NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10282, 17 May 1919, Page 11

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Tohuuga.)

The wlnnor ot lilt- i'iu c-oia Handicap at Timaru. Aiotuiaiu. oi a yood family, anu nyma mu uiaiuicuoii ot mj* ing run seconu to Uusext Oulu once. it should bu monuoned that there were but two horsoa in that race. Mortham, who is a tai'bo-yoar-oid Koidimr by Canterbury I»eUe, waa bred by M.r J. Reid in ItMJ. She is by Stepmak from Belle Clair by St. Oiair—Dione. by Traducer—Gilda, by. ItovenswortE—Mermaid (imp.), bv Kim? Tom. Two ethora uom the same dam are Beiishiro vby um iiv>llrock. (by Rokebyj. John bar am com. the good son of duri.o and despite taot that ao has Uou W* a back numr oer, succeeded m ruiuuiijj into second p«ace m mo iiinaru cup, beating ii/*eus mat money. hi.cus doieuteu him ~t the recoiu Chrisicuai'cn meeting, hut no rever-sou pusiuoj.s ut 'ximaiu. John iiarioyoorn s dam, misa, was bred oy tiifl iron. Ueo. -McLean m ibws, auu u at, sy,, jjt. oiair. tier oiuu being Mistral by Gorton—Latte Gertrude, by Gauogun—iNo Kama, by Traduoer —Emma, by Gi Bias —Lnuly. The rest of the Brisa prouucta have not. done much good. Ino east of them being ApoUodoris (by Rhoepus—Apollo) and Andrea (by Sarto). All Serene (AH Red —Sarangcs) has been off the scene for some time, but turned up yesterday as K umber Une in cue Beaoonsfieid Handicap, defeatmg a very fair field, and paying a handsome dividend.

The money was all in on Fabisoo in the Doncaster Handicap at fimuru on inursday, blit Ane best ho could do wag w get third. He run a couple of good races at the Canterbury Jocney blubs autumn meetixtg at tune, being ceateu bv 1 indue on the nrst day anu winning the Addington Handicap on the second day. Indus again beat him in me Seadown Welter yesterday. Braid, who won the bmithfield. Stakes .n Thursday is by Boniform—Brocade, and was bred Mr G* X** Sbjod in ■ls. Her dam. Brocade, is by Royal Kusißer —Finery, bv Birkenhead —Byan. • Emm finished second to Melee in the Btake4 fit the South Canterbury J-C. autumn meeting last year and won the Bagmhor Mate at the Ashburton, County Racing Club meeting in May last. Munster, who won the Manawatu Hut* dies at Egmont on Thursday, is an'Auckland =. bred gelding by bpalpeen—buocesm, and therefore half-brother to that , good horse Kilwinning, owned by bir ceo. Clifford. Munster is a-good fencer and if started at the Auckland winter meeting, should show up prominently m middie distance events.

Bon Revo, bv Boniform—Dreamer, is reported to be jumping in great style at ami bis noxt .mission wiii jo the Grand National Steeplechase. Commenting on the yearling sales to dydney. “Pilot," of the Referee,’ has .he following remarks to make concerning New Zealand - bred , entries The L-'mmark—Warecaro' bolt is going; to be bigger than either of his brothers, tin-, nark or Estland. Before the sales I ,ieard soma of the critics taking exception to one of his knees, but if there /as anythin» really wron# it is quite mprobable W. Booth would have countenanced his purchase by any supporter f his stable. The Syce—Wise Bird colt s a big, strong fellow, and on the aaternal side comes from a family oj -allopers. His dam. Wise Bird, bred | W Sir-Geo.- Clifford,--is-a, sister to good sew- Zealand winners in Brown Owl and .N'ightwatoh, and Is out of Glenowlet, vho was brilliant in her day."