NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1729, 21 April 1913, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[Br Glencoe.]

Tho Masterton Club has received very fair acceptances for its Autumn meeting, to be held on Thursday and Friday next. The wliolo of tho ovc-nts, except the Cup, have filled well. Nominations for the Wangnnui meeting close 011 Friday next. H. Pritchard is to leave for tho south to-night witii Gay Lawless, who is to contest tils liurfils'events at tlie South Canterbury noting on Wednesday and Thursday next. The jumpers in the south its not a good lot, and Pritchard's marc, who is to be ricUisn by A. M'Counon, -.•aould show up well. Astrologer ran a wucii better race on the, scooxid (lay at Hastings than--on'the-' opening' day, and os ho seems' to Lo coniiiif.on tho two-ycar-iild named should bo prominent s.t too finish of tho Jlaiclon race at Masterton on Thursday next. J. H, Prossei" is sending two of his team to Masterton on Tuesday. Intention (Achilles—Good Intent) will race in-tho Maiden, -and Aloha in the open sprint OVOIItS. Acceptances for tho Marlborough Pacing Club's Autumn merding close with the ■secretary, Mr. L. Griffiths, Blenheim, on Wednesday next. B. Dec ley is petting up something liko a record in. traveUing lately. Ho was at Bastings on Wednesday and Thursday, at Avondalo or. Saturday, and he is now on tho way to iWaru for tho meeting there on Wedneajkiy and Thursday. It is lu3 present intention to catch Thursday's ])oat front Lyttelton, and do the second day at Masterton on Friday, after vhic-hi ho v/ill eutsli • tho Marlborough meeting nest week. There was a hostile demonstration after the Dash Handicap at the New Brighton Trotting Club's meeting on Thursday. Cute was well clear of all her opponents a furlong from li'oms, but Our Aggie finished very strongly, fight on the outside. Tlra judge's decision was given in favour of: Cute, but this did not pleaso'n largo section of tho public, and there was an angry pvotest against tho official placing. Emperador has established a great reputation for consistency since he commenced racing. Early in February ho won tho Middle Park Plate, and last month, at tho Autumn meeting 0/ tho Canterbury Jockey Club, he finished third in the Great Faster Handicap and Challenge Stakes. At tho Wellington Bacjng Club's Autumn meeting he was second in tho Railway Handicap, and he filled a similar position in the liawke's Day Stakes.

Einaldo who won tho Hawke's Bay Stakes, was also' successiul in tho Alaiuiwatu Sires' Produce Stakes, and on recent form he is entitled to tako high rank among the season's two-year-olds. Ho is by tho English-bred sirp Charlemagne 11. Demeter, the dam of Rinaldo, is by Wallace—Eleusis. This family has been very successful in New Zealand during the last few years. Delusive (daiti of Miss Mischief and Counterfeit) anil Blusive (dam of Tomorrow, Lady Wayward, I'litaway, and Thistledown), both being by Trenton— Elcusis. A movement is on foot to establish an Owners' and Trainers' Association in Southland, , The steeplpchaser Antarctic continues to train on, and reports from the north stale that thero is an excellent prospect of seeing him race .prominently at the winter meetings. Mr. W. G. Stead has purchased tho Formative—Pursering yearling colt, hall'brother to Gold Thread, from Mr. G. P. Donnelly.' The colt lias been operated on, and will bo sent south as soon as ho recovers from the effects of the operation. Tho New Zealandcr, Mcrrio I,ad, who | won the liurdlo ruco at the Moorcfield meeting in Sydney last Saturday, had previously accounted for a jumping event at the City Tattersall's meeting at liundwick. Commenting on his performance en that occasion, un Australian exchange says: "Even allowing for tho fact that lie Was not meeting nearly as strong a field, his performance was a decided improvement upon Ilia ell'ort in iho First Hurdle Knee at the A.J.C. Autumn meeting, when ho finished last of those completing tho journey." Blast, who is mentioned ill the cablegram as having filled third position in ihe hurdle race behind Mcrrie, Lad at Hooreficld on Saturday, 'was not entered for that event. Tho cablegram may liavo leen intended to convey tho information that the son of Machine Gun won tho Flying Handicap, six furlongs. . Weights for the first day's events_ at Hie Asliburton meeting are duo on Wednesday. Nominations for principal events at. th 6 Auckland Racing Club's Winter meeting close on Friday next. Since 1371) Captain Machell mviied three Liverpool winners in Disturbance, Keugny, and I(o.?ul, whiic lie managed Seaman for Lord Manners. Outside the eapl:iiii no one has dune better in this particular raw than .Sir C. tvho owned three winners—Cloister, Jerry Al„ and Covert Coat. Although .lacamar and linrios have been purchased with a view to winning t he Viceroy's Cup, a visitor to Australia from India says both will be troubled |.;i bint Maviowl, who retains his form wonderfully well, ami promises to be as good next December as at any time in the (.'arsev, who ran third in Hie Liverpool Grand National this month, had his ilr.-t run in that, race as a six-year-old in l!)i):>. He was olio of the long-priced division, but, with lOst. 81b., got: as closu as eighth. Tho follovriwc tear, ft wuwl less.

ho was well bitcked. lie ran well, too, but jusi; mi>ed a pUico, jini>hins iourlh to Jenkinstown, Jerry M., and 'Odor. In 15)11 he iv.is prominent in (in* betting quotations. but lhal; year only four finished, ami lie not of the numlicr. The 1!)ll (>rainl National was remarkable h:eau»:e of fact litai th: 1 2ii Waiters, only the winner- (.liens-ide—dtd not make a nii-lake oi soine kind. Lveu I lie hor.-cs which eventually finished .-eeund and third were down at' .-utn." <-•'J- 11 ' rare. Last vent 1 Carsey, with M'si. Lilt)., was ;i»aiu j n the totting but, as in PU'S, ho failed to yet closer than lourth.

A l;r<r im-iras l in j:nzr nrnyy Ikk bri'U madV*- hy the Victorian Kiieinij Club to next year's programme:-. Hi'.' abided money liein;' man; (hart lor the <un season. This, though .iJ-SW* than decided upon by the A.u-trahan Jockey Club, <ntlv brings th« V.iU loial hoHi:- next reason up If* A'W.'.'W as again."! Lite lii>t-named Lady's Ahlnu^h wo are repcalnliy t'.'Ni theie U really no rivalry Jal.weni the tw-a dub.- <siys a Sydney wriler). il i* alnnH w. nler*. U> say it oxM** in a frieudiv way. Th<- a<Muri inuiK'.v alhtclii'd to (he ih-.\l Meil;;>i:nii' Cup will be .VMi, ami lam r.n»i::»r;:ci lu ko it. ininxivid 10 .£lo,tl,'!o in I'Jl-l, thereby returning to the-giary - f i_ [h? year* in which it was won by Carbine. .\ialvoho. Glenbth, ami Tareoeki .Ti'spcctively. _.\s Uio .Newmarket Handicap is njeogni.-vd ns Australia's mo-fc important six-iurlontf race, it was only proper ilu- nrize-immey should bo in keeping "with its- peMtian, ftiul, rpco!jiii>iiio this, the contniiijce ha> added another <£1000 lo it, making the -amount for next ytor .£SOOO-

amount lor next ytor .touuuFIXTURES. April 23 and 21—South Canterbury J.C. Autumn. April 2-i and 25—Mnstcrton Ti.C. Autumn. April 30 and May I—Marlborough P.O. Autumn. May 8 and 9—Ashburton County Xf.C. Autumn. May 14 and 15—Bgmont li.C. "Winter. May 22 and 2-i—"Wauffanui *T.C. "Winter. June 3 and 4—Dunedin J.C. Winter.