NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1951, 7 January 1914, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

":'The" Te Kuiti• Racing ■ C'tiib's --annual race , meeting takes place on February 0. , ..Owners;should not'.overlook the ■liomiiiationsvwhich close'this week. ' '' Acceptances for the first day's handicaps at'the. Wellington Racing Club's Summer'-Sleeting , , close at 9 p.m. . on Monday-next with .the dub's secretary, Mr.-,.Ai : .' : E.;Whyte. '■ At the same time entries iaro ,, due for the Trial Stakes, Disposal. Stakes, and Selling Plato. ... '''Capital-nominations have been receiv* odfoiCtheToxton Racing Club's meeting','arid' J 'pres6nf-indications aru that tho fixture.;will be a successful one. '■ Those''of tho Hori. : <T. D. Ormond's horses that had been competing at the Auckland.,Racing-Club's meeting ivero .railed home to .Hastings on Monday. ■. i" ; : Colonel "Soul't.; was tho unlucky horse at the .Auckland meeting. ... He mis improving with overy gallop, and had tlio races been a? week oi; so later ho would havo'been.; , .well nigh.invincible. ■■ Aβ it was' : there'-werc>-many . who considered 'that ho should have. wo:i: both tho Summer C'up s: and tho Auckland Kacing Club .former event he. ;doad-lieat<'ti'-'''\vith';.Bon', Ton for second, place.'and latter.Jie acted, as inn-'nev-up' ;'. ;;.'.:-'. :,; . ft -Jlistib'ridtto-'iAchilles.— Chinwag) is .on the iniprpytv'andr.though-she dnos not -appear-tokli'.'iia'nythingr-.approacliiiig.-.. a '■(■liampioh7-' i slie ought to pick nn ;a race

S'fThoj'aceSsWon l .by;..Clionibiiii at Auckland occasion, run-to suit, tho'brotiiorito'So'lfHors' Chorus.' Mr. Grectnvooii'sJi.'olt'is .itndonbtwll.v ."i good (iiio, and^wiiuld'probably have won at ■Klli?rsiioi f: iiV : ia!iy.:circiimsinnres. ■ . Still. • tlio'miiflfllinK pace in tho curly stages of Vno -Viickland-'Plaic. could .not have beon more ■o.Ci.-ithror.-yoar-oid ;that (■aivrun ; yy!f>s ; iiu!o"'en tlio traces ; "■ J . . -: - ;-Niii!mai's*!inp ; >Uo'.thev/" est ■;, Coaso Siientiiigs'-liasi'bici.r'a profitablG o»o, and Mr' H ; Whithoyiwill havc.no cauEd;.;t» : rckret.»liaviu^eiit:;Uip o agod;:.Co]irjucror. 'gohiing thnro.-: ; ;i|':':V';;jS?§- :: ' ; ""''^''%.:: : . " ; :' ' jßiioklpyivrresW oll * , . °f. " 10 Jockey * ClubArotuvned. .■froiri*.liis-?t.rip--to -JsHcln«d -.I?** * c?k- ---■ 116:'' rbrtractcd ? .t bad cold shortly nficr ■■his'Virrivnlf'aiu] was'unable to,bo proHis rnuca of.nis.;.visit.■;;;■,. v : '^■AYheV-'lio' 1 stripped' fer: : Uio Summer ■■Cuii- at 'Ellerslw,- Haskayne; looked .. as ■\vcll : fts'ovcrho did, but.in the rnco lie Vas' r aiivays-in,;tlie-rear, nnd was one V:th.'..lasV : forcrpss the line- I'rr.bab y Hiro-"ilia'rd- L "goiiigs , 'affcetcfl- ; B.rheiib(-acl s wlion hc.gots.ii (rark-to Knit.lani, witntor ,«l!I Quickly .slipff'-.:thiityhis,;.Aueklaml.. ion,, Iwas , ail-^vi""'"gi--N i '"i' , '' v .^j?'':'-V,', ! '.^'v^ l .■'■■■■ ?'%hKl.rg(ibd' i inarn?.;|llcfiol.n;.is-probnbly ?,oiliirkv:S'noisa-i^«-in^ilio, araiulstanu day o. tho ■:'-\'ii/-k!nHf!--iiject,ing":.' ■■: H. looked ns if 0. -h'ucn"a , nTu^op^:ni.a.t! L2 r 5 .-*4 co '-'' easll r-' ? - u

n!p™a|e ; £imi that DeoW, on ;Jack Dcnapping. ■;■■■.. . S;-j(;-'ififlii)iiii is first faymiritn 'for'' the Cup. and increased support ;;ji:fs|s<;omii s for ■tiim-KOiisc(|Uoiit , -''ii|v.)li a '.i.'ifmiini'iitliat Kinnitio 'will lm rosorvrtf Stakes,'"which; day ns..tlic C'sij?', ' ..}•&££:■' ■ ;^itij'aVi.yo'n'c , had s;ii(i after Hio;.f.striko *;liisjlgtliofiv,:iiolc of the (,'lirist.ninsVand. would liavcyliown s'li/);\''^itola i |is!!t<)rS i .iiit i r<.'a.scs. ,, ' , ''t)ie,v ,, 'w'oulfl sj)i;ol!al)l^su(iti!ii^oj)t'cir.lakpirspripsis]y. , *jvlial^lif\s : ;. to/;be "s'crcirflciK; ;:SiifiJ;';:il!| ; oiiiyj*'si!r)\ys~ .\yliist^;ii"grea(V' u ?'-l h'a'.s" , . pii , <Xc\v.:fZt : aSlaiVflei'.^^'^K.'ij , ; :~ *'■'*.'■■■is'■;-''"'e , '

lliliiiuiicnfipcrJiSK. Henrys; wliq ; l;as . licVn"~ r> flic ial iii jj;. at;';jitlin *~' Diiitodin ninl. ;Pamani 'nioqtings'ft'Voturiibcl-'.to'-'NyelUng-i tJij-'l'licrbyivii 1. fi'e iS r;u-iiig f at.Aji\Th;ingarcH.bn : TiuM-.sday" am! FridayS&ipMtv-tk&i'&k

