NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1684, 26 February 1913, Page 10

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[BT QtENCOE.] , Handicaps for the Opunako Racing. Club's annual race meeting will be published oil Saturday next, and acceptances close 011 Monday, March 10, at 8 p.m. The Wanganui Jockey Club's autumn meeting takes place to-morrow, and on Saturday next. During the South Auckland meeting Stipendiary Steward Gordon reported jockey Q. Stennin'g for crossing. The offender was fined £o. l'oton is noiv one of the favourite selections for the Flying Handicap at Wanganui. . The fact that Mr. Ring's horse is anything but a quick beginner may militate against his success on the Wanganui course. E. O'Donnell with Culprit, and .T. W. Lowe with Mira, were on the mail tiain for Wangauui yesterday morning. The first-named looks fresh and well, while Mira showed no ill-effects from the racing and travelling which he has done during the past ten days. j Mr. A. G. Wood has been appointed to ! act as starter at tho Waipnkurau meeting next month., B. Deeley was given tho mount on Winning Way in the Flying Handicap at Wingahii on Saturday, but, as w-ual, the chestmit maro hung out badly, and spoilt any chance whicli she had. To win the Wanganui Cup Mira will have to' put up a performanco that many other good-performers have failed to do: That is to race at Wingatui and then successfully at Wanganui on tho following week. OrloiT, who, it will l>e remitted, had higher credentials than Mira, failed in the task in 1903. Tho "two Sanguinarys" was backed for a good sum yesterday to win the Grcat j Easter and Autumn Handicaps at Ric-' carton next month. The Newmarket Handicap, six furlongs, will bo run at Flemington on Saturday, and the Australian Cup (2} miles) on Monday. Acceptances for fcjie first day's handicaps at the Nelson meeting close en Friday next at 8 p.m. The' linglish-brcd sire Charlemagne 11, by St. Simon—Perfect Dream, who is now ovaied in New South Wales, has been well represented by winners in various parts of New Zealand this season. Eis slock raced very prominently at the Dunedin meeting fast week, Ugier winning twice, while Peg and Sister Radius ench scored once. So far Charlemagne 11 Las failed to sire a slayer, hut most of his progeny seem to be well endowed with pace. Ngawera, who won the Owliiro Hurdles at Duncdin on Saturday, had not rfced during the previous two years. Apropos of Tannhauser's rccent win in tho .Duuedin Cup race, a Wcodville man accosted n local cabby shortly after tho result was due, and ajlcedi What won

the Dunedin Cup? "I dunno exactly what J is naftic is," l'eplied the cubby. "It was a 'oss with a Scotch name—that's as near's I can get to't." The autumn meeting of tho .AVairarapa Racing Club is to be held on the Tauherinikau Racccourse oil March 22 iind;24, Owners aro reminded that Domination!) for all events eloso on Monday next. 'There will be trotting at Awnpuni today. The Otaki Maori Racing.Club has decided to offer i2OCt) in stakes at tho winter meeting, tlio Raukawa Cup to bo of tlio value of JI4OO. It would seem as if the stewards of tho Egmont Racing Club are satisfied that weight-for-ago races attract the best hordes to a race meeting, and therefore arouse greater interest in the sport. Both Bobrikoff and Jlasterpieco were taken to tho recent Pgmont meeting to compete in tho weight-for-agc event, and the presence of this pair was undoubtedly the feature of tho gathering. Hence it -is no surprise to find that the club has already announced that two weiglit-fo.v-age events will figure on tho next summer programme. FIXTURES. l-'eb. 27 and March I—.Wanganui J.C. Autumn. . .' Mnrcli 5 and G—Dannevirke R.C. Antunin. March 12 and 13—Southland R.C.'Autumii, March 12 ■ and 13—Napier Park R.C. Autumn. March 17.—Opunake R.C. Annual. March 22, 24, and 29—Australian J.C. Autumn. March 24—Wnipukurau J.C. Annual. March 24 and 25—Canterbury J.C. Autumn. March 24 and 25—Feilding J.C. Easter. March 22 and 24—Auckland R.C. Autumn. March 22 and 24—Wairar&paR.G. Autumn. March 24 and 25—Riverton R.C. Annual. March 2G—'Westland R.C. Autumn. ' April 2—Reefton J.C. Autumn. April 2 and s—Wellington R.C. Autumn. April D and 10—Manawatu R.C, Autumn. April 1G and 17—Hawke's Bay J.C. Autumn.