NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 156, 30 December 1918, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By "Sir Lancelot."")

The Nassau colt Surveyor, who scored in the Welcome Stakes and Electric Plate at Riccartpn, added the Great Northern Foiil Stakes to Mr. G. L Stead's account at Ellerslie In the event named he is reported to have beaten*'Crenides 'easily by two lengths, "fcmt in the Royal Stakes, run over the same distance, the PempEfhenee geWing, with 101b "the, best of the weights, managed to Jrever.se positions \ On Rjccarton form' in the half-mile events, Surveyor promises to be a difficult proposition to'disfose of in Uie Kelburn Plate at Tientham Not nj^ny of the progeny of the imported ' Xassau haxe raced so far, and Surveyor k the only one that has shown any form. He has won 1850 soys in stakes, and wjll give Nassau a lift on- the winning, sires' list. ' Mr H. E. Harley, the well-known starter, who was not engaged at Christmas time, was among the visitors at the jManawatu Meeting Gloaming's success in the Islington Plate at Kllers'fe brought his winnings for the Dominion up tp 2350 soys. Including his Kandwick success, the Welkin gelding has won 7761 soys in Makes Gloaming is engaged in the Kelburn Elate aj/Trentham next month. H. Young, R. Reed, and A. Reed put in an appearance on the second day at Manawatu, the two last-named riders painting the judge. Prior to winning the Bummer Cup, his first: success in Mr P '-Hbrdern's ! colours, at Bandwick on Boxing Day, the Marble Arch gelding Arch Marella had won over 900 sov6 in place money in the Sydney sportsman's colours Last year the winner's share of the Summer Cup was over 1000 soys, so that Arch Mai-filla has wpn about *2000 soys. since he,changed hands foi 1500 soys. The lace Sasanof ran in the Auckland Cup must harve been one of the best of his career He carried 9.6, and was only beaten by Mascot in receipt of two stone and a ■ half. The latter demonstrated in the Summer Cup, in which the Martian mare was raised 191b, t|iat her win in the-two *mile race on Boxing Day was no fluke. Sasanof's second appaaranoc at the meeting was in the Islington Plate, in which he finished within two lengths of Gloaming in time which nearly equalled Desert Gold's .repord for the distance put Tip in the stime race. The place money in the two events iidded. 601) soys to Sasanof's winning record, und increased his total stake earnings tP well over 9000 soys. Trainer P. Davis, looking well after hjs Australian trip- was among the spectators i(f, Awapnm Jt is not often that he attends a meeting without having a horse engaged thereat. He hag again' made Wopdville his headquarters, and at present has some two?year-ol<ls in work. He informed the writer that he had not received word as to when Desert Gold would leave Sydney In the Summer Cup at Ellerslie the winner, Mascot, was handicapped to concede Nobleman 21b. Could the latter haS?e been landed at Ellerslie in the same form he was at Manawatu, he would no doubt, have made matters interesting-. ' Mr. T. H. G Lloyd, of Dannevirke, acted as deputy stipendiary steward at th* Taranaki Christmas Meeting Taiamai, winner of the Bowen HandiI cap at Ellerslie, on Saturday, is one of I Mr E. W Alison's Australian importa tions, by The Nut, an imported horse by Amphion—Miss Hoyden, 'by Gajliard,, Lady Molly (dam of Taiiimai) is also an imported mare, by the well-performed Australian Auruni (son of Trenton) from Painty Lady, by Surefocit. > , Prior to winning the Grafton Hurdles.; at Ellerslie, on Poxing Day, lioyal Arch (Marble Arch—Minnie) was purchased by Mr H W Brown, of' Wellington. Raised a stone for the win, Loyal Arch ran second to Ditto (who was not engaged in the Grafton Hurdles) in the Ponsonby Hurdles,, on Saturday. In the two events named, Loynl Arch placed 320 soys to the credit of his new i owner, and up to date has proved a cheap purchase. • ■ After winning the Manawatu Cup, Mr. ' W. Phillips decided not to have Koblaman handicapped for the second day He hae. also been scratched for the Marton Cup^-fpr which event he was