Holiday Racing

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 545, 24 December 1928, Page 14

Holiday Racing

A.R.C. Stages Fine Fare CREAM OF EQUINE PERFORMERS EASILY the biggest race meeting of the year is that conducted during the festive season by the Auckland Racing Club, on December 26, 28, January 1 and 2, the stake money reaching the fine figures of £25,950. Of course, with such an offer, the best horses are engaged, and there promises to he thrills galore from Boxing Day onward. The going should be in excellent order, and the attractive surroundings will enhance Ellerslie’s reputation. A review of Wednesday’s splendid programme follows. 1 1 9? QUEEN’S PLATE 1 Of £500; 1 mile Arikftoa s 9 This is the opening event, and a Kinross ...SO Komak . 1 8 9 full review appears elsewhere. A. Knight Town S 9 ~B ° y | ■> half dozen that appeal more than ® Sauev * s 4 a bit are Arikitoa, Big Bertha, Slr Mond •• 8 0 Aggressive 3 .’ 7 9 Caßh .‘f' »°°t, G°ld Money •;- 2 » Camp Prince S 0 and Moorgas, and the placed divi- f Yli,!' I a Cashier ...SO sion may come from this lot. It is r - y ‘ » a very interesting field, and they may j ) g°^f; bly stage a real good contest. The actual totalisator favourites CASHIER and GOLD MONEY I? 17 GREAT NORTHERN FOAL STAKES 'Of £1,500; 6 furlongs GoldTinW * 9 in For many years there has generally been some Ceremony . ! SlO youngster standing out above his fellows, even if the Count * favourite did not always win, for this classic has proPalatine . .8 10 vided some genuine surprises in the past, no doubt the Awamutu . . 8 10 fact that this is the first time the two-year-olds are Honour ... 8 10 asked to go beyond five furlongs having something to Prince slO do with it: * ln midsummer the early spring form has Carl Idem ! 8 10 generally been proved to be not the best to follow, and Supremacy .* 8 10 Wednesday’s race may. be no exception. There are Speed Light S 5 five excellent performers engaged, and they are Ceremony, Gold Tinge, Honour, Supremacy and Speedlight, and it is difficult even now to say what will be favourite. No doubt the two that may command most support will be: SUPREMACY and HONOUR 1 7 ROBINSON HANDICAP 1,1 Of £400; 7 furlongs j; a, ‘ ar V' i US With such a big field left in— Appellant ..70 Storm Fiend 8 12 ° Arihana 7 0 Leitrim .... 8 9 • there are no less than 31 still stand- ' > * pmnipie ...86 ing their ground—the good begin- Becalmed ..70 Air King . . £ 6 ners will have something to say in Mon star ... 7 o Bombarder . . 8 4 the final decision, for the laggards Armenia ... 7 0 Rn°iS<? ° Wer ' 7 vvill have a Hopeless task to make Palmares . ..70 Winsome Boy 712 sweeping around the big bend Miss Myrtle . 7 0 High Falutin. 7 8 before turning into the straight. Cood Boy ..70 Eager Rose . 7 6 Some that can be commended are Zane Grey ..70 ■ War Officer . 7 6 Vallar, Storm Fiend, Phillipic, Cat-e-mes . 7 0 Zeuxis. ... 7 5 Froth blower, Winsome Boy, High Bannock ... 7 0 Brampton ..71 Falutin’, Eager Rose, War Officer, Sea Cob. ..70 ?e° n M?ney! 7 o Mp /sie, Becalmed, Cybele and Foot- 7 0 Mussie ... 7 0 pad, and doubtless the public will Cybele .... 7 0 fix upon one of these to make favourite. There is every chance of an upset In this race, for there are some good ones that may not be greatly fancied. However, the duel for favouritism should be between': STORM FIEND and WINSOME BOY 9 9 AUCKLAND CUP U ' U Of £3,000; 2 miles Count The very evenness of this year’s Transformer . Cavour ...812 . , , . Talisker ... 7 4 Laughing Cup held is going to make it one Corinax ... 7 4 Prince ... 812 of the most interesting contests seen Catkin .*.*.* 7 o Mask .... 8 5 in this race for many years, for at Desert Glow .70 Oratrix .. . 73 2 present it is difficult to say what Eh Timi ..70 Vertig-ern * ." J 7 II w ‘ u _ b % favourite. Sixteen still \ g Hoylake ... 