NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 23, 28 January 1926, Page 12

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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A feature of the recent meeting at Trefitham was the success of C. Eastwood and the consistent manner in which the most of hie mounts ran. Certainly some comparisons could be .drawn with other riders. Eastwood rodfi Limited and Licinius into second places on the first day. Limited did not run again, but Front Rank won for him- next time out, and Lkinius again finished . second. On the second day Eastwood won on Star Ranger, and on the concluding day he scored era Anklet who had carried him into third place in the Pouro Cup. On Saturday he also got Tnrleton into second place. Much has been, heard lately of the value of New Zealand grasses in the building up of thoroughbreds, and several yearlings bought in Sydney have been sent across for a few months in Dominion paddocks, writes "PoAeidon" in the Sydney '"Sun." It ia, however, a question whether the youngsters- derive as much benefit then as they would have if they had been reared in New Zealand, and been there when the foundation of tissue and bone was being kid. The future of a youngster that will be offered at Chisholm's at BSster will be watched with interest, because his dam went to New Zealand before he was foaled, and re-, mained for ■ some months afterwards. The mare is Mr. Ken Austin's Awaken, a granddaughter of Wakeful, who was sent by her owner to be mated with Leighton. She was in New Zealand for eight months,. and while there foaled- a bay cblt to Rossendafe. No one should be surprised if this blending of St. Simon and Musket blood, bene-. fitcd by limestone grasses of New Zealand, produces a horse with stamina out of the ordinary. ■ .

Tiie New. Zealand Derby .■tnnner Runnymede, /vho has finished his spell, made an appearance at Victoria Park on 12th January, and.was led frorii a hack over a round of tha cinders. There is nothing showy about Runnymede; but although by no hiearis a big horse lie is not as small as some critics, -who saw hihi on his arrival, made him oiifc to ba, statee an Australian exchange. He is a big-barrelled customer, and is in great condition .after his holiday.

K. J. Mason has written to Mr. H. L. Janies (secretary of the Dunedin Jockey Club)', stating that he will be unable to parade Glbatoing at the cluVs forthcoitt-' ing Cnp Meeting. The bid chaiilpion has been turned out in the paddock for some time, and naturally enougli is not in show condition.

It is the ambition of Sir Victor Sassoon, the multi-millionaire, to race horses in all parts of the world. In Melbourne he races under the norn de plume of Mr. "Eve," and he scored his first victory in Australia With Saiidto'ck .quite recently. Sir Victor has invested hundreds of thousands of / pounds in racehorses. - It is estimated that he lias a hundred horses in India 1 at the present time, while he also has an extensive team in England, states dn exchange. So far as Australia is concerned, he races purely for the tove of the sporfc•...as his representative there never invests' any ..money "on" his horse's for. him. In fact, he has never had a shilling on any of his horses.