NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1978, 7 February 1914, Page 13

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

/fir Qwscoal Weights for the Wangnnui Gup and j ,?F g Handicaps are duo to-day. lho Woodvillo weights are expected tp bo made public to-day. Acceptances I close €li Tuesday night. There will be racing to-dav at Riecar■ton, where tho Canterbury Jockey Club is holding its midsummer meeting. Tho : pnnoipal item is the Middle Park Plata, or 000 sovs., gis furlongs. Tho likely starters are Mowbray, Nightwatcli, Reputation, Honesty, Rouroania, Rencantre, and Bonny Jloideh, The fields in most-of tho events at itearton to-day are of a good size, and the racing should bo up to metropolitan standard/ Tho English fillv Flower of the West, who finished so fast in the tity Handicap ((ran by Gipsv Belle) at Ircntham, will be the best backed in the Hornby Welter Handicap. Martins (L. ffejarty) will bo tlto favourite in the big handicap or Craven Plato (whichovcr he starts in), and Bold Stroke (7sti 91b.) will occupy a' like position in the Lyttolton Plate. Ifeo last-named is a particularly smart youngetor, the best of whom has not yet boon seen, Tho OxeMhopo appeal case is to be heard at Christchurch to-day. R. Emerson, who recently acquired Counsel on behalf of a Sydney buyer* shipped the Vasco gelding to Sydney by yesterday's boat. At 250' guineas, Counsel should turn out a good investment 'for his new owner. _The win of Continuance ifi tho Second Hurdles at Gisborno yesterday, under the big impost of 12st. ?Ib., indicates that the National winner will fcavo to be reckoned with in big jumping events ahead. Same time back he was operated on fot wind troiibJeSi and, apparently, he i.s now quite right'again. J. W. Lowo is taking a team of horses to the Dunedin Cup meeting, a»d goes south by tha Maunganui r.ext Thursday, Altoar, who was recently purchased by Mr. A. Harris, will be a member of the team, and so will the Wellington Cup winner, Kilrain, and the two-year-old Want. Some of the jrekeys in th'e Dominion certainly iaako big fees, but who will say thoy do not earn theift? B. Deeley and C. Prico were riding at Hawera on Thursday at 5 p.m,, but 7 a.m. yesterday found them in the city on the way to the Turkish baths. Last evening they pushed on to Riecarton to ride to-day, and are returning _ tonight for'the Tatanaki Clip meeting., after which tho Dunedin and Wangarlui meetings follow in quick succession. Katua, Huia, Aster, Powder Foj, Rewi Poto, Di Gama, and Wild Lupin have all earned penalties for theirTa.ranaki .engagements, while Mr. E. W. Alison's pair—Allegation and Tiresojn©— are liable to be ro-handicappod in the Cup, as also is iSmperador. In the Post Handicap, ono mile, at Riecarton to-day,. Tamilian ser (9st. 71b.) is endeavouring to concede 2Kb. to Veritas. This is a very big margin in favour of the Elevation cofe who oah go very fast under a light weight. Sir. J. Ames has sold his broody mare, Livonia, dam of Morrivonia, and in foal to Maori King, to Mr. "Sol" Green, of the Shipley Stud. Melbourne. The mare has already reacned hernow homo. 0. Emerson's caso is still dragging on in' Sydney. It was reopened on •Thursday last, but has been adjourned until Monday. ' The Tretithaiu-trained Aiaimce was a runner in tho Open Flying Handicaps on both days at Sawera : . but failed to get into ft place. F. E. Jones will pilot Mr. J. F. Buchanan's horses in their races at Riecarton to-day. Emperador and Bronze, who ran first and second to tho Egmont Cop, wore well backed locally for that event. EtopcradVß ™ wfta ' oa ? overdiio; it is, just twelve montW-stnoe h6 Mai !his first and onlv win till Thursday. E. Lowe will ride Specialform- in the Midsumnier Handicap at Riecarton today. . - —— . —*- / prxTufiES. Feb. 7-Bay of Plenty Jockey Chb. Feb. 11—Hobwoa Jockey Club. Feb. 11, 12—Taranaki Jockey Club. Feb. 2G, 28—Wanganui Jofikey Club.