SOUTH PRELIMINARY

NZ Truth, Issue 1240, 5 September 1929, Page 13

SOUTH PRELIMINARY

Otago Hunt Will Give Line For Latel On , J^IEW (From <4 N.Z. Truths '' Special Christchurch Representative.), The Otago Hunt Cluh will officially usher m the spring racing season for the South Island at Wingatui on Saturday.

EXCEPTIONALLY large nominations were received, which tends to confuse m akreview of the fields without the acceptances." The chief flat, race, Athe Jockey Club Handicap, drew the best of the southern handicap performers, and the public will go for- the top three, Black Duke, Royal A Saxon -and ; Taboo, on their Riccarton performances. '■'.. The' trio.'! are good,.: solid performers and have some good form! of recent months to . recommend ."them. ; . A. „ Money M ine' w,ill probably want . ! a race/ before he ■ returns : to winning form. Ay :v ;:."'i-, ;A; 'Membo. made a fair: showing, m the best company a!t Riccarton after runr ning out -of hacks, arid * might 'trouble the .tbpweights'jWith such a. pull m the weights. y ■'- '■/■-'"■;■ The .best-looking lightweight is Narrative, .but. oh Riccarton form Royal Sa,xbn,., and Black Duke should be equal to the" task. .' The Hunt -Club Steeples y and. y the Brockville Steeples, fields : will be. considerably, reduced, < .'as!-.. most. of., the fencers are nominated for both events. .. Snowfall is one of the best 'chasers 'in- -the far south and -must, be supported m the.Hurit ; Clvb v Cup, and he will be a short-priced ' fa.vorite. Most

: likely, opposition should come from Koremata. ' .■'• . ■ Dubious has only to repeat his ' .Riccarton form : to be hard m the 1 ..Broclcyille. ; , .Pamplona. was i nominated but he did : notniake'the grade at acceptance time. i yKapuna.fell m bis only start since returning . from, the TJbrth .-Island* but , if he is anything like himself he wiU ; make, it interesting for the others. He looks the next best to Dubious. None of those ; in: -the SeavieW Hunters- Hurdles has any public form • to work on, but no doubt have been following hounds a good deal ■ this i season;A-' ; Y r : '-'' - : ■••''- '.'"-.. Exldeand Beauty Light appeal most. ! There will 'be .big fields m the hack; : sprints, arid many of them will be making their initial bow for the season. It ,is; a; good .time of the . year, to . stick .to form, and m the President's s Handicap this is represented py Blue Metal arid. El Boa. -A In, the Vauxhall Handicap preference goes . td "Glenrpwan.apd Town Major.. Gieiirpwan had the winning form at . , the ..National, arid that will appeal to i jriost.'" . ."' They are alpretty poor mob m the i Hunters' Flat, m which : Whiff ler and ; Fresh. Breeze might; go -best.