NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3068, 2 May 1917, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

IBt Glenooi.l Nominations for all events at the Otaki meeting close at 8.30 p,.m. on Monday next * : . . Acceptances for the Hawera meeting oloso to-morrow night. ' Yalido (Veles—Slaveaway), a good performer in Mr. G. D. Greenwood's colours in the Dominion and/New Sout'K' Wales, .took, up .stud duty in the Wagga district. . One of the first batch of his stock, a. chestnut colt from Musetto, by imp. Jlimor, went into the ring at Sydney, and brought 210 guineas. Valido was the only produco of Slaveaway impovted from England by Mj. Greenwood. E. Lewis rode four/ winners at tho A.J.C. meeting, and received in percentage fees JJ395, nearly .£IOO per race. H. Cairn's single success on Whitefiold earned the New Zealand rider £56 18s. It is a long way yet to next spring, a.nd many things may bo expected lo happen, in the interval. All bein? well with , Kilbpy it is anticipated that Mr. E. S. Luttrell will give the bay eon of Kilbroney and Cyre an opportunity to earnfurther distinction in Australia when the meeting at Eandwick rolls round in October. So far Kilboy's winnings in stakes eince he changed hands last September at MOOgns., run out to over .£6OOO. Even if tho bay colt does not win another race, he proved a good purchase to Messrs. W. ;G. Stead and A. S. Luttrell. Mr. George Morse, the -woll-known handicapper, who underwent a. serious operation in' an Auckland privato hospital a week ago, is reported to be progressing as well as can. bo expected. ' So far tho lotalisator is not making much Headway in New South Wales, Figures regarding and bporation of the machine at Goulburn show' that atfoiu , meetings the total revenue for the Gov-

ernmont was JCI6S, and tho profit (o tho club -was only £i 18s. .. • According to a report from Sydney, Mr. 13. A. Connolly offered 7000 guineas before they went into tho ring for tho ten English-bred youngsters sold on Monday week. Tho offer was refused by the Messrs. Tyo. Tho ten realised a total of 5535 guineas. Horso-ownem sometimes have queer experiences, but it falls to the lot of very few to bo charged with having won tho biggest event of tho tinio with a. horse that has been "rung in." This is what has happened to Mr. J. A. Mavo, owner of tho Sydney-' Cup winner, Tho Portuno Hunter, who recently received a- letter from one of tho country districts, in. which tho writer stated that ho had evidence to show that The Fortune Hunter was identical with another horso whoso name as given, mid unless lie heard from Air. Mayo he would take action. Tho letter also mentioned . tho names of several other owucrs whom tlie writer alleged had been "ringing in'" well-known performers. Tbfj horso which Tho Fortuno Hunter is alleged to bo in disguiso is eight years old, whereas tho lattor is only, fivo years, and that is rather unfortunate for tho writer of tho letter. Mr. Mayo does not treat tho letlor us a joke, but as the production of somo crank or other, and has extracted much amusement from it. In regretting tho defeat of- Desert Gold at Trontham Torlinga in tho "Australasian quotes tho caso of tho Hungarian maro Kinseciu, who won 54 times on cad. Alter winning all along the Jine in her nativo lan.d sho was sent to England, and beat Pageant and Lady Golightly at boodwood, and, from all accounts, thcro was plenty of merit in tho victory. ,Hor rider was Madden (father of Otto Madden), a poor jockey according to English ideas, and on this occasion ho did not know tho course, and had to ask T, Cannon , ' ajnd I'. Archer, tho way as they ran tho race. Thero aro all sorts of turns and twists in some of tho ■ longdistance courses in England. Sir Georgo Chetwynd says the Hungarian mare won very easily, in spite of tho eccentricities of her jockey. Sho won 10 times as a two-year-old, 17 times as a throe-year-old, 15 times as a four-year-old, and IS times as a five-year-old, so that eho stood tho training of four seasons. It is said that fitter tho'Gondwood Cup Captain Jlachell offered M. BlascovilcU .£IO,OOO. for Kinsoein, but, of dourse, slio was not for talc. Broken Glass, who ivoii a (nro-year-old race at tho recent Randwick meeting, has a pedigree of interest to Now Zealandere, as lie is by tho imported Eye Glass from an Explosion tfinro, who was out of Slep-fa-st,,a granddaughter of Steppe. Exploeion will be remembered as a good peirt'ormer when carrying the colours of Messrs. L. D. and N. A. Nathan in 1900. ]The Australian Jockey Club has docided to pay two dividends when thore aro seven starters, in a race. The ox-New Bealander, Mr. A. Mafhe6qn, is having a very successful run with his hurdlo horsee in Melbourne. On April 23 Bennitas started favourite, and beat a big field in the Hurdles at Moouee ■Valley. . ■ \ . ■ " H. Thompson, formerly ». well-known, hurdlo rider a.t Trentliam'ivas succeesful on Expeditionor'in the Brush .Slcriplochaso .at Epsom on April 21. Saeanof, who has an engagemont in.tho ' Hawko's Bay Cup on Friday, -was aboard tho Tarawora. which Bailed for Napier last ■night. The Melbourne Cup winner and the other members of Mr. W. G., Stead's loam had to bo housed on tho deck, and as they ca.nnot reach Napier until lato to-day they will probably not bo walked to Haetings until to-morrow. This ■will not onhance their prospects of sneCOS 6 on Friday. .