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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2824, 15 July 1916, Page 11

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/TRENTHAM RACES TO-DAY'S PROSPECTS. The Winter Jteoting 'of the Wellington Racing Club, will bo concluded to-<lay. The train arrangements aro tho same a* on tlio two proceeding days, and should be found amplo to convey visitors to the course. The racing will comnionco with tho Talavera Hack Hurdles, ono mile and a halt'. Tlio field contains nearly all winners, only livo of tho fifteen acceptors- bi'i;!g maidens. The." two • topweight,, Uulden March and Patronymic, havo Uj. ; won at their last start, ami tlie.v I!.,:;, be the favourites with tho public -.vi-day. There aro fourteen runners in the Crofton Handicap, and after his win on tho opening day, the public will probably prefer Sir Agnes, who finishes well, to the rest of tho competitors. Maid o' Gowrio, list. 21b., has a big weight for ono of her size, but if she win up to her first day's form sho ivould be very hard to beat. -Aurora has failed repeatedly sinco tho autumn, and unlike tlio rest of the Birkenheads, he appears to bo unablo to act in tlio mud. Kukri was a winner at Otaki, and\Manu also won there, but is now very . sore. A very big field .is engaged in tho Winter Oats Handicap, one mile. It is a most opon event and the winner may come from any of tlio half dozen.horses at tho top of tho handicap. -Sedd-el-Bahr seemed to ; bo unluoky on Thursday and may bo first ohoice to-day.Multifual, Sea Lord and ■ George aro eaoh well treated, and- on the running of tho Stewards' Handicap, Ladbgeur should bo up with Sea Lord at tho finish. Bisogno will probably start in the five furlongs, and Awahou disappointed his people m the Jumpers' Flat Handicap. ■ '■ Bisogno and . Glenroy may be the-pub-lic choice for tho Onslow Handicap. Toro loro s failure oil Thursday should not loso him friends, for he caught his rider, on the faco and- lost a lot of ground at the start. Bisogno won so easily on. the middle day' that ho is certain of heavy support. . Queen's Post will not lack friends in tho Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase,, and in the July Steeplechase more tickets may bo sold .on Wirokino and New lork than any other horse. Merry Lad, who was spelled on tho middle day, will strip a better horse, and when it is remembered that he had a break on the m il- mile from home, in tho. Wellington -Steeplechase, i,t, looks a*, it Ins chances musc/bo taEen into acconnt fo-day. .'

• Final Hurdles will bo a replica ot the Winter Hurdles, and should result ill a very lino race. All tho best jumpers are ehgaged except Marconi, who is to bo reserved for the 'National ■ Hurdles. Styrax, Piirsofillcr, Crown Pearl, and Gladful are all likely startors aud should be well up' at tho finish. .Purselillor. will to-day bo ridden by P. Plynn, who is at. present level with A. J. M'Plinn for the jockeys' premiership. The latter will bo on Wirokino and ■Czaronus, two good rides, and Plynn, in addition to Pursefillerj will rido Patronymic, Immensity, and Darby PauL . .

Shaki is a fresh horse in tho Kia Ora Handicap, and will be ridden by R. Hatch. He is very smart over a short course, and with Perrier will be one of the woll-backpd division. Martyress is reported to havo boon, unlucky in her passage iii the Petono Handicap on Thursday. ' .

•Privato advices received, from Sydney this week state that tho Now Zealand 'jockeys, C. Emerson and A. Reed, each rodo winners, at Sydney this week. Tho former rode Mr. H. Taylor's Zuland, at Warwick Farm, and limerson won a raco on Peg at Wyong. Weights for'the National Steoplechasr, National Hurdles, iind Winter Clip, will be declared on Monday.. This will allow trainers at Trentham ah opportunity of making up their minds whether to go homo or on to Riccarton.

The late owner' of Master Achilles must havo anticipated viotory for the bny gelding in tlio Selling Raco at Trentham, as lie did not engage him in any other races at the meeting. J. Deere'y iias been engaged to ride Harbonr Light in tho National Hurdles. S. Reid, who usually pilots tho son ol Sylvia Park, has contracted not to ride in jumping evonts:;: ; ■'./ -I .< <y '/'• The Wanganui- horseman, W. Price, who has a,reputation for riding tho winner of tho last raco at a meeting, will have tho mount on Martyrcss iu the Kia Ora' Handicap to-day.