NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 144, 15 December 1922, Page 11

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(BY "SIR USOILOI.")

Mr. Harold Brown returned from Sydney by the Ulimaroa. He intends to race in New South Wales in future, and is shipping Wrangle, Still Sea, Spook, and Maunun in charge of W. H. "Dv/yev by the Huddarfc-Parker boat to Sydney to-morrow. . . '-. •

At the Ballarat Meeting on the 7th inst., ..-the Cup, of 350 aovs; one mile and a quarter, was won by Comedy Star, ■ by Comedy King from Rattler, by Nekon—Moonga,. a full sister to Seahorse, who was sold at the Stead boom sale in 1908 for 1000 guineas. ' There was some bumping in the Trial* Plate at Woodville. Crown Star, a member of R. Goosettlan's team, got the worst of it, and Was unable to start on the second day. Ad exhaustive inquiry was held, the result being that L. G. Morris and C. Reed received a caution.

Riccarton. trainertr 11. Cutts and F. D. Jones leave for Auckland on Friday with the members of their teams to compete at Ellerslie. •.

Last summer E. Copestake rode War .Loan when'ho ran second at Horowhenua, first 'at Ashhurst and 'Woodville. Recently he, put up'a similar ance on Malingerer. "' ■ • '. : Both Ml 1. KembalPa trainers, W. Hawthorne and L. Burgess are. taking teams to Ellerslie. The Wairarapa sportsman will also be .represented at Manawatu and Wairarapa. The Auckland-bred. Nola, by Thurnham—Flagship, won the Fourteen Two Handicap at Rosebery on the 2nd inst.

The penalty for the- Woodville wii^ increased Gazeworthy's weight.in the Railway Handicap at Auckland from 6.10 to. 7.4, which will enable A. Heed to have the mount. 'When she won-at \Voodville she carried 9.5, and was credited with running five furlongs in lmin 3 4^ssec.

H. Gray hod to explain his riding of Glastonbury in the Coventry Nursery Handicap at Birmingham on 30th Octoiber. According to the "Sportsman,'' his explanation proved perfectly satisfactory. , _ . Gisborne owner-trainer W. Howard is going to Auckland with Joy Ride and Kahikatea.

Tho well-bred five-year-old mare Infamous, by Rep\itation^-Disma,y, Vy Mostyn—Nightmare, won; a mile race at Rosftbery on tTio 2nd inst. '

Good Sport won in tho hack class on, the first day at Woodyille, 1" but failecl on his first j appearance in open company on tho concluding day. He is a gOodlooking ,colt, and later on may prove a. worthy representative of'; imported Polydamon, who unfortunately died before his stock had made a up me for him! • El Dorado, winner of the Three-year-old Handico.p at Moorefield on 2nd inst.,

is a brown colt by All Black (imp.) from Auraria's Daughter, by Pistol (imp.) from Auraria (winner of the Melbourne Cup in 1895), by Trenton from Aura, by Richmond from Instep (imp.), by Lord Clifden. He was bred in South Australia by Mr. L. F. Aldridge, and had two unsuccessful Bbarts- when two years old. His owner, Mr. E. J. Watt, -gave 950 guineas for him when a yearling. Ballalah 1 was inclined to be fractions at the barrier in this race. He 'reared, and bumped Tranquil, who parted company with her rider.