NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 149, 28 June 1929, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(BY "VEDETTE.")

RACING FIXTURES,

June 29—Waverley R.C. June 29—Ashburton County It C July 10, 11, 13,—Wellington K.C. July 25—Waimate District Hunt Club. iuly 25, 27—Gisborne B.C. rt« 27—South Canterbury Hunt Club. • ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "E. 5.," Dixou street. —Call at office.— "Vedette."

Reminders. Nominations for the two Grand Nationals, Winter Cup, and other major events at; the C.J.C. Winter Meeting close tonight at 8 o'clock. Wellington acceptances close on Monday, at 9 p.m. The Ashburton Meeting. South Island racegoers will have the 'Ashburton Meeting to interest them tomorrow. The acceptors are not of strong class, but some good racing should be provided. The principal events are the MAYFIELD .HANDICAP, of 120 sots; one mile and a quarter. st In st lb Beau Gcsta ... 10 9 Hazo 9 1 Town Bank .. 9 8 Front Hank .. 9 0 Malmsey .„. 9 5 Waterlow 9 0 Aberfeldy .._... 9 1 Zeuxls 9 0 Both Beau Geste and Town Bank have disappointed lately, and no doubt Malmsey will be favourite. She finished well in her race at Timaru last Saturday, arid should be all the better for her outing. ' MARONAN HANDICAP, of 100..sots; ' six furlongs. ■ '.'■'.. ' ■ st lb ' . ••:'■' st lb Arikiwai 10 "9 Arch Arrow .. 9 8 Solferlte 9 13 Royal Tractor . .9 I) Prickles 9 12. Solgele ...... 9 0 Backers no doubt will be mostly on the side of Arch Arrow, who represents winning form. He may be troubled most by Prickles. DROMORE STEEPLECHASE, of 150 sots; about two miles. st lb st lb Ociflamb 11 3 Hyperion 9 9 Kaikahu ■ 10 9 Sliver Light ..9 0 Radiac 10 2 Chief Justice . 9 0 Lord Ranald . 9 13 Diamond Jack . 9 0 Kaikahu may make amends for recent failures, for outside of Oriflamb and the improving Lord, Ranald, the opposition does not look strong. In the minor events, Honeycombe and Solgele and Briar Thorn and Kentish Lady may show up well. Riccarton Items. W. Stone has restricted his horses to road exercise since their arrival at Riccarton, but he had them out yesterday morning doing useful exercise. After Ten, who has been nominated for hack hurdle events at Trentham, has started on his education as a jumper at Riccarton, and shapes very well. F.. P. Claridge is strongly represented in the llayfield Handicap, the chief event at Ashburton, as out of eight acceptors, Beau Geste, Haze, and Waterlow are from his stable. ■ Kentish Lady has two engagements at Ashburton to-morrow, and she should show up' in whichever event slie contests. Lord Ranald looks none the worse for his race over country at the South Canterbury Meeting. He schooled well yesterday morning, and he should show up again at Ashburton. R. Ellis has recotnmissioned the four-year-old mare Te Awhina. The daughter o£ Paper "Money showed very attractive hack form last season, and she may be a good winner- in open company later on. T. H. Gillett has brought Money Order in after a spell, and the speedy Paper Money gelding* will go into work, to be prepared for spring engagements. W.ingatui Notes. Since the Timaru Meeting there has been little work done at Wjngatui, and only Overhaul, Black Duke, and Filosol are engaged at the Wellington fixture next month. Most of the trainers are busy handling young ones, and J. Fielder has no fewer than eight of them in his stables. R. C. Reed is keeping Evening up to her work, and will probably produce her at the South Canterbury Hunt Meeting next month. Since joining his stable this mare has done' very well. S. G. Ware, who had a bad turn during his!visit to the Timaru Meeting, was able to supervise the work of his team at Wingatui on Tuesday morning. He has Filosol engaged at the Wellington Meeting nest month. He, expects Gold Tinge and Academy to rejoin his stable during the next fortnight. . ' Mr. L. C. Hazlett did not consider Dubious sufficiently forward to send him up to the Wellington Meeting, but all going: well m the meantime he will be raced at Riccarton in the Enfield, Beaufort and Lincoln Steeplechases. • Has Earned a Rest. Beau Cavalier has not been in active commission since he raced at the June Meeting at Ellerslie, and will not be required to race again for some time As soon as the winter months are over it is intended to give the Chesterfield gelding six months' spell m the .paddock.; Beau oavalier has been racing continuously for three seasons and has fully earned a rest trom the race track. • Chelone Sold. Chelone has been taken over by an Auckland, owner, and the Leighton gelding will be given a course of schooling to fit ■him for racing over hurdles early in the llw season. Chelone is a speedy K allonon the°huJr St the tffag. on t.he hurdling game, and, providing,he wfi fn Pt£ 6nCy S a iumper ' do m the new department. He will b^WK^ 81 of, the Leightons to be jumped, if not actually the first. R. Hannon's Team fop Trentham. Ar^V; Hann?i"' S team % the Wellington X' 1". 8,, 1"" comprise King's Guard, Roinja Abbey, Tmokoa, and Takutama Vorthern'T r 6re a", racin S at the S -\oitiiern Meeting, and, as they have bepn raimng on Satisfactorily in the meantime, Zircon Improving. According to an Auckland writer, Zircon s injured leg is steadily improving and the chestnut gelding gives ever-Tin' dication of getting* 3 right again, although it may be some time before he will be ready to race. His owner is keepin" him "i regu ar exercise at Ellerslie, and h£ him looking m good order at the vre>,-*-^ time. I