THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 254, 21 July 1920, Page 8

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS By Glencoe. General entries for the O.J.G. National Meeting close on Friday next, as do acceptances for the three principal events. The ilouth Canterbury .Hunt C'lub'a meeting -will take ®lace to-morrow. J. W.' Lowe is shortly going south ts supervise the preparation of Coalition for the Grand Kationnl Steeplechase. The I'atronUß gelding is very well now. and on Saturday he pleased the track watchers by the way he reeled off two miles on the flat in company with Waimai.

The steeplechaser Gang Awa' was operated upon last week for throat troubles. All Over, who haa figured in tho laet two Winter Cups, is not engaged in thiß year's contest. He has be™ nominated for the C.J.G. Grand National Hurdles, in which ho will probably be a. runner. Mis owner will have an opportunity of giving him a raco on the flat in the Jumpers Flat Handicap on the opening: day of the C.J.C. meeting. Splendid acceptances have been received for the South Canterbury Hunt Glub'« meeting, which will take place to-morrow. Nine have been paid up for in the South Canterbury Steeplechase, including three prospective Grand National candidates, fian Sebastian, Morecambe, and Warform. 'Amongst the runners in the Hack Hurdles at the South Canterbury Hunt Club's meeting to-morrow ia the Gisborne-owned All Talk, who hap been held up in tho south since tho Dunedin meeting last I month. All Talk has been -weighted at list. 91b., and is not meeting a very good lot to-morrow.

The new Juliuß totaliaator is expected to be in operation at the Felldlng meeting in November next. The committee of |>ne club haß already commenced the work of enlarging tho accommodation available on the lawn, and in the paddock, but tho work will take some time before it la completed. » During his enforced Btay In Wellington the AueiralianllireH (trotter lEomeleigb. fa being exercised on the Hutt tracks. Tile poor allowing of Honey Bee at Trentham was a surprise to the trainer of the HymettUß gelding. He had been galloping freely or. the tracks, but m-hiß/ races he was one* of the rear division at the finish on both days. It looks as if the chestnut will not now do his best in a big field. v . . „ A PrcSß Association telegram from Chris' church states that Prince Hal was scratched at 12.20 yesterday, Bombproof, at » p.m., for the Winter Cup. .