NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2552, 28 August 1915, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[Br Glkncoe.l j\t the Amberley meeting on Thursday, Derby Day, list. 51b., won the ICowai Handicap, and was credited with running the five furlongs iu lmin. 23-osec. Glenowl won the Hack Hurdles, Masterfield the Brackenfield Steeples, Dan Cameron the Hunters' Flat Handicap, and Kingsway the Hack Steeples. The Advance gelding, For'ard, was runner-up to Hasterfielcl and Kingsway. At the . SoutlT Coast Pony Meeting, held at Woollongong on August IG, the New Zealand Balios, by Obligado— lTournament, won the Haiden Handicap, four furlongs. Mountain Knighfs withdrawal from tho A.J.C. Metropolitan. Handicap makes it apparent that- tho big four-year-old's special mission is to ba the Caulficld Cup, for which he has ranked as favouritS since the appearance of the weights. Evidently North-East is still unruly at the post, and it turns out that in tho Jumpers' Flat at Gbsiord, in which he was made a. hot favourite, tho Now Zealander was left at tho post, and'took no part in the race. >' As the result of an .inquiry into the running of the Merriwee gelding Cheddar in the Jumpers' Flat Race. at the Gosford meeting, tho stewards decided to disqual- , ify Colin M'Laren (owner), Albert Rhodes (trainer), 57, JYelier (jockey),; .and ' tha..

horse named for two years. The parties are well-known New Zealanders. After Sea Pink had acted as riinner-up to Poaching in the Metropolitan Handicap at the Queensland Turf Club meeting, Mr. E. J. Watt stepped in and gave lODOgns. for the winner. As Poaching is a five-year-old gelding, the amount of the exchange is very big, and indicates that Iho style of Poaching's success in Q.'f.C. Metropolitan must havo greatly impressed the new owner. _ Mr. Watt,' who" seems to be always adding to his possessions, probably owns more horses in training, and has more trainers, than any other supporter of the turf in Australasia. ■ Accordiiii to a Sydney paper, Reputation di-1 a good gallop over ten. furlongs at uantUVieic on August 14. The black.horse had New Ireland as a companion, but Hia latter was no use to him, - and Mr. Bk.wiH s horse strode away from him at the finish, and pulled up well. The touts were much impressed with the gallop ■ The New Zealand-bred 'Golden Rock (Gold Reef—Edith' Cureton) is evidently out of luck in Melbourne. In his lart six starts he has been placed second five times and once third. All told, up to the present the race meetings held in Sydney and suburbs have contributed the handsome sum "of •£4G,733 to the various patriotic funds. Tho A.J.C.'s share is nearly .£22,000. Ireland (Kilcheran—Savannah) is still winning iaces in. .Western Australia. At the Boulder meeting on August 11 he scored in the Newmarket Handioap, sis furlongs. Ireland won races in the Dominion in Mr. E. J. Watt's colours, and . he subsequently was sold to Mr, S. P. M'Kay, who tried him in Melbourne, and then sent him to tho West. ■-.■•' ! The crack English jockey, W, Griggs, who was earning over i3OOO a year in the saddle, is now figuring as a private -with ; tho fighting forces in France. ■ Tho committee of the Auckland Racing Club has made an alteration in respect to the penalties for t\ie various ©vents to. bo . run during the coming season. In all flat races, except where the graduated penalty ■ is provided for, - tlie penalty has been ; increased,from slb. to 7"1b..f0r flat races, 1 and from 71b, to 101b. for jumping events. ' The Gore Racing Club has appointed ■ Mr. ,R. E. Harley to act as. starter for tho new-sesson. FIXTURES. Sept. I—Marton JVC. Spring. Sept. 2.—Rangitikei Hunt Annual. ' Sept. S—DaOnevirke R.C. Steeplechase. Sept. 9 and 10.—Ashburton County R.C. ' Spring. v ' ' 1