NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 8, 11 January 1927, Page 5

NOTES AND COMMENTS

RACING FIXTURES.

January 15—Ashburton County R C. . January 15—Wairio J.O. ' January 13 and 20—Vairoa R.C. January JO, 22, and 24—Wellington R.C. January ft and 22—Foxton R.C. ' January 22-4 Bay ol Islands R.C. 1 • January 26 and 27-;-PaliiatUtt. R.C January 29 and,3l—Takapuna R.C.

Nominations for the Egmont Racing Club's Meeting close on Fuday. ' Acceptances for 'the Wellington Cup Meeting \ are due on Friday, Australian pressmen are ■ not cribbed find confined by pettifogging laws, but,apparently their task of selecting winners proves something of a burden at times. Just prior to' , Christmas "Cardigan" of < the "Australasian," a genial' soul, wrote . as follows: "The way of the tipster is • bard,'and while an exacting clientele for the most part receives his successful

efforts as, a matter o£ course,-they kick like the very devil when/the losing sell quence inevitably makes its appearance. Then the fun begins. It's wonderful the sarcasm, reproaches, rancour, and other offensive stuff that can be crammed into a letter-card. Some writers are sensitive i —believe me, writers can be sensitive-^ and they regard their I anonymous correspondence with impotent "despair. Others" are callous, and laugh,' and keep the

most interesting letters or postcards in ; their scrap-books, and when they.v want * to amuse their' friends read the 'nicest' titbits to them. It's a great game, and while it may be argued, logically that if in good times the followers of any particular writer recognise no claim on their " gratitude, they ought not to be put out in lean times. But that is -where human Bature catches logic good, and hard on 1 the solar plexus." ', I .It was expected that Set Sail, who r v showed 6uch good form at Dunedin and Invercargill, would be amongst .the Wellington nominations, but a run. through the lists showed that she would -be amongst the missing. There are fewer representatives from the Far South than usual.' „ ' , ..

Pentagram is a northern jumper who * should win a hurdle race at one of the -•' coming fixtures in the Auckland province. Serang, -who was not produced at Ellerslie, figures amongst the nominations ' for the'open sprint events'at the Takapuna, Meeting. • The two-year-old Standfast has* had a dose of physic and is having a few days on the easy list. Standfast had a couple of runs at the recent Ellershe Meeting, and fof a green one.he shaped faiily well in the Midsummer Handicap. He is a fine big juvenile. v The Lucullus mare Chans has gone amiss, and she will probably' be returned to the 'stud. Mr. C. M. Emanuel has also • placed his pair -of two-year-olds on the easy list, Eoyal Lover having met with a - mishap last week, while Parfait Amour , has contracted a cold. With the termination of ' the Jockey ,' season of 1926 the Hon. George Lambton, who has for so many years ' been in control of the ..Stanley House stable, relinquished his position in, favour of Frank Butters, who > will hence- ■ forth be responsible for the training of ,1 Lord Derby's horses and those •of the other patrons' of -the. establishment, though Mr. Lambton will still act m a

managerial capacity, so that he will still be closely identified with lacing. Mf. . Lambton,. ivho commenced training in * 1893/ was 1 in his younger days a success; - ful amateur rider both, on the flat' ami over jumps, and has in the course of his career-trained the'-winners- of the whole „ of the classic races. It was not ' until 1921, however,, that he saddled his iirst ; Derby winner, this being v'Sansovmo. ; * Other horses of note that wpre in the caie j of Mr. Lambtou were Swynford, Tran- ",' quil, Diadem, Kej stone 11., Keysoe, and Colorado, this year's winner'of the Two .Thousand. .'" November is a bad month in "England", and the Manchester November Handicap* lad to be abandoned on account of thick , fog.' The Manchester executive has had the most deplorably bad luck of recent ,'_ roars, _and the / abandonment was the" - third in four seasons due to the' vagaries * of the weather. Last ye,ir the entire « meeting was called, off owing" to 'frost,' i'■which was'also responsible for- thVcan- > cellation'of the third, and most import;- --* ant, day in 1923. In 1904, too, the November Handicap was not run, also owing' to frost. Considering the paucity of the nominations, the acceptances for the Ashburton , .Meeting on Saturday are fust-class, and - ' constitute, a -high, percentage. One or two horses with engagements at Trenthain are' , amongst the acceptois. • ~ Hawkes Bay's two lady traineis, Miss „ Ixrace Maner and Mrs. A. Gilmoie, each . turned out a double winner durin* the „ holidays. ,Calluna, one of Miss" llaher's - , team, won a double at Hastings, and, Moc-' •j pai, owned and trained by Mis. Gilmore scored an two • races at "Waipukui'au on •" tSt 03™^-! "*■• "A; c°rding to an, exchange, '* =V* Gllmore ha(l l>oth her representatives, * i I^m 1 antl 'T°ngatotoa, in splendid order, * but Tongatotoa was favouring ode of his v forelegs when lie went'out to race against Jfeitner OJFlynn, and he pulled up sore. .He was evidently feeling the effects of his ' pacing when he started at Hastings on New Year's Day, for he was never going well at any part of his race. ° . J- Lmdsay is coming to Trentham wittt told Mint, a useful galloper of whom the test has not been seen. 1 , Rapier contracted a cold at the Mana -watu Meetm He h

g. .. is nonie again, and if he continues to do well-will go to Trentham -with Chickwheat as a mate.' F Christmas intends to run Fresco at TrentaDlr 11 la J ust comin S to his best form. I'oottall^and Paperehase are none the worse for their trip to Ellcrslie and they May earn some more .money at Trentham. ■ Count'Cavour,.looks in the best of health; '■ ' a, tt, e? -hls Jillerslie racing. He will probably be sent'to Trcntham; but he is going . „™>nndit hard to win handicaps in future.- ---; Sir George Clifford lias - half-a-dozen' „; horses nominated for the Wellington Gup ' Meeting, and they look a useful lot 1 ■' H? je P lec, e 1S the star o£ tlle *c; "n. He failed in his one start at Wingatui, but '< the ground was very hard. Front Rank „ should be an excellent second string. She "' m. fi lg * again and .likely to lun well. ', ' ax. other'four comprise Serotina, Dark fcpot, and the two-year-olds Scrambler and Sudden Storm. Serotina alone has been ■ .well tried and found wanting. The other three are very promising maidens. K. Jimerson will probably have three , horses at Trentham. Assurance will. be accompanied by the English-bred Hoykk'e, who is not ready, and Master Clarence is a Rood sort who may win on the trip. .The fact that Te Kara was not produced after his race in the Auckland Cup may be taken as prima facie evidence that the General Latour" gelding did not survive the ordeal too well. It was apparent that he was not putting the dash into his closing run that has characterised his iimshing efforts in big handicaps prior to injury compelling him to seek retirement It la to be hoped that no serious development has overtaken this class handicap pertorraer, although the news on the point is not assuring. York Abbey has been a failure over sprmt courses latterly. The fact that he invariably misses the jump out from the , barrier materially ■ militates ,against the livelihood of success. On the closing day ot the Auckland Meeting this member of th.c," Hannon team was engaged with the middle-distance performers in the Grandstand Handicap of one mile and a quarter. ,He acted as a pacemaker for the 'greater , part of the journey, but after the straight was entered he petered out very quickly. ' 11 an? at ' wll° started only once at Ellerslie, was having his first run since the • trand National Meeting last August He ran really well,' and should be worth remembering for races in the North.' He has won 'high-weight handicaps and may be prominent in that type of event at the Takapuna Meeting. -The Cambridge sprinter, Kingfield, was produt^d only owco at the Auckland MeetJ S ql ,Y here he ran third m the Railway Handicap, which was a good performance, ihe Hmg Lupin gelding was drawn out wide at the barrier, but his prompt beginning qualities enabled him to get a position early in the running, and ho kept Limited busy to hold him out of.second : &£. noSS? } y e ? nf,°V- One °f Kingfield's legs filled after this gallop, and he could not be started again at the mcetine. He - - ih -engaged at Takspuna.

(BY "VEDETTE.")

ASHBURTON RACING CLUB'S * ACCEPTANCES; (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ASHBURTON', lOtn January. " . Following are the Ashburton acceptances 1 for 15th January:—' / - * . , HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 115 soys; one , mile. * st lb . st'lb Corn Rigs 10 13 Royal Despatch 9 6 Happy Daj-B .10 12 Waterlow ... 9 6 Goldtown ... 10 10 Master Jotih. . 9 1 Cay Queen .. 913 Tarn Glen ..... 9 0 Shandre 9 13 Rang! Clilef.. 9-0 Prophet's Mark 9 8 WINCHMORE HANDICAP, of, 110 soys; seven v furlongs. st lb ' ' st lb Thorndalo ..9 3 Calclto T 9 Gold Mint ... 8 IS Prophet's Mark 7 9 'Brightllng ..,8 9 Sir Roy 7 9 . Gay Sonnet-.. 8 1 Princess Coch-y-Bondhu 7 12 . Mafalda 7 5 Moratorium . 712 Spearman 7 0 Grey Lass ... 7 12 > TINWALD HANDICAP, o£ 175 soys; one mile and a quarter. , st lb st lb ' John Bradbury 9 0 Ophlr 7 3 Tilt 8 t Courtley' Rose 7 0 Margaret Blrney 8 1 Beau Gfeste .. 7 0 Fairy Herald -. 7 6 Gay Queen .. 7. 0 MORETON HACK HANDICAP, of 110 soys; six , furlongs. ' 1 st lb st lb. Thomdale , .. 10 9 CocH-y-Bondhu 9 6 'Brlghtllng • .. 913 , Grey Lass .. 9 6 | En Route 9 v lO Sir Boy 9 3 ' Jarretierre .. 9 10 Violet II 9 3 All Colours .., 910 'Motor Smash .'. 8 9 Gay Sonnet .. 9 8 Tarn Glen 8 7 WAKANUI HANDICAP, of 115 soya; sis t furlongs. • \ ' *'st lb - ' st lb ' Economist •.'. 9 1 Corn Bigs '... 7 9 Red Wink .'. 8 2 Goldtown .... 7 9 ' Flnora „ 7 10 Grey Lass ... 70 LAGMHOR PLATE, of*'loo soys; five fury longs. , . st lb st lb Watkala ...".. 8 10 Lady M'Kenna 8 0 Pleasant 'Rose 8 10 - Scyphia -8 0 Princess" Kells 8 0 Mafalda 8 10 Tripaway 8 0 Saxonola .... 8,10 Money Mart .80 Royal Tractor 8 0 Sax Arlni 8 0 • Ma Mai 8 0 Satrap 8.0 Queen's Bounty 8 0 Martian Love-a Happy Queen .80' Duck f. .. 7 5 Nooline 8 0