PLENTY OF THEM THERE

NZ Truth, Issue 1204, 27 December 1928, Page 9

PLENTY OF THEM THERE

Big Crowd Left In All Events INCREASE IN PRlZfe MONEY P^YS

''-:'': Twelve months ,baqk Martori cost them a good deal of money. i :• ■ : '"■ ' ■ ■■ -' ..■■- ■ ' ; . . . .'■'■.■■ AFTER the. fixture the committee decided that something was wrong and the fault was found m the stake-money offered. ' A rise was made, for this year. " . The giving of more" money has i met with success — the fields for New Year's Day are very big. "< : v , • ■'.-.■ •■-■.'. ■'■' ■■■•■■■.'■ j' 1 -: First Sight must .possess a good chance m the Gup,, for he is at a distance .that suits him best. . , Mountain Heath and Historic read as well as anything else. . The increasing of the open sprint by 67 yards will not help/a number of. the runners. . "■ '. ' Be'nzora and /Miss Bat battle it'i out well, 'but Keddar should find the good run hoftie' just what he likes. . . ; ■ .

l had a very poor meeting and it .Black Maire was backed and beaten at Awapunl, \where Balloon ran quite a fair race.' ■' .: , ' ' L Miss. Foeld is -" one from the : New stable and she has somewhat of, a reputation. .'..■-.■ .' , .'.. "'■ .■,'.•'•" '' Palmerston -. trained horses should have a big following' in the ,• HUrdles. ," ;.';-■ ', •. V V. : ■■('■';■ -■ Elicit; Red Bank and Grand National are. all winners during the last month. If ■ Woodville running: can be seriously taken : note ' Qf, Zarene should possess ah undeniable chance 'm the Juvenile.' : ; ■■ ' . : . • ■?• She' was very unlucky there; when she ran second to Clever, which has since, won .two more m succession. I ■ Beicaire and Equltant may go on as well as anything else. Kalos has a lot of pudding to carry the New Tear Handicap and it may beat him. / .. I Should, Acred show up over Christmas .lie will, have to be considered, along with- King Quex and Skyrider. In this class Singleton is good, and the Stewards' Handicap will find him m for a good measure of support. Tanagra is going up a division, but he may be the best of the remainder. There is room for a sharp divi- . i sion of- opinion m this Dash Han- ;' dicap, but Wyeford, which won at Woodville, must be respected. Mon. Mint led for a good way at Awapuni on Wednesday, a,nd the dis- i tance is now shorter.