NOTES AND COMMENTS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9784, 6 October 1917, Page 10

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

(By “Tohunga.”) The weights for the forthcoming Wellington meeting are very interesting, as several New Zealand Cup horses are engaged, also a number of those who w J iil be engaged in the classics at tho Riccarton meeting. Chortle fills his usual place at the heau of the list tor tne Wellington Racing Handicap, of one mire and a quarter, conceding his. nearest opponent, Adjutant, (80. Egypt and Colonel douii are 9lb and 111 b respectively below tho top weight. it is doubtful whether Unortlo wul start, and -u ho does ft m open to doubt whether he can concede such a tried horse as Egyipit %b over tho mile and a quarter, Mr Cojce assess tne difference between Egypt and Colonel Soulif at 2i!b, and Hr .llenrys in the two-mile Now Zealand Cup makes a difference between tho two a maniter of 31b. Sleigh t-01-Saud has Slh less than Colonel Souit, 8.7. In the Now Zc-amud Cup ho hits 131 b loss, which would indicate that he must have a veiy nne chance in the big event. Indeed he is favourite. There is some excellent quality engaged in the race, some of the beet of last year’s two-year-olds figuring axnon'eet the nominees. E'etland is well up in the weights with 8.2, and no doubt deserves that honpu ralrer the display of Tast season. Lower down vug<joontt appears with 7.6 and Chuckle 4b less, while Silver Tongue has 6.12. Those four three-year-olds if they can tret the mile and, a. quarter with, tue older- horses engaged will have done something to be proud of. for, as mentioned above, tho field is by no meana weak one. Amongst the 6.7 division the most likely looking horse is Mascot. Form Up rightly holds pride of place in the Shorts Handicap, of six furlongs, the weight allotted being 0.2. successful mare Lady Black is next with 51 h less, which makes her out to be a very good one. which she doubtless is, roi Form Up has;some good Performances to his credit. Lady General, who has done eo well lately, is on the same mark as Seadovm, 8.6. Both of tnuse concede Miss De Val 21b. If the Ai Red xuaxe ia herself on the day- of judgment she should ho able to, keep some of those ahead of her busy. For a smart mare like her 8.4 is a handy weight. Moutoa Queen is nioely in with gat. and Waimatao cannot complain abput his 7.9.