NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2134, 28 April 1914, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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. Special railway arrangements are an- : Jioiinced in «mncet«m with the Maiia- ■■' wntu hating Club's Autumn Meeting, ; winch lafcps pl (vra on the Awapuni li.'ice- ;, course, Palintrston North, tomorrow and on riitii-sday.' Excursion faros will obj ..taiMr- ■■■-"'irunis leave Wellington at 7.45 c a.ns, (.New Plymouth express) and 9.10 i: a.m. (N'upier express),, stopping to sot ■; down ■ passengers at Awapmii. A 'train i leaves-l'lickakariki at 6.1(1 a,m. each dav, ;■ stopping where required to pick up pas- ■ .Bcngcrs. If will run via racecourse. The down Napier and New Plvmouth mail " (rains will stop to pick up passengers at , . Awapuni. A return train will leave the . racecourse for Weliiitgteti and intermc- ■ diatc .stations each .niglit at 5.30 p.m.. arriving at Wellington at 10 p.m. ■■ .- ■ Acceptance;; for the first .lav's events , at the Jlaiikcf Bay Jockey Club's Autumn -Meeting etae at S o'clock to-night with tiro club s secretary, Mr. W. J. Strattou, ■ Hastings. ' ' r}'\ « on ''* ct '» l i with th* Auckland Racing Utah s Winter Meeting, owners should note that nominations for several .event's ■ close on Piiday next. The Birkenh'ead gelding Aftear is to ; begin a short spell, and will then be schooled over the small fences at Treii.Jwm. Most of tho progeny of Bi?ke«-; Head Uite kindly to tins jumping game,' •and Altoar should be no sxcoption tio the general rule. , Sou , t '^ri lslaß<J sportscaen will be catered for at lntiaru to-morrow, when the South Untci'bury meeting will optm. Forest' llclte will not meet a very good lot in the- Kosos-ell, Handicap, and Canute on Ric.vU'ton form may bo the best liked of the Cup field. At tho conclusion of the frst day's raring at Trentham, S. Waddell took Haskajno and Hyettns home, but Intelligible was left: behind, and has been sont to Airaptim in charge cf W. Ryan, who will ride h*r in the Biros' Produce Stakes. Included in tho < field for the Maiden Plato at Awapuni to-morrow are several useful two-year-olds. . . Amongst the number'are Fastradi and Want. 'The first of the English, classics, the two Thousand .Guineas, is set down for decision to-toorrow. Some, fifty-four horses on a special train from Trentham arrived at Awapuni before 5 p.m. yesterday. Tliot are to race at the Autumn Meeting of the Manawatu Racing Club. Acceptances for the first day's events at tho Marlborough Racing Club's meeting close on Friday. Tho West Australian sportsman, Mr. P. A. Connolly, has purchased from Mr. Hunter White Harpist, by Sir Tristram \ from Choir (Sir!, for 600gns. Harpist, although placed on several occasions, has won but one race, the A.J.C. Plate of last yean Sir Knox has incurred a pcnaltr of 101b. tor the Longbufu Handicap to be docided at Awapuni to-monw, aad his weight will now to Sst. lilb. Ernsengarde fins to shoulder a penalty of sib. in the Telegraph Handicap, and her weig&i; will therefore r i9 <fet. lib. Trianon 111 anil Luthsir 111, who ran second and third in the Liverpool Grand National fcteeplechaie recently, wero previously, placed first and . second in the | Lhampion Steeplechase, at Hurst Park on M»,rcOi 7; while Coverteoat, who won'last year's National, and is one of England'? best performers over.,fences,, *as a bad third. 'Inajwn 111 am! L«lteup 111 are both owned in Prance, the former by Mr H. <Ie afHmpi.':ttnd.tßa.fatter by Mr. J. Hennessy, Cuvertcoat is owned J>y Sir Asshetori Smith, who owned Jerry M when ho won the Grand' National two years ago. Thoro two good three-venr-olds Radnor ftiw Btmsoon will, »D\v " ths A.J.C. Autumn Meeting has been conrfwkd be treated to a spell. The 1 latter still leads Rsduor in tho Jttatter - 6f"priffl-ittohev,-'Uie respective amounts being:—Bcru<"oon', £UMO; and Radnor, jeif.-fSS 16s. Aft yearlinss Radnor cost Isogns., and Beragnon TOOgns.

FIXTURES. April 25—AwmdaLe J.C. Autumn. April 23—Wellinjston E.G. Autumn. April 29 a»d..3of-Sputh Canterbury JtC. Autumn. April 29 and SO—Jifatawahi ft.C. Autumn. May 6 and 7—Marlborough E.C. Autumn. May 6 and 7—Hawke's Bav J.C. Autumn, May 7 and S-Ashburtoß County EX', Autumn. M% 13 and M—Egimmfc- B.C. Winter. May 21 and 22-K6rih Otago J.C, Winter. May 21 and 23-Wanganui J.C. Winter. Jubs 3 and i-Otaki Maori B.C. Winter. Juno 3 and M3unedin J.C. Winter.