NOTES AND COMMENTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 45, 17 November 1920, Page 8

NOTES AND COMMENTS

[ BT Glencok. . ' HOROWIIFjNUA MEETING TO-DAT. i The. annual race nicotine of the Horo- . whenua Club will bo held at Levin'tp. ! day., Excursion fares will bo available . on the mail' trains from Thorndori, and ! tliis sliould .ensure a good attendance „ of down-the-line patrons. Class is not a ; strong feature of the card, but, the fields ' are big, and. there should be good rac- " A commencement will bo made'at 11.30 ' a.m. with the llack Hurdles. Diamond Nap and Orane are recent winners, but " two likely ones aro Reto.rd and Revoco- ) tion, both'of whom have been expected * for somo time. . The clevsn carded for tlio Hack Welter Handaip arc a very weak lot, but '• Utiiwai and Admiration liavo both, shown |V form at various times, and the latter " may be the best supported to-day. Two Trcnchaui-trained candidates 111 Saiidy McDonald and Busy are amongst. tne entries for the Maiden Scurry. The • v former has a lot of speed, and the diss tance is well within his compass., 1(! Reccnt form points to Rose Pink and Risinflham as the best of those accepted for in the Cup. Rose I'ink made' quite a good showing at Biccarton, while Kisingham was noticcd finishing strongly m the Open Welter' Handicap at the laratalu Meeting. Both performers act. well when the sting is otit of the ground. Blackhead, the top weight in the I.evin Hack Handicap, six furlongs, may bo at a short price, and so may Nursing. Sister in the M'Donald Memorial, which is the open 6print event. Of the seven acceptors in the Weraroa I Welter Handicap, four have earlier on- ! gagements. If reserved for the race, RisI Ingham would be hard to dispose of. [ The best field of the day is in tho 1 Rokio Hack Handicap, there being eighteen acceptors. Good beginners like Asterina, Canyon, and Yankee Dan should show up all the vjay. Entries foi the Woodville Meeting close on Fridoy next. The Winton Meeting is set down for to-day and to-morrow. Amongst the runners in the Tradesmen's Hack Handicap, seven furlongs, is the Australiaii-)ired mare, Hineamaru, Sst. 71b. The Poisfcdon marc will be best remembered to local sportsmen as the winner of the Petone Handicap at Trentbam, when she carried list. 81b., with a 9st. minimum. C. Emerson has gone south to ride her today.