NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 16 February 1927, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

(By "Maecenas.”)

Orazone is not engaged at Wanganui to-morrow, but may race there on Saturday next. Shirley beat Benzoin very conn ortablv on * the concluding day of the recent Wellington meeting, but Benzora mav strip a better gelding to-morrow. Pint hair was finishing better than anv of hey opponents in both the Eghight and* iaranaki Cups, and with this in front of bettors many will support Piuthair to lie at Rapine and company to-morrow.

gome userul pei roimers figure in the Stewards' Handicap, to lie run at tomorrow's meeting at \\angunui. civility rail well at Trentham a *ew weeks ago, and on her home track wiil have a goo i tallowing. Tiie Hawke <■> Bay pan Rascal and Decoy Bird, are likely, too. i_y no stretch of imagination can the jumoeis engaged in the Westmeie Hurdles ho described as good, but Little River gave such a good exhibition at the recent Taranaki meeting, and is so fast when in the burnout, that many will support liinn After seeing the line race The Hawk, Grand Knight, and Reremoana provided in the laranaki Stakes, the Wanganui Jockey Club should secure a large attendance on Saturday next-, when tne Jackson Stakes (w.f.a.) will be run. liapine was almost living at the close of the last Wellington Cup, sc with" an additional two liuzongs to cover in the Wanganui Cup the son of Martian will have a large body of admirers ror that event. A big field of useful hacks appear in the Victory Welter, and the event looks open, as several of the acceptors have good recent form, ivilmiss is consistent. and can, be relied on to race well, while Outfit produce Ins recent Trentham form* to snow up. The Juvenile Handicap is of one dividend dimensions Jive), but even then will take some sorting. Melissa is last, and consistent too, while there: m o' Panther at Ellerslie and Trent Imm suggests his being very useful. ’ .... Although little rain has laneu at Wanganui of late, the fact that the race track there is of sandy formation will prevent it becoming as hard as the majority of courses at the present time. Tne big majority of the horses engaged in the Maiden Race at Y\ angatun to-morrow have not shown by past oor.-ai malices that they are likely to take a high place in the racing wond. The Australian-bred Goshawk went well at Sew Plymouth last Saturday, and mav improve on that exhibition. Jazz Baby has shown such excellent form in juvenile races of late that he is certain to be well supported in the Petre Handicap. He will get plenty of opposition from fast ones like King s Follv an cl Great Day. A number of fast sprinters figure in the Flying Handicap, to be decided at Wanganui to-morrow. Backers have a wide "choice, but the‘recent good form of Shirley and Benzora cannot be overlooked. While only a moderate sized held. 1 lie club weie lucky to secure ouch ••classy” acceptors as Rapine, Te Monaiiui. Piuthair, and Xgnta for the Wanganui Cup. Over the mile and three-quarter course Rapine is certain to make his pre.-enre felt, and Piuthair need only run as she has recently in the F.gmont. and Taranaki C ups to ,-ai.jxfv her admirers. Te Monaiiui appeared to he just below his host, at Ferment and New Plymouth, hut. it ri.ln. is not outclassed in any rom--11111 v.