NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1050, 13 February 1911, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[Br Glencoe.] ': --■■'~ Acceptances for ,the;vfirst day's hand!, caps at. .Woodrille .arid entries for tii-e* '--. .Maiden Sciirry close with Jlr. E. 7 J. iGuthard at 8 o'clock- to-night. . - V 1 . Jockeys Oliver and Reid have gone" to liotorua, and'-will miss ,the. New Ply-, mouth meeting, but will catch, the Rotorua meeting; and will, no doubt secure a : few fides during the • two days. , ' Oliver V has not been too well lately, and is taking the trip in the-hope..that it will set him up. Bath horsemen will be back in, time tor -thei Woodyille "meeting next l 'week.. • " .■■■'■ ;V';■■-;.■"-•,-■:."■;•■ . ■_.'■ Immediately after thai Hawera ftetnre ll.' Gray went to' New, Plymouth' to ride Soultiform' in work: The'Soult'gelding should bo welltQ the. fore in; any race he ■■■. starts' in at"the meeting. :., ..'■.'■• . ;"; ■ . The Australian-bred Ribstone" Pippin, who scored so decisively in the . Hack - Hurdles at Pahiatua, has been sent Tip. , to New Plynionth for the two hack hurdleraces there. He is to bo ridden by H. Telford. ■ . •:. . • • C. Emerson is going south after th« Taranaki Cup fixture, and will ride Rom- . any Maid in the Dunedii Cup... , . :.. ■ AYinnipg Post, Esmeh, and. Montiform. were railed home to-Hastings on Saturday. This means that Mr., E. J.; Watt •will not be represented at the New Ply. mouth' meeting. ''•"•.'• ' ;.' .'•" - '"' ■ . ... , The victories of lliss Mischief,in th* A.R.C. Handicap and 'Wellington Clip' • have sent her high up in. the.weights, and ■'. with Bst. 131b. in the Wanganui Cup Mr. Greenwood's mare has'received- her due . allowance. Until , the acceptances appear in a fortnight's , time,-,backers ' Srill no donbt fight shy ,of her. ••■ ■■. •.■■■;•- :. There is. very, little business doing over tha Wanganui Cup, and the appearance- ' of the weights ;did>not stimulate'betting . .operations. ; What is doing seems to bi all'Birkdale, ; and "the Karamu colt will probably harden'during the next week. .".-. That' useful "welter horse Jlarton is the. latest aspirant for honours at the jnmping business, and' .will make his initial appearance in his new.role at the Danrievirke gathering nest'month. : - A T i, who is. reckoned by vniany to be'; well handicapped in ' the Taranaki Cup, .- is to be ridden by E. Lowe.' \ •■' ,'• " F. Cress is now : atlacheil to J. 'Old«' : ■ field's stables at Greeiuneadows, 1 and ia schooling.Sleacombe.andalfuH brother to -■■: Winchester in view of future "engagei:' nients. .. : . .■' „; ... .. Mr. E. lonergan has.sold Warsong ia an Australian sportsman, ;and has purchased Blue lake (Royal : Eiyer) from Mr. E.. 3. Watt for 150 guineas. Bine Lake has been entered for the two-year-old events at the Danne* virke meeting; ■ ■ ;"■'.': .:.'.;-:.:•■ 1 The good showing made by Shining Star'; in the Egmont Cupwill no doubt cause • the son of Daystar to be'well supported in the Wanganui Cup. ■; ' : ■; ■ ■It Vrill'lie remembered that the' last Champion Race at Flemington was in'tlie" nature of a fiasco—a long canter: and a ' smart sprint home, -'^'10 , guard -againsti, anything like this in the nest contest! the Messrs. Mitchell, owners of Trafalgar, \ have nominated another'horse iwho will carry their colours,-* and whose duty will v be to'act as pacemaker for Trafalgar. ••: .

R.' Hannin arrived at- New Plymouth on: Friday morning from. Auckland \rith'.Ur-| anium and Seldom, who have 'engage-' raents at the Cup .meeting of the naki Jockey Club next week.' W. Ring also came down with Hohnnsatahi. J. H.: Prosser's team, Torßelle, Lady Medallist, St. Felix, and Laius,' A: Hall; with,St. Bill, North East, and Matapouri; and-. A. Atwood>rith AVinbhester arrived by train the same morning from'Hawera. ■'..

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile '- : Agency Company' held their', annualsale of thoroughbred v horses- at Hawera on.; Friday.' ' Thirty-five" hbrsesTwere offered ■ (says tho Hawera '"Star"), but only six ■'.■■ were sold. A yearling bay filly, byl/j----pin —Ebb Tide*-thevproperty'oE llr. D. Barry, was sold to Mr. J. Harrop, of - Opunake, for 28 guineas, and a yearling brown'' filly,' by - Sweet * % (full sister : .to.Halberdier),"-'owned:by Mr..: B.'Morrissey, was purchased by.Mr. J. '• D. Mitchell, of Manaia, for 22 guineas. These were the , top prjcesvreached. 'Other • animals changed ownership .at from eix' guineas to 10 guineas.^.. ; Contralto and Acacia >;ere passed in.-at.'Xlos and SO' guineas respectively; A bay mare-by St."Paul,i commanded up to 80 Euineas, at ■' which "figure" she was retained-by het . owner. VS-...: ■■":.', i;;. • ; :i. i . v . ■■.-.■■'. r.. ;-.;.": ;V FIXTURES.';"."'■"'-'.• •'•'" '■•■>;. Feb. 15 and 16.—Taranabi "J.C/.'Antnmn. : Feb: 22 and 23—Woodville'District J. 0.-' Autumn. . - ••'• "• ' . ■. Feb.. 22, 23, 'and ' 25.—Dunedin J.C«Autumn. ""■'.'.. . 'March 1 and 3.—Sonth Canterbury J.C,' Autumn. ■ . ••■■>,-.,; . March 1 and 2.—Nelson Annual. V •March 2.and 4.—Wanganui J.C. Autumn, Alarch'B'and E.G. March 15 and Park E.C. Autumn. ■'">-,.-■;.•. - . March- 23 .24:—Mastertoi.. ;R.C '■- ■Autumn.";;. '■.-•_:;•, : -.' ,-" _ ,