NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 46, 23 August 1927, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(BY "VEDETTE.")

RACISM FIXTURES.

, August 27—Ta'ranakl Hunt Club. *' September 2, 3—Marton J.C. September 8, 10 —Wanganui J.C. • September 9—Egmom-Wanganul Hunt Club . September 10—Otago Hunt Club. ' ' September l^Dannerlrlte B.a September lS^—Barinevlrke Hunt Club. ■ September 24—Ashburton County B C September 24, 26—Napier Park B C. . September 24, £6—Avondale J.C. . September 29, 30r-Geraldine B.C. - October I—Hawkes Bay J.C ■ October s—Manawatu Hunt Club October 6—Kurow J.C. October 7. B—Otakt Maori B.C. October B,lo—Auckland B.C. October 8, 10—Oamaru J.C. • .^ October 13, 15—Ounedln J.C. - October. 15—Carterton B.C. October 19, 20—Cromwell J.C October 22j 24—Wellington B.C. October.22, 24—Walkato B C October 24—Waverley B.a October-24. 26—Gore B.a • October 24—Waipawa County B.C. October 24—North Canterbury B.C. October 27, 29-Poverty Bay Turf Club. . .. October 29—Masterton B.C. October 29—Banks Peninsula B.C. ! October 29, 31—Thames J.C.

for the first day events at the Marton Meeting close to-night at f9 o clock. ... ,

■The nominations for -the Wanganui Spring Meeting are really first class, and emphasise the .fortunate position of clubs holding dates, early in the season. The entry :for the.Eclipse Stakes provides a ,I'eal galaxy of talent, and no doubt a really high-class field will go to the post. Clubs wth-races of three times the value of the Eclipse Stakes later in the season will be lucky to get three or four runners. jKeremoana, Joy King, Star Stranger, .Beacon Light, Degage, Civility, and Grand IVnight represent good form last year some of which was. up to weight for age! -kysander needs no advertisement The three-year-old division is also strong, being Great, Charter, Gascony, Damaris, Thaw, -Paleta, Laughing Prince, Lady Limond, and In the Shade. .

, Trentham stables, are particularly well represented in the Wanganui nominations, ana have entries in every race except the two hurdle races.

Beacon Lights name is a notable one amongst the Wanganui nominations. It is understood that this good horse is going particularly well, in his work, ♦i, ™\°f *? e Jtwo-year-olds entered for the Debutante Stakes, at Wanganui are from Trentham;. stables. "These include d. > Lowe stno^ and J. Gage Williams's .pair, : temporarily tat Wanganui. ''We; of--the complete disappointments at the Pakuranga Hunt Meeting on Sattirday jwas Just John. This hunter is 1 enf? gvuat t^. Taranaki Hunt Meeting,. to t at New Plymouth; ncit Saturday. Monanui. is^due to make his first public .appearance again nest Saturday, after.,a.fairly long spell away from racing. A. r six-furlong event is not likely to see Jiim. prominent. .St'arrGod, the three-year-old brother to Star who has been nominated for the New Zealand Cup, is in the maiden plate events at the Marton Meeting. Ap?s«"t'y n°,ljttle improvement is expected of him, even allowing for the fact that Sspring" 45 are nOt eaSy t0 ™ > Denier isi due to make his first appearfrvE^ T" "S^ at the Taranaki fl unJ,-Meeting on Saturday, course should, suit a smart beginner like he is to a mcetjv and the. opposition is not strong. TJu^i ■ > i!ff S TTaf * =, an acceptor- for the i±UljJe^ P^ Handicap at New Plymouth ™ Saturday, : His iame still appears on .the... schooling . list.. The rule governing this. reads:-"Any horse, the name of vrteh for the time being appears on the schooling list, shall be ineligible to start II 1l Dyßf f rTii n I New Zealan<l> and if he shall Start shall be disqualified for the race. ? .

Miss, Mercia, who figures amongst. the acceptorsvfor the Opunake Hack Scurry at- New Plymouth- on "Saturday, is 'the: three-year-old filly purchased as a yearling in Australia by Mr. W. Graham. She had one run last year, in a two-year-old handicap at Feildmg., She is the produce ot imported parents, being by The Verderer (by Greenback, sire of Paper Money, trom the Galhnule, mare Meiida) or AlJegory (by Chaucer from Scylla by Ea<*er) trom Argea. It is understood she °lias been galloping well recently, and will be ridden by R. M'Tavish on Saturday tfanjuke and Gilgai have easily the best public form of those engaged in the Taranaki Hunt Cup on Saturday. With 271b over the minimum, Ban juke should "show up well, on Trentham form • " ,'^Gloaming,, the Wonder; Horse," has been published, written by Mrs G B Ureenwood, It is a record of-Gloaming's successful career, and. ; contains many; ci-: tracts trom newspapers dealing with. his most noteworthy exploits. An acknowledgment to th e ability of 11. J. Mason as' ar t er< .? nd \H ulnber 9 f illustrations, complete the : ■ ■ ■■ According to the "Southland Times,"' £ • ,W^ aY Hazlett will "mate Simper, Sfvfi c ' I I"T'> and Sprig of Erin >-ith.Chief.Kuler this season. .: Lysahder I'and1'and Kiosk are evidently both coming to hand nicely, .according to Wanganui reports, and on Saturday morning m company,, sprinted half a mile in 513-5----sec. J&psk was operated on for throat trouble last season, and so far the operation appears to have been successful. Ab there js no doubt about his galloping abilro'v* 18 h°Ped that g°*8 °n im' .Wild Pigeon is a three-year-old-who if properly placed and handled to the best advantage,,should be a good stake-earner this season. The Leighton filly ran some solid, races last season, and was always staying on, as if a journey would suit her .later in^ her. career. There are decided possibilities about Wild Pigeon if all goes well with her.

'Grand Knight is not being allowed to idle his time away at Wariganui, for very soon after his arrival there he was hustled along, and- on Saturday sprinted a smart •i-i T 1- 1!! " Grand Knight did so much solid hill-work prior to going on the track at lrentham that, providing he keeps Bound, he will be fit to win very early in the spring. ■'■-..-..■

F. E. Loombs's establishment at Te Awamutu was visited recently by a Northern pressman. The' latter wrote of the occupants of the stable as follows:—The Day Comet gelding Desert Glow, looking lusty and well and rather bigger in condition than he has appeared previously; the black mare Finelli (by Finland—Trebelli) bright and ,fresh after;a. long respite occasioned by an accident while racing; the Te Awamutu Cup winner Phaola (by Catmint—Hyadeß), 4yrs, burly and bright, but probably in need of racing before she will be seen at her best; the versatile .Black .Cruiser, who was destined for competition at the recent Grand National meeting, but a. slight mishap compelled an. abandonment of the trip (the All Black —-Lrucinella gelding may be got- right again .shortly.),; the Paper Money mare Value, of whom good things were expected as a two-year-old, but not accomplished (she looks almost ready to give of her best again); Jlangani, a qualified hunter by Day. Comet from a Maniapoto mare that appears rather small for carrying hurdle ■weights over a distance, but is reckoned a jumper; Lady Cintra, the Absurd mare that may soon blossom forth as a hurdler after disappointments on the flat; a big, rangy bay gelding by Bisogne from Ora—and therefore a brother to Benzora, a Taranaki-trained winner last season—that will take time to prepare for business; a nicely-turned two-year-old bay filly named Prodice (by Cat mint—Hyades, ami therefore sister to Phaola) that should at least perform as creditably as her relative, for she shows more quality than Phaola did as a two-year-old, and it is understood she can skip along capably over a couple of furJongs; a chestnut brother to Cantab (by King Lv-pin), 4yrs, that has only late r been mtluded in the active brigade • and a chestnut mare by Cynic—The Hook that also is untried. Out in the paddock is the Australian-bred mare Air Queen (by Flying King—Vanga), who has not come up to expectations/ due largely to excitability at the barrier. However, she appears docile enough now, and probably the present season will see her performing in accord with her aristocratic breeding.

The Limelight—Hobble Skirt gelding who was seriously injured when being untrucked as a yearling is apparently sound again. The gelding was a real "cot'case," for he was so badly hurt about the. hindquarters that for* some time he had to be

lifted to his feet by means of a sack pas&sd under the body, so help'ess was he. Nowadays the gelding leads a life of idleness, though last season he was in active training for a while, when he demonstrated some ability, but, according to report;:he has an extravagant action behind that may prevent him ever gaining jwinning honours. " ,•■ Aiitomne has never really lived up to his two-year-old promise when he was hailed as a champion. According to all accounts he has done well recently, and on Saturday at Ellerslie he finished third to Delightment and King Lu. Automne having had a change of trainers may pick up a fair amount of stake-money in the Auckland province.