NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue LXXXIV, 23 September 1912, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Sir Bedivere.) The news cabled from Sydney in respect to the doings of our horses' at Rosehill is, as usual, of the most meagre description, and leaves us quite in the dark as to whether Vice-Adnu'ral and Bronze each ran badly, indifferently, or well but unluckily. All we know is that neither of them managed to gain a place. With Ermengarde it is different. She again showed pace, but quite failed to stay on, and her form suggests that she can have no chance of landing the Epsom whatever. Apparently she is not now bo good a filly as she was last BeasonJ when in the oackson Stakes at Watiganui she finished most gamely, and so led many experienced racing men to believe that she would be 'able, later on, to get a mile in any cai<e. Allegory's performance in the Spring Stakes was a regular eye-opener, and it is evident that those who made him favourite for the New Zealand Cup had a pretty shrewd knowledge of how matters stood. According to the accounts of the track work at Randwick published in Sydney papers. Mason has not been asking him to gallop over any but short distances. The Spring Stakes, in which he ran so prominently, was decided over a mile course, however, and he is bred to stay all day. All that can be urged against him at present is that he is rather tied in at tho elbows. Whether this prejudicially affects his action must now have been definitely determined, and news as to this will be awaited with interest. In other respects ho is an attractive looking cplt. for he has size and power to spare. Cisco's performance in beating Popinjay in the Spring Stakes will no doubt have brought him into increased favour for the Epsom, a»d backers of the ei'Btwhile favourite Popinjay cannot now feel too pleased with themselves. t Eric, who won the Rosehill Handicap, is an aged gelding by Sir William from Heather. Last Beason he contested nine events without success, but he ran sec* ond under 8.10 for the Club Handicap at Rosehill, fifth in the Autumn Stakes at Randwick (Trafalgar, Malt King, and Aurofodina being in the places), and second for the Jockey Club Handicap at Tarn worth. In 1910 he won the Metropolitan Handicap at Randwick, under 7.9, getting to the end of the milo and a-half course in 2min 32fsec. „ Burri,, who won the Rosehill Guineas, is by Mimer from Blacl^ Bees. -He was seen out on six occasions last season, but the best he did was to run Buneewa to a length and a quarter for the Nursery Handicap at the A.J.C. December meeting, and Rathlea to a neck for the Juvenile Stakes at Sydney Tattersall's summer .meeting. Aurifer is by Flavus from Queenbird, and he wound up his firet season by carrying off the Youthful Stakes' at' Sydney Tattersall's autumn meeting. Cider (Ayr Laddie—Praleen) beat a big field in tho St. AN ban's Handicap at Moonee Valley, and also won the Junior Handicap as> Flonu ington, _ and the Champagne Stakes at Randwick,' his form' being distinctly superior to that displayed by oither Burri or Aurifer. A correspondent calls my attention to the fact that the name Lady Ladd was claimed in June last for a five-year-old mare by Sir Laddo from Dolly. No doubt she is identical with "Lady Lad," who was entered for the Maiden Plat© to be decided at Otaki this afternoon. It is said that Full Rat* is again to be put into training. At present his. name appears upon the unpaid forfeit list. Owners and trainers are finally reminded that acceptances are duo at 9.30 this evening for all events to bo decided on the opening day of the Wanganui spring meeting. f Quite a number of horses that will bo seen under silk at Otaki this afternoon also claim engagements at Wanganui. Success on the part of any oftliem would entail carrying a penalty next Thursday.