OTAHUHU'S THOUSAND POUNDER

NZ Truth, Issue 1212, 21 February 1929, Page 15

OTAHUHU'S THOUSAND POUNDER

Glideaway Should Slide Away In The Big Two Miler At Auckland

REPRESENTATIVES OF TOP CLASS ARE ABSENT

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative)

THE £1000 stake has attracted fifteen and the driver of the ultimate winner will hardly be able to say, "thanks for the buggy ride," for there are a few tough ones engaged. From a 4.31 mark Glideaway will be sorted out to come home with the bacon. Tomkinson's mare is one above average form as her doings at Epsom m December, plus a Dunedin Cup victory, fully discloses. She will be bracketed with Logan Park, and though this fellow is a speed manufacturer, too, he may be more at home m the Myers Handicap later m the day. Roy Berry will have three battling — Machine Gun, Dundas Boy and Jean McElwyn. • The last-named pair have ere-

dentials, especially Dundas Boy, for of late he has been going really well. So far this season Real Light has not done a great deal, and on that score he must show improvement to

The big heat at Alexandra Park on Saturday is the Otahuhu Cup, and on paper there appears to be nothing outstanding m the field.

be . considered seriously. Still, there will be cash for him. : Should The Abbey leave the mark on the right foot he will be a serio,us rival for Glideaway. W. Clifton has him looking and

working like a real horse. The 36yds. ...handicap should not trouble him m the least, for he is a pacer due to crack it for better time than he has already against him. Nelson Tasker and Harvest Child must go well off the front, especially Harvest Child, which is treated very reasonably. Still, the class may be a little strong 1 . Dillon Huongs connections have eyes on the Cup and Loch Moigh and The Shrew are some to be reckoned with. Native Prince should' be m the picture atone stage or another and astute judges reckon his turn is due at the meeting. Summing 1 the position up there will be a crowd ready to go strong for Glideaway, Harvest Child. '/iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniii