NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 121, 26 May 1927, Page 9

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Acceptances for the Otaki Meeting close to-mprrow, at 8.30 pjn. I Acceptances for the Auckland Winter Meeting are due at 5 p.m. to-morrow. ':■ . Nominations for the Epsom Handicap, and' The Metropolitan close with the secretly oif the A.J.C. »n 7th June. Entrieaj for the classic races of the club (for hots* yearlings) are due at the same time. Melbourne Cup entries are-due on 7th Jun«. Sfljne idea of the cost of travelling horses to meetings in New Zealand may be gained froijj, the following: An owner in Wanga-; nui -took six horses to Auckland for the' .summer meeting. The total cost of the tripjfj including train fares of horses and attendants, accommodation at EUerslie, and; lees of all kinds, was in the region of [£7(W. As: the horses were fairly successful $he expedition was not all on the. debit .«ide£ '.■■■,-■ ■ ■ :. ..;,.,;. . Iteis computed that the severe %eaiher conditions experienced in New South >VaBS« last month, and which led to postponements is .connection with the Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting, brought down.the club's profits over the Kandwick (gathering by at least £15,000." &!■ Scoullar has received a couple of yearjmg fljie^from^thc Southland owner Mr. S W.,T. Haiiett, to be prepared/for two^ear-oM ra^ngvnext/'season. They are iboth by Tractor; otic of them is from M.onjin Rouge, by Kilbroney from Directoir*, and the other from Wild.Cplleen, by '^t^mST > £ om SpriSi-of'Erin."; -.'-;- J.jrMCoJnbe has^tafcen?aU:his two-year-■oWßjm hand again, and with, a team of y£i£ w t he ? s mw *airly busy. l^diacs^ schooling effort at Kiccarton ■n-asjjvery jattractive, and he, shapes like making a^Veally, good steeplechaser when *a W,, n4tl some experience, writes Argus ;, He has had very little educa»l*H e£* hm?. ever ' and this will teU against him when be has to negotiate the se>eje countryoorn r the; Dunedin- Jockey C% co^?e at Wrogatui, :" :: ■ , laffleton:is goingon'wellin Iris prepai-a'-rhSi'i° r Mfl'VraC^^t?tie DunedinJockey Clubs Meeting next week. His stable S.^ Nincompoop, also looks in good feointiS 1 'v"' rT fOrja. haS T.iF'il 13-" "fyDeß nasQrtego,moving along «WMm Kiccarton; arid she should soon be to B how a bit of fornvin a^race. She is a four-year-old by S^ll^ Madrid, the damWalaga* Si Cy '-ir d Za PBq?a,,sij that-she has a good^famil^ recdid/to live up to * ' ■f>%T"5 been that Mr. W. fi Gaitford was erecting new stables at Aw£ puniifor Commendation jin,d Co. He reekone* notiiof thferlocal^ShaWtantsVWw. every who lapparently care little for crack McjAowes [anymore than commoner*! SitTo^* 1011 hav P to be c°°tent weenmeadowsV " .-'■ ' ■-.'•, > . Toe Riccarton; trainer, F. P. Claridee purchased the Comedy King gelding Mak-Jong^ Be is just the type o£ horfe ■t £i "£?£. al- meeting 6f> the: Canterbury ■Jft F lUl>'? ■ £'>■ thisafternoom lhe,^tatement ot^ccounts shows that the Ssfinfflfli■***> > d«bi* balance of ' I^S? i*w'' a 55 closed with a debit °£ *£$%? £?l9°? 17s lld> stands and gates ±15390 12b 2d, nominations £7227 4s S» •4»P^. i . M> „ subscription « F ' ?* oI t&!E. f expenditure weri: stakes £4&?25, Government taxi $BXsg*% £J I?P -I*l..'** dividend «3 c fSS«2^*: »*«..-*««, arid ineurartce £1399 Si, improvements; £1028 is dd, advertising and printing £840 9s 7d I"l*§Bt, aceo«nt £1903 1& 6d. Theiaiwetg »ft SP/2?5 P/2? £ re v£ hl ed at * 121.508' 2s. and after, deducting liabilities the capital acj!ount.a;ghown at £81,228 ISs 9d. J. K. (Jack) Anthony, the hero of three ttrand Nationals, , and one of the most popular jockeys ever to ride under National Hunt Club rules in England, has anBounced his retirement from the saddle Anthony commenced his career in the sad?,TioV n Tfu eur > I*ut turned professional w ivm, and the same year>oh the Qrand National at Amtree on Troytown. He also Ri™ the .OBt.XSlenside-and Ally Bloper. He waa^eqanilly at hoihe over hurdles as over fences and was'kri admir»ble judge of pace. ',t*J'-?~ ■ '•' ■M-AVF ngUsll paper 'Infentions i&ii- Mr. C.' ,\y% Cropper, s^cvetar^-.pf the Australian Jockey tlub, was^pcWent at a ntteting at AuteuU^ (France), aupkas imprlSed gb^ a* he saw. Upv.d^es not^ffientipk whether he was favouribly impressed, but one tlupg is certain, Mr; iCropperfwill h»ve> to travel a long waj*to see anythingvfe rival Randwiekbor'Flemington. '^ V&. is to stand at Northwood Park, Seymour, Mr. A. G. Hunter's place in .Victoria. .Windbag will get the splendid scare ne thoroughly, deserves, as, according to the "Australasian,", in addition to mares which Mr. Hunter will be able to put to him, Mr. Percy Miller is sending down 20 of the Kia Ora stud matrons.' t Hp- Whitney, owner of "Whisksry5 ry .Jo?. who w°n tne Kentucky Derby at .Louisville, is one of. the most widely known owners and breeders. From v i w<S en rac>n? was resumed in' the NewYork State,-until 1925, horses owned by Mr. Whitney earned more than two million dollars in prize money. And in the last few years Mr. Whitney always has been close to the head of the list of successful breeders. ; From 1917 to 1923 Mr J. R-Madaeir^as at the head of the list, but m 1924 hor«s bred by Mr. Whitney earned 482,865 JWHar % agaiist the 306321 doll^« earaed^feßrs^bredby. Mr. Madit £ In^M:^;Madacn':w:as- again at the nead;*f Jkß^^pd Mr. Whitney w as second.<.^st jsettgon,,,Mtrl!-,. v WKitney iwas most: succjMsWKJidih.. a* = an'-owner. and a breeder, pb«f : sp^ry^6.;was^npt among: his best tWjqar6arSßiasVHi» Kes't was ValW? l*nti* W i?.-^ Belmont.FuPantella, who scored four wins jind two ■econds in eight starts. ;- ™ Commenting on the visit of the Duke of J OT*,,£ Morphetville on Adelaide Cup ffiKF*l^**' >&^ "'Australasian," had^^oflowihgr-jThat; course (MoVphet^l^V is yer.Vj compsct; and- it was yossAle to! show, -the Drik'e of York everyir lnS he wanted *o see. Whether Mr W T rr ' chairmastt-pf theiSo.utK Australian Jocß»y Club, was,successful m advising HiaßoyaJfHighßws as to the winners of the Vanowt jaces-Jias-not transpired, but Mr. Carr^as qertainly-well fitted for the J.'JB? y^™.: a ß°- h»? was sporting editor of <The Register," so he has had some cxpej!ience^n. v endeavouring to tip win-1 B w'' S!™?T: He:has lon B since realised •what! a thankless, job it is, and has given up the practice m disgust: .Ujf'to 30th ApriKyalais was the leading' A; lstral'l1 ' with 21 winners of ±.d8,?96. j.n..actual number of winners, he to«s besteft.b'y'a laTge number of other Biresj; and St. Anton', fifth", oh the list withjidE 19,163. had 45 -winning representatives;. In; actualrcash Valais was followed by Snearh(>ad,:23,vinners, £27.855; Mavpie 31, £25,59^ ana:Eossendale 6, £21 336

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