Keen Contest Anticipated in Main Event

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 791, 11 October 1929, Page 15

Keen Contest Anticipated in Main Event

Ciin Mountain Dell Keep Lindbergh at Bay? ma pk. memorial contest Fnr several seasons the principal at Hamilton’s two trotting fixtures has produced stirring con- j tests* and brought to light pacers T promise, which have later peached a high calibre, and there the material engaged again toborrow to give followers of the nolar pastime something in the Sf«™ of - bi« thrill. miring the last two years sueli highas L..Oh Moigh. Native |Lady Dunmore, Torpedo Huon, * j Dial. Tlio threw . Nelson Tasker m tilled the monetary places in the “vents at Claudelands, while niie a few defeated candidates can society ones of the Jean pawn Wrackler and Gold Jacket Mention of these is sufficient i ‘ r'invince the most sceptical that W sl ’law Is annually to tao seen taking ut In the main heats promoted bv jJJj popular and progressive Waikato j “'^Han'ce 11 through the names on the ! d for the Mark Memorial tomorrow I varly proves that there is no excep- ; a n to this rute in the 1i»29 contest, hich has drawn a field of a dozen Mrd ami trusty competitors. True ,mi are young and just rising to ■ C and they will iind it difficult to ■. 'some of tho older and more ox“rienced runners out of the money, iy the latter category can be menne4 Concertina tTe Aroha Cup), Rockburn (Thames Cup), Tony Victor runner-up Thames Cup). Goldman, ukhampton and Dillon Huon (4.28 451 Pitted against this lot will be ,|",a younger brigade in Mountain Dell, ; re at Peter. Cornelian. Warplane, Lindbergh (4.2 S 4-5) and Carmel. The Old Brigade In dealing with the respective sections it is worthy of note that Lind,rkli has a record equal to that of union Huon. from a time point of dew but tho latter is conceding the ounig Canterbury pacer tiO yards. On ,aper it looks a hopeless contract, but he Epsom-trained gelding, if caught n tho humour, would be equal to -lying backers of the “flyer” a big -rare. Others of the old brigade to him respect are Concertina, off the ront, tvho if in the right key would ing a lively tune, and Tony Victor, ■tho showed at the benelit meeting | ■bat he was getting near ids best form | agrin Koekburn is always danger- | ‘oui and old Goldman, if he repro- . duces his last two-mile effort, must be .'ivrn a chance. Oakhampton has alien a long time to strike form again, and will have to be taken ofi trust. Tony Victor and Goldman may be the most dangerous of the old team.. Youth Will Be Served Nevertheless, youth. with its improvement and vigotij’, must play’ a roniinent part in such a contest, and it certainly looks as if some of the lounger candidates will have most to -ay at the end of the contract. Great Peter has yet tq demonstrate staying ability, but there is no disputing his srent speed, and ns he gets older, the brother to Great Bingen and company may prove his value over a distance of ground. Mountain Dell recently oroved herself a high-grade pacer, and .lamina forms an appreciable, part of her composition. In Warplane and Lindbergh,' the itlue Mountain King aare will be set something more solid to beat than those she accounted for in August. Warplane is an improv,ng sort and providing h 6 can hang n the last little pinch is sure to be in the picture. Lindbergh the Flyer Lindbergh naturally looks the pick ; of the basket if time is any criterion, j and C. Donald's charge should be in creat demand when he parades at Claudelands. It must not. bo forgotten that he put up his fast run under excellent conditions, but on the other hand he did not have much luck in the running, and his performance—apart from the time—was a meritorious one. Cornelian is better than she is given credit for, hut may be all the better for a race. In solving the proposition "Abaydos" will rely on the lounger division to deliver the goods, nd Mountain Dell. Lindbergh and Warplane will be worthy of support, while if anything in the older section is to upset the pot it may be (Goldman.

Interesting Test CLAUDELANDS HANDICAP WILL PROVIDE TRIAL FOR NORTHLAND CUP ENAWAH OR LIMOSA The Claudelands Handicap, to be ’’un at Hamilton tomorrow, can be vewed in the light of a good test f or the Northland Cup, which comes up for decision at Whangapei on October 19. , The Claudelands Handicap has a 4.46 ‘•mit, while the big- event at WhangaF* l is for horses that can do 4.42 or wtter, and a glance over the entries •Jr the latter heat shows that the Majority claiming’ the Waikato engagement are listed for the following Saturday. . The handicap framed for Claudeuinds further shows that Limosa and Explosion (.each 48yds behind) will be the end of the Northland Cup, profiling, of course, they are beaten out O , L a place tomorrow. Vendonie and »‘Unshower. who are placed on 4.41 and respectively in the Claudelands Handicap, and did not accept, will on 12 and 36 at Whangarei. alT fco»isrh Vendome may earn a slight Penalty by winning over a short course Hamilton. Throwing Away Time The rest of the Claudelands field Jaged in the Northland Cup are rowing away time to get in. as the following handicaps demonstrate: Bell iial (4.46). Enawah (4.4",). Our Nancy 7-4 o), Folly’s Picture. (4.45) and AraCnne (4.44 >. Many will doubtless ni jtke the deduction that the owners / th© quintet mentioned are prepared J®«o-hetter than their Hamilton hanto get the end of the Northland i* 0 *- If any of those mentioned win omorrow in the 4.46 class, the new allows for penalties of 48, 36 and respectively for place-getters, is, of course, no hard and 1° say rhat course must be aopted, and no doubt should any of five who have thrown away time start at Whangarei \v in at Hamilthe mark the following week ou, d be the front. This factor may. •O’A-evcr. prove an incentive tomorrow r .. ckers to prefer some of these •‘ndidates to those further back, but y. fact mu>t not be overlooked that h!2! osa put U P a tin " so With Mountain . U at Epsom at the benefit meeting. f*nawah and Poll Vs Picture may show .. Tm to bring them into favour for ll ® Northland Cup. and will be Lim- -•'*» toughest opponents.