NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 178, 22 April 1908, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

~"(BT.~(jMNCO'E.) 1 ■ ■ • 'All' tho acceptors Appeared for the Denhigh Stakes, Dusky Morn being, made a very hot favourite.'.,; Gold Thread dolayed the start by, breaking!. away,', rtrid she was. tlie quickest to find her feet when the dispatch ivas made, but Dusky Morii liaq h&r measure in any :pa.i'fc iof tho last /two ,ftirlongs. Daisy Paul couple of lengths' iii the .rear going 'doivn the back..;liut slie' mado up a good deal of ground in the straight, and got .into third , Kitcheririiaid .Appeared to be 6vcrweighted, and: Lord So'nlt is scarcely, ready yet. > '- There were' fio.w'ithdrawals fro'rii tlie" Awahuri Hack Welter. "vKifig'S- Birthday got something,tho worst of tho start, ;aiid. nover looked to have-.much; chance. Maidi took the lead from •.the and his pace enabled him to 'ntiintainj his position until the: straight lyas Undor nurn.shnicnt lio to finish seisoiid. I'lirigot wis ihe. 1 best; backed of.'the' field. Ganieroiii handled liim; nicely, .but, tho.iMus■kotr j an easyaric'tory, ■ and . looked. :H stage., ran in .tlib front' division; for \sK£fyrlongsV but. was out-of'it after-that.' Sccher.v got away badly ,'dccain, although she' towards the finish. .Motuka\fa{istSj:efy big, and.-seeins unable to ra'ise*'a gallopilj .'

' J ; ClSremont': was J the 1 '; oily?' withdrawal from the Kimboltori.' Hurdles, for lyliich Gold Dust Md-Immolation were'botli. solidly backed. Tlie'/foiTner, .wgs) : «lKay.s^p'r6rhineiit, ; . aii'd 'at the - six* furlongs) fjoist" lie ]went to'-flfe'front,-W him. till tho last'' foilcer' the' Gold I!ecf gelding had too much iiinipcd welli -but-ciould 'noi-'foot it - w-ith j either Immolation or Gold Dusti / Pushful was last the. whole way. Roya! Blue led for. the first nnlo, and at, one stage was. about three lengths- clear„of' : ,tho Reservoir went, along at on- even pdee, aiid finished folirtbi : Nine 'starters appeared .in tfro,. .feck "St'ak'6 ifi'd 'for' tlie '.flfst mile, Jiut-dronried-Tighfr-'back after! that. - He ftinclose up to -{fii-'hurdlo' in.f.ront ,6f jtlie stand,' Eind-rapj^ i 'it very. ha-rd..;.).11e; jumps fairly, (juick, and with more experience: should make a; fairly good hurdler. Commander was never ; ih;;tho..huh,t>:tp-day.' i " Catapult ..did hot last for more Tho'. leader '.was 'six'furloiigi.. Compass.-.and a great facefof ip over thoilasrt thjeo; furlongs. ! Coinpass looked to .bd. gdiiig ,v6r]r?^sily, roiiiidihg ;the r home l^iid,.;but ! ;QlN'eill roclo' -Defeat: very, hafd,at' tho'.last jtfmpkl: away from the Daystar gelding. . Defet,: a • half ■■brother to : Jninipery.,, i?, a ..jivpmiSiiig, sort' of hurdler, bnd should im^royo' ( a deal cohsidm'ng 'thatißo lhado h?£ first-appearance over junips at this meeting. He shaped very pleasingly. ; withdrawals froni the Easter., naiidicap. Tangimoana was one of the first' aHvay/'.a'udr'she had', a nice position on N the whole way./ When tlie straight;iw Jasreached alio had to come on the oulsido, luit slio made amco effort and Wori by a long lfcck ' Lai'lf hard in tlio first furlong, -sb'that.lie wjjiildihavo .a satisfactory; 'position, and* fof 'V good fime, it.-looked as .if -lie should .-.win}.' but'Tiinigihicana' finished .tdo: :welir"...Be]ari.6..raii! ,a.;go,(!(l,;race,,. and ;finish«|d rtc'ihg oht of liorclass.: ' Tho- Rand *goC«.awav' badlv, and did not'commence', io' ground .until tho last half.,inile,, ; in a ; nicOi position in ',thß ; eariy''stages;--but 'slio /was scarcely hriijiant^,enough; '■-. V,

