NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 103, 24 January 1918, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

TBY GIiENOOH.I The Takapuna meeting will open on Saturday, and will bo concluded ou Monday. G. Clarke is going to Takapuna io rido Mr. E. W. Alisons' horses in their engagements.

During; tho absoiico of P. Davis in Australia Uia homo team will be trained by J. Bridgos. The Derby winner is to do the Taranaki and Egmont meetings, and will bq accompanied by Finmark. The pair will also eo to Waneanui to contest the Guineae and .lackeon Stakes.

After tho close cE tho Wolliugton meeting a local syndicate was formed, and in luttire Jla_tilda and Ayah will race in its interests. Tho' two marcs aro in future to bo, trained by J. Ayrea. Matilda ie a promising lilly, and Beem? cheap lit 150 guineas. At the conclusion of tho racincr at Trcnlham the local owner. Ml , . J. Hnrlo nurchased Simonides Irom Mr. IT. E. Troutbeck. The Welcome Stakes winner has ehown no form for a- lone Unic. but hti new owner probably intends him fov luu'dlo racing when he gcta a bit. more age on him. All arrangements are now completed to ship Desert Gold to Sydney, mid t,ho champion is to leave shortly in charge of her trainer, P. Davis. Her first race will he the Cmilfield Futurity Stakes, eoven furlongs, iji which uho will havo lo carry a penalty of 151b. In previous yours Gladsome scored in this.event twice, and providing Dcecrt Gold docs not meet a really good English-bred -tlirco-yoar-ald who will get an allowance, nlio should 1.1 up to lipi- repulsion. Tho now owner of tho Persimmon 6irc Oomedy Kliie ie Mr. N. Palkinor. who recently lost his 4000-gnlncii horse hand of Bong ,as the result of an accident. At the Shipley fitud sale on January 5 a brown colt by Oomedy King, from the etcpuiak raaro Petruvia, wan knocked down to Mr. 0. I). Greenwood _.at 210 guineas. The higheot-priced yesjhni; was n Comedy Kiiig-Oro.«B naltery colt, for whom Mr. S. gave 1000 eulneas. The death took plnco on tho West Ooast recently of the well-known trainer h. Griffon. The deceased had been ailing in health for the past twcho months.