NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 81, 31 December 1918, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[By GtENCOE.]

The. Auckland Racing Club's Summer Meeting will bo continued at Ellerslie to-morrow. Nominations for hack events to be run at the Wellington Cup Meeting must bo ninde by January G. As a result of his win at Awapuni Rude has enme into favour for the Marton Cup. Tor the sprint the, imported Pennon is the most talked about. The following is the pedigree of the 'Auckland Cup winner Mascot: Sire, Martian, bv Martagnn (son of Bend Or) from Otterden, by Slippji (son of Hampton); dam, Mary of Argyle. by Gruflcn (son of Gnlopin) from llerbina, bv Rnodee (son of Yatteiidoii). Mascot's dam..Mary of Argyle, also produced Ardenvluir, who won the New Zealand Cup in 1910. The breeding of Aries, who won the Taltersall's Carrington Stakes on Saturday is of interest. She was bred by Mr. E.' E. D. Clarke, being by The Welkin (Flying Fox-Woodbury) from (lie New Zealand-bred marc Armigera (Hotchkiss— Armilla, by astor—Necklace, by. Musket —Locket. 'Armigera was sold for !)sgns. at the'EUlurslio sale of 1912 to Mr. .Clarke. Kile never raced, but as a brood nwire lias been a success, having given the turf Thgoda (winner ofN.Z. Oaks and SI. Logorl, who was sold al: Iho samo sale for SOOgns. 'to Mr. Sol. Green, and who disposed of her this year for ja*:>, and the crack sprinter Poitrina, who, like Aries, is also by> The Welkin. Aries as a two-voar-old did not win a race, hut was placed in the Giiiicrack Stakes, Y.A.T.C. Debutant Stakes, and M'ona Nursery Handicap,, and hfo other events. Creuides, winner of.(he Royal Stakes, is a half-brother tn Sinionides. being bv Demosthenes (Desmond—Cnrlm) from Gold Thread (Gobi Reef-Pursering). Mr. 11. W. Brown purchased Loyal Aieli for .CSOO prior to the . Auckland meeting. The Marble Arch mare lias won .£3OO for her first two starts in hn- new owner's colours. . Bv winuiiiEthe Islington Plate in limn. 37 i-ssec. Gloaming established a lri>s!\ Australashii record for the mile. The previous best was Imin. 37 3-Ssec., this ! being the. time Desert Gold took" to win the same race, last year. The Islington Plato has nlwavs' been a fast-run rnr-o. In 1915, when '.Desert Gold. won it the first time, she was timed to do the milo in Imin. 39sec.' For the race in IMG she established a New Zealand record for the distance, the time being Imin. 38 2-r>see. Last year the All Black mare went one better, this time establishing an Australasian record--imin. 37 3-s?ee. Good as Gloaming's time is it is a Ion? way behind the world's rernrd-lmin; 33 l-.l'-oc. -which stands to the credit ot no American horse Caiman,' who van he r.islaneo in 1900 with 9st. 2lb. in the saddle 1 iii the time'above-mentioned. Macduff, who won the two-year-old handicap at Ellerslie on Saturday, is ono of Sir Gcor<ro Clifford's own lwding being by Antagonist (Sonll-Miss Annie) from Scottish Star (Clanrannld-Snfc-guard). The youngster is a brother to Clnverhouse. Mr. T. 11. Lowry's team of hwscs at present numbers seven. This number does not include Desert Gold or Killowon. The, horses are at present stationed nt Woodvillo, where it is intended they \'\\\ be located permanently. At the Newmarket sales at the beginning of the present month the late Viscount Falmouth's stud realised <(9.A7ogns. Officious, dam of the Canlfield Cup winner King Offa, was sold for 370njms.. <"»1 The Sticklor, a lialf-brothor to King Olia, for 3200gns. ~ . .Tohren is the best three-year-old in America this season. He was bred in Prance, and was 1 sired by tho Carbine % borse Spearniint. ■ A special general meeting of members .of the Wellington Trotting Club will bo held at tho Commercial Club rooms. Nelson Street, Pctono, on Saturday, January i, at 8 p.m.