NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXII, Issue 20, 18 February 1927, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

HEBE AND THERE. In the Police Court at Dunedin,. Gustave Johnson was lined £lOO for bookmaking. The police stated he was fined £5O in 1921 and the Magistrate remarked that he must be treated as a persistent offender. John Erskine, a commission agent, was fined £3O for making bets. Chief-Detective Cameron stated he received sums from investors placing them with bookmakers, and between. November, 1925, and August, 1926, he handled cheques from one individual totalling £2,104. In the Dunedin Cup race last week the late Taranaki-owned Vaward (Bisogno—Coronet br/g.) proved a surprise and after reaching the straight with four lengths’ advantage was only just" beaten...by ; a short neck by Footfall, with the rest of the field well back. The time, 2.32 has been beaten only thrice previously in the race. On the second day Vaward ran into third place in the Jockey Club Handicap. Vaward is now owned by Mr G. M. Sanson, who purchased the gelding after the November meeting of the Canterbury

Jockey Club. Mr Sanson has a penchant for taking up likely North Island horses. At the -Canterbury Grand National meeting he purchased the veteran Tuki after the second days’ racing, and gathered in the purchase price and £lOO to spare by winning the Lincoln Steeplechase on the third day. The year previous he bought Kipling, who well repaid the outlay last season. The weight carried to victory in the Tarnaki Cup by Piuthair, Bst /lbs., was the highest weight successfully carried since 1923, when Kick Off won. under the heaviest weight ever carried to victory when she won with 9. 11. Only six times since the race was inaugurated in 1876 has over nine stone been carried to victory. The first winner of the Taranaki classic was Opawa, who also won it the two successive years. The horse changed hands three times in that period. Mr R. A. McKenzie headed the list of winning owners at New Plymouth with £660. Mr E. George was next with £4BO. E. George, among the trainers, led in three winners, which was one more than anyone else. J. Barry and T. Green headed the winning jockey’s list with throe wins each. A. McDonald, R. Rood and B. H. Morris rode two each, while L. George, W. S. Bagby, T. Tito' and T. Bound successfully piloted one each. - - Among the sires, Bisogno and Martian were represented by three winners each. Bcnzora, Orazonc, and Partaga represented the former, while the Hawk, Little River and Barryandra owned Martian as their sire. WAIPUKURAU PROGRAMME. The programme for the Autumn meeting, of the Waipukurau Jockey Club is an attractive one of eight events, the principal being the Waipukurau Cup, of . 300-sovs, and no race is endowed with less than >l5O sovs. Nominations for this popular Easter Monday fixture close on the 28th prox.