NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1617, 7 December 1912, Page 13

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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For the Ranptikei Racing Club's meeting the'following re-handicaps have been declared by Mr. George Morseßangitikei Cup—Master Laddo, 7st. 101b. Carnarvon Hack Handicap—Royal Simon, Bst. 181b.; Manakau, Bst. 51b.; BL&murana, 7st. 121b. Pukenui Welter Hack—Master Laddo, lOst. 81b.; Lucerne,' 9st. 51b.; Hamurana, Bst. 91b.; Sylvia May, Bst. 61b. Final reminder is given owners who contemplate racing at the Rangitikel meeting next week that acceptances close to-night. V The locally-owned mare Deploy haß finished her racing career. Next week she goes to Mr. Donald Eraser's stud, at Parewa'nui, to be mated with. Advance. The Porirua team for the Bulls meeting go north by this morning's train. Owner-trainer J. Hennah, who took Continuance to Sydney, returned on -Wednesday from his successful trip. He brought the champion steeplechaser back with him, and will send him home to Gisborne, where his owner intends to fire him, and turn him out for-a good spell. As reported previously, a deal had been arranged for Continuance to go into a Flemington stable, but he was unable to pass a veterinary examination. Hennah himself was ill in Melbourne, ' and was compelled to enter a private' hospital for tonsilitis, but he iB. now quite right again, and, after attending to some business here, he will return to Hastings to take over the preparation of Julian, who is to be prepared for hurdle-racing. Jockey Jos. 0 Connell, who went over to ride Continuance, is remaining behind to fulfil several riding engagements. His Btyle' of riding earned him the highest praise at both Randwick and Flemington, and, should he decide to remain in Australia, he will no doubt be sure of a good living. Horses from the Porirua stableß have not won many races this season, but, during Christmas, they .will have every opportunity to retrieve thoir lost laurels. Gipsy Belle, in charge of H. Tolford, who will ride her, will go to EUerslie; J. H. Prosser will go with a team to the Monawatu and Marton meetings, and a further batch will be sent to Tauherinikau on New Year's Day. There will be racing at Hororata today. Last evening Handicapper J. Henrys and Jockey C. Emerson went south to attend the meeting. The latter is to ride Pleasure Bent and Editah. Negative has now won the Borough Handicap at Woodville two years in succession. The Wairnrapa Racing Club has received an excellent rcsponso from owners in the entries for its.summer meeting on January 1 and 2. Amongst the horses nominated for the Wairarapa Cup are: Merrivonia, Sea Queen, Sinapis, Sir Knox, Mon Ami, Imagination, Sandstrcam, Jlira, Obligant, Bcacon, Sir Solo, and Bally Shannon. The track Auckland hurdle rider, A. J. M'Flinn, appears to have had a very rough passage when, piloting'Melius to victory in the ICawnu Hurdles at the Takapuna meoting last Saturday. The horpq hit Ayq {on<wn hard. shifted Ma ridor oraj too. As cm tma

M'Flinn was literally on the horse's oars, but he scrambled back to the saddle again, and led the way to every jump. Commenting on the race, an eye-witness describes M'Flinn's ride as really pluoky piece of horsemanship." F. D. Jones has been engaged to ride Vice-Admiral in the Auckland Cup. The totalisator investments at the recent meeting of the Takapuna Jookey Club exceeded .the most sanguine expectations. They fell short of the total ait the Auckland Racing Club's spring meeting by only <£2672. Cloud, dam of Lady Patricia, Cloudy Dawn, etc., died last Saturday, after foaling a dead foal to Salvadan (says the Auckland "Star"). Cloud was a very old mare. T. A. Williams is due at Auckland from Sydney to-morrow with the hurdler Don Quex and the Auckland Cup candidate Monoplane. The Rangitikei Racing Club's meeting takes place at Bulls on Wednesday and Thursday next. Soldiers' Chorus has been scratohed for all engagements at the Dunedin Jockey Club's summer meeting. After a lengthy spell the St. Paul §eMing Prophet has been taken in hand at Ellerslie again by J. Chaafe. # Prophet looks remarkably well (according to an exchange), and has evidently been well cared for during his retirement, A full-brother to the Auckland jumper Bully (Freedom-Natator mare) is m work at Petane, T. Quinlivan's team for the Auokland Cup meeting will leave Hastings for Ellerslie on Friday next. On the ,eame day Goldfinder and Golden Loop will bo railed north. The death' is reported from Cheltenham of R. James, the veteran steepleohaee jookey, who was born at Newbury in 1830. James had four mounts in the Grand National in the 'fifties, and was twice plaoed. Owners in Austria and Hungary are regretting that Winkfield, the coloured jockey, who has been riding in both countries for many years past, and was the leading jookey attached to the stable of Prince L. Lubomirski, should have made up his mind to accept a very flattering offer made him by Mr. Manticheff, the Russian petroleum magnate, ! who possesses one of the largest breeding studs and racing stables in the Russian _ Empire (says an exchange). A princely salary has been the temptation, wrth most acceptable conditions as to riding fees; etc. His now patron claimsjiis services at the commencement of the next season, and will no /doubt bo a frequent visitor to neighbouring countries, sweo many of the best-bred youngsters he bought at the Deauville sales have liabilities in the classic events in France. The stables sheltering, those who are destined to carry the colours ■ of Mr. Mantichetr already number. over ■ forty two-year-olds, withi a fair number of fillies among them. He was a bold bidder at Deauville, and paid good prioes for fillies with sires such as Doricles and Rabelais. Racing is rapidly developing in Russia.. Good prices are asked and obtained for bloodstock, and an unbeaten two-year-old recently changed hands at JSGOOO, an un-heard-of price in the days when Mr. Kirby had almost the monopoly for supplying thoroughbred blood-stock to Russia.