NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1356, 6 February 1912, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

-.■■•ijßT-.QwNeqß.] Nominations for-the Dannovirke Bacing Club's. ■ meeting close on Saturday next. The Kararau .jockey, F.. D. Jones, who has-been oh a visit to' his relatives m ChristcKurch,- r returns',to Hastings toda.v-// '::': J. ■~•'.■ •. C. Emerson has been' engaged to ride both Mr. J. 'George's horses m the la-ment--double, ■■■ viz;, Crown Pearl in tiie I'lying 'Handicap and Royal Anns in the Cup. ■.'-■■' ■ • The annual-meeting of the Te Knil.i Bacing ■ Club' takes place.on Miurs-iny. On' the tame day itheii; will, be'racing at Hawera. unci L4ifet(brue.'.'; . Advices from Sydney, state that jockey W. Kyan, who has been seriously ill for Mmo time past, is how quite recovercl, indenjoysalot of patronago from Sydney owners; . .. ■:. filly, loli, who was Successful on' the .opening day of the A .J.C. meeting, scored again in the Novice Handicap-on , -January 2fl. The distance was the mile, ami the.time was recorded as linin.- 41sec. On tho same day Mr.'ftan O'Brien's Kespect ,Multiform—Heriot) ran second ii; the Heavy Weight .Handicap, the unplaced division inchidhijr another New Zealand-bred geldiliS in Elfbolt; who was in the market, but was not prominent at the finish. - T!.' Hatch will ride Memlijv in the Egi)iont:Cup,- to be run to-n|orrow. The Hutt-trained Odessa and Turna arc .-etiirinii!;. from their victorious .campaign at niccarlpn Ijv this morniiigV buat. The pnir, together wit]! JJaiimni, will next wcck.be shipped south to take part in tlie 'Diinediu. Cup meeting. Accommodation has already been bonk- «\ for . Undecided at Wangnmii, so the Wcllington Cup winner may he regarded »is a siiro starter in the"Waiißijnii Cud. Another horsn likely to make the trip is the Hastings trained Julian, runner-, up in the Foxton Cup. With the present dearth of hurdle horses, it'seems Strang? that Hie owner of Kauroa does not keep the black Kclding to hurdle racing, instead of endeavouring to win cups. Already he has a steeplechase and hurdle nice fo his credit, and is iiuito at home over fences of any description. There is no foundation for the rumour that Counterfeit will go to Sydney in the autumn, lint a horso that may mako the trip is Vice-Admiral. At tho preeent time the latter ij- doing light work at Viildlnir.it, anil is in condition to come to hand quickly if his trainer decides to lhaka' the trip. Jockeys It. Gray and C. Emerson, who were .riding at ■ the C..T.C. Midsummer Jfecting, passed through Wellington yes-terday-on their way to Haircra. The Wellington fating Club has decided to increase the slakes for-the Autumn meeting, but details have not yet heen arranged. , ,On th'e opening day.of the Wellington (!iln riiebtins. wlion Dean-st was disqualifitid after .winiiiiig.tlie.Tf-legrapli Hunilicap, backers of Culprit were entitled to receive second dividend. A number of

those -who had backed the Charlemagne iilly, however, did not present their tickets for payment, having apparently destroyed them. There was thus a surplus left with the racing club, and, yesterday, the stewards decided to donate tho money to tho Hospital. S{r. W'.- M'Conkey, of Waipawa, has been appointed custodian of the Masterton rncocourso (says our correspondent) The ntcwards of tho Racing Club decided on Saturday to procure n now silent lotalisafor, and to erect a tntalisfltor-house. Tho programme for tho Autumn meeting of two duys, for which XVilO is being allocated in stakes, was approved. The Now Zealand-bred Black Reynard was sold recently in Sydney for 25 guineas. Tho Novnnnrket correspondent of the London "Sportsman," writing in December, said: Passing by Sir. \V..Livocks veterinary establishment, 1 hntl a look at Swvnford, and was pleased to see him walking round his capacious box nth very little sign of lameness, though, of course, he will always have a "leg, aud a big one at that. He has made a most marvellous recovery, and it was a B re J' ; triumph in veterinary art to save the hareo, for his loss would really have amounted to a national one. It is interesting to note that the lino of Herod, which in England is _in a bad way, is going very strongly in trance. The best of the juveniles of the past season, for instance, Mr. W. K. Vanderbilfs Montroso 11, is descended from Herod in tail-malo, going back to, that celebrity, in direct line via Maintenon, Lβ Sagittairc, Le Sancy, • Atlantic • lliormauby, Windhoiiiid, Pantaloon, Castrei, Buzzard, and Woodpecker. The last- ■• named was ono. of Herod's best sons, and founder of what are generally known as tho Pantaloon and Sultan bronchos of Herod, whose other son,, Highflyer, was responsible for the Partisan and Wild Dayrell lines of Herod. The only other line of the family in Eng and is that of Timoleou (Diomed), which was reintroduced from the United States of America, and was well represented by Amoncus (sire of Gladwin, Americus Girl, Lady Americus, etc.). At tho Williamstown races on Monday, January 29, the chief event, the loiindaticji Day Cup. went to the New Zealandbred Merrie Zealand, after an exciting 'set-to with Glendook, whilq Harlech, tho favourite, was third. Merrie Zealand improved considerably on his recent Caulheld running. Sundridge ocenpies a very curious position among stallions, and-1 never knew of a horso whose Turf Tecord was so quickly forgotten, except in so far as he is remembered as a brilliant sprinter (says the Special Commissioner of the London "Sportsman"). You do not often meet people nowadays who have it in mind that Sundridge when, in training .was a pronounced ronior—3o far as noiso went. You could hear him a quarter of a milo away, and it was at the time so well known that I have never hesitated to argue that he might have stayed over longer distances but for this infirmity, and that there is no reason why his . sound-winded stock should not stay, any more than there was in the case of Prince Charlie or Bill of Portland. But here comes in the strango point: When Sundridge was sold this year it was subject to veterinary examination, and Mr. Leach, F.R.C.V.S., was selected for that purpose. Now Mr. Lpnch is one of tho most capable and conscientious vets, in existence, and ho well knew that Sundridge when in training made a bad noise, but after very careful mid strenuous tests he could now detect no signs whatever of this trouble, and found himself, despite his preconceived opinion, bound to pass the horse as sound. FIXTURES. Feb. 7 end B—Egmont R.C. Summer. Feb. B—Te Kuiti R.C. Annual. Feb. 8 and 9—Poverty Bay T.C. Annual. Feb. 14—Rotorna J.C. Annual. F«b. 14 and 15—Taranaki J.C. Auruma. Feb. 21, ' 22, and 24—Dunedin ' J.C. Autumn. •■■■'• Feb. 21 and 22-WoodrilI« District J.C. Autumn. ■' : . .-...-...- ■. Fob! 23 and 21-South Auckland R.C. Annual. Feb. 29 and March 2—Wanganui J.C. Autumn. March.6 and 7—Dannevirke R.C. Autumn. March-.j3y.,a T Park R.C. Autnmn! March 18—Ounnake R.C. Annual.