NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 882, 21 October 1922, Page 7

NEWS AND NOTES.

Prior to the Dunedin meeting Old Gold was on the private sale- list.. The Strathglass party were ,very confident the second day at Wingatui, but they had to be satisfied with second dividend. ; Ardour ran like a male m the Dunedin Guineas. A mile event should' come Macduff's way soon. Won m a canter, describes " how Bonnie Winkie collected the Ranfurly Handicap at Dunedin. Murihaupo bore a very forward appearance when produced the second

day at Wingatui, but tliough he beat the rest of the fieldi easily he had no chance with Bonnie Lake, the winner. During the course of the Dunedin meeting Etta was sold by Dave Wilson to Alf Hill, owner cf Linden and Co. The . Wellington-owned . Jackaroo nearly brought off a surprise on the second day of the Dunedin meeting, and it was only m the last ten yards that Royal Mac gathered! the Tren-tham-trained horsey Francais is still very wayward at the barrier, and she will have to be cured of this to ever win a decent sprint. It will not be long before Roseday collects the thick end of the purse. There was plenty of money for Loughrea at Dunedin last Saturday, but the knowledge of the "poultice" he was carrying proved too much for the Kilbroney gelding, and he could only run fifth. - Many Kittle won the Dunedin Guineas m great style, and more will be heard of Afterglow's half-brother before the season ends. Emerson had thirteen mounts at Dunedin for four wins and four ["seconds, i Bonnie Lake is a bit above the average youngster racing this season. What a change! Dunedin Jockey Club tote figures for the just past meeting 1 showed an increase of pearly £2000 on last year's investments. By winning 'the Welter the second day at Dunedin, Counterstroke proved that jockeyship cost him the race the first da}'. . In the Pink was a qu'et tip before the final event at Dunedin, and the ex-Blenheim-owned gelding won with the utmost'ease. v Songbird is now an, inmate of Sam Trilford's •stable' at Ricc'artori. One horse at Dunedin showed J a. startling reversal of form. . The first day he was sighted,, but on the second day. he was always near the front and won easily. Taking it on the whole A ■D. MclVor's starting at Wingatui was pretty good, but if Mdvor wishes to compare favourably with the only starter m New Zealand he will have to insist on a flat-fooi- start every time. That is the only- possible way of sending a field away oh an even break, and nothing is more annoyingto racecourse crowds than to see a field go off like .Browns cows,, as is always the case when snap-starting is the method used. According to advices received m Duned-in the local jockey, Fred Voight, who went Home six months ago, is pleasing the critics m Englan-J with his riding. According to the han4icappers The Reaver is a champion, as they always have him at the top of the handicap. *Phe Riccarton-trained animal has only won two races m his racing career and it seems as if the trainer is being , handicapped instead of the horse.