NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 695, 21 December 1909, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

. . ,■ ■" [BT'Gi.Encoß.i'.■'■■' •■■':■ '■.:''' The' Manawatu Racing Club's meeting commences on Thursday. ■'■.'. ■ •. . ; -.-.. Nominations for tho Pahiatua Racing Club's meeting olose tq-iught with the. club's secretary,' Mr. G.'L.' Hawley.Drew.■'■,; : . .v , :■, In the event , of B. Deeley )>cing unsuccessful .with his appeal, it is understood that (J. Conquest will', have, 'the mount on Advocate in- the, Auckland Cup. , . ..■• ',-'.' . : _; . Acceptances for- the: Wairarapa Racing Club's meeting close to-morrow night.with the secretary, Mr. E. A.. Leary, Featherston. ■ • ;-.y Good Form,-whose name, appears, among the eritriee for the Trinl , Plate, at. Waikanae, is the'three-yeartld filly 'by 'Formosan' from Weperier. ..'',.. ''.' ,. .'.■'•••: .'.',• ■.[■/-■ .■■..'.■'-.• ■'•■'X~ L. Wilson is,to have the• mount.on Downfall' in the Auckland Gup, and" it is. stated that the : light-weight jockey Bennett will , be given tho. ride' on. Chantebse.■ '•' ••■■-.•• ■, , Seaweed : (Captain 'Webb—Daisy 'Clipper) is showing a: .lot of pace on the tracks at Awapunl, and ought to win.aiShort race later on. ' ■ Cohort is killed and Whotumarama turned out, A. 'Atwood. has.-tiyo empty boxes in his : stable. ,'■■;■ ':' '- ; . If Crucinella fnliils her engagements at. Awapuni she will bedridden by S. Reid. ... \ ', Prince-Foote Jias' already won: JBIO.MO as.a three-year-old, and his total winnings amount to'over, .£12,000.; ,;,::.:.'' CM''.-'"''. A: Press iAssociation' message from Dunedin 'states that, at a meetingJof the Forbnry Park Trotting Club last; evening, Mr..H.': Brinkman was- , appointed hahdicapper in"-succession to. Mr. H, J.;:Gdurley:-' ; .' ;';; \,'; ; : "'; -y/..„•;. ■ Papatoa' will'.not be.a sterier, in'!the. Hack Hurdles, on the' first" day; at' iwapuni, will be 'a starter, in the'.Trial: Hurdles.at A'shhuTst,'..where, he-will be ridden by G. Caddy.;: .Owing to an injury received last week, the Soult colt Dodona may.be unable to.rate Am,-. ing the'holiday wecK "^;,:'.'.'^> ". ' "'\\':■■"■'■"'; ' The Phoebus 'Apollo' mare' Imprimis was shipped;to Auckland by the Mpnowai lastereairig:-;;'■■,•.;..•■.■; -■:■■■'■"■/■. '.'■ ■_;: ■' •'■••"'■'.■";;.. ; ;T' v Rangipipa ran a fast Bis furlongs at Awapuni'one morning loit' week, and it is evident th.at : he is. coming back ;tp; form again. He should be seen on the. winning list,before.very many : weeks are past. , '•'■■■. ■ rf. ... '; ,j 'Aberbrothock is 'said to "have',caused his trainera good deal,of anxiety during, the past week at Ellerslie'. Ho-'did not do anything morb than walking;exercise on Saturday-morn-ing, but. judging "by 'yesterday's telegram from. Auckland he> is on the improve again.' ; - •- Given, fine. weather : there : is every reason ,to bejieve,that the summer meeting of the Wairarapa' Racing Club, to" be held at'Tauherent kan.'on January 1; and 3, will', be a 1 record 'one. The altered course has;been .inuci admired by owners and trainers who have inspected it, Spectators appreciate , the new straight; , wnich , is thirteen .chains. in" length,,. and runs at such'an , ., angle, that, the , fields. will'.'be in full; view right from the turn. Formerly.'the bend Tan close to the bush which soinewhat hid th«',.horses from'.a portion "of the public >:•