NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2417, 24 March 1915, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[Br GlE.n'coz.l Nominations for all events at the Wellington Racing Club's Autumn Meeting closo on Friday night, a.t 9 o'clock. The report that Pavlova was to bo taken to Ellcrslic at Easier turns out to be incorrect. Croesus will be lhe only horse from Hastings racing at Ricearton at Ka.-toi-. The buy gelding will bo ridden in his engagements by Ryan, .tole*»l>hed

through as an acceptor, it is understood that Ladroue is to contest the big race at the Southland meeting to-day. It is understood that F. D. Jones has received an appointment as trainer to a prominent Canterbury owner. Jones only joined the ranks of trainers last year, but while lie had cliargo of Mr. W. E. Bidwill's horses he achieved considerable success with Reputation and other horses. Tho old mare Volodia, who was recently put into work at Riccarton, has broken down, and is to go to the stud once more. She has a two-year-old filly 'to Topresent her in races. Owing to the heavy rain which fell at Paeroa the second day of the Ohinemuri meeting has been postponed till Saturday next. The Rangitikci Racing Club's meeting wili take place on the Bulls course today. Tho Scott Memorial Handicap (six furlongs) is tho opening event. Simple Sam and Goldstream are the top-weights, which will show that the class is weak. Another acceptor m New York is also engaged in the Carnarvon Hack, but he is a likely runner in the opening event, lneuru, runner-up to Belasco in the Farewell Handicap at Wanganui, is m with Sst. 101b. In the light of Chakwana's win at OpaTci, after finishing behind Ir.euni at Wanganui. it makes the Hawera mare out to be 'dangerous. I.i the Trial Plato : all the starters havo to carry 9st. Black Ada, one of T. Lloyd's Marton team, who will havc.C. Price in the saddk, may bo best liked. They a,re not a. good lot in the Hack Hurdles. Jackman, list. 21b., is having his first race this year, and may not be ready. Ivatua is liable to be rehandienpped for winning at Opunake. The I'orirua-trained Nail pa ta, who ran two good races at Wanganui, may be the best supported.

Martyress, a winner at Opaki, will havo to put up increased poundage in the Carnarvon Handicap race. Fore, who has secuicd three firsts and a second out of fcur starts, seems to be remarkably well handicapped with only 71b. above the minimum.

At Wanganui the Fordell mare Ararat showed that she was able to get a distance well, and with only 7st. on her back she will havo plenty of support iu the Cup, Imarose and Master Lupin will alio be well fancied.

Ladogeur failed to show up at tho Masterton meeting, but his form there must havo been all wrong. He reads well amongst the weak lot he will meet m the Pukenui Welter to-day. S. Reid is to have the mount on the Sir Laddo gelding. With only one pound above the minimum to carry Boldstroke looks well tieated m tho l'arewanui Welter. ■ Ratana, the top-weight, has shown no form this season, and Austin is very unreliable.

There are some speedy hacks in the Ngatiapa Hack Handicap, five furlongs. Tyson and Martlet are both good beginners, and will set a fast pace. King Cbiara is a useful horse when his best, and he may run on at the finish.

The silver cup given by the Marlborough Racing Club as an addition to the stake for the Marlborough Cup at their forthcoming meeting on May 5 and 6, has been imported from England by the club, and will arrive during the week.

Of previous winners of the Liverpool Grand National, the oldest of them was Why Not, who was thirteen when he soored his big success. Eight years had elapsed since he carried off the National Hunt Steeplechase.' Up to the present Why Not is the only horse that has accomplished the double, but there is a chance of it being brought off again this year, for Rory O'Moore secured the N.H. .Steeplechase in 1908. The old son of Red Prince 11, however, is now fourteen, and were he to win at Liverpool he would bo breaking the record in regard to age. Rather curiously no twelve-year-old has won the National—alt all from ISGB bo the present time. The winners during this period include four five-year-olds, eleven six-year-olds, twelve seven-year-olds, and four eight-year-olds, also ten nine-year-olds, two ten-year-olds, three who were eleven years old, and one (Why Not) thait was thirteen.