NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 184, 24 April 1918, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[BY GLENCOB.I Owners sire romindedi that/ entries] for tho Ifarlborough meeting close- on Friday. Nominations for all eventa at tho Wanganui ockey Club's Winter Jlcuiinjc close- on Friday, at 9.30 p.m.,

Entries f6r *\& principal handicaps at tho Great Northern btoepleebaso -Meeting close on Friday.

With, the winter season last approaching trainers ore beginninß to thin out their teams. The majority of hqrsee s,u l'rentham are being kept going in view of tho approaching jffarlborough fixture. At last season's yearling ealcs in Sydney, tho ilUy by Malawi - , from tho Now Zea-land-bred mare Field Koeo, by HotchkissPlobo of Wellington, realised 775 guineas. Eaced as Cragrose, she has yet to win, but this did 1 ot deter bidders this month when her half-sieter, by Linacre, came up I'ur sale, 1050 guineas being bid before she was secured by Mr. J. Jluglice, oJ Queensland.

Seadown has been accepted for in the Hawke's Bay Cup and Autumn Handicap, to be run on Friday at Hastings. So far it is not definitely kuown which ovout the big Powiißhiro gelding will contest, but it will probably be the short race.

The Hack Hurdles a.t Hastings on Pri. day is run over a twelve-furlonge course, but on tho second day tho distance Is a further quarter of a mile. The local representative Coalition was noticed 1 finishing very fast on the Bocond day at Awa,puni, and the -.-xtra. two furlongs on Saturday should suit the Patronus gelding. Thero are several newcomers to the hurdle ranks engaged at the Hastings meeting They include Otara, Sir Alba, Oastalia, Undecided, and Tarn, all of whom are engaged in tho Hack Hurdles on tho opening day. Eeports from Bantings credit Sir Alba with some smart schooling work, while , Otara ie also spoken of as a proficient iumpcr. The la6tnamed is one of the most promising recmite to the hurdlo business, as he carries weight well, and can gallop in heavy going.

Of the seven acceptors in the Mangatarata Hurdles at tastings five of them aro steeplechasers. The exceptions are Bon Revo and. PurseflUer, and according to reports the Derby itinner will most likely be seen out in cross-conntry evonts this winter.

Tho Trentham trainer J. Ayres went to Hastings from Palmereton North ou Monday. Hβ took with him Mr. P. Soamea's filly Bonnie Maid, who has the St. Lcger anil Autumn Handicap at Aivapuui to her credit, and Mr. Lance Wood'e Risingham. Tho latter is a greatly improved two-year-old, and was expected to show up in the Sires' Produce Stakes at Awapuui. The Kokeby colt gallops well on a. aoft track and. he may do n lot better at Hastings than ho did last week,

The hurdlo gelding Atnatoro changed hands recently, and In future ho will he trained by J. .fones at Greenrneadows. His new owner ia Mr J. Hart, in whoso colours Toka races.

Tho ex-New Zealandcr Sanol is running very well in Australia at tho present time. Tho brother to Parisian Diamond won the Park Handicap at. tlio Aspendalc mooting on April 13. Sauci was Followed home by another Now Ze alander in Beltauu. Amongst the nnplaeed horses was The Welkin horso Wedge, who euccceied in beating Desert. (Told in tho CaulficW Futurity- Stakeß.

Pontoon was rent 'out. farourito In the Youthlnl Stakes 'at the Sydney Tatterrail's MectiDf? on. April 13, but could only finieh second 16 Slake, who was giving Pontoon J6lb.'

Outts Bros, have received' another consignment of yearlings from Sir George Clifford , !* stud farm, all of whom arc t.<> lie handled forthwith. They compriiip,:B. r.. Checkmate, by Antagonist-Winning Way; b. c. Acquittal, by Treadmill-'-TTair-lmven; b. f Mies Mimic, by Sanquhar— Counterfeit; aud b. i. Stcepliolm, by Tread-ml!l-Bonnie Brae.

The following arc the final payments in the—

HAWKE'S BAY STAKES, of 500 sots. Six furlonuß and a half.-Crowhurst, Aetrophel, Impediment, Elocution, Belle Boyne, Lady Foam, Hymcntra, Kawhau, Asterial, Karo, Finmurk, Killowen Torfrcda, OratreßK, Amberiae, Cyroolan.