NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2599, 22 October 1915, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

TRENTHAM RACES TO-MORROW. IBr '•jiencos.l After a spell of six months, racing will bo resumed at Trentliam to-morrow, when the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting is to commence. Tho tracks aro in good order, and as there is promise of fine, weather and representative fields in the different events, patrons of the club may look forward to an interesting day's sport.'. Special trains will run from To Aro and LamMon Stations to the racecourse at frequent intervals during tho morning.

For the track gallops at Trentliam yesterday, the weather was fine, and the going was in good order. Trainers were allowed to use tho outside of the course proper and most of the horses were allotted tusks on that portion of tho grass. Chortle, who is top weight in llio Shorts Handicap to-morrow and who claims an ongugemcut in tho Champion Plato on Montlc-.v, waa tho first to Appear. With B, Deole,v in. t\o saddle ho fia]l?E»d bxil*.

liantly over four furlongs, covering llio distance in -ISsee. This was quite Ibo most attractive performance of the morning, and tho timo was not approached by any other candidate. ■A. good showing was made by iVyslad OV. Bell), who defeated Eg.vpl. (o'Slicn) ami Lady Kihvorth (A. Reed), over four furlongs, covered in a lick under SOsee. Thainw (11. Ueele.y) starled out with the other three two-year-olds, but; did not llni.di. iN'ystad, while being one of tho be.st-looldng horses at the meeting, is clearly a great galloper. Other half-mile gallops were those by Multiply, Msec.; Thestius and Good Hope, SOJseo.: and Pall Mall, Cisco. Mr. W. J. Douglas's filly by lfinland— La Cloche ran three furlongs in. 3!)scc. Struggle, Monelaus, and Eoso I'ink took half a second longer over llio same distance, finishing in the order named. Sinapis and Gold Stream galloped a full round in company. Gold Stream, who mado the best showing', was timed to run tho journey in 2min. 21scc. Desert Gold defeated Square Deal and Marco Bello over a mile in lmin. 47scc. In traversing a similar distance, Tangihou and Byron occupied lmin. ISksec. This timo wns equalled by Bertrada and Marsinah. Seadown covered seven furlongs, having Miraculous as a companion over .the last five. The timo for this latter portion of tho journey was lmin. Usee. Expect was leading Battle Eve and Sedd-el-Bahr at the.end of six furlongs, covered iu lmin. 19sec. Inimer also did fast work over six furlongs. Chakwana defeated lTanpiness over five furlongs in lmin 3sec. Tho English colt Paninuro was too good for Pnriform over the same distance, run in similar time, which was also equalled by Tariugnmutu. Slightly better timo was recorded over tho five furlongs by Tete-a-tete, who had jio difficulty in defeating Balboa. Agatha Green and Nita were schooled separately over the steeplechase fences. Belasco, Maryland, Multione, Eonmania, Nones, Pearlfonn, JJaTtyress, Communique, Sir Musketry, Ceylon, and a large number of others did useful wort. Slogan and Bee arrived from the south yesterday, and wero railed to Trentham to fulfil their engagements there on Saturday and Monday.

After fulfilling riding engagements at Trentkam, J. O'Sliea will proceed to tho I'overty Bay meeting. The .extra totnlisator tax on dividends comes into force on November 1, so that the Auckland Kacing Club will bo tho first club to put it into operation. lir. G. D. Greenwood's New Zealand Cup candidate, Xanthos, does not seem likely to see the post forthe bis •spring handicap. He was eased up after returning to Kiccarton from AVanganui, as ho contracted a cold on the homeward, journey, and ho has done only light work since. Master Strowan is to bo sent north to compete in tho Uuohunga Steeples at the Auckland Kaciug Club's Spring Meeting. According to tho Auckland "Star," private advice lias been received in the north stating that B'urrabadeen started favourite for tho Caulfield Cup,- that the winner, Isivendo, started at a short price, but that William the Silent wont right out of tho betting towards the close of operations. Tho Auckland three-year-old Loyal Arch has arrived at 'i'rentham to compete in the Champion Plato on Monday next. 'J'he presence of the Marble Arch filly will add considerable interest to the event. Acceptances for tho New Zealand Cup and Stewards' Handicap, forfeits for tha Welcomo Stakes, Derby, and Oakes Stakes, also general entries at the C.J.C. Spring Meeting close to-night at 9 o'clock. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, llifle. —Bleriot: Soult-Elf. Visitors to Wellington for the Racea should inspect a full range of Burberry and Dexter Overcoats, now showing at Herb Price's, Willis Street— Adyt.