NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3117, 22 June 1917, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

IBY Glencob.l Delightful weather has been experienced at Napier during tho last, few days, and tho oourso at Grconmoa/lown has dried up oonsidorably. and will furnish bettor going than was eipccted. A-'Howcomer in Want' will rowto his Jirst a.ppearanco as a iiutolor in tho opening ovont, and. as ho is reported to bo a good iumpor. and is well enough treated, ho 6hould give a good account oE himsoll. Colorado is improving each meeting, and may bo handy at tho tinish, but reports state that tho two hard races Kohinabina had at Gisborne havo got to tho bottom of tho roan griding, a.nd he is not lookjng «l his best. Montana is to bo started in the open hurdles. As Czarontis has fallen in ilia t/wc starts his rider might adonl more leisurely tactics to-day, and bo 'content 1o get tho top-weight round safely with a view to restoring Ills confidence.- Grey Guard and Merry Jack [should bo Ibo next to the topweights. . In the Stewards Stakes Hyllus and Mul liciipal'nw-y carry the bylk ot tho publit support,. Jleports say that undoclden galloped well before louring Otaki, ant tf ho is back to Form bo should hare a favourites for the StccplechnE< n.re Eraebum and fit-. Elmn, but botl have good weights. Wanpraul pcopl< state that Record -vvi'l certainly finish w Tront of, St. Elmn u as Jle is meeting hnr on 15'b. better terms than at EUerslie and tliis will be a big pull in favour o tho Renown poising, who ftnishcds Jourtl In the Great. Northern Steeplechase. Fig ures generally speak R.ut-horitatively. ani mnv do «o to-day. * Dingle, who is to "havo the Forrices o Mr. G. Clout-, may be favourito in th( Necklace. He ia not. meeting a. good lot. The presence of "Montana in the (lpei Hurdles will strengthen tho opposition t< Hvllus, but tho latter is a good borsi over small fences, and is possessed of a much paco as "STontana.. t Tho southern-owned Linden badly bca tho Auckland maro I/ady Paula in a gnJ lop yesterday, and as tho latter iB. a. pool track performer, the trial will bring Lin den into prominenre for the concludint event to-day. The Martian colt, is a- vor: smart heqirmcr, and beat a. big field a Oamaru last month.