NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 229, 22 June 1920, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS

By Glencos. The combined meotlnes of the Hawko's Bay Jockoy Club and the Hawko's Bay Hunt Club will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday of this week.

Tho reported sale of Amythas is not confirmed by the owner.

By winning the £1000 hurdle race at Kandwlck on Saturday Fisher would compensate hie owner (Mr. H. J. Palmer) for tho severe loss he sustained when Master Moutoa met with fatal injuries on the same course. Fisher was nicked up cheaply by his present, owner, and he has proved a very pava'blo propoaltion, having won on the flat and over hurdles. Previously the llaniopoto gelding had the reputation of being unreliable, but he has raced most generously Bince going into A. D. Webster's stables at Otakl.

Amongst tho two-year-olds In work at Biocarton is the Kilbroney—Tenciin gelding Samovar, who la regarded as a, likely Derby horse.

Passengers for Sydney by the Niagara last week included Mr. W. Duncan, owner of Kude, Tempo, and co., and Mr. 11. Acton Adams, owner of Lochella.

Tho following incident was recorded at Elleralio during tho recent winter meeting. Tho season before last Mr.. 11, J. Lynch sent his brood mare Kitty Bellairs to Napier to be mated with Mr. W. Q. Stead's imported horse Feramorz. The more died fouling laet seaoon while Mr. Stead was absent in Australia. When Mr. Stead visited Auckland this month he extended his sympathy to Jlr. Lynch, and this with practical form, for ho asked him to accept as a present one of the foak sired by Foramon. "*• By his runaway victory in tho Fcrnhlll Stakes at Ascot on Wednesday, Tetratema demonstrated that sprinting, rather than staying, is his forte. Though opposed bv a number of brilliant performers, he beat the. best of them by six lengths over «. live-furlong course. Ab usual, he was ridden by the Australian horseman, "Brownie' Cnrslahe.

A three-year-old engaged in carrying the Kmg'fl colours this Beaßon bears tho namo of Great Joy. The colt in question Ip by the Derby winner Sunatar from Glad Tidings. Juveigneur. runner-up to Tangier! in the Ascot Gold Cup, Is a four-year-old son of Negofoo and Jasauane, owned by the prominent French sportsman, M. Henri Batson. Last season ho was placed in each of his seven races, being successful on three occasions.

Though Martian will'only occupy second place in the winning sires' list this season, he has put up a groat record. His stook have up to date won £21,366 in stakes, to secure whioh they have been in tho money 217 timoa—73 wins. 77 seconds, and 67 thirds. Demosthenes, for a total of £27,535, has been is the money 193 times —75 flrata, 76 seconda, and 42 thirds.