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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 308, 22 September 1908, Page 9

NOTES AMD COMMENTS.

[By Gi.encoe.l Mon Ami and Snip wero railed through to Wanganui by yesterday morning's train. The former is engaged in the Flying Handicap, and tho latter in the Gonvillo Hack Hurdles on Thursday. Bookmakers desirous of doing business at tho Wanganui meeting on Thursday must send .in their applications for licenses today. General entries for tho Otaki-Maori Racing Club's meeting are due on Friday next. Owners aud trainers should not overlook this fixture in tho bustlo for tho Wanganui meeting. Tho dalopin blood asserted itself at tho Avoiidalo races on Saturday, fivo out of tho eight winners being sired by sons of St. Simon. Tho imported sire Soulfc bad a good record on Saturday. Tiireo of his representatives won at Avondale, and Soultlino credited him with a win in Sydney. Waihuku has been placed twico second and twice third in his last four starts-

At a meeting of stewards of tho TaratahiCartorton Racing Club, held on Saturday afternoon, details in connection with the forthcoming race meeting wcro dealt with. Tile recommendations of the delegates of tho district racing clubs were agreed to. with ono exception in regard to stewards tickets.

Tho three-year-old filly Singor (Advance — Sing Song), which is trained in Wanganui, is said to be a very promising sort.

Yosami, who has not been of much account on tho Hat up to the present time, is ontered for tho hack hurdlo events at tho AVellington spring meeting.

Mr. A. Banks, whose death is reported from Palmerston North, was \vell-known in local sporting circles, having owned s. number of racehorses at different times.

Master Soult and Master Delaval, tho only ,-Now Zealand Gup candidates competing at Avondalo on Saturday, failed to got on tho winning list.

Mr. L. Wood's three-year-old filly Ukraine (own sister to Munjeet) has been entored for hack races at the Trent-ham meeting.

Tho nominations received for tho spring meeting of tho Wellington Racing Club aro not quite as good as for the corresponding mooting last year. Several of tho North Island horses entered for tho Canterbury Jockey Club's .mooting appear to havo missed the Trentham fixture.

Count Witte, who won a. six-furlong race on tho first day of tho Ashburton meeting, is referred to by a northern writer as by Menschikoff —Armilla. Count Witte, however, is a half-brother to Prophecy and Solution.

The successes of Outlander and Field Gun at Ashburton liist week placed Mr. J. C. N. Grigg at tho head of the list *of winning owners at tho mooting. Tho victories of tho horses named were exceedingly popular.

At Auckland Erry Roo (own sister to Problem, tho dnm of Solution) has , foaled a colt to. Sonlt.. Tho career of this youngster will bo watched with interest.

Tho Avondalo Guineas has not. yet been won' by a'filly, and as this year's field is not likely to includo a filly, the record will stand for at least another year.

The hurdler Landlock fell while schooling at Ellerslio oil Thursday last, and received such a sovere shaking that ho was unable to start at Avondalo on Saturday.

Moifaa, tho New Zealand horso, who won tho Liverpool • Grand National Steeplcohaso for Mr. S. H. Gollan, and afterwards ran disappointingly whon carrying tho Royal colours in tho same ovent, is now used as a hack by. Colonel Brocklehurst.

During tho past two: seasons (says an Australian paper) several of our jockeys liavo followed the examplo of tho Now Zealand rider, C. 'O'Neill, and adopted tho Sloan seat in hurdlo races, but, liniiko tho New Zealander, few of them remain in tho saddlo if their mount raps a fence hard.

Details of tho racing in tl\o Henderson Handicap "at Auckland show that Naumai started favourito. Foremost was first away from tho barrier, but _ before tho field had gono fifty yards Naumai was in front, but tho Conqueror gelding ran very wide at tho last turn, and Foremost ran home an easy winner by two lengths, Taimanupo just beating Naumai for second place by a neck.

Stratagem, one of the New Zealand Cup candidates, claims a brace of parents that accounted for no fower than cloven cups between them. Nelson (Stratagem's sire) won tho Auckland Cup three times and tho Island Bay Cup, Wellington Cup, and Dunedin Cup. Dudu, tho dam of Stratagem, won tho Wanganui Cup three times, the Egmont Cup and the Wellington Cup. Stratagom has already won tho Oamaru Cup, and'should sho bo successful in tho New Zealand Cup it will bo a coup.

Discussing tho 'Frisco disqualification and tho successful appeal by tho owner of tho horso, a writer in tho Auckland " Herald " • says:—The 'Frisco caso was tho old story of a reversal of form, and of the stewards making uso of tho running in a previous ovent to sujiport the theory that all was not in order. \\ r hen Sir George Clifford some years back first gavo his ruling on the point as to what could be held to constitute a question of fact thero were plenty of people who doubted its soundness, and I havo to admit that I was one of the number. Sinco then, however, I liavo come into full accord with its spirit. Stewards are required to act promptly when there are non-triers. To wait for further evidence in the shapo of a will in anothor race before taking action is to temporise and to pave the way for a successful appeal.