NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 146, 22 June 1914, Page 2

NOTES AND COMMENTS

j (By "Sir Lancelot.") The Tiiennial Stakes, won by Hi* Majesty's! colt Sunny Lake, at the Royal Ascot Meeting, is for three-year-olds, and was worth £868 to the Winner last year, Sunny Lake staHed three times as a two-year-old, but failed to get on the winning list. He ran third in the Buckenham Stakes at Newmarket in September to Honeywood and First Spear. At the Newmarket October Meeting he ran second to Parhelion in the Prendergast Stakes. His other start was in the Moulton Stakes, at the Newmarket October Meeting, when he ran fourth to Vaila, Elenorka, and Princess Dorrie (winner of this season's Oaks and One Thousand Guineas). Hie engagements include the Sandringham Foal Stakes, to be run at Sandown Park next Saturday ; Princess of Wales ! Stake*, to be run at Newmarket on 2nd July ; King George Stakes, to be run at Goodwood next month; The Royal Stakes, and the Ormonde Stakes. J. M'Cpmbe, who settled at Riccarton some years ago, where he built a nice house and stables, has again taken up his residence at Canterbury headquarters. His team consists of Afton Loch (Grafton Loch— Lady Dundas), a winner at Wingatui and North Otago; Bon »(Bontform — Eidelweiss) , a winner at South Canterbury; Yeodel; Leading Lady (Royal Artillery— Sopra), a winner at Tapanui ; and a couple of rising two-year-olds by All Red. One is a halfbrother to Afton Loch, and the other is A half-brother to the smart sprinter Clynelish, whose dam is v the North Island Replete (by Lethe— Kokiri). The two youngsters a.re the first progeny of All Red, the best stayer in the Stepmak family. By cable to-day we are advised of the retirement of Duke Foote from the track. The New South Wales sportsman who races as Mr. "J. Baron " has done a lot to improve the breed of the thoroughbred in the Commonwealth by importing the best blood obtainable. In most cases hia enterprise has been well rewarded. Duke Foote, who is to take up stud duty, is by imported Sir Foote, & good winner in Australia himself, and a most successful sire. Prince Foote, who has already taken his defunct sire's place at Mr. Baron's stud, was another good winner. The dams of both hotses were imported by Mr. Baron. Petruschka (dam of Prince Foote) is a daughter of Isinglass ij Ortelic (dam of Duke Foote) is by Orvieto from Cherry, by St. Simon. Sii Foote, who sired the performers named in successive seasons, was only two years at the stud. As a hve-year-old Duke Foote won six races in succession, and was only beaten once. His wins were in the Warwick Farm Han dieap, one mile and a quarter ; iChelmsford Stakes, at Tattersall's meeting, beating twenty-two others j Metropolitan Handicap, one mile and a half $ deadheat in the Spring Stakes, one mile and a half, weight-for-age, with Aurofodina ; won the Craven Plate, one mile and a quarter, weight-for-age ; won the Melbourne, Stakes, one mile and a quarter, weight-for-age 5 unplaced in the Melbourne Cup, won by Piastre, owned :by a brother ot Mr. Baron's. Duke ! Foote's winnings as a five-year-old came to over £7000. ,i./ I The Toolambool Hurdle Race, decided I at Caultield on"" Saturday, was last year won by the New Zealander Julian. Flash Jack, the winner on Saturday, went through last season without a win. He is engaged in the V.R.C. Grand Na« tional Hurdle Race, to be run on 4th July. Beccasine (the runner-up) is also entered for the Flemittjgton race. The work of erecting a new, stewards' stand at the Tauherenikau racecourse is proceeding apace, and it is expected that the contract will be completed during next month. At the clearing sale of the Te Mahanga, Stud stock, held at Hastings on Friday, fair prices" were realised. The stallion San Fran (Gozo— Procclla) went to Mr. G. Chamberlain for 90gns, and will take up stud duty in the Wanganui district. The best prices realised were as follow t Yearling filly, by San Fran— Fairy Gold, R. Gooseman, Hastings, 270gus; yearling bay gelding, by San FranCornelian, H. M. Campbell, M.P., Hastings, lOOgns; brood mare, Maude (St. Leger— Hilda), with colt at foot by Achilles, R. Gooseman, 160gns ; brood mare, Cornelian (by Cyrenian—Aegyptilla, stinted to Espartero, H. M. Campbell, M.P., 105gns; Ikaroa (San FranMaude), R. Gooseman, 140gns. The annual conference of delegatesi of country clubs will bo held at tho Town Hall on 14th July. Kaniki, Kew, Tim Doolan, Commotion, Grit Lawless, Haskayne, and Darby Paul, winners at Trentham last winter, are engaged next month. All the winners at Hastings were engaged on the first day at Napier Park except Hatana and Grey King. The former was engaged in both the hack and open hurdle events on the second day. Hatana was eligible for hack events prior to winning at Hastings. The five stakes he has won this season amounted to 495 soys, and in future he will have to compate in open company. A correspondent writes suggesting that the difficulty over the distribution of the remains of the great Carbine might be overcome by his skeleton going to Melbourne Museum, as agreed upon by his owner, nnd the horse's skin to be stuffed and presented to the Auckland Museum. The correspondent concludes with the expression of opinion that there has only been one Fred Archer and one Carbine. Last season at Home Aloppo won two races of the value of £1788. Ho will considerably increase his total this season, as he has already won the Chester Cup and the Ascot Gold Cup for " Mr. ' Fame." The value of the two races named last season was £5650. Te Whetu, Waiwetu, and Merrie Lad, who finished in front of Exotic at Otaki, are engaged in the principal 'event at Wellington. It will bo interesting to see whether the handicapper takes Exotic's form at the Maori meeting seriously. Aruake was entered for the hack hurdle events at Napier Park before \\e won at Hastings. In future the Hawkes Buy Hurdles winner will have to compete in open company. Click— the time to a hairbreadth on the diall That's what you can depend upon with a chronograph from 35s at 0 Connor and Tydeman, The Jewellers, Palmerston North.—- Advt.