NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3141, 20 July 1917, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

' IBr Giencoe.l

The steeplechaser Kew chanjrcjl hands yesterday, bcinc purchased by a patron of J. \V. Scotts stables. To so"mB i of thoso unacquainted, with Parisian Diamond, the brown coldinp appears to bo t, trifle on the iiuht side, hut. thoso who Imow him well 6(ato that ho has always been like this. He should ho fl- much better horse with a year on him. Mummer, who -went, "wrong after tho Hastings Winter Meeting, lias been fired and turned out. A Tecoiiti addition to W. Stono's Hastings team is a rising four-yoar-old untried Multifid gelding. Tho animal in question has been purchased by Mr. H. \Hasscll. U. Heed has been engaged to rido Probation in tho Winter Cup.' So far no rider has been engaged for Thames in the Winter Cup., but several North Island horsemen liavo been offered tho mount.' Tho Danube maro is Veil fancied in tho south for tho biff mile. Bt. Eltmi is to bo a runner in tho Grand National Steeples, and it is hoped that F. Tutchen, who goes into camp next week, will bo able to sccuro leave to rido the St. Ambroso gelding. The Hastings trainers ero taking a very active interest in patriotic affairs. Next weok they aro holding "their aunual ball, tho proceeds of -which are to go to tho , lied Cross Fund, and the week after the .wives of tho trainers aro going to open q, Red Cross Shop; One promiuent Hastings trainer, who contemplated racinc at tho Spring Meeting of tho Avondalo Jockey Club, has cancelled tho trip owing to tho club clashing with tho New Zealand Cup Meeting. The trainer mentioned that ho intends taking a two-year-old and a couple of three-year-olds for tho wci-ght-for-agc events and two handicap liorees. Probably several other southern trainers "will also cancel their trip, while Auckland owners will bo unable to race at outside meetings. The Opaki trainer J. Jamieson has been negotiating recently for the purchase of Multaine. and it is quito likely tho filly wMI shortly havo a change of quarters. Tho Auckland horseman E. Tapp lias j been engaged to ride Parisian Diamond iu | the "Winter Cup. * The once great mare, Sceptre, and her ' filly foal by Olencsky, arc to be disposed 1 of in England on behalf of tho Red Cross j Society. There is a proviso that 10 per : cent, of the net amount realised should | be divided among the stud employees of Mr. J. Musker, who at ' present owns , Sceptre. As a yearling Sceptre realised 10,000 guineas, and. after winning various race 9 for Mr. Sicvicr, was sold as a four-year-old to Mr. W. Bass for £25,000. Subsequently she and her two-year-old daughter, Curia, were bought for 7000 guineas by ' Mi 1 . Musker. In common with many other mares that have distinguished themselves i on the racing track. Sceptre has not been a stud success. I