NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 119, 13 February 1920, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Glbncoe.)

Tho Dunedin and Poverty Bay meetings will be concluded to-morrow. Nominations for the Rangitikei meeting close on Saturday, February 21. Nominations for the Nelson meeting clobc on February 18. Entries for the Dannevirko and Nelson Club' 6 mcetingß close on February 20, as do nominatiouß for the Napier Park fixture. Amongst other buaineaa occupying the> attention of the Hawko's Bay District Committee -last Friday at Hastings was tho appeal of Mr. T. E. Whclch, in connection with tho ruling of the Woodville Jockey Club in flniug him and taking away tho stakes won at the lata summer meeting by Silver Tongue. Tho inquiry into the matter has been adjourned for tho production of further evidence. A couple of coming two-year-old geldings by Mountain Knight, out of Fairy Gold and Hopeitc, and a filly of tho same ago by Mountain Knight-Rarama, arc being broken in at Te Mahanga Sta> tion. After they have got through that portion of their education they will bo Bont to Trainer L. Wilson, at Hastings, for further development. Miramar, one of the team under the control of 'R. Goosemah, at Hastings, will not be Been on the running path for somo time to come, as his owner, Mr. F. Armstrong, has given him to a friend of his for hacking purposes.. ' Bonum, the full-brother to Bright Night (Wolawa-La Notte), who has been showing out favourably in his essays in the Commonwealth, when carrying tho colours of Mr. E. J. Watt, is growing into, a real nice youngster. In addition to being a full-brother to Bright Night, he claims half-brotherhood to Nightfall, Noctuiform, Midnight Sun, and Moonbna. He is owned by Mrs. M. A. Perry, who purchased him from his breeder, Mr. 1. F. Quinlivan, when he was only a few days Kilruflh went amiss on the eve of tho Hamilton Cup. and thiß was the reason of his withdrawal from tho race. Amongst those who wero granted a tralner'e license last week by the H^™!' s Day District Committee waß W. M'Kinuon, who is now established at the Laka Station attending to the wants and requlremcnta of Mr. T. E. Whclch s horses. Mr. Murray Hobbs is reported to have oold the chestnut gelding Indian . flato Actinae) to a Sydney buyer at 500 guineas. Iridian was originally purchased as a yearling in Australia, and got by Flavus bom Many Colours.. Antagonist,- the sire of Winter Wind, n, colt that will very likely, prove tho hcßt of his year, was a 'single-speech Hamilton" of the turf, as he only spoko once under eilk, and that was when ho vron the Middle Park Plate, Ins only public appearance. Mr Jt. Acton Adams has the jumpers Loch'ella and Nocturnal in constant work ot Wingatui. The last-named, is quito Bound again, and his owner has high hopes that he will stand a preparation - If he keeps the All Black gcldinpr should take a fifth place amMgrt the cross-country horses during the coming winter Benson. • . . m F. D. Joiicb has again taken.up th« hurdlo gelding Paraoa, who has been spelling since November. The Auckland Cup winner Fiery Cross is again in work.at Rtccarton, after an tho Daily W voices tho opin on. that Amythas is tho best thrcc-ye P ar-old in Aurtralwia, «£ in making Wb selection he docs not I ar Artilleryman, Richmond Mam, or burvcyor. ___^_____«—