THE TWO-YEAR-OLDS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 785, 4 October 1929, Page 12

THE TWO-YEAR-OLDS

WELCOME STAKES IS A TRAPPY RACE MANY POSSIBILITIES As a real test of the speed of the 20 youngsters that linea up last Saturday week, the Avondale Stakes was a complete wash-out. Will tomorrow's Welcome Stakes be any better? Most likely it will. The Ellerslie two-year-old classic is well worth suing for, whereas the prize for the Avondale ra-' pad been reduced to a little above t te value o( Was'it ‘little wonder, therefore, that owners would not risk their youngster;

getting knocked about In a b!g field, and. in the case of those badly drawn, being set an almost impossible start? There should be a very different story tomorrow. Lineage won the Avondale stakes in handsome fashion, and it appeared as if he had a little in reserve. His stable companion. Appeal, appeared to be travelling pretty well a furlong from home, and then seem d to bo eased a bit when it was -’cen that Lineage had the race safe. One may be wrong in arriving at that conclusion. but that is how it appealed to “Early Bird.” If that was really the case, then the same bracket may prove difficult to dispose of auain tomorrow if Appeal is started, which at present is doubtful. 1 ravels Fast One of the outstanding performances was that of Imamint. This daughter of Catmint made up a of ground from the home turn in the Avondale Stakes, being then in tho middle of a strung-out field, and she got within three-parts of a length of the winner. On that showing, taken in conjunction with the glowing reports in circulation anent Imamint's ability to muster up a torrid pace, she may win tomorrow. However, in reviewing her second to Lineage, it must not be overlooked that in making her final run she passed a lot of youngsters who were doing nothing more strenuous than obtaining a splendid view of the race. Watch Officer, a likely sort who finished third to Lineage and Imamint. is not engaged here tomorrow. Those Behind Royal Ruler tailed the strung-out Avondale Stakes field at the end of a couple of furlongs, but on the second day, after conceding the pacemakers a good start at the home turn, lie gradually gathered them up and finally won impressively. Several of tho fancied candidates of the first day were missing on this occasion, lloyal Ruler does not seem to be a good beginner, and that will be against kirn tomorrow; handy at the turn, he may win. Good reports preceded Biddy s Boy from Te Awamutu. and it is quite probable that he -will do better at Ellerslie. Each day at the suburban course he was slow at the barrier. Latest advices state that he is not to go to the post tomorrow. Valmarie. from the same stable, raced only fairly, as did Bettermint. The latter, however, seems to have a good bit of toe. Of those among the unplaced divi- > sion at Avondale, none had impressed more than Cylinder before the meeting. Badly drawn and badly placed at the home turn, he was rightly not ridden out. At Avondale on Tuesday morning Cylinder beat Knightlike over half a mile in brilliant time, and with the latter galloping so well at present it was impossible .not to be impressed with the two-year-old’s work-out. There is more than a remote chance of Cylinder being right in the filing line tomorrow. If he is not there—and he will have to begin smartly to have a show —then many excellent judges will be disappointed, to put it mildly. The Newcomers There are several new youngsters engaged who promise to make it more than interesting for the Avondale runners. Among these, and likely to be prominent, are: Chrysology, second to Simba at Hastings; Isa, second te Simba at Wanganui; Chief Link, who has been exhibiting rare pace and dash in his parades and private trials: Oil King, who has been galloping really well: and Bells of Abandon, who has done good work at Takanim. On the face of it Isa, who get to within a head of Simba at Wanganui, would appear to have rosy prospects especially after the way Simba treated the two-year-olds at Hastings on Saturday. On the other hand, at Wanganui Simba ran out on the home bend and took some straightening up. bui for which this very smart youngster would have won quite easily. _ It was the opinion then that at Wanganui Isa was probably the most forward oi all the two-year-olds, which meant that she could not be expected to make so much improvement as the others. From Desert Gold After burning up the tracks at Hastings recently. Chrysology, a gelded son of that bonny old mare, Desert Gold, and claiming imported Psychology us his sire, failed to beat Simba last Saturday at Hastings. Whereas the latter drew an inside position, Chrysology was out in number fourteen, and although he got the jump-out he afterward lost his pasftion. It is said that this promising youngster ran very green, and as that outing and experience should work a big improvement, he cannot be overlooked entirely. So that of the newcomers to be seen in action tomorrow, the chances oi Chrysology, Chief Link, Oil King and Isa are preferred. Add to this quartet the Appeal - Lineage bracket. Cylinder, Royal Ruler, Imamint and Bells of Shandon, there is ;.n indication of these two-year-olds staging a firstclass contest in the Welcome Stakes tomorrow—the three most fancied to fill the places are set out elsewhere.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB The Wellington Racing Club’s spring meeting is fixed for Saturday and Monday, October 26 and 28. Nominations for all events close tonight (Friday). at nine o’clock. Forfeit in connection with the Wellesley Stakes falls due at the same hour.