NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 99, 23 October 1924, Page 12

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(BY "VEDETTE.")

General entqes ior the New Zealand Cup Meeting close to-morrow, at 8 p.m. Payments are also due at the same time for the New Zealand Cup, Welcome Stakes, Derby, and Oaks, and acceptances for the Stewards' Handicap. Acceptances for the Auckland Racing Club's Spring Meeting-and final payments for the Great Northern Guineas and Welcome Stakes are due to-morrow, at 5 p.m. Canyon (Wolawa —Wairakau) foaled a fine colt to Gasbag yesterday. A team that will be be closely watched at Trentbaiu is that of F. Tilley. The Fordell trainer in past years hus won a number of good races at Riccarton with horses who have done well just a fortnight earlier at the Wellington Meeting. This year he will have .Enthusiasm, Inferno, Bonhonune, Tukia, and the Panmure^ —Cherry Mart filly, and of these the threa first named have shown good form already this season. The class of Inferno and Enthusiasm is well known, but Bonhomme might prove very good also, for the manner in which he won his race at, Wanganui showed possession of stamina and rare courage. Unless he has improved it is against him that he is inclined to be fractious at the post. ' Kenmore, who had'been showing some form at Riccarton, has gone wrong, and will have to' be spelled. The Linacre—Sweet, Malt filly Erne has 'left A. MAuleys stable at Eiccarton, and in future will be prepared by his owner, the Australian trotting trainer P. Riddle. Purple Lilac (Martian—Persian Lilac), who was purchased last year as a yearling by Mr. W. H. Gaisford, is being sent to join the remainder of that owner's horses under the care of J. 0. E. Jones. . . As race day approaches the big events at Trentham are being more keenly discussed. The selections for the two principal handicaps take a very wide range, and it is agreed that the card right throughout provides a complete puzzle. For the Racing Club Handicap, Gold Light, Sunart, Bohetter, First Salute, and Merry Day have the moat admirers. In the shorter race, Motley, Mireusonta, Royal Divorce, and Reremoana are finding favour. .It seems to be generally thought that Musketoon's special mission is the New. Zealand Cup, for which race a win on Saturday at Trentham would entail a further 71b penalty, bringing his weight to 8.9. The English horse is in splendid racing condition, and, possibly, it would not be altogether wise to dismiss him absolutely when weighing up Saturday's race at Trentham. Motley has com* into favour for the Shorts Handicap, and' it is understood that the Absurd filly is in good deal better condition than when she raced at Wanganui. There are one or two in the field for the Shorts, however, who may stay on much better than Motley when it comes to racing over the last furlong. Although the All Red gelding Koauau will be meeting his strongest opposition to date when he contests the First Hurdles on Saturday, at Otaki he looked likely to prove something above the ordinary. Palestrina has been hitting out well at Riccarton since the rain softened the tracks, and she will be well suited by the going at Trentham. With only 8.1 in the Racing Club Handicap she has been given a great chance, but she has failed go badly on more than one occasion in the past when well supported that one would hesitate to say anything about her without a good deal of reservation. Horses booked to race at Trentharo who galloped well at Riccarton on Tuesday morning are Firestick, Tarleton, Giantkiller, Lava, Victory Bond, and Gyrene. It^ is announced from England that Mumtaz Hahal closed her racing career when she won the Nunthorpe Stakes at York in August, and.sho will now be retired to the stud. She hardly raced aa well this year as she did as a two-year-old, but for all that showed herself a magnificent sprinter. Her siro, The Tetrarch, was not raced after two years, so she has lasted at least better than he did. When Rene Mavis had got through her preliminary for the Fernbrook Handicap at Oamaru, states un exchange, she was so lame that Cj- Emerson returned to the paddock with her, and was given permission to surrender his mount. Subsequently a substitute was found in D. O'Connor, but the Treadmill mare was too sora to do herself anything like justice. Ingoda, the Stepniak—Armigera mare, who brought herself into promise by producing the Melbourne Cup winner King Ingoda to Comedy King, foaled a colt to that horse last month, so a brother to King Ingoda. The following foalings are reported from Elderslie : Warlove, by Martian— Stepdancor, a brown colt to Archery; Kilroy, by Kilbroney—Orange, Pippin, a chestnut filly to Archory; Loading Lady, by Royal Artillery—Sopra, a bay filly to Archery; Stardancer, by Murtian—Stepdancer, a brown colt to Archery; Taringamutu, by Charlemagne 11. —Arai-te-Uru, a bay filly to Archery: Kquitas, ,by Advance—Muriwai, a. -brown-filly, to Archery; Michuela, by Rokpby—Jessie Lewars, a brown colt to Archery; Nautville, by Sanquhar— Nantos, a brown filly to Thurnham; Kilthne, by Kilbroney—Mistime, a bay ' colt to Archerj.. A Southland writor states that Mr. W." Stone is not satisfied with the weight allotted Ecuador (8.7) at, the Gore Meeting. The ill-luclf of the .Oamaru Jockey CJub. continues,' and it is feared that the spring meeting last week will show it big loss. The/ inclusion of four trotting events did not appreciate 'the betting returns to the extent expected, nnd bad weather did the rest. 'The oilicials of the club were criticised for postponing the opening day, tlius forcing the second day of the meeting over Sunday. Monacre, who won the colts' divieion of the Maribyrnong Trial Stakes, ia by Amanus (Sfc. Amai>--—Sweet Boy) from Berylacre (Linacre—Berytium). He was first in many respects. He is a first foal; was got in his sire's first season; and won brilliantly at his first start, being the first of his sire's progeny to appear in public. He is a member of the Maid of Masliam tribo from which mare descended Cyllerte. At C.iulfield a week later lie was second to Paravane in tho Debutante Stakes The W S. Cox Plate, to be run at Moonee Valley on' Saturday, % which Gloaming was entered but is an unlikely starter, is a standard weight-for-age event of nine and ;v half furlongs. Much heartburning was caused at tha Ballarat races, states .the "Australasian, by a protest against tlio favourite; I l,ii Bomform, who won the Novice llaudkup, being upholU.' 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horses that had never won a etake valued at £10. La Boniform wats thrice placed in two-year-old races at Moonee Valley last season, being twice second and once third, and had admittedly revived more than £10 in place money. Stan. Reid, the trainer of La Boniform, gave notice of appeal to the Ballarat District Racing Association against the decision of the stewards, and probably the matter will come before the V.R.C. for a final decision. -La Boniform is a, three-year-old filly by Boniform from Peace, owned By Mr. H. Nathan. Loughrea was sent from Dunedin by rail , yesterday on the way to Auckland. His rider, A. E. Ellis, is in charge. Mr. Hazlett, the owner, will probably proceed to Ellerslie later. The two-year-old Circulation is accompanyiug Loughrea. Mr.'- Hazlett intends to pay up this week in the Welcome Stakes for his three engaged —Overdrawn, Overhaul, and Circulation.