FROM THE NORTH

NZ Truth, Issue 1150, 15 December 1927, Page 12

FROM THE NORTH

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Rep.) Call Boy was all to pieces at Northlands. That was not his correct form. # # # Billy Carbine is a solid trotter. » » * Keep an eye on Dad's Hope in the future. « * • Joy Bird finds two miles a little too far. Will win again on the (shorter trips. * # # Te Hono is going to take a long lime to come to hand. a # • Gold Star was unlucky not to win the Whangarei Handicap at Northlands on Saturday. Had he not received interference from Call Boy he would have disposed of Billy Carbine. • • • Moko Fly will win when the company is not too select. He was not ready at Northlands. » * • Colonel Thorpe reads a hopeless proposition. * * # Bingen King broke a run of outs when he won the Waipu Handicap up north on Saturday. The big black should go close again. *= * # WEE THELMA There was a quiet tip for Wee Thelma on Saturday at Whangarei and she duly landed, paying the best price of the day. # # * J. Shaw is much in the boom at present and the Ellerslie stable is worth following. • « • Te Hono was paying a whopper in the Kawa Kawa Handicap. He only had £9 10s. invested on his chance. .'jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiii^

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Though Explosion had nothing much to beat on Saturday last the way he won suggests that he is something Worthy of note. «< * * # Stipendiary Steward Mabee's term expired on Saturday and from now the Auckland secretaryship will claim all his engagement. * * * Though Halgana was unplaced on Saturday last she stepped in such a manner that one may presume her turn is not far off. »■ # * With a couple of races into her, Lola Reklaw should be able, to set a'merry pace. * * * "IN THE AIR" Most of the trotters seen out at Northlands on Saturday gave a cruel exhibition and in the Kawa Kawa Handicap all those engaged at one stage or another were in the air. * # # F. W. Webster, secretary to the Northland Trotting Club, severed his connection with that body on Saturday. He will in future officiate as secretary to the Whangarei Racing Club. * # • Hose Bingen is said to be doing good work at Te Awamutu and her connections view the approaching Auckland meeting optimistically. * # * Ida Ana is liable to improve on last Saturday's form. *- # » The Australian trotter, Leo Mauritius, recently purchased by M. Moodabee, is expected to arrive in Auckland before Christmas. * * * A.T.C. MEETING The acceptances received for the opening day of the Auckland meeting represent most of the best in the land. The meeting is sure to be a success. * * # Though Walkaha will find the Howe Trotting Cup hard, it will be harder ,to find one to beat him. * * * Gold Sovereign" was recently operated on for wind trouble. He is going well again and the operation should have the desired result. * # * Bold Bill is doing well in his new Auckland quarters and a decent stake should not be beyond him. * * * Old First Carbine has stood up to a preparation and provided he is all right on the day he is placed nicely enough to make his presence felt.