NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7849, 11 July 1911, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By "The Judge.”) Acceptances for tho C.J.C. Grand Xatiomtl SttoplociirtAvo, Grand National It unties and Winter Cuj» close on Friday iifixl. General entries for tho winter meeting at Rk-carton closo witU 31 r Wanklyn on tho same date The chestnut mare Gold Thread has rot turned to New Zealand after a very unprofitable stay of over a your in Sydney. The brown gelding Blackpool, who < is one of the Hon. J. i). Ormond’s breeding - , being by Birkenhead from Tiio Officer marc Idea, v/en U:e Key a rail Sinker ac tne ifoorlield meeting (Sydney) on July lit. Ho k--artel favourite in a good held and won. by two lengths. On Juno Ist, 3II:-s Nellie Bose Archer, tho only daughter of the late Fred Archer, the well-known jockey, v.aa married to Mr Max Alexander Ta-atti. a. prominent, busings nimi. .Mrs To.-oui is a com-:i<ier-o.bio hoirc-s, tho I'oi-Uinc left her by her father having increased to £100,003 as a

result of careful investment. That fine horse A lawn, the best Mayor yot .sired by .Maltster, is to do stud duty iii Victoria at a toe of ICCgn 45 , an escci>tioxially high sum for an Australian stalUoit and an untried one at that, Including that, of tho Derby, Sanstrvr’s winnings in. staken alone total £14.280 for the season, wiiilo his owner’s winnings in stakes since tho season opened arc upwards of £17.003.

Tho two-year-old filly by ’William the Third from Landed, for which 3fr J. Brof'.vn,, of Ivowca-'tin. gave 2100gns On England. arrived in Sydney lost week. 31 r Tom Walls, who nightly canoes such roars of laughter as the melancholy jockey, Peter Doody in “The Arcadians.” is a fine amateur horseman, and takes a k-c-on interest in racing. It is not improbable that he will dou tho colours at tho Trentham meeting.

31 allot, who got a ■ rather had fall at Napier Park, has had to be eased in his work. lie has in consequence been scratched for all engagements at the Wellington

Corazon is a strong fancy with Hastings sportsmen for tho Grand National Steeplechase. The chestnut gelding has been shaping admirably in his work, and promises to strip very lit for the big event at IMccortou.

Tho New Zealand marc Olochcttc and her colt foal by Soult, which were recently purcha.sod by l)r Bennett, reached McL bourne in good condition. With the conclusion of the Wellington Racing Club’s winter mooting the racing season of 1910-11 will come to an end.

In 1831 Mr F. C. Goy-dcr’s jumper Sussex carried 13.1 to victory in tho VJLO. Grand National, but eleven years later this line >x>rformanco was beaten when 3fr S. 3Lillor’s great horse Red leap. with Mr W. S. O >:c in the saddle, came home in tho van carrying the tremendous import of 13.5 against a hold of nineteen manors. Grafnas mode a big effort to eclipse thia on Saturday, but. with 13.5 to oarty, could got no nearer than third. It wa? a big feat to do this, but, judging from the cabled description of the race, the top weight might have dono even better had not his rider made his mn too soon. With such a great load in the saddle it docs' not suggest good judgment to have gone to the front seven furlongs from homo, and then to have forced the pace, tho inevitable result being that Gnxfnax was. ran to a standstill. Had a more patient imlicy been pursued it is probable that results would have been bettor. It will, however, bo easier to judge the truth of this when the detailed account of the running comes to hand.

George Morris, formerly with R. J. Mason, has now taken up the position of private trainer to 31r Chainey, a Taranaki; sportsman.

Auckland’s crack jumper .Antarctic has l been going in fine style of late at Ellcrelio and, all going well, he will be sent, down to compote at tho Grand National, meeting next month. Tho latest addition to F. p. Claridge’s town is a three-ycar-old filly by Good-bye from tho Artillery maro Culverin. The filly is tho property of Mr C. H. Ensor. The jumper Northern Star is to bo qnaU-i fled with a view to competing in the Irantors’ events at the Grand National meeting. Tho son of D.aystar, who is in R. Longloy’s cta.blc, is owned by* Mr C. O. T. Rutherford.

R. Gooscman, of Hastings, has disposed of his eld-Citabllshed training quarters, and will in future not train on b-o largo a scale. Ke is building a now placo in Gordon road, comprising about eight boxes only. He will train about six horses, tho property of Messrs F, Armstrong and G. Hunter.

At tho last monthly meeting of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club tho president,. 3fr G. P. Donnelly, and tho vice-presi-dents. Hon. J. D. Ormond and Mr G. Hunt-t-er, were appointed the club’s delegates at the New Zealand Sporting League meeting to be held in this city during next week.

In consequence of tho reduction of tho days of racing, the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club has resolved to hold a ono-day moating in October next. A report presented by Mr 'Stratton, the secret-ary of the Hawke’s Bav Jockey Club, discloses the fact that the club’s recent gathering showed a profit of £260Saudstreara i? shortly to join the array of workers under J. Griffiths's tuition at Hastings. Tho gelding appears to have Improved considerably as a result of hie recant spell from activity. J. Oldfield, tho Groeiimcadows trainer, is preparing Ever lor tlie Hawke’s Bay Hunt Oup, and it' tho gelding shows any proficiency he will bo seat on to compete in lopping events at Riccarton. CANDIDATES FOR TEENTHAM. The veteran Paritutu reached Trcntham on Saturday. He looks very well, and fchociM be quite ready to do himself justice in tiio WTnier Hurdles. The jumper Lovell, who was out doing Steady pacing work at Trouthain yesterday, appears to have quite got over the mishap vvluch happened to iiiui at Hastings, but is naturtiJiy - a bit short of work. Mr Speed s chest aut gelding D’NU has' coca standing up to Iris work In good stylo and it tho Crackshot gelding is started ur th*s Ha;k and t Hunters’ Steeplechase on Sat unlay he will not want lor admirers. Many go furthc'* and give the gelding a good chance in ths Grand National Steeplechase. In tho ’Winter Hur lies Windage i« asked io concede To Eu Mb. In the Grand National Te Ru has to give Windage v A*-. both events are run over two f ?. l fe 3 ,. the inference In opinion between the \\ h, y. an-i O.J.G. haadicappers as to the relative merits of the two horses is a big oim F. Pinker will hnro tho mount on Don Qucx, who is the AusJtland representative lu ihc Wmt’r Hurdles at Tren-ham. The biULle botwion A. Whittaker and Huniy in iho final effort for top place in the list qi wimnnj jockeys will ho watched with interest at Troathan. Owing to hh. s at Giabwio Whittaker is at nrci eent just in front. The Plough has been scratched for all 1 his engagements at the W.2.C. meeting Earn dcs.,*ndeJ in torrents at Trenthom yosterdiy aionnng and tho work dono by Uuf fe-v horses whoso trainers braved tho clciu.-nte was <f an uninteresting description. Several hjrojs we *o,.{.tit cxercirinf 7but. they wore only rcstrlcved to can ten iuid trotting. **’ V.R.O. MEETING. TIIESS ASSOCIATIOb'. MULBOURNE, July 10. J. N. 3tjGregor, tlu rider of CAnlide in the Grand National Steapleciiaso on Saturday, subsc/juentJy received a shaking through falling from his mount, Koko, i 5 the Footscray Steeplechase. Aniusbuso adieu th 3 Bouttagalla to his National Hurdlo victory, boating The Reckoning and RufnA.