NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 161, 27 March 1918, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[BY GLENCOB.I

' The Easter Meeting of tho Auckland Racing Club will open on Saturday, andwill be concluded on Easter Monday. Acceptances "for. the 0.J.0. Meeting close apprentice, R. S. Bagby, will ride -Mohawk in the C.J.O. Uieat E T "'kS horseman. P. E, Jones, has leased the property at Washdyke lormerly occupied by S. TriUord.. He ex. pects to,commence as a trainer in,a lew News from Ellevslio states that Vagabond has sustained injuries that . willdebar him from competing in the Lastoi. Handicap on Saturday. , ■ Mr W Eiohmond, owner of tho lmpoited horse Alnio, goes r.outh" to-mght to see tho Antonio gelding race at Riccarton The Auckland horseman, W. Ryan, who' was in the 01 Camp at I'eathcrstou, has been discharged, as unfit, and returned north yesterday. ~..,. ~,. Eeports from tho f-outh state that the huralcr Bore is showing signs of,soreness, and/ may not be at his best for next ; week's meeting at Ripcarton. Hyinestra, Nanna, Torfreda, Hydrus, Nystad, and Glorify were shipped Bouth last night to fultll engagements at tho coming Rlccartou fixture.: . " ",-"J, _■•■ • . , The Auckland horseman. B. Deeley, went ■south last-night, to ride.at. the 0.J.0. Meeting. One of his mounts, will bo Sweet Corn in tho 0.J.0. Great Easter Handicap. A Sydney writer says:-' : M. Hobbs returned from Melbourne last week, and will-later go on .to Now. .Zealand. . He brought'-with-'him'.Xiiumn, ,Kilboy,;,G6od •Day,'Kilfoyle,' Athens,' First Class, and a yearling colt by St. Anton'from Wonderland (a full-sister to Uunga Bin and Carlton). Kilboy has been working since his arrival at Mandiviclt, but though the leg which has caused so much trouble is now callous, it'is doubtful whether he will get through another, preparation. It -is against him that no is such. a heavytopped horse." ■ On Saturday at Randwick Desert Gold will take part in tho Autumn Stakes, one mile and a half. Included ,in the . field are Redfcrn, Oetigne, Westcoujt, and Wallace Isinglass. ',

Those vho are inclined to doubt Parisian Diamond's ability to successfully stay a .milo should remember that tho big fellow' woii tho York Welter Handicap, one mile,: at the A.E.O. Wintor v Meoting, and he'was only beaten by a narrow margin in; the Winter Cup at Rlccarton.

. Tho ,in-ported horse White Star had a winning representative at the recent V.A.T.O. Meeting in Tragic Star. Tragic Star's dam, Tragedy' Queen, was. also the dam of Comedy King, wbjj. is, bs Persimmon .froin Tragedy Queen. There died in Australia recently P. Martinecr,. who won the A.J.O. Derby in v 1865 on Clove.

The Melbourne Cup winner Westcourt won the Bawßori Stakes at Roschill a week ago last Saturday. The son of Bright Steel was the publio fancy for the Sydney Cup when the last mail left. Dame Acre, is, bay mare by Linacro—Damera, who won at\tho same meeting, wa6 also the popular fancy for tho Doncaster Handicap. Both the horses are owned by Mr. D. V. Seatou.

Hotfoot (Trafalgar-Sizzle), it half-slßter to Patrobaa, waß sold in Melbourne recently for 155gns. Voloxitc, an aged maro by Carbine- brought DOgM.