NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2462, 15 May 1915, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[Br Giencoe.]

Owners should not overlook the dosing of acceptances for the Wanganui meeting on Monday night. , During schooling operations at Riccarton one morning this week Daylight Bill ?ot rid of his rider through punching a enee very hard, but on being remounted ho gave a' faultless display.

Word to hand from Hawera states that Playoff was very unlucky at the barrier on tho first day of the Egmont meeting, but on the second day fieeley got him out smartly, and he won comfortably. Deeley also rode Lady Amai to viotory, making li is total for the season 8G wins. The Auckland horseman looks certain to create now figures. '

M. Hobbs will be represented at the Wangamii meeting by Corrie and Peg, and he will also send a team south for the North Otago fixture. After racing at Waiiganui, Corrie will bo taken to Auckland for the Great Northern Hurdle .race.

Crown Pearl has been a prominent performer in sprint events for several 6ca> sons, and he still retains sufficient ability aa a galloper to enable him to win Taces, though his form is not so good now'as it was formerly. Some of his good efforts were associated with winter racing, and at his best he was a very hard horse to beat m> to six furlongs, under big weights. He is to be jumped this season.

Queen's Post is being discussed in connection with 'the Wanganui Century Hurdles and Great Northern Hurdles. Tlie daughter of King's Guest is now trained by T. Lloyd, but would have to improve a lot on anything she has yet shown in public, to have a chanco in tliis class of race.

P. Jones left Auckland on Wednesday with Vestal aiid Toreador, both of wii'orn are engaged at the Wanganui J.C. Winter Meeting.

At tho last monthly meeting of 'ha Australian J.C. a license was granted to Mussa Jfamier, who is connected with Wirth's Circus, .and who claims to have ridden over a hundred' winners in his native country, Uussia.

A. Oliver had two mounts alt the Egmont meeting. He was successful on Glcnroy, and acNl as runner-up on Ngapoto iii the Opeko Handicap.

Playoff has incurred a 71b. penalty for the Borough Handicap at the Wanganui meeting. This will make his weight Sst. 41b., or 41b. loss than ho scored with at Egmonlt.

Belle Paul won lior raoe fairly .comfortably on the first (lay at Egmont, but the gnllop seemed to knock her out, and the St. Paul jnare shaped badly on the second day.

Tyson has now won the Shorts Handicap at Egmont two years in succession. The Coronet gelding will in futuro have 'io race in open company.

Waiißanui can boast a lady trainer who, in nddition to looking after her . own horse, also schools him. This is Mrs. Bekkhcr, owner •of tho hurdle 'horso Howler. So far no success has rowarded the lady's efforts.