NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12095, 24 March 1925, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

{By "Carbine.") ' f ' . There will be racing, at Trentham on Thursday and Saturday. ; , i: P. Hazelman returned to tjie Wairarapa after the. Bulls meeting, and is due at Trentham with his team to-day. 1 Lioinins has not been paid up with for the first day of the Wellington meeting, but he is to race on Saturday. Anticipate wis sore after racing at Bulls on Friday, and could not be started ■ on the second day. • Willow Wai. has . joined & George’-e team at New Plymouth. ■ Whan contesting the hurdles' at Bulls on Saturday, Lady. Comet-tried to avoid her fences by running On towards the inner, with the result thatiW. Bowden, who rode her,, came ont of the deal with a slightly damaged leg./, ■ H. Wiggins has been engaged to ..ride Good Sport in the Thompson Handicap. That good 'horse Mark Time was given a run at the. Baagitikei meeting. He looks exceptionally well, and he pulled up sound.. Lady Bentinck was taken to Bulls especially for the open six on the first : .day;- ' Her form/ was good, enough to win,'and-only bad duck at the-barrier prevented her from doing so. She wae sent' bom© without racing on tho second day. , ' "Koauan went very sore after his race at Bulls on Friday, and has been eased in his work. ; /Eitional da very well; just now, but the field he beat:so easily on Saturday was a . weak one. y : Fool's Paradise won easily on Friday at Bulls, and was running on at the finish. On this form he nBS a chance in the Thompson in which he has only 7.4 to oorry. ■ Buby Bing had been working so well at Bulls that hie -party were very confident he ’yonld win the open six on Friday, but ■he was nowhere .near: good- enough for suoh sprinters as Fool’s Paradise. Ba- ' tlonal and. Lady Bentinck. / Esthonia could not raise a gallop in the Bangitikei Cup. Gray hunted him along, but he failed to run up to recent form and- finished/last. - Boy Seed will ho on Civility in the Thompson Handicap, and Uka in the Bailway'Handicap; • Bercmoana will 'he ridden ‘in_ the ' Thompson Handicap by B. J. Mackie. Snatcher will be- ridden in the Thoiftpson Handicap by D. Watt, Quest by B. | Morns, Glenross by J. Barry, JPrallp. by W. H. Jones. Imperial Spark by L. A. Pine,' Clarinda by D. Butler, and Clandhu by M. McDonald. s Besides Civility and Ilka, R-. Seed is engaged for Uimetio, Piquant and Curragbmore. Merit may be ridden in the Bailway Handicap by W. S. Bagby. • H. Gray, will ride Te Monanni. Befa and Hipo in their engagements at the meeting. ■■

Gloaming,- looking wonderfully ■ well, was on the traoks at Trentham yesterday morning doing easy work. Piquant went very well over six furlongs at Trentham yesterday. King’s Speech sprinted in great style with Gold Acre. , Both are in fine condition. E. George worked five horses, hut only iTe . Monanui and Stork gallowed. They iwent five furlongs in lmin 6sec. ! Gold Box went well in running along three furlongs In 36sec. i There is a likelihood of the North Island Challenge Stakes being a very poor race. Gloaming’s only opponent may be Inferno. The; other classic, - the St. Leger, has attracted a poor lot. | Degage is galloping well, and was much too good for The (Tank in a five furlong spin yesterday morning. The safety limit for the Thompson Handicap course is 28 horses. The acceptors for the race number 24. Hall Mark, who failed to win in hack oOmpany at Bulls, is an acceptor for the Bailway Handicap at Trentham. B. W. King is expected here to-morrow with Pilliewinkie and Many Kittle.. M. J. Carroll intends doing the Wellington and Manawatu meetings. His team consists of Abbey Bell, Curraghmore. The Curragh, Muscarl, and King 'Merv. A.J.C. MEETING FIRST ACCEPTANCES. By Telegraph.—Brass Assn. —Copyright. (Received March 23, 11.30 p.m.) SYDNEY March 23. The first acceptances for the Donoaster Handicap include The Hawk) Parody, and Bathos: and for the Sydney Cup, Te Kara, Windbag, and Tressayr.