NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2955, 15 December 1916, Page 10

NOTES AND COMMENTS

IBy Glencoe/1 Nominiations. for all events at the rinl, ,1 <>? the Westland-Racin® & i t • &ecretaiT D. J. Evans, at Hokitika, to-night at 3 o'clock. : It transpires that the injury to Pacific Slopo is sufficiently serious to prevent the son of California fulfilling his engagements at the .A.E.C. meeting./ If secured Pacific Slope" will rS<ky. PPed taCk t0 GiSboVfle lvitt the Auckland Racing Clubs Summer Meeting, owneTa are lemiuded that acceptances for the Robinson Handicap, Grafton Hurdles Nursery Handicap, and Christmas Handicap, and final payments for the Shortland Plate Auckland Cup, Railway Handicap Great Northern Foal Stakes, Great Northern Derby, and Royal btakes, close to-night at '8 o'clock, with Air. J. 1. Hartland (secretary). A. Oliver has been engaged to ride lanngamutu m the Manawatu Cup In the (past twelve furlongs has always proved beyond the better of the Trentliam mare.

Nominations for all events at the Wellington Summer Meeting close at '9 p.m. on Monday nexc with the secretary, Mr. A. E. Why.te. ; v : ■ J. W. Lowe . left for Ell e rslie .last evening. He. had with him thel Railway candidates Chakwana, Seadown, and Menelaua. Ayah also accompanied the team. Of the'quartet, Chakwana is galloping most pleasingly, and is euro to give a good account of' herself, in the sprint events in the north.

Reports from Airapuni credit Cease Fire with being a greatly improved filly, and'her trainer expects her to run creditably-in the, sprint events at Awapuni. In the Feilding Stakes Cease Fire showed a, lot of pace to the turn, but she failed to finish on. That race can be depended upon to improve her K and it will come as no surprise to find the Highden filly getting on the winning list during the holidays. In local circles Bon Keve is regarded as most favourably handicapped for the, Manawatu. Cup; and if the Derby winner, who is now looking extra well, comes back. to anything like his be3t form, he is Gure to give a good account of himself with only 2lb. above the minimum.

Two members of the-. Chokebore team that were intended, to race at' the Auckland meeting—Flying Start and Full Speed—are ainiss; and their trip has been cancelled.

It is quite on the cards that Nones will come north for the' Palmerston North Stakes, to bo decided on the second day of tho Awapuni meeting. The two-year-old events at Oamaru have filled much better; than was the case at Wingatui. Mr. J. B. Reid alone has engaged four juveniles on each day.

]'.Davis lias booked liis team for Ellersiie to go north by nest Monday's second mail. Imports from WoodTille state that the star performer of the loam, Desert Gold, is doing well in her work. H. J. Mason was unavoidably detained ill Christchurch, and will not arrive here on his way to Auckland till Saturday morning. Lite colt and filly purchased in Ireland by Sir ,lara C s Carroll for Mr. H. de La tour w*ere landed fvom the Ruahine and arrived at Auckland in splendid condition. They are noivimuer F. Loomb's chavgf at LUerslie. Both were foaled in 191-i, the colt being Critic, bv Henry the First—Cynarie, the latter bv 'Cvllene, and the filly Slipstitch, by Henrv the First— Quickstitch, by La/las. It'has not yet been definitely decided whether they will remain in Auckland with the remainder of Mr. de Latour's horses until next month, or bo sent on to Gisborno at orice. ,T. F. .Tederd, with four horses, went through to Auckland by last night's express. Ho will lie followed by tho Karnmu team' of six, which goes north to-night! When St.' Francis won the Tauranga Cup on Saturday last it was the first success credited to Mi. T. H. Lowry's cast-off, who was once the early favourite for tile New Zealand Cup, and was highly thought of by Trainer F. Davis. Now that he has struck form, St. Francis may go on and win again. Tenacious, who finished out of a place in the Tauranga Cup, can gallop fairly well on the flat, so that it would appear as if there was some merit in the form of St.. Francis.