NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 118, 12 February 1920, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Glencoe.)

Acceptances for the first day of the AVoodville meeting will be received by Secretary W. A. Lyon up till S o'clock to-night. Handicaps for the Wanganui Cup are due to-morrow. Tlio Egmont Meeting will conclude lodav, when "he ITawera Stakes, a weigh t-ior-ago event, run over a mile course, will be decided. Nominations for the l'angitikei meeting close on Saturday, February 21. Nominations for the Nelson meeting close on February IS. Entries for the Dannevirke mooting are due on February 20. Entries for all events at the Marlborough moiling must be made by February 20. The To Kuiti meeting will be held on Sntiml.'V. Till' IVnvrlv I!av meeting is to open today, and will h.' concluded on Satur- ' ''tliitries for all events at the Napier Turk meeting close on Fridn.v, February 20. Tlio lKHvlv-formeil Hawke's Bay Tintting Club, which is to hold ils inaugural meeting on May 1, will race on the Hustings course. The suspension of the two well-known jockeys, 11. and G. Young, by the Canterbury Joclce-v Club, will come its a surpriso, 'as both had good, reputations and

were retained by Sir George Clifford to ride for the Chokeborc stable, Jlore is likely lo l>e heard of the matter.

Master Moutou, who scored in the Hack Hurdles at New Plymouth last week, was tried in open company al Jluwera yesterday and again proved successful. He is turning out a highly remunerative purchase for his present owner. \

At Hamilton on Monday A. M'Cormnek, rider of Hoval Irish, was fined ~-03 for interfering with Melee during the running'of the big handicap.

Seigneur (Comedy King—Out QueoiO was Miccepsful in the big handicap at Mnonee Valley last month. Seigneur, for whom a big price was given as a yearling, has not been a success as a racehorse, and has changed ownership several times.

Caballero, who defeated Torfreda in the Tawharo Handicap at Hamilton on Monday, is a five-year-old gelding by Spalpeen from ICaraniea. Twelve months ago he showed a bit of form, and his owner was then approached to put a price oil him, but he refused, as he intends keeping the gelding for jumping purposes.

Amythn* continued on his .winning way yesterday, when he contested the Dunedin Cup and scored once more, barring his defeat in Ihe Wellington Cup tlie Demosthenes gelding has gone on winning ever since Christinas. Yesterday's victory made his sixth success out of oifrlit starts this season.

Amongst (lie runners in the Scurry at fiisbome In-day is Chrysotom, runuerun to Irapuka at flisborne last week. The Demosthenes gelding will probably slrin a much improved horse to-day.

The notice of owners ami trainers is called to the advertisement in another column rotifving that Hie nominations for the Marlborough Trotting Club's Meeting, to be hold on March 12, close on February 20. The meeting is being held on the Marlborough Racing Club's now course at AVaterlea, nlxmt seven minute.;' walk fropi the centre of !31enhciin. A new track ha* been laid down, and is in snlendid condition, the recent Tains having brought on a beautiful growth of grass.