NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8338, 25 January 1913, Page 14

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By “The Judge.”) The withdrawal of Bobrikoff from his engagements at Trentham to-day will be a matter for regret on the part of Weilington racegoera, who would have liked to see the big fellow in action once again. Had he won what a reception the son of Finland would have got. F. Tilley has the Advance gelding iVukuatu looking exceedingly well just now. He has already run two good races at the meeting, and is very likely to start favourite for the Melrose Welter to-day, in which event he will only have 41b more to carry than he won with on Thursday. The Summer Handicap should give rise to a capital race to-day, and it looks as though more than half the field will bo well backed. The Cup winner has 131 b more to carry, while Coroniform, who won on Thursday, has 151 b more than his Cup weight, so it will be recognised they have been set a stiff task. Culprit would prefer a shorter journey, but Sea Queen can run a very solid mile, and no doubt the racing will have improved her. Both Imagination

and Obligant are sure to be fancied, while Byron’s forward running in the W.R.C. Handicap for over a mile points to tho Martian gelding having a chance. The Menschikoff gelding Powder Fox has an engagement in the Kaitoke Handicap to-day. Ho is a hot-headed customer who shows a marked predilection for running off the course, and it will take a strong horseman to ride hijnDistinotion has been given a big load to carry in the Wallacevillc Welter today. He was only ceaten by a head on Thursday under the same impost, 10.13, and, as tho distance is a furlong shorter to-day, the Daunt gelding will not want for friends. B. Dceley will have the mount on Imagination in the Summer Handicap to-day, and the Auckland horseman writ bo up on Makara in the City Handicap. J. Farmer has both Aviation and Submersion in work at Rototawai. The former has yet to make her dehut, but Submersion made one or two unsnccoesful appearances. They ought to be able to gallop. G. Ncich has put Suratura into work again at Clareville, and the Saracen filly looks all tho better for her holiday. No Idea, who got knocked about when racing at the Wairarapa meeting, is all right again, and will make her reappearance at the Woodville meeting next month.