NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 224, 16 June 1920, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

By Glencob.

There will be racing at Napier Park on Friday and Saturday next.

The three leading horsemen are in cloro company: R, Reed, 57i; A. Reed. 56J; Q. Young 54J wins. Though 8. Reid has handed over Mr. G. D. Bcatson's horses to A. M'Aulay, ho will continue to train Mr. B. L. Joll'i yearlings at Hastings for some monthn yet. Golden Bunset, winner of the Briebano Cud, is by Sunflower 11. Eire of the two imported fillies in F. D. Jones's stable* at Kiccftrton. This year, the 0.J.0. Grand National Meeting will take place on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. August 10, ,12. and 14. The two big-jumping events will oaoli- be worth £1600, and the Winter Cud £1000. Breastwork, who Won the hurdle event at the Canterbury. Park (N.S.W.) fixture on June .5. is a half-brother by Po.sltano to the Melbourne Oud winner. Artilleryman. 8. Reld would moßt likely have had the mount, on Ueltane, who won the Windarra Hurdles at Jloonce Valley on Saturday, lie was in the saddle when the Lowry cast-ol! finished unplaced at ihe V.R.O. Birthday Meeting early this month. At tnat meeting Held was successful on Sir Prim and Oopina. Tho trio named art engaged in the V.R.O. Grand Nationals, to be run next month, and their chancel are held to be moro than good. The Royal Ascot Meeting waß commenced yesterday, when the Gold Vaße wa< decided. To-day the Royal Hunt Uup and St. James Palace Stakes are the big events. To-morrow the Ascot Gold Cup and tho ' Coronation Stakes , will bs ruu oil, and on Friday the Alexandra Plate, two miles and three-quarters (the longest flat race in England), is to bo decided. On Saturday the Ascot week will conclude with the Royal June Meeting at Windsor, the principal event being th« Royal Boruugh Handicap, The Royal Meeting at' Randwick will open to-morrow, and will bo concluded on Saturday. Amongst those weighted for the First Hurdleß is tho Otaki-owned Fisher, who has-been 'awarded lOst. 21b.

A few weeks ago the Newmarket-corres-pondent of the English "Sporting Ohronlole" wro{e:—'"Spion Kop and Goldea Guinea are two colts who' apnear to he doing well on their training, but they are unlUtely to soar above second-class. However, they have only to remain sound to pay their way, as will most • of. the two-year-oldi, as, in my opinion, the Clarehaven establishment has never contained such a good-looking lot of Juveniles.' The opinion expressed about Golden Guinea may turn out to be correct, but as Spion Kop has won the Derby he has soared above the second-class all right I The New Stakes at Aecot, to be run to-day, is a two-year-old race, in which .the first-class _ two-year-olds make (their debut. In this race last rear Orpheus beat Cinna.