.- '' AIF thb radoppt6irs ; contested the : Rewa Hack,", for. which..Nicc!tinQ: w.is .made .a very favourite.;. at TateaSyeS;: 'terday," r? and"<jiist" : an : ifed'''6n the sde'ne this, rhornrng. was in the back division -enter-j ing iho straight.'but put m a fast run, and won by -a length;' There Was not much ,to ohfcoso' between,' the . others, Chase; Mab,. l^Ulga Bill, aiid San. Jose finishing very closo together. •..'. : 'y-V.''-'-.. , V:','. Eloveii'' starfes went to .the' post for tho Scurry, biit Whetumafama wiis the;on'ly. can'didate':,possessing'a- ciiaiieb';frotri. tho - fall; of' tho'flag. The start .wafr-a. wretched ono; Whetumarama-gaining several lengths' ad,an4;,^^atiap4.>J)eing..,;]eft' : at ; tbe s .post:'i ■s • Wlietiiiii'aram a * w r aa'' si' hot - f a'vourit p,"- : and'his' .;pf,..baeJc«s;-.'butiit'*sp.oilt;thfeVrace..-. l Astraeia an^lli^incof;hacL;a :for. secoiHl,;the fdrmer :beating .tho Hntt ho'rso ib'y. a/length. ■ Muritai,;'tho,.thre<i>-ycar-old half '• brother, to Apa and St. - Jobj ddbS -Hoi appear- to be ■ in :;any. formjvet-. .hM'jiJtJii•■:' ! -.'v ; , • had .appeared-, in ,'the ~jthptpft]x .withdrawal from-: the Makilio. ,Welter. : Somali, was made a solid fayouritfij but. sh'e was never sighted.'. Gleanr 'tfent : ''t6 l ''thG'l , front^ba i i'ij , Y aiid' led ..'till Avell 1 ' into the straight!He finished a good third. ' not; .at; his- -besti. Eto ■rari"fa"^^welf'''f6r , 'seven furlongs',' "but Ithe.'- :heayy; | svdiShtr and*'tlie .solid pace; beat liiiu.' - Climax- came, witli ■' a , very . solid ' run in the lasti furlong;, and . woii: convincingly, :^ttiSg' : sup^a'%smai^..tilio! : fpr;,-.the 'distance,, which was well bVer n mile; ' .Silver Lead ivas always ainong the leaders, but the paco was a'little-too hot*:for-hini at the start'.",' ■ J -, .■ - * - .-. ":The winning jockeys at the meeting were : 11. 'Cameron (four), A. Oliver (three), If. Cairns (two),-. J?., Paramoro. C. O'Neill,. It. O'Conheill Jerry. O'Connellj Cjeo. Price, and W.ViPmqe (one. each). • sires' fit the mddting ■ Swcro i. ?Bieeze), £GCt); Gold llcct (Bend 'Or —Cru,c(blo),, .£jl4s; San Fran . (Gozo —Prociilla), ■i£37sgt« Clements (St. Lcger—Satanella); ■ fi]9o ;:!Thd' : 01Ecef , (Eobinsdri CriiEde—Matie), 180; Merriww (Bill .of Portland—JCfcrav/oenie), £165 : The Possible (Nordenfqldt-— ; £150; Nestor (St. ; Legof—. Tainora),, 'jfMuskotry '(MasimT-ilat- | j|r^), ;j,jCh^asisqii,rJf;{Criirassi,er—Jessie);, "£i)0; Advance " (Vanguard—Laurel), £80; : San Kemo (St. Legor—Cissy), £80. ;sTliovi(Jl,iqying ; ; Vreijd principal "-wihn|ng'. owners'- at'.'^ntf'-'.mceiiiilji: l —Mr.' : L/- .Pascal/ £<1!)0; Mr. D; Buick, £305; Mr. 'G. P. Don-i,nelly..,,£2/s^-,11r.j.X1. F. Modre, : £200: Mr, Hig'htleli,"£looj'/Jli*. J. Munii, '£15S;.'MK .Fr G.-Koe, £150.;-Mr. A. F/Douglas, £140 ; Mr F Tdlev, £125, Mi J M Cmim, j '£120.';",- Sir.;- £115; .. Mr. A. ,E„ Mucker,' £90: Mrl J. Jamieson, £50; Mr. P. : .De'sitio{Kl;''£7Q; £70. .