THE MAYORAL RACE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3669, 22 November 1890, Page 2

THE MAYORAL RACE.

[Tim ev an Outsider]

As.the. above raco is to bo ran on Wednesday next, and is exciting a good deal of interest throughout the district, your sporting readers will probably be glad of a lew hints as to how to place their money. All will doubtless be. aware that there aro only throe acceptances, the romainder having been- scratched, the'final payment not being forthcoming, Of the three left in, it is a rather difficult matter to spot the winner, but as age and pedigree aro a great factor I would venture to furnish these as briefly as possible. Punster, a fine grey, „of good proportions, is aged, but is nevertheless in good condition. He has not raced for some years past, but when he was on the turf he always upheld the reputation of bis stable. He is by Commission—dam Fine Figuro. He has been in active training of late, In a trial spin he cut out the running with Patent Extractor His weight is, however, against htm, and if he should be first past the post on Wednesday it will bo more the result of olever riding than anything else. His stable companion, Lord John, would, I think, have stood-a better ohance had lie accepted. Eaekiah, the well-known dark-, brown fivo-year-old by Farmer—dam Country Girl, is sure to make things very lively for the field. He has won several big events of late, and has an almost unbroken record, His main fault is iiis fra'ctiousuess at the post, With "old Councillor" up, lie is likely to bo heavily backed, Should he get away at the start and pass the water supply, lie is almost a "dead bird," At the same time it will never do to hold tilings too cheaply. [[tye only pther l}orqe tq fape the §t§rter wiljlje Cgurtssy, by Musket —dam Lawyer. He is a fine dark two-year-old, and this is his maiden effort. His pedigree is excellent, but it is generally considered lie is, over-weighted for his age, .He lias been in active training of lato, and no doubt his final snin, lyhich is to tijkfl fllacoon Monday, will improve liis position. , His backers are confident that h'o' will make things warm, more particularly as be is to. by Millstrean}, At the parne time, tbesp untried animals are pqt tq b/rehed upqn. After carefully, considering the Various qualities of the horses named j fancy that Wednesday will see the numbers up as follows Ezeliiali 1 'Courtesy ... 2 Punster ... 8