NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1700, 17 March 1913, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[Bt Glencoe.] The Opunake Racing Club's annual meeting will be held to-day. This club and the Ohinemuri_ Club are the only clubs in Uio Dominion that race on St. Patrick's Day. . '. - T. F. Quinlivan, of Hastings, arrived in Wellington on Saturday evening oii the wav to Riccartoii with Ventura, Jason,

Cheddar, and Kooya. The first-named it to be the . stable representative in the Great Easter Handicap, while Mr. Watt's colours will bo carried by Cheddar in the big 12 furlongs event. For his win in t(io Napier Cup on Thursday last Cheddar , will havo < to shoulder a 101b. penalty in tho C.J.C. Great Autumn Handicap, making his impost Bst. 51b., or 211b. more than ho won with two years ago. Trainer F. Davis wept to Auckland by the Main Trunk express on Saturday. His team for the Ellerslio meeting consists of BobrikolT, Labour Day, Soltano, and Landrail, sent north by boat. The Hague in. cliargo of A. Gray is to go'to Riccarton. P. M'Laughlin, with Eocene and Princo Eddie, will probably leavo Napipr tomorrow liiormng, bound for the Riccarton Easter gathering. Imagination will carry Mr. W. E. Bidwill's colours at the Ellerslio Easter fixture, while Exertion • and Submersion will take part at tho Tauherimkau gathering on Saturday and Monday next. Red Book, winner of the Maiden Scurry at Napier, is an Australian-bred horse by c True Blue—Lady Mary. Ho was purchased for 200gns. by Mr. E. J. Watt at tho Rnndwick yearling sales in 1911. Elwcll, who is engaged in the Hack Steeplechase events at tho Trentham autumn meeting next month, is now a mew. ber of J. W. Scott's team. S. Waddell, .with Peary, Dayfly, and Bootle, will leave Napier for Auckland by boat to-morrow ovening. The horses • named are to compete at the Auckland Racing Club's meeting, which offins on Saturday. . Writing to T. F. Quinlivan recently from Sydney, the Hawko's Bay owner, Mr.E.J. Watt, describes tho Positano— Indian Queen oolt, which brought 1500gns. at tho Melbourne sales, as a beautifully turned youngster, but rather leggy. Special interest attaches to tho carcer of tho youngster named as his. dam was formerly, owned in New Zealand and was sold by Mr. E. J. Parker, of Gisborno, to Mr.- Sol. Green, of tho Shipley Stud, for SOOgns. ' • Though nothing definite is known-on the point, it is improbable that Brown Owl will be sent to Auckland for the .Great Northern Oaks, lier stable companion, Winniiig Way, may, however, mnko the trip as she has been - working over middle distances lately. Good.. reports are. to hand concerning tho stock of the imported horse All Black, and-it is expected-that the-two youngsters recently, shipped to the.Randwick sale.! by Mr. E. J. Watt will bring good prices. , The local owner, Mr. W. lliordan, :is •contemplating a trip to Melbourne .with a handicap horse, and with that ciid in view, he asked for a price to bo put on Siiiipis. 'but the owner's estimate of .1100 fens..stopped negotiations. Ho is now endeavouring to securo Soldiers' Chorus. , Acceptances and -final payments for events at tkc„Cauterbury Jockey Club's meeting must "bo mado' by 'Wednesday next. Acceptances for the first day's events at the Feilding Jockey Club's Easter meeting close, at 8.30 p.m. to-morrow .with the club's secretary,. Mr. E. Goodbeliere. Nominations for the Manawatu Racing Club's autumn meeting close,at 10-o'clock to-morrow, night with the. cliibV secretary, Mr. J. M. Johnston, . Pnlmerston North. I It will be of interest to New Zealand sportsmen to know that La Roche, dam of the Australian Cup winner (Almissa) is own sister to Sir Geo, M'Lean's imported horse Sa'rto (St.' Simon—Lady Mildred). Bertrada and Lockwood did not, wait for the second day's racing at Napier Park, but were railed homo to Awapuni on Friday. They are both to be 1 taken *x> Riccarton in company with Bronze and 'Mouettb (Martian—Cuiralba)._ Tho four horses'named leave Awapuni this morning, and Will be shipped south by tho Maori to-night in charga of their trainer, G. Price. > That progressive sporting body, the Marlborongli Bacing Club, has just issued a neat little booklet of a decidedly useful nature. It is a handy size and contains a list of racing fixtures for tho bal-ance-of-, the 'season, -programme for tho club'sTnit'tfmri meeting, photograph of the Marlborough Cup, and a calendar for 1913. Jockeys are generally, supposed to bo , ' most happy when' they are busy, probably ' becauso tho riding fees are always waiting for them at the end of the day's work. On occasions, however, some of tho jockeys must, bo very tired of all the travelling that bcoonies necessary iii the pursuit of business. The present week .will be a busy ono for many of them. A. Oliver, for instance, will bo at Opunako to-day, at Tauherinikau next Saturday, and as far south as Riccarton on Monday and Tuesday of next week. FIXTURES. March 17.—Opiinake R.C. Annual. March 22 and;24—Auckland B.C. Autumn. March 22 and 24—WairarapaR.C. Autumn. March 22, 24, and 29—Australian J.C. Autumn. March 24—Waipukurau J.C. Annual. March 24 and 25—Canterbury J.C. Autumn, March 24 and 25—Feilding J.C. Easter. March 24 and 25—RivertonR.C. Annual. March 26—Westland R.C. Autumn. April 2—Reefton 'J.C. Autumn. April 2 and s—Wellington R.C.' Autumn. April 9 and 10—Manawatu R.C. Autumn. April IG. and 17—Hawke's Bay J.C. Autumn.