NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 1 April 1919, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[BY Glencof..]

The autumn meeting of the Hawke e Bay Jockey Club will bo held to-morrow and Thursday. Tho Cup will claim attention on the first day and tho Hawke s Bar Stakes on Saturday. Entries of all events at the Wellington Baring Club's autumn meeting close on April 11, at 9 p.m. General onirics for tho C.J.C. autumn meeting aro due on Friday, and acceptances for tho Great Easter aim Autumn Handicaps are also due at tho same time. Weights for tho AVoodville meeting aro duo oil Friday, and acceptances closs the following Thursday. Seadown was schooled over fences at Trentliam last week. H. M'Sweeney was in tho saddle, and will steer the Down, shiro gelding in Wa races. Owing to tho si 2» of his team increasing J. W. Lowe is building four more boxes at Treutham. At present lie has only olio yearling in work, l>u.t a halfdozen nioro will arrive after the ton meeling. , , Tho New Zealaiulers Nanna and Impediment were amongst tiio starters in the Bourke Handicap at the y. B.C. meetin" but though both wero well positioned early in tiin race, they failed to show up at tho 'business end. Tho Commerce filly> Royal Exchange, who lias ten idlo for a. couple ot months owing to a badly cut leg, is again amongst the workers at Trenton. A. newcomer in J. M'Laughnn s tow at Trontham is a yearling filly by Bezoman from Sea Queen, who has been leased from lior brecdor for her racing enrrer. Probably tho good form shown by Boboka.li, who is alfio by Boswman, lias influenced M"Laugh! in in coming lo the decision to lea=a the filly. Despite tho narrowness of her victory at Bulls, Star Lady will not; lock supporters in the Hawke's Bay Cuj>. 1t.13 given out that from WoodviHc to Bulls, a matter of seven days, tho Demosthenes fillv did no fast work, and being a. Kflort feeder, sho naturally got a bit. fat inside. It can bo understood that lier trainer would not do ranch with her as sho is boinjr specially prepared for the treat Northern Oaks. In the ITawkos Bnj Cup to-morrow sho will again be ridden bv~L. Morris. . 'The Now Zealand Cup winner, Lady Lucy, dam of. Star Lady, only cost 32>riis. as a yearling Mr. J. B. Reid, of Elderslie, whoso stud was recently disnosed of, is shortly leaving on a trin to England. Palladio and Silverspire, who/respectively distinguished themselves :n- steeplechase event? at the Southland -Racing Club's meeting last week, arc descendants of sires little heard of. Parradio was got 'by Pallas (son of Chain Armour), while'Silverspire is a son of Quicksilver (aon of Silvermark). In their day both Pallas and Silvermark wero known a* accomplished sprinters. _ Tho three-year-old filly Taianiai, who won fivo races out of as many starts at tho Auckland country fixtures, has been left in the Great Northern Oaks, in which sho will meet a lot bettor field than sho has yet been up against. Among thoso who returned from activo service during -last week was A. Nealo. who will bo. remembered as a successful, trainer in tho 'southern wrt of tho island a few years ago. Nealo-acted as private trainer to Manawatu's lato M.P., Mr D. Buick. when that ' gentleman raced Aborbrothock, Eangilata, and-other important winners. A number of the Hawera. horses which competed at tho recent Opunake meeting wero conveyed to the seasido village in horse box'ts fitted up on motor wagons.' Tho noxt Waiiganui Steeplechase will be worth 7M«ns.,"of which sum 500 sovs. will go to tho winner. At tho conclusion of the Hawke's Bay meeting this week (hero will be no race meetings till tho Woodviile gathering on April 1G and 17. Tho idea was-that'no-thing in the wav of sport should interfere with the taking of the liquor referendum next week.