NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1986, 17 February 1914, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[By Glekcoe.)

■• There wilKbe racing at Woodville, and Dunedin.tormorrow and Thursday, .' Great interest will eent-re 'in tho meeting of Kilrain and Bon. Ton at level weights in the Dunedin Cup, and tho. finish between the pair', oven if both aro outside a place, will bo keenlv noted. Ontsfcfe of Kilrain, North islanders will be looking for a good performance from the locally-owned Odessa, who is t cry well now,' and seems m the eve of , striking'form. Ho is daintily treated "in the way of poundage, rind R. Berry should h,a,ve u good Cub ride. The Champagne Stake's'at Dunedin on Wednesday will not bo a particularly hard race to win,, and perhaps Odessa's halfrbrother. Ronnuuihi, may be more seasoned to nip six furlons's than the others who comprise the field. Charrailla seems at fier best when the' distance is a furlong less,'and a similar remark applies to her stable companion, Angelina', who is the possessor of a great private reputation.' With ohljfist. 121b. in the. Middle Park Plate, Court-martial showed, a lot of pace, and was on the premises the whole way, but 231b. more on her back may make a vast difference. The'Chokeoore stable] may possibly start Wisebird also. Moulu, who will carry Mr,: G. L. Stead's colours,: is by Bouiform, from the imported mare Ormulu. She is very backward, butshowed a lot of paco in the Middle Park Plate, in which she finished fourth.

On March 2 Messrs. A. L. Wilson and Co. will sell at Kingan's stables, Tre-nt-bain, fivo horses, on account of tho mortgagee. These are Field Battery, by Hotchkiss—Lady Evelvn. sire of Bronze"; First' Battery, .by 'Field BaUerv'— St. Winifred; George, by Field Battery—Companion'; an unnamed filly by Field Battery from Trix (dam of Adroit);, and Sonite, by Field Battery, from Wish. The'mortgagee's estimate of values may be seen at the office of the Registrar of the Supremo' Court, Wellington.

S. Rcid has been granted his license by the WelliiiEton District Committee, and will bo riding at Dunedin on Wednesday. Two of his 'mount* will be Coronettcd, in the Hurdles, and Rovat, in the Gladbrook Handicap. Mr. J. E. Henrvs acted as .judge- at tho New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's meeting at Christehurch on Saturday in place of Mr. W. H. Hattgill, who was unable to attend.

Fordoll, who won a race at Monrefield on Saturday, is a three-year-old fullhrotlier to Fugue.' who is also owned by Mi-. J. Whitworth.

On? nf the very few Formativps tw \'M{ is tho t' Qsiressa, who

cn.iTics l\v. E. Manifold's colours in .Vurtona, This filly mm o X \ m \\ Vi \y 0 1. tar Purse at Williams-town on February i. Obtrossa was formerlv ti'ainwl by D. J. Price, but with 'the disqualification of that mentor she was handed over in D. H. Allan, who nswl to tram some of Mr. Manifold's jumpers.

A large number, of North Island sportsmen wont south by the. Wttiiino Inst on their tray to Tlimodin to attend the Cup meeting at Wingntui. which opens to-morrow and will im continued on Thursday and Saturday. Included in the iiumlwr were ..Messrs. H. Whitney and A. Harris, who have horses racing at the meeting. ' Tho New Xealand-brcd mare Stoplmno (Oanranald—Steplianie) is now being trained at C'aulfield by ]', M'Namara.

At the trotting mectina at Christchurch on Saturday? the" totalisator turnover was greater than the turnover at tho Canterbury Jockey Club's im<eting at Riecarton the previous week. J. H. Prosser, wlio has been at Botoma during the past three'weeks, ■ is returning to Porinia on Tlmrsdav. Ho is much improved in health, and will probably take hiu own horses to the Wauganui meeting. Several Treuthavn horses are being railed to Woodville this morning. Among tho number are Inmier. Naunmi, and Asclie (in charge of Pritrhard), Bene (A. Goodman), and Lady Vladimir (A. Crawford).

Simple Sam wijl in future lie trained by B; Barlow at New Plymouth. The chestnut gelding is to be a runner in the Telephone Handicap at Woodville. He started in both., open fire-furlongs races at Now Plymouth, and showed a lot of pace each day. Scotch Melody, who won the Halswoll Hack Race at Biccarteu on February 7, is engaged in the Gladbfook Handicap at Wingatui to-morrow. Included in the field aro Slogan and Joan, whom Hobbs's mare defeated at Riccarbon, but she now meets thorn on 181b. worse terms, which may bring them together. Amongst the runners in tiro Berwick Handicap at the Duiicdin meeting tomorrow is Judith, ,a f nil-sister to Tnrax. This filly has a lot of pace, and as the field is not a good one, Mr. G. Gould's nomination may show up well. "When J. Lowe left here on Thursday with Kilrain he had not secured a rider for the bay horse in the Di.mc.din Cup. However, as tho Chokcboro stable has only got Glenfmnan engaged, and tho Clanranald Gilding has 7st. 21b,, » weight Deoley cannot do, probably Lowe wilt secure him for Mr.. Rid(Jiford's horse. Last week _W. 11. Thomson was searching for a rider for Flora Macdonnid in the Cup, but none of the cracks in'the North Island were available.

Traiiior D. M'Caiiley is shortly to set tip at Foxton, where )w has been promised several horses to train for different Mahawatu owners.

Tasmanian form is evidently very moderate at present. 'In the Hobart Cup this month True Knight was top weight among the starters with Sst. 91b. Ho figures among the acceptors for the Australian Cup, to be deeided at the Victoria Racing Club's meeting nest mouth, and though let off with Gst. 111b.,. ho is not specially fancied by anyone. • Aeroplane, by Stemiiak—:Vcntalera, was also in tho Hobart Cup ■field, being weighted at 7st. 71b. ANSWERS TO "CORRESPONDENTS. "Green Stripe." (Wellington).—(l) Cyrus is 13 years old. (2) No. You arc probably confusing him with another horse of the samo name by Volunteer.' (3) No. (i) None, except that thev both belong to tho No. 13 family. ' "F. 8." (Masterton).—Ho cannot 1)6 ■ penalised when the weights aro not yet out. The handicapper will, no doubt, keep in mind latest form. FIXTURES. Feb. IS,. 19, and 21—Dunedin J.C. Autumn. Feb. 26 and 26— Wanjanui J.C'. Autumn. March i'aud s—Daiinsvirke B.C. Autumn. March 11 and 12—Nelson J. G. Annual. March 13 and U- Napier Park B.C. Autumn. March 17—Opmiako R.C. Annual. March 23 and 2G—Rangitikei B.C. Annual. April 11 and IS—Wairarapa IK'.. Autumn. April 1.3 and lI—C.J.C. Autumn.