NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 49, 26 August 1922, Page 15

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(IT "SIR LAKCeiOT.")

Mr. J. M. Johnston, the popular secreVary of the Manawatu Racing Club, who lias been on a holiday trip to tho Islands, has returned to Palmerston ftorth. Messrs. F. Earl, X.0., and W! 'E. Bidwill have commenced tho inquiry into certain matters in connection with ,the Avondale and Takapuna Jockey Clubs. Mr. Kolleher, who was secretary of the Racing Commission,- also, went North in case his evidence was required. T. Quinlivan is shortly expecting two additions to his teaW They are both two-year-olds—a colt by. Demosthenes— Rangaio (full brother ,to Elpcutidn, Bitholia, and Hula Girl) and a gelding by Finland —Piraeus ,- (Demoethenes— Form ula). The latter is a first foal. , Mr. Charles Elgar has named, his two, Australian purchases. The .chestnut colt by Tressady—Silverfoil will *cc as Hall Mark and the black colt by -Magpie— Malter as Black Ronald. '

The Dunedin Guineas stake has been increased in value to .750 guineas, and is now worth 100 soys more than the Wanganui Guineas, (i The Riccartontrained Prosperity (Boniform-y^Peace) is engaged at both places, and- will probably run at Wingatui. Last spring Prosperity ran at Wanganui before going on to Dunedin and winnjng the M'Lean Stakes. ' Prosperity is also entered for the Railway Handicap at Marton. Mr. C. J. Schnauer, formerly of Wel\liiigton, has been N elected a member; of the committee of the Auckland Trotting Club. ■,'■...■■■..•

.' Rational will this Season race in the joint ownership of Messrs. H. P. Gibson and W. M. Winks. " Mr. L. M'Kenzie has leased. Paoanui •nd Valley Rose to trainer W. Griffith. Mr. B. S. Luttrell, who will be; in charge of the racecourse improvements at Trentham, arrived'from the South yesterday with His staff, and . will start operations early next week. By the Maunganui,, which arrived from 'America yesterday, came three thoroughbred trotters for Messrs. Symes and Free Holmes, of Canterbury. Free Holmes's importation is a chestnut horse Copo Pc Oro, dam Subrito, a full brother to White Socks, winner of the 40,000 dollar Exposition pug. Mr. Syraes's purchases are two maree—a black by Hal M'Kinney (2.5) and Teddy Bear (2.6). . The horses arrived in charge of W. Collins. . The weights for the New Zealand Cup •were made available to owners yesterday. Twelve months ago Royal Star got" in with 7.9, bat now' he has been raised to 8.12; Gasbag, who ljas topweight. (9.3), last year wa» on the 8.6 mark with Rotten, who has also improved in the handicapper's' estimation. Vespucci, Pluto, and Csjiidon have been taken care of. Or Maaons trio the writer prefers the last-named if he does not incur any extra weight at Randwick. He is probably • better stayer than the other pair mentioned. Of interest to followers of form will be the, attached table with the weights according Ito the ages:— Three-Year-Olds. (BJ. . ' : ' st. Ib. •.■..' .''■' •■it.lb. Rapia* ........... 7 8 Refrigeration .. 6 7 King** "Rum- Many Kittle 1.6 7 peter 7 4 Bonnie Nurse .67 rroaskyr 7 2 Winkie's MisProsperity .7 1 sion 6 7 Four-Yew-Olds (16). «tlb. ..; »t. lb. Cupidon 8 10 Penitent 1 1 Pluto 8 8 To* Taua ....... 6 13 Bonnie Winkio 8 8 L'Amour ........ 6 10 Songbird ..:..... 8 0 I*pairu 6 8 Royal Box 8 0 Urgency ......... 6 8 Scion .....; 7 10\Te Kuri .™.... 6 8 Angelo ./.,..;.... 7 4 Brie :.;.......' 6 8 Whipping Boy 7 5 Lady Nassau ... 6 8 Kve-Year-Olds (13). •t. lb. ' ; . stlb. Gasbag •••■• 9 » Vertantr 613 Vespucci 8 U Com^i ...... 6 13 Rouen ..:. 8 11 B»tttel!night . 6 11 Insurrection .... 8 lO'Muraabi 6 10 Roseday ......... 711 Martini ....6 8 Festivity 7 1 Prince Martian 6 8 Equitable ....... 6 15 ■ Six wd Aged (16). st lb. stlb. 'Royal Star 813 Admiral God. Marquetear .... 811 rington 7 7 Trespass 8 9 Tenterfiekl ...... 7 6 Foo Chow , .8 8 Kilgour „-„„. 7 5 8 4 Bonetter '.... 7 5 Tame Fox ...... 8 3 Omahu 6 13 First Salute ...8 3 Bonnie Heather 6 13 (Income 8 3 Almoner ......... 6 12 Linden 6 10 Rapine, the only hone handicapped in the race over weighMor-age, is con-, 'sidered the best of the three-year-olds, and next to him King's Trumpeter, Tressayr, and Prosperity. Of the performed four-year-olds, the writer conaiders Royal Box the best treated, and next to him likes Bonnie Winkie; who. has 121b more than in the Great Autumn Handicap. Attached is' a list of. horses engaged in the Avondale Cup and New Zealand Cup. A comparison of the opinions of the two handicappers, Mr. Coyle and Mr. Henrys, should be found interesting.' The most notable difference appears to be in the ■ case of Marqueteur and Tenterfield j th«re is 301b,between them at Avondale and 191b at Riccartor. It will also be noticed that whereas Gasbag arid Marqueteur are on the, same mark at Avon- , dale, the .latter received 81b at Riccarton. Of the thirteen hotsea handicapped for the two events named, Penitent and are the only ones thit Have more weight at Riccarton than in the shorter distance at Avondale/ ■ . '

The Te Aroha correspondent of the "Auckland Star" gives the latest, and iprobably correct, version of the bteedI ing of the dam of Oakleigh. He writes : "I saw Mr. James Kenny, of Tirohia, ,who bred Oakleigh, and in order to clear up certain statements relative to the horse's breeding, he gave me the following information :—The dam of Oakleigh was purchased by Mr. James Kenny at Eltham, when a three-year-old. This mare, Mr. Kenny Btatefc, was by Commander "(by Rothschild), a trotHug stallion bred in Christchurch, from a mare supposed to be thoroughbred. •The name of Oakleigh's dam is Jeanette, . Yiof. Jean, th<£ latter merely being an sbbtwkfcion of the word. The nama

was not registered with the New Zealand Trotting Association^ .as the mar« , broke down in training before competing',in trotting events." : Tlie'-following entries have.-Keen recedyed for the New Zealand Cup Ha»di- ■ cap (harness), of 3000 soys :— H. M. Allen's , b/g Locanda Dillon (4.29 2-5), by Brent \Locanda—lvy Dillon, aged. , G. Paul's b g Dean Dillon (4.29 1-5), by. Harold Dillon—lvy l)ean, aged. . ; T. Roe's V g Gold Boy (4.30 2-5), by , Gold Bell —Berlin Maid, aged. Newdick Bros.' b g Moneymaker (4.31), by Rothschild—Coconut, aged. W. H. Norton's b m Trix Pointer (4.30), 0 » by. Demonic—Bally Pointer. ? F. H. Robson's 1> m Reta Peter , (4.23 2-5); by Petereta—Tot Hnon, aged. v .' , i J. R. M'Kenzie'a blk g Vice-Admiral (4.29 3-5), by Advance—Sqarlet , Rose, aged. -' ' R. j. Stone's eh g Gleaming (4.30 3-5), i by Galirido —Arclight, aged, i Mrs. F. C. Allington's b g Whispering Willie (4.29 2-5), by .'Woodland ■ Whispers—Gossip, aged. Chtfkson and Graham's b g Box Seat i (4.27), by Rook Huon, aged, i S. G. Lemon's blk g Sherwood (4.29), by Kerrwood—Jessie B, aged. , I J. Dench's b-.-m Tatsy Dillon. (4.29 2-5), ' by Harold Dillon—Viotta, aged, iM. J. Harmon's b g Albert Cling (4.26 1-5), by Young, M'Kinney— Embra-ce, ag«d. . ■ ■ '■. ' |, C. Chamning's br g Aga-thos (4.28), by' O.Y.M.—:Ha Ha mare, agedl. , ' i H. Saunders's.br m ,yilo (4.29 4-5), by Brent. Locanda—^Violet M., aged.; L. G. King's b m Onyx (4.28), by Logan ' Pointer—Oaineos, 6yrs.' \ J. Barrett's blk h Realm (4.26 4-5), 'by I .., Ribboriwood'—Levuka, aged, i . Miss S N. Gunn's b g General Link ■■' .. (4.27, 3-5), , by' G*nera] Mac-Im- | % perialwood, aged. . ;■ , r '■.-...

Avondale N.Z Cup i 'Cup & miles 1J, miles st lb st lb Marqueteur ,■ ... ... 9 5 8 11 Gasbag ... ,9 5 . 9 3 Bpuen ... 8 12 8 11 Inoome ... 8 7 8 3 Tame Fox 86 8 3 Admiral Codrington 8' 0 7 7 Verbosity 7 6 6 13 Tenterfield - • 7 3 7 6 Omahu ... 7 2 6 13 Battle Knight "... 6 13 6 11 Penijfeent I... ... h. 6 12 -.7 1 Urgency 6 7 6 8 tTaipairu ... ...... 6 7 6 8