NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 22, 21 October 1918, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

TBY GLBNCOE.I . The Poverty Bay Club will hold its Spring mooting ut. Makaraka on Thursday and Friday of this week. Next Saturday will see the opening at Trentham of the Wellington liaciiii; Club's Spring 'Meeting. Excellent acceptances have been received for all races except the ilaok Steeplechase, which has only drawn eix acceptors.. Though his trainer thought him to bo oil colour on Friday, King Ofla came out on Saturday at Gaulfield and succeeded in ginning the Cup in the second best time recorded for the race. King Offa was bred in England in 1914 by Lord Palmouth, but owing to the war wae never raced' there. He wtvs 3old as n two-yoar-old to Mr. Lionel Kobiusou, the price being'2oogns. Last season ho was only started twice, finishing third once, but last month ho carno into prominence after winning the Doona Trial Handicap, at OaitUteld. His win on Saturday will entail a 101b. pen' alty in the Melbourne Cup, which will bring his weight up to Bst. 101b., and with that impost the imported horso win ha,vo olenty of admirers. The second horse in Saturday's race, Wolaroi, did very well to finish three-quarters of a length behind

tho winnor, seeing that he wi\g [jiving King Una -201b. Woluroi was allotted list, in tho Melbourne Uuu, and snouiu tho pan meet in tliiit event; everylhluK will bo in U'olaioi'a favour. EiiEt'bius, wlio has won the MuniEie Stakes and UauHield Uuiucas within tlio i>ast six wi.'eks, was third, liudoris, Biro «f Ensubins, ijnisHcd I'ourtli in tlio Uiuililcld Cup of l'M7 wliicli was won by Uncle Sam, with Lady Medallist second and Royal Scotch third. Coorinui, wlio won ilio Gwyn Nursery 'Handicap at Caulficld on Saturday, won the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at l'leniington this month, while Lienavane, wJio Jinislied second on Saturday, also filled second place in the Trial Slakes. Coorima, who is by liinacre from Coramlm, was bred by the Messrß. Thompson Bros., of Wid' don, N.S.H'., and w,is Bold to hiG owner for 3'iogns. last June. Lisnavane is by Linacio from Pretty Nell, and is therefore- n half-sister to the crack Australian, Cetigne She was secured for 709gns., but so far lias not turned out tlie bargain Coorima lias. Elkin, who finished third, was bred by his owner, Mr. K. E. D. Clarke, being by Tho Welkin from Teppo. Teppo was also ihu dam of Three, 't'nrico and Volpi. Tho trio have all been disappointments. Lust season Volpi and Thrlco won u race each, but Threo failed to finish in the van once. It remains to be scon if Elkin will follow in his brothers' footsteps. Bourlang was beaten by half a neck for first place in the Windsor Handicap, run at Cmiliield on Saturday. Bourlang is one of the ffalkancc breed, beius by iiczoni-.ui from Nerve, and is thus a halfbrother to the Aucklaml Cup winner Bnlboa. From Riccarton it is reported Ji. O Don nell's charge Surveyor (Kaißau-Pedomotwl 'is an unlikely starter in the Wclleslcy StaKc-e at Trcntham on Saturday next, Mr. Gordon Fulton's Art baa assumed another role, and bids fair to be as sue cessful in it. a» over tho JnirrilM. He competed in tliii saddle horso classes at tho Amborlcy Show on Friday, and earned off the hack championship. His class wins wens as an 11 stone hack, lady's hack, ami maiden hack up to list. 7!b. lire. SI. Bcthell's Tho Brewer, the ex BtceplPChasiT, won lhr. maiden hunters competition at the Ambcrlcy Show on Fri.'stephau the Great, who won tho Middlo Park Plate at Newmarket on Friday is by the spotted wonder The Tetrarch from Perfect Peace, and is owned by Mr. Lionel Itobinson, who also partly owns the Gaulridd Ouy winner. Kins,' OUa. Battle Song, winner of the Masterton Cup, is ongasod in the New Zouland Cup, aa is Volo, who was successful in tho ■\Vaipipi Handicap on tho second day, whilo Inah and 80-Peop, who won Ihe principal sprint events, figure in the. Steward's Handicap. None of them incurred a penalty ' For their wins at Mastcrtoii Battle Song and Volo will be penalised to the extent of 71h. in the Wellington Handicap, bring 'ing their weights to 7et. Slo. and 9at. 31b. respectively. .- There ia a very poor field left in tho 'Sew Zealand Derby, only wvcii horses remaining in after Ihe lirst forfeit. Amongst this number is Gloaming, who only needs to show some of tho form he displayed 'across tho Tasman to make the field look very oheap. . Black Hill, who succeeded m the Masterton ;Eack Handicap at Jlaslertou on Friday, credited Mr. I'iukcrton. with thu same raco 12 months ago. ■ Tho nainis of .Oashmcre, Bet. 21b., should bo included in the list of accoptors for the Toita Handicap nt the torthcommg Wellington Meeting. Mohawk's name, which was included as an acceptor for tho Shorts Handicap, should be deleted, as the American-bred horso was on Thursday last scratched' for all engagements^ Tararu Jack came to light at Sydney Tatteroall'B Mooting on Saturday, when tho aged gelding won tho ktecnlechato from Glenquinn and Kencrctte, wlio iiuishetl first and third in the Dowliug fetoeplechase on tho last day ot the A.J.O Meeting; In that raco Tararu Jack fell. Since going to Australia the tjpalpecn gelding has paid his way. ._...„ \ Client, Sasiinof, Mascot ,and Battle fcpng, all of whom are engaged in the -J\ew Mα'land Cup. shaped well enough at Opalu last week to warrant their owners continuiii" their Eiccarton ongagemeut. ilio first-nnmed had a- bis weight to carry, awl he struggled on wc-11 at the flnish of the Masterlon Cup. He bears a bigger apr.r-ar-anc« than he did at this lime luat yiar, and tho race is sure to bring lum en. Ho is likely to get another race in the Champion Plate. Hasßiiof'a front. legs were Wvily bandaged, which suffiiists that his. trainer is anxious tibout him. Jlic Jlc-i----.bourne Cup winner ran well in the ilyin? Handicap, and was .finishing on at the right end. Mascot, was only a head behind Battle Song in the Masterton UiP, and as she comes from a slaying fan ily the local representative • can be dojii-iided upon to do well at Kiccarton. She was conceding Battle Song 19lb. at Opaki. wl'oreas at Kiccarton tlio difference between then, is only 91b. Battle Smic r-ut un a surprisingly good performance, lor while in the \Vairarapa he would not rct-il, and he bore a very liltht appranuico bo foro the race, which caused him '.. bo neglected by backers, lie's evidently a stayer of the first water. ' ■ •