NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 53, 26 November 1920, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

By Glincoe. Nominations for all event? to be decided at the Manawatu Earing Club's Summer Meeting close at 9 o'clock to-night. At the same time a forfeit for the Pulmerston North Stakes ia due. The English horse Prince Willonyx haa beeu well treated in both the Auckland Cup- and the Hailway Handicap, having been awarded 7at. ICIb. in the former and 7st. 111b. in the latter. Returned visitors from north' w ere much impressed with the imported horse, and they say he did great work over the concluding stages of the Borough Handicap, in which event a half a mile from homo ho was last but one. KiUnne (Bunny Lake-Killena), winner of the Spring 6takea at Tlnmru yesterday, was sold at the Christehurch Bales at the beginning of the month to Mr. J. Delargcy, for 325gns. • ■ It is reported that the crack Australian jockey. K. Bracken (Poitrel's pilot), contemplates spending Christmas and the New Year in Auckland. It is expected ho will be seen in the saddle during the progress of the EUerslle carnival. The Multiform maro, Golden bl'PPer. bred at Yaldhurst by the late Mr. G. G. Stoad, and sold for a record price at tho clearing sale,- had two winners at Hosehill this month, whon Golden Cello (by Montecello) and Golden Bronzo (by Bronzino) were successful. Lucullan is to bo spelled at Hamilton, nnd he iB to be operated on for respiratory troubles. . W. Bush is leaving Itlccarton ncit week to take up tho position of second horseman to G. Jones-at Grcenmeadows. Now and again it happenß that longdistanoe weighMor-agc evonts are spoilt through the disinclination of any of tho runners to go out and make the pace. To remedy this state of affairs a, wellknown Australian owner has suggested that clubs should keep in training a horse of the Tight class, solely for the purpose of making the pace in long-distance wcight-for-age events, the horse and the rider to be under tho control of the stewards, who would issuo tho jooltev his instructions. In the case of the pacemaker winning. Mr. J. Campbell IV opd (owner of Pnnacrc), whose suggestion it is, says the Eecond horse should bo declared the winner. All this is very well m theory, but as "Pilot" points out. if tho clubs horno did not count in the result, the race would be run as if he were nonexistent, and riders of genuine competitors would wait on each other, no matter how great. the lead Hie pacemaker An Auckland Press Association message states that Lucullan was ccratched for the Hailway Handicap at 10 a.m. ycaterday.