AUTOMATIC HANDICAPPING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 202, 15 November 1927, Page 10

AUTOMATIC HANDICAPPING

Sir. Fiom the spectator’s point of view (who admittedly, sees most of the game), the wrangling taking place over the Otahuhu handicaps is somewhat transparent and highly amusing. Every interested sport, who has given this matter half-an-hour’s concentrated thought, knows quite well there is only one way to give fair and equitable treatment and satisfaction to all concerned (including the public and the horse), and that is to place every competitor on his true mark a,s revealed by himself in previous winning performances. As most of the present wrangling seems to centre around Florent, 1 should like to point out that this horse has really been very favourably treated, and that it is only when comparision is made with more-favourably treated competitors that exception can be taken. There are many more flagrant instances than this one that could be cited. Florent has been noticed doing one or two very nice work-outs recently, and it must not be forgotten that her last win was a very easy one, with the driver looking round, and, therefore, it is to be hoped that any of your readers who may have a fancy for Florent will not allow themselves to be sidetracked by the rumpus that is taking place. There is only one satisfactory way to handicap, and it does not require highly-paid, so-called experts. Anyone can handicap the automatic way. In fact every competitor handicaps itself to every person’s satisfaction, and at the same time encourages true sport and honesty. 35 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE.