NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2119, 9 April 1914, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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'' Nominations for the Avondale Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting close to-night. ; Entries for tho Marlborough Club's Cup mooting must bo made by Tuowlay next. Tho ex-Porirua-trained Hereward is still racing in Tasmania and won a laco tbero last month; As E. Lowo has gone to Sydney to' rido.Sinapis, J. H. Prosser is now kit r without a horseman for Specialform m the Great Easter and Autumn Handicaps at Riccarton. Another horseman will also have to be found for Ringform. The Karamu hurdle gelding Witched has gone wrong and will require a pood spell in the paddock before he can race 'again. ,The Masterton Racing Club'mado'a profit of £1500 over its' Autumn Meeting. The owner of Bee scratched his filly for.tho.Russley Plate at Riccarton as soon as tho weights appeared. 'Tho disqualification of H. Gray and tlie racchorao Walialo will causo consternation in the ranks of the several supporters of tho Wallace, horse for the Australian Cup. Considering that the horse has never been 'successful in a milo race—which was the distance of tho High Weight Handicap at Hawkesbury—it is possible that on appeal the disqualified parties may be able to prove their.innocence. It does not seem feasible'that Gray, after his past experience, would take a risk of any kind. The Victoria Racing Club recently forwarded a letter of condolence to the widow,of the late W. H. Smith. This has not been dono previously in the case of a jockey and shows the respect Smith was held in. The Wanganui horseman, T. Jones, who had tho mount on Kopane, in the second ,Hurdlo\ Race at Rosehill, was warned by the Stipendiary Steward that he must ride his mount right out irrespective of whether ho had a winning chanco or not. Tho good gallop registered by The Parisian at Randwick this week will cause tho old fellow to shorten in the market for tho Sydney Cup, and he should now dispute favouritism with Sinapis. H. Cairns will ride the Melbourne Cup winner in the big two miles event on Monday. A New Zcalander who returned by the Mooraki yesterday and who was present at the Rosehill meeting states thai whon Beragoon ran in the Rawson Stakes ho was an outsider owing to his burly appearance. In tho visitor's opinion ho can have little chance of defeating Radnor whon they meet at Randwick.' The Melbourne Cup winner Piastre Ins failed to stand a preparation and is to tako up stud duty next year. The French Government has recognised the sacrifico of that celebrated sportsman, M.'Edmond Blanc, by his promotion to the Legion of Honour. According to a Paris correspondent the recipient of the honoui\ referred to has richly, earned tho gratitude of his country and played a most important part in tho history of the French turf since Nubienne won him tho first of his seven victories in tho Grand Prix. He holds the record in respect of the number of wins, and in 1903 ran first, second, and i third.' Following his usual custom, ho sent Vinicius" (third in the Grand Ptix) to fulfil his engagement in tho Epsom Dc"rb3 ; , who'ro ho took second place be- : hind Rock Sand. M. Edmoud Plane commissioned M! do Saint Albin, when ho bought up all the sporting papers published in Paris and merged them in tho "Jockey," to visit Newmarket and report fully, oh all the different charities and benevolent institutions organised at the headquarters of racing, and" became founder of the Jocksy's Hospital, using his personal interest to obtain a grant towards the building from tho Government out of tho funds supposed to be applied for charitable purposes." ;He failed, however, as regards a'n endowment. At • Aspendalo Park (Melbourne) on March 28, the New Zealand mare Sister Radius started in tho Aspendalo Plato, six furlongs. She carried Bst. lllbs., and failed to finish among the first half dozen. FIXTURES. April 11, 13—Auckland R.C. April 11,13— Wairarapa R.C. April 13—Waipukurau J.C. April 18—Kumara- B.C. April 13, 14—Riverton R.O. April 13, 14—Canterbury J.C. April 13, 14—Feilding J.C. April 15—Westland R.C. April 22—Reefton J.C. April 23, 26—Wellington R.C. April 29, 30—South Canterbury J.C. ■ April 29, 30—Manawatu R.C. i May 6 and 7 —Marlborough R.C. May G and.7~Hawko's Bay J.C. i May 7 and B—Ashburton County R.C. i May 13 and 14—Egmont R.C. ' Julie 3 and 4—Dunedin Jockey Club. I Juno 3 and 4—Otaki Maori B.C.