NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2394, 25 February 1915, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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The locally-owned Ladoga, who is engaged in two races at, Wanganni today, will be a 6tarter in the Stewards' Handicap, and will be ridden by B. Deeley. The same horseman will steer Red Book m the Flying Handioap. ' , R.< J. Mason will only start one horse in tho Iflying Handicap at'Waaganui, but until Bimeter and Emperador work this morning 'no deoision .will be arrived

On the strength of a good gallop at Hastings, Fair .Rosamond (L. Wilson)is likeJy to be much ia demand in the Stewards' Handicap at Wanganui to-day. Last week she defeated Indigo over once round at Hastings. 1 . Banksia has been worhiw well since her arrival at Wanganui, and whichever rao? she starts in to-day she is sure to be well supported. _ Golds tfeam has won tvro open races over sprint courses, and on; this form he seems well handicapped, in the Petre Hack Handicap to-day. The brown colt will be ridden by M'Donald, who has beea on the backs'..of sereral "ffiwiors a good stayer, 'fTingot should have a big advantage over the other runners in the West me re Hurdles. There will only be three Btartm in the hack event, as Tirohanga is likely to start in the open event. , , In "the Cup the sUnere ana riders are:-Wi f oto . l^P arte^' l fc; Ic- ; Kf ( 7at. Pr l3lb.; MaS" M'Doiuaid (W. Bell), : 7et. 31b.; Moutoa Girl (A. Eeid), 6st. lOlb.j Cha^ l 1 °? de \f Clarke), fist. 81b.; Master Lupin (A. Young), 6at.- 81b. .... r With 101b. ; above weight for age. Indigo hardly seems a likely wper of the Cup, but on the other hand the field is a very "weak one, and the chestnut gliding, who is thoroughly 1 seasoned,, . may P Rewi Poto does not act like a stayer, but his party profess no doubts on this point, and in a mile and a half gallop at New Plymouth he got. to the end .of the last, round in lmin. «sec. Kilrainlookscm the light side, and Byron hfw been lame Off and on. Binaldo will bly public fancy, and as he is at nearly a stone under weight for age, he »? hive allthe bes|: of mttag. "trill bo troubled by tJio dis* tarce, and Marshal M'Donald ib too will perhaps be a hot order In j tnhe Juvenile Handicap, s^' nf! showed the way in the Hawera btaKes. and Taranaki Stakes, he may be equal to Hpfratintr a teain of maidens. v Tlie Newmarket Handicap will be rnn at Flemiriston on Saturday next. • •Nominations for the Masterton Eaciag Club's meeting olose on £riaay. Ngatiruanul is to be tried over Wg country at Timaru, and, if ho jumps satisfactorily in his schooling tasks, he willbTriwn a ran in the steeplechase Tvc-nte at the Canterbury Jockey l WSiSssnff'«»? (Sydney), the selections of Stadgroom 3. rr' iv of Bushy Park, wore all commended. Thcro were no fewer than 150 cotfipetitorfl from aU parts of the world, eo that commendation in such a oase stamps the competitor as something of an authority on the subject. . . Owners are notified by advertisement ihat entries foT important fcvente at tho Canterbury Jtickoy Club's Autumn Meetin? close to-morrow night. # Nominations for tfao principal ©rente D! ths Swing 01uh'« Atttflftfl