NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3174, 27 August 1917, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[BY GIiBKCOE.I A reminder is given those concerned that acceptances for the Jlarton Meeting close to-morrow night. Several horses with engagements at the. Marton Heeling were galloped at Trentham on Saturday. The going was on the heavy side, and fast times wore out of the question. Amongst those to acqn'lt themselves satisfactorily were Chakivana, Mencl&us, The Golfer, Oooing, and Mystic Light. Bluegowu and Bonny Maid also movedi pleasiingly over short courseß. There are seven well-grown yearlings running in a paddock at Bushby Park which are being prepared! for the Randwick (New South Wales) sales nert March. Five of these youngsters are by Hallowmas, including a brown filly out of Signora, a chestnut iilly out of Gundra. a brown filly out of Simonia, a bay filly out of Largesse, and a brown colt out of Armistice. These live are owned by Mr. G. F. Moore. Tho two others belong to different owners, and include a black colt by Autuiunus—Ukraine, the dam of Sasanof, and a bay filly by Nassau—Formless, a .half-sister to Bon Keve. The .Ukraine colt is owned by her breeder, Mr. T. M. Wilford, and tho Formless filly belongs to Mr. (i. L. Stead.

The Qisborno trainer, D. Moravian. is still located at Riccarton with flytliread and Rewanga, who arc being kept in easy work. They will probably tako their departure for Gisborno early next week. Other East Cijist. llsrses in Diavolo atjd Merry Lad are also at Riecaton awaiting a boat' to toko' them north.

This season, the Dunedin Cup and all other ordinary handicaps on the Dunedin Jockey Club's programmes will have seven stono as the minimum weig-ht. Tho Dunedin Jockey Club has adovatcd this at the Racing Conference for years, and now proposes to make the reform on its own account.

J. ill. Oameron wasi endeavourinK to get the steeplechaser St;' Elian to Sydney within tho next few days, but owing- to tho indisposition of the gelding's owner it is probable that the trip will be cancelled.

The Yald'aui-st throe-year-old filly Ample hail hor lij'St race in liydney at tlie Canterbury Park Meeting 011 toaturday. and she succeeded in winning the Flying Handicap. The Itokcby llily 'was most, consistent when racing lierc last and she -finished tip a winner at the April Meeting at Treutham. Her success would be pleasing to her owner, who is at present on a trip to ltoehester.lS'ew York, to consult a specialist about his health. Tho Hawke's IJay owner, Air. J. \V. White (> would al6o be pleased with the success of Ample, as lie purchased a- full-sister to 1 lier at Christehurch last November.

Mr. Jas. Puller, of iieddon, is at present 011 a, visit to Wellington. Mr. Fuller has several Mvo-,year-olds in 0. I'ritcliard's stables at Trenthaioi, and one of them ill tlio llbkeby-lilaine colt gives most promiss. A lull-sister to Chaltwana is also owned by the Marlborough sportsman, and is trained by T. I'ritcliai'd at Opalu.

Unless tho steamer service, to Sydney is quickly resumed, the chances of Desert Gold raciUK at the ltandwick Meeting ■will bo nil. '.Vnc gathering starts on September 29, and to strip at her best tho champion would requii'o to arrive somo weeks before 1 that date.