Baiidiera wosvtiio I'alinorstnir of lengths,, ■i f i«i:: <! pi>on red. to s r be... tioiiiy-i his'-, best," at* iinisl).- ;;'iiiis¥races.isyremarkabio i.t'oivlhc' t:ceiy satno' , lormei;-'oc(:asions.3JiJli!n-; i'ijcutffcarrying the lafe Mr.lG..;G|!Btoitd's, [•x'oloiirs, won thc> inaugural. raco'.pfilOiW: iiiiSlmin. 13 3-ssce/Siord SoUltJcstiibr ■lisl'iod.tho presciit-'r'ecorcl iii 1909;'.cor.ry-i ■ing'Ost. six f.iirl:'longs:>in ' Gol i I 1908,Vuiid i: JJadajn.-Jtadcap/ ' carrying 'Bst.' 61b , ., .m : ;19]0, , 'rau'- , tlio rf , joiiriicjvin,lniin..;;l4se(!...; Bandeiia, *])6st ! ''yet. Imrnq'.to 'viotbrvvi--.yst:?;'B]l).,- tookilniin'oll' 3rO6eoffitb ; ;amiji {passltlio journey.this.yca.ri'j&J^jjV-SS' ,, :W".W'..'o'Halloraii!'canie 'in.for. so!na : \veli» Kileearvod commendation ; .;Jfroin' owners i for-'his handling-ofi.tlieir/liorscs during, ■ : .tliq« holiday meetings.^-''His.:-.effort in, '•wiiming tiib Himilnngi'.Weltoßon.Mat-'■ibtt-'-'wonld do credit to. any. , , horseman. ■Asßccd also rtxle a particularly' "race on Kilrain in the,Uanawatu,.Cnp,.;

;C. Pressmen who.'wore placed in the difh•cult position of noting the finish or.races, from the press-stand, located 200 yards below.'.the finishing post, at the'Maiia-, waiiKiiieetmg, will rhe pleased to>liear ■pn.tho , ,.chib , s intention to provide accommodation moro in a line- villi , , tie ■judge's box! ■ With this •alteration, the ■club's 'appointments may snfoty., ho ..saw to ■ bo;as up-to-date. as ; any, iibthe.Dojiiinion..-.:- ■„ ■■ . ..''V , ■■• ■ ',■£:•.■::■<■ ■■ : P. Snames possesses, a larly I'spoedy filly in Martian ...-l'rii'cess. On ■ the first, sl.o showed 'her; ability;;.to:? go faster . than IVroniU.i, and day inoro. than, uelfi»her<qw!V>for?paco rtth'tho \sricccJy. JSnueiigarde;-:- , Should-, slio- stay, '"on"'.better with .ago. to. ..bp^ii'seful'.^-Jj^lfe'uV'■ ■■'" .■'■.'''■^■■Y'i^j;' , V. , '. K?Tlie- connections" of. ; Undecided ":< y.,ere.. "muoli : 'ciiamourcd:of-the' ■ big;;, horse's 'ehaiicoVof ■■'success ■ in"'tho . big' raw. at : Marion; "and 'a . lot. of, money, changed: "hands, as i(' result of his failure.-; -Mr. ■Sniart'"has not had .the best ot litk ■lately with his horses.. ■ Rig ■Blast, who ■ was thought-.by 'many good judges to l)e equal to annexing one of the big.liiirdie races-last'season., went'wrong on tr.q eve'of'the' Wellington Winter Meetmg, Slid now Undecided has ken laid aside for" a fe\y-! , montljs..V-vHow»-er,- Amny : . seems to'bo on the improve.--. -". shoiiW be-rcmPinbered tJiat-.Pcg is iii the Telegraph Handicap, with the luxurious impost of 7st. 91b. Last season this marc was. regarded as amongst the" best sprinters in the Dominion, and' if her win at Auckland marks a returii to her best form she should becue of the favourite selections oa the day. " ' ■ Sir Knos was not exactly cherry ripe when seen out at. the liann.vatu meet-uijV-nevertheless he ran some creditable races. In the interim between the Manawatu and Wellington meetings the liig Sir Larldo horso should make some improvement; if this is done the 7st. 121b. which ho has been allotted in the

Wellington Cup will not stop him troni takin" a prominent part in its decision. Others seen out at Manavratu that should be all the better for the racing are-Ladoga, Odessa, and Roosevelt. There is an ■ outcry amongst Tasmanian cross-country riders at tho alteration made in the list of jockey fees, fixing the losing mount, where the stake is £50 and under, at kl (says an Australian writer). There am not many first-tlass cross-country riders in lasmania, aud stakes are not as a rule very ' '; K man who had- badced Invocation, a. winner at the Vincennes raco meeting on November 10 (says .in exchange , becaiao so escited when tea* hw Lo«e leading down tho straight that nc leu dead wivila shouting "Invocation wins. Cheddar was yesterday withdrawn from the Wellington Cup and other engagements at tho Treutham meeting.