NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 73, 26 March 1912, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

(By Sir Bodivero.) The Masterton placing- Club's Autumn Meeting will open on Uie Opaki course on Thursday, and^ if granted fine weather it _ should prove a success. Ijarge fieldfi will bo the rule, and -winners may therefoic be difficult to find. Sir Khox won Iho Woodvillo Cup imder 8.3, and although he will have ah additional 11lb > to carry, he is sure, to bo well fancied. Sea Queen lisa 141 h more to deal with than she had in the Dannovirke Cup, but she will only meet Golden Loop and . Miscal on about 41b worse terms. "Sir Sob "Shaped attractively over short courses at 1 Woodville, and Bally Shannon ran second there to Seatotidale ih tho ' Autumn * Handicap. Tho issue- of the Waipipi Cup may be regarded as decidedly open, and an interesting race is promised. f . Ia . • * »* If. as is said, Effort's connections seriously fancy her chance for the Great Easter, at Riccarton, the mate is hardly likely to contest the March Handicap, a win in which -would entail her carrying a 71b penalty in the South. In her absence Ineuru, who has shown smart form in hack races, may be made favourite. ■ v 'Bonnie Boy, who claims an engagement in the Masterton Hack Handicap, is a nsoful, little colt; but ho will have quite enough to do to concede Lord Re* nown, who won easily at Dannevirko. 18lb. Mim, of 'whom big tilings wer« expected in the spring, k dv« to make his reappearance in the event referred to. In view of hor success at 'Wangariui under 8.4, Aloha, has been asked to carry 9.0 in the Ruamaliunga' Hack Handicap, in which the useful Allurement and Adaro are engaged. ' Amateur hosemen will have their opportunity in the Ladies' Bracelet, one of the *.>ntr.ante for which, namely, Divinia, may be expectedto give her .pilot a lively 1 tifne of it. With a light lad up at 'the last meeting at Hastings,- she was quite uncontrollable, and whether an amateur can manage her remains to be seen.' Lady La<ldo will not' go short of friends if fehe is saddled up for the Welter, but in regard to both the Dash Handicap and Maiden Plate, much will depend upon the luck of the draw. The two competitors over whom troublo arose ab Dannevirke, namely, Miss Augusta mid Ladino, are again' duo to meet tomorrow, and their form will be watched with interest. - > Owners and trainers are reminded that for events to be ' docided at the Wellington Racing Club's Autumn Meeting are due on Friday next. There is,, by the way, a peculiarity in_ respect to the programme in question, in that no notification i« given ac to whether th'^'fVo'li'acJt' aw* steeplechases ale to be decided under handicap conditions. Presumably they afft, but, in the absence ' of any such stipulation in the programme, as advertised in the official calendar, it is jußt a question whether an. owner could not demand that his ' horse should carry w.f.a. and no more. Anyway, in order to avoid misunderstandings, it will be well if the club, prior to entries being received, makes the position clear. In having published his handicaps foi the Feilding Autumn Meeting three days before they we.re duo Mr. Henrye has sprung a surprise upon us. He hue done so, no doubt, at the. request of the club, for quite a number of the horsee engaged will be competing at ' Opaki to-morrow, and a, success there will now entail the putting up of a penalty at Feilding. Undecided has considerably better credentials thau any other horse engaged in the Cup, and b« was, in consequence, bound to be well looked after. It is interesting to note, however, that Mr. Henrys has only found it necessary to allot two of Uie entrants the minimum weight. The racing this week will probably shed come light upon the position, but on present appearances the winner is well concealed. Mention may, however, bo made of Mangaroa, a good-looking and well-bred filly, whose true powers have not yet been revealed. Another lightweight that may quite likely turn out fairly smart is Sir Solo, but we shall learn more as to iVhat he its made of on Thursday, In commenting upon the horses brought from America to Sydney by Mr. I. H. Wheatcroft, and sold at auction by Messrs. H. Chisholm and Co.. Pilot writes as follows :—"lt': — "It' is not 100 much to say that results >exceeded expectations. I know of several' small breeders who put in iui appearance with the idea of "picking up something cheap," but all the choicer lots realised fair value, and the prices made by many of the older mares were astonishing. 'We would have no chance of disposing of our old marcs' to such advantage,' vemarker a , well-known breeder, and even admitting they wero of good type, and som^ had foals ul foot, the Americans certainly did sell well. During the course of an interview, ■ after . the sale, Mr. Wheutcroffc said some* of tho mares did not realise the cos>t'bf "their transportation, but ho admitted lie could not have sold them "at all in America owing to the slump in tho value of thoroughbred stock, ac a result 9!' the anti-betting laws in that country. However, as the position was probably much the same in regard to the stallions and mares for which Mr. Whcatcroft received good prices, it is not surprising that he expressed himself well satisfied with his experienceof the Australian market. A few months back I had a letter from- Mr. B. Schreiber, a v ell-known American bookmaker,

owner, Mid breeder, in whk'h ho montioued that he was the owner of several of the mares Mr. Wheat cro'i'fc was bringing to Australia,, and that if they sold satisfactorily ho (Sohreiber) would probably get together ti shipment, Fro'n this it would seoui as if we are only ju> the beginning of an American invasion. Tho 135 lot & disposed of aggregated «( lew shillings over £17,891, tlut'tyoiv hrood maree reaching th*" three figutv mark, a& did a couple of tw<>sear-ol\i lillicE. As was anticipated, topprioowas was mado by Ota Bailoy (IlsiioverOvation); who iiv fourteen years old, and in America blueiv a Inch-class -winne- in Sewell, who was foaled Lv 1004. FEILDING WEIGHTS. \ .«.„_.. Tho following weights have been doclaied by Mr. J. E* Henry* for the Easter meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club: — Mangaouu Staises, of 30Q cove ; six furlongs.— Gladiole 9.0, Full Rate 9.0, Labour Day 8.6, St. Toney ,8.6, Hermia 8.3, Ineuru 7.13, Projectile 7.10, Rangiatua 7.9, Khamsin 7.9, Blue Lake 7.9 Moremcre 7.7, Plantation 7.6, Sanguinary 7,5, Lady Laddo 7.4, Sir Solo 7.3. Merry Frank 7.3, Makara 7.0. Wuiouvu 6.7, Dervidi 6.7. Kinva, Kawn. Hurdles, df 175 aove; two miles.- Esnortcro 12.13, R«umav 11.6, Gold Bird 11\3, ' Waiputore 11.0, Compass 110, Captain 10.11, Loolanter 10.6, Silva 10.6, Passive 10.3, Auratue 10.2, Cornelian 9.^ Stevens 9.3, Xavier 9.2, Mount Cook 9.2, Seaman 9.0, Captain Bejl 9.0, Waterworks 9.0, Winiraa 9.0. Taonui IlurdJes, ol 100 eovs ; pno mile and three-quarterfi.-trTto Hu 10,13, Cornelian 10.12, Seaman 10.8 Merrio Lad 10.8, Clemency 9.10. Canadian 9.7, Ambrosian 0.6, yienmore 9.6, Silver Clueo 9.3, Matafioun 9.0. Feilding Cup, of 600 sove; one mile and a half.— Undocided 9.6, Sir Knox 8.13, Aberbrothoek 8.11, The Rovor 8.5, Lady Menschikoff 8.4, Wajpaku 8 4 Julian 7.10, Rill 7.9, Goodwin Park 7.1 M? Mulga Bill 7.9, Kaurod 7.5, Mahawakaha 7.6, Sir Solo 7.*, Mangaroa 7.4, Vi 7.3, Master Laddo 7.0, Uhlando 6,11, Eclojme 6.10, Queen of Scots 6.7, Thetis Ongo Hack; of 100 eovs ; five furlongs' and a half.— St. Gate 9.0, P&rktide- 8.10, Pai-uvfanui 8.9, Allurement 8.6, Dover Straits 8.5, Boronia 8.4, Nukuatu 8.4, Adare 7.13, The Native 7.11, Master Tapuhi 7.10, Epworth 7.9, Dervish 7.7, Lady Fran 7.7, Goldsby 7.5, Ohinee 7.4, Septiniu'a 7.2, Handsome Maid 7.2, Asternoun 6.11, Zetes 6,10, Bonfivo 6.9, Apoplectic 6.9, HoUier 6.9, Hinukoa 6.7, Torohonga 6.7. Onepuhi Welter, of 100 spvs; one mile.— Matkyv 10.4, Avaunee 9.11, Fleetweek 9.8, Otahu 9.5, Fashion Plato 9.3, Lord Renown 9.1, Dover Straits 9.1, Muleteer 9.0, Moahau 8.12, Strategic 8.10, Master Tapulii 8.10,/i'iwari 8.9, Te Waharoa 8.8, Royal Simon 8.2, Euroco ,8.0, Waitoto 8.0, Blend 7.13, ißercola 7.13, Golden Age 7.13, Dervish 7.13, Memmac 7.13, Leonta 7.12, Overheard 7.12, Lord Kilcheran 7.12, Bayadere 7.11, Moirette 7.11, Eutwitid 7.11.Halcombe Welter, of 200 soys; seven furlongs.— Rill 9.8, Mulga. 8i11. 9.7, Julian 9.4, Lady Moutoa 9.3," Fhngot 9.2, Khamsin 8.13, Gold Battory 8.12, Plantation 8.13, 'Moremere 8.10, Ascalon 8.9, Lady Laddo 8.9, Miscal 8.9, Kauroa, 8.7, Clemoes 8.4, Bonny Boy 8.4, Avaunce 8.4, Con the Shaughraun 8.1, Ladrone.7.ll, Afterthought 7.11, Thetis 7.11.