NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2224, 10 August 1914, Page 3

NOTES AND COMMENTS

tßi QtSHCOE.I The C.J.C. Winter Meeting opens at Riccarfcon to-morroir. The acceptances are vorr big, and some'good racing i« promised. The Winter Cup is still proving a most difficult problem to solve. The most absurd rnmduis are afloat as to the remarkable gallopsi has puit up at Oamaru. It is certain that if they , are correit he would win the Cup by a good margin. At Ritwrton on Saturday, with. Olivfer in the saddle, and. -unassisted, .he van the fastest half-mile oif the morning. The sand track at Ricoarton is very fast, and probably several of the other candidates could have equalled" his gallop had their, trainers so desired. Fast nacks like R-anpani.and Chortle are likely to dispute . the load with him the first part of the raco, and at six furlongs the trio mentioned will probably be all doing their best, and the good finishers will then take a hand. Tannhanser is certainly the best horse in tho field, and if he gets any eoit, i of a run in the first part of the raoe he will finish with the best of them. So. too, will: Kimbombi, who is uip to any weight; and will have the services of Oliver. Safe, burg has not galloped since arrival at headquarters, but he will likely be slackened out this, morning. Iliad's Hero oreated some surprise on Saturday by beating Kanild in a fast gallop. The hack was on the outside of the Fordell horse.' Player continues to go well in his'work, and his schooling gallop on Saturday was a good one. Cheddar also did better on Saturday, and is now a good feivjer. Kilmeny is on the dokn grade, and on track form can have no change of beating Player. Grey King 'is only doing the 'lightest.of tasks lately, and Leonta has not been jumped at Riccarton ' ' . ' With the defection of.Peary fTom the Steeplechase, Bercola, Jaokman, and Tim Doolan aro now equal favoujrites. Jack: man gave a splendid ejhibition of jumping on Saturday morning. Captain Jack is not throwing off his soreness, and has been on the tan the last two days, Glenniore was schooled with KaiiToa,- but the pair ran about a .lot at their fences. Exotic also: jumped, but ho did not do too well, and waa nearly down once; The Spaniard was again trotted with neck sweaters on. • The payments for the minor events are very large, and' the| results in all cases appear' to bo very open. ■