AUGUST HANDICAP

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 114, 4 August 1927, Page 7

AUGUST HANDICAP

CONCLIFFS DEFECTION MINOR INJURY RESPONSIBLE (Special to THE SUN.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Concliff has met with a slight mishap, that may prejudice his prospects at Addington. It happened while he was out walking with his stable mates during the wet period at the latter end of last week, and was caused by a bird flying out of a gorse hedge in front of Concliff. Being a high-spirited horse, the son of Childewood commenced to plunge and rear, and in so doing he struck his off foreleg, and though there is little heat in the fetlock joint, his trainer was reluctant to take any risks, hence the gelding’s withdrawal from the August Handicap to be decided on Saturday. It will be noticed in the acceptances that W. J. Tomkinson has paid up for Concliff in the International Handicap, of one mile, in which he hopes he will be able to start his candidate. At the moment he does not anticipate any serious complications following the mishap, and is looking forward to ' racing the Australian pacer in the jnile event on Saturday, and in the big two-mile contests on the second and third days of the carnival. was the Auckland candidate, Promenade, who has of late caused quite a stir in Australian light harness circles. May Not Be Ready Talaro, winner of the last Auckland Cup, and holder of the distinction of securing the largest amount of stake money last season, is engaged in the August Handicap on Saturday at Addington. The son of Great Audubon —Coin won this event last year, but it is doubtful if he is ready for such a solid contest yet. ITe is conceding a few seconds to some pretty smart customers. Man o’ War’s Consistency Man o’ War, the aged sun of Peri Huon, finished second in the August Handicap at Addington last year off a 4.27 mark. On the second day the black horse got third prize from a 4.26 peg, and in the National Cup on the concluding day was second to Logan Lou from a similar mark. On Saturday Man o’ War is handicapped at 4.25, and as he showed a return to form recently must not be lost sight of by his admirers. Can He Do It? Tom Thumb, who is expected in certain quarters to play a prominent part in the decision of some of the big events at the National fixture, won the Belgium Handicap last year, putting up an attractive performance. Since then the son of Logan Pointer has improved a whole lot, and his connections have hopes of seeing him qualify for the highest honour during the coming carnival. Maggie Missed Maggie Pronto, the Australian pacing mare by Don Pronto —May McGregor, who raced last season in Auckland on eight occasions for one win, was made a warm favourite. at the recent ictoria Park fixture in Sydney for the Flying Mile. Maggie went a, good race, but could not head off Nikola and Alabama, and third was her portion. The winner, Nikola, registered 2.141 for the journey.