NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2153, 20 May 1914, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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Prominent defections from the Wanganui double aro Huffy, who is being reserved for tho Ellerslie Meeting, and Papalitz, who over-reached and cut himself rather badly at tho Hastings Meeting. ■ Tho withdrawal of Forniby. from his Borough Handicap engagement at AVauganui may menu that the Birkenhead horso has failed to train on. Further colour is lent to this by tho fact that he was an absenteo from tho tracks yesterday. At Hastings last week Espartero gave that ho is coming back to form by -ruuniug Itwico round the plough in good time. Ho was quite sound when Hieing.entrained on Saturday morning,, but Unfortunately he has a suspicious looking joint that may not stand, the 'iStVaiii of racing. . Tho Wanganui and North Otago Meetings coriimenco to-morrow. Tho acceptances for tho first-named meeting aro good, except in tho Century Hurdles, iii which, for somo unaccountable reason, only eight horses liavo stood their ground. Thirteen jumpers will start in the M'unganui Steeplechase, and the fiold includes the placed horses in last year's Grand National Steeplechase, viz., Bercola, Tho Spaniard, and Glenmore. 1 Most of the fancied candidates have stood their ground in tho Connolly Handicap. At the present time Red Book and Bortrada are the most .sought after, but the final gallops this morning'may see a change in the position. of favouritism. In tho' Borough Handicap Postillion (9st. lib.), who, it is reported, will be ridden by Oliver, may bo the final favourite. His two races at Hastings should do the black horse a power of good, and in Oliver's hands ho may he expected to run most prominently. The defections in this race include Kauiki, a stable companion of Postillion, | and Makara. Tho latter is at WangaI hui, but perhaps his doubtful leg is again troubling him.' Tho nows that T. Wilson had been successful-in his appeal against his disqualification by the Manawatu Club in connection with tho running of Classis in tho Linton Hack Welter at the recent Awapu'ni Meeting, hardly came as a _ surprise, for it was the gcnorpl •opinion'-ef'those present that the caso was a very weak one. Since the disqualification a matter that has been much discussed, is whether (Wilson had the right of appeal or whether the case camo under tho heading of an. obvious pull, etc.—Rule 7, Part XXXI. Apparently tho Wanganui District Committee "had no trouble in this connection, and it will be interesting to see if its decision will be appealed against.

13. Deeloy, who is to ride Glciifinnan in the Oarli'aru Gup, and S. Reid, who will be 011 Mr. J. I\ Buchanan's horses Thrnx and Tannhauser, wont south last night. N ~;As was, expected, tlio Karamu horses have been allowed to ■ drop, out. pf their Wanganui engagements. Peary, Idealism, and Haskayno will probably race at Ellerslie next month. Gipsy Belle and her half-brother Belasco are under orders for the Auckland meeting next month.. The injury that tho former sustained at Hastings is now Tight again. .. . ' ■ ' It was reported at Hawera last.week that Ratana had broken down. This would account for the withdrawal of tho chestnut gelding from his Blenheim and Wanganui engagements. , . FIXTURES. May 21 and • 22.—North Otago J.C. Winter. May 21 and 23. —Wanganui J.C. Winter. June 3 and 4.—Otaki Maori II.C. Winter. Juno 3 and 4.—Dunedin Jockey Club Winter. ■ June 3, 6, and B.—Auckland E.G. Winter. Juno 17 and 18.—Hawko's Bay J.C. Winter. Juno 24 "and 25.—Napier Park R.C. ,' Autumn. July 2 and 4.—Gisborne II.C. Winter. July 15 and 18.—Wellington R.C. Winter.