NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2124, 16 April 1914, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

[By Glencoe.J Owners aro reminded that nominations for all ovents at the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's Autumn meeting close at a P.m to-morrow with tho club's secretary, Mr. W. J. Strattoh, Hastings. Nominations for tho Ashburton bounty Racing Club's meeting close tomorrow with tho club's 'secretary, Kr A. A. Fooks. Acceptances for the first day's handicaps at the Wellington Racing Club's meeting close on. Friday at 9 p.m. L. Wilson left Auckland immediately «ritLf /r o^r day ' S racin S. ™d was , Present at Feildmg on Teusday. Ho rodo Rangiwhetu'in the Scurry, and returned home to Hastiugs yesterday. Generally speaking, tho jockeys present at the J; eliding meeting on Cup day wero not a brilliant crowd, and many of the horses competing there were not handled to the best advantage rho.Porirua horses that took partln tho Auckland meeting_were railed home Rello both failed badly in their engagements, but Belasco, after giving a very poor exhibition on tho opening day, scored nicely on Monday. ' Mr. A. B. Nagel, who paid top price for a yearling at the Sydney sales on •Tuesday, is the owner of Bright Laddie who was the champion performer 0! Wueensland for several seasons. Birklino's withdrawal from tho pastor Handicap at .Fcilding on Tuesday was a.big surprise to a few backers, who had stepped in early, and coupled tho Birkenhead gelding with lneuru. . Waiari who won tho Easter Handicap in Auckland three years a go„ is said to be looking very woll, and thero is somo probability of: tho son of St laul being placed in work again. As W aiari is not- yet -eight years old, ho might be able to win another good race or two yet. Sir Eno S was reported to be lamo after contesting tho Foilding Cup 011 ± U f a V n ? r s ™ s eiven as Unreason for his failure to accept for tho bi" handicap on the second day. frn J m W° J Ol "" the Way from Auck and to catch the second day's racing at Feiklmg, had only one mount for h« trouble, W it was a winning

P. Evas two-year-od Shandon Bells was taken to Tauhcnnikau last week but went wrong, and could not bo started on oithe, day of the Wairarapa Racing Club's meeting. v Mr F. Davis, who paid lOOgns. for the Cyrus-Tart filly * c the Sydney sales on Tuesday, is no doubt tho owner of Paoli. Mr. T. H Lowry, ownor of the Champagne btakos winner Tete-a-Tcte has been on a holiday trip to Sydney' and only arrived back at Auckland on Thursday last. Miss Lena, tho full-sister to Sonito, who fell, and was injured at tho Masterton meeting, has not so far been destroyed, and an effort is to be mado to save- her for stud purposes. Big Blast has boon suffering from a out heel lately, and this was tho reason of hor being withdrawn from her Castor engagements.