NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 197, 15 May 1919, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[By Gi-escof..] A reminder is given owners that entries for I he. lloiwhenua meeting closo to-mnrrow night at 8 o'clock. The Kgmont meeting will be concluded to-day. Birkenvnle. who won the Tnwhili Handieai) at liawera yesterday,- was suceesfifnl on the same course in February. This is his second win since he became the property of Mr. C. P. Nash, of Palmerston Norlh. Bore, winner of the Egmont Steeplechase, is a member of the team controlled by I''. D. Jones at Riccarton. Yesterday he had the advantage of having had a race on ,the iiat, and when next Yellow and Black meets the southern horse he. will probably reverse posilions with him. Tventhnm form pointed to Minister having a royal chance at Hawera yesterday, and the Spalpeen gelding did not have much difficulty in accounting for . the Tongahoe- Hurdles. After twice- filling the position of run ner-up on the opening day, the Otakitrained Some Girl was able to' win the Oniaku Hack Welter Handicap nt Riverlands yesterday, and in doing so she accounted for a hot favourite in Pervolo. Brackenfield, winner of the Awatere Trial Handicap nt Blenheim, yesterday, is a three-year-old by Boniform, from a Charlemagne II mare. He is jointly , owned by Messrs. L. Griffith and J. T. Murphy of Blenheim. - The programme for the three days winter meeting of the Wellington Racing Club has been passed. It is framed on much the samo lines as last year. The Wellington Steeplechase, three mile* und a quartor, is worth 1000 sovs., and the Parliamentary Handicap, one mile and a quarter, carries 400 sovs. slaku money,. y - A trotting, club'has been formed atNew Plymouth, and the opening membership is stated to be two hundred and fifty. II 1 there is any delay in obtaining a permit, it is nroposed to ask the Taraiiaki Jockey Club to put a. couple of trotting events on its programme at the Christmas and February nieetingn. R. J. Mason was to have left on a short visit to Sydney last week, but owing to the uncertainty of the running of the boats, tho trip has. been abandoned. 'five South Canterbury meeting opens to-tiny, and will be concluded to-morrow. The two-year-old Some Kid was turned out for a spell after the Wellington meeting. On rcsumim: training onerations he will join AV. M'Donald's Riccarton team, Master Lupin and Sleight of Hand arc the early fancies for the Great. Northern Hurdles, while .Wa'mai is the popular pick for the Great Northern Steeplechase. Immense, who has several times been supported in maiden races nt South'lsland meetings, figures amongst the entries for (he opening event: at the Tinmi'ii meeting to-day. ' l''abi.sco, a dual winner nt Die -C..T.C. ■Easter meeting, is to be a runner in the Hack AVelter Handicap 'U Timaru today. He has top-weight, list. fllb.. but the class to him is not strong.. Vascular, list. 91b:, is a better class than the majority of the itinners in the Oliuua Steeplechase to-day. The Marlborough, meeting' will be con-v eluded to-morvow. AVhile on the AVest Coitst circuit at Easter the Riccarton menlor T. 11.- Gilief <■-''' 'IV"tii!i's - !)iii] |i'osp\enr. A.Press Association message front Sydney, states that, heavy' rain fell all day yesterday and continued in'th? evening. The Rnndwick tracks are sodden.