NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 432, 15 February 1909, Page 5

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

/, The WoodviHe Jockey',Club's meeting ; takes place;bn Wednesday and Thursday next'.' -As compared with, last year, tho entries received..for. the principal event's at the Canterbury: Jockey Club's Autumn meeting show, a falliig-ott. ; ■-.. •.-.-.-■ ; . ■■. Apa was not accepted for in the:Dunedin Cup, but r :.in all probability :the \Addington gelding 'will: be among, the starters' in the Wanganuipup nextmonth. ■';'■•'. ■- Although B. Deeley! was. riding at. both the Canterbury and Egmont meetings,- he did-not, succeed iii gaining on Hatct in the winning jockeys'/list. :.'■'! ":.)'[■''■. '' '■._ ■'■■• ,: ; ; ; ;..-■•' "North (Island, horaas are Mμ ' the majority. among the nominations, for the-,Great"Easter: and, Great Autumn Handicaps at Riccartoni ; Iranui; and Truganini:.have each been - ac-cepte'd-for', in two .events on the'first day of the;Dune'din Cup meeting.- • ...■'■;.'.•.', ■. ■','■' : Black .Reynard's- time V.of 2miri; 7 2-ssec. registered in /the Woodville:. Cup : in. 1905, is the fastest on.record for that race. , '■ .-■ ; Loiret, who won the ! Woodville Cup last year, has' /71b. less, to .carry in; this: year's' ■raccythan she. had when she proved victorious last-February. '..... .:.';-. -.-./. '■':■'■": '■■'■'■■■'. ; : Paione; 'who has bo ! far been: a: disappointment.'this. season, is' entered' for the Maiden Plate,.at-Woodville on Wednesday.. ;_; The' name.of : Penates appears .among the ■ listl fif.-ho.minations for. the , Great. Autumn' Handicap;:so. apparently.there , is hope flf :the Australian-bred .horse proving,; a ''stayer. 1 ..:, ~.! 'i Last year Pahiatiia form' worked out "well in. several events at. the .Woodville Cup meeting, and this year one. or two: of the candi-; dates ,that■ raced. prommently :. at' Pahiatua : might- be : worth 1 wateliing-.in their engagements i.'a't.: Woodville \. on Wednesday and Thursday'. •; . , :.:■ .■"::'■; '/.>■■': f:!' ,:,-: ~' 'Xayier,' .who, , won the'two .op-en: hurdle ; races at:the:H!iwera meeting last week, was ,returned to Trentham ,on Friday, y:';•'.'■ •'. ';.■ ,-,The Coiinty .Ha.ck-.Handicapl.at-. the-.Wood-. ville.Jockeyi.Club's.,meeting .on Wednesday a; of - candidates that-' have -been- recent winners/..and backers ■ may findyit'..difficult'- to differentiate merits.Vof>their -performaricos.'.-..,- 'V'T-' 1 . ,' -Weights for ■ the minor 'events : on the first ;day.-of the AVahganui.Jockey'Club's autumn: 'meeting will be declared:at' of races. .-'.'■:. : .:''"■'• .; ;.■■■': \,*The bay-mare /Zoiness .Warbeck_ jhare) was burned to;death in her boxat'Timaruorio day last week. -, ... -~.. ; ■'■■•. Regarding ante-post betting at short prices,'' a- prudent English -trainer l once remarked:'—' " Everj'■ morning : when., a .- high-oouraged' liorse-goes out I -never feel snre'.that ho will come back 3gain all right,'/and'hcre f wo have ,pepp!e taking" two tt. one about a, horse for a race like the Derby six mouths before the' Irace.l"..:-'. :.; :■.■■:=■■.'.■:'■■-) ■■_■.:' ■: ■ ;■'■■•■;••:...'! ; The large acceptances, received for : the first : :day's events- at-,the Dun'edin. Cup meeting jshould - result, in \the ,club;,having almost ;recprd. meetings Fifteen horses- have : paid the■';acceptance;, for the Dunedin Cup,/ and it looks; as,if .over a dozen' will go■; to "the •ppst;.'.; : '..'-'. ; .'- r .,-, -j-;.':--.-.■.;.'■■...- ■ ■'■ ■'::'-•■ ■■"'■• ■'■ ■■-'■- '-r The-Masterton trainer,-M. M'Grath, 'will ■have, a. fairly, strong team: at the Woodville imeeting, the majority/of- his charges larevfairly-well'-at ithe-:present : :time they should earn portion, of the -prize-money -be:tween, them.■>.-:'.', .. !•-,• -'■'■■:.'■.■:■■■' ■ -.- r ~■,•-'■.■':