NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 164, 1 April 1918, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[By GiENcoE.] THE FEILDING MEETING. Visitors to tho above meeting, 1 which takes place to-day and to-morrow, will flu ablu to travel by the relief mail, which lcavoß Thorndon station at 7.45 a.m. Tho acceptances for tilts yarious events aro satisfactory, and the racing should be keen and oicitmg. In tho Kawa Kawa Hurdles, ono mile and three-quarters, Colorado is Bet to conciido 471b. to Bomo of his opponents. His weight is a big one but he is a very useful horse, and with flomo of the good ones not ready, the Frisco gelding may bo found equal to the task ent him. Amongst the oth&ra Toki, 9at. 151b., may l)o iroublcßome nt tho liniah. •Amongst, tho Mniden field aro Ecvoral piomisiug liaclis. notobly Ibex, Nemaline and Sea Foam. Tho first-named is also an acceptor in the 'i'aonin Hack Handicap uoveu furlongs, and tliis race may suit him, <m he stays on well. Nemalinc lias ; lot of paoo and will be found more forward than the majority of the others Toa Tore, Bst. 111b., is left at the head of the Cup Hold, nud tho old gelding has been iiiven a great chance to distinguish hiraaolf. On his Wanganui Stakes form, when he was only defeated by a narrow margin by Client, ho.may bo favourite tor to-day's rnoo. Mies do Val, Vet. 131b., and Dingle, 7st. 101b., aro both nicely woighted, and may bo prominent at the finish. At Bulls, Sardinia, after a long absence from tho race tracks, ran so well that although he is weighted at 10st. 21b. in the Onopuhi Uacl< Welter Handicap, ho may go out favourite. Huetio ran well in good company at Bulls, and Gipsy Qom was a dual winner at Opuuako. If Ibex is reserved for tho Taonui Hack Handicap, novon furlongs, he m<i,y ho favourite. Self Alliance, who is also at tho bottom of tho handicap, showed promising form at 'tho Rnnei'likei Meeting. The Marigaone Stakes, six furlongs, has drawn a high-class Hold, and appears to be the most open event on tho card. Jtoutoa Queen ran two good races in her last starts, and Wairuatao and Chimera have boon most consistent of lato. Association, who hes won three times on oml. is rightly at tho head of the handicap in tho Ongo Hnok Handicap, five furlongs and n. hall , . Orawia defeated a pvcved good one In Khircato in her last start, and eho and Coolpan may divide favouritism with Iho ton-woigbt, ]

AT BIOCAKTON. There will be several ehort-priced favourltoa at the 0.J.0. Meeting, whicli opens to-dns. 'i'ho principal evcut io the Great E-.ißter Handicap, flcvou (ni'longe, in which Uroesus, 9st. 31b., is at the bend of .1 field of eighteen, all of whom are expected to go u> the post. The top-weight is Euro to give e, good account of himßolf, but the liiittl fi'rloug may find him unable to concede 41b. to Sweot Corn. The latter uas been galloping well on tho tracks. Last year Siisanof, Bst. 121b., just failed to coucedo 191b. to Nystad. Tho Awapnni hoiso is enjaged in to-day's race, but pis recent form does not point to him bein<r dangerous in to-day's race. In the Kildaro Hurdlce, two miles, Collector, lOet. 61b., has only got 71b. more than ho won with over tho same distanco at Wanganui. Tho Hawora gelding is an outfl.nd-out stayer, and well handled today ho should Bee out the journey suo-ci-ssfullv. Almoner may bo the most eought after in the Champagne Stakes, in which the Yaldhurst ooH is meeting tbo field on o lot hotter terms than would bo tho caso were the race a handicap. ■ Glondowor is a lnuch-tencicd candidate for the Qrcnt Autumn Huudicip, so he roads well iu tho Autumn Plate, oils mile, in which he meets his opponents on level terms. Love Tolton is no , , eligible to oompeto, and VtißOOvia and Linden arn unlikely starters!. _ Eleua, a member of R. J- Mason s BtaDlcß, will havo plenty o' support in the Itusnley Plato, five furlongs. The Elyaian gelding has raced prominently several times of late, nnd if ho hae gone on improving he may do a lot better than hia 6tabl« companion Afterglow. Cyresian, from tho Yaldhurst stables, was runner-up to Killowon at Trentham, and Lionskm and Scornful have both won minor events. The small field in tho Sockburn Handicap, one mile and -a quarter, will suit Masoot, and sho should provo a very formidublo opponent for Ladoguer and Alino. Lovesick galloped so- well with Biplann on Thursday that the Martian filly in euro to bo looked for In the Gimcrack Handicap, eh furlongs. Amongst tho others Linden and Carol Singer may bo iu tho places. ■ It ia a long timo since GamecocK won a raco, but tho Champagne Stakes winner of last year has been given a chance to-day in the Courtenay Welter Handicap, ono mile, and may make amends for sorno of his past failures. Docrt Gold's win at Randwiek on Saturday will be a popular one, both with Now Zealand and Australian turf followers. Sho met a field of twelve and won bv four lengths in tho good time of 2mm. 33bcc. Tho mare'B next engagement is nn Wednesday, when she will probably start in the All-Aged Stakes (one mile) -in preference to the Cumberland Stakes (two Dain'o Acre and Cetigne Bhared the favouritism for the Doncaster Handicap and tilled first nnd third places respectively. Tho Martian mare Bee was a starter, but was not sighted. The time (lmin. 385e0.) waa a record for tho raco, being twofifths of a second outside the Australian record. Two oft the Linacro tribe nniehed first and serand. . The Aohilles mare Brisels struggled into second place in the ■ High-Weight H ,11 " 11 " cap with Mat. 31b. on her back. ■ • Tho meeting will be advanced a stage to-day, when the Sydney Cup, two milee, will be decided, also tho Champagne ' Our 'special correspondent at Riccarton .reports that a fair amount of rain fell during the week-end, and the going will be on the bad eido for to-day's racing. ■ Elnus is an unlikely starter in the Champagne. Stakes, but will ho reserved for, tho Eussley TTato, in which he will be ridden by 8.-Daisy. His stable, companion, Afterglow, 'will probably be allowed to remain in his box for the day. Decley will also have the monnt on Lovesick, who has been galloping well on tho tracks. This is tho Martian filly s last chanco. as she is to bo sold nn Wednesday. Tho field opposed to her to-i\ay is not a strong one, and anything oapablo of working with Biplane Bhonld go out a warm order in a haok race. '. Wrestler has burst a hoof, and is an unlikely starter in the Groat Easter Handicap. Sweet Corn's final gallon, was a good one, and - she will havo many supporters to-day.