NOTES FROM THE NORTH

NZ Truth, Issue 1141, 13 October 1927, Page 10

NOTES FROM THE NORTH

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Rep.) QUICKFIRE, which won the New Zealand Trotting Stakes last season, will be tough m the Waitemata Trot. * * * Reremai, off the limit m the Stewards' Handicap, is going to take some catching. # * # The Shrew will have a lot of admirers m whatever she tackles on Saturday. # # # Vestas and Daphne de Oro are all the rage for the Derby. Enawah may upset the pot. # * * Peter Dean and The Tartar have tons of speed, but are very erratic. # # # Trampfast has so far cost Aucklanders heaps of cash. He will only have to do it right m the Mountain Trot to be first home. But he haa never relished Alexandra Park. # # • Dick Dillon may not be ready to see out a good two miles. Later oh, he should be at his best. # • * Jim Paul has Waikaha well and more money is sure to come his way sooner or later. # * * The Spring Handicap may prove 100 tough for Jewel Pointer, but J. Shaw's charge has every chance m the October Handicap run over a mile. # • * Luvan may be all right some time during the meeting. # * • Nelson Fame has been doing all sorts of things at Mangere. He's going to be hard to beat m the October Handicap. # # # K. A. MacMillan's turn is not far off with Rockburn. # * # A lot of money will be forthcoming for Bob Logan. # * # Free Advice will only need a race or two to bring her to her best. The Otahuhu spring meeting should see her first home. # * * Wrigley has been pleasing the "railbirds" with his work and "Togo" Lee anticipates he will do well. # # * Sea Pearl favors Alexandra Park and should not return home minus a stake. # * * Old Pitaroa will have to take a new lease of life to earn his keep. #. * * Hughie Wallace has failed repeatedly, but all the same he will .not be neglected on Saturday. # # # Last season Sister Beatrice performed usefully and should not find it too solid to be m the money from now on. # * * Direct Morning has proved expensive since coming from Australia, but J. Shaw has the pacer m fair fettle. With a smart getaway he will have a chance. # * # Ahuriri has a hard task m front of him m the Spring Handicap and will need to be a good one to give the £1000 a shake. # * * Concertii-a is of an in-and-out tendency, and should pay a whopper if successful, # # # Roma Bingen has the necessary speed, but is a bit of an "iffer." Those kind are good to leave alone. # # * Tom Thumb is going to take a lot of catching if set for the big event. # * ♦ If Machine Gun is as good as his previous owner considered him a big race should not be beyond him. ## . # Caterpillar is not appropriately named, and Berkett's charge can wind up a lot of speed. He showed promise last season at Taranaki. #♦ ' # When right, Festive Morn is a good one to have on your side. She .is worth remembering from now on. # # * ' Concliff's best achievements have been registered at Epsom. The much discussed chestnut, although he failed recently at Christchurch, will have a lot of admirers if brought north this week. # # # Manger eites reckon that old Goldman is likely to stage a "comeback" shortly. Going on his recent work the job should not be beyond him. # # * All Bell is hardly ready and may find the opposition m the October Handicap a bit tough. #.* ■ * If Rua Pere stands up to a preparation this season and wins a decent race, "Truth" will consider the sport a good one to leave alone: *