AUCKLAND TROTTING CUP

NZ Truth, Issue 1149, 8 December 1927, Page 15

AUCKLAND TROTTING CUP

Jewel Pointer Is Very Well Treated

AT first glance the •^ ,| Australian-bred | pacer. Jewel Point- | er, appears to be | tossed into the race, | but when one ex- | amines the handicap § closely and takes | into consideration | that he did hi s = 4.23 3-5 on a fast =

track, he has a stiff Tiimiiiimimiimiiiiiiiimimiiiiimiiini! job to get away with the big race which will be decided on December 27. Since his arrival m New Zealand, Concliff has failed to stay. His exhibitions over any distance have been disappointing. It is thought that the climate affected him and it is probable that h© will run up to his Commonwealth reputation at Christmas. Logan Park and the member of Tomkinson's Stable is a good horse and one that possesses big chances. Th© form of Audacious at Addington was wrong. He is doing better now and is expected to get some of the money.

(By "The Toff")

Of the 16 horses engaged m the Auckland Trotting Cup, 13 are trained m Canterbury, one m Australia, one at Gisborne and one at Auckland.

chance. Then there Is Talaro, Sea Pearl and Cardinal Logan which are all fast horses when they are right. Jack Potts is not at home at Auckland. Ahurirl is 24 yards better treated than he was m the New Zealand Trotting Cup, and Bryce's other candidate, Kohara, has been leniently treated. Sheik is on 48 yards, so is Prince Pointer, with Great Bingen on 78 yards. The back marker only has to be well to go a big race, but Tom Thumb, Machine Gun and Tomkinson's pair will keep him busy.

•Iz The American 1 trotter, Peterwah, 1 rarely goes good I races at Alexandra I Park, and on that I account he will be I little fancied. I Machine Gun is = m wonderful order I and he will be a I hard nut to crack. J In fact, his trainer gives him a bigi