THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 240, 28 June 1918, Page 8

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS PY GLE.NCOE.I Up till a Into hour last evening no rain had fallen at Hasting, but tlie skies were tlircuteuing, and there was every indication of a wet day for tlie opening of the winter meeting of the Hawke's Bay .loeltey Club. The Jidda are on the large side, and racing promises to be interesting. .Seventeen horses are entered for tlie "inter Handicap, once ronud. The distance is slightly over a mile, and will be asiainst the majority of the runners, Nappingand Kahnmanga have both got more weight than is usually carried with success in a flat race in heavy going. Glucian gener.illy shows up well, hut. the nor.se that will attract most attention may ue .Murker, who was noticed finishing very le.st at Napier. This horse goes well ?,','• s ? n ',„ KOll1 S' Ulld laH year he "won the Trial Plate at 'i'rcuthaiu. After his dual success at Kllerslie Northland may be much fancied for the Hunt uip. Another northern representative in J Iran is very highly assessed bv his connections. Brown Joe, runner-up to Yclow and Black, at Kapler, will be another horse well fancied. Slclghl-of-Hand is to he a runner in the Hawkos Bay Hurdles, and indications noiiit to the Kalioital winner going out with plenty of supporters behind Mm. In ins lirsl, race last year he pulled very hard, and was beaten a lone way from home. Art, fllaclful, and Midnight, Star may all give the tup-weight a hard race. Bon Hove will be rld'len bv S. lleid in the lug Steeplechase. J. Deerey will take the mount on Colled or. Of those lower down the list. JTita stands out as. having a .lumper's chance. The Hunters' Hurdles Held will not he a strong one. Atuuloro lias got a big weight, and Dmirouin raced badly at Ellorslie. Manawaponga. who will carry Iho same colours as Comzon did, willhavo a large local following. The Bracelet has attracted a fair field, and should be a good race. Cynic is not ready for the fray, and Welcome Nmrget has been giving his trainer trouble. Gold Fran appears butter able to see out the distance tlum All Over, and the Auckland representative may bo favourite. The lleretaHiiga Handicap, six furlones and a half, will bo a puzzle for hackers. Hiero and Hydras, who were the placegetters behind Lady Louisa at 'Napier and Tavistock will all have olenty of admirers. ' Stan. Itcid, win is putting up such a good record in jumping races tins season, was ollered a big Inducement to go <o Fleminglon to ride for I). J. Price in the V.,r.C. Grand National Hurdles, but as ho had previously contracted to ride atTrcnthani and Hiccarton ho had to decline. So far notliing definite lias been decided on as to which races Desert Gold will compete in in Australia, but her efforts at Randwick will be confined to the weight-' for-age events, after which the Victorian campaign will bo mapped out. F. Davis is keenly set on the Melbourne Cup, and whatever opinions are held to the contrary ha has no doubt as to her ability to run out two miles. The mare, is wintering splendidly, and is in regular work again, so that she should be well forward lor the campaign before her. A patron of V. Cobllo recently purchased a half-brother to Sir Fisher, and the gelding is now working at Hastings. The light-weight horseman, G. Clarke, had his first public ride over fences on Saturday, when he rode Undecided in the Hack Hurdle Race at Napier. Undecided' nmshed out of a place. A Press Association telegram from Melbourne states I hat there arc no New Zealand acceptors in the National Hurdles and National Steeplechase. Gluepot line sueclimbed to iujiiries sustained during jumpmg exercise.