NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 197, 15 May 1920, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

By Glencoe.

The C..T.C. Eoyal Meeting will take place to-day. The weatlur has been lino during the past two days and tlie going should be good. For the Welcome Hurdles, one_ mile and three-quarters, the chances tt beadown arc favourably considered, and though lie has the impost of list. bib. lio may be one of the best backed. Another candidate from the . EniUrour Lodge stabkvs m Coalition is likely to receive strong support in the ( Renown Steeplechase, two miles and a halt, ine Patronus gelding has done some racing 011 the flat and his trainer thinks that ho is as well now as at_ any it 11 -!®,®' his career. He fenced in a iuiltle..s manner in a schooling .task at Biccarton 011 Thursday. , Tito Eoyal Handicap, one mile and a half, is tlie principal flat race. There is an acceptance of fourteen, but tluee. of the acceptors linve also an e |>G«<.®menc later in the day and may be leserved for tlie shorter event. - julrush, Bst. 1111)., has been galloping attractive? ly at liiccarton and so lias Imanbbon awl Simart. The. trio may be the best'backed, or perhaps Sunait, /st. 101b., who has recently been '«qunid by Mr. E. A. M'Kenzie, of Palmeistou North, may bfr tlie actual TaYOurite, Tho best of the hacks engaged )n tho Cornwall Handicap, one mil© o.nd a quarter, seems to he the Ashl>ur.tou Cup winner Wind, who is top weight with list. 51b. opposite his name ; Nightrnider !)st. 311).. find Glentanner Ist. lllb., can Hi the Sandriiigham Welter Torfreda, o«fr Mb will he at homo over the six furlongs course, and so will Killoweu, 9st. Gib., and Moorabbe, 7st. /lb. Tho principal interest on the «ay« card will centro in the Marlborough Stakes a weight-for-ago event of one mile The starters are Arrowsmith flst Karo fst. 121b., Amytlias Bst. 91b., and' Right and Left 7st. 31b. . will ride the top-weight. will bo on Karo and M'Flinn will hate the mount on Aniythas. The bulk of pul>lio opinion favours tho issue restingbotween Arrowsmith and Amytlias. fihin the pair met in tho Awapuiu Gold Cup victor f rested with the three-year-old, but Arrowsmith may be favourite today for it is thought that the English horse will do bettor <11 top of tho ?wrand wl ilo Amytlias had the advantage of being able to act in the soft goms at Awapuni. Both horses are wondcrtuly fit and have been Pffonmiw el " breaking gallops 011 the track.-,. It is confidently expected to be a very closo contest and the issue w sure to be m doubt until the post is reached. The iockevs Gray and M'Flinn both went south last night and each was most confident as to the result of the race. Mr M. T. M'Grath, the well-known Caulfield trainer, who is visiting J>ew Zealand, will return to Australia "iext wee: - .