paid up for. His next appearance will be in the Wellington. Cup, Last year similar tactics were pursued with the Sir Laddo gelding, and he alsp won at Trentham. It will be interesting t t o note whether turf history repeats its«lf. The imported marc Sfinfititch scored her first win't<his, season in the Waitemata Handicap at Elleraije on Saturr day. She was brought out to New Zetland by Sir James Carroll at the same time as Cynic, also sired by Henry the First At the Molton Stud,' Quicks'titch, hy Ijadas—Needlecase, by Common, also sired two full sisters to S]ipß.tjtch named Thimble Finder and Stem Stitch Prior to leaving- Trentham for Auckland, Solfanello galloped half a mile well, and the price he paid in the Nursery Handicap at Ellerslie came as a.i\ agrees able surprise to local sports who supported Messrs. Riddiford's colt. He was hot seen at his beet at Biccarton, but had done well after returning home. Splanello is one of the first b^tch of the progeny of Solferino, by Sohman (Son of St Simon). Solferino (a good performer at two and three years of age) did stud duty in England before coming to the One of his progeny, Corisol, won the Bous Memorial. Two others. Lieetal and Highfield Lady, raced successfully in India. Solfanello brought 500 guineas as a yearling. At the Ghristchui'ch Sales last month, Mr J. I Bell got a full brother for 25 guineas. It was arranged that H Gray was to be at Awapuni for the second day, to ride the members of H. Telford's team. Prohably he war feeling the effeots of the riding on ihe opening day at Ell«rslie, and did not put in an appearance. A Reed took Gray's place, and had the satisfaction of steering Bo Peep in the Palmerston North Stakes. Macduff (Antagonists-Scottish Star), who scored his first win in the Criterion Handicap at Ellerslie on Saturday, is a full brother to Claverhouse, who was among the winners at the A.J 0 Meeting last month. Maoduff, who was bred by his owner. Sir George Clifford, 'will have the opportunity of further distinguishing himself at Trentham next month. It is pleasing to set the colours of Mrs. M A. Perry, of Hawkes Bay, being carried successfully at an important meeting. She is racing several of the horses bred by her father (the late Mr. G. P. Donnelly), in his well-known coir ours, scarlet and white stripes, On the opening day of the Auckland Meeting, Karp (the three-year,pld full sister to Impediment) was successful in the Shorts land Plate. On Saturday Crenides, $iy other of the Demosthenes tribe, scored in the Royal Stakes. The full brother to Simonies has raced consistently this season, and has already won 1265 soys iiv stakes. . The successful light-weight, I>. Morris, wijs engaged to ride Melee in the Auckland Cup, and it was only when that horse was withdrawn that his services were secured for M.ascpt. On their form last seaspn, there was little -between the three Trenthamtrained four-year-olds, Devotion, Mascot, and Rose Pink: This season the writer expected them to, show their best form. Rose. Pink made an excellent start early in the *eason by winning thre» v*c«a in succession, Sine* the*} the bit been

placed on five occasions, and has brought her winnings for the season up to 1027 soys- Devotion ran second in a Welter Handicap at Maaterton, and won the Metropolitan, at the O.j.Q. jleeting, securing 910 soys in stakes before she died at.Riccarton Mascot ran second to Battle Song in the Masterton Cup, her only placed performance up to Saturday last, when she won the Auckland Cv»p, and followed the win up fay scaring in the Summer Cup on Saturday, This brought her winnings for the season up to the respectable tptaj pf 2765 soys. The Marton Raping Club's Meeting Pfi New Year's Day promises to draw an even bigger crowd than on previous occasions An excellent programme has been arranged, attracting the best horses, which ensures exciting results. Wellington and # Wairarapa patrons who desire -fo bo present throughput gre reminded that they should reach Palmerston North on New 'Year's Eve Special trains will leave 1 fpr Marton at 7,10, 9.10, and 9.47 a.m. on New Year's Day.