NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 10, 11 July 1912, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS

' R. Barlow, who has been spending & month or two in Australia, returned to New Zealand yesterday, and left for Taranaki this morning, He tells me the pony Paul has been most unlucky. In his first attempt he met some of the beet ponies to do found in tho Commonwealth, and wan beaten on' his' merit*. He was next started amongst n field of 1 maiden performers, and it ,was thought he could not well suffer defeat. In attempting to jump' away frorrt the barrier, howover, he over-reached, ' tmd injured one of hie forefeet. This, Barlow ioars, may provent him from.'i'aojng again fox* a 1 month or twoi I In stating that the jumpers in commission'in'New South Walek are a' dreadfully moderate lot, Barlow is only saying what everybody has said for yoar&'past. The Taranaki trainer did not givo any definite expression as' to his intentions, but I should not be surprised if ho were to keep his eye open, during the progress of the meetings to be, held at Trenlham and Riccarton for something likely in the shape of a hurdler. ■ ' H. Caii'ns, who is undergoing twelve months' suspension at the hands of the Australian, authorities, returned to New' Zealand yesterday, and intends remaining here until there is a ,ohailc© of his; again obtaining hiß license. There appears to have b;e<m an epi-> demio of influenza travelling around' Rand wick, and among its latest victims is R.. J. Mason, who was confined .to his bed when the boat left for New Zealand! last Saturday. . „ ' \ A Hastings reader' of The Poet ha« forwarded the writer the breeding of the horse King Mark, purchased in England by the Hon. J. D. Ormond. As mentidned in- Monday 'c. issue, he was sired by Marco, whose sons at the stud in England command good fees. -• Hie- dam, Galeta, is by Ladas (winner of the Two Thousand, De,rby, Newmarket • States, etc.) from Galantnia, by Galopin< (winner of the Derby), sire of J3t. fbinion and Donovan (winner of the Derby, and St. Leger), from Gertrude, by/, Saunterer (winner of the Goodwood Cup)J. from Queen Bertha (winner of the Oaks), dam of Spinawayand Wheel of Fortune (win* ners of the Oake and One Thousand Guineas). The latter was unbeaten ad a two-year-old, and was only, defeated on'oe— in the Great Yorkshire" Stakes — as a threfe-year-old. She produced Busybody (winner of the Orfe Thousand Guinea© and Oaks). Queen Bertha; wae by Kingston, site of Caractacus (winner •of the Deryby), from a daughter of .Surplice (winner of the Detfby, and St. Leger). Front the above it 'will be seen that the lutest purchase for' the' Dominion is etoutly bred on both sides, and mated with the Birkenh#vd marcs at Karamu, should make a name for-himeelf as a sire. C. Pritchard has taken up his quarters at Trentham with his team engaged, at the coming meeting. Goldbird lias been improving in his jumping, and is considered a likely candidate for the Hunters' Steeplechase if he keepfc' on the courier- "• Jinutsford' ■ (Birkenhead-Balm) i 6 regarded as a good fencer." ' On Tuesday'morning, in a go over* the obstacles, •he struck hard and unshipped L. 1 Traill; who escaped- with a few Scratch*** on (the face.'-" ■• ..' l J"- '*•■? _ !.! .— ;k* . ' Di Mor'aghan, who 1b at' Tr6hthatn with Ma*ter Theory and Taiaha, was a well-known 'cross-country horseman before taking on training, and rode many winners for the Meeere. Duder in tho. Auckland district. •He has in ' recent years made several southern trips with jumping horfies, and was associated with tho victories of Hippo wai, Stray bird, Cuiragtto, and other performers. 0. Emerson, the (successful New Zealand light-weight, has been granted a license oy the Australian Jockey Club, and was riding at the Warwick Farm meeting on Saturday last. The only withdrawal for the Wellington meeting eince the acceptances closed is Nedra, from, the Hunters' Steeplechase. The disqualification of . jockey H. Cairns came at a most unfortunate time, as he was engaged to ride Wing&rara in the Great Northern Hurdles and Bribery in the Steeplechase. 'Oairns had just previously won on "the flat and over hurdles on Merry Monarch (a stable ijnate of Wingarara's),' and in consequence of the trials put up, .the latter had been supported heavily when he was at a long price. Another New Zealander in .J. N. M'Gregov ypde him .in both raoes he won. Cairns was naturally very pleased when the Moaua got the wireless message giving 1 the .result pf.the race. T. Cahill will ride old Bribery m the Steeplechase on Saturday,. J. N. M'Gregor.will have the mount jon Tinapages, who will run in the same interest as Concave, last year's winner. Ho has been heavily backed in doubles, with the winner of -the Hurdles, and was, one of •the fancied candidates for Saturday's race. Cairns reports, that H. Cameron, M. . T. M'Grath, and other New Zealanders over there, are holding- their own. J,' Williamson, the Auckland ownertrainer, is due at Trentham to-morrow with Okaihau, H^utere, Armagh, and Icel. The last-named is a halfbrothcr by The Possible, to Convoy.