NOTES AND COMMENTS

Feilding Star, Volume 6, Issue 1313, 26 January 1928, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Tlie Foxton trainer, F. J. Garment, produced a, useful hack in Discourse, who accounted lor three races at the Foxton meeting.

Royal Damon \x;as going well till the straight xxas readied in the January Handicap at Trentham on Monday, but failed to stay on.

At the thoroughbred yaoiJing sales, held at Trentiium on Tuesday, Mr R. L. Levin, of Feilding, purchased a bay lilly by Kilbroncy from Eastern Melody for 20 guineas.

Sir Archie, after racing in Hie Anniversary Handicap a t I rentham on the first day,-_ was very sore, and xxas sent home to Ellerslie on the Monday.

Gala Day found tlie company a bit' above bim in the January Handicap at Treiitliam on Monday, and had to be content with sixth position when the post was reached.

Vast Acre., who.'- won both open sprint races at Hie Foxton meeting, is one of tlie Acre family, and . is a good galloper when at the top of her form.

Six furlongs from home in the Wellington R.C. -Handicap on .Monday Mask \\;as tailing the field, but be eventually finished up in fifth position.

Front Rank has a lot of pace, and she showed" a glimpse of her true form in'the January Handicap at on Monday. She was one of the leaders into ‘the straight, and finished seventh.

J. Cammiek, the JL’llemie horseman ,"had a good innings at the Waipapakauri and Bay of Islands meetings, where he rode five winners during the two days’ racing. Cammiek is riding in good form this season.

Iveddar ran a couple of good races at Trentham on Monday. lie vas second in the Trial Plate, and later occupied a similar position in the Douro Cup. The son of Arrowsmilh is a useful sort.

The Day Comet mare-,' Waning Light, won three races at the combined Waipapnkauri-liay of Islands meetings. She should be capable of winning further races around the countrv fixtures.

When she led the field home in the Fox ton Cup last Saturday, Twink registered her first win of tlie season. The Boniform mare won three races last season, but- two seconds out of ten starts was her best tins year until she scored in the above-mentioned cup race.

Consent finished wed I in seconc place to High Disdain in the Fitz herbert Handicap at Trentham oi Saturday. He was running on. anc

on that showing was made favourite for the Nursery Handicap of a furlong further on Monday. He ran a good race, only being beaten for second place by half a head.

Tbe Nolan Cup, a hack event to be run on the first day of the Egmont Club's summer meeting, has attracted an entry of 2d horses. The field includes a number of the best performed hacks racing at the present time, and should provide a

good contest. /.I’hy Nolan Cup is ru over furlongs.

Bright Glow knocked herself while running in the paddock, -» and that accounted for her withdrawal from the Wellington Cup. The injury vs noL esrious, and the Day Comet filly will be raced at the Egmont, Taranaki and Wanganui meetings, to. be held during the coming month.

Lady Limornl was one of i lie leaders for the greater part of the' way in the Douro Cup at Trentham on Monday, hut failed to go on with it in the straight, finishing fifth. She had 9.8 on her hack as against 7.1 in the Apprentices’ Plate on the first day, and that stopped her alien the straight was reached.

Wayward, who created a surprise in the Douro Cup at Trentham on Monday, is a cast-off of B. -J. Mason. He was bred by Mr 0. D. Greenwood, and some month ago was disposed of to Mr J. M. Samson, of Dunedin. Since racing in his new owner’s colours lie has won four events. With the dividend he returned. it is stated Unit mx tickets would have covered his purchase price.