NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1026, 16 January 1911, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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The Winter Cup -winner, Nyland,.has left the paddock, where he has.been; running out. since August last, and for the " next few weeks he is to do duty.,-as.a ' hack for' his trainer, G. Price.. After that he will.go into steady work, and may "raco again at the back end of "the. autumn.' , Yesterday E. Cutts arrived from'Lyttelton with Big Blast, Nithsdale.ahd Court- ■ - forfeit. Tho first-named .appears to .have freshened up. since racing at_.Awapuni. ; Counterfeit is a full sister to. the Cup.' ■ favourite, Miss. Mischief, but she is a much better-looking. animal., . She has".. bigger hindquarters, and also more back rib. Nithsdalo is.a bay by Treadmill, from Bonny . Brae. He appears to be rather straight in front, and, on that account may. not stand up to racing. He was placed under offer, to a buyer for 100 guineas at the Ji-no meeting in Dunedin, . but was not sold, though, subsequently,', after his dual, success at Oamaru, the buyer, stepped forward and offered-' to completo the. deal. Sir Geo, Clifford, ' hoirever, has kept him. . " ' ■ At Awapuni G. Prico has just brokea ' in a youngster by Soult, from Inamorata, 'and, consequently,vanfull brother-' to Ch'auvelin, who is now racing in Mel-, . bourne. , Trainers H. Cutts and G.- Price, each' - with ii team of four horses, are due _ at: 'l'rentham on ..Wednesday next. The San Fran' mare Colleen Mary has • " landed at Trentham, and is looking well. ■ Her owner, H. Tinker, will not arrive till to-morrow. /General surprise was ■ expressed locally . : , when it was found that Trainer Cutte - ; lias accepted in the Telegraph Handicap with Sharpshooter, .in preference .to .Countermine. At a difference' of nearly two stone, most people. thought, that. it would have been odds on the-black mare x beating Sharpshooter. - -• ■ Tho -Chokeboro two-year-old, ; Avarice, : was allowed to drop 1 out of her Trentham • engagements, as her trainer was not enamoured of her chanccs of winning, a - ; race hero witli the weight she receivSl.-'' The tracks at.Trentham are now in perfeet order, the'recent , rains, having , done a great amount of good by taking the sting out of the ground. - '; . Los Angeles'is being shipped' from LyU ...; telton. to-night, and will'arrive at-Tren- - .v tliam to-morrow. Great interest will be centred in the appearance of 'this horse- ; -■■■ on the tracks, and ho will-probably be •galloped on Thursday morning. Reports . from the south ' state' that-' recently .he put up a record over ten furlongs'on the" . grass track at Riccarton. From a stand- • ing start he ran the distance in ■ 2min. Sllisec.-.. This shows the chestnut to. ba ■ very well, and', if anything brings about the downfall of. the. favourite, it is ifior®'. ■■'? likclv to be liini than any other horse in the race. Formless will accompany Oiioi . on the journey, but her chances' need* not ." be seriously considered, as she. is badly ; - affocted in the wind. • : Prior to being shipped north from Ric- ... carton, Colleen Mary, showed her owner a-. very smart gallop over six furlongs, .'and', her time for the journey was the best of the morning. . She will be ridden here by A. Oliver. , "''- ■ The. Dazzling was knocks ed about somewhat on the journey down . - from Auckland, arid she. is an "unlikely.. starter on Saturday. The .£2OOO offer received for Goldtinder was made on behalf of an Indian biijer.. , About this time -last year Mr. W . b.. r. Davidson refused ,£ISOO for the colt,-wno. , has since won J-SCO in stakes. The -Dunedin - sprinter Obsono - arrived by the Mokoia last evening, and will be' -■ railed' to Trentham. this morning. ■No work of any importance was done on ; the Trentham tracks .yesterday, and only - v half-pace was indulged in- on the tan- . track. The Porirua mentor, J. H. Prosser, arrived at Trentham, at. noon, on Saturday with nine horses. ' His team..consists of tho two-year-olds Peter Pan, St. 'Petersbur", and Aloha, Gipsy Belle, St. Felix, Louis, Turna, Dearest, and Hereward. Owners aro reminded that,, up'till 9o'clock to-night, acceptanccs for the minor . - events.in connection with tho.opening-day of tho Wellington Racug Club's summer. meeting will be received at the club's:of-. . - flees, Fcathcrston- Street; by Mr. A. E. - Whyte, secretary. - .• , An Auckland paper remarks that, Mr. G. D. Greenwood, who some little.time back went to the trouble-to show what little success had attended his horses in handicap events; was. represented, in six handicap events at.Ellorslie, winning three • . of them. With a little luck ho may have : -.- landed ,the lot. . The defeats were suffered by Miss Mischief in tlio Trial Handicap and Summer. Gulp, and Orton: in the , Midsummer Handicap, in which he was • second. ■ The reported breakdown of Sharpshooter, whilst racing at Auckland, turns out' ;; to I>3 incorrect. • " Tho light-weight C. Emerson came up from Riccarton yesterday, and will be at , the service of trainers for riding work- on -. . the tracks this week. . , Acceptanccs- :or the first day of the Fox- .. ton Racing Club's summer meeting, and!" -- entries for the Trial Hack Race (first' day), ! . and Maiden Hack Scurry (second. day), close with the secretary on Wednesday .. next, January IS. . . . - RACING FIXTURES. Jan. 21, 23, 25—Wellington R.C. Summer. • Jan. 21 and 22—Foxton R.C. Annual; : Jau. 26—Ivnrioi J.C. Annual. Jan. 28, 29, and Feb. 4—Takapuna'J.C, J-'. . Summer.. •. , .. . . ■ ■ Feb. 1 and 2—Pahiatua P..C. Annual.- . U Feb. 2 and 3. Gisb'orne R.C. Sununer. Feb. 2.and 4. Canterbury J.C. Siunwn, Feb.. 9 and 10.—Poverty Bay T.C. Suit-iner, • Feb. S and 9—Egmont'E.C. Summer. Feb. 15 and IG,-Tarauaki-J.C. Autumn. - "