NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1985, 16 February 1914, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

■ • ".- 'Bx Glencoi.'i There will be racing at Woodville on Wednesday and Thursday. , B. Berry is to ride Sinapis in .the Wangamii Cup. • , The sununer incetihtj of the Dunedin Jockey. Club will be held on Wednesday, •Thursday,- .and Saturday of this week. -~.Mount .Victoria's name, was not in the published .list of'acceptors for the open sprifit event at Dunedin on Wednesday, but Sir.Vi'hitncy's horse has been paid up' for, aiid will ho a runner. The Awapuni light-weight, W. Bell, ;was offered several mounts at the Dunedin. meeting, but as-his stable will ho. racing some horses at .tlio Woodville. .■meeting, his. services will be required tlicrc. Acceptances for the Dannevirke meeting close to-morrow, night at 0 o'clock. - Mr. A. E. Whyte. secretary of , the 'Wellington Racing Club, is at present on.a business, visit to Auckland. H. Gray..is leaving for -Melbourne ,next . Saturday, ■ and will be-riding at ihti Newmarket and Doncaster Handicap ..meetings. ' It. is understood .tlia'fc <irie of .his mqunts at Randwick'will be Wallalo in the Australian Cup. This horse .has'7st. 91b:, and is at present second favourite'. . • ' . A midnight marauder deprived J. Conquest, of his gold watch and chain .at Taraiiaki last. wocl;. The watch was a presentation one, to mark the victory of Waiinapgu iii tho Auckland Cud, and as the thief will not be able to dispose of it, Conquest' is hobcfnl that he may get it back through the post. '. TiresomeTi'si inuch-fr.ncied candidate for' tho Waiiganui Cup. As was the case when. she.won-last -year. Mr. Alison's mare will have the" serrices of W. Bell. ':• • -,-■ " ■-■ : • The Riccarton -trainer A. Cutis took 'seven horses to Dunedin' on Saturdav. •M.. Hobbs had a team of , five, and R. O'Donuell . four. • Altogether, forty ■horses left Christfchurch by special train. . .... ■ It is expected that Sauei will race on one day only. atrWiricafui, and then be railed iiortli. to the Wangaiuii meetjng: This would land him. at the latter town on Friday, and lie wonld.not 1)0 required to race until the following Thursday., . . ■ ■ •■'. It is improbable that Ermeiigarde, by Charlemagne ll.—Watershoot, will- bo raced after this season. The present intention is. to retire her to the stud,aiid hor first mate may be Polymorphous, by Eiridspord—ElCiisis. ■'.''.'' " . ■'. E. Lowe, who rode . Golden Skv in •both his victories, at Poverty . Bay, passed "through Wellington on Saturday might, on his way.to Duuedin, where ho is to steer Specialform in the Cup..