NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1945, 31 December 1913, Page 10

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

'By GEISCO».]

There will bo racing at Ellerslie, Stratford, Marton, Hastings, and.Tauhennikau in tho North Island to-morrow, and at lnvercargill in tho South Island. The name of Thrax appeevs in the acceptances for the- A.R.C. Handicap, ono milo and a half, ot Elierslie to-morrow, but this is probably an error, as no news of the horse's arrival at Ellerslio has been reported.

C. Emerson, the >>cw i Zealand jockey, who has been riding in Australia for some months past, is returning to tho Dominion shortly on s holiday visit-, and intends to reach Wellington in time for tho Cup Meeting: next month.

Waiputcro is in the Hurdles at the Auckland meeting to-morrow with tho nice 'impost of list. 91b. The chestnut niaro raced well in each of the other jumping events, but on Monday she got all the worst of a scrimmage with Phrflso at tho home tarn, and this took all the steam out of her.

Kilrain and Birkline, winners- at Awapuni, are liable to be rehandicapped for tho Wairarapa Cup to ho run to-morrow. In tho Shortland Plate at Ellerslie, t-hs judge inadvertently placed .Mr. J. Monk's Belasco third when ho feaily finished in fourth position. The Wellington sportsman notified the judge of the error, and Banian's number was hoisted. The colours of tho two horses aro very similar.

The Damc-virke sportsman, Mr. H. I?. GaiSford, who in recent years raced Tawhaki, Swimming Belt, Gausie, and other horses, intends again having his colours unfurled at race meetiu,?s. At Palmerstoji North on Monday ho purchased five o,r tho Kiiramu horses. They ai-o to-- be trained by J. H. Pressor, nt Poririia.

.Amongst the juveniles racing at Elier?lie, nothing was galloping better mi tho tracks'than Mr. Harvey Patterson's Fabrikoff, but a> far the Mcitschikoff youngster has failed to show 'up in' his rase*. He is in with the light ifiipsst of 6st. 121b. ill tho Midsummer Handicap tomorrow. Chime has been siiiTci rug from skin troubles since arriving nt EHer?lio,_ l)ul apparently Mr. 'J l . H. Lowry's filly is on Ihs improve, as she has been paid up fnr iu the. two-year-eld handicap event, tomorrow. Some surprise was- expressed when Trainer T. Qninlivan did not race Tatfelley in Iho Visitors' Handicap at lillerslic, aa it is generally thought that iivo furlongs would suit him tetter than a race over a furlong further. He is to start ill tho Newmarket Handicap to-morrow, and also in the Uoyai Stakes, on Friday, ill which ho will meet the best two-year-olds. The brothers Frank and Stanley "Weotton, each of whom has definitely relinquished race riding, are due to arrive in Australia shortly on a holiday. They will subsequently return lo t-Inghmd and follow tho occupation of trainer:--; Sinco his arrival in England in ISO 6 Frank has had 38G3 mounts, SB9 of; which were on winners—this up to November 13. He has never been lucky enough to pilot tho winner of the Derby, Tjut ho won tho Oaks on I'erola, the St. I.eger on Swynford, and tho Grand I'rix on Ilouli.

Query broke down while working at AVingittni on Friday morning. He sprung a tctrnon in oito of his front legs and also went amiss in his off hind fetlock, which had been showing signs of weakness for some time. The breakdown is a serious loi'S to his new owner, a well-known Chrisiehui o!> w'lio only recently gave 350 guineas for 'tho chestnut gelding. Had Cherubim started, in.the Summer Cup on .Monday he would have been installed fjwurite, lift dirt' h gallop ovm> jjajf a on tko moxJiiftS <il flw m%

v.'hicti equalled that ot r :\Var.stcp. However, W. Young could not ride the..weight and, ni no other- suitable horseman,could Im> found, {he C.J.C., Derby,' winner ;ho,d lis bo scratched.

' Tlio Great Northern ■.peibv,. to.-: be decided to-morrow,promises to be; « most interesting ro.co between Varst-op, Bonny lfclen,.Clic;-übini, and Etaalda. The liritmentioiiej. trio will each bo heavily supported, !>nt when the closes. Clierubini'ivill probably 1® actual favourite. . Whether 3f0,.« iil win is another mat-, tn. ■ ' ;i SSKff : V 1 '

Ah" : fays.that Marlel lias hecn! sportsman Cor „C?SO. . ' Moucitc.' Cow!,. \ : !.<r<u..<<v and Bcrtrnda have • boen' sci-a Lc he J ,\forj;a 11 an-,, ••agemenfs at ilte* \Vairai-apa ■ Ka'ciii'fi C!nl>'s meeting, 'wllich>peus' to-morrow. . ci';"'*" '..' : V" In cciinwiUoif ■ with' the Jucke.r Club's .Summer MectinE.'"excursion.'tickets will be issued on the railways' from nil parti. Tho meeting commenccs to-inortow, and wilt l» concluded on. Friday. , . Special train arranscwcntsshav.e baen mado for tho Wairarapa': Itncmur Club's Summer meeting, which 'takes place at the T.-mhcrenilcau .. Racecourse, ''«ear Featherston, to-morrow, and on Friday. Trains will leave Wellington for Featherston to*moriw at 6.35 a.m., and ut 5.30 a.m.,. returning from t'cothorston after tho races, at 5.25 p.m., 8.35 p.m. , ,;and...(.18 p.m. H'.'£ : ■' MAPTON SCRATCHINOS. . ■ (By ■ ®elesra.ph.--Press. Association.) '■.. Marlon, December 30.'■ , The following horses liavo been scratched for-tho Marfan meeting-For all engarments: Arioni; Fagot, Marblehend, 'free Lucenus Master 'fupuliii IJoyal Simon, 3Cop«, Stockndn, Lady Laddo, ana Sinapis." For the -First Hurdles: Matjow* Master. Ivura. ■ For tho F'cetnc Hack: Portraiture. For tho Rauwav Handicap astL-Dssli Handicap: Iliad's Hero,"