NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 17, 15 October 1917, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. ""Subscriber" (Wanearmi).—Bodenham did not start at the last Otaki Meeting » • '

Acceptances for the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting oloso to-night. and at the same time forfeits are due for tr.o Champion Plate, and final payments for the Wellesley Stakes. Three New Zealand Cup candidates in Midnight Star. Menelaus. and Paraoa were successful in their efforts at Masterton. Midnight Star's nerfor&ance in the MasteVon Cup had a Rood deal of merit associated with it, and is sure to brine the. Bon of Starina into favour for the-bis November event.' He contested the race in Taneihou's year, and looked all over a •winner in the straight, but. unfortunately he broke down' a furlong from home. Tile enterprise of Mr. B. Acton-Adams in taking three of his Porirua trained representatives to the Wincatui Heetiuc met ■with reward by LisD accounting for the other two-year-olds, in the M'Lean Stakes. The winner was fortunate at tho start for she was first away from a strngglinc send-, off. and this made her task all the easier. Savannah,' dam of List). produced a,Dre.vious good performer in Ireland who. won several races here and in Australia. The placed horses in the Mosgiel Handicap at Dnnedin—Rorke's Drift, John Barleycorn ' and Thadcleus—arc all encased in the New Zealand Cud. Of the large num-

ber of Cup horses have raced Bince the weiglua auueareil Korkc'e Drift is tho iirst- to incur a oenaity. liis victory entuiis a penalty of 31b., making biß weight Bst, 31 b. 'i\ Uuinlivan loaves Hastings to-day for Trentham, with the following team:— Hendra, Wottata, Persic. PontooUj MultiDly and .Noir. DomacoKue will also be in his oharce for the trio, his trainer, h. Quinlivan picking him uo at Trentham. J. a. JeDered. with eigbt horses.; G. Price, with tour: and IC. Quinlivan, with a like numbcr» are already at Ireuthain. Mrs. M A. Perry, of Crissoge. haa deoided to send her Demosthenes yeadincs to Chriatchurch for sale next month. The youngßters number nine, aud are. reported to bo a very fine looking lot. They include full-brothers to Simomdes, Elocution, aud Silver Tonf?ue, and in viow of tho fact »that the Demosthenes stock have been carrying all before them of late, keen competition is exnectcd for tho present batch ot .Yearllnee. ... Tho 0.J.0. Oaks candidate Nanna bruised her knee while workine at Ricoarton last week, and at 'present sbo Is spelline. A J. Bhearsby is already at Eiccarton with Sleight-of-Hand. who is to Unißh his New Zealand Ono. preparation there. J. O'Shea i 3 havinc ft lot of trouble with his broken arm, and the injured member is not knittlnE toEether as- well as could be wished. Another operation was performed last week, and it. is at present doubtful whether he will be fit to rido at the New Zealand Oun Meeting, i 0. Emerson. Intended cominir back to New Zealand In time for the Wellington Meetiuf?. bat owine to tho lack of transport | lie was compelled to remain oil the other side, and will be ridinff at the Melbourne Cnn, Heetin*. . . . ■ •The Now Zealand tl'aindr G. Jones is at nresent. in Sydney awaitlnc a_ favourable opportunity to Ret Sasanof. Sweet Corn, and Shrill back to the Dominion. ,