NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1972, 31 January 1914, Page 13

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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AccßrptanoeJ! for tfco Oanterburj Midsummer Meeting, aro due on Thursday next at 9 p.m. Tiio Takapuna Qlub'a Summer Meet' ing will bo concluded to4ay. The Nelaofl, nominations require tie attention of owners on Frida.y next, and the Danwevirke entries are due on Saturday. Jockey Jos O'Ooimel!., v/hp has besii spending a holiday in Hastings, is leaving Auckland for Sydney by. next Monday's boat,

Keport S&3U that tins Wangantii owner-trainer, A. Hall, has tired of racing hofses., and intends setting up in business as the proprietor of a motor garago. It will bo remembered that eoverol of Hall's horses were injured in the recent fire at EUarslto, jind this has-, hurried him on towards his retirement.. F. W. M'Caba hae had a great run of success since, lio came to this eotmirj , , and his witjning average is tery high. At EUe.rslie, out of three mount?, ho was twice first and onco second, Later on ho wen two rases at a sxmntry fixture, and on Thursday ho scored on North-E-ast in thp Tafovpuna Hardies. Thoro is a probability of thn horso raraed being eent to Australia ehottly, and if so ho will go across in charge- of M'Cabo. The locaUy-owjied lnimcr is still suffering f fom the gruelling pho got in the Consolation Handicap at Trentham. In consequence of this, her trainer has d<ScMeil to-sp.ell her, and the proposed trip to tljo Taraiiaki Oijp meeting' has been abandoned,

Mr. W. E. Bidwill h«ss dooided that if Boputatkni trains on ho will send him across to Sydii.oy nejet spring to try and win the A.J.O. Derby. ¥. 1). Jonee, who will go jn cha-rgo of the blask coltj previously -visited Sydney and won the JfetropoUtan Hafrdirs.p oft Maniopotg. Los Angolos has been allawed tg drop out of his Taraiiakj Gap engagement., and after ratling at Hawera lie will re* turn to the beach at 3P<irirua. Hia stable qompanian, will be sent up to contest the Taranaki Cup. Ptiblio form works out so well in hurdfc races, that it will bo »o eurprtso to find North-Estst made favowite at Takiipnna to-da.y, eveft though he has the ironost of 13st. :

Tlie "Royal Fusilier filly, Chime, 'cently boW H. Lowry to an Aneklantl sportsman, scored a half vjctery for lier new owner by dead heating with Dolenda in tho two-year-aid event at Takopuiw on Thursday, She is weig|ital at Dst, 101b. in the , Bnndifcap'to-day.' ' ' ' . Cheddar has been aosepted for in both thfl, Welter and big handicap at Tokapuna to-day. Most likely tlie Meri'iwoo gelding ffill start in the one mile and a- quarter event. Trentliam stables will not be represented at tho Egmont or Taratiaki meetings, Most o| the inmates are feeling more ov less the exertions of tha Wellington nieetinp;, aiid nothiiig Beriqiw will be recjuirett of tlieTtl imitl the Woodvillo liieeting comes round. Nominations for the Woodville meeting elgse on Monday nest, ,

IMPORTED TROTTERS,

■■ By the: R.M.S.. Aorangi San Fraiioisco there- arrived: in Wellington yesterday five trotters, which aro valued at between £2000 trad £3000. Tho animals are ffojn tlie CasteltoJi Stock Farm, Kentucky, and wero brought out froni San Francteca for various buyers by Mr. Charles Jnrvis. Tho following are the piwiiicmlars :—Oiie, mare aged fjvo years and foal, alss onecnlb aged two years, for Mr. E. 15. Lo Liovic, of Altajxsa; ono bay cott, ngc-d four years, for Mr. Potter, o:f da.mimi; aud ono brown colt, agod two years., for Mr. CJias, Hudson, of Dunedin. Tho animals will have- to go into quarantine for some days before they aro sent south*

FIXTURES, .Ta.n, 29 iroa 81—Takapuna Jookey Club, Feb. i, s—ESiuont Baetng Club, peb. 5-Te Kmti S-acippr Club. Feb. 7-Bay of Plenty Jftcke.v CJuD. Fob. 11—Sotorua Jo&key Club* Feb. 11, 12—Tara.rsaki jockey Club. Feb. 26, 2S-*-WaDgaimi Jocfcey .Club.