THE TUFF

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 192, 10 May 1921, Page 6

THE TUFF

NOTES AND COMMENTS Bt Glencox. The winter meeting of the Egmont Racing Club will open to-morrow, and will he concluded on Thursday. The Ashburton meeting will take place Thursday and Friday. Weights for the Otaki meeting will not be declared until after the Wanganui form is disclosed. Acceptances are duo on Thursday, May 26, at 8.30 p.m. , First Line. Multive, and Slowcoach figure in both the Tongahoe Hurdles and Egmont Steeplechase on Wednesday. In the case of the first-named, he may be regarded as a likely runner in the hur-; dies, as his trainer has Foeman engaged in the Steeplechase. Mattock has been schooled over the big fences at Bulls by A. Tricklebank,' but, according to some reports, his display was not good. He can be relied. 1 upon to do a lot better in company. Battle Knight, who went sore on the eve of the Napier Cup meeting, is again in work at Greenmeadows. It is the intention of his trainer, S. Waddell, to race him at the Ellerslie meeting. ; There is a report in circulation that Bon Reve will be sent to Trantham to be trained. It is thought the tracks at Trentham. will be more suitable than at Hastings, where they are on the hard, side. _ i

Recently a substantial offer was refused for the Auckland-owned, but Napier-, trained Henthersprig. [ The jumper Sensitive changed hands recently for £7. j Old Mungindi, who ran several good.: races last year without actually winning,: is doing good work at Opaki, and track, watchers there predict a profitable sea-, son for the Australian Steeplechase win-, ner., . '

Sir Solo was under orders for the Egmont meeting, and a rider had been en- ; gaged for the National winner, but at tho last moment his trip was cancelled. Lucid, who gave great promise in the early part of his career, but who has not raced since he ran second in the Canterbury Cup of 1919, won by Mascot, figures .among the nominations for the Dunedin J.C. Winter Meeting. S. Henderson is to ride Rathlin in his ■ engagements at the Egmont Racing Club’s meeting next week; A Melbourne paper reports that the. erstwhile New Zealander, Stan. Reid,; has recovered from his recent accident,, and is riding work again at Flemington. I Reid is recognised as one of the best rid* ; ers of jumpers in the State. Rangi Thompson is moulding intel' shape nt Napier Pork a gelding by De-1 mosthenes out of Te Awahou. He is I the property of Mr. H. Glazebrook, of Clive, and is a fine, handsome sort, show- ’ ing a lot of size and power, and is one 1 of the biggest of his sire's gets. ( Hula Boy, the coming two-year-old full-j brother to Duo (Demosthenes—Gold Bound), and Hula Girl, the full-sister to Elocution (Demosthenes—Rangiao) 'are now inmates of W. J. Donovan’s training' establishment at Hastings, with the object of being got ready for spring engagements.

The following nominations have been received for the two principal events on' the first day of the Otaki Meeting:— RAUKAWA CUP—Halifax, Detroit, Johnny Walker, Kilgour, Income, Syco* rax, Bonetter, Malaga, Tame Fox, Teka. Rose Queen, Pacific Slope, Crucelle, Red Ribbon, Kildee, Rose Wreath, Verbosity, Simonides, Volo, Esperance, Arrowfield, Matatua, Molyneaux, Haversack, Auckland, Halcyon, American Beauty. TAIPU HANDICAP—Askari, Income, Probate, Sycorax, Weldone, Canyon, Mustard Po£, Haetle, Makete, Kinsem, Ruatara, Cruoelle, Callaghan, Hymarty, Carmeanera, Mistian, Simonides, Bonny Briar," Aetinome, Super Six, Lingerie, Waimatao, Birkie, Barleycorn, American. Beauty.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

THE ADELAIDE CUP. (Rec. May 9, 10.50 p.m.)

Adelaide, May 9. The principal event at the S.A.J.Cb meeting to-day resulted:— ADELAIDE CUP. One mile and five furlongs.,

Sir Marco. 6st. 71b 1 Bon Vue. 7st. 611; 2 Annexit. 6st. 71b " Won by a length and a quarter. Time, 2inin. 43}sec.—Press Assn.

RACEHORSE MELEE KILLED

By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, May 9. While galloping this morning the race* horee Melee broke a leg and had to b® destroyed.