NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10291, 28 May 1919, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

1 ’ (By '‘Tohunga.’T • The Taratahi-Carteftoh Racing . Club commences- its - meeting to-morrow. ■ * The fields engaged .are. healthy. enough,; and a good meeting should be the result. ’ Esperanco, with 8A in the Member* 1 Handicap, should .be the , favourite , for the race.' Maymorn will doubtless carry a' lot" of money, and will doubtless tup well. • Despite' the weight (9.-11 • Zabism should run well. . ....... . • There 1 are-sixteen acceptor* for the Wairarapa County- Cup; of -.seven.- furlongs. Comment heads the. list with . 9>1,. which, is .rather more .than.she.can carry, in! the company she will meet.' Lady General should be ft. hard thing with 8.1, and Matatua (7.11 V rntst have a chance. '

The Hack .Handicap, of nine ’ furlongs, has .‘drawn a field of eight. The top weight, Railand; should bo the best of the bunch. 'Ethiopian should -find a Place. JRhe are engaged in the- Telegraph Handicap. ■ Lady Black should win, and’ either Wonder or Daytime- should; be. second. ....... .v. .

The mile . Welter has drawn a field of eleven. . If Lady, Black starts in- this race instead of the Jjjfigraph Handicap she 'should win. Arch and Sir Agnes, may, find Ten horses are ' fOr in the Taratahi 'Welter,' of ' .seven -furlongs Jlarcti On will be one of the hardest to beat: and-two ■ others to fill the placesare Maymorn and-Some Girl. . The field engaged- in the Electric Handicap,’ of-five furlongs, is not. a'-strong one. Stutter should, run well with. 7.13, and ,so.should .Pervolo with 8.3. A few may go for Californian. , ; ; , The Taratahi-Carterton annual race meeting will be held on the Clarevillc Racecourse to-morrow. Good fields have accepted. The first race starts at H-80 a.m. A train leaves Lambton Station at 7.50,' and the return train leaves the racecourse at 5 p.m. •