NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2957, 21 December 1916, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Acceptances for the first day's handicaps at tho Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's summer meeting must be in the hands of Secretary H. S. Moss by 8 p.m. on Friday. The Wangauui-owned Tyson and Lady Middleton have been entered for tho eprint events at tho West Coast meetings. H. Telford, with Devotion, Probation, Elation, and Marsinab, leaves Ticntham for Aw.apuni on Saturday morning. Tho iirst-unmed maro is now quite over her trouble, and will probably be given a 7iiii in some of the minor events at (he Manawntu fixture. Tho Rcefton meeting is the first of tho Coast fixtures. It opens on Boxing Day, and will bo followed by the Greymonth and llokitika meetings. 'There is a bettor class of horses, particularly sprinters, engaged on the Coast this year. Amongst those who should be capablo of winning Electric Handicaps aro Tyson,

Hymettins, and Parlovna, The latter is particularly well just now, and at Weymouth last week she ran the fastest lour furlongs ever done on the course Parlovna was bred by the well-known trotting trainer, A. Pringle. who" used to race her dam, Vologda. ,Ho sold Parlovna to Mr. 11. Hampneed, a.Greymouith sportsman,' in whose colours she alwavs 'raced. Visitors, to Wellington at the present time inoludo Mt, il. Stratford, who generally has a galloper or two in commission on the West Coast. Mr. Stratford is oil his way-to the Taran d ki district to visit some relations, and he will bo present at the New Plymouth' and Stratford fixtures. After these he will hurry back to catch tho Jubilee Cup meeting at Hokitlka. Miraculous, who used to carry the .colours of the local owners, tho Messrs. Biddiford, is now owned on the West Coast. Latest reports credit tho Charlemagne II filly with being very sore and unlikely to show any form «t tho holiday meetings. l Blackall and John Barleycorn are the favourite selections for the Auckland Cup. For the liailway Handicap, King Lupin is the most talked of candidate during the past couplo of days. Reports from Greymoutli Btata that the Jvaramu cast-oft, Hymettins, who used to carry a Wellington owner's colours, is a greatly improved horse in appearance, and his trainer, P. Falkiner, expects Lim.to show much better form next week than he did at the Easter meetings on the Coast. The. leading trotting trainer, J. Bryce, with a team of eight horses, journeyed to Auckland by last night's express, Tho team includes the champion, Admiral Wood, who will probably attack tho time record for two mils lor a purse .offered by the Auckland Trotting Club. In his attempt Admiral Wood will be paced by a galloper ridden by A. Julian. Another redoubtable member of Bryce'steam is' the Australian-bred Chid, who is a candidate lor Derby honours, and who possesses a great reputation in the south. The Wanganui .Cup will this year be worth 1000 sovs., and tho Flying Handicap £00 sovs. The big handicap oil the second day carries 500 spvs. stake money. A. Pringle, in charge of Lady Haldaue, the Trotting Cup favourite, and Bellflower, went north by Monday's express. - The firet-named has live.seconds the best of the. handicap, and she, with Childsdaie, J. Bryco's candidate, who has 2 seconds the best of tho handicap, may be She machine favourite on the day. The last-named is not too reliable at leaving tho mark, but if he gets away Veil, he is regarded as likely to give the favourite a hard race. Bryce and Pringle are now level at the bead of the winning drivers and riders' list. The AVaikanae sludmasler, Mr. Lan Duncan, is sending nine youngsters to the Aucklaud sales. They are a bay colt by Martian—Two Step, a bay colt by Achilles—Prelude, brown colt by Bezoniau—Dirge, chestnut filly by Bezonian— Sister Frances, brown colt by MenschikofT—Mayhap, brown' filly by AchillesSecret Link, bay filly by Birkenhead— Snowlike, brown filly by Bezonian—Lady Principal, aad a bay filly by Birkenhead —Mullaig. , FIXTURES. Dec. 26 and 27—Taranaki J.C. Christmas. Dec. 26 and 27—Dunedin J.C. Summer. Dec. 26 and 27—Keefton J.C. Midsummer. Dec. ,26 and 29, Jan. 1 and 2—Auckland R.C, Summer. Dec. 26 and 27—Thames J.C. Summer. Dec. 26, 27, and 29—Manawatu E.C. Summer. Jan. 1 and 2—Hawke's Bay J.C. Summer. Jun. 1 and 2—AVairarapa E.C. Summer. Jan. 1 and 2—Stratford E.C. Annual. Jan. 1 and 3—Greymouth J.C. Midsummer. Jan. 1 and 2—Martqn J.C. Summer. Jan. 2 and 3—North Otago J.C. Summer. Jan. 8 and. 9—Westland B.C. Midsummer. Jjui. 20, 22, and 21—Wellington E.C. 1 Summer. Feb. 3—Canterbury J.C. Summer. Feb. 7 and B—Marlborough E.C. Summer.