NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 696, 22 December 1909, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

LHt Glenco<) Tho Manawatu Racing Club's mocling commences at Awapuni to-morroir, Special traine OTll rail from Wellington <to tho mooting. ■ Acceptances ,fra tho first day's events at. lh« Wniiarapa lincing Club's Summer moetine moso tins ovoning -nitli tho club's secretary Hγ. E. A. Lncry, Feathcrston'. C. Pritchord's ,lpam for the Manawalu Hacmg Clubs meeting was railed to Awapuni yesterday. Lady Mpdallibi, a Rnilway Hmidicap camli- . untc, lr,\s been extensively coupled in doubles with prominent candidates in tho Auckland Cup. Another well-backed candidate in tie . Railway Handicap is KUindini. Acceptances for tho principal events at the ' Wellington Pony and Galloway Bircrnc Unb'a Boxing Day meeting clo&o at noon to-day \\i\h tho• secretary, Mr. J. M. Cumming. , . At tho I'itzroy races, Melbourne, on Dcccm. Hi 1 ' 13 'i Mr ,n. JI 9 a , lltt ? uc r's Piny, St. Idol (St. Cleinoiils-Tiui Wliiiflor luaro), won tho 13.2 handicap, four furlongs, and later in tho day ran second in tho 13.3 handicap. Through our advertising columns, tho owner of; tho pony Ora Pinsent notifies that he is ™™5 to niatcli Ora Pinsent against Lady 1 aul at tho weights at which they wore handi- • capped in last Saturday's race at tho Hull Park meeting.

Au tuglish writer points out that tho dam v '- ' of tins year s Cambridgeshire' winner is also , ■ ; • tnc dani of the Brand National -winner. Ere. ' nion, and says that surely this must ,be a ■-'-■' . unique distinction for a maroj at any rate, he cannot.call another instance to mind; ; ..■ .1:1... The .dentil ia of the . stallion, ' ■ Cliildiricki in, France; By Bt; Simßn; out oK"."vV. 1 laisantenc, tho. horse, won several races for' ' :. : tho late Sir Blundell Maple, including the W Cesarowitch in 1891, when lie defeated Callis- ■ k. four,. Whs. As a threo-year-pld V; : :- : nuished three-quarters of a lenfetli ' ■' » l front ofOrme for the Linekiln Stakes at \-': ; the Houghton; meeting. Ho was fairly success- '■ >' ■nil at the stud in England, and, in-1902, was -■ purchased by M; Edmond Voil-Picard for 3000 ■ , " Buineas, aud,_on going to Prance, did remark-X-'' nbly well. Ho was the !sirei of the famous. ~■' French mare. La Oamargo, who .won th o : PrirV: - iJu.Conseil Municipal in 1902, and again in■',.. ••■:.' the following year: She also won the -French. ;i ■■'■■ Oaks and Oil? Thousand Guineas,* tho Grand', , v 1 nze of, Baden-Badon, and many other ovonts. * ■ r<l •?? •" V C y 1 0 ' anoth<!l ' Oaks winner, claimed ; ' Cluldwick as,hcr sire, also Negofol, who scored '•■ in the French Derby/ this year. CMldwick --V S?? Tatton ***." «nd-: Blundell'Maple,COOO guineas as a yearling-''-"- " Tho ineeting i of ] tho. l Hutt-V a llcy..:Trottinj; : :;.,!• Club will be-held at the ■ .Petono. Reoroatioa ■ " wound on' Mondny, Deoeinber.',27, • and Satur-'•■ : '--''- v day, January I.' . ,;.;:.: :.; ;i ;--;. , : . .':;■_..:.,-, One of the easie'sf victoriesj witnessed on , a >'^ - racecourse.ior.-jv long;rinie,(says. a Melbourue .''•■ «xchang«) waj that of ..Celerity in tho .Welter ?K Wato at Mentono on Saturday,: December 11. :;; hne was the first to jump out of the barrier. ■''■'.' : ' ; from..start to .finish, winning ; in :k-'- : M Jiaiid canter by a dozen lengths-official .tor-' .K γ-i 1 •■ ?• i s -the-firtt time Celerity has caught"- i the judges eye: since she executed a. similar* ■ < ; >; ;; runaway, performance lat Moonce Valley.last"- 'V : - March. On.Saturday Celerity; shared favouriU' , ' ;'■■ ism with another New Zealander in Serenade.. -W ' : Celenty is a wonderful old mare. She was foaled' , ' : V as.far back as 1901; and: in:i9os Ihrcw"r foal' 'S.:-"A to. Phoebus Apollo.. 1 She.wasa fair': ■ ,; ■ ! n N«w Zealand, where she won her last race .v 1 in 1907. For.a mare of her. age to make: such ; .: ' : S : an example of. the field opposed to her wo* ' ■: ' : truly a unique performance. ' -. ■ ' ■>..:.';