OAKS WILL SEE POOR CROWD

NZ Truth, Issue 1196, 1 November 1928, Page 13

OAKS WILL SEE POOR CROWD

Real Ladies Are Not In Evidence In Wednesday's Race

There were four runners m the New Zealand Oaks last year, with not one of them a just claim to entree to such a re^alm.

EIGHT have been, left m for next ■Wednesday's race and with the possible exception of Sarnia, they are not; betwr A,n« no worse 'than those of twelve i months- back; ' Fifty per cent.- of this year's, field would be more at home m a maiden than m such a classic. .

Getting, the favorite is not going to provide backers any -concern. On Monday last, at Motukarara, Sarnia proved equal winning the big handicap, and running, the mile and a-quarter m decent time. . .

She certainly had next, to nothing on ,her back, . but the rac<* went to show that she could run out 1 a journey —something , that /her opponents on Wednesday next have- yet to prove. • Sarnia. first- came into prominence last August, and, though nothing great to look at,, she was always running on ,at the finish. , ■ The Chokebore. stable has two left In— Childsplay and Prickles.

After Dunedin Guineas running :■. it would seem unlikely that Childsplay 1 •will go the^full journey.' :;■..;;••• /.

Her forte is brilliancy and after six or seven she has run herself out. • •-.■'- ' ' :■,;.•■■■■

Her stable mate, as a two-year- old, gave promise ■ o£' running on, and she had an '■'■ outing m the- Mosgiel Handicap at .Wiiigatui. . . „

Owing to her getting knocked about m that- race it was. impossible to get a reliable lead 'as to her ■ chances m the Oaks. , ... . . .. •

She appeals' 'as the -likely one to try out Sarnia. • • • ■ ' - ' ■■--... : . :

Lucky Light is, so far, a -disgrace to her. family, and if. Simper, cpuld get within hoof range sh§ would probably knock, Lucky Light's head- off. They say that the filly-: has no mouth at all. . HoweyeV, when she has. been kept on the com-se by a hots'e on the outer of; her she has shown no,' desire to fight it, out. . ' - T : ■Pride, Royal Flower • and \Bon Rose are, almost nonentities; while Calamine couid only fill third berth' at Waverley on Labor Day. • I ■'■■' .'■'■'.' On that it is a case of Hope Springs Eternal! . . •.■'■"_■, :■'.■ ... .-..' <. It will be Ladies' Day. when the race is decided- • ' and the ■ twd;'a'll'. $111.' want to see- bring home the dividends are. . Sarnia, .' .. .'. '■, :■■■"•.. / ; . ■;_ Prickles. ■ .' . .