NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 75, 21 December 1907, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

(By, GlENCOfci) •.

Raoing at Awapuni to-day, when the Palmerston-North Stalrea- will decided, -i

. Thero will bo, a salo of thoroughbred y.carr lings at Palmerston on Monday on account of the Maiiawatu Stud Co., Ltd. Tito. Auckland horseman, B. ; - Deeley, lias' already;, ridden twenty-two ; winners ...this, season. • AY. Fahey, commonly known as tho Irish Jockey, has .accepted, a position with Trainer Brereton at AVavcrley. Fahey" was "formerly connected with Coffoy's Trentliam-stablo, and used X to'" : 'rido Compass over' tho :.''.jiimps;; Brereton vis?how'in chargo oftho- team 'formerly by C. Birkett. Mpntipn -'of the: latter reminds nw: that there is'"sonio-.taik' of his settiii;|> up as a piiblic .triiiniVn iii -tho: Wqirarapa district;';- Birketi is a gr.-lat judge of horseflesh, and is ono.of the bestst.placing', his' team ivhero' they can ;win. . J. M'Combe was not in the saddle at the Christchurch . Hacing. Club!s. ; Meeting,' | and though' ho wont through to, Auckland, it is . doubtful if ho will bo" well.enough to ride, upthoro.:. . - i' St. Joo has been sent to Dnnedin,, and may possibly.bo-given a gallop,-.thero ing Day!' At tho conohisibn'.of the moQting, tho son of Iliindsomo. Jack and Muriwai will, be -'shipped to Hobart.His 'pwner ,niado.;an' •ehdeavour- tb. securo : tho .services of'•'"Gebrgo. Morris (untiK recently boriiiectcd. ; -with',. the.; l'aldhurst -stable) to /t'ake' cliargo ..of' St. Job on the trip, but previous arrangements; prev vented Morris "from accepting, the. engager menfc. ' '.. ' ■ ■' '.' ' R. Derrett has. sold. out. of T 'tho Racecburse Hot-el at':R.iccarton, and intends' : scttling. doiviiprivately. ;-:.;.. .? i -Thq.'pre'seht 'owners; of Huascar;;.who ■pur'chased the' Hotchkis's'colt'.for; something' like. £100,;. recently ,refu'sed : u'dublp.that ampmit; for ' tho Yaldhurst cast-off. v a '{ J. 11. M'Guinness will bring Rose Noblo from the south' in a day .'or- ( two' in- orderthat ' tho- Medallion horse may "fulfil- his engagements at tho Rangitikei meeting, v Tho' chestnut ran disappointingly:' fit: Riccarton : last month, and it is about timo ho' won a,'race'. •' ' The Yaldhurst trainer, R. J.. Mason, leaves on a trip-;to :;the. Old Country .ill February, next. . He will most .likoly '''be; 'a'ccoiiipanTed on the Vroyago'- by' the -M:;, Hobhs,;. A f visitor 'from -Aiistralia informs mo' that 1 he does'nofc: think there is any truth-in the rumour about Pink 'Un being''affected in; tlio wind. •' Ho further ,added, that,' ho thought; the horse was and is still a really first-class sprinter,' and if Dave Price does not win a good raco with him he would :bo very much surprised.. " Beresina," lie said, "-'used'tb lie very short ofVind, but Price managed to n;in a good race with her.". : ; • . Mr. George G. Stead passed through. "Wei-.'i lington on Thursday .last, on routb for Auckland,, to witness tho displays of Armlet and Boniform. Even now' there is doubt 'as' to whether'the latter will. be able -to sco'the' post, an,d I do riot think Armlet-;will strip. as well as slio did on tho opening days at Riccarton. ' v: '' ... Count Witte ' is; at present- being and.fray,.^qtvfie.''seSen:'but 4 attJ^unln ; . mooting^,at''''Riccartori. ; •; Elysiiim ; .'also ".'may not 'bo . raced till Easter wCek. .I : do- "not think..'thfijiifitepnijik; sj.ipwiqd feui best form at "tho N.Z. Cnp jmbotipgv, 'Tliat; .-is;fo,r say, she .ihohlstanerar, >hiTCf4ieoni4pltc4fiiby..' St-. Aidnn. It is-not~iil«'a.y& (?a r £ly ; fc''pf&Hct- ! the future of tworyeaiyolds, for . it often, chances, that- so'nie particular, stars .fail- to produce;, any. form "after a hard, season at two- years, and other lightly-rated olds spring to the front rank. In Armlet',Fleetfopt,.- Sweet Angelus/ Rave; several good; youngsters, but 'I.'-.think that asHime goes on . Elysium will'-' proyo more useful than any member of tho above quartet-. .' ■ -'. , Another, two-year-old that -should, also turnout" well, is "Hereward' ',(Ste'p'nialr--Fairymaid);. ■Thjs _ meeting,.'and ;on the".second day .'ho appeared - to possess plenty' of»;jiaco'; but: : lacked ability to ; stay. With additional age ho • will stay all right,- and will jprobably, gallop faster than 'the majority; t - -.-.. v 1 - ■ 'It'has been:stated )ii'->several'quarters that £500 was the price, giyen- for' Murijeet,-hut J am'reliably; informed that D." J;. Price, .no , less than.. £GOO,-, aiid tills-;-, astute trainer was glad to get', her- at"; tho' : -price.Mr. Stead's', reason for selling • her: was because she was so high-up in tho-weights;' and ho-was of-opinion, .that'slio had.'moro thana good niaro's ' burden'. She' will,' probably be-shipped to 'Australia next' liionth; and as she' is. in - excellent.' health'. and' por-, fectly ( ' sound, shei should win,-.' races., over thorb.' Atjaiiy, rate she^slibuld. alwa^s r reak iso a : ddc'erit price -for stud.;-purposes iii ith'e" Commonwealth... I liio Soult gelding, yvlio was; raoihg; in New Zealand two seasons ago, and has Recently been performing at unregistered' meetings in. Sydney; -was-sold a''''fortmght ago for.'leas.than 15 guineas. - A famous veterinary surgeon; declares thatgrass beats all the drugs in, creation as a cure for sick horses and mules. Grass is tho samo to 'horses,' ho • says, as\' fresh. vege-. tablos and, fruit are 'to human and horses .should be regularly supplied with it. , ; Tho • Mnglish papers say : that' -'Npctuiforta. wil shortly be tried over hurdles.'lv' George Morris, who has been employed- at the Yaldhurst Stable for the past four years, has just-.-, severed, his connection with that institution. Ho- is- at .present ..on a .visitto 'his people at Auckland, but will probably return south in a week or two and join the service of .D, J. Price; The latter must be counted very fortunato to securo the services of such a capable assistant.