NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2377, 5 February 1915, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

HBt GUhcob.l Weights for tbe Woodville Meeting are duo on Monday. '' The Wanganui Cup weights will not be made known until after tbe Taranaki Meeting next week. The Downshire colt Seadown, who has been spelling during the, summer, has again joined the active brigade under J. W. Lowe. Whilst galloping in the paddock early this week Mr. G. Nash's filly Taringamutu, a dual winner at Trentham. ricked her shoulder and will require a few days spell. The injury is not considered serious, but may prevent her from fulfilling her Wanganui engagement. After bis dual win at Takapum Bedford is likely to have many admirers in the Taranaki Cup, to be run next week. The Bunyan colt is liable to be rehandicapped. Nominations for the Dannevirke Meeting close to-morrow night at 9 p.m. with Secretary R. Takle. Iliad's Hero, winner of the Gisborne Cup yesterday, bad not previously soored oyer a distance, but he generally finished well enough in his races to suggest that be would be able to get a middle distance well. lleval, who was formerly trained by S. Trilford at Washdyke, is noit.a member of If. Hobbs's stables. The chestnut will not be raced at the Biocartoii Meeting on Saturday. - ' Weights for the Dunedin Cup are due on Monday. With Warstep engaged Mr. Henrys will not have any trouble inselecting a top weight, , A final reminder is given owners of trotting horses that nominations for the Wanganui Club's Meeting, to be held on February 27 and March 2, close with Secretary S. AV. Moffatt to-night, at 9 o'clock. Though not in the first rank; Bertrada is a', very useful mare, and, well placed, should always be able to pay her way. She scored in good style at Hawera yesterday, and the beaten division' represented fair form in Sea Pink and Square Deal. .- Reports from, Eiccarton credit Nones a_nd Banksia with galloping smartly on the tracks there. The former will represent the Mason stable in the Middle Park. Plate, in which she will carry a penalty of 71b., and Banksia will contest the Craven Plate. Mr. L. C. Hazlott leaves this week for Melbourne to see Palisade and Sister Radius fulfil their Australian engagements. Little Kauri, who figured in the principal event at the Hutt Valley Trotting Club's Meeting last month, is the subject of the following note by a Dunedin writer: —Little Kauri seems like a horse that should be beard, of again when it is remembered he outstayed and outpaced Yarraville, who was conceding five seconds to the former when he went 4.46 1-5. Next day Yarraville won in 2.15 1-5. Little Kauri is a four-year-old gelding by Proud Child from Ngaio, a mare by Wildwood.

FIXTURES. Feb. 4 and 6. —Gisborne R.C. Summer. Feb. 6.—Canterbury J.C. Summer. Feb. 10 and 1.1 —Taranaki J.C. Autumn. Feb. 11 and 13.—Poverty Bay T.C'. Summer. Feb. 17, 18, and 20.—Dunedin J.C. Autumn. Feb. 19 and 20.—South Auckland B.C. Annual. March 12 and 13.—Napier Park R.C. Autumn, ,