NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1364, 15 February 1912, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[Br GiENiloß.) On Saturday weights are due for the first day's events at the Damievirke Kach\% Club's meetius. (.)n the sitnic day handicaps will be declari'd for minor events at the Wanganiii Jockey Club's meetin , . , .

Kyland ia not likely' to start in the Plying Ilamlk'up at B«inerges will probably be tin , sole rcprwishtative of the ilighden stable in that race.

The Mew Zealand-bred Chauvclin won a raco on each day of the Holxirt Cup meeting last week. The black horse now runs in the nomination of the Melbourne sportsman, Mr. Laidlaw.

C. O'Neill, who rode n winner at tho Launceston meeting, followed up his success by riding the winner of. rhe: hurdle race on the opening day of the Hobart Cup meeting. ■ The Nevv. Zealand - jockey was on the runner-up in the hurdle race on the second (lay.

In doubles, Soldiers' Chorus is the local favourite for the Duuedin Cup. .

Either Mr. ''Eawilon" or' bis trainer, A- ikirviuj, muit still be hopefttl reifard-

ing Ivord Nolan .(says the Sydney "Arrow"), for. that horse is in the Essendon Stake?, Jxich Plate, and Champion Stakes. If there is thn remotest possibility of the son of Vonit'ant) winning one of those race?, what should his Australian Cup chance ho with only, fist.' 71b.?

One of the Wangauui Cup candidates that is being well. supported in doubles is■ Soultlinc's brother, . Maxwell. ilerrie Zealand-was lo have been submitted to auction, .in .Melbourne on Monday last. ■ ilealin, by Majestic—Lynette, who won tliu \ ictona Uraud' National Hurdles liinl tho Australian HurUJes in liMi, and tlie Austi-iiiiiin Clip in the tollowiug year, lias hud a .sqniewii'ac'chequered CJii-Otr in I India, to whjGh. place lie' was dispacoheu. -Vot long since lie broke dowu and 'was soul lor £•> us. 8(1. Then ho made a woiilimitil recovery, aiiil at a recent big meetiii fi hi Calcutta run seeoiid in Uie Indian U and Rational and Wun ttio 'loll.vuuflo 1 lute. Kcalm was only beaten by a lio;id in tie brand .Mitioiiaii'and has since His purcluiso lor tiro ri<liviilo'usly low price mcutioned, won the Indian Urand Annual, of two miles, with list, up, in 3niin. ibse'e. Ashly, who' won the five-furlong race nt :\ew I'lyinontli yesterday, was unbeaten as a t.»o-year-yld. llecenlly he -was sold in Auckland for ISO guineas.

I'Vom Au.stnilia the (leuth isrpport«<l dI tlio cnlebmted Kivcriua iwrloniK-r and sire. liiviM-may, by Tile Drummer. Tlie lioise nod tailen into a very low'condition, and tlie ownor, .Mr. J. Craife, of Aloiint i'leasiint, had hiui destroyed, luvuniiay won tlid'Wagga'Cup lor Mr. V. liaiin in 188 C, and -was s«l>scquently bought by ilr. J. J. M'Urath, and did siuu duty at Wattlevalo stud, )>eing afterwards purchased' by Mr. Craig, lnvcrmay sired niaiiy good performers, tho best being Kipling, wlio twice ran second in Melbourne to the champion hurdler Marmont, and afterwards won the Grand .National Hurdlo'llaco and Grand National Steeplechase- in lpdia. '

The introduction of tho ucir, rule.of betting on horses-while running in races pi'oveu a good thing lor backers of Acroepirc yesterday, at- Kensington (says a hydney paper.of Friday lastj.. The rule reads:—"Where a bet-is made in ruria dead htot results, .such bet is 'oil.'" In the Kensington Handicap, Acrospire made a-sjilendld run from tub half-mile,, and while m> doing quito • a number of bets wero madc-that she would win. After landing in tlio straight, however, Argyle finished with a surprising burst of speed, and, catching Acrospiro on the post, dead-heated her. In the run olf Argyle won ■ easily by' five lengths. After the dead heat tiiere was no alterna-

tive for the bookmakers or who operated in favour of 'Acrospiro than to return the There was fomo grumbling over the matter. But, in fairness to the bookmaker** it should be stated that tbo growling l did not come from them. .-.,,:.

The following paragraph from an Australian paper would seem to refer to the Xew Zealand.performer 1/andlock,- who is now about 15 yearsold:— Landlock, who is reported to have jumped over a height of 7ft. 2Jin. at l.'roni'aiid Sole's Circus, a.t ■\Vonthaggi (VicV); onl'ebruary 3, was (it one time-a fairly good'steeplechaser.- He is an aged gelding, by Flintlock from Dreamland, and, besides being a fine jumper, possesses a : fair turn'of speed. If the height us reported is correct, I/andlock'has established a new Australian record. At the last Royal Agricultural Show held in Melbourne, a special prize Of .£lO was- offered' for any horse that could beat the society's existing record .of 6ft. lfljin.; biit "none of the competitors was caual to' , tho task.'' Mahorifra was one of the best Tiigh , jumpers Australiasseen. Ho 'cleare'd'the'Tft. ou.ecveral occasions. iTahbnga's last-appear-ance ■Wμ at , a stow at Graf ton, N'.S'.W.,

in April, 1910; 'Sβ'' jumped 6ft.- Tin. , bea;utifully, but after' ea'iitering around' the track dropped'dbw'h- and expired. The high "loppef , ''was 20 years old.'ahd, like landlock, was no stranger to the circus ring. ..'•■-.

Tho Featherston-owncd horse Aboriginal, winner of the Winter Cup of 190G, is to be put into commission again after a lengthy spell. .. '

FrXTURES. Feb. J.C. Autumn'.' Feb. 21, 22, and' 2<—Dtmedin J.C. Autumn. Feb. 21 and 22—Woodrillo District J.C. Autumn. Feb. 23 and.2i-South Auckland B.C. Annual. Feb. 29 and March 2—Wanganui J.C. Autumn. March 6 and 7—Dannevirke K.C.Autumn. March 13 and 14—Napier Park E.C. Autumn. March 18—Opunake R.C. Annual. March 20 and 21—Nelson J.C. Annual. April 8 and 9—Canterbury J.C. Autumn.