NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 92, 13 January 1920, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(Br Glencob.)

Tho acceptances for the first day's handicaps at the Wellington meeting should not be overlooked by those concerned. They are duo to close at 9 p.m. tomorrow, Acceptances for tho first day's handi- • caps at tho I'oxton meeting close oil Thursday at 0 p.m. The Voxton' meeting will take place on Thursday and Friday, January 22 and 23. Racing will commence each day at noon. W. Bowden, who has been riding at the West Coast fixtures, returned to Otaki during tho week-end. The hurdle horse Arlington, winner of four races in the West Coast circuit, is arriving from the south to-morrow morning. Demand, the half-brother to Client, by Demosthenes, is a very big two-year-old, but he has a lot of pace, and on all sides lie was aceountcd unlucky not to win a race at Mar ton. He will do better when he can get the services of a stronger horsemlm. • Tho Hastings trainer W. Stone has decided not to take.any to Sydney, but he will have a holiday in the New South Wales capital, and lias booked his passage by the Moeraki, sailing on January 29. Aftor returning from tho Auckland meeting, Mascot was given a light dose of phytic, and . a few days in the paddock. * The Martian mare lias again res'/rned work at Trcntham, and looks fresh and well. She is to fulfil her Wellington Cup engagement, and will bo piloted by A. Bowl, who lias already won the race on two occasions. Visiting and local trainers were greatly pleased with the rain which fell on Sunday, and they declare that the Trentham trheks are now offering perfect going for training operations. As evidencing the open appearance of the Wellington - Cup, it may be mentioned that several horses continue to ba supported for the big mile and a half event. On the appearance of the weights the connections of Kilrnsh sigir'ficd their satisfaction with the handicap by sup- 1 porting the Kilbroney gelding freely. Then Surveyor displaced him from the position of favourite, while the friends of Amythas also spoke on behalf of the Dunedin winner. During the week-end the chances of Kara, Oratress,' Punka, and K'-lmoon were also discussed, and there is every reason to anticipate a good ncceptancc to-morrow evening. Lnnally, Arrr-wsniith is favourite for tho Telegraph lland : (!ap. but Silver Link, Acre, Miss Mimic, Birdie, and Chimera have all got it srood following. Despite the inclement state of the weather, there were many visitors to the Waikaiue Stud during the week-end, to inspect tho eight youngsters by Martian which are to be filtered for sale, at Wellington on Friday, January 23. Nt Mr. Lan Duncan's stables, Thorndon Quay. A full description of the youngsters will appear in this column next week. Mr. A. M'Donald's Torfrc'a suffered an injury to a foot at AncTdand, and could' not bo started at the northern meeting. Affectation has a slight swelling in a joint, but otherw : se is none the worso For iiis recent racing. He will be taken to Trentham, but it is not yet certain whether ho will be started in the Cup. Training operations have received a lilip of late at Taratalii, and fourteen horses are now worked oil tho Clarevillo tracks. Everything is practically arranged for the Racing Conference to meet the executive of tho Now Zealand Jockeys' Association during the forthcoming Wellington Racing Club'; Summer Meeting. "Whalebone," in the Auckland "Star," says: "Mr. F. J. L.vsnar has purchased the gelding All Talk, and he will bo shipped to Gisborne at the first available opportunity. Mr. Lysnar is the president of the Gis-borne Racing Club, 1 and, as the Gisborne Cup this year car- ' rics a trophy donated by the club, lie is very keen on trying to win the event, and has secured All Talk with that object. The Gisborne sportsman much prefers racing jumpers to flat horsos, and after the Gisborne meeting is over All 1 Talk is to be schooled in anticipation of ' the forthcoming jumping season. It would be a popular victory if Mr. Lysnar succeeded in winning the Cup, and sportsmen from this end of the island ; will wish him every succors." _ | Owners and trainers are that 1 entries for the Tarannki Jockey Club's ; Autumn Meeting close on January 1G at . i)-p.nl. with the secretary at Now I'ly- ; mouth. The club's advertised programme [ is a good one, and besfdes the Taranaki ' Cup. one mile and a quarter (,£750), thero ;is Flying Handicap of ,£.' 100 and the 1 Juvenile Hand : cnp for two and tliree-vear-olds, of .f2oo, on the first day. On the second day the Sixth Taranaki I Stakes, of 500 sovs, (closed),_ the Paul Memorial, of -100 sovs., tho Nursery (for ? hvn-ypnr-olds). nnd Vavpwpll JlrtlluioAp?, of 200 wvs, wich, wilt bo run.