NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 19 July 1923, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

(By Maecenas.) . Demand was expected to run well at •the recent Wellington meeting, but at no stage of his races did he look a :■ -possibility. ■Royal Abbey ran very badly last week, *md on his showing it appears to be a .waste of money taking the gelding to -Jiiecarton. Bouen (£1350) was almost as well -supported as Penury Eose (favourite) *er the big hurdle race at Trentham. .fiouen lost much ground at several iurdles, and has a lot to learn about lumping. -The rasing at the recent Wellington meeting was first-class, and Handi*apper Coyle had the "punters" guessing throughout. _Demos ran good races each day at Tpentham, but did not seem to be -quite brilliant enough to win. As he ! as-not engaged at Riccarton he will be otf_the scene again for a while. .-.-.... -paring an interval in the racing on .-. ■ -*wturday, Sid. Reid took the opportunity of giving Mr. V. Riddiford's joung-stock a sprint.^ English-bred Importer came to ' . j»entham .with a reputation for -*peed,;_but after failing badly in the v -*>ad' going it was decided not to again ; -race-him-.at the meeting. Kilbird ran well-at Trentham, and if ,: *fin.t-down for the Winter Cup will , _avo plenty of North Island admirers. '-«.£ne^? U, ght, a £reat reputation to "ihe North Island, and although he succeeded in one of his races, on the concluding day at Trentham, his form ~ was not impressive, and as yet Tione »ot comparable with his brothers, fcolfanello and Roseday. - Te Kara which won the Cornwall Handicap at the last Auckland races, as nicely placed m the Winter Cup for starter eVent he iS Said to a certain '. Young Thurnham and Surveyor have -been sent home to Auckland. This does not mean that neither will be seen at tticearton; in fact, it has almost been decided on that Surveyor will contest Winter Cup. Like her half-brothers (Marqueteur and Mark Time), Dodo is a game finisher, and this characteristic stood to Aer in the concluding event at Trentham. Considering the good prize (£650), - *be field which contested the July steeplechase at Trentham on Saturday was ajery moderate one, and says little 4or the quality of the cross-country Pi el at Present in the Dominion. Although Omahu was not seen in action at Trentham he is quite at his best, and will take his place in the National. _ The Lucullus-Sylvia May youngster in C. Jackson's stable 'is * showing promise, and before the Wellington meeting showed up well in a gallop with 33cuadqr. _The Hawera apprentice rider W. E. JPine rode Ecuador in his engagements

at Trentham, av;d gave a good display I each day. Pr ne i s putting on the j weight, u-hicJj. i s rather unfortunate. I On the, a - s t two days of the recent j Wellington meeting the race track was \ very mnvy, and this got to the bottom i of -Sie^ral runners. Eerie may be quot- i jed »s a case in pointy but with a let- ] !up the daughter of Nassau will -soon : Ida. well. ! ! Trainer J. Lowe has decided to:take Blue Socks south. The hunter Cara- • wock will also make the trip. As Blue . Socks is on the up gr*de v he- should pay his way in the minor hurdle races. Peter Amans got caught in the tapes when they, flew up for the Winter Hurdles last Saturday. He lost a lot of ground thereby, but putting in good work, made «pa lot of leeway, and eventually finished fifth. Being a fine juniper and a useful sort he shoufll pay expenses down at Ricoarton. j Solfanello ran excellent races on the ' first two days of the Wellington Racing Club's i-ecent meeting, but when fancied by his trainer ©n the concluding day he failed to show up at any stage. That SolfaneJlo cannot run out a mile is now conclusive, and it is simply j wasting time trying to wia anything but sprint races' with him. i Oakleigh and Peter Amans are still at Trentham, as trainer C. Coleman j has gone back to Auckland with Tactful. In Oakleigh, Poanui, and Peter Amans the Auckland trainer has a good combination, and despite his weight , (12.0) Oakleigh can be depended on to : run- a good race over the difficult Rici carton course. j Poanui looked remarkably well when . at Trentham, and his form there was a great improvement on that shown by him for over twelve months. Poanui i is at present at Trentham under J. Roach, and will go south for the Grand : National Hurdles in about a week's time. If he continues to improve as of late. Poanui will be a hard horse < to dispose of in the big southern race. j The rider of Tigerland (H. McSweeney) was haled before the stewards on Saturday last to explain the reason why his mount interfered with jPalencia. which was almost knocked ■ over. McSweeney stated that the bump was accidental. All the same it is ! worth recording that no other rider of late has been called so often to answer the same charge. Is it always accidental ? -