ANXIOUSLY THEY WAIT

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

ANXIOUSLY THEY WAIT

Stewards May Cause Many Joy, And Few Sorrow

It is just a question of whic: favorite, and a few will be mutt<

T ET the winner be an outsider — an i-i unfancied horse — and the few will be singing praises m cities and towns all over the two islands and m Yaldhurst Road m particular. The result m the Cup will be — and will mean — everything. With one of the fancied division winning the two-miler there is little hope of • double bettors getting- out. The Stewards' has eighteen acceptors but outside two or three there is business' for the rest.

"N.Z. Truth" m running through the list has to think seriously about' Cimabue.

'One has only to go back to the Tramway Handicap at Sydney City T'atts., and look at the performance staged by the Leighton gelding.

Within a pound of Amdunis— later the Epsom winnar — he was only a length away, and the seven was run m a course record, lmin. 24%secs.

That effort was a wonderful one, and, though Cimabue failed to re-

peat it, his spell at home has frosh-

ened him up, and he races best fresh.

Crown Area : 'could not just get Eulalie last year and now he is given another opportunity.

He had a race at Trentham and went pretty well, but it may be diffi cultt,

Booster seems, to be on the skids, and two younger horses on the .same poundage should be able to hold him.

Silver Mine is the first. He goes a remarkably free race arid takes little managing, and then, like his mother, he can pull out a final, dab.

But he will have to be dressed m his best to stave off Silver Paper. . '

Down .m the south, they • swear on this fellow— the question of the sun rising m the morning: does not come into it. ' ' . ''•■.'.■■■

Three-year-olds Have a. hard row to

>h horse wins the Cvp — be he the iering 1 m their beards.

hoe m a Stewards', but after the .success of Eulalie last yeai\ with only three pounds less, there is reason and hope to expect another one for that age.

Bright talow will be better later on and Money Order has yet to have the racing.

A little more ground would better suit Paperchase, but this is what the doctor ordered for Childsplay.

A brilliant filly, she can begin and run out six with the best and she has the racing. Any buffeting that is likely to occur, will upset her.

Woodville and. Awapuni clash with Arrow Lad and Chelone, on thesame mark. . '• ■ . .."'■■

Arrow Lad has been an unlucky horse till Trentham, where Chelone failed to do the job.

Arrow Lad's win the second day swings opinion his way, but "Truth" is bearing m mind Chelone and last July at Trentham. . s . There he failed to win, and when he tackled the Riccarton six he won hands down. . '

With the racing he . had last month it may be a case of history repeating itself.

Not badly/ treated is Royal Saxon, and he has won lately, too. He has the added attraction that he knows— and likes — the course.

:•■ There is. some talk pf Golden Armour, but Consent, #the Trentham winner, should hold her' safe. .

He jumped out. and waved • them good-bye m his success last month.

Surprises and dividend have occurred before- to-day ' m the race, but there should not be one from the minimum. To try for an idea of what the public '■will support,: two that come to mind are ' . ' Cimabue and .Silver Paper.,