NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8784, 14 July 1914, Page 11

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By “Finland. 1 ') Demosthenes 1 list'is full for the coming season. Somo thirty-five mares, from all parts of tho Dominion, have been booked to tho Desmond horse. No less than three horses were submitted to auction at Gisborne during tho race meeting. Gazette was passed in at 100 guineas, Lamsdorff at fortyfive guineas, and Oraanawa was sold to Dir Norman Fulton for fifty-five guineas. It is reported that subsequently 150 guineas was . offered for Gazette.

San Pluie has been returned to her owner, Dir J. Paku, of Waipukurau, and it is probable the daughter of San Fran—Rain will be relegated to the stud. ■ I

According to a visitor from Auckland there are more two-year-olds in work at Eltorslio this season than has been the case for some years, and among the number are some very promising ones.

It is reported that Frank "Flynn will ride Antarctic in tho ' Wellington Steeplechase to-morrow. Old Highden has been carrying his trainer in the hunting field at Hawera this season. •

Bridge, 7.6, was among the runners in the Winter Handicap decided at the V.R.C. Grand National meeting on Saturday, July 4th. • C-. Emerson had a ride in the Welter Handicap at the Moorefield Handicap on July 4th. Your Majesty, the sire of Princess Dorrie, the winner of The Oaks, has been sold to go to the Argentine. Mr J. B. Joel has now disposed of two of the best horses he ever owned, for he also sold Sundridge to go to France. M. Edmond Blanc, who gave £39,375 for Flying Fox nt auction in England some years ago, is credited with recently offering £50,000 for the French horse Nimbus. It is stated that several other would-be buyers have made offers for Nimbus, who has not yet finished his racing career. The death is reported from the Segenhoe Stud of the brood mare Otterden, owned by Mr W. Brown. Otterden, who was by Sheen from Spring Morn, by Springfield from Sunshine, was imported to Now Zealand by Mr 0 . G. Stead in 1900, being at that time in foal to Martagon. The result was Martian, who was a good racehorse, and has 'also done well at the stud. Otterden’s first foal-sired in New Zealand was Sun God, and among others she threw was that great little galloper Boniform. At the sale of horses in the estate of the late Mr Stead in 1908, Mr Brown gave 1000 guineas for Otterden, who was then in foal to Multiform. In Mr Brown’s ownership' Otterden lias thrown five foals, but those tried on the turf-by that gentleman have failed to distinguish themselves. B. ■Woottoh had a slice of-bad luck at Epsom (England) on Oaks Day. His horse Bobbin 11. ran a dead-heat with Fer for the Horton Selling Race, hut was disqualified for interfering with the latter. In connection with this race, Wootton complained that Wing (rider of Fer) struck Dick (Bobbin’s jockey) with his whip.