NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2396, 27 February 1915, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Indigo is being railed home to Has-tings-to-day. The chestnut gelding ha 9 ten times this season', and he will probablv see the post in the Hawke's Bay Cup, after which he will be spelled. Mr. Lowry's brood-mare All's Well met with an. accident last •• week, and .sustained an injury to her jaw which: necessitated ..veterinary assistance. . She slipped her foal to the imported Demosthenes.J. H. Prosser returned home yesterday Vith6ut waiting for the. second day's ractaff at Wanganui. ' He leaves forllinnetake on Monday with Jem. The latter has again changed 'hand 6,' and is now j owned by Rupuha Te Hianga, who used ' to race the steeplechaser Tiratea, and,

other horses; The price paid for Jem waa 600 guineas, and a contingency of 100 guineas if he wins the Dannevirke Cup. The appeal of R. Young against his disqualification for ,12 months by the Morton jockey Club wais heard at Wanganui yesterday, and waa dismissed. The imported horse Hallowmas has his list filled for..pest season, and already it is more than'half filled for the following year. ' ' : .

Messrs. Williams and Harper held a Bale of blood stock at Wanganui yesterday. ' The following horses were quitted: •—On account of Mr. G. Currie—Bay .filly, 1 year,. by King Eufus—Vane, Mr. Short, 150 guineas. On account of Mr. H. E. GoorJ—Brood mare Dolly, Mr. H. Clelland, 35 guineas. Brood mare by Handsome Jack, Mr. E. W. Ruddick, 18 guineas. On account of other' vendors [—Yearling filly, half-sister to Tree Lucerne, Mr. 33. W, -Ruddick, 33 guineas', Bay gelding, Patronymic, -58 guineas, jfr. Booth. Bay mare, Aviatrix, by Euroolydon—Harbinger, ?8 guineas, Mr, Sherri#. Chestnut mare, Imperious, 20 guineas, Mr. Hughes. Chestnut' horse. Red Saint, 17 guineas, Mr, Jones. The hurdle horse Timothy, 31 guineas, Mr. W- Tuck. The irapebpTßss' Toatere and Beroola were shipped to Sydney yesterday. The pair were in chaise of R. Percival, but J. Fiyer. wijl go-over in- a few weeks' time {o put the final polish on Beroola. While op the way to'Wanpniji from Woodville, Marshal M'Donald s box was put qn the wrpnfi traip at, Palmerston North and the horse reached Levin before the error was discovered. As a result he was twelve hours on the train. . It is understood that as a result of a canvass on the . train going to Wanganui on Wednesday the Belgian Food iSind will benefit to the extent of nearly ,£IOO. An official ttJh> recently obtained a yvf r diet against . ; a newspaper for JEoO is .giving the amount and soveral others prominently identified with racing promised donations of \BIO. - ■ • ' The Fordell lightweight, H. Young, has ridden 17 winners this -season, including three Cups. He was on' Vavlova at Tren;tham, Sir Alba at Woodville, and Master Lupin at, Wanganui, -. The Flemington Autumn Carnival will be opened ta-day, when the principal event will be the Newmarket Handicap, six furlongs.' The Futurity Stakes winner, Flash of Steel, is the ruling favourite. -

Good acceptances have, been received for the concluding day at Wanganui. Proceeding njijl commence with the A ntumn Handicap, for,- which Rewi Poto and Banksia may he the bept supported.' : Quo Vadis, who was unlucky on Thursday, may be the public selection in the Harrison Hack Handicap, but New York, who finished well over a short course on Thursday, may effect a. surprise. _ Emperador and Bimeter will both start in the JacEeon Stakes, aqd the latter, who is a beginner, may wear down Flying Start at'the end of five furlongs. The great finishing powers of-Emperador will then come in. Flingot, who was not well handled on Thursday, will probably enoounter most opposition ip the Open Hurdles from Kew,. while the Porirua-owned Naupata will be a greatly improved horse by his race on the first-day,: Kilrain appears to be very harshly handicapped in the Wanganui Stakep, while tho other Trentham horse, Ladoza, has none the best of matters'. ' Providing he' has gone on the right way and strips well, Rinaldo will probably be a 1 popular fancy, but Fair Rosamond (W. Bell), who failed on the opening day, may show that form to he.quite wrong. i Fortify and Goldstream are the best knowij' of the -Hack field, and form poipts'to Postillion in the Farewell Handicap.* The sjuaJl field will he all in favour of the blaok horse. _ The Commission appointed to inquire into the allocation of the 3 J additional tntalisator permits, provided,for by the Gaming Amendment Act of last year hae completed its inspection of the whole of the racecourses' in : the North Island. On Monday the Commissioners (Messrs, G. Hunter, M.P., and: T..' H. Davey) -will leave for the South Island.

V, FIXTURES. Feb. .27—Wanganui J.C; Autumn. j March 8 and 4—Dannevirke B.C. Autumn. March:' 10 and 11—Nelson J-.C. Anpual. March 12 and -13—Napier Pork ' Autumn. . March 17—Opunake. R.C. Annual. Maroh 18 and 19—Ma6terton R.C. 'Antumh March 24 and 257-Rangitikei R.C. Annual.