IT WILL DECIDE

NZ Truth, Issue 1203, 20 December 1928, Page 13

IT WILL DECIDE

] / Whether Supremacy kTo I Reign Supreme HONOUR TO WHOM DUE

(From ''N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative). Not till the Great Northern Foal Stakes is decided on Wednesday next will Supremacy's party be convinced flhey have not ; got hold of the champion two-year-old of the year.

f *'\T Z. TRTJTH". gleaned that much ! IN • from Trainer Bill Stone at Waipa last week-end. He is full of confidence regarding the issue and evidently ranks Supremacy as something out of the ordinary. The youngster has done particularly ; well since registering his -two wins of. \ the spring. J It cannot be denied Supremacy took i both the Avondale and the Welcome ! Stakes in' masterly fashion, but there is an extra furlong to cover m the Foal {Stakes. ■ In being pitted against Honour, Gold Tinge, an improved Ceremony, and . Speed Light, Supremacy seems cer- | tainly set a more arduous task than ' the lots he disposed of m September { and October. ■■■'...■ . | As for THonour. he is said to have ] made wonderful improvement since j trouncing the, Welcome Stakes field at i Riccarton. f He was' then not thoroughly ready, and on form it really seems like a bat- [ tie between the. two Welcome Stakes victors. ■ | It is hoped Gold Tinge will. -be' back to his Breeders' Plate form on ! the day. 7 However, he i£f not likely to head off,

Honour or Supremacy for favoritism. Speed Light and Ceremony are distinct possibilities over the extra furlong, but if either Clopton, Count Pala--1 tine,. Imperial Prince, Awamutu, or Carl Idem happen to take the prize, it would come m the nature of an awful surprise. < To be truthful, some very hot propositions have "gone under" down the years m connection with the Great Northern Foal Stakes, but it hardly seems that the prize this term will go to any other than Riccarton or Te Awamutu. Little study of the position is needed, the indication being that the judge's summing-up will be m favor of: HONOUR, ■''■•:■ SUPREMACY. ! ny" iimiiuiumiuiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii