NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7847, 8 July 1911, Page 17

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By "Tbo Judge.”) Mr J. 1L Hoary® made public his adjustments Tor the big events at the meeting very promptly to time and. his work gives evidence of a good deal ot careful study. Under the circumstances it appears likely that the acceptances ucxt*Frklay hheuid be good. The privileges in connection with the coming meeting at Trenlham have been, purchased by Mr M. J, Hodgins, of the* it ut t, for A'lSO. The V.11.C. Grand National Steeplechase will be decided, at I‘leniingtcm today. At latest the top weight, Grafnax, Ls favourite.

Scotch, who pull-oil off the V) aikanao Handicap at Gisborne ye.si.ciday is a tonr-vear-oid brown gelding by Sou It from Vane. Tie belongs to Mr Andrew Mack, and is trained by Williamson, at lalcrs-

Croldcmar was found equal to wenmns again at Gisborne yesterday, and as he carried 10st 81b. tho Gold Beef gelding *;ot off a very fair performance. In. the Great Northern SU-eplechaeo Antarctic conceded Corazon. 171 b and finished second to Sir Vvilliam Rupclls gelding. lu tho Grand National the difference between, them is only Gib. and at the weights most people will probably prefer the Aucklander, who is saul to have been not quite in his best form at the big Ellerslio fixture.

Profiting by tho experience of other clubs, who have found that since the departure of tho bookmakers their totalisalor arrangements have been inadequate, tho Canterbury Jockey Club is increasing tho accommodation at th© totalizator houses. The alterations will be finished prior to the big National meeting. A good word is soil for Lody Jeon , who is shaping well under J. Practices tuition at Wanganui. The Kilcheran filly bids fair to turn out a very useful three-year-old.

The Inst has been seen on the turf of Vcca (Stepson—Avooa), and the brown mare is to be retired to tho stud. Ament, tho Aucklanders to compete at the Trenthara nice tins are Wanchope and Dowser Bank in tho Stewards Handicap, Don Quox in tlio Winter Hurdles, and Hoanga in the Hack Steeplechase and Winter Steeplechase.

Owing to the Racing Commission bavins reduced the club's days by two the Auckland Racing Club has decided on limiting th© spring and autumn meetings to two days each.

W. Sharp is expected to arrive from EJlcrslie shortlv. bringing with him Kremlin and Don Qnex, who have engagements at the W.R.C. meeting. F. Wootton tras to the fore in two good races just before tho mail left. The first was at Lewes, where ho piloted Lord Derby's Hairtrigger IX. to victory hy a neck, and the second occasion was at Brighton, where in the Brighton Handicap Wootton squeezed home on Tweedledum by the shortest of heads from Glenlivat and Corcn, the latter being ridden hy the clever Australian apprentice W. Huxley.

Chief Lochiei and Sharpshooter are. to I>o sent across to Melbourne on July 2Sth. The New Zealand bred horses in Australia are rapidly becoming a formidable contingent, despite tho fact that the handicappers seem ever ready to load them up with their full share, of weight.

Tlio black gelding Northern Star is again in work at Eieoarton under R. Longley's supervision, but doubts are expressed as to whether the son of Day Star will stand a winding up preparation. Tho Messrs Bourke _ Bros., of Patea, own a fine looking gelding. Ho is a halfbrother to St. Lumsden, but a much bigger horse in every way. later on tho youngster will bo handed over to some reputable trainer to bo prepared for his racing career.

The Sylvia Park gelding Plantation is still running out in his owner’s, paddock at Patoa. It is intended that tho black shall shortly be put into work for . early spring racing events. St. Lumsden is still running out in a paddock at Patea. but later on Mr B. T. Bennett's favourite is to be put into work with a view to competing at the Waverley meeting. Patea sporting folk are up in arms at tho Racing Commissioners’ action in eliminating their one day’s racing a year. It was a meeting the people from the surrounding country always looked forward to as a holiday outingconsequently tho mention of the report is a sore subject in tho butter district just now. Tho various cup races this year will be run on tho following dates:—Caulfield Cup. Saturday, October 2!st:Mconee Valley Cup, Saturday, October 28th; Melbourne Cup, Tuesday, November 7th; and Williamstown Cap, Monday, November 13th.

Medallist has been recommissioned by P. Holmes, and The Officer gelding is being hacked about preparatory to being put into work. Ijllcrslio turf critics are much Impressed with tho galloping powers of Prince Soult, who looks as if he will turn out a brilliant representative of his great sire.

Silkweh has indulged in long steady work on the’ sand track at Trenthara yesterday morning. Tho son of Sonlt appears in nice trim. News from Rotowai is to the effect that Provocation and his youngest full brother Ovation are training on satisfactorily. Tho pair will he brought down to Trentharo early next week. H. Fletcher is pegging away with Longner at Tanherenikau. The gelding appears to put more life into his work, and ho should be in good fettle for his W.R.C. contests.

In_ Waiputere and To Ru the stable presided over by A. Atwood at Feilding shelters two promising Winter Hurdles candidates. The pair have proved by their past displays that they will have to he reckoned with in their Trenthara engagements. The Hon. J. D. Ormond has engaged Peary, Moreoambe, Dreadless, and Bollin on tho first day at Trentham. These hearers of the all cerise should bo in excellent fertlo after their recent exertions_ at tho Hastings and Napier Park meetings.

The ex-New Zealand jockey, J. Stewart, who was on The Reckoning when he came down in a school over hurdles at Moonee Valley recently, was Inoty to escape injury. The Reckoning pinned Stewart under him, hut by an extremely fortunate circumstance the rider was able, by the use of the bridle, to prevent him from moving much until assistance arrived. The trainer, ,T. W. AVncd. and the cross-country rider, Fred McCabe, who were watching the jumping. hastened to the spot, but it was not until some of the gear had been cut away that Stewart could be released from his dangerous predicament. The thoroughbred maro Cartouche, dam of Hydrant, Douche, and Reservoir, died at Tara dale last week. Cartouche was by Nordenfcldt—Tree Deuce, and was full sister to'Namoa and half sister to Manton and other big winners and was closely related on tho dam’s side to Calumny and many other of tho best of Kew Zealand’s old-time racing celebrities. Cartouche was twenty-four years old at the time of her death, and was in foal, ito .King’s, .Guest. Her loss will he

a serious one to her owner, Mr T. 11. Moynihan, who, however, has a rising two-year-old gelding by Signalman and a ri.dng_ yearling coif; by the same sire

Since the cable message notifying the success of a trotter named Jay Jt-lle in a race six luo.'itus aru-r breaking hi.s noc;-: \VuH c.i sevaial s»uim;\vinvt similar casr« iiavc now come to light. (Jru&oo, who won tno V.ii.C. Grand National Hurdle ivuco in I*sl, was also .supposed to have iractured his neck some considerable time before this, amt tho weii-kiiown hurulo racer iviidmg, who was sent iroin ALeibouruo to Calcutta, broke his neck some time ago, made a gradual recovery, and buL-bequcutly won a race, it appears a fracture of the vertebrae is not necessarily latal unless tbero Ls a pressure on tlio sx>inal cord.