NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2351, 6 January 1915, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

IBy Glehcos.l

Nominations for the Foxton meeting close -to-night. Some twenty odd horses that were racing at Auckland last week were shipped south last night. A leading Riccarton trainer who is well qualified to speak on the subject gives it as his opinion that the best horse on the day won tho Auckland Cup. He is particularly eulogistic as to the fine race ridden by. L. Wilson on Reputation, but he says that La Reina had all the bad luck in the race, and was called upon to make three different runs over the last seven furlongs.

Reputation landed home yesterday, after his campaign at Ellerslie. The black colt lightened up a t great deal during the trip, and while being unloaded at Featherston it was • noticed that he was plainly feeling ithe effect of his races. • There is a probability that when next he sports silk it will be at Randwiok. 1 Those two good hurdle horses, Spalfish and Hereford, are likely to race in Australia in the near future. j Those who were present at the Ellerelie meeting state that Warstep saddled up for the Auckland Plate better than she did in the Cup, and in the birdcage she was kicking out of her skin. On the contrary, Reputation'was not the horse he was on the opening day. This being the case, the return Warstep gave was somewhat of a surprise. There was no pace on at any part of the journey. The first three' furlongs took 40 seconds, the seven furlongs lmin. 33sec., a-nd the last .half-mile was done in 52 sec. This shows that Reputation was not the real Reputation that we know. Little Kilmeny was amongst the horses which went aouth last night. The Kilcheran gelding rah up to his best form throughout the Auckland ! meeting, but he Has unlucky in being up against good, performers like Admiral Soult, who went once round on the grass at Ellerelie faster than any of the Cup horses, Spalfish, and Hereford. R. J. Mason went south last night with Banksia and Camulus, but Bimeter and Sutala were sent out to Trentham. A northern sportsman was negotiating for Camulus, but no deal resulted. R. O'Donnell took Bonny Rigg, Wishful, and Mountain Dream south last night. He is returning with a team of seven horses for the Wellington Cup meeting. The southern horses who competed at Ellerelie were brought south on Monday by a special train. The train was timed to arrive at 2 p.m., but owing to a tablet porter not being at his post te time the train was delayed some four hours.

_ A northern owner at present- in Wellington (says ho never saw two such tired houses as were Desert Gold and Sutala at tho finish of the Royal Stakes at Ellerslie. He is of tho opinion that lioyal Arch is the-superior of the pair, and says that they wero decidedly fortunate not to meet her.- She carried a big weight, and ran better time in the handicap than they did in the Foal Stakes. Warstep has already won over £3000 in stake 6 this season. Tho Martian mare has a great constitution, and unliko a Jot of her sire's stock, she seema to thrive on racing. If First Glanco really did the time credited to her in tho North Otago Cup she must be ono of the best mares racing hi tho Dominion, fortho Oamaru course is uphill for the' last furlong, and to carry Dst and run one mile and a quarter in '2mm. Sjscc. is what the Americans would call "some gallopping." o Trainer Murray Hobbs had a good innings at the Southland meeting, where Mr. F. H. Pyne's three-year-old Honesty won a double, and Scotch Melody and Peg, who carry their trainer's colours, were each successful once. Mr. ■l, B- Reid'r. flu>* Oharmilla »nS Xn»

were starters at the Oaraarn meeting, but though, they had both been galloping well Defore leaving home, they dia not get into the money.

0. Emerson did not wait for the Whangarei meeting, as several of the horses which he was to ride have been scratched owing to soreness. Emerson went 6outli last evening, and will ride work for R. J.' Mason until the ove of the Wellington Cup meeting. SALE OF MASTER PAUL. By Telegraph—Press Association—OooiriirM Sydney, January 6. At a sale of racehorses, Master Paul (by Biding Master —Pauline Louise) brought 160gn» FIXTURES. Jan. 20, 22, and 23,-Wellington E.C. Summer, Jan. 22 and 23.—Foxton B.C. Annual. Feb. 3 and I.—Egmont E.C. Summer. Feb. i and 6.—Gisborne E.C. Summer. Feb. 6—Canterbury J.C. Summer. Feb. 10 and I.l—Taranaki J.C. Autumn. Feb. 11 and 13—Poverty Bay T.C. Summer. Feb. 17, 18, and 20.—Dunedm J.C. Autumn. Feb. 19 and 20—South Auckland B.C. Annual. March 12 and 13.—Napier Park E.C. Autumn.