NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2015, 24 March 1914, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

. [By Glencoe.] •/ The Bansitikci lta;ing Club's anniiaf mcetnii* will; be 'hbld r tomorrow '. and Thursday. . ' Owners ■shouia yiiot .ovorjpok .the. ac-: ceptarices for tihp .'Jiasterton meeting,which close on I'nday night. Handicaps for . the Feilding meeting are due on Saturday next. Those'for the VUirarapa. fixture will not be made' public until the conclusion of the Masterton meeting next, week; ■

. The Highden trainer, George Prico is at present on a -visit to Auckland. It 13 said that his trip north is taken with a view to purchasing Battlo Abbey, the four-year-old brother to Bronze '

Radnor, who cost' 400 guineas as a yearling; and who changed hands again last spring for 1500 guineas, lias credit9 C li } lS °- WJler ' Mr - S - P - -Mackav, , with £5307 m stakes, aud looks like adding to that score at Rairdwick next month. The meeting between him and Beragooii will be "one of the star items of the big Australian Jockey Club's meeting.

A Melbourne paper says: "As H. Gray returned te scale after winning on Recaller at Moonee Valley on Wednesday a paddock patron cried out: 'Well done, •tleotorl They caii't buy 3-011.'" ~ Discussing >,he prospects of Sinapis in tlie Sydney Cud, a leading Australian cenbo says: "Though New Zealand horses, have been somewhat disappointing m Australia during the past couple of seasons, I should say there is a greater possibility of Sinapis acting ud to her reputation than several which have preceded her."

It is reportee that the condition of lho letrarch, England's galloping wonuer, is improving, and last week he hardened a>little in tho English Derby. : The old Nfi.v Zealand geldinc Soul'tlme displayed a little of his old form in the Grand Western Handicap, fyne furlongs, at Bombay last month, and in so doing unpleasantly surprised most backers. Ho only had 7st. 21b., and taking charge a murter of a miln from home v/ 011 by a length and a half from Mnvfowl (9st. 101b.), in lmin. 55isec.' The favourite, Sliinintr Way ©st. 91b.), missed a place. Soultline, who is now rising eleven, was ridden by a native lad named Patroosingh, and that .probably had a deal to do with his totalisater dividend, ■ which was a long cne. As the winner's share of the prize-money was £1330. Mr. M. Gcculdas. who now owns Soultline, had a profitahlo lace. Charlcvnle (Charlemagno ll—La Gloria), winner of the llcsehill Cup on Saturday, was successful tho week previous in the big handicap at Invercargill, run over thb samo diEtance.

• Midnight Sun, Bst. 101b., still stands his ground'.in the Sydnoy Cup to be run on Laster Monday. Latest advices from headquarters state that Sinapis is the popular fancy. / North East, 12st. 51b., was heavily supported by the public in tho Jumpers' Flat Handicap at Kembla Grange, on March 17, but he suffered defeat by half a head. North East, 7st. 41b., with 0. Emerson in the saddle, was amongst ■ the horses,- which fell in tho llosehill Cup on Saturday last. Neither horse nor rider was injured. Emerson is returning to this country at once, and may be expected here next week. Tho ex-New Zealand , jockey, C. O'Neill, who was the first horseman to rido over fences with short stirrups, has been doing very well lately, and has won several races. At Flemington ho rodo Pladda, one of tho dead-heaters in tho Steeplechase; at Mooneo lie won a hurdle race on Andricula, a rank outsider, and at Caulfiold last Saturday week he scored in tho Gordon Steeples, two miles; on his brother's horso, Moroka, besides running ' second ■ in tho Hurdles on Paymaster. Now Zealand-bred horses were much to the fore, in tho Übiquo Corinthian, run at Ca-ulfied on March 14. The wiunor was Bojlogno (Charlemagno ll— Cruciform), and tho was Gangway, who used to race in hurdle evonts in tho South Island. Tho Karamu trainer, S. Waddoll, will tako four horses to tho Auckland nioeting . at Eastoi-. They are Hymettus, Daytime, Haskayne, and Banian. Tho Wairiki gelding Mortite again

changed hands last peek in Auckland, Mr. T. Ciminglmm is the new owner, and tho prico was 27 guineas. ,

Australian writers never neglect an opportunity of having a dig at New Zealandors. Sa.vs the Sydney "Boferoc ,, : "H. Gray, who redo tho son of Wallace —Halo, was given £1000 by Mr, Ecclcs besides his percentage, 'Dint young gentleman was over hero- some timo back from Now Zealand, and mads himself famous when lis did net win on Gunboat, it is said."

Tho two-yeaMkt Powniiam will fco Sir. E. J. Watt's sole representative at the C'.J.C. Easter meeting. -Tho Welcome Stakes winner' is engaged in tho Clmoipnscno and Challenge Stakes.

Mr. W. Ald\v<jrth, of Marion, vrlw lias filled tlie jfosttioit of judge to tho Dutiedin Jockey Club for two mcethiße, Itas been appointed te a similar office by tho Soutli Canterbury Jticke.v Club.

At tho monthly meeting qE i\m Diuiedin Jockey. Club last week, tho Secretary of the Racing Conference forwarded an extract from the stipendiary's stewards's report on tho Chip meeting. This was road, and. it was decided that the conferencD bo asked to forward n copy of the snzne to tha Minister of Justice to show the prevalence of betting in town during race week. It will bo news to most people that stipendiary stewards are exacted to report on town betting. Tho general opinion was that their duties were , confined solely to the racecourse. The tender of. Messrs. Watem ami Smith has been accepted by the Wairarapa Racing Chin for-the erection of a new stewards' stand at.a price of £1010.