711 stand their ground, and some that Thursby ‘ ' 7 0 will come in for big support are sure to comprise Count Cavour, Laughing Prince, Mask, Oratrix, the VertigernTalisker bracket, Hoylake, Desert Glow, Corinax and Tidal, tile fact that it is considered necessary to include so many being striking evidence as to the position. However, when all is said and done, two that cannot be other than fancied by investors are:— HOYLAKE and CORINAX 9 47 GRAFTON HURDLES Of £500; 2 miles KtagTouari \°o 12 a ’ he institution of this event j£? 0 y ai £f 1 -J “ Beaumont .. 10 5 between the two big handicaps gives Lady SpalMTflmrani a * ’ q io backers a breather, and therefore it peen .... 9 0 Ural Fa.." ! 911 is. always a welcome diversion. The Maste? U Arch' 9 0 Ripon Abbey 911 King’s Guard-Ripon Abbey bracket, Mangaiti! . . 9 0 Beaumont,) Pouri, Mangani, Lady Cintra, Potoanui and Lady Spalpeen are a few that are well forward for thisengagement, and two at least. Lady Cintra and Wharncliffe, may do better later on. The fancies may be: KING’S GUARD-RIPON ABBEY Bracket and POURI 942 RAILWAY HANDICAP *** Of £1,400; 6 furlongs Paganell'i *’97 This race is dealt with elsewhere. White Pang . 7 s Cimabue ! 812 and st cn ly remains to do the sum- Nancy Lee . 7 8 Awarere ... 812 ming-up, a difficult task in itself. wSwil.'. t \ Silvermine . . 812 Those that are ready for the fray Rtmu-ins S 7 n Crown Area . 810 are the Aussie-Awarere bracket, Golden ThfUawk ’ s " Baganelli, Cimabue, Silvermine, Armour ..70 Bright Glow ' 8 2 ° rown Area. Lysander, Bright High Finance 7 0 Tea Time ! 8 2 Glow, Tea Time, Nancy Lee, Con- -lolly Money . 7 0 Kingfield ..SO sent (who did a brilliant gallop on 7 n Saturday), White Wings and Stag- bta Shunter . 7 0 hunter, and the placed division should not come from outside this crowd. The actual favourites on the day may be: PAGANELLI and AUSSIE-AWARERE Bracket 427 NURSERY HANDICAP * Of £500; 5 furlongs I.oVeAall mC . e 8 9 The number of youngsters in this ™ ta Q ueen •1 3 Royal Line 'S 6 race, together with the better-class Tasty ZZ ° ''73 Awamutu ' S 6 engaged in the Foal Stakes, sug- Ralston .! ’. 7 3 De y s?rT Song ’7 \l S ? StS that there , wIU be no Pur? Tea .’. 7 ! rS e J s of runners in the juvenile events Alloy .... 7 3 Hunting Cry 7 8 ! ater at the fixture. Those in Fairy Belle . 7 3 Bennie . 7 fi this race that have shown some f alorous 7 0 Currajong . 7 3 form are Love Call, Royal Line. Norval Tea 7 0 Gemlight, Awamutu, Cymon, Desert h/m t ’*i Berm V:;- Cu^ a J° n S. Tea Queen, Polyxena, Pure Tea and Alloy and probably the public will be found pinning their faith to: GEMLIGHT and EAGLET 517 CHRISTMAS HANDICAP ■p cr- . 97 Of £550; 1 mile *. .* 8 7 will not ke very satisfying to Prince LU *.* £ 0 | Perception . S 0 backers to know that the last of the Serfng mSlald 7 0 UuU 1 ?in day is S° in ß to be the hardest, for Eh Timi 70 Red Heckle 7in som e excellent middle distance Tinokoa ..70 Le Clioucas 710 handicap performers are engaged, § f I fnr^ rChle l n Prodice ... 7 8 with the addition of several smart vrithTa * ’ ’ 7 a High Pitch . 7 S three-year-olds to further compli- Sir Rnsseli ' 7 n » ntratS 7 I CUte the P° siti °n. Of the older Yaqul . . . 7 0 ' ’ i 2 horses there are the well-performed Hyde Park . 7 0 Ohtnemuri ' I 7 0 s . awa T y ’ Lu, Royal Doulton. blaster Macroom . 7 0 Flying Juliet, Le Clioucas (who will tt ’ J " be bracketed with Nippy), Siaosi, ymoy ' 7 0 Ohmemuri, Macroom, King Emerald, Tinokoa, Sir Archie Hvde Park and Master O'Rorke The three-year-olds that can be given some thought are Perception Red Heckle, Prodice, Concentrate, Toxeuma, Mithra and Sir Russell, and all of them are engaged in the Derby on New Year’s Dav If let-fut by plunsffig n ?n:- a ' UP t 0 a aay ’ S raCing ’ wit h backers seeking a PRODICE and KING LU