Silver Paper Will Stay for a Week

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 502, 3 November 1928, Page 6

Silver Paper Will Stay for a Week

SO HIS TRAINER STATES MONDAY’S DERBY CONTEST The New Zealand Derby. which comes up for decision on the second day (Monday next) of the New Zealand Cup carnival at Riccarton, is not going to be a hard race to win. Form at Dunedin, early in the month points strongly to Silver Paper winning the three-year-old classic race, and the probabilities are that he will outclass his rivals. He has come through his recent racing in fine style, and, whether or not he wins the Stewards’ Handicap to-day he is sure to be a hot favourite for next Monday’s classic. He is the only •‘classy’’ three-year-old engaged! Thus comments the Christchurch "Sun s’* racing critics.

The event that most racegoers look forward to, after the running of the ' New Zealand Cup, at the Canterbury Jockey Club November meeting, is the Derby. It is in this race that a new champion generally bursts into th© limelight. But the contest for this ' year’s classic may not be Quite so interesting as it has been-in past years. In a weak field Silver Paper hope- j lessly overshadows his rivals and victory for the Paper Money three- | year-old merely depends upon his running out the distance. But his trainer, ! W. Stone believes that he will stay a mile and a-hajf. In fact. Stone says ; that Silver Paper will “stay for a week"’ Outclassed Rivals The farthest that the gelding has run is a mile, but he outclassed his rivals over that distance in the Dunedin Guineas, and he is an infinitely better three-year-old now. At Wmgatui he showed that he could win all the way, and in from behind, too. and th© general opinion is that he will not be going “at top” to defeat his opponents in next week’s Derby. To date Paper Money’s stock has not been noted for stamina, but in Silver Paper the imported stallion has a son who might rise to great heights in the autumn. If he wins the Derby it is unlikely that he will be tried out over two-mile journeys till later in his 1 career. That phase of hk> stamina will not be tested probably till next season,

and even then he will not be tried out; over long distances unless he shows that, as well as possessing great speed, he is pronounced in stamina. Silver Paper*s dam, Silver Peak, was a great little stayer, and among her victories was the C.J.C. Great Autumn Handicap. And no doubt it is through his dam that his connections are looking to him to stay. Tire two that might trouble Silver PapeF most in the Derby are Roscrca and Concentrate, but unless anything unforeseen happens from now or. till the date of the race it is very unlikely that they will be supported with any confidence to bring about his defeat. Roscrea's Chances When Roscrea lef for Australia in the early spring he gave every indication of staying. -And after a win at Rosehill he immediately became one of the favourites for the A.J.C. Derby. Some people even went so far as to say that he would offer stout opposition to Mollison in the New South Wales classic—Prinee Humphrey was not then thought a formidable contender. But Roscrea’s subsequent form was below expectations, and he ran unplaced in the classic race. Roscrea was very sore when he went to the post for the Derby, and of course he could not be expected to show his best. Since his return home he has trained on satisfactorily, and if more rain comes it will help him materially. Concentrate also showed fair form I in Sydney, and with his recent racing ! he must be very fit . The full-brother !to Oratrix has given every indication jof staving, and a in next Monj day's Derby may not be beyond him. Nightmare h has been working nicely jat Riccarton during tho past few | weeks, and he won at Motukarara. At | this stage there is nothing in sight (likely to extend Silver Paper.

The New Idea So as to prevent greyhounds from being “rung-in” at coursing meetings the National Coursing Association of New i>outh Wales has decided to conduct experiments in tattooing. Tho machine selected will puncture the ear of a dog similar to a tattoo, but no more than three punctures will bo made*. Pain to the dog will be practically negligible, as it is intended to freeze the part which is to be punctured before the operation. Once dogs are marked, any dog with mutilated ears will not be allowed to compete.

RACING FIXTURES November 1, 3.—Dargaviße <al Avondale). November 3,5, 7, 10.—Canterbury J. C. November 8, 10.— Whangarei A C. November 17.—Levin R.C. November 17.—Walpapakaurl R.C. November 14. 15.—Win ton R.C. November 21, 22.—Otaki Maori R.C. November 23, 24.—South Canterbury J.C. November 24. 26.—Te Kutti R. C. November 30, December I. —Takapuna J.C. November 30, December I.—Fending J.C. December Taumamnul R.C. December 7, B.—Cromwell J.C. December B.—Ashburton C’ty R.c. December 12, 13.—Woodville Dist. J.C. December 14. 15.—Oamaxu J. C. December 15. — Waipa R.C. December 26, 27.—Dunedin J.C. December 26.—Waipukuratz J.C. December 26, 27.—Westland R.C. December 26, 27.—Taranaki J.C. December 26, 27, 29. Manawatu R.C. December 26, ZB, Jan. 1. 2. —Auckland R.C. December 23, Jan. 1, 2.—Greymouth J.C. January I.—Walkouaiti R.C. January I.—Wvndham R_C. January 1, 2.——Wairarapa R.C. January 1, 2.—Hawke’s Bav J.C. January 1. 3.—Stratford R.C.