NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1932, 15 December 1913, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

j.Vrnv Glexcoe.l .. ;'■ >". To-morrow night at ■ 10 p.m. aceeptai'ccs hiosa for tho first day's races at tho Manaivatn meeting. Final payments for tito Eighth.Palme-ston North Stakes are'due at-'thc-same hour. ... Acceptances for the Auckland,' Taralahi, Hastings,. arid Alartou ■ fixtures dose on Friday; ■'■■■>'■■ ■■ '■'■;■:' ■ Friday "cut is nomination day for tho Wellington Cup Meeting, which is to he held on January SI, 22, and 24.' f Tho handicap for the Msmnwntu Cup last year was framed on a much higher schlo than is the case this year, For instance, liroiizo had Sst. 13!b. twelvo months ago. and she now gets in'ht 51b. less. 'Siiiapis had &•'. fllh. against Bst. 81h. this year.. Master Laddo (7st; Sib.) has tho same' weight us iast year, and Mangaroa (Tst.;7!]»:> ;less' this '■■In the'big 1 event'-at the Mannwalu meeting■■ Sir Solo,' last- year's winner,-

has only got 121b: more now'than the impost which, he scored under twelve months ago. Dining the following months.lie.came to Trentlmm and, with isi. Bib., lie defeated one of tho best ileitis that has ever contested a Wellington Cup. Those horses that finished behind him included Ihbrikvff (Ost. lilb.'i, Soldiers' Chorus (Sst. 81b.), Tinderided (Sst. 8)1).), Bronze (Sst. 41b.), Masterpiece (Sst), and Sinapis (7st. 101b.)- 'The Sir Laddo gelding gave evidence, at- V.'i.iotiville that- lie is coming back to form, for, carrying 9st. IBlb., to the front in such heavy going, is a good performance. If his owner decides to let bins continue his AwaIHini engagement, he is not- likely to want friends on -the day. Ladoga is doing good work at Trontliam and is much fancied for the Ma.nmvatu Cup. So far no horseman has aeon selected to ride him, .hut the lightweight (A. Heed) wiil most likely have tho mount. F. D. Jones, the newly-appointed private trainer to Mr. W. T'l Bidwill, of Bolotaroa, has already taken up his now duties, and will hare a team "of seven norscs to start on._ Most jockeys who nave taken to training during recentyears have done uv-11. G. Price made a great success of the Ilighdcn horses, and with the small team under his caro H. Match is continually winning races. So Jones, who has more than a superficial knowledge of veterinary science, should bo able to got oiit whatever galloping powers tho horses under his chargo possess. S. Waddeil is already at Ellerslfo with his team for tho Cup meeting.' Hymetthiß, Hyettus, Banian, Ho.skaync-, Intelligent, and Witched arc the horses which will carry the KarainU colours. - Trainers F. Davis and T. Quinlivan are leaving for Auckland to-tlay. The former will take eight horses and tho latter a team of four. Jack Delaval is.now a firm favourite for the Auckland Cup. ■ Kakama, has contested several A.R.C. Railway Handicaps, and promises to see the post for the big sprint event on Boxing Day. J. Thorpe has the Soult maro going well, and slip may be ticked riff as likely to play her part weli in the race in question. .. '. At tho Rakaia meeting on Thursday last tho Cup was won by tho North Island hurdle horse Bravest, who earned Bst. 121b., and ran the ten furlongs in 2min. lOsec.

'Ilio Molbourno horseman F. W. M'Cabe, who is at present on a holiday trip to Auckland, has boon granted a license by the A.R.C., and will be riding m tho hurdle events at Ellerslie. A correspondent writes in a Southland paper: "A suspicions injury was indicted on n brood mare at Mr. Gerald Stead's farm at Braekcnfiehl. Tho mare, which is from t'io North Island, has a foal at loot, an/.l is to bo mated with Mr. Stead's Ha, 'form. Sim was found to be suffering from a wound just below one of tho eyes. Mr. Stead, having doubts as to the injury being wilful or otherwise, communicated with yio police station, ■ which has sent out two detectives to investigate. t'alipha, by' Martian—Son of tho Desert inn re, won tho. Fourteen-ono Maiden Handicap of SO sms., four and a half furlongs, at, tho Kciisinjjton Usees on .November 29.' At one time Calipha was sold iii Christc/.iurcli for £0. Fougasse, a live-year-old marc hv Kilcliernn—AmbiL'ih, was among tho" winners at tho Htaroy pony meeting, Melboiirne, on December 1. Marton carried 12st. -lib. and won the Hurdle 'Handicap, two miles and a turking, at 'die Kcmbla Grange meeting, Now South Wales, on December 2.