NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 117, 21 May 1925, Page 12

NOTES AND COMMENTS

FIXTURES'. £iS C I a, ad Maori R.C. Winter, j S *' J' and "-Cunedin J.C. Winter. June 3, 6 and B—Auckland R.C. Winter. June 6-Levm R.C. Winter. June 8 and IS-Australian J.C. Winter.

Acceptances for the first day of the Great Northern Meeting, and also for the Great Northern Steeplechase, are due to-morrow at 5 p.m.

Handicaps for Levin ars due on Monday, and for Otaki on Tuesday. Mr. W. Russell will frame the handicaps for the Ashburton Winter Meeting in the absence of Mr. J. E. Henrys. Carawock and Black Art are booked for Australia by the next trip of the Ulimaroa. Carawock is very well, and is a trifle more forward than Black Art. If they are taken to the Commonwealth, as projected, both should pay their way.

It is said that Maunga will be a starter at Ellerslie, and will not be sent to Australia.

Hipo was not sent to Wanganui for the first day, and those rash people who rush in to bet early, were left lamenting.

R. Hatch, who made such a successful debut as a starter at the last West Coast Meetings, has been appointed to act at the annual meetings of the Mana-. watu Hunt Club.

Conditions have been announced for the next Melbourne Cup. The stake will be £10,000 and a trophy valued at £200 added. •It will cost £75 to start. Entries close on Tuesday, 2nd June. The Stakes and the conditions are the same as last year.

After Saturday's racing there is more than a clear week without a galloping fixture, the next meetings all being on 3rd June. The Hawkes Bay Trotting Club's Meeting will be held on Saturday of next week.

At_ Sydney, Newcastle district, and provincial meetings, 67 two-year-old races have been run this season, writes "?''°. t-" Linacre is leading in number of wins, but in winners is beaten by Absurd, who has four to his three It is almost unnecessary to write that Absurd is an easy first in stakes, the four wina credited him carrying.a littlo over £10,400. To this amount Los Gatos, with £5213, is the principal contributor. Mr. W. G. Stead bred each of Absurds winners, and in addition to disposing of each at a high price, received £450 in breeder's premiums from the Australian Jockey Club. Visiting two-year-olds have proved superior to those trained in this State, the only races of importance won by our youngsters being the Decomber Stakes (Love Box) and Canonbury Stakes (Yule Cake). On the •Vfhole, Sydney two-year-olds are of a lower standard than in many previous years, and at present our prospects of providing the ..winners of any of next season's classics do not appeal 1 bright. SUII, it is remarkable what a few months will do for young horses, and perhaps some of those which have so far shown but moderate form may develop into iirst-daes three-year-olds. • It would merely be a repetition of what has happened before.

In Germany some trainers have been supplying racine; reporters with' false information. This led to the Association of the German Sporting Press making representations to the German racing authorities, and the ruling body has decided to adopt measures for the suppression of the dissemination of false information as to probable starters, which has been practised for some time by certain stables—and always the same stables. It is, of course, realised and admitted that the best-regulated stable may be compelled to alter its arrangements at the last moment. To such the warning is not addressed. However, all the world over there are,some trainers who think it clever to deceive pressmen, forgetful of tlie fact that, if so disposed, the latter are nearly sure to be afforded an opportunity at some time of making it unpleasant for them. Picaroon went amiss, and had to be scratched for the English Derby, but Alec. Taylor may have a good substitute in Spams, a colt by Gainsborough from Flying Spear. At Newbury at the beginning of last month, Sparus, with 9.4, won the Greenham Plate, one mile, from the dead-heaters El Ca-cique and Reggie. He finished well, and there is no reason why he should not stay. His sire, Gainsborough, runs back to St. Simon and. Trenton on the maternal side, and Flying Spear is by Spearmint (son of Carbine). Last year, Salmon Trout was a 9 to 4 favourite for the Greenham Plate, but missed a place, the winner being Green I'ire In addition, Taylor has another good representative in Cross Bow. In an English city recently, a bookmaker who had offended some racecourse toughs was fairly carved up with razors, states an exchange. In tho Old Country a razor is a weapon specially favoured by the boys." Evidently some members of tho Bookmakers' and Backers' Racecourse Protection Association wevo looking forward to a bad time, as that body inserted the following advertisement in some of tho sporting papers at the commencement of last month :— "Tho Bookmakers' and Backers' Racecourse. Protection Association, Ltd , hereby give notice that, information having been received of intended threats, intimidation, and attempts at violence by letter and otherwise, against its officials and members, the association will leave no stone unturned to take every stepin their power to bring offenders to justice. ' It is doubtful whether that notice would scare tho toughs to any estent. Tlie undesirable element is not such «. strong feature of English racecourses as a lew years ago, but it still exists. If tho intentions—as announced by cable— are adhered to, two gangs will fight to a finish at Epsom on Derby Day. As fiuuli' a, fight will involve the use of revolvers, razors, etc., it will be a lively affair if it comes off. However, the London police are very efficient,' and ways may be found of keeping the gangs apart on tlie racecourse.

Mr. A. T. Creswick must have viewed tlio result of the Epsom Handicap, at the recent Epsom Sleeting, in Victoria, with mixed feelings. He pays a retainer lr> the New Zenland li«ht weight, A. Keed. but decided I<> put,' DanielH on Oalmll in the race. i\ceil. lic-incr U-ae, accepted tlui mount on Hei'line." :inil, iifter a. stirring stnifigle. landed- Ueoline home a head in front of Riabnll.

apparently l\li-. Uoljcrfc owner «[ Windbag, 's passing- through one of those cycles in racing where every prospect) pleases and where winners come along in _ the natural order of things. While Wml bug was out of! action in the summer Mr. Miller won a couple oT races with Boaster, ami recently lie carried off the Flyinjr Handicap at 'the Canterbury Park Meeting with the .Magpie mare. UhiiUerbox, ' Ar a. l.wo-ycar-olil. Ghatt.eibux vneed in the 14.J ranks at pony meoliiiES. Xow, at four-years-old, she must be well over L 5 hands. Hhc has •.";<■'< H'lMiidK tt;ijv« U.lun " apviiil.iji' up l.v dat-s, but U5 Uiait on ahu is likg)^ 1

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to develop staying ability. She is a member of the team of the young Randwick trainer, J. Kelso.