NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7448, 24 May 1911, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By “The Judge.”) Trafalgar, who has already won ,£13,138 in stakes this season, is to hs treated to a spell. The English Derby, for which Sunstar is favourite, is to be run on w ouiiesday next.

The hurdle horses The Reckoning, Contorp, INiiiiiod, i'a ka u, 'teirugong and Grateful, in cluuge of J- VV. JNoud, left Sydney recently tor Melbourne. Tho team are very accomplished in the art of clearing obstacles. Tiro grey stallion Canteen, who won tho New Zealand Cup of IWKJ, is reported to bo both looking and clorng well on King Island. Xne sou of Vaster aud Vrvandiere is at the stud of Mr D. i'ates, wiio recently gave i:0 guineas for Buniuo 800, a tive-year-oid mare by Canyon from La Chevillc, who is already stinted to imported Andria. On his return to Adelaide, the South Australian sportsman. Mr \V. James, resold live of the yearlings purcuastd by him at the recent liaruiwick sales. The gelding by imported Murillo from The Ge.u, ror whom he paid bogus., brought llOgns.; colt by Machine Gun idem J/enileut, who cost him 7egus, brought liOgus.; colt by Grafton (imp.) from i-auoy Dree, who cost ybgiis, brought latlgus.; colt by Sant llario from Glannell, who cost SOgiLS., brought ICdgns.; and colt by Grafton (imp.) from Tarl.ec, wiio cost V2sgns., brought IMgns. Less transit aud expenses, Mr James thus showed a profit of 2dUgns. on the yearlings disposed of. Whilst being saddled up for the Third Class Plate.at Canning Park (W.A.), on April 29th, the Benvolio mare llerondale dropped dead in her stall. Under the direction of the stipendiary stewards Veterinary Surgeon Mclntosh subsequently made a post-mortem, with the result that an air bubble was found under the skin, in addition to a puncture, which appeared to have been made by a needle, in the opinion of -Mr McIntosh death had been brought about bydoping. The matter was men brought before the committee of tho Western Australian Turf Club, with the result that on Thursday last A. Wray, the owner of Horondale, was disqualified for life.