NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 11, 13 July 1914, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By "Sir Lancelot.") Coradjil lias filled third place in the Victoria Grand National Steeplechase two years in succession. Mr. H. Butland, ti& Wefit Coa^st starter, has arrived from Hokitika to ropresent the Weatland Racing Club at tho Country Clubs' Conference to be held to-morrow. Charlerose has been on tho easy list, and is considered an Unlikely starter in the Trial Plate. S. Reid has been onfaged to ride Waitomo in tho Trial 'lato, which means that the horee named is an unlikely starter in tho Te Aro Hack Handicap. The same horseman has been secured for Try Fluke for the To Aro Hack Handicap, and his number will be missing from the Trial Plato field. The field includes three New Zealand Cup candidates in Pimpernel, Shaki, ajid Rhino. Accommodation has been engaged »t H. Telford's for Ja-ckman, Gar*nco, ] and the members of Mr. G. L. Stead's team, who are due to-motrow morning. At Hie North Canterbury Jockey (Club's Meeting on Saturday Tim Doolan won the principal event, He gave a good exhibition, and was th 6 only horse to get round. Terry Flytm fell, and two others baulked. Obaka fell in one hack hurdle race, and Mer» fie Valet ran unplaced in the other. The name of Sparta, in which thft full brother to Chilles has beett entered, in the Trial Plate, lias been disallowed. The name Sparta belonge to a, mare by Apremont—Nautilus, owned, by Mr. Goo. Hunter, M.l\ Tho steeplechase horse The Chief passed through on, Friday on hi» way to Ohristchurch. Ho ha& been withdrawn from the Hack and Hunters' Steeplechaße. i Rapid, whol is in the Wellington ! Sbeepleohaiso with a light weight, comes from the Waikato. lie scored at tho Thames at Christchurch, and on the concluding day of tho Auckland Win^ tet Meeting won tho Tamaki Steeplechase, two miles and a-half, carrying 9.11, beating The Chief and others. Rapid is one of the Captain Webb 1 breed from a niai'e by Insomnia. He is a good-looking, commanding sort. Ho is in charge of/Mr. Windsor, who owiiicd Red M'Gregof and Yum Yum, two wellknown performers in the Auckland district. Mr. T. H, Lowry, of Hn-wkes Bay, is on a visit to Wellington. He informed me that it was doubtful if Labour Day, who had boen engaged in the New Zea. land Cup, would stand a preparation. She cost 050 guineas at auction, aoid had bo far not won a race. It is understood that Kelp, Kaipeti-. peti, and Rock Ferry will arive from Hastings to-night. At the course this morning it was re»

ported that F. Flynn wag suffering from a mild attack of pleurisy. Trainer Hickey informed mo that until Flynn had seen a medical man he could nob say whether Flynn would be able to ride oh Wednesday. Huia is reported to bo ail unlikely starter in the Winter Hurdles. There's no "heavy going" with one of O Connor and Tydeman's chronographs. Sweet and smooth they run— dead on time to tho tick. From 35s at The Jewellers, Palmerston North.— Advl.