HE HAS HORSE'S WEIGHT

NZ Truth, Issue 1211, 14 February 1929, Page 11

HE HAS HORSE'S WEIGHT

Aussie Is Set Severe Task In The Open Sprint CUSS COUNTS FOR EVERYTHING

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special ; Christchurch Representative). ' To most people, the Publicans '.^^ Handicap to be run at Wingatui to-day, will be regarded as a dress rehearsal for the Aucklander, Aussie, which meets Limerick m the HazletU Memorial on Saturday. : ;

pEORGE PAUL took the opportunity VJ of giving both his horses a chance of becoming acquainted with Wingatui and its hill, and for the past week and a-half Aussie has pleased the southerners with his essays over short distances with something approaching his Publicans' weight m the saddle. ' ' The mere fact that he "has regist ered the best times there that have been clocked for some 'years will ensure solid support for him m the open sprint to-day. He has been saddled with a good horse's weight, but he will take a power of stopping. He has won against good fields m the north with half

a stone less' than ~ he has to carry today, and has also proved himself a first-class weightfor - age performer ~

up to a mile oh his home ground. With these qualifications punters will have no fear m installing him favorite' to-day despite the poundage which has been attached to him. . . The defection of Crown Area and Silver Paper has robbed the race of a heap of interest, especially as their Trentham form was up to the knocker. Rapier may find sxipport m some quarters after his phenomenal halfmile recently with Limerick at Riccarton, but he "would : be better suited by a longer journey, and later m the autumn may be the time to look for him. Black Duke is one of the good sprinters of the: south when . right; but the class is better than. he might relish.

Breaks The Watches

Paperchase is a mare which i*ac<3B well when fresh, and though she has not been successful since winning "the Telegraph Handicap at Trentham last summer, she has demonstrated a comeback on the track over the last month and will hot be without friends to-day. Nincompoop has been given his share to concede weight to Rin Tin Tin, < a smart southerner wiien the class is hot too, hot. ■:.-.- :. , : \ ! Meadow Lark, on TrentTiam form*" is not too harshly treated, and he has shown a partiality for the Wingatui course/ ; . • : He is a smart performer under a low scale of weights and Is riot without a - --"- ■ ' " , chance at Duhedin,

where he will have the opportunity of proving, that hi> Telegraph win was no fluke. ,-i. Sudden Storm

would be a possibility if she would do it right always, but she does not appear . to be favorably placed m this event. ■...-■. ; Of those m. the liglit-weight division nothing appeals more than' Silver Coot, not a bad performer over the distance, but up till the present a trifle unreliable.. He had fair form early m the season, and his track work '- recently has been almost as good as any other, sprinter m commission at Riccarton; The event looks - one of the most open events ; oii the programme, but the public cannot -go far wrong m askiiig for:, o , .. \ .'■-.' J AUSSIE, : - .■■■■■ .'.;"■■ MEADOW LARK.