NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1024, 13 January 1911, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

..-;. . ;.'.„' .[ByGLENCOE.J Danube, and Porlc d'Or were scratched, at 11.30:• aim., yesterday, for all engagements at the Wellington Racing Club's summer meeting. .Since tho scratching of Danube, "Miss' Mischief has been installed .a warm favourite for tho Wellington Cup. Mr. T. H. Lowry's horses havo all been scratched for all engagements at the Wellington Racing Club's summer meeting. Sinapis is tho Latin word; for mustard, and it was an apothecary who bestowed, it on tho St. Ambrose colt that won the Nursery Handicap at Tauherinikau on January 2. The name iits;tho:youngster very, well,'as Sinapis has''-already proved a particular warm custonior. .over ,a. short, course. S; Reid, who will probably bo leaving for South America shortly, lias ridden a good many more Cup winners than the average run of New, Zealand jeekeys. In liis first season, 1905, ho won tiio.'.Fo.xton Cup on Rapids and . the Pahiatua Cup'on Hydrant; in 1906 tlio. Wellington Cup on Ropa, Horowhenua Cup ..'on- Flamon, and Napier. Cup on Whakawehi; in 19071 Masterton Cup oil' ''Mata'ari. jnhMua Cup on Royal 'Blue; and Waipipi Cup (Masterton) on Riflemaid ; in 1908. Manawatu Cup on Tnngimoana, and Marlborough Cup tin Silken Rein; in 1909 Marlborough Cup on Aboriginal; in 1910,VAshliurst Cup on Waipaku: and in'l9ll, Wairarapa Cup oii-Sandstream.

lii" connection.' with the Wellington Racing Club's summer meeting, owners l.a'n'd.'trainers are reminded that acceptrarires'"foY'tho'" Wellington Cup' and Telegraph Handicap, also entries . for tho Trial Plato, Disposal Stakes, and Selling Plato, and final payments for tlio Wellington .Stakes-..c105e., at ; 9..o'clock' tonight with the secretary, Mr. A.' ' E.' Whytc.

Despito recent failures, the. W.R.C. handicapper did not take any liberties with .Cullihan in tho .Hack Welter event at Trentham. Tho big gelding was weighted up to his best form, and it did not seer- an equitable adjustment when h'o was asked to present Bracken with 121b. He has been allowed to forfeit his engagement.

■'. Sportsmen throughout, tho Hawko's Bay district will regret to learn of the rather serious illness of Mr. J. S. Freeman, tho popular secretary of the Dannevirke .Racing Club. Mr. Freeman has been confined to bed ever since his last meeting.

Very rarely do wc seo two full brothers' taking part in a race, but this unusual occurrence is likely to be witnessed at Trentham in tho opening event next week, when Laius and' Esmet, both claiming Merriwco and Ismene as their progenitors, will be runners;"

After the success of .Sandstream in t,he -Wairarapa Cup, his owner expressed lijs intention of giving tho bay horse a prolonged spell. There is, therefore, very littlo.chanco of him paying up for the Wellington Cup. No horso deserves a spell more than the son of San Fran, who has had a most arduous racing career. '

It is anticipated that R. J. Mason will leave 'Lyttelton on Monday night, but tho size of his team has not been announced yet. E. Cutts will leave tonight,, and will rail bis team to Trentham by the 10.20 train to-morrow. Tho Porirua team will go across at tho same hour.

It is doubtful if Maori King will be a starter at tho_ Trentham mooting. Tho tracks at this time of the year are usually fairly hard, and the son of Merri\veo and Indian Queen has repeatedly shown that ho cannot hit out cm hard going. / Gold Lace is weighted in both the Tplegraph and Electric Handicaps at Trontliam, but if she starts at all it will most likely, be in tho fivo-furJong event, as since her return . from Aus ; tralia; she has been turned out in the paddock, and consequently , cannot bo forward enough to carry Sst. 91b. successfully over six, furlongs.

The Grand iNational winner Paisano accompanied Goldfinder from Auckland, and on arrival here was handed over to F. Porter, who will subsequently- take him to Australia, along with To Arai and several other horses.

RACING FIXTURES. Jan. 21, 23, 25—Wellington E.G. Summer, Jan. 21 and 22—Foxton R.C. Annual. Feb. 1 and 2—Pahiatua R.C. Annual.