NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 66, 11 December 1917, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT, fcpright.—Seadown, carrying 7st. 101b., won the Stewards' Handicap,, one mile,

' Racing at Taiiherinikau on Thursday \fill commence at 11.30 a.m. and wilt finish at 4.20 p.m. "Word is.to hand that Shrill broke down badly at Melbourne last month, and the imported mare is not likely to race again. A Melbourne paper reports that Hoprig ■has been purchased by Mr.. T. llGratn 'rfor 290gns. - Acceptances for-the first day's races of the Manawatu Racing Club and flnf»l payments for the Palmerston North otakeß 'close on Wednesday, at 9 p.m.

Pinal payments on Friday next may considerably reduce tho field for tho Auckland Cup aid Railway Handicaps; Snub, Colonel Soult, Bjorneborg, Cynic, Gold Fran, and Royal Rufus can have little chance in the Cup on recent fornii and in tho Railway Handicap' Form Ifp, Croesus Lingerie, lvoesian, Wrestler, Rekanui, Interlude, Mentmore, and Bloomine are exOpected to b© missing when, the acceptances are posted.

Parisian Diamond has been galloping well at Hastings of late, and the runnerup in the Winter Cup is to fulfil his engagement in the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie. •

The right-handed going at Apckland is expected to assist Simonides, and the Demosthenes gelding is to be a runner m the big sprint event on Boxing Day, m •which he will be ridden by H. Gray.

A. Goodman's team for the Tauhewnikau Meeting will consist of Preface, Eose Pink, lArihia, and Occasion. They will be_ railed to Featherston on Wednesday. At tho conclusion of the gathering named, Goodman will start fpr the West Coast with Kose Pink, Pall Mall, and Arihia. G. Price is taking Turpenite and . Troth (Demosthenes—Truce) to the Wairarapa Meeting. On his return the Highden trainer will set out for Ellerslle with Birkenvale and Cherry Mart. ■ The three Beeds havo beon engaged to "ride in ' the Auckland Cup. • A Reed is to be up on Seadown, It. Reed on Vagabond, and C. Keed on Paraoa. • Acceptances for the Taranaki Christmas Meeting close on Friday next -Multiply, Vagabond, and Eed Ribbon all satisfied their trainers at Woodville, and the trio are to complete their Cup engagement at Ellerslie. Multiply and Bed Ribboa will both be well served in the matter of weight. , ~ There died in N.S.W. recently a wellknown New Zealand performer in the Cliarleymagne ll—Cora Lynn mare Peg. She was bred by Murray Hobbs eight years ago, and, racing in his colours, won ouite a umber of handicap events over middle-distance journeys. Two seasons ago she was acquired by Mr. J. R. Harden for his Londonderry Stud (N.8.W.), ana it was there Bhe died while foaling to the imported stallion Cavalry. The foal survived, and is being brought up on the bottle. ■ , . Tho folloTvin? thsec notes early last month. A Sydney paper staves that the connections of biplane won over £10, CM Comedy King colt scored in the V.E.C. Derby. As Mr. G. D. Greenwood is practically a nonbettor, it woNld be interring to know who won the Money." The Bjtfney "Referee" to hand fty the last mail publishes a letter from Iff. Greenwood, who says that the "oonneotions of Biplane," who are his trainer and himself, had no, bet on the V.R.C. Derby, nor has ho (Mr. Greenwood) had a single hot on any race in which Biplano was a runner.