NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2384, 13 February 1915, Page 10

NOTES AND COMMENTS

fßr GLBncoi.l The Te Kuiti Meeting will, be held today. ... King Chiara, who has been spelling recently, ran two fair races at New Plymouth,'but ihe .is not ready yet, and the. racing will improve him. Warstep is to be ridden, in the Dunedin Cup by F. E. Jones.. ■ While schooling at Riccarton on Wednesday morning the locally-owned Cyra over-reached and cut 'himself, and may not be able to start at Dunedin. ■ R. J. Mason will not have any horses racing- at Dunedin. He is practically the only Riccarton : trainer that will not be represented at Wingatui. At the Eotorua races on Wednesday the Cup was won by Tinopai, with Jolie Fille and Maknra>in the places. ; Achilledas made the early, running, but faded out after going six furlongs. Later on he was saddled up in the Farewell' Handicap, bis furlongs, which he. won from a poor field. >

Included amongst the. Juveniles in. the stables of M. Hobbs at Riccarton is a colt by tho imported English sire Kilbroney from the St. Alwynno mare Latchet. The oolt has a badly twisted nose. caused through receiving a kick whon he was a foal. ,

T. F. Quinlivan came to town on Thursday evening and yesterday he shipped Sea Pink to Sydney by the Manuka.

The Cornet, who has been turned out for several months, is again in work at Riocarton under the care of F. Christmas.

The colt purchased by Mr. Donald M'Leod when in England, and who was given to tho Ellerelio trainer, _ Denis Moraghan, to train, met with a na6ty accident early this week by colliding with a motor-oar. He was cut about a good deal, but the most- serious injury waa a severed artery in one front pastern. He is progressing favourably, and his trainer does not fear any 6erious consequences.

The start for the Stewards' Handioap e.t. tho Tananaki Meeting was delayed twenty minutes by the vagaries of Boldstroke. On the second, day-tho filly was put at the rear of the field, and after running very wide at tho home turn she just failed to reach Play Off. -

R. J. Maeon went to Waagarrai after the racing at Tarapaki, and took Emperador and Bimeter with him. • This pair will'be joined by Banksia, who will arrive nert weok. The Chokebore horses, with, the exception of Wisebird, were also 6ont to Wanganui. The last-named got galloped on at Hawera, and it will be somo time before sho is fit to raoe a«ain. Her box l at Wanganui will be filled by Battle Eve. who -is being sent up for the Jackson Stakes. This means thai Antumnus will not start .in the race' named. There was more merit .in the win of Phosphorus in the Taranaki Cup than appears at first sight, for the brown gelding only arrived from the north by boat on tho'evening prior to the race, and in the event in question he got badly chopped out going out of. tho straight the first time. With a rise of 121b. he finished right on the winner's quarters in the Paul Memorial Handioap, and had tho race been a furlong further he certainly would have won. . Tyson had a big break at the end of three furlongs in the Grandstand Handicap at New Plymouth, but after that he stoppod to nothing. The steeplechaser Beroola is to be sent to Sydney for the jumping events at the Easter Meeting of the Australian Jockey Chrb. ; ' FIXTURES. Feb. 13—Poverty Bay R.C. Summer. Feb, 17, 18, and 20.—Dunedin J.C. Autumn. Feb. 19 and 20.—South: Auckland R.C. Annual. , March 12 and 13.—Napier Park R.C. Autumn,