NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8353, 13 February 1913, Page 11

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By "Tho Judge.") After his bold showing in the Egmont Cup tho victory of Con the Shaughraun in tho Taranaki Cup yesterday did not cause much surprise. Ho was handicapped to meet Undecided on Gib better terms than at Hawera, and it is evident is back to something Hire his old form. The latest Cup winner is a five-year-old bay gelding by Coronet from Clemain, and is in T. Fine’s stable. Lady Menschikoff, who acted as runner-up, won the race last year with a pound more in the saddle than sho carried yesterday. Peroneal placed yet another victory to her credit by winning the Flying Handicap at tho T.J.C. meeting. The performance was a rather smart one, as Mr Nidd’s filly was giving weight to some useful sprinters. A. Jackson has at last been rewarded for patiently sticknig to Yankee Doodle, who won a race at New Plymouth yesterday. Tho chestnut gelding is nicely bred, being by Wairiki from that once good mare Golden Rose. He is a very big three-year-old, who shows an immeneso lot of daylight under him, and is one of those who ttiay well be benefited by age. Up to now his form has been moderate ifi the extreme. On paper the Okato Hack Handicap looked a fair thing for W orcester, who had been brought down from Auckland with a good reputation. However, Connie proved a little too good for him. The winner is a live-year-old bay mare by Strowan from a Crackshot mare. Ngatiruanui scored.yet another success yesterday at New Plymouth. Following oil his double win at Egmont it would appear that the brown Belding is quite a brilliant hiirdler, who should further add to his laurels before very long. The Gisborne Racing Club will make a commencement with the slimmer meeting to-day. When Nyland broke down So badly in the Napier. Park Cup a year ago the chance that he wollld Over carry silk again seemed a remote one. He appears to have quite recovered, however, and is Shortly to bo put into regular work again. The Highden sprinter Ermengardo has had an easy time since the W.R.O, meeting, but is now in full work again at Awapiini with a view to engagements at the Wanganui fixture. Nominations for . ,the, Brighton Hurdles, Easter Handicap, St. George’s Handicap, and Autumn Steeplechase, to be run at the . Auckland Racing Club’s autumn meeting, close with tho secretary, Mr J. F. Hartland, to-mor-row at 9 p.m. A fee of £1 must accompany each nomination. ■ Pull Rate is reported to bo lame, as the result of a tumble when being schooled over the hurdles. Apparently - there is not much amiss, as he has been entered for hurdling events at" tho Woodville meeting. ' Some surprise is felt at the flame of. Sir Solo being missing from tho Wanganui Cup entry. The Manawatu and Wellington Cup winner rriay, however, be taken across to Sydney for the A.J.O. big Easter campaign. The Clarevillo trainerj N. Williams, Is having looseboxes built at his new place at Otaki, to which spot he Will transfer hie training quarters next month. Sir Lethe will in future run in the colours of J. M. Cameron, who has purchased the jumper from Mr Vallanco. '' Mr W. J. Douglas, of T© Mahanga, leaves • for England by the Corintnio on the 20th inst,,'and expects to bo away about eight months. St, Francis (San Francisco—Miss Gladys) will shortly . join F. Pavia's string at Wharerangi. Mr Lowry gave 300gns for the ybiihgSter at the Sydney yearling sales. Mr Watt apparently parted with Montiform a little too soon. In the colours Of his new owner, Mr H. Blunt, the son of Multiform and Happy Valley scored two wins and a second in three starts at the Poverty Bay meeting. The Achilles—Lady Helen Colt, which Was purchased by Mr George Dunnett at the .Waikanae sale, is said to be the biggest yearling now at Elierslie, and he gives promise of going fast. Tui Oakobau, whose jumping powers have proved very faulty, has been returned to his owner, who will us© the gelding in his gig. It is a come down for the bay son of Cuirassier and Huni, Who once held the mile record fdr New Zealand. Another of Mr Duder’a horses has. already, earned golden opinions for his fine work between the shafts. This is Black and Gold, who on many occasions carried • big weights to victory in sprint races in days gone by. Autumnus is to join Masterpiece at Wanganui this week, where the pair will bo finally tuned up for the Cup meeting. Brown Owl and Heatherbrae hove returned home. Star Shoot, stands at the head of tho list of winning stallions in U.S.A. for the second year in succession. From the time his stock first began to run in America, in 1903, to date, they have Won no fewer than 72G races. Worth in the aggregate just under 480,000 dollars, or roughly 96,000 sovereigns. This is a fine record, bearing in mind that during the last three or four years racing in the States has been at a low ebb and prize-money proportionately reduced. , .

Among tho winners at Wallsend, New South Wales, last month was City Gun, who is by the New Zealand-bred horse Cuneiform, by Multiform—Bluefire, Cuneiform’s racing career in New Zealand was confined to four starts as a three-year-old, in each of which he was successful. Ho started off by winning the Hawke s Bay Guineas, after which he captured the Electric Plate at Riccarton, Royal Stakes at BUcrslie, and Wellington Stakes at Trentham. He was afterwards sent to Australia, where he raced for two seasons without even gaining a place. The stallions in Germany to run into five figures with their produce- during tho past season are only five in number. Hannibal beads the list, with 24,987 sovs to his credit, and the others are Galtee More, 21,320 sovs; Ard Patrick, 15,642 soys; St. Maclou, 12,864 sovs; and Saphir, 12,323 sovs. Of the above, three are horses foaled in England, and the other two native bred. Tho sire which comes out best in Roumania during 1912 is Solon, by St. Damien out of Sagesse, with 3938 sovs. Horses whose chances are being most freely discussed in Melbourne for the Newmarket Handicap are; Nuwarra Eliya, Mala. Berry Consols, Audacity, Borrosov, Embracer, Gigandra, Ireland, and Parolles; and for the Australian Cup, Piastre, Almissa, and Tho Parisian. Uncle Matt improved on his moderate third to BeloVO and Lawrenny m the Hobart Cup a week previously, by crediting Sir Rupert Clarke with the Launceston Gup. Uncle Matt beat Oakdene by half a length. There were fourteen starters, with Iliad favourite. Totalisator investments aggregated £12,145, which represents not only a record for the club but also for Tasmania. Nominations for the Manawatu Trotting Club’s annual meeting, to be held on tho Awapuni racecourse oh February 26th, close with the secretary, 3Mr Q. F. D. Watson, box 62, Palmerston North, to-morrow, at 10 p.m.