OPINIONS WILL DIFFER OPINIONS WILL DIFFER

NZ Truth, Issue 1194, 18 October 1928, Page 13

OPINIONS WILL DIFFER OPINIONS WILL DIFFER

So Will The Speed Of Those In ppeii Sprint ■ Z'-' ,".'■ ''.

. ; It4s. differences, of opinion t and. the difference m speed that 'THERE are all sorts of speed mer--1 chants m the Shorts Handicap at . Trentham and all manner of machines are' represented— from straight eights to 'the. baby 'variety. ■■•■'• . Two proven horses-rtwo real horses —are ..-.at.' the head, of the -page, but while, one will carry a whole heap of coin, ..the other "will not be m great demand. M '" : . .'■'.:■' .' . Reromoana is set to give Commendation four pounds, and all beings equal it is not anticipated : that he will be able to do so. • Last Saturday, at Masterton, Commendation would have taken a prize for "'barrier : mariners,' and once away that -.was the end of. it. . : Jußt : how , much ■ good that race will do him is" hard to estimate. He must be i the favorite on the day *-raß : hejß( before; the day. : Jby King generally, takes a ! : little time to jcome to, hand, but he is, more forward this year than ever before. Hegave indication's of returning to winning. form at Hastings. • . , „: ■■■ A big, heavy- topped horse like Crown Area , woifld probably want a race— and' he. has hot had 'one since the last ;day.:of\the National. . ■ .' ; : teb.qster can never be entirely left out ipf , calculatiohs, but he should be ai agood figure. A : ; C'The Hawk' still {possesses a v kick, but the class may be just a ;'."b|t too rich for one .of his years* ' .;.VHlsbest : race this/ season,- so- far, was in'ifthe"', Eclipse Stakes' at Wanganui, ■where^he * looked the winner at: , the ttirjiv 1 -'' 1 -':^':';' :•.■ •"•.•'-•'•■>" •■ •; ■ ,'VB, right Glow won a six at= TVeritharn

make the tote wheels) revolve wins or loses a race. m the autumn. She will find It a good deal .harder, to repeat . the. trick on Saturday..; .'•". ■ = ..'■'' ".' . '.' -. . . '. Benzbra could ,not crack it at Elleralie, but 'he may ' be ahle . to 'do so at Trehtham. . •. >■ ■" - •• • The long straight run will be more to his liking than oh the turning track, and he shouid prove to be the best of the eight stone, division. ■ : . White Fang stiir retains, his pace, and. he, rah. a fine race; into third place m the seven-furlong Flying at El-. lerslie. - --.. i •And the time was very fast» too. . Duke Abbey may not be. just capable , and; Arrow Lad has. his share of bad luck. • ■ .-. • ■ '•• The two; efforts of Lysander at, Ellerslie gave out some encouragement to go on with him, and should he suddenly come back .to his. best he would wonder what had happened with his handy weight. "■ Still, the public will want to see him come back first. Helotis will set the pace for a part of the journey, but the last furlong will 'trouble her.- J ■ - Not so with Moa Bird. She. will do it better. at the death knock. She cannot: begin these, days, but . she . can finish.. •■'.'■ . • '.. ' . ■ Keddar and Consent: have reasonable form, Consent winning the Wanganul Guineas. ' The- remaining quartet will not occasion any great support,: and : it, would seem that the issue lies between 1 „■"• , COMMENDATION and ')'.; . BENZQRA. . ;