NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 90, 13 October 1923, Page 22

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Mennin, who was a good performer in New Zealand as a. two-year:-bld;,.but who failed to "win a'-race'ih Victoria-as a three-year-old, is reported 'io b"e doing yery^ well in India, and it is expected that he will shortly win a race for his Indian owner, P. Avasia.*

- Green Malt, who wa^ faced with some' success in Victoria, one-of his wins being in the Railway High-weigM Handicap on Melbourne Gup Day, 1921, recently, won the jßaldoyle Plate (six furlongs, 6000 rupees) in India, -boating such smart sprinters as ■ Menmu, ■ Mist, and. Cintra. M. Goculdasj.owner of.Green iUalt, also secured a win with Kqstrura, who won the Epsom-Handicap last- year. for Hi. E. H. Connolly „..,.. ..... „..

" Though. requested' to be in attendance at a recent meeting of-the V.R.C. Committee, James Redfern, ,who was . suspected of interfering with the. racehorse Valvoid at Moonee Valley on 29th August, did not put in an appearance. The charge preferred against him. by officers of the V.R.O. was that in connection with Valvoid-he had been guilty of improper practices, in.that he.administered a, deleterious drag to the Valido gelding, states the Melbourne "Age." In Redfern's absence the committee heard evidence of J. Jones, the boy in charge of the gelding at Moones Valley on the date named; of J. J. Britt, owner ;"E. F. J. Bordeaux, veterinary surgeon; C. A. Price, Government Analyst/ and Detective-Sergeant Commons, and ,on this, there being no defence presented, declared Eedfern guilty of; the' charge, and in the technicalities of: the' Turf declared him "warned off the course for life." --

: Recording the fact that King's Trumpeter changed hands- during last week,' his new owner being Mr.. J. R. .Corteen, the ."owner of;;'. Heroic,., an Australian paper -makes reference to;the ence which settled' whatever prospects of success: Kind's' Trumpeter' had ; of winning^ the Sydney Handicap. The first misfortune cam© when the Clarenceau gelding, ridden by B. BeeiJ, jumped out first, and "was left in the lead, for in an effort to hold him back, R. Beed fought the;horse for five furlongs, thus minimising- his chances. Near the seven-fur-long post Eudorean and Black Burr went past King's. Trumpeter, and the Bnrri mare cut across so sharply that the exNew'.Zealahder had to. be. pulled /up to escape trouble. He then dropped back to ■'•third last. The'"paper adds that it takes a good horse to fight.his jockey, suffer interference, and then win, and that the rider of Black Burr can thank his stars that he was not suspended 1. to a report from Australia, the New Zealand-bred mare Integrity, late Just, is rated as one of the best 14.1 ponies racing. The indications are that the daughter of Kilbroney—Honesty will soon return to the winning list News has been received that there is a likelihood of Heroic, for whom Mr. J: R. Corteen gave -1800' guineas this year, losing his sight. There are indications that a skin covering is growing over the ey^s, and it is considered that the trouble cannot be averted. The £239 8 W'n *" the Breeders' Plate netted

_Lamerack is to be a starter at the reported that he will be piloted by A J- M'Flynn. J According to a northern writer, Surveyor, who is to leave Auckland for Wellington next week, has been standing up to his work well at Elleralie. He haf a big burden m the Wellington Handi-

Thespian is. now looking remarkably wel^ and should be ablefo make another good achievement when the ■■ Champion Plate, come^ up, for decision.*'■ 'Theswan and L^towel..ar.e:,likely to ig o .on to iiccarton after competing at Wellington It is reported.from-Elderslie Stud that W1 "P"^ MK^daTtii produced a filly foal to Kilbroney, and is to be mated w.th the imported English horse Archery states "Whalebone." Other notes «L £ "'A' ar e : Spanner has not other le has; failed to give his best in races but m the.;.conditio n i e is £t«£ SSLS? T^r^^ ™^ amendfi *L o;b^ s; nodoubt'ab^^ ■will goon to Riccarton.. The:"forniar& d°d aTw dvanta§e f ¥■-races than she iitSfi Acceptances for the first day's hand; forfeits for the (AS^toSS be declared at the same time. uoum