NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 709, 7 January 1910, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

r /;-.:.- FB? GI.EKCOS.I '■:•; : : Acceptances for the first day's events at the Pahiatua Racing' Club's- meeting close at 10 o'clock this evening with the secretary, Mr. G.Li llawley : Drew. Entries for the Trial r 'kack. Plate and Maiden Hack Scurry are due at the same time,"' : .•'■-.■-. ■ ■-'•*'.-I:'..

Artillerie was scratched at 10.20 a.m. yesterday. for all engagements at': the Wellington. Bating: Club's Summer meeting,: and Full Bate: was scratched for the Telegraph Handicap, at. the same fixture. Lord Kelvin is being spelled, and-will not race again until the Jackson: Stakes at Wanganui .in March. .

Mountain Queen (Sir.' Laddo—Bufine) .is again a. member of J.: Lowe's active brigade'at Trentham. " i -■•' ~

Prior •to : .-riiung Apellon to victory on the last day of the Auckland-Cup meeting,' Mark Ryan, had ridden over 30 consecutive. winners.: ; '"'':.'

Mr. D. Buick, M.P., last week refused an offer of - 500gns. for Earigikura. -.'. A little ' while, previously, Mr. Buick':had declined an offer of-SOOgn's! for the same horse.; : .' •,'■'■■' ■'■'.. '■'.' ,"•■; "■''

Paisano is one of the candidates that has .been backed for the Wellington Cup since.the publication of weights.'

. Taskmaster ; was generally;'preferred to Kilwinning-in the Great Northern Derby, but the .Treadmill colt was not in his best: mood'.' on the' .day; and during : the race. he', hung out from the rails' and finally . finished right under the-judge's box. :"'.. ;■..■-:■ ■<.'■ '■■[■■■\: ■■•' ■■■.:'■-'.• .■

. All Red is quite sound after bis strenuous campaign, at' the \ Auckland Racing Club's' meeting,- and all going well, he will start, in : the 'Wellington Cup .at Trehtham on January 22. : He will,.'as usual, be ridden by C. Jonkins..

H. Telford,: who ■; sustained a; broken collarbone when; schooling Waimaria'. at Porirua last, month,., will 'be well enough to ride at Trentbami'.on. January. 22..' fie will probably have the mount on--. Diabolo in. the .Wellington Cup.

.; Nothing, definite has as jet. been decided" by; the Manawatu Racing Club in regard, to. its next, summer, meeting, but it is stated'in some quarters' that the' committee-is considering the advisability .of.racing oh' only two days instead of on three at. Christmas.-'...' ,

■'' It;. transpires that : the-reason-, that Te. Kaliurangi was not' taken 'to the' Rahgitikei meeting, was that' he;was, suffering from a- braised heel. "'The-'inju'ry, may possibly prevent the Conqueror-.colt from racing at Trenthaih this month.' :;" .'•

... It .was-Mr. G. J).< Greenwood "that offered- the' Riccarton .trainer,'. J. if' Combe, 800 guineas ■ for- Tawkaki:' after, ; M'Combe had purchased the colt for. 500 guineas.

A» rumour ;.was. current 'yesterday, to the. effect /that-several, disqualifications had' been'imposed as'a .of the Equitas..'inquiry. "This" proves', -to , be without foundation, and; 'as a matter oi fact,. the inquiry, has. been' adjourned indefinitely, and may ;not come .up again for.a.month. ;.;-;:•:' ■• '.-.■■'•.'•;■•,

■■■; Supplement and' Nor.th-Pole, who won races.at; the Hokitika"meeting yesterday, .used to race;, in, therNorth Island) until last ; 6eason. -."■' -.'.'; ■';"■■■)■■ . ■'• .- : ,v-'-"-'..-

The. owner of Merrie-. Zealand states that;' though he' did;-.not •;expect- that-: his horso would get,'quite so much "weight in the Wellington Cup he will,be among the starters' if. all goes well; with- him in: the-'meantime. . ..-.•;.■.'.- '..-•■

■' Maori King "was very soreatithe: conclusion of the Auckland Racing Club's meeting,'and .it''.will-, be. ho surprise if the brother, to 'Aborigine' is unable.to start at-the'Wellington :Cnp meeting. He ■ returned' home -to - Hastings yestiirday' in company :witk,lGlihdini'/and/Muskerry; 1

" Returned visitors from ;the "Auckland' meeting' agree -that Diabolo -was" about the "most unlucky horse; that competed at Ellerslie during holiday week;.and, if all that is-said" is.-true r the .'son .of" Step-, niok is sure''to "win .a good, race/before -long. On each of the ' occasions that he .ran', second 'rin he. finished 'so strongly as to suggest that he would have, been in front in another ; chain 'or ■SO.''*-- ' ' "■"''.- : " ;; ' -.'■'- '■'.. ' ':",.. " '■'...'