NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2446, 27 April 1915, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

rßy GlEncoe.l

The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's Winter Meeting, which takes place on Friday ami Saturday, will be tho principal attraction for sportsmen, this week. On the first day the Cup will bo decided, and on Saturday the Hawke's Bay Stakes six furlongs and a half, for two and three-year-olds, will come on for decision. This will be the final weight-for-ago event of the season.

The Highden pair, Expect and Ber< trada, are doing very little work on the Awapuni-tracks, as they have no jmme diate engagements.

Pariform has got over his recent operation, and at present he is running ont at Awapuni. Ho is not likely to go into training again until the winter is well advanced.

When he scored so unexpectedly in the C.J.C. Derby it was the general opinion that Balboa was fortunate, but the subsequent form of the Varco colt would tend to disprove this, and probably were he to again meet Reputation and First Flight, Mr. T. H. Lowry's colt would go out favourito.

During the week the Ricoarton trainer, R, Longley, concluded the purchase from G. Jones, of Gisborne, of a four-year-bid gelding by Multifid.

At Awapuni J. Parmer has in hand a half-sister to Braeburn, owned by Mr. Keith White, of Porangahau.

At the first glance the Lethe gelding Soporific appears to be well treated with 91b. above the minimum in the Hack Welter at Rivcrlands next week. At the Awapuni Christmas meeting he won a double, and was also successful at Tauherenikau.

The big chestnut gelding Arlington is working well at Trentham, and it is his owner's intention to do tho Marlborough trip with him.

By last week's boat the light-weight horseman C. 'Carmont, who has been in Sydney for the past twelve months, returned home. He will again take service under the Wanganui mentor, A. Hall, who originally had the training of the' lad. The Hastings horseman L. Wilson has been offered the riding on Reputation if he cares to make the trip to Sydney, but as he has a very big clientele iu th» Dorpinion it is unlikely that he will journey to the other side.

At the conclusion of the Manawatn meeting Ladogeur changed hands, and will in future carry the same colours as Marimba. The gelding has gone into W. Griffiths's stables at Hastings.

J. Mitchell, who is training the Highden team during the absence of G, Price in England, has seven yearlings under his care. Three of them—Nystad (Finlaud—Pas Seul), Cease Fire (Field Battery—True), and Sunny Climes (Field Battery—Ferolina)—have already been broken in. The remainder will ■have the tackle put on them during the next couple of weeks. They are a gelding by Varco from an unnamed daughter of Bloomer, and geldings by Advance—Betsy, Field Battery—lnamorata, and Field Battery—Celeano.

Though he is engaged in both the Cup and Porangahau Handicaps on the opening day at Hastings, the Multifid gelding Chortle is likely to start in the firstnamed event in which ho is handicapped at Bst. 121b. This vras the -weight originally awarded him, and his victory m the Awapuni Gold Cup did not cause Handicapper H. Coyle to penalise him. Probably the gentleman named is of the opinion, in common with many others, that Chortle was fortunate in finishing in front of Balboa.

The Royal Fusilier mare Beldame was very sore after contesting the Autumn Handicap at Awapuni on Wednesday, and it is doubtful if she will be seen out atHastings. Beldame's racing days are about ended, and she is shortly to be retired to the stud.

A. Eae, youngest son of the well-known trainer E. J. Ene, has joined the Expeditionary Force, and is now in camp at Trentham.

After getting away badly in the concluding event at Awapuni. Bonny Rigg put in a great finishing effort, and was in fifth place as the post was reached. On that showing, the imported mare must have a chance in the Porangahau Handicap at Hastings on Friday. There is an idea in some circles that so far the best has not been seen of' the black mare, and this opinion is influenced by the fact that though her 1 form had been very poor, subsequent to the C.J.C. Great Easter Handicap, her owner decided to start hey in tin's event and put Deeley up with lib. over-weight.

On Indigo's showing behind Warstepin the Trentham Gold Cup, the New Zealand Cuip dead-heater must have n chance second in none in the Hawkc's Bay Cup. At Trontham lie was out in front with Warstep at the end of 12 furlongs, which were run in record time, while at this juncture Balboa was at the rear of tho 'field. Jlr. J. Hunter's gelding meets Balboa on exactly the same terms at Hastings as lie did in tho Gold Cup.