NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 144, 19 June 1924, Page 11

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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The circxiit of steeplechase meetings will bo continued at Napier Park tomorrow. The meeting will be concluded on Saturday. The smallest field tomorrow is seven in the Napier Steeplechase. Last year's winner, Kanui, has failed to train on, and he had not been engaged at- Hastings. Dick is being giren a, iot-up. Tenterfield was allowed to drop out of the Moteo Hack Hurdles, and will appear in . open company. Molyneux, Jovial, and Vindictive will he making their, iirst appearance in a jumping race. Kecent form points to Antler, runner-up in the Century Hurdles, and ilerry Bells, who was successful on the opening day at Otaki. Kolm was allowed to forfeit his engagement in the Pctane Hack Steeplechase, but will take on .the open hurdle vace. Guaria.co, runner-up to Coalition in the Grand National Steeplechase, is to make his reappearance in the race. Form points to l Jassin' Through and Buckeye as the- most likely to bother the top-weight-. Most of the others aro practically unknown quantities as crosscountry performers. The withdrawal of Battle Knicht and Joy Hide from the Stewards' Handicap leaves Comical at the head of the list. Ho did not shape too well at Auckland, but is a good mudlaTk, which fact he demonstrated in the Welcome Cup at Trc-ntham last winter. Arch Salute, who.was unlucky at Otaki, Merry Siuger, and Koodoo may get in the money. t The 4our top-weights hi the Napier Steeplechase have all recent form to recommend them. If San Forte has trained on since Wanganui—it was reported in the West Coast papers that he had broken down—he will take a lot of beating. Kipling ran three good races at Dunedin, and Gang Awa' at his best would have an excellent chance with the minimum weight. If reserved for the Ladies' Necklace, Polonett, which is built on weight-carry-ing lines, might be able to concede weight to all his opponents. Many Colours has previously this season shaped well over the distance.

Kohu., who broke down in the Great Northern Steeplechase last year after winning the Hurdles, is to make his reappearance in the Ahuriri Hurdles. It is a fairly good field, and Prince Rufus, Nukumai, and Tenterfield may be the best of them. If Sunny Roe and Kilroe start in the Settlers' Hack Handicap they will be bracketed. Sunny Roe was only beaten a head in the first division of the Jervois Handicap at Ellerslie recently. Several of the competitors raced prominently at the Park a year ago. JNhikumai was successful in the Moteo Hack Hurdles, and .Haurangi, Correspondent, and Barrier filled the places in the principal flat event. Mr. S. Howard and Mr. J. Morris are about the "best of the amateur riders in the North Island. They rode the first and second in the Ladies' Necklace at the Park last winter, and recently-dead-heated at Ellerslie. Their mounts at Napier to-morrow will come in for plenty of support. First Line, who is down to contest the Napier Steeplechase, won that event two years ago and ran second last winter. Cambric, who figures amongst the "acceptors for the Petane Hack Steeplechase, js a ■ big gelding by Formby— Gauze, who is owned and was bred by Mr. W. H. Gaisford, at Oringi. Mr. Gaisford has a very high estimate of the gelding's capabilities, for when he was submitted for sale' at Dannevirke in March of last year he was passed at 050 guineas, It was at this sale that First Born, was bought by Mr. J. B. Gaisford for 225 guineas. F. D. Jones's team for Australia when he leaves next week, will include the rising two-year-old filly Currency, by Paper Money-^Kilroy. She has done a bit of sprinting tip to two furlongs, and shows a, fine burst of speed. The racing qualities of Paper Moneys stock are at present -unknown, but Currency is a very promising filly. Mr. J. H. Williams, who has filled the position of vice-president of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club for a, number of years, has been elected president unopposed, in succession to the late. Hon. C. Louisson, while Mr. C. M Olb'vier, formerly a committeeman and steward, has been elected vice-p-resi-dent. • Mr. F. W. Johnston will fill the vacancy on the list of stewards. -There will be an election for three seats on the committee. The candidates include the two retiring members (Messrs. G W. G Smithson and J.. C. Clarkson), also Messrs. J. - Wood, A. Smith E Nutt, and F. W. Johnston. Normal Life (Martian—Favorita) is to be shipped to Sydney on Friday next and, properly placed, should win races on the other side; At the last Sydney sales a colt by Boiiiform—Favorita fetched 3;5 guineas, being sold to Mr. J. J. o'Ha.Ta, of Fremantle: If the. dates applied for by the various clubs holding meetings in the srpmg are approved by the Racing Conference, which sits in Wellington on 10th July, the Auckland Racing Club's bpruig Meeting will not clash this season with the Canterbury-Jockey Club's Metropolitan Meeting. The dates applied for by Auckland are Ist and 3rd November, and for the C.J.C. fixture 3th, 10th, 12th,.and loth November. Owners. and trainers are given a reminder in this issue that nominations for the Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting, excepting the Trial Plate, dose on Monday next. The coming two-year-old half-sister by Absurd to Anomaly, Snateher Penelopbon, and King's Folly will'race as bhirley. The youngster was bred and ls ownedl by Mr J. D. Ormond, who has lately christened several of his other juveniles as follows .—Coming two-vear-old gelding by Absurd—Freya \lf a dur who is therefore a, hall\brother to Woden, Jerda, and Emblem Risin" hvo^year-old filly, by Absurd-Marty^ Taradiddle She is a half-sister to Martini; Hymarty, Early Dawn, and Karamii. The latter is not the sensational dividend producer at the late Avondalo Meeting, but is owned and is racing on the other side of the Tasman bea. Rising yearling colt by AbsurdMarty, Rascal, full-brother to Tava diddle. Coniin? yearling colt by Kmcr Mark-Hoy, King's Jest, who is a f u ]j! brother to Anomaly. Snntcher, Pcnelopliori,- and King's Folly. '