NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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:/ The MarlboTongliEacing Club's meetzing.; will commence; to-morrow. • Acceptances for the first day's events at the Otaki Maori Racing Club's mect- :. v.ing' close.to-night. ■•.■?-.\-; , :: . ■,•■•. . . ; Nerr .Zealand horses . have freqnentlv run well in the Shorts Handicap, which ; ; vas i won by Maori King at Eandwick yes- :.■'■ ierda.y.' .SoDltline won it two years ago, and in previous years Machine Gun and baroufy had been in places. ;'.;, North East-did not after all go to the : Melbourne buyer, who was negotiating ... tor boukmakor "Barney" Allen, and, on

Saturday at Wanganui, Mr. H. M'Manaway sold the AVinter Cup winner to Mr. A. Hall, of Wanganui. The latter is best known as a trainer of jumpers, and most probably ho intends to put tho son of Buroclydon to hurdle racing. North East originally cost some 38 guineas when purchased at one of-Mr. G. F. Moore's annual sales. Ho has won several big races, including a Winter Cup, so it will be seen that lie has been a very profitable investment for-his Into owner, ..' .' ■. . :. :■ Hoanga anil Nelius , have been shipped homo to Auckland'from..Sydney.. Cisco's wih .in the Breeders'. Plate at Randwick yesterday would be pleasing to Sir Gco, Clifford, who purchased the sire of tho winner a few months ago. : The : Karamu .three-year-old" Formby struck himself just prior.to the AVaiiga--iiui meeting, and so, at-the last nioment, it was necessary to rely on Birkdalp: for the Guineas. However,'the.crack is now. right again, and will represent his owner in the Hawko's Bay Guineas on Thursday next. . :...■,:/■'. '- : Tho privileges in connection with the Otaki Maori Racing Club's meeting on October 12 and 13 were sold on; Saturday, and realised .: as : follow:—Outside gates, j812i; : -Mr."-H-.'-:'Karautii outsidq publican's booth', ,£l6, Mrs. Higgins; ; inside publican's booth, £11, Mrs. Higgins; outside refreshment stall, £U, Mr. I.:W...Wilson; horse paddock, £2, Mr. R.;Georgo. '.- . . :..'■.■ .-/•-. . '-, ".."iWhcn the/New Zealand-owned. Masonic ■won tho\ six-furlongs race at Hawkesbury, on Saturday week she , stoted favourite. /Inlndia a.man.m'ay not please himself in his;manner'of dress when going/ to tho Taces, and, referring to this, a visitor tothe Poona meeting writes as follows to the "Asian": "The, iriiiture of-.nationali-ties and: castes -on our courses.Vhas -provided ample copy in.the past,'. ; : and the proper interpretation', of. ■-. what;. is; considered a respectable .costume, according to/the notice i> at the entrance.•' gate, is not as easy, as; it would seem. : Your correspondent was in'the act of- passing '. through whenjf.the, fight the -Turf " Club claim of ejecting any person not properly attired was being enforced. .The unfortunate individual was/:in the unpardon-. able' condition' of being- without, a collar, and the manner'of his was'.not : thbu most enviable in/the world." >: .-..■"'■ 'In the Epsom , Handicap, run at Randwickon Saturday, the..hope of .the Db- ■ minion.lay>in. Gold Lace,, who was- at-.-temptinga feat (winning with more than ■weight-for-age) , which ■■■has''only•.'-been ; accomplished three times, previously.-: These occasions'' were :.when -"Marvel, •'• Sequence, and Hyman scored.' . This 'will- show that the:: Ne- Zealand. mare had• a fairly, stiff task ■•'■before' her, 'consequently,it is notvto be wondered, at| that she failed. \ ; . '-■■ -' 'The Hawke's Bay"Jookey Club's spring, meeting" will ■: take .place to-morrow . and, Thursday.■■" Principal interest- will ,centre m.'the two classical events—the Hastings Stakes, for two/, year ,'olds, -and•■-'■the Hawke's Bay Guineas,: for. three year. olds. Some very smart" youngsters' are ■ engaged in the ■former event, and it is. stated: that, if the conditions are favourable, eeyeral of the" Hastings and Napier: two 'year, olds '.will be capable'of-; running, the-half mile ■ inside 50 "seconds.: If this^.so.thewin-, ner willhdve difficult race, but probably "when : the:time is/put up, it will'.be':.found.that the^vinner : has:failed to run the distance.■in. , tho,tiiup,'mentioned.;. :>i^o:/':RACINGVF|XTURES. ; October '5 and/'..e.^Marlbofdugh':,:'R.C,- ■'■■■:■'' Spring." ' l \\:.V-.' ■':■'■ ■''■.""■ ;; .--, ■•:■■.;•■••■.■•■•• ■:'' .12; and 13.^-Otaki• ■_ Maori- /R.C. ■"' Spring. ' : ■■■" • ■-■ ''.'■'■' ■:'-. -■- ■ '■:'";. ■ ■October.''l9'.; ;and.. : 22,—Wellington;; R.C./ :/.,v Spring;; -;;."/■'■';.:;//::';,.■,.; '■-,■] '■; V