THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2804, 23 June 1916, Page 9

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

!By Glencoe.l A filial reminder is given all concerned that entries' for all handicap events at the coming Wellington meeting close to-night at 9-p.m. ■ Heavy rain, has fallen at Napier during tho last couple of days, and the going will-be on the'heavy side for to-day'a . racing. '-.. ' There arc .several recruits in the Hack Hurdles,, but probably tho whole of them will want a race or two before they ap- . peal to backers as likely winners. Of .the lot Bon Have has .the best credentials, as beforo the- Wanganui meeting he was always capable of holding his own with. Pursefiller,'and the subsequent -form'.of tho Letho mare lias been good. Muiticipal hurt'himself recently, and has been in the paddock for a few days.- Sir Solo . has ' beeu schooling badly •at Hastings, and cau be written out. Gazette-and | B'odenham have both been showing fair 'form lately, but tho heavy"fall ho had at Gisborne will bo against the latter, while the going .will' not assist him. I'or tho Hack Steeplechase, Immensity, ■who is under a° cloud; is' an unlikely starter. Bandalero has done practically nothing bn the tracks, ] but Otupai '"is well forward, and such, a safe 'conveyance is-worthy cf-support'. Of the. remainder, Brarisfiold'jumps hurdles so well that, brush fences should not como. amiss to .him. Hissuccess at Wanganui shows him to bo wellforward. -

Being a good mud performer,'Alt..'Victoria, who has tho minimum impost, .may be found fighting'out tho Stewards', milo. .'Others certain of strong 'support are.the Karamu filly Hygia and Kooya.

AH the acceptors but-Eagot and Soporific are likely to 6co the post in the Napier Steeplechase, and the .following riders aro engaged: Braeburn.(J. Deerey), • .Naupafa ;(H. M'Sweoney), Glemnore' (J. O'Connell), Vasoular . (W. JBush), -,Capt. Mackay (it. Edwards), Queen's Post (A. M'Donald), Mei-ry'Lad (A. Ward), /and Sam Pan (A. ; Tricklebank). . .Soporific. pulled up lame t after .working..yesterday. Braeburn goes well,in the mud, and has his Wanganui i arid Gisborne form to recommend him. Vascular is'making.his first appearance over big. fences, but ..is reported to bo a good jumper, Capt. Mackay is .a likely./horse, and -showed excellent form for a beginner at Wanganui. Queen's Post running next to 'El Gallo 'at tho top of the 'hill in tho ' last. round ■ .of" the.' Great Northern Steeplechase, and she may bo bno of. the vanguard over.the last furlong. " . ..

Hylatus and Byron are the best performed of the Bracelet field, and they may be the best supported, while.in the open hurdles Pursefulei', Styrax, and Gladful may be the public selections. The last-named ran a very good .race in the Great 'Northern. Hurdles, after losing .a lot of ground at the sis furlongs through bad luck. . ....'•'■..'■'•....- A very big field is engaged in theeon: eluding evont, and it would bo a very difficult matter to say which horse will start favourite. ■'~.'. The Kirkby protest was decided -at Otaki on Wednesday afternoon in favour of the Birkenhtftd 1 gelding.■'.-:•