NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1670, 10 February 1913, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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fi Th M ro i.T! , ' i l l , be , t ?F CB raoa meetings in the Nortt Island, this week. The Tara?t Ll° C m y Clu /> 6 meeting tales place nU%*- Vl A mo oa Wednesday Thursday, tho Uisborno Club's meeting at H,' Sb p ri £ on Thursdaj; and Friday, an, toe Rotorua Jockey .Club's annual meet nig at Eotorua on Wednesday.: Mr. E. Gates has given a cup value A ddlho , n to tt« stake for tho AsMmrton Cup, which will now be worth Acceptances for tho' first day's events at the Woodvillo meeting aro duo on Thursday, next. ■•

rfnJ Jfi S w r eve , nt9 ° fl the first day of the Wanganui Jockey Club's meeting are duo next Saturday. larsee, who,has been bought by the German Government is by Mctat-Pona, by faojo-Hippona, by Nowniinstor, and ivos .a very, successful racehorse" in AusAs a two-year-old his only victory was attained in the Nursery Handicap at the A:J.C. Summer meeting in 1008, when no defeated seventeen others. As a threo--01^ 11 *, won four 1-acte . including the A.J.C. .Derby tho Caulfiold Guineas/ and tho V.E.C. AU-Aged Stakes, During hi. tour-ycar-flld bareer ho won tho A.J.C. liaal Handicap, and another minor event. In 1911 his only win was in tho A.J.C. Craven Plate, of 1430 sovs., but he ran prominently on, a number of occasions. Mr. O.F. Moore's Phroso, who won a race at the Egmont meeting last ■week, belongs to. tho samo family, ns Parseo. It has boon stated in a North Island paper that tho stipendiary stewards asked the owners for nn explanation of Oxenhope s running on the third day of the }X? llin J3j° n mating (says tho Christchurch News ). We have authority for stating that tho stewards did not- doom 'if. necessary to ask the owners any question at.all. A Press Association' message from Wanganui states that Los Angelos and Bon Ton have been scratched.for all engagements at the! Wanganui.;!Jockey. Club's Autumn .•...•'

Scottish Mac,.who was one of tho winners at tho trotting 1 , meeting in Christchurch on Saturday, paid a very big divi* dchd. ■ ■ "i

A. Shearsby, with Byron; Makaro, and Fassadenn, left Awa'puni for New Plymouth oh Friday last. Tho trio name!" ai'e,to be ridden in their engagements by B. Dcoley. '■■■'■...

C. Brown's mounts in the opening races at. Auckland meetings nre sure to bo well backed'from' this onwards, as the jockey named has gained a reputation for riding the winner of, the opening race.' Similarly, another Auckland jockey, J. Buchanan, has developed a penchant for riding the winner of the concluding event on the programme.

The bay stallion Coronet (Castor—Necklace), who twice filled the position of runner-up in the Auckland Cup, and who has recently been atthe .stud in Hawefa, whero, ho has left a lot bf winners, was submitted to auction last! week, but was passed in at 100 guineas.! Though ho is now'nearly twenty years ; jof age, tho son of Castor looked fresli and well when led into tho ring last week, i

lb was intended to take Mahinawa and Styx to tho Taranaki Jockey Club's meeting, but their .form has. been scarcely good enough-, to warrant their making tho trip; Dearest will therefore be the solo representative of the Porinia stable' at tho meeting in question.''

At the To Kuiti races on Thursday, Jolio Fillo (Soult—Merry Maid) won. tho Cup for tho second year in succession, and Salvia (Salvadan—floira ' M'Chroe) won two races during the afternoon. The meeting was a very" successful one from every point.of, view.. .:...-'..

Bidding was-not'.at nil brisk at .the 'thoroughbred. sale atHawera last' Thursday morning. Tho best prico realised was 25 guineas, at Mr. 1). Barry purchased a yearling filly by Bandsman —Porangi. Only nine lots were sold under the hammor. / •

From Feilding is reported the death of tho steeplechaser Whoturangi (Phaethon —Natator mare),- who shoved great promiss when last competing over tho big fences. It appears that Strategist administered a severe' lack to Wheturansi, and as a result it was found necessary to shoot the steoplecliaso horsa last Thursday. Tho toss is a severe one for Trainer J. Cameron,'who had every reason to believe that his charge would have performed well between the flags during tho coming winter., ■-,".... i

FIXTURES,

Feb. 12 and 18—Taranaki J.C. Autumn. Fob. IS and 14—Gisborno R.C. Summer. Feb. 19 and 20—Woodville District J.C. Autumn. Feb. 19, 20, and 22—Dunedin J.C. Autumn, Feb.. 21 and 22—Tlinnles J.C, Annual. Feb. 27 and March 1 I—Wariganui J.C. Autumn. • . March 12 and 13—Nelson J.C, Annual,