NOTES AND COMMENES

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 55, 7 March 1927, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENES

ANSWERS TO Co'KKESI'PXDENTS.

"Essex," Vivian street.—Not concerned with ■. . apologists In other journals. -:

In starting the Thompson Handicap at O.S Mr. H. Coyle has not been-unkind'to the top weight, lleremoana, who showed at Wanganui that he is practically at his best. Grand Knight was hardly expected to be placed on top of The Hawk, but that there is little between them every- : body will agree. Footfall and Piuthair are in their places, but Centrepiece at 8.9 .takes the eye, and he should be one of the early favourites. Further down Countersign 8.0, Oreum 7.10, and Joy King 7.8 tiike the eye. ' Oreum, if' produced in ■ anything like the form she showed at /.Ellerslie at Christmas time, would take Mill kinds of beating. 'It is an interesting :■ handicap, and should provide plenty of .'thought until the acceptances close next Jniday at 9 p.m. At the Matamata Meeting on Saturday •there was not ono Ellerslie-tniined horse in action. All the runners were trained ■.-in the .-smaller'centres'in the Auckland province. .

The ■ hurdler Projector is one of the tegular workers at Kiccarton, alul is fast getting into racing condition. Provided lie stands up to his tasks, he promises to. be- a good performer in future jumping events. : J. B. Pearson has recently taken up the steeplechase .horses' T.c Kawa and ■Blue Hall,,who appear sound after a spell 'smce .last winter. " Solferite and ■Ihessaly (Sutak—Martifors) have also rejoined Pearson's string, while Taboo has again been put out of active commission. ' •

lhe T six-yeai-old Tiff, by Martian, irom.Lady Disdain, has recently exhibited 'signs of an old hip ailment, and .his trainer. (D. Campbell.), forming the opinion that the prospects of the' geldinn continuing a preparation were of a remote order, decided on Wednesday to. sond him back to his owner, Mr G L •Rutherford.- "

Waraiiton, who; sprang a surprise when he deteated Vahcare, Fujisan, and Top -Gallant m the V.A.T.CFuturity Stakes, , was foaled^n 1918, so that he is Kpproacliui" the veteran class. i'he-disastrous, steeplechase at Caulfiekl ; recently,_ wherein P. Dinsdale received fatal injuries and three other jockeys ; were senously injured, may have the : result of enforced abandonment of steeple h chases during the summer months in Vic-,-joria. ; . bteepleehasing is essentialb' a winI ter game, and is recognised assuch, and pt is wrpnsing that Australian clubs with J their flitty courses have so long counten■.anced steeplechasmg in the suntacr. Mr.. John Gardner, well known to many racing enthusiasts in England and overseas as "Warren Hill" the Newmarket ! «°.f espondent of the London "Sporting > J-ne Jate Mr. Gardner was rccocnised aa ! b? ee a^ n ' g °nty on the Bubie^ of blood-stock

(BY "VEDETTE.")