NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3052, 13 April 1917, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

IBT Glencob.l

Owners are reminded that acceptances for the Wellington meeting close at 9 o'clock to-night. Merry Roe, who won the Trentham Gold Cup three years ago, and who was expected to take part in next week's contest, broke down during the ruining of the St. George's Handicap at Ellerelie, and is to be retired to the stud. During her racing career Mr. F. Hall's Soult mare won t -£7G'ls in stakes. The. well-known horseman, L. H. Hewitt, is still ,in a private hospital at Auckland, but he . expects to be well enough to ride at Trentham next week. , W. Ryan, formerly connected with Endeavour Lodge stables, Trentham, has "been on the sick list lately, and had to forego -his riding engagement at Ellerslie. He is now himself again, and was np on Meltchikoff in the Welter Handicap at Avondale. Ryan is coming to the Wellington meeting next.week. During the racing at Avondale on Wednesday there were several, falls owing to the greasy nature of the going. With one exception, however, the jockeys escaped injury, but in the last race the well-known' horseman, A. J. M'Flinn, met with rather a serious accident. M'Flinn was riding Pendooii when that horse cam© to grief in tlie Titirangi Welter Handicap, and was thrown heavily, liis leg striking one of the posts with sufficient force to /break his kneecap, which was fractured in three places. After receiving medical attention on the course, he was removed to tlie hospital. The cross-country rider Alan M'Donald took Simple Sam to Avondale for P. Johnston, as that trainer has a big team at New Plymouth, and could not sparo the tifne to travel north. In the steeplechase, Simple Sam jumped very slowly, and was soon in the rear, eventually being pulled up. The little chestnut is not the ideal make of a steeplechaser, and it will bo a surprise if ever lie gains distinction over big; fences. B. Doolej- passed through Wellington on Wednesday morning, hastening north to catch the second day of the Avondale meeting. One of his mounts to-jnorrow will be Glenspire in the big handicap. Mr. Wright's horse would have \>een in second place on Wednesday had 2.9 not slipped into the fence, and when he did this liis rider. Carmont, fractured Ins leg, and the horse had to finish under this disability.

Princess Bee, winner of the Two-year-old Handicap at Avondale, is to be sold by her owner, A. W. Bevcridge, to-day, and the proceeds of the sale are to go to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund.

Jack Delaval, who a few sensop back was one of the best handicap horses in Auckland, was thought capable of com,ing back, aud for many months his owner, I?. Stenning, has devoted a lot of time to liim. In the Master Handicap at Ellerslie he was disputing the issuo with Jfenelaus a furlong from home, and then finished close up. His owner aud rider were quite hopeful of his prospects in the Avondale Handicap, but he tailed off after racing three furlongs, and was hopelessly in the rear for the rest of the journey. He is not likely to be seen out again at the meeting, and will probably be sent into retirement. Acceptances for tho first day's races and final payments for the Sires' Produce Slakes and tho Stakes of the Manawatu Kiicitig Club will close at 9 p.m. on April 18. Nominations for «1J events at tho North Otago Club's meeting will close at 9 p.iu. on Saturday.