NOTIS AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1974, 3 February 1914, Page 4

NOTIS AND COMMENTS.

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■ Tliere. will be plenty-ol race'mcotings for sportsmen this ivcek. On Wedftcsfe y , »»! Thursday the iSgm.ont Raciiig Club will hold its Summer- Meeting, the Tβ. Kiiiti-Club's meeting is on Thursday, that of- tho Uisborno Raoing Club on Thursday and Friday, and that of tho Canterbury Jockey Club on Saturday ~

Acceptances .-■ fqr the C.J.C; Mi* summer Meeting closo on Thursday night. . ■ '. -

■ Nominations for tho Nelson Cu» Meeting close on Friday, and for the Daiinevirko Meetwvg o n fsatitrday flight. At the monthly, mcetiii' gof the <?ojnmitteo of the Weffington Raeijig CtuJs, held resterday, it fras rfeeidorf to vi'jit ,tho Trentham courso on Satuwtay next go into .the .question of straightening the courso proper for tho halfanita, five-f-u-rlongs, and six-fjirlojig& races. ' . - Chief Marshal, who has been o:if the ■soeno since the Winter Meeting of tho Auckland; .Chit, is duo to niako his rertpppavanfio in tte hurdles at Gisborno on Thursday. Tho NAtiomil ■ Hur-tlioa ■and Steeplechase winner, is also an acceptor in the same event, In ; tho light of hw tfooa showing in the Wellington .Gups Blcriotis suro to start a; good favpurito in the Gishorne Ctip. J. B.ndhaiWH is going from Auek* land to ride Mr. F, Hall's maw.

. Now .that Oar King has strtielc form okco -more, the, good-looking bay horse may probably go on winning a few mo.ro races before the wteiglits find him put. At Gisb-otno on Thursday ho haa-.Ost. 61b, in the Flying Handicap, but the opposition is many degrees from- first--lass.

In, addition to Reputation, • F. D. Jones. took Vocation south last night* The- latter is engaged hi tho Trial Stakes aad Graven Plat*) both run over a s.eyeii-furlongs: course.' , Jockey S. R«id, wha has jiii* finished ft tts-elve months eompulsory retirement has again been granted a license, and is to do the riding for the Trilford stiblcs at Winani.

1. W; been woird.er- • fully si'KcesSful since lie returned', from .Australia about * month ago, ihas acoepted nneteagenvent Wtitle tlie Hon. J.- I>. Ormond's horses in their croßß-count-ry efforts. -The victory o£ Tirtfapme .in the Taka* puna -Cup- cave Mr. Alison his second' victory m that event, -fiie North Shore president winning the race -in 1009 by the aid- of Bully. ■ '

:- J. .Farmer, who was uatii re-centt-v ■priv-ats trainor to Mr. W. E. B-idwiri., of Rototawn, has-gone to Auckland.- i% b ; understood that ho is takiiig &>rtli-]3a-s-t to. Sydney for Mr. pugald Thorajison.. •' Tho field for the- ttawera Stakes, .one of tho new woiglit-for--ag& races on the .Egnwnf Chib's programme, does not contam many horses. with prete.ns-iqiia to weight-for-ago torn Wei- a mile. Tlio Cliokebfiro stables will not bo frepressntodj pa-cl, were Los Angelos iescrved far tho ratt)) tho prospect would look very well indoe'd for tho aged San Franei-Sco .ceWiiig. It k .understood, however, thai ho will race in the Cup on the first day, and this ftin.y le.ivc him too mr-a to show his best fotm «n Thursday, AtTfentham on tlio' second day of tlto meeting ho did liot run nearly so trail as he did nvtfhe WeHiitgton Cup.' ' ' .Mr.. A. . Alexander's roan .geldiii.g, Pattonflle, lisa Ikmju paid up for in tho Flying Handicap at Hawora, b«| his engagement also been continued in the %ment Stakes, winch h run on tlis s'iiiiio day. Most likely ho will race in tho Iraftdieap event, the field for which seems weaker than in tho weiglnt-fer-ago raco. .. Tho foHpwmj; are the probable starters and-their riders in tho Egffiont Cup , : Emperador, Sst. 61b. (W; Young); Brortie. Bst. 4ib. (A. .Oliver); Lbs Ancolos, Bst. lib. (H. Gray); Allc(*ation, Bst. (J. Conquest); Byron, 7st. 131b. (B. Decloy):' Lconta,- 7st, 81b, (W. Price): Mule* Bill, 7ef?lh. (T. Gotidard) { Cob tho ShaughFaii-n, 7st 21b. (W. Bell); and St. Bees,' fet. 91b. (E. Beed), " "