NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2339, 22 December 1914, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Owners are reminded that acceptances for the first day's events at tho Wairarapa Racing Club's summer meeting close on Wednesday evening with the club's secretary, Mr. E. A. Laery, Feathcrston. Secretary J. M. Johnston, of the Manawatu Racing Club, has arranged with the Railway Department for a fast 'train to run to Wellington after the races on Boxing Day. Tho train will be specially for Wellington patrons, and will reach Thorndon Station at 10 p.m; The recent rains have brought on the grass-on the new sis furlongs track at Trentham, and it is now stated that the,sprint events at tho,Cup meeting nest month will all be run on this course. Tho Kelburii Plato, the new weight-for-age race put on the Wellington Racing Club's Summer programme, is practically another Electric Plate, as it is run over a four furlongs courso, and is open to all ages. All the best two-year-olds are engaged, and also the three-year-olds Downham, Bimeter, 'l'ete-a-Tete and Chakwana, while the older division is represented by Tatterley:

. -Pavlova and Los Angelos left Porirua yesterday on their way to Palmerston North, where they aro to race next week. The half-dozen Waikanae yearlings frhich are to be sold at the Auckland sales are to be railod north to-day. ' Apparently in tho South Island owners are having the same -trouble to gc jockeys for the holiday gatherings as is being experienced in the north. Mr. J. H. Prosser, who will race Specialform and Bon Signer at Dunediu, has applied to several North Island horsemen and offered expenses to them to go south, but up till yesterday no one could be secured. ' , Auckland owners have nominated for the Wellington Racing Club's Summer Meeting much freer 1 £han usual, those appearing in tho lists being Ruse de Guerre, Loyal Arch, Lightning, Soultikoff, Allegation, Soldier, Merry Roe, Castalia, Self, and Prince Soult. News from Awapuni records that in addition to Garancc and Expect, who have been on the ietired list for some time, G. Price is also having trouble with'La Favourita and one of his two-year-olds. Included amoiigst the yearlings to he sold by auction at the Auckland 6alea this month is a half-brother by the imported Bezonian to Balboa, the C.J.C. Derby winner. Gisborne trainers will be well represented at the Ilawke's Bay Meeting on January 1 and 2. W. Smith is bringing Tatimi, Grand Idea, and Anxious, G. Jones is sending Caher Davon, Multiplicity, and the two-year-old Bayswater, and R. Davidson will be represented hy Rnpahu, who gave such a sensational return in tho Scurrv at the Poverty Bay Meeting, and Chatmos. In addition to Beacon and Killaloo, Mr. J. J. Corry, of Blenheim, will he represented at the Dunedin and Southland Meetings by tho maiden four-year-old Heel Tap ;'Achilk\s —Zealandia). This horse is described as one of tho best-looking horses that Achilles has got. Up to date he has only started once, when he finished out of a place in the Scurry at the Poverty Bay Spring Meeting. Number 13 is supposed to be an unlucky number, but a correspondent, writing to an English paper, says: "Tho Cambridgeshire of 1912 had a special interes't for me, and ] have therefore read the descriptions .of subsequent Cambridgeshires with particular attention. Reading your'account of this year's race, I noted that tho winner was No. 13 on tho card, and you point to the coincidcnce that the winner in 1913 was also No. 13 on the card. May 1 point to a still more striking coincidencoP Adam Bede, tho winner of tho Cambridgeshire in 1912, was also No. 13 on the card._ I still almost feel the thrill with lyliich 1 saw the 'unlucky' number hoisted on tho winning board, for I was a heavy winner over the race." It looks as if tho whole of the thirteen acceptors in the Manawatu Cup will see the post, 'and at tho present time Quarantine, Koova, and Byron are tho most discussed of the candidates. The two top-weights are hardly at their host, and Awahou has yet to.prove his ability to get 12 furlongs. Of the tail Peroneal may find the journey boyond her, and the remainder have shown no form for soino time. In another column appears an announcement of the Auckland Racing Club regarding their forthcoming Summer Meeting, to be held at EllersLu« or JJeoemW 26,29. January. 1 2,