News and Notes

NZ Truth, Issue 994, 13 December 1924, Page 9

News and Notes

Wai pa to-day. Then a break till Christmas. Acceptances for all Christmas" meetings close next week.

Since his return • from Sydney, Con Reed had ridden ten winners. '

! The. Great Northern Foal Stakes will be easy money for Automne with Nincompoop out. ■ , ■

In the. Royal Stakes Inferno and Motley will make'it interesting for the two-year-Old.; \ • ■■'<:

Dan ;Quin has come into favor; for the Railway Handicap, more so since it was announced, that Gray was to have the ride. ! :

Fancy backing a goat like Submerge! Yet a lot did at Taumarunui. Needless to say, they left it with the joint.

Last week's forfeit for the Great Northern Derby left a field Of twenty. Another five or" six are sure to fall out.^and it will then have a nice field.

En Route paid a very short price wlieri-he. won at Methven last week; but all things considered it was a good one. He was a horse amongst a lot of duffers. 'v!r . '., :„,• ..!•,-■ ■

On the score of nominations the Manawatu Cup is the worst field for the Palmerstqn Christmas gathering. The race last year was not a truly run one, and present appearances do not point to a better state of affairs this year.

Jack Barry, has a good lead from Roy Reed on lithe jockeys' ladder. The Fordell horseman hopped off on the rigKt".fo6t" r at':tKe'- beginning ','• of J the ; season,, and, since then he has gone ahead; like £„h ouse on fire. ' . '

There are over thirty horses engaged m the Plate; to be run. at Waipa to-day.'v : They jockeys, should:, enter a protest against such 'fields. . '/If it: was the /other side 1 there would be some action .taken ere this. : , ' "

Deluge, after the' Feilding meeting, went down ,a mighty lot m the public's estimation, and there ' is- now an inclination to discard him. That would be unwise, for his form at Wanganui m September was, no. flash m the pan. Trainer "Walter Raynep cannot understand the poor showing of , his charge. ißonetter and Martian Miss are to race at; Auckland. Both mares have

freshened up since returning from Riccarton, but., neither is getting any younger.Sir "Wai does not thrive on racing, and he bore a jaded appearance after the Feilding meeting. With a short letup he will be on the track again soon. Tom Higgins has only Blonde working just nbw, but Lady Ben is to be taken up again shortly m view of autumn racing. Bob Knox is only giving Sir Moments light preparation at present, but the half brother to Sir Rosebcry will be smartened up m time for autumn racing. Fred Corlett has had some trouble lately . with Daphne Bruce owing to teeth disorders, but the mare is now doing regular work again. Kilfaire is working again at Opaki, and is looking all . the better for his short spell- This gelding showed up well over a middle (.distance early m the season. Wee Marble ran a fair race at Feilding and Walter Garrett should pick up a stake with him soon. He has been doing well m his track work for some time. Puketoi does not carry weight well, and is to race m open company at the Manawatu- meeting. E. Walker will ride him.- ■•'/' Pronto has been shaping well m her track work lately, and is looked upon as ah early winner. Her turn should come during the holiday meetings. De Luxe, a brother to Bumptious, is among the regular workers at Opaki, and he will carry the Kemball colorsthis season. ; The Masterton Club has arranged the necessary guarantee with the Railway- Department for a 'special train i from Wellington for its future meetings. The' trip is to be done m four I hours. ■■■■.'■