NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2393, 24 February 1915, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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The Wonganui Cup matins will commence to-morrow, and, will be concluded °NSttoi S 'for the Masterton Racing Club's Autumn Meeting close on Friday n^'- Hickey has accepted the position of private trainer to the Gisborne sportsmen. J. Clark and L. Fui-r. Hickey formerly trained many jumper for the first-named, including Black Reynard. Faro, and Kaipetipeti. _ . W. liyan, rode Midnight Star in both his winning engagements at Woodviile. In the telegraphed report of the race the names of S. Keid and ,W. Adams were' given as the riders ot the Hastings-ownea horse. . ~ During the; progress of the racing at Wingatui on Saturday £200 was offered and refused for the aged chestnut gelding Gnome. • ' The local owner, Mr.. H. Whitney, returned yesterday from a trip to the Duncdin Cup meeting. Rerehau changed lands after the Wood' ville meeting for SOOgns. She is now 1 owned by a Wellington sportsman, who will register an assumed name. W. Youug will ride Byron in the Wanganui Cup and Postillion in the Flying Handicap on Thursday next. He was in Wellington yesterday in order to reduce his weight l at the Turkish Baths. At the Victorian Club races at Sandown Park the Plate was won by Golden Rock (Gold Reef—Edith Cureton). The winner was bred in the Dominion, and is raced by his trainer, C.-Wheeler, who has Land of Song in his stables. At the Dunedin meeting on Saturday after Bonsign had won the Hopeful Handicap by a narrow margin from , Bel 1shire, the stewards held an inquiry about some happenings in the Tace, and the result was that K. Berry, who rode the winner, was suspended for one month. Returnffli visitors from Wingatui say that Saturday's racing was the best over seen on the course. In several events the finishes were very close indeed. At the conclusion of the South Auckland meeting Trainer D. Moraghan journeyed on to the Thames to get .the halfbrother to Loyal Arch, recently 'purchased by him. Loyal Arch lias.been a little gold mine to the Ellerslie trainer, for sb« wily cost bltn lOOjm,, and has already won over JSIOOO in stake*.

Included amongst the winners at the South Auckland meeting on Saturday, was Penroe, the half-sister to Merry Koe. Edward Hempson, a jockey employed by Isaac Foulsham, the liandwick trainer, who is at present m Melbourne with the Newmarket Handicap favourite Woorak, fell dead off the Melbourne Cup winner Kingsburgh at Kandwick racecourse last week. Hempson was trotting the horse on to the training track when he was seen to sway in the saddle and fall. Several trainers arid racecourse officials rushed over to see what was the matter, but it was too late to do anything, as Hempson died in a few seconds, It is stated that he . was subject to fits, and quite recently medical assistance had to be sought on the course to bring him to after a'seizure. Hempson, who . had .been previously attached to Mr. J. Trenoweth's training stable, joined Foulsliam's establishment a few months ago. He was a middle-aged man, and is believed to have been unmarried.

The payments for the Wanganui meeting may be considered satisfactory. There was some doubt about: Indigo starting, but he is ia the acceptances, and has arrived at Wanganui. Pavlova was withdrawn early, Ivoojvi is still with a bad knee, Tatimi ; was very sore after racing at Gisborne and El Gallo has been left in the Plying Handicap. Despite wholesale defections , there are still sixteen horses left in. the Plying Handicap, but the field may be reduced slightly, as H. J. Mason has two engaged, and, Ladoga and Astor are also in the' Stewards' Handicap. Only four remain in _ the Hack Hurdles, . but there are twice that number in the Westmere Hurdles. Dinner GoDg. has been taken' put of the Juvenile Handicap, and left in the Plying Handicap. It will be remembered that the Yaldhurst filly ran a good race in the Telegraph Handicap at the recent Trentham meeting. '

! Sanguine, ' who is trained by tie exAucklander T. A. Williams at Canterbury, Park, was successful •in the Liverpool Mile at the Warwick Farm meeting on February IS. Goldsize will be ridden in the Wanganui Cup by C. Browne. As the result of . their factories at Woodville, Janitor, Sir Alba, Midnight Star, and Monologue will have to put up penalties in their engagements at the Daunevirke meeting. ~^ s the result of his poor showing in the Bond Cup at Caulfield, the New, Zealander Sir Solo lias receded »in the market for the Australian-Cup; to ,1)6 run -neit Tuesday. . Lempriore and Di Gama are the ruling favourites. There arrived by the Euahino from London yesterday morning an interesting addition to the Dominion's blood racing' stock in the five-year-old brown horse, Sanquhar (Santry-Value), which has been purchased -by Sir George. Clifford from Lord Kosebery. The horse 1 was brought out in charge of Mr. T. Childs, who has made : maay 'trips between the Ola Country and New Zealand in charge of bloodstock. In 1912 Sanquhar won £2347, and in 1913 .£2OBI in stakes. It is understood that Sir George Clifford will use Sanquhar for stud purposes. FIXTURES. : Feb. 25 and 27—Wanganui J.C. Autumn. March 3 and 4—Dannevirke B.C. Autumn. March 10 and 11—Nelson J.C. Annual. March 12 and 13—Napier Park B.C. ■Autumn. March 17—Opunake B.C. Annual. March 18 and 19—Masterton R.C. Autumn March 24 and 25—Rangitikei B.C..Annual.