NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 142, 19 June 1922, Page 11

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(BI "SIR LANCELOT.")

In connection with the coming Winter Meeting of the Wellington Racing Club, owners and trainers are given a final reminder that nominations for all events except the Trial Plate close at 9 o'clock to-night.

There were also only four rjmners in the Ne-wstead Handicap at Napier on Saturday. Wrangle (Hymettus—Snooze), a place-getter in the Settlers' Hack Handicap on the previous day, scOTed from Tireless and Marcus. Wrangle is owned by Mr. A. Symes, and since F. Cress had to relinquish training on account of his health, has been in charge of M. Batcliffe.

A pleasant interlude on the opening day of the Napier Park Meeting was a parade of rising two-year-olds between the fifth and sixth races. Those that took part were Mr. F. Ormond's Miss Govern (King Mark—Parula), full-sister to the Trenthani-trained Miss Rule, and Stymie (Sarto—Waiohiki, Birkenhead— Links), trained by J. Oklfield; Mr. J. D. Ormond's King Mark—Hoy lilly (fullsister to* Anomaly), Mr. W, T. Hazlitt's filly by Kilbroney—Simper (half-sister to Gold Light), and Mr. J. Dealy's filly by Bouiform—Maltegarde (full-sister to Bodyguard), trained by Stuart Waddell; Mi. C. E. Twist's Ajax (Panmure— Ortygia), trained by J. Sceats; Mr. -W. F. Desha'a Kaoakaua (Demosthenes — Tino Pango), and Mr. E. P. Christianson's Mountain Knight—Tinlder filly, trained by H. M'Kearney.

Comical, runner-up in *the Ladies' Bracelet.at Napier Park, is owned by Mrs. H. M. Campbell. Comical is by Merry Moment—Mint Queen, and is fullbrother to Merry Queen and half-brother to Red Cent.

MulUfual, winner of the Ladies' Bracelet on the openinEpday at the Park, must be about the last of the solid Multifld tribe still racing. Multifual was sired in 1911, and did not race until he was three years old, which probably accounts for him keeping going so long. He won the Parliamentary. Handicap as; a four-yeaV-old, and it would have taken something pretty good to have beaten him. He is now owned by W. Howard, the Gisborne trainer, ran in the nomination of Mrs. Howard, and was ridden by a'aon of the trainer. The same-trainer also took the Settlers' Hack' Handicap with Pitch, by Merry Moment—Shona May, by Treadmill— Edna May. Pitch is a good sort' and appears to be on the improve. • . .

Although there were nine acceptors for the Poraite Hurdles, only five started. The Trenthani-trained Kyoto scored from Mill o' Gowrie, making her reappearance after a spell, and Passin' Through, whose only appearance it was at the meeting. S. Walls had the mount on Kyoto, probably on account of H. Burt being incapacitated through a fall. Walls also scored on No Bother on the concluding day at Ellerslie. Nicomar had the assistance of Allan M'Donald in the Hunt Club Steeplechase, and scored from Powder King. Nicomar has been racing since 1914, when he was returned as six years old, and must be about one of the first of the useful Spalpeen tribe. He won flat races in the Auckland district the first season he was racing, scored at Riccarton the following season, and later on was winning jumping races in the colours of the .late Mr. G. P. Donnelly. Since then the'ehestnut gelding has won hurdle races in the colours of Mr. G. M'Donald. His next. owner, was Mr. J. L.' Bo wen, for whom, lie' won a jumpers;' flat race at Waipawa. During the present term, when' running in the ownership of Mr. J. M. Brown, Nicomar won the Hunt Club Steeplechases at Dannevirke and Poverty Bay. With another stone on his back, Virst Line beat all but Chillies in the Park Steeplechase. The latter was among the also started division in the Ladies' Bracelet on the previous: day. He was in with' the lightest weight, and won b^ 150 yards. Chillies (Achilles—Bellicent); who is now owned by Mrs. Harry Hickey, and trained by her better half, was formerly a/ wellknown performer on the flat in this district when owned by the late Mr. Herbert Hodge, who was drowned on the Te Horo beach. ' Chillies was foaled in 1909, and was;'a .half-sister to Bolt, a first-class performer. Calma- again failed to complete the course, and does not look like being a payable proposition as a steeplechaser in this island. Haurajigi ' again ran second in the Winter Oats Handicap at Napier Park on Saturday, to'his stable companion, Civilform. The latter and Tari, who filled the other place, were making their first appearance at the meeting. Civilform (Formby— Civilisation) has raced very consistently, and scored six times in as many -''months. ■ •

A rise of a stone stopped Matatua from again scoring in the Hurdle Race. He reversed positions with Royal Gift, placed third on the previous day, and came, in on lib better terms. The other place-getter, ■ Highway (Hymettus— Temperance), .is trained by Mr. C. Morse at Gisborne. Royal Gift is trained by J. Sullivan at Woodville, and has been placed to advantage during the present term. He picked up a jumpers' flat race at the Wellington Cup Meeting, and since then has run second in the Dannevirke Cup. Royal Gift was sired by King Rufus (sire of Kha,rtoum). .

The All Red—Peroneal filly, Cochineal, who.now runs in the name of the Waverley trainer, W. H. Dwyer, ran second on the opening day at the Park, and was expected to go one better in the Meeanee" Handicap on Saturday, but could only get third to Grandiose, who is. returned as a three-year-old gelding by a Conqueror—Sk Hippo,mare. Conqueror died in 1919, and Grandiose will probably be one of the, last of that sire's progeny. The Awapuni-trained San-, tiago did better than on the previous day, and split the two place-getters. Auckland again failed to get in the 'money, although conceding > less than a stone to the worst of his q]\jonents.