NOTES AND' COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 87, 7 January 1919, Page 9

NOTES AND' COMMENTS

[By Gi,Fi<corj]

The'attention of owners is called to tiie'ciosing' Of entries' for-the Pnhiatua Meeting;" "These must be in..the .hands of'Secretary'S.''T:Tiriney by 5 p.m. on Thursday 'next.'' .. ■• ■■-. ', His form: at ■' Ellerslie suggests that Melee will not turn out a-stayer..'Ho was placed tliird'in the Shortland Handicap, : orio'mile, but in the Waitemata Handicap, one mile and a quarter, and k.li.Q, 'Handicap, one mile" and ft half, ho was well beaten.' ,'' - /Although the price paid forKn.ro-.has .not' been made public it is understood ■ to' have' been 1200 guineas. ' .".' Mr.-Leslie,Stuart' did' not have to, wait long for Tararu Jack' to pay him back some of the money he recently investedlin, his purchase, the son of Spalpeen win- \ ning the "January Steeplechase' at • Flem- . ington on Wednesday: Cynic, who ran second to Red s ßihbon in. the A.R-.C. Handicap on Wednesday, was makiiig'his .'fourteenth appearance under silk 'since'he rati second in tlip name race last year," and" in the: interval lid has .riot'earned a penny-piece towards his'keep, says''; Whalebone" in tho 'Auckland "Star." ''The-imported'horse has developed a bit of a temper, and in his .races is inclined to. pay'a bit more attention.'to the horses 'near him than to the work before tiling-which naturally does'.riot, tend'to, a good showing.. On Wednesday his rider .carried ' a. longer Whip than usiinl, one of the kind used on trotting horses, which enabled him to get it round his mount's'flanks when he. shioweil. a disposition to stop, and' the unusual treatment evidently- gave him a bit;of a shock, 'for 'his' performance' in running .second whs the best he has given .far a- long time;'.. ' ' ; ' r n '\ ' '•While contesting the Onelmhga Steeples at .Ellerslie on Saturday:'Hiuitero broke (low.i) badly," and had''to be destroyed. Tlio old chestnut'won'(he Great .am Steeples'-'as far' back'as 1912.'- ' Birkenvnlo jarred himself "badly during thp running of the Newmarket Handicap •at 'Ellerslie 'oh! Wednesday Inst.' but. S. .liei'i. .hope's lo have- the sprinter ready .'ngfiiii i'tb. "race at' "the. Wellington Cup jre'eling.:.; ' ; .'" 7 ■ ' . Tn.'odditio'n to Loyal Arch; with whom .lys' wfis so ( success'ful' .it Fillers!!;'-;t'hn .Wellington, sportsman "Mr. H, W. H'-o'wn .also purchased the filly Princess Ch.iirm..ing. during'' the coiiise "'.of Hie Auckland Jteet'in'g,.' ;MiV' Brown's'Meam is' -to remain .in. (lie north jint.il aflei' the Taka-, puna Jfceiiug.' ' ' ': ' '[ . . iM!e..l)iirdlei:„"M.iss'Siilioii;'is not In bo further porse'vered with on' the bracks. It, is .und'er's'tcod slie"will visit.'Quarantine. ..'.'. " The Wellington Troftihe Club Ims been . •pnrticularlv fortunate , in the. sumiflrt nceorded its annual meeting, .the list of . entries reaching record pronnrliens.. N'n fewer than -17 figure in the- Trotting . Gold.-C'up, and., as . tlic.v..inc. , ;irln . :-rh high-class... perfnrmer' 'as' .C'liid. Wnl • . r .i"i.ii.ir.' Syivimtliy., - '-Whispering;.-Willie.. jiahiriga. ". "Dean ..Dillon, .. Irrnr ...nvd Nancy' Stair, tlio contest sliould..b'c the '■

best.ever,witnessed at Hutt Park. Many of .tho s'ariie.-horses .appear also in the Electric Handicap, which has drawn 19 entrants. .Mr. Thomas's adjustments aro due on Friday next. After winning the Mnnnwatu and Marton Cups on Nobleman and All Ovor c B.■'][. Morris journeyed to Ellorslio and rode Kipling into second place in tho Great Northern Guineas. [ : .When.ho won tho Avenal Welter Han.n dienp-.at the Southland Jfeeting. Bon Spec | y carried JiIOSG on the totalisalor, which s 'j; constitutes a sihgle-hor.se record for tho, j-. conrse.'- ,''". " '' |,i No fewer Uinri'foiir riders were fined t," 'iCs'»ach oii fiie opening day of flic South- ;(-■ for' breaking through the •v barrier. - •••; ■'■ -''- ; " fj; ■ :As Gladfui'broke down: vrhilo racing kj nt-JOllerslie Mr: Keriiball may now con--11; sidei"; jumping Simb, otlierwise he will hot have a hurdle horse for the A ustra)r lian cainpaign; '■'■.. i t :Tho entries received for the Foxton g> 'Meeting Wtal 172- as .against'■ 108 last ; year.: The entries for the Cup are,: — Battle' Song, Sweet'. Corn, ;Rose Pink, .■Rumania, Glorify, Master Houtoa. Orleans, Jean Laddo, Rewi Poto, Classification, Henry: Clay,' All Over, Hydrus, Comment,,'-'Aliilca, 'Lnilify; Altorntipn, Elocution, Naniur.' ' ■:. The stakes*.for'the'forthcoming Paliia- ° hurraces have been'increased to .illoo, le and as-.considerable, iinprovflmonts to the ;y cour.-e.have been-.made during the year is a very :suc<iessful'meeting is anticipated. •Nomiiia'tion.s close on January' 9, at 5 I- •p.m.:-.-;;; ■-..-: . ■'...