MANY RUNNERS IN MILE

NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 11

MANY RUNNERS IN MILE

Whyte Memorial Has Everything For A Turn-up :.'/;• ■■ - • „ . ;*■'.-• ■■ i •■'.-_' Twelve months back tnere was a big turn-up m tne Whyte Memorial at Trentham when the little-fanciei Nukumai made an exhibition of the field, 7;

THAT it was no fluke! he showed by again winning the second day;, while he finished up .the* - ' fixture by ecoring m the big hurdles oh the concluding day, ' . ■ Thjs year there js again everything there for another turn-up. With over thirty horses weighted and no acceptances taken at timp of writing, thpposition is somewhat hopeless. Te Monanui is. the top-weight, but he will, heed to be as hard as nails to win with' ll.ir. And he can hardly be that. .- - ■' Paitonu and King Lv eaph ha^ 10.11The forrper has good form this season and a mile seeiyis to be his pet journey. He has to be seriously considered! ••■ King Lv will probably take pn the six — he has only two pounds more' m I that. ;., . V .7. "*•' „-: .'. Nukumai should hot be up to repeating his feat pf last year-^ifi he does;, it Bays little for the rest. Dunedin running points strongly to x the chance of B|ack Mint apd the big fellow will be one of the ■ favorites. The ground and- the long ; straight will suit him , .better thg,ri most qf,, the others.* " ; 'T , Royal Damon has. yet to dp it since changing hands, but Taboo ; won at Dunedin. Tfie ppen six wqidd' ppj3stt)ly be better for/ him! ; Ring[ Boy h^s to be, bo-p-ae m mind,

for he is another tfeat welcomes winter and lie won well at Otaki. Eden Hall is going to Australia and Seining Armour pomes back after trying 7to jump hurdles. The two northerners, Day Guard and Queen Arch, both have their admirers. The latter should go well. i-. The next one t'nat catches the eye is 2aragoza, hut Phe will surely be held m place by some above her. . .' .Hgromea and Beaumpnt are two with 9.7 that'can JB^Uop, with the latter being a dead honest sort. ..' He should have won at 'his last • outing. Hu'jkai goes a good mile and- so does Tp Koroke,' Ijut m the la'tter's case he hag little luck. , . Ellerslie running said he would soon win a' big handicap. , >;".■* Fairy Herald distinguished himself on tjie track lfist winter, while' every now and again Master Xjooh is heard from. Those who saw Gold Mint's successes at" Dunedin give him a show. With the ; njinimum he certainly has his chance. The race is just a week, away — time for many things, to happen — but at this stage the three .best liked are:, . > _ BLACK MINT, QUEEN ARCH and PAITONU.