NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 54, 12 September 1928, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. •'Subscriber."—Eplsodo ran seven times as , a two-year-old. In her first start (tho Avondale Stakes) she "spread" during the running and naturally finished out of a place, : and subsequently had to be laid aside. Her next appearance was at Feilding, where she won the Oroua Nursery. She was not placed in her next race (the Foal Stakes at Ellerslio), but in her next start at the same meeting Episode won the Midsummer Handicap. Episode won the Pacific Handicap in March, and at tho Autumn ;■ Meeting of the Auckland Racing Club Episode won the Great Northern Charapagno Stakes, beating all our best two-yoar-olds, with tho exception of Childsplay*. Sbe finished up ; the season by capturing the Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes. She had 8.11 In tho saddle (including a 141b penalty), and ran tho seven furlongs in lmin 28sec. The lastnamed event of seven furlongs was her longest race. '

Can.be Recommended. Even; if unsuccessful at the coming Meeting at Wanganui, The Warden should coon secure some stake money. He has the breeding, and his effort at Marton laHt week was impressive, especially as it marked his first appearance in a race. A Lucky Escape. When Amplifier fell with A. Reed in the Granville Stakes at Rosehill he gave the ex-New' Zealand rider a bad fall. Keed . had .a remarkable escape from serious in- , jury. As it was he received three wounds in the head. \ A Chance for Auckland. As the election for seats on the Executive Committee of the Racing Conference has been declared null and void, it will be necessary to hold a special meeting of . the Racing Conference, and this has been called for 19th October at Wellington. As it is generally conceded that Auckland was badly done by in being refused a representative, it would appear that the irregularity is a blessing in disguise, as it will enable the delegates to do the correct thing and elect an Auckland representative. An Excellent Sprinter. Kiosk looked particularly bright when saddled up at Marton last week, but the big load on a very heavy track, with little or no help from an experienced apprentice, were factors to tell against Kiosk showing his best. Even should he fail , at Wanganui, Kiosk is always worth considering in the most important sprint races, and from now on there is a number of these to be decided. Had Important Engagements. In addition to all Limerick's riding M'Car^en will have to forego the mounts on Hynanna in the Caulfield Cup, for which-event be had been engaged to pilot Hymestra's son; on Reonui in the Epsom and Jocelyn in the Metropolitan Handicap, all first-class rides. While it may not be difficult to. secure a first-class rider for Beonui and Jocelyn or Limerick, who will only compete in the small fields of weight-for-age races) Air. Kcmball may have i trouble 'in securing a competent rider for Hynanna in the Caulfield Cup, as owing to the field promising to be unusually large, most of the good horsemen have been engaged. In many cases an unexpected eleventh-hour withdrawal sometimes leaves the best rider of all disengaged, and thus Hynanna may not be penalised through M'Carten's suspension. Odds and Ends.: . R, .W. M'Tavish was not at Marton, but he will be seen in the saddle at Wanganui, where his mounts include Day Guard and the elect of F. Davis's two-year-olds. When-Tea. Time left for Marton on Monday, it was stated he would not be started in the Railway Handicap should the track be heavy. This proved to be correct, . so. would-be backers are now waiting for the Wanganui Meeting. The ' son of'Tea.Tray is certainly in excellent racing condition, and if the track at,WaBganui is reasonably dry he will' run good races;