrutineer. The field was bunched at the- last fence, but then Art shot out, and in the racc home, lie won by a length. Lord. Frederick was close up. Scrutineer, when running prominently, blundered badly at tho last fence, and wais nearly down. . .. Awahou and Leonta, the favourite m ths . Sydenham Hurdles, both came to grief tho last-named at the second fence and 'the black gelding at the last obstacle, though where he, was ho had no chance of winning. ■ Diavolo charge eaily, and-was not headed.. At the last fence St. Elmn and Moddite put 'in claims, but the leader held his own and won nicely. Bracburn was. close up fourth.' Kilmehy' was prominent for a mile, but he soon tired with the jumping. Sam Pan ran badly. Leonta and Awahou both, came down thjough lack-of experience. The first-named took off too far and the last-named rose with Braeburn, though the Hastings horse waj a half-length to the good, of lum. ■ . Morning upset all doubts t°-day the Grand National by carrying 12st. Jib and winning the Lincoln bteeple=. • He conceded Tim Doolan -lib. and Ngatoa 101b.,. and won on the bit. He was in front the whole way, and gave a wonder-ful-exhibition. Tim Doolan also jumped -well, but Ngatoa was" troubled by tho weight, and got' into one or two fences. Bonny seems to be coming on, and ran a good race in third place, hand the whole way. Most of the other tuiiners met with disaster early owing to the fast pace 6et by the leader. Itfom a time point of view the winner put up a phenomenal performance as lie covered tu® three miles in 6min. "After the race good judges expressed the opinion that a better steeplechaser had never .been aeri at Iliccarton. "Kim fell and broke his back, and his rider, Fcilding, sustained a broken °°Haiimakaka was of tho absolute the E«doliffs - Handicap, and had it not been for bad luck soon after t ,l ®, sta £v i ® would- have wpn. was, after be™,, sent back to last, he finished full of Tunning and got third place. Prince Laddo s wh'o'was first ont, was steadied, in behind the leaders. At tho turn into the straight Potentiality and Pearlform were in charge from Maltegrado. .Prince Laddo then moved up, and heading Potentiality, )\on by a-half length. The favourite was right up, then came Counters Tolstoi and Iree. Bore lost-his rider,at the barrier. Pear.form showed plenty of pace,, but as usual fa The favounts (Glenroy) had bad luck" in the Selwyn Handicap; for the Taranakt horso got caught in the tapes and failed to reach tho front. Encore was m charge earlv, with Moonglow, but the lastnamed was cut out of sMond Fabrikoff, who.came fast on the fence. The favourite was : oloso up. fourth, followed by Melford,.Multum m and of the Maniopoto gelding was well received as liis foTm has been, most consistent throughout the meeting Wenrov, too. has been'on hand-in each of his races, and ,on his form with Encore it is certain that but for the accident at tlio barrier he would, have been m the hnish to-day -■ . Backers went for a recovery in ti c Hunters' Plate when they Cr b, who has a victory, over Moddite to his credit, a strong farounte. He was well handled by his rider,. and after allowing Ormoloid to lead into the straight he then came away and. won nicely. Kingsway was a poor third, then camo jia'stsrlield and Hear Annie.