ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 76, 30 March 1926, Page 5

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

L'Torum," Wellington.—There are two sides to every'case. Would like to hear both. Nominations for the Manawatu Autumn Meeting close, to-night at 9 o'clock. Forfeits for Manawatu Stakes and Sires' Produce; Stakes are due at the same time. Final payments for, the Great Easter _nd Great- Autumn Handicaps, Challenge Stakes, and Champagne Stakes and accept•nees" for. the minor events on the first day,; of-: the •C.J.C. Meeting are due tomorrow at, 8. p.m. "When;the nominations for the Easter meetings '■ at Christchurch and Auckland were taken it looked as if the Northern Meeting would.be immeasurably superior. At the present, however, the outlook has .changed, and, although the racing at Ellershe .-will be. first class, the C.J.C. Easter Meeting promises to be the best for a-number of years. The class in the handicaps;, generally is undoubtedly good, superior rf anything to those at Auckland, but where the Northern fixture leads is with its three live classic races, the St. Leger, Oaks, and Champagne Stakes. A Southern writer draws attention to the manner in which Scion is being dropped in the weights. He had 9.0 (top ■weight) in the C.J.C. Midsummer Handicap,^.!, in the North Otago Cup, and 77 in, the Buckley Memorial Handicap. Air. Henrys evidently does not fear much danger from Scion, and his judgment in'this respect is seldom at fault. Wharncliffe, who has shown useful hurdle form, lately, is by the imported sire Thiirnham, whose recent death was a matter for much regret, as he was a grand type of horse, who. looked like making a big name as a, sire.' Wharncliffe's dam, Takahau, is; by Finland from Miss Lochiel,, by. Lochiel from Miss Russley, an Australiari-hred mare by. Grand Flaneur. Miss Lochiel left.a number of smart gallopers, including White Cockade, Chief Lochiel, and Scotch Plaid, all ■by Finland. „ - A number of people usually -well-in-formed have a high opinion of Kawa's chance in the Brighton Hurdles at Ellerslie next Saturday. Kawa beat a smart field:at Ellerslie at Christmas time in a mjle and three-quarters hurdle race. He is' one _of the hardy Quin Abbey breed.

_ .York"Abbey's name is rarely mentioned in,', connection,' with the A.B.C. Easter Handicap, but if the track should be at all heavy! it'will be surprising if he does not play a prominent part. Even if fine, at his best he cannot be discarded.

•Those who have been keen on the charieis of the English horse Rosenor in the Great .Easter Handicap should .note that he has two other engagements on the first day at Biccarton. Haze is now regarded with a very cold eye by backers and racegoers in general. If.he Btarts in the Great Autumn Handicap not' many, supporters will be found for him..

Although beaten Te Monanui has'not "been disgraced- in his two races to date in Sydney, for he has been in absolutely the "town-haH" company. With any luck at all he should win a handicap before returning home. . Admirers of' Windbag will be heartened, by his deleat of The Night Patrol at Warwick Farm on Saturday. The meeting of Pilliewinkie and Windbag in the Autumn Stakes (one mile and a half at weight for age) will be one of the tit-bits of the day at Bandwick next, Saturday. There have been several cases in the Auckland. district lately of jockeys being warned or cautioned for interference. This is absolutely contrary to the rules, for if any jockey is found guilty of jostling or interfering with another horse "he shall be punished by -suspension from riding." At the-Franklin Meeting on Saturday there was.'another instance of a horseman being warned only for this offence. Broad Check, who has the distinction, of ranking asrthe most noteworthy steeplechaser of the present time in the State of Victoria, is a descendant of the New Zea-land-bred sire Broadsword.. The most recent winning feat registered by Broad Check was-in the Gordon Steeplechase at C'aulfield,' in which-race he carried the steadier of 13.0 and won his race in great style. Broad Check has the. record of winning five : steeplechase events in succession, and'he, is given great kudos for his most recent exploit, for it is proclaimed, that none but a good horse could have registered such' a performance as that for which he was responsible. Broad Check, it is-interesting to relate,; has a dash of Musket blood on each side of. his pedigree, and these come to him through very noteworthy channels (Maxim and Carbine). Les.-Paddington is back again in work in Sydney after a spell of seven months. After winning the Australian Grand National Hurdle and Steeplechase double Les Paddington .was given big weights which generally, proved too much for him. His only success last season was in the A.J.C. Hurdle Kace in October, when he carried 12.12. ' ' _,-,.' 4 Valicare, the A.J.C. Doncaster Handicap favourite,: is evidently a smart track worker. On'the course proper iccently she galloped six' furlongs and 55 yards on a dead track in lmin 17sec, easily the best of the morning. 'James Scolne never gives his stayers ._ lazy time, and although the Cup favour-ite-Pilliewinkie-had-arrived in Sydney after.a sea journey, he. was on the track within 24 hours. He seemc Ito be stouter end stronger than in the spring, and clearly had thrived on the four races he "had in a'week at.Flemington ...ites "Poseidon." With George' Young in the saddle, the ■: Australian Cup winner trotted once around the cinder track. * J., Lowe has. been amongst those watching the early morning work at Randwiek. Probably, he finds it a little busier than Trentham nowadays. : . . Mr. EJ A. Connolly is always one of the early arrivals in Sydney from Melbourne. He'has no Bostrum or Sunburst with him this time, and his only representative will be the English, horse Attraction, one of several, that he bought durir~ his recent jaunt in the Old Country. When these nave acclimatised no doubt Mr. E. Jansen, the leader of the Victorian ring, and his fellows, will hear from E.A.C., who is one of the best judges of a horse in Australia, writes "Poseidon." Because he knows the'thoroughbred.so well, Mr. Connolly is ear.lyon the scene. To him no eyes are like his own, and he is one o£ the first on the Bandwick : tracks • every galloping morning, .sizing up the trials, for he is one of the,-biggest backers in' the game. B. Beed will "de Oreum in the Great Northern Oaks on Saturday. It is reported that Enthusiasm has finished her racing career, and the Panmure iriare will be mated with Limond. 'The arrangement for H. Burns to ride Tarleton and Sun: Up in their Auckland races hag been cancelled. A. M'Aulay will secure a rider in Auckland, and Burns will go South to ride at the Eiverton Meeting. ■Licinius was one of the first North Island horses to reach Biccarton, arriving last Saturday. P. Hazleman did not go South ■. with him, but stayed behind to superintend the racing of tlie, remainder of his'team at Tauhercnikau. The acceptances for the Feilding and WairarapaMeetings are qttitegood. Several horses are engaged at both places, but even with a few defections there should be some very interesting racing for holidaymakers. There was an inquiry after the Racecourse Hill Hack Handicap at the Hororata Meeting on Saturday into a charge that • Royal .Despatch, the winner, had crossed' Bonatic. After hearing evidence, the-judicial stewards decided not to alter ih_ nlirirrr -but J. _____ t__ ridsr of

Royal Despatch, was suspended for seven days. Asra result, Beale will not be able to fulfil his riding engagements at the Tuapeka Meeting on-Saturday, but he will be available for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Meeting on. Easter Monday. .