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OTAKI RACE NEXT WEEK

After a week of excitement with the Cup meeting on at Riccarton, the crowd will have to go back to the smalls next Week at Otaki.

THE club race on Wednesday and Thursday of next week, and two days later Levin has its one- day gathering. ... I It is_ a' bit difficult to get down to

anