NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 94, 15 January 1919, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[By Qr.ExcoE.] Acceptances for events lo lie run on the flrct (lay of the Wellington Hummer Meeting close ut 9 p.m. to-morrdhv. It is expected that while there is sure to bo a thinning out the acceptances will be good. Gisborne and Canterbury nomination's close •on Friday, and the Tdkapuna handicaps ■ are, due on the same day. t'l'ittuy u also' the day for the lirst forfeits for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Middle Park Plate, and the Duncdin Oockoy Club's Champagne Stakes, and of subscription's for the Jackson Slakes (Wnnganui)., Nominations for the. handicap events at tho Duncdin Autumn Meeting close with tho'secretary, Mr. H. E. James,'at's p;m. on January 17. > Nominations for all events at the Egmont Summor Meeting close with Secretary V. B'. Stratton at 3 p.m. on Friday. , Acceptances for the Wellington Trotting Meeting clobo on .Friday. % Foxtoti acceptances ore duo on January 15 at 8 p.m. Surveyor's win in tho Feilding Stakes waß a simple affair. Tho southerner jumped, smartly out of the barrier and gained a three lengths' advantago at the start. Pennon, and then Silver Link, went after him, but he jogged along nicely in the van to the'.end, and passed the post a length and a half.to the good of Silver Link, who was slightly abend of Pennon. It is reported that 11. Gray will have the mount.on Mcnelaus in.the Wellington Cup. Gray won the race for Mr. E. V. Riddiford on Tulrain in 1914. Onu of the' most pronounced failures at VeHding was Cherry Mart. The Highdcn Ally. wa"s sent out favourite in the Kiwitea Welter Handicap, and, as the race was run, she had every chance "of winning, but fourth was the best sho could do.. Nobleman carried 7st. 91b. when ho won tho .Wellington -Cup last year, and this year he. has a stone rtnd a pound more to carry. When ho won last year's Manawatu Cup ho.had only 6st. 121b. on his back. • This year he was weighted at-fist. 31h. for the event, and the "rise of Ist. 51b. did not prevent him from winning again. Red Ribbon, who ran second to Nobleman at Wellington' last yoar,. then carried 7st. 111b., and is now weighted at Bst..lib. Red Ribbon's form at the meeting waß good, for. after running second to Nobleman in tho Cup, she carao out on - tho second day and, carrying Bat. 21b'., ran second to Mcnelaus (Bst. 101b.), and Adjutant (Bst. 41b.).

Biplane is working nicely on the tracks at Riccarton. Ho strode over five furlongß the other morning in good timo without effort. ■

Gleaming is reported' to be slightly amiss and may not bo -brought up to the Wellington, i Trotting Mooting. .

The Trcutham horseman, A. Reed, has been very succesful in tho biir haiidicans at tho Wellington Summer Meeting. In i.M'6 hi won the Cup on Bee, and a.' year later ho won the raco again on ,Bunting. On the second dny of tho 1916 Meeting he rodo Bee to victory in the Racing Club Handicap, and he. won the some event last year on Mcnelaus.

H. Grny"s winning Tides on Vagabond and Marnuette.ur at Feildine put him at the bend or the jockeys' lißt once ore. Twenty-one wins ho has to his credit, and C. F.mci'son, with nineteen, follows him closely. Others well up are L. Kagertv 15, 0. Younir 14, H. Young 14, R, Reed 13, B. Dcclcy 13.

Tho three-year-old (illy, Punka, has been nominated for the Doncastcr Handicap and the Sydney Cup. as well as for the Wellington Cup. Southern advices are to the effect .that at the end of last week it was not c-rtnin that sho would bo brought to Wellington.

The tax p;iv«hlo to the Gnvernnicnt in connection with the Auckland Sprint? and Summer Meetings amounts to £13,2(18 12s. 7d.

T&ttorsaH's Cup (one mile and a half), run on New Tear's Da", crave riso to a ■-"eat contest between Wedding Bay (7st. 121b.) anil Greg 'Cat. 121b.), the former gaining the .iungp's verdict by a head. 1 The tint" recorded. 2min. 30»sec.. is n f)""di AiiPtralnsinn record fo" 1l»e distance. The bnit, previous '-eeord C'ni". Jlrpp.) for a mi!" and a I'alf w.-s held by Poitrnl. who ""cislT'-'l the n»'foriiip"ce wbpn ''o defeated Tlisert Cold in the Spring Strfces. vm> at Hip A.J A. Moe'ing i" October Inst.

Tli" Routb Canterbury .Tookcv Oli-'-'-Jfpntlmr, which wns nos'nonpfl from No. —~v,i,e r fi ., .f fi n.mi of Ihn. Infli""i'n nnl. >lemic. will bo held tn-i"orro<v. Fn.ir-Bi7.ed fields have Iwrn secured for nH the events.