NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2988, 27 January 1917, Page 10

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for all events at the Woodville Cup Meeting close with Secretary W. A. Lyon at S o'clock on Monday "I, Hatch lias gone north to ride Merry Roe in the Takapuna Cup, and E. Eeed Trill also be in attendance at the iNortn Shore fixture. J H. Jeiferd has already broken in the Martian-Two Step colt, which realised 50flgns., the top price, at the .recent Auckland yearling sales., Jhe youngster has since met with a slight accident and is now spelling. In the, Takapuna Cup, to be run today. Lady Penury will lie ridden by the successful local light-weight, A. Eeed. Mr. W. G. Stead has decided to ccive Gold Painting an easy time of it, and there is a strong probability that she will not be asked to raco again.

It is Btated that 700 guineas was recently refused for the Husbandman gelding Volo, who is owned in the Hawera district. Volo is still eligible for. hack Mr."' "Alison'e" Australian ' purchase Tlirace Jjrures amongst tho acceptors forhoth the Trial Handicap and Ferry Handicap at Takapuna to-day. So far Tlirace has not carried silk in the Dominion. After working at Trentham on Saturday morning Multiplicity, one of Mr. A. B. Williams's tpam, was found to be Weeding internally, and although every effort was made to stop it, it was unsuccessful, the daughter of Multifid bleeding to death: Mr. •T. H. Lowry will be represented at the Egmont Meeting next week by Egypt, Tete-a-Tete, and Estland. The first-named is meeting a weak field in tho Cup and after his clinking Rood mile here, when he finished 6econd to Desert Gold in the Waterloo Stakes, he is certain to boo a short price on Wednesday. His stable companion, Tete-a-Tete, will also be well fancied in the T?lvini; Handicap, though she may fiiuT it a hard matter to concede Hushman 2611). In the Eailway Handicap at Ellerslie the lastnamed set a very merry' pace for five furlongs, and headed good beginners like King Lupin and company. Prior to being taken north he was timed to run four furlongs, riirlit-hnnded; on the Hawera track, in iSsen. This was an exceptionally good gallop, considering that two furlongs of it was on a bend.

burin? the Trenthnm Meeting the Hastings trainer, li. Gooscmnn lost the services of Mnzama, who broke flown during the running of the Anniversary Welter. .

There will be more anxiety than ever to see Desert Gold in the autumn at Randwick and Flemington, after the easy style in which'she'settled Snsanof over a mile recentlv. In New Zealand, however, says: a Melbourne writer, the popular opinion is that the All Black mare is unlikelv to make the trip. It certainly looks as if her owner was taking SDecinl precautions to avoid defeat, and it will not be so caey to pick and choose her races in Australia. Desert Gold is a brilliant mare, probablv the greatest ever seen'in the Dominion, and her great pn.ee has enabled her to net to the end of "some long" journeys wiHi success. In these races, however, withont belittling her undoubtedly lirilliant efforts, it has to be pointed out that she has only met horses of her own use, and at set weights. She has set a big mark in the way of staler- earnings in New Zenlard, which is lil-elv to Inst for eome time to come, i>"d it is understood that her owner would like to see her wii 20 racs. on end. Though Sasanof jmd Kilboy have been entered for th» A..T.C. Autumn Meeting there is little likelihood of either of the. pair making the trip. Fasanof if turned out at Silvprstream. i> M has a doubtful looking hock, while Kilboy vns "rpetrict«l tn trotting exercise orlv while at TrenH'aiii. He ha? a very Wg pnlint on one of his legs nnd is hardly likely to stand a preparation.