NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1993, 25 February 1914, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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Hie WaiKfumi Jockc.v Club's Autumn Meeting opens to-inonow, and will, conclude on Saturday. Tilt*. Trotting Club is holding its annual mooting on Friday and Monday. Waip.-uvu lias only -stairted in. two hurdle- races this season, and has won Sliom both. At Woodvillo she son in the comnipnest of canters with lOst. I2i'k oil her back, and a 101b. penalty only brings ho.r Wanganui ponmiage up to list. (ilh. At- that weight Mr. W. Gray's mare is likely to start a good favourite. Mr, J. Mills, of Melbourne, owner of tlißj speedy present on a Ijralth trip to ftoiorua. A r.uted patron of. tho turf in Eng. laud, in a, letter to u Sydney friend,' says that English bookmakers «. iio wag-: ,erod on ali the big events as they came along had the tiiiitt of their lives last year. I'rncticaliy every rnco of import" a'uee was won by «n outsider., and £ven bookmakers in a comparative.lv small way woii amounts Up to i.30.00;), wli-.lp big men in tho ring scored to the extent of six figures. Tho English racing man ipfcrred to. rcMijfi'.ite ill Iti.s letter (say& t iui "Daily Telegraph") that "of course, tlio 'books' did not get all their winnings, many backers 'taking the knock,' temporarily, at all events, but no one of any hole w«£ posted, and tlio absentees ' riiay piit in an apncaraitcc sbmts day aiid liquidate a portion of their losses," Several Indian racing men left_ largo accounts unsettled, but according to tho writer in quftstiou, "m dug in England •over thinks of squealing over a bad set' tling," aud is satisfied to wait. The hurdle rider E. Crerar, who is well known in this country; was recentiy granted a. license by the Victoria : Kacing Club. Jockey V. Lee, who used to ride tor: A. Shearshy. ieft .last week' to try Mb i'ortuno in Tfrsniarcia, Gold Brew, tlio present favourite for tho Newmarket Handicap, is by Malster,. the sire of many speedy sprinters, from; the Pilgrim's Progress iriaro DifMetiw.' Iteeently he defeated a big field in tho Salisburv Welter Handicap at Caulfield, and on Saturday ho won the Haakshurn Handicap. As a Gold Brew won the Maribymong Plato. Gipsy Bello is the only previous win- : ner of" the Wanganui Flying Handicap that is engaged iti this year's race. The, I'erirna mare will bo- ridden, by W ; You ii 2. \ • J, Sf, M'Gregor continues to ride winners ill Victoria. He was on Widrlen, winner of the AVarrein Hurdles at Caul-; (ield, 6ii February 14. Two other Maori-liftiidcr6*-H. Cairns and T. GilhiU—"wore on the placed horses, Nuwnra Klija, by the imported Orr.il, is now one of tho welMaiieied MncJi* dates for the Newmarket. Handicap, which is to bo 11111 on Saturday. Tho grey horse lias Iwen runner up in .1, jitiniber of important events, slid it win i for him is 'overdue. .'

The Now Zealand-tired mrrdlor Lloyds (Monaco—Zonal is now an inmate of J. Kelly's stable nt Flemingioit. Arrangements have boon completed for W. Young to ride Los Angelas in the War.ganui Cup. Mr. Lan Duncan's gehi, ■jjig scoots to bo entirely free froni M.re? neSs now, nnd is liittiiig out well on llio tracks. v Sanei lias drifted in the market for tlic Flying Handicap at Wivnganui. This h* coMsrrtjuent upon Ills two failures nt Punociin. The. big gelding..will liaye.a marked advantage* lit tho weights as compared with the Winjratui Meeting, Olid, if he jumps out cleanly, he. should give'a Very good account of himself. : 'Tlie New SCealaiid-bral Gangway won the. Welter event at Sandown early this month.

Ijatost advices seem to indicate thatSir Solo will start favourite in. tho tVawgaflUi Cup. Decley's mount is tarrying 13lb more, than ho carried to victory at Auckland. Bon Ton, who was very unlucky in the Ellorstio raco, is now mooting him on 'lib. better terms.

FIXTURES. Feb. 20 anil 2S-Wan|?anm J..C, Autumn. ' March 4 and S-Panhcviriro R;C, Autumn, .Uuivh 11 and 12--.Nelson J, C. Annual. March 13 and It—-Napier I\irk It.C. Autmnn. March 17- -Opiwckc Jl C Annual. March 25 anil 2b—Rangj.tikai I?,u. Annual. April 11 and IS—'U furaraiia !!(!.. Autumn. April 13 and U-CJC