NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 31, 31 October 1919, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

By Glencoe.

Nominations for tho Feilding Jockey Club's Spring Meeting close to-night. Acceptances for the minor events at. .tho' Auckland Racing Club's Spring Me«ting close to-night, when final' payments for the AliMftlson ■ Cup, Great Northern Guineas, and Welcome Stakes also fall due.. # .. Final payments for the New Zealand Cup, Stewards' Handicap, Welcome Stakes, New. Zealand Derby, and New Zealand Oaks fall due on .Wednesday, when acceptances must also b') made. Killowen pulled up very lauio alter his win 'at' the ltangiora Meeting on Monday, and it may oe necessary to givo him u spell. On the Mararon, which went to Lytttlton last evening, F. Davis took' four horses, including Desert Gold, J. Lowe live, J. H. Jeii'erd two, G. Price two, J. Coyio two, and A. Goodman one. •A notable foaling occurred at tho Okawa Stud recently, when Aurarius. clam of Desert Gold, lonled a bay colt to Finland. Air. Lowry has a yearling lull-sister to his champion mare, and it will b6 interesting to see if this young-' ster fares any better than the last three lillieo trom Aurarius, all of which Lav's met with"accidents and were prevented from) carrying silk.

Tho Taratahi-Carterton Racing Club's annual meeting is to be held to-morrow at tho Clarovillo racecourse. A train leaves Wellington for Clareville at 7.50 a.m., returning at 5.15 p.m. Tho Auckland jockey, 11. Goldfinch, is likely to maki; Chiislchnroh his future headquarters, as lie is reported to have accepted a retainer to ride for Mr, G. L. Stead's stable. Four horses engaged in tho New Zenland Cup have' incurred extra poundago on the result of wins since the declaration of handicaps. The list is:—Rose Pink 51b,. Affectation 51b., Kilrush 101b„ and Hurry Up, 101b. Mr. T. H. Lowry has< been disposing of a number <it his bloodstock, and during the past fiiw weeks luis fold the gelding ■by Finland-Beldame, the filly by Finland—Trebelli, the cult by Finland— Le Cloche,, tin; filly by Finland—Labour Day, and the lilly by Wolawa—Wairakau. Tho colt by Vinknnl-A.ll Wall was offered, for suie by auction last week, but was passed in at 350khs., Hid reservo being -JLOOgna. Unless sold in the meantime this youiigstei will be sent to Australia for the autumn sales. Mr. Lowry has a very small team at present, for Warlike js in the sale list, buerelnunker has gone a bit •sj.'e, and First. Blow has been reared iu the- stud.

Falstaff, who was making his first public appearance when ho won at Trentham, '_* an Auslraliail-bred three-.year-old by Comedy 'King—Pe.truvia, by' Slepniak— Kauee Nuna, and is therefore related to Lillian f Quccn, Romaaoif, Obsono, King UilJy, Maori King, and other performers, Girl (sister to l'Ustau') won tho \ ictorin Racing Club's Oaks last season. Mr. Greenwood gave 210 auineas -for Falstaff -,\\ rii? Shipley Stud clearing sale. Mr. Sol Green purchased Potruvia at the Elderslio Stud iiilu for 5.50 guineas, and »old.her to Sir Samuel llordern for -150 guineas, the mare having at foot a eolt foul, a brother k> Palstaff,