NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 6 September 1909, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

.:••'.'. : " ■'.•„'. '; ..; in? Glescoe.] , .■ ; : ■':'".- ■■■:■•■;■■.. .-'The .annual 'meeting of-the Horowhemia Hack Racing Club will ba hold:on.Wednesday and 'i'hnrtttay. at I/ovin. , ■'■'■ ■■';•'.':■ '-". ; .j-, , On-ncTs arp'-'reminded that nomiimtions for "dventti at'tha'X<iwcr v: HuU i Jock6y '■'Club's' , 'rnete.'close to-day,-with ;(he secretary, , . Mr. I , '. J. Read; Jlartinboroti'gh',-.'-''.- V -:.',. : ..;...-.>. ..-.. ..'■Applications .for. bookmakers: licenses 'for. tho' Horowhenua ■ Hack Kiicing, Club's'-vnicetiiife' should be forwarded''with fco for-on'c day'to" tho schretnryV Mi , . -\>: G;.Eoe,' notlater tlinn. 'to-qay,':Monday. '■,'■;..;: ■; ■■; .•;,■".•.:.■•■;: •■,•!.'-.;:•.;■.■ hurdle, liorsb .Tyrannic has'' won : . fivo races: since-the' new ''season-, commenced ibn" 'August;l.. T •';. '■'.■•.....■■.".•■.'■■..■'.■.•■■. ■' ■"■;': iOnly six. throo-year-olils reuiainVin the New Zealand t'up after tho. first, acceptance. . ■.•■.■■ ,\ Of.tho eight -horses engasedin:: the Park Stakos-at Levin .on:■Wednesday,-throo aro by Conqueror.:"and: thrco by Birkcnhcnd.' '" i :'

■ All. Ked;-is the. only horso':engaged in' tho Horovhonua Cop that contested Die. same event :last year./ ~• '-■ /'..-! : . "■•' •' ." "'■ •''.'; .' .'■ .'.■■■ • '■- '■ : '■'. Maggie Pan! was sent homo to Hawcra aftoiv competing on both days.of thb'liarton Jockey -plan's. , -liieoting.' >/■'■ :.v. ,; . ■■'' .'■.':■:■■■:■:.- •;.'■■■::■■' ■ i Purakau, who .showed fair forni at theTrcntham meeting in Jrily,. will bo given .a- run on the firstUlay.of the Horbwhciiua meeting.'■:-. ■• By- this morning's l train' the . Porirua team for 'the Horofhonua ■ meeting- will bo railedthrough .to Levin. ■ It will consist of- All Ked, : le Xahurangi, .laius,-- Kina,- Waimaria, aiid Laco .Collar.'. -.' ;/.■ ■;■ ■.■'.■.■'■/■.:■■-.■'■;■■ ■'-,'■,- !•■. "I'Kawera,- who; died .shortly after arrival in Sydney, was a , six-year-old full-sister; to : the' hurdler; Kangiuaeta. : She,'started seven- times last seasoii without .winning a raoo. \ ■ '.- .:.-■;'. The.- Now Uealnnd-bred.'• -- moiro ■ Torero (by Sou'-wester) .that. Jias been raoing in Victoria for the;' past couplo; of: seasons has;been soldiand- it is understood -she wilL.bo sent to India. Tho Wellington.:. Pony: and/Galloway Racing Clubs -uiootiiig will bo -concluded next- Saturday. '.-..'.Weights for the second day's events are duo to-iuoriw.; .'. .: ..... ~:; •"....■ .;•.-..■ [_ Weights for: the principal events on tho first day of the'Wanganui-;Jockey Club's- meeting are due nest Friday, but '.weights for the hacic races :will not be. declared till -after tho Rangitikei races; ...,-.,'. ..,'•.■■■,'.". ;.V ';'.'" ■'■' '■'.' ';,- At tho start-of the Spring Cup at Miramar on' Saturday, Aurifera and Channel cannoned .together heavily, and;it, looked as if both riders would.:be unseated.,: .Tho jockeys, however, both mauo fine recoveries, but by tho time they had straightened thoir mounts up .they were hopelessly, putofthe hunt. '■■ ■"■ ■'■■ .'Recently it. .was announced. that Signor was to.be withdrawn from his New Zealand Cup engagement, and would do stud duty- on Mr G-lV Moore's' station: at. Kai' iwi; - Signer's half-brother bweet Simon is now advertised for. sale by. Mr.' Q. -P. : .-Moore.".' Sweet Simon wibrCyrenian-toon'-of St., Simon), from it* Mießosette, by Trenton' (soil of Musket), from Bonnie Eosetto (dam of Mountain- King). It will, thus be seen that he is exceptionally well and stoutly bred, and suitably mated hosUould prove very successful as,a sire. . , .:' . : ■-; As showing tho difficulty attached towinninß •an Epsom Handicap, an Australian writer pointsi.out that', only two -horses.- carryine weight-for-ago or over have, ever proved successful in the' event. - They were Jlarvel ■ (lOst. 21b.) and.Se(iuenoe.(Dst. ilb.). who. were both five years old at the time of their respective victories. In. view :of the fact that the four-year-olds; ?Parsce, ;H>:tnan,' Irishman, ' and Aborigine, aro- ; all fanokd for this year's race the same writer points out that,they all- have moro than , weight-for-sge, whilo a reference to the history of the,race, shows that only five four-year-olds have won with Bst. or over.