NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2612, 6 November 1915, Page 13

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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At 3 p.m. to-day the New Zealand Cup .of 1915 will have been loit and-won. During the last week tlie inarket has been dull, and tlie only horsed to come in for increased support is Indigo. At latest Mr. • G. Hunter's, gelding vis equal favourite with Warstep, and the opinion is growing that last year's dead-heaters will"gain be found fighting out the finish. Compared with last year's weights, Indigo has an advantage of lib., but as he JS supposed to improve -121b., according to the weight-for-agc scale, it would appear as if he has all the best of it on figures. The fact that Snub is coupled with Warstep and that, practically speaking. backers of this combination , will have four wins for their money will doubtless result in the pair being most sought after. Indigo will run the combination very close, and Einaldo may be the best supported of the others. On figures, Indigo looks to have ,the measure of the others, unless there- is a surprise m store. ■ t The Stewards' Handicap is. generally considered to be very open, and it will bo no surprise to find the betting taking a very wide range. Tatterley, Bee, Three and Hyginas are the popular selections.

In the Spring Hurdles, Naupata, .who has been winning all along the line lately, may have most supporters, but Tararua Jack and Art ore sure to have plenty of admirers. / i For the Spring Plate, several of the well-performed ones are favoured by the scale of weights, and over the last furlong Seadown and Dribble may assert themselves.

The form of Montana has been so good lately that he is sure' to be much in demand for the Biccarton Welter Handicap. His credentials fully entitle him to the No. 1 saddle-cloth, and the distance will suit him.

The Welcome Stakes is a very open race, and it will not be surprising if the stake goes to an outsider. Several vory smart youngsters are engaged, but i the seasoned ones will have a big advantage over the others. Egypt, Hytfcus, and Nystad should be prominent at the judge's box. 1

- They are not a first-class lot in tlie Linwood Handicap, and Moutoa Queen, Limpet, and Thaddeus, who have been racing well lately, : may be too good for the others.

Since his arrival at Eiccarton John Barleycorn has been 6ore, and his trainer •decided not to take the risk of breaking tho gelding down by starting him in the Now Zealand Cup. As he has done no work for some days it is improbable that ho.will sport silk at the meeting. Hoy is suffering from a damaged foot, a fact which led to her withdrawal from tho Stewards' Handicap.

Kilsyth, by Charlemagne 11, from Armigera, was successful in the Trial Plate, of one mile, at the West Australian Turf Club's meeting on October 25.

At Williamstown on Monday Diavolo is engaged in the Jumpers' Flat Eace, one mile and a quarter. The ex-New' Zealander' is well handicapped, and his opponents should find him hard to beat.

The Ellerslis meeting Tfill bo concluded to-day.

On. the day that Di Gama. ■ was 6old, Paoli was also 'disposed of by auction, being knocked down to Mr. C. Both well for lOOgns.

Otara, which won the Maiden Scarry Handicap at the recent Poverty Bay meeting, earned the colours of the Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald.