NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8655, 13 February 1914, Page 11

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By “Finland.”) has been received from Colombo that the great Australian sprinter, Volsloanc, by imported Volpone from Xa.cila, has been secured by a sjjortsman who races in England. _lt is his intention to-pit Volsloano'against England’s best in sprint events. Hie son of Tacita has recently been racing in India and Ceylon. Volsloano first came prominently under notice by winning the A.J.C. Epsom Handicap in 1011.

Cheddar and Tiresome both let their connections down badly in the Taranahi Cup yesterday. Tho parties connected .with this pair of cquincs were very confident and they were heavily hacked in doubles. The winner turned up in Ooldsisse, 7.5. which is owned in Auckland. Last year he ran second to Culprit in the Railway Handicap. and was regarded as a sprinter rather than a stayer. . -

Evnpcrador, despite his penalty, ran a sterling race at New Plymouth, and is evidently a greatly improved horse.

The Varco—Tea Cup colt Di Gam a is anparently quite as .good as his connections think, but they would coma out losers yesterday. ,

Mr J. Tasker is reported to . have claimed 760sovs. damages for injuries received by his horse Michael Galindo at the Addington track. :

F. Holmes, who is to take over Mr H. Friedlander’s recent yearling purchases, was contemplating another brief trip to America, but it will probably be abandoned now on account of his making, a start with breaking in some of tho youngsters immediately. Jockey W. Huxley, who entno from England last month with Prank .and Stanley, Wootton, commenced the re*, turn voyage on Saturday, February 7th. He went to catch the opening of tho English racing season next month. The Woottous have extended their stay in Australia until the latter part of March.

Bonny Maiden, which has been causing her trainer a lot of trouble at Riccarton owing to lameness, has , been blistered and will be given a spell. It is understood the Dunedin Jockey Club contemplate enlarging . their grandstand, Avhich at present is too small to accommodate the lawn patrons.

Nightwatoh Was' very sore on Monday from the affects of the hard race he' had on the Saturday, but on Wednesday morning be was' much better.

A box has been engaged oh ’ the special train on Saturday for Dunedin for Mr G. L. Stead’s horses. It is not certain what .will go,'but a southern writer says probably the team will be comprised of Bon Ton,, Sauci afttl the two-year-old Monlu. ■ This will mean 'then that Mr Stead will not be represented in tile Wanganui Cup and Flying Handicap at the end of the present mOutili Weights for the first day’s events to be decided at the DannevtrheJockey Club’s summer . meeting are duo to make their appearance td-m'orrow. The acceptances are due oii the 17th. As Antarctic is being hacked about 'prior to being put into work, hopes are evidently entertained that the big chestnut .will-stand another preparation. ...

The, death is announced at the age of forty-one of Signor Ferdinand Boccoiii, who, .in ' partnership With his brother, Signor Hector Bocconi, Owned the Besnato Stud.' one of the most important racing ana breeding establishments in Italy.

A recent addition to the Australian Jockey Club’s rules reads as follows: “After a horse has left the Weighing enclosure to proceed to the starting post, no owner, trainer or other person connected with such horse shall, except by leave of the stewards, judge, or starter, call back or speak to its rider, or touch or interfere with the* horse or any of its equipments.” The Mow Zealand Rules of Trotting provide a penalty for anyone speaking to a rider or driver after he has gone on the track, it being mainly designed to pttt a stop to outsiders holding conversation with the men in their colours, for the purpose of obtaining information.

Vice-Aduftii-ral,. which went wrong tome time back, and has done a* season at the stud, has again joined Mur* ray Ho bbs’S active brigade, but it is doubtful if he will Stand another solid preparation. “Mr Whitney’s'* horses Mount Victoria, Houmania, and Odessa are still at Hicearton, but will bo taken south on Saturday to fulfil engagements at the Dunedin, meeting. The idea that Frank WoOtton has retired from the saddle altogether, owing to increasing weight, is not quite correct. In course of conversation with a. Sydney “Daily Telegraph’’ reporter, ' that race riding artist stated that tho'ugh he will not be seen itr the saddle very often, he does not intend to abandon his profession just yet. Frank WoOttOn does not expect to be able to go to scale at less than Ost Gib, SO that his opportunities trill bo limited, but all the same, ho anticipates getting much of the best riding of horses which his increased weight will suit, and, of Course, ho will bo the selected horseman on those occasions for liist father’s stable. Early last season Mr. 11. Wddtton had hopes that WnioUllia (FowHugpiecC—Photo) would prove due of the b]g winners, bu t she did not develop the form anticipated. However, there is reason to believe that sho will yet come to ho ono of tho stars of tho English turf, and prove that. the refusal of. an offer of 10,000 guineas for hei at tho close of her two-year-old career was justified. He also entertains tho opinion tiiat in Shogun and Fairy King, tho Tread well House stable has two representatives which will confound their detractors by more than holding their own during tile coming season, especially as tracery and Prince Palatine hats disappeared, It was frank WddttoWS ifitefiridn Id leafd Sydney for England early this month, accompanied by bis brother Stanley, they have derided to extend their stay until late in March, and in Die meantime the former will stay for several weeks on his fathers station at Condobolin. Mr R. Wootton has da-

cided to definitely retire from training horses at the close of this season, and J again settle in Australia. He will hand 1 over tho management of Treadwell j House stable to his sons, who will carry it on. The hoys prefer England to Australia, which is quite natural, seeing that they left here as children, aud regard England as their home. Mr R. Wootton has arranged to send to Sydney two of his horses, of which one, Leal, will be given to J. Tomlinson to train.