NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 37, 7 November 1918, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

. TBY QLENCOE.I Sir George Clifford's geldim: Onslaught, who won well at Trcntham and beat Jfaioha on the opening daj oj.the Christchurch Meetinft, justified the high opinion the southerners have of him by winning the big mile event at Biccarton yesterday, and defeating a. good horse in Parisian Diamond. Onslaught in a, three-year-old by Antagonist from fllad Whirl. The Wellington-owned Cyrceian. who accounted for the field 'in the Avondale Guineas yesterday, was well fancied locally, and his party fully expected him to win.

If the time announced is right Kilboyne put up a wonderful performance at Ricoarton yesterday, when he won the open uprint. He is credited with covering tiio uix furlongs in 'lmin. Msec.. . Michaelo a lmin. 11 4-sece. for the same distance was feet enough, but Kilboyne's gallop puts it completely in the shade, and is a fresh Australasian record.

Another Australasian record was created bv Surveyor, who won the ilcctnc Plate, four furlomre. In 45 H«ec. Surveyor won the Welcome Stakes on the opeuine day of the meeting. . . Dunedin supplied, the winner of the chief snrlnt at Kiccarton cuch day, and Hawkpa Bav went very closo to Bunplyine the winner of the other bis handicap each daySasanof ecorcd In the Oup, but Parisian Diamond had to be. (jontenl with second position in Hid Jockey Club Handicap. If anyone handy with the <Dencil caree to work out the difference between the .distance covered by a horse ninnins close to the rails and that covered, by one running some distance out from the rails, he may arrive at a fair idea of lioiv many longthfl Orny saved Saeanof by fecunns hie mount a passage on the rails throughout the two miles' trip in the Cup event. On all eidee much of the credit for Sasanof'e easy victory is given to Gray.

Menolaue was a long way back in the early stiujeß ol the New Zealand Cup. but over the Ist half-mllt he pu-t in a brilliant run. which landed him in third place, .just in front of his stablo companion, Maajot, who shaped well all through. Battle Song flni.ihcd well In tho New Zea-.. land Oun. He was not seen ranch in the early stages, but .was going Btronely at tho business end. " Prior to the start of the Spring Hurdle Handicap at Biccarton on Monday a Southland sportsman was in treaty for Vacuum but tho negotiations did not result in any busine6B being aone.