NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 171, 14 April 1919, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[Br Gi.ekcoe.] A reminder is given those concerned that acceptances iur Hie Feilding meeting aro due this evening. Entries for the autumn meeting of the Mnnawatu ltaeing Club close to-morrow night. . lip till 5 p.m. to-morrow Secretary C. J. Carlyon will receive entries for the Wairarnoa meeting to he held on April 26 and 28. The Woodville meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday. The first (•vent is timed to start at 11.30 a.m. each dav.

The defection of Healhercote from the Great Easter Handicap was not expected, as the Chokeboro three-year-old had been working well, and the liiccarton track watchers expected him to race well.

Bon Spec has been suffering from a lacerated mouth, caused by hard pulling, and this was tho reason of his absence from the lliecarton .tracks last week. > ■ .

The Woodville trainer T. Lloyd, went eouth on l'Y'day in charge of Mr. H. A. M'Kcnzie's three-year-old Old Gold, who is one of the fancied members of the light-weight division in the Great Easter Handicap.

It is interesting'to learn that, of the rtcords from three furlongs up to three miles, thirteen aro held in Australia (including Gloaming's nine furlongs in lmin Kscc), and six in New Zealand.

• Since the .New Zenlnnders M. T. and P. M'Grath bought Hoprig for 290 guineas last season he has won ten races and ilieoO'in stakes (apart from minor placu money). His win at Moonee Vnllev last month was his sixth win this season.

The Irish steeplechaser Abou Ben Adhem (by Jioi Horodc—Debris) was sold bv auction in London on January 20, and purchased for 1500 guinea's, by Jfv, ■T. Buchanan, who had the Liverpool Grand National in view. Abou-Ben Adhem did not secure a place in that event, which was run last month.

. It is understood that the Xorth Ota go Jockey Club will distribute .£2OOO in ftakes at the winter meeting, which will be held next month.

The entries received for the Wellington ■Racine Club's autumn meeting are liiphlv satisfactory, and the principal oven Is have filled particularly well. Gleaming is a nroni'ncnt absentee from the Tventham Gold' Cup ■field, hut Desert Gold and Snsnnnf- have been entered, and a meeting between the pair would ho a his draw card for the club.

IWi l'oto and Bnsn Pink, two fancied candidates fur the Groat Autumn Handicap, figmv amongst the acceptances for tbi> AVcndvillo meeting this week. jiisingham -lins "lioen" gripttinpr thrarish a hit. nf useful work p.':. Trentham rlnrint; the last couple of weeks, and the Rokebv Raiding will have plenty of siinnorler's at Wradvillo this week. Jn the nrist Kisintrhaih has run his host re cos when the sting was out cf the jmund.

ApDiirontly there is little wro'H- with Sundance filter her nivsfceriniis fall at Hastings, i'nr the YnUlhiist I wo-yenr-old has been entered for the hendicni events for juveniles at the coming Trenthnm fixture.

Mr. T. Tr. Lowry has accepted for both Desert Gold and Killowen in (ho A.ILC.

Easter Handicap to bo run next Saturday, and it is evidently the intention of thoHnwko's Bay owner to start both his nominations, Tho bracketed pair will lm well in tho market on tho day of tiie race. '•

Prior to leaving Trent'inm for Auckland Eebokah was tried over a uevonfnflongs course, nnd she finished up hor task well. Those who saw the gallop snv it wns a wind Easter Tfnndicnp trial, and the Bezoninn filly is expected to shape well in tho big mile event at Ellefslie.

Tho presence of Affectation Hetnna nnd Orenides in the Great Northern Chiunlmsno Stakes should make for an interesting men.' lint after his convincing form at Hustings, where he got off badly Inn Rnon went to tho front, nnd won on the bit. Tho first named, should be favourite.

FIXTURES. April 16 nnd 17—Woodville J.C. Autumn April 19—Tnapeka County J.C. Jubilee. ■' April 19 and 21—Auckland B.C. Autumn. April 19, 21, 23, and 2ti—Australian J.C. Autumn. April 21—Wnipukunui J.C.Annual. April 21 and 22—Canterbury J.C. Autumn. April 21, 22—Feilding J.C. Autumn.' April 21—Kunrnra It.C Autumn. April 23—Wcstlnud It.C. Autumn. April 26—Greynwuth J.C. Autumn. April 26, £B—Wnirnrnpn E.G. Autumn. April 30—Reef ton J.C. Autumn. May 1 and 3—Wellington E.C. Autumn. May 7 and B—Manawutu R.C. Autumn. May 11 and 15-Egmont H.C. Winter. May 15, nnd 16—South Canterbury J.C. Autumn, June 3, 5. and 7—Dunedin J.C. Winter.