NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 312, 21 September 1918, Page 10

NOTES AND COMMENTS

fBT GMNCOE.-: "In order not to inconvenience through paßßengera," as tho Railway Department naively puts it, the mail trainß, up and down, will not stop at Te Horo, Otalii, or Manakau on Monday next, which is the day of tho Otaki Maori Eacing Clubs bpring Meeting. Tho three-year-old Cyrosian, who is ownod by Mr. H. W. Drown, of Wellington, was taken to the Dannovirke and Egmont meetings, but owing to tho heavy stato of the trackß it was deemed advisable not to run him. All going well, it is intended to race tho Elysian gelding' at Otaki on Monday. ... t> v Persian Prince nnd Sardinia have each got two engagements on Monday. The pair are in the Open Mying Handicap, but it is not expected that Persian Prince will face the barrier, though Sardinia is Bprikon of aB a starter, and will be ridden by O. Keed. iv '' r . , Tho field engaged in the Memorial Stakes at Otaki is not a strong ono as is evinced by the fact that Form Up, who has nover won over further than seven furlongs, is top weight. If back to her best form the black mare Devotion, who is to be ridden by H. GAy, would, appear to possess a. good chance of earning distinction. . . , , A recent V.E.O. programme included a race for apprentices, who wore dobarrea from carrying whips. -, No stake on the Auckland Bacmg Club s programme for the coming Beason Is worth less than 250 bovs. - If tho presont lino weather continues the track at ■ Otaki will be in a perfect state for Monday's races. Several visiting horses arrived there yesterday, and, their numbcrß- will bo considerably augmented by to-day's trains. . Up to date liose Pink, who is now a flvo-year-old, has started on 82 occasion!, and has had her number hoisted on top 13 times; as a bio-ycar-old she started 13 times, the following season she waß saddled up on 38 occasions, last season 28 times, and bo far this Beason three times. ' ~'*!• «.. Rajput, who was paid up for in tlie Stewards' Hack Handicap at Otaki, in preference to Kipling, ran badly at the Egmont Meeting on Thursday, and hlB ■trainer may reconsider his intention to take him to Otaki. . , The imported colt Saxby was fancied for his engagement on both days or the Ashburton Meeting, bnt ho failed badly. Prior to leaving Biccarton ho had accounted for Cynic, in a galop over 6il furlongs, and probably he only wonts racing before ho .will show up with the 'piasUo,' winner of the Maiden Kace at Ashburton, is one of the Otatera breed, and is by Formative from Lady Lccilla. As a yearling he was purchased, cheaply bv Mr. Hugo Fricdlandcr, and this was hio first succeßS for his new owner. St. Elmn has been given plenty of opnortunities to earn jumping distinction at tho A.J.O. Heeling, for his name figures in the two hurdle races and two steeple- ° Thf'membcrs of the Southland Eacing Oliib have directed the committee *° s ™ d Ohrlßtmas parcels to the members of the will be back in Now Zealand for the O.J.C. November Meeting. Should he acquit himself creditably at Bandwick the Boniform colt must be particularly hard to tapoVo! in the O.J.C. Derby, while t entered for the New Zea and Onp his prospects in that event will have to, bo "a Press Association message from Sydney states that the sale of the Merlon S ud realised 14.835 guineas.. The 1 stallion KMiMworth fetched 4100 guineas. . A Press Association message from Sydney itatcs that Mr. Greenwood has decided to donate the stake for patriM-io purnoses if Biplane wins the Spring Stakes to-day.