RACING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10273, 7 May 1919, Page 8

RACING NEWS

Mnv 7 and B—Manawatu U.C Mar 14 and 15—Ecmont 8.. C; Mav 13, 14. 16— Marlborough B.G. Mar 15 and 16—South Cunterbury .J.t.. Mar 22 said 23—North Otaeo J..C I£jt Sa and 2-t—Waticanui J.G. Mar 29— Taratabj-Carterton E.C. Mav 81. June 8 and s—Auckland B.C. June 3 and i—Qtukd ILCNOTES AND COMMENTS (By "Tohunga.") The Provocation —Wailethe _ mare Comment has been sold and will in future race in the name of Mr "W. Bradford. The mar© -will be trained by J. McLaughlin. The next meeting (after the Manawatu fixture) of importance to local sportsmen will bo the Egmont Jockey Club's winter- meeting, which comes up for decision on the 1-ith and loth of this, month.

Multicipal improved each day on his running at Trentham, and he should be a hard one to beat at Palmerston.

Munster would havo won the hurdles on the. second day at Trentham if he had not clouted the last hurdle. He is not as clean a jumper as most of the Spalpeen breed, but ■he will do to go on wath considering the manner in which be hurried the rest of the field aiong.

Some people have queer fancies regarding their horses. They seem to think that because an animal belongs to them it is the last thing in animals. That argument was exemplified at Trentham, where several horses that would be well employed in butchers' carts indulged in trials with animals vastly their superiors. It is bard to understand how some peope will persist in poking squibs into decent company.

Kebekah has gone to Blenheim for a spell. She has had a great deal of travelling and racing, and can do with a let up. Her box at Trentham will be occupied by another good one, Comment.

The Boniform—Effort colt Active showed little form at Trentham. He ran a poor third on the first day to Astinome and Black Mark, but, when carrying the confidence of the public on the second dav of the meeting, ho (vas conspicuous by the way in which ho .kept out of the line.

Bairnsdale is being persisted in by his owner, but the B«2ionian gelding does not show signs of being a stakeearner. There are too many good horses about for him.

The Porirua pair. Goldstream and Gold Soult, continue to toe the mark at the different meetings, but tboy appear to be back numbers. Gold Soult ia a brute at the post, and gets no better as he Rets older. The Speaker (Demosthenes —Chatterer), who is most aptly named, ran two good races at Tren.tham. It is a pity ho has been unsexed, -which remark also applies to Sasanof.

The five-year-old gelding Pretty Bot>by (Maniapoto—Pretty Helen) run two good seconds, at the Wellington mecN ing, and it would appear that his future is in front of him, as it were.

lmaribbon appears to be a thing of the past. She might do better gambolling in the paddock with a highclass horse than she can do on the course with the horses of to-day.

.Nobleman should be able to improve on his Wellington running at Palmerston to-day. Although he heads the list with 8.13 he is quite capable of covering the distance in as good time as anything else in the race can do It inVagabond has been freely sought after for the Autumn Handicap at Palmerston. He has been shortened down to what might bo termed "nix." Those who axe following him must be extreme optimists, because he has let most of his erstwhile friends down dozens of times., For all that, these are the times when the tables are turned. ;MANAWATU SCRATGHINGS Pre*« Association. PALIIKRSTON N., Afciy & The following have been scratched for the first day of the -Manawatu meeting:— Karere Hurdles.—Diavolo. Autumn Handicap,—Punka, Mascot, Kilrush, Retard and Master Iney. Produce VRtakes.—Stammer, Elosewreath and Solace. . Awapuni Gold Cup.—Battle Bong. Telegraph Handicap.—Torfreda. and Old UoW.