NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 261, 4 August 1928, Page 14

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By

“The Watcher.”)

The new season opens to-day .with the annual meetings of the Poverty Bay and Christchurch Hunt Clubs. Particular interest attaches to the Riecarton fixture on account of the large number of horses running that claim important engagements later at the Grand National meeting. Raasav. Gesto and Ring Boy were shipped to Sydney yesterday by the Marauia. Georga Price returned to Sydney Jjesterdav bv the Marania after a flying visit to relatives and friends in the North Island. Readers should note that Taboo, 10-19, Is au acceptor in the Brabazon Handicap, the chief flat event at the Christchurch Hunt meeting to-day. He was omitted from the list published in the Dominion on Thursday morning. first race at the Christchurch Hunt dub’s meetiSg to-day will be started at M. 45 a.m.Tand the last race is timed for 4.30 p.m. From Takapau comes the report, well authenticated (says the Napier Tele graph”), that Gaze has quite recovered from the mishap that befel him wln l‘w inning the Trentham Hurdles last month at Trentham. Gaze is going along the right way in his rehearsals.

Bright Glow is not to go to Syduey, where she was entered for some of the big spring handicaps. Her next appearance will probably be at the Tt anganui meeting next month.

The two-year-old parade, to be held at the Christchurch Hunt Club’s meeting today, has filled well. The thirteen nomination's include most of the promising Iles from Riecarton stables, and they will be run down the straight in three divisions, after the Lo.ngbeach Hurdle Handicap, the third race on the programme.

According to a Dunedin report, Dubious was schooled over fourteen fences recentB- and gave a good display of Jumping His stable companion, Pamplona, has got through a fair amount of useful work since he raced at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting in June.

The unusually mild winter and forward spring ■ of : this year seem to be upsetting the usual order of things in the thoroughbred world. A day or two ago it was reported that at the Stonyhurst Stud Moorfowl had foaled a colt to The Ace on July 25, thus ruining the- youngster s 01-.kslo nrosnects. Now comes the news From Hawked Bay that Desert Gold foaled a filly to Psychology two days prior to August 1, at the Okawa Stud.