NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1933, 16 December 1913, Page 18

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

■ : ilv Gl.excoe.l ■ A final reminder is given those concerned that acceptances for-the' first day's events at the Manawatu meeting and final payments for the Eighth Palmerston .North Stakes aro duo-to-night. Mr, W. J. Stratton, secretary of the Hr.wkc'tv Bay .Jockey Club, and Sir. John M'Voy, of the Napior Park Bacing Club, arrived here last evening.. The Gisborne owner Mr.- C. J. Parker has sustained a bereavement' through the death of Mrs. Parker. This will mean that Multiply will forgo his Mauawatu engagements.' Tile District Committeo of tho Hawke's Bay Jockey Club' has "-recommended F. !>.. Jones 'to.-,tUe ; Wellington Committeo as suitable to hold a trainer's license. In consequence of this tho new mentor who has charge of Mr. W. E. Bidwill's horses will be able to take up his duties forthwith..- . Mr, J. Monk's horses ■ Cipjy Belie and Belaseo are being railed to -Auckland on Thursday evening. They will go in charge of 11. 31'Sweeney, and. will be ridden in-their engagements by B. Greenwood. ; • , ; -■ ■; .Several .leading' jockeys contemplate riding at Elierslie on' Boxing Day, and at- Awapuui uii the Saturday, arriving back in Auekland for-tho second dav of lilo A.R.C. Meeting on'Mondav, December The new totalisator house s:nd other improvements at the Hastings ' course are to be put under way as soon as the Is'ev; Ye.Tr Meeting is over. This' will allow four months for their .completion, which should be- ample .time. During Christmas week there will be t. sale of thoroughbred stock from the studs of the Hon. J: D. Ormond and Sir. G. P. Donnelly,.' at ..-Palmorston North. . ■ ■ . - ' . v. : ; It is freely stated in Hastings that tlm Karamu -stable shelters ■ a . better two-voar-old than Hymettius. Tltis may lie so, but most people would probably prefer to ho on tho Welleslo.v Stakes v, inner. - v It is eenorally thought' that . Los Anaelos will bo an' acceptor -in tho Manawatu Cup, .in which he has Bst. ]31h: If so ho will-.be ridden- by 11. Telford, and tho-same horseman will bo up on the. other'.membefs' of the Porirna. team. '■ ' Undecided has already, won many Clips under big imposts';-but-he still gets into the handicaps'very'well.""*At Otaki in the fipriii" he carried :,9st. and won the President's -Handicap, the' beaten division including *Lora,-i<ouown (Sst. lib-)'.-' .In tho Marton -.Cupnlm -lsuter is -set co meet Undecided on 3ib. 'worse terms, though the pair,, have.;'not .met '» lh <' - iMteml-j'-'- |-j