NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 798, 22 April 1910, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

-[Bx Qlencoi;.] The ' crack' three-year-old Polymorphous has gone into winter quarters, and will not bo raced again this season. Another of the Wapping Lodge 'representatives, Perolina, has- been definitely retired from the race tracks,, and will take'up the stud next season. So far, no I sire has been chosen to mate with the English-bred mare, although her. owner i-hasbeen deluged with offers of free services.,. It is also'stated that the Pilgrim's Progress filly, Celaehq, will not be, persevered with further, and is to. accompany Perolina to the paddock. The Highden-owned Boanerges, Nyland, and Gloss are under orders for Hastings, 'and will be railed from Palmer T ston North on Monday'.morning. /-As usual, 'trainer G.; Price w/11 be in at- ' tendance,; and A. Oliver will ride the trio. As the Awapuni tracks are in splendid order at "the present, time, Price has been enabled to\do plenty, of work with his team, and! the blue and buff colours should be carried prominently by, Nyland and the others, The hurdler, Aorangi,: has > r be'en.-•• regularly; schooled since the Peilding meeting, but he-will not be a starter until the iOentury Hurdles-ift't *tff4p.WngftiiiK meeting next month.". .'"'.:"■' '.'"

■ Waikaraka. has -..pleased :his trainer. . byi.the, manner, -in .-which . he'.,has -. been. getting through his tasks at Awapuni, and; should nothing unforeseen- occur in the/meantime, he will be railed to Hastings on. Monday to take part in the Hawke's Bey meeting. "■:'.''■■'!• . The Wanganui owner,' 3. N.' Coleman, has turned Mobso out, and , it is unlikely that he will be again trained. The hurdle gelding became affected in the wind," and, as it is practically certain that he will not improve, it would be futile to : persevere ■ with him fur:.ther.. ■■.-'■ ■'■.'..• -. ■■ ;■■■''• ."-•'■ •"■■

The southern trainer, R. J. Mason, : brought Lady Runa and Formeden to [Wellington by the Mararoa yesterday, and they were railed to Hastings by thfr mail train. The: first-named filled will-take part in the:-handicap for two-year-olds on the opening day of the Hawkes Say meeting, and Formedon wur contest the Stakes on Thursday. . . The. well- known : Riccarton bwnertramer, F. Holmes, left Aere yesterday on a holidaa trip .to San ■ Francisco. He was accompanied by Mr. J. Furze and the pair are•'travelling 'by the Mokoia to Tahiti, where they, join the' Mariposa for San Francisco. Holmes is taking tie trip for the benefit of his health, and expects to be absent about four months. While in America he will probably endeavour to-purchase a couple of good'horses to bring back with nim. During his absence his horses will be spelled. It■ .was expected that"North Head would figure in the nominations, for the principal jumping events at the Waiiganui meeting, but as the big Birkenhcad gelding, is still turned out, it is unlikoly that he will be nominated .for any meetings for some-time to come.

The ;. Trentham-trained two-year-old Multiform colt, Lord Kelvin, has finished his racing for this season, and iste be spelled till the. end of the winter, when. he will again bo taken up with a view to contesting his early spring engagements. • .

The Chokebore team for Hastings will arrive from Riccarton by the Maori this ■morning, and will be sent on by-the mail train.' The team, which consists of four horses, will be in charge of H. Cutts. •.■••:■■''•'

The pony Anglican, which is to be shipped to Sydney shortly, was schooled' over six fences at Miramar during the week, ■ and jumped splendidly. - The Ellerslie jockey, C. Brown, received a communication on Monday from the Indian agent, Mr. R. G. Baldock, offering him a yearly retainer of £700 to go to India to ride tho horses owned by Mr. Gordonhas Khatoii. The engagement is to begin in July, and it is probable ■ that Brown will accept tho offer.

To-night entries are due for the Wanganui and Hawe'ra meetings, and acceptances for the Hawke's Bay Gup meeting, which takes place next Wednesday and Thursday.

The opinion expressed in this column last week that Silkweb would got a middlo distance was-borne out yesterday, whoif tho littk son of Soult won tli6 Autumn Handicap at Timaru.

The consistent Waiata, who carried all. before him at Avondale recently, where ho won three races, again put his name on tho list of winners at Nelson yesterday, when he squeezed home from Curator in tho Waimea Handicap. Tho first day's form worked out fairly well, as Curator only boat Waiata by a head in tho Grandstand Handicap.