THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 253, 13 July 1918, Page 9

THE TURF

o NOTES AND COMMENTS fBY. QLENCOS.'The Wellington Winter Aleeting is to bi brought, lo a uloeo to-ilay. 'ilia weiulu-i----liau hept up well since Wednesday, anu tin. , going, though on tlit: heavy bine, should bo ii little drier than it was loi the opening tiny. Tho fields are snialk'i than they were on Wednesday, but in several of tho events they are unite big enough, and interesting rutins ia assured. The train arrangements are, of course, oi tho considerably curtailed order, but the railway will furnish means of carryins some of tho public to the meeling. Particulars as to the trains are advertised. A:i on the opening dny tho first event will commence at 11.30 a.m. This ia the Hack Hurdles, in which the placc-getteva on Wednesday are ogain to lino up at fo; , barrier. Jvahuniaugii only meets Delago and Kcfoniiation on a few pounds worse terms, and lie may carry most' support: Tho distance la two furlongs ehorter today, and this should make the race interesting. Form Up is the beet treated iiorso in tho Liverpool Handicap, but tho bciuo oi weights is against him. However, with the ground much drier, there is every reason to expects a good performance from the top-weight. The Aucliland-owneu Hyllus will run well, but Glouroy, Tip Uμ, and Revocation aro not ready. Sardinia run well enough on tho first day to have a. great chance, but he is anything but a, lucky horse. Jlcrrie Pot-o' got a bun passage q nthe first day and should shape better this afternoon. Two new horses, in Gaekwar and Brown Joe, are down to compete iii tho Hack Steeplechase, and tho former will be a dangerous opponent for the others. Arlington seemed hampered by his big weight on tho opening day, and botk Master Hamilton and Ormesby should finish ill front of him. The Orofton Handicap field is not a strong one, and Gluciau, who finished a running-on third on Wednesday and is quite at homo in the going, may ho. a good favourite. Black Hill got oil badly on the opening day, and can bo depended •upon to allow up much hotter over a mile to-day. Quinn's Post and Warmth will both be at homo over the distance. 'i'ho etar item of tho afternoon's Eport is the July Steeplechase, throe miles. Tho favourites may bo Bon Iteve, Sleight-of-llaud, Coalition and St. Elinn. Tho two first-named had tho bad luck to fall nt the last fence on Wednesday, and wero it not for this it looked ns if Bon Hove would havo been second to Master Btrowan. Aβ he has only gone up a pound, against 111b. by Coalition, tho champion hurdler seems to havo a lot tho best of it. Sleight-of-Hand will be a greatly improved horse for his iirst race over bi? fences, and ho can ho depended upon to make the position interesting for tho others. Crib, too, will be a bettor horse for tho race, and it should bo remembered that ho was going very well when ho fell. Coalition is generally a better horso on tho second day, and St. Elmn would have been a lot closer at tho finish on Wednesday had ho not hooked a fenco badly at the half mile. Altogother, thero is tho material for another very fine contest, but Bon Hovo and Coalition would appear to stand out in tho matter of condition. ' Thoro is a good field in tho ■Winter Oats Handicap, though it is not a highclasß one. Bagdad, Detroit, and Sir Agnes, tho place-gotters on tho ilrst day, aro again engaged. }[. Gray is to ride tho last-mentioned, and there are indications that he may bo favourite. Hydrus and. Bagdad will both go well, but tho weight may beat them at the finish. Detroit should again bo in a place as ho covered a lot of ground on Wednesday. Tressida does not act in the going, and the othcro did not shape well enough jn tho Parliamentary Handicap to suggest" an improvement to-day. There aro a couple of fresh horses in tho Final Hurdles, in Colorado and l'olydamon. Neither of them are good mud horses, and none of tho othcre may be able to get up to Gladful, who was tt winner a lone way from homo in tho Winter Hurdles. Tho only horso that, ronbled him was Sir Fisher, who baa not been accepted for to-day. Tho biggesb field of tho day is engaged in tho .Kin, Ora Handicap, six furlonss with which the meeting will conclude i loyal Pars started from tho outsido on Wednesday, and ae ho won so comfortably a rise of a slono may not, stop him to-day. Piano 1g a fresh horse, and she shaped well in heavy going at OtaH Amongst tho light-weights is Omahn, who finished just behind tho place-setters in tho Trial l'late. A Press Association messago" from Molbourne states that owing to sickness the stallion Plavus has been destroyed. Trentham Visitors! Before leaving for homo call and inspect the smart showing of men's wear at Herb Trice's. 51-56 Willis Street.—Aclvt.