NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2352, 7 January 1915, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

' I3t Gi-JNCOi.I '• Weights for the Foxton meeting are due s on Saturday. 1 ; Jockey,A. Olivor, who has been on 2 a holiday trip to Sydney, returned by I the Ulimaroa on Monday, and went to 1 Palmerston North"; by •yesterdays Mam " Trunk express. ■■'■"'■ ~ '• ;■■ ■..'.■'■■■■ C. Emerson drew the largest amount . of any of the jockeys riding at Ellers- , Ho: His cheque ran up to £158. ■ '- Immer and: her full-sister Pall Mall . have' left N. Williams'-'stables at Otata, 'and are -again occupying -stalls at C. 1 Pritchard's stables at, Trentham. 2 .Some • time back B. J- Mason .en--3 deavoured : to buy the Aotiilles filly Hon- " esty. from Mr. F. ,H.. Pyne; but the • latter , would, not sell! , His; judgment ; was sound,.'for.the Waikanae bred filly '• won two .good'stakes, atthe Southland ' meeting on January 2 and 4. _ i , lios Angelos has broken down again, . and is now- turned out at. Waikanae. J;H.,Pfosser will take ten horses to . the .Wellington. Qup, meeting, R:,o'Donhell' will have' seven: representatives, S. [ Waddell eight, R v J. Mason four, and 2 H.Cuttsfour.," ' ■■■ •„' 3 : The report that' Jem was to be trained 5 by T. Butler' at Dannevirke' seems to »be a : bit' premature,-as ; the horse stall occupies his .old- box' at. Porir.ua. The ' San Fran gelding! must be easily the. • biggest horse in training in the Donun--1 ion, for he stands, 17.2. .: ■■•_" ,'■ ' : The yearling half-brother to Balboa. > sent up for sale at Auckland! on_Mon- ' day, did not' reach the reserve, 400gns., ■ placed upon: him by -his. breeder, and 1 was withdrawn ■ when bidding ceased; at I 250gns. .'-.'■■.-'-• '■' '•.'■■' , . ... '■ At the' Auckland yearling sales this I week Mr W. G. Stead, of Hastings, ' secured 'the' best 'prices.Jiis.three -lots , realising, 875gns. ■ ■ The, Boniform-Cul- : roy filly-brought which was the sum fetched by the full-brother to|u- , tala secured'b'y?Mr. T. H. Lowry. The Maori King—Tatters colt, sent into the [ ring by.. Mr. E:'.' J. Watt, ,was passed ! ihiat 250gns., !• . , ,- ,'.', : -'.;.'■ I Acceptances for: the first day/s handii caps-at; the -Wellington meeting close ■ on; Wednesday next. ■ __ .„ >." The Hawera trainer, P.. Coffey, will : leave, for Sydney shortly in charge, of • Lord Mnltifid, who is the, l . Mr.'Jas. Hawkins, of New Plymouth. '-■ vV It is stated that Mr.. C. G. Dalgety , has-been receiving inquiries from here and ; Australia re purchasing Warstep. The Canterbury sportsman does not j usually race horses out of the Domin- : ion, and maybe if a suitable offer is I forthcoming the mare may be allowed to leave G M. Aynsley's stables. One , of Warstep's greatest admirers is R. J. Mason, and if he secures her he wil no doubt make another tnp to Randwick. . , FIXTURES. Jan. 20, 22, and 23.—Wellington B.C. Jan S 2?and23.-FoxtonT?.C Annual. Feb 3 and 4.-E B moiit B.C. Summer, i Feb t and 6.-Gisborne E.C. Summer. Feb! 6.-Canterbury J.C. Summer. * : Fib 10 and 1.1-Taranoki J.C. Autumn. Feb! 11 and 13.-Poverty Bay T.C. SumFeb m6 l7* 18, and 20.-Dunedm J.C. AuFeb. M and 20.-South Auckland R.C. AnMarch a i2 and, 13.-N»pier Park E.C. Au- ■ tumn. - ". ,