NEW ZEALAND CUP

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 190, 1 November 1927, Page 10

NEW ZEALAND CUP

RICCARTON’S HOPE LATEST FROM HEADQUARTERS (Special to THE SUN.) CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. As a result of his handsome victory in the Akaroa Handicap at Motukarara | on Saturday last, Rapier is likely to ; start favourite for the New Zealand \ Cup. His victory over the three-year- • old Satrap was convincing, and with such a handy weight as 7.11 he should run a big race. H. Nurse, trainer of Rapier, says that the Grey Spear horse will be unlucky if he misses the Cup this year. I Footfall ran a long way below ex- | pectations at Motukarara, and was j actually the last horse to pass the post. | He had every chance, and the fact of j him galloping attractively prior to the meeting is sufficient proof that lack of 1 recent racing told against him. THE COUNT WILL IMPROVE i Count Cavour was another who dis- | appointed, but he is still susceptible to j a great deal of improvement. He I never began to make up his leeway i until entering upon the last two furlongs, and when it was seen that his j chance of success was hopeless Porter

did nl»: knock him about. out ' content to let him run along or hi* n race :n the Cup. but :is ipnuj defeating Rap-.* *- on lllb. worse t«* than was the case on Saturday com appear to be at all bright. afraid of only two Tile Ntvt Zeaiund Cuj vendifeit. ? JU'omu-, is 'S-:;. pressing Rapier!, .■I: the !>a_rr . f tbe Pc-.ot : c.rj*« cause him to star: one of tie Ixxnm, ites for the btg Tticcartan race. M eonnec-tons are confident be wifi defcgg the top weights, and the only two th*j are afraid of are Rapier anc' YemaH BP ILL I ANT YOUNGSTER The inmates of R. J. M&sjqs *t&lk were worked \er} early «,n S_r.d,--moruing. Goblin Market, irfao claua an engagement in the Welcome Stakes ■ gallopea half a mile on the trras® trad in 47J. However, the tracks are hi! ! lightning here at present The following riding ergagemera for the New Zealand Cup have beea amount ed —F C. Porter. Covm Cavour. R. Reed. Star Stranger: Lfl Morris. Te Monarui: F. E. Jones. Foes jfall: T. Green. Puithair; F. WadM Beacon Light: C. Emerson Ra p:\r: l | Wilson. Battlement