NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 26, 31 January 1923, Page 10

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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A neat bay filly by Martian, from imported Violetta, is among R. D. O'Donnell's team working at headquarters. She has a good style of moving. Mr. E. ■H;tWims(;r., who acted 'S c'trk of the course at the recent meeting at Trentham, had to use a horse unsuitable for his work. The horse he usually has went lame on the eve of the meeting, and the» substitute was a hard-pulling hack used by a local trainer for jumping two-year-olds out of the barrier.

The Trentham-tralned horses Blackmail and Solfanello have been given a nomination in the Tavanaki Cup. Marquil, winner of the Moana Handicap on the concluding day of the Takapuna Meeting, is by Marble Arch —Monoquil, and is therefore full brother to Arran and half-brother to Soltano.

The youngest of the progeny of the defunct imported sire Merry Moment, racing, are four years old.. The Douro Cup winner Diamond Ring was got by Kilboy, the son of Kilbroney that won the A.J.C. Derby. The Kilbroney—Bonny Helen colt, purchased by Mr. W. Fuller at the Waikanae yearling sales, has gone into C. Pritchard's Trentham stable. All Wheat, winner of the Adrian Knox Stakes, of 1500 soys at Randwick on Friday last, is a three-year-old filly by Buckwheat, from Red Wheat, by Maltster,, from Aurora 11., an imported mare by Collar. Tarletan and Bugle Note, the two dead-heaters on the first day at Takapuna, met again on the concluding day of the North Shore Meeting, when the brother to Royal Box won and Bugle Note finished among the unplaced division.

Peter Amans, winner of the Hauraßi Hurdles Handicap at Takapuna, on Sat-. urday, is evidently a useful sort. He had only started twice previously, when he ran third at the Dargaville Meeting, and won at the Bay of Islands fixture, both of which were hel<| at Ellerslie this month. Peter Amans is owned and trained by C. W . Coleman and is a six-year-old gelding by St. Amans—Seaton Delavale, mare., . F. Smith took Stream and Axle to the Foxton Diamond Jubilee Meeting, bv.t they did not do any good there. They are to make the trip to Nelson, and will be accompanied by Trilford. Mr. W. H. Ballinger won the Maiden race et Nelson last year with Waetea and Stream and hopes to repeat the performance with Axle and Trilford. . During the recent meeting opportunity was taken of giving the Magpie colt in P. Hazelman's team a couple of spurts down the straight with the'colours up. On the second occasion he was accompanied by the Clarenceaux—Martiue celt in J. W. Lowe's team. The latter iv a bay with a peculiarly marked patch of black on one shoulder.

A. Reed rode the winner of the principal handicap eyent at Takapuna on Monday. He gets a lot of riding in the North, and may settle there, as he has placed his Trentham property in the market: . Kilroe and Te Knri have been sent home to Gisborne, where their owner and breeder, Mr. Fred Hall, resides. They have been .entered at the' Giaborne and Poverty Bay Meetings. The Thompson Handicap is probably the most popular race run over the mile course in the Dominion. The writer would suggest that the gold cup recently presented to the Wellington Bacing Club by Mr. Vivian Riddiford should accompany the stake for that race.

Mr. W. B. Kemball ran second in the last Dunedin Cup with Trespass and Vagabond. He is again trying his luck at Wingatui and half a dozen of the Masterton team .were shipped South on Friday. • "i There is evidently no shortage of local horses in the Gisborne district. There are 29 horses entered for the Scurry on the first day and 24 on the second. The Australian-bred Cool Stimu'ants (Cooltrim —Little Enid) is evidently a cut-and-come-again sort of customer. He ran first' and second the same afternoon at the Bay of Islands Meeting, held at Ellprslie about a fortnight ago, and repeated the performance at Takapuna on Monday.

Ma Bough'al will in future be trained by J. Sullivan at Woodville. The brother to Loyal Irish was railed through last week.

Otaki trainer A. D.' Webster has Bonecto, Probate, Bestir, and Matareka nominated at the Gisborne Meeting. Gold Light's engagements at the Dunedin Meeting include the HazKtt Memorial Plate, which was named after the father of the owner of the 'Hymettug «Uy-

F. B. Jones made a gooirecovery from the injuries, caused by Silver Peak falling, that prevented him fulfilling his enfagements on the concluding day at 'rentham. He steered three winners in succession at Winton on Saturday. After racing at Trentham, Veil was returned to Mr. G. M. Currie at Wanganui. Veil cost 1000 guineas at the Koa£anui sale, and has won one race—a Maiden Plate at Trentham—in two years. Ma Boughal was purchased at the game sale for 950 guineas, Zany for 1300 guineas, and Zareba for 1000 guineas. f It is ■ not often a horse is asked to race in two hurdle races on the same day, and succeeds at the second attempt. This record, Miss Melva (Spalpeen— Waimangu) put up at Takapuna on Monday. H. Dunn mads a good recovery from the irtjurie's he received when i ( Wheatfield fell on the concluding day at Hastings, and was able to go homo to Hastings on Friday.