NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 81, 31 December 1919, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

(By Glencoe.)

Mr. H. W. Brown is tho new owner of Arrowsmith The purchase price for tho son of Chaucer is stated to be 3000gns. If thi? is so. it is the highest pries'ever ncid bv a New Zealand owner for a horse: hut Australians have often given this'figure, and more, for some cliampions from these parts. Arrowsmith will not'i ace again until the Wellington Cud nieetiife. He is engaged in the 6Drint handicap cventj, but not in any Tveisht-for-asir races. Providing the lossy son of Chancer keeps . sound he should soon repay his new owner some of his purchase money: ' • Mrs. M.- A. Perry, who has not been in ecod health for sonic time past, recently Bold Gronides. who wn3 purchased on behalf of an Indian sportsman, and on Mondar iho ■ two-year-olil Tessares was sold to Mr., J. N. Heslop, late owner of Arrmvsniith. \ Visitors: to the Wairarapa meeting on New Year's Day should noto that two snecial trains will leave Lambtoii Station, Darticiilai'j of which will be found in our advcrtisiiiß columns. The Dunedin double winner Amythas ■ is to contest tho Southland Cup on I'ridav. After racins at InvercaTgill he will bfi sent north for the Wellington Cup fixture. Amvthas is still owned by the Foxton. flnortsman Mr. F. S. TiisWn. Judging by her showings Awapuni,' whero sho raced three times, llailand ■ eeems to imnrove with racing In this connection she is not \ unlike her _ full- . .eister. Chimera, who generally requires a • lot of racinj before she is got at her best. 'Unlike iliailand. who tvill not exert herself on tho tracks, Chimera is a i'ree . worker. ! lmaribbon. who credited Mr. J. J. i Cori'v with a .win at Awapuni, and Bnr- ; Icvccrn. who showed a lot of- pace in the ■ Trial Plate, are to represent tho Blenheim sportsman at the Tauhcrenikau Batherins on Thursday and Friday. _ The locally-owned Ccn.von, a winner nt. her second public at Awapuni, will next race at Tauherenikau, where Bbc will 1 e penalised for her Awapiini success. Canyon will meet several smart youngsters at tho Wairarapa meeting, includin? the Ivemball-owned Eaceful (Martian—Rose Red), who is reported to be very smart. Insurrection (lvilb'.'oney— RuthfuJ). who will carry the Riddiford colours, the well-seasoned Fortune Teller, Little River (Martian—Blue Lake), and Phio (Bezonian—Philomel). , Considering her smartness at' the barrier, Canyon mav be favourite in iho four furlongs race under review. The Tauherenikau trainer A. M'Aulny would annoar to have a strom; hand in the. decision of the Wairarapa Cup, in which he has the .two Awapuni winners ICilrnsh and Daytime engaged, fhe pair mav encounter most opposition iroui Mul* taine. Runner-un to Jean Laddo m Hie Himatangi Welter Handicap at Awannni. " > Handv (Feramorz—Dexterous), runnerud. to Canvon at Awapymi,.is probably tho bis:?est two-year-old in tho Dominion and he must stand well oyer sixteen hands. Despite his size, Handy can muster up a lot of pace, and should he useful next season. Nursinff Sister '.ras very sore after racing at Awamini. and she will probably renuiro n snell until the tracks get a bit easier. • In addition to the Wairarapa meeting there will be racing nt Morton', Stratford. and Ellerslie on Thursday and Friday. A feature of the racing at Ellersho on New Year's Day will be another meetine between Humbug and Moorfowl. Tho Pair have each got a victory over the other, and to-morrow will be the decidim.' test. On this occasion-Humbug is sot to concede Moorfowl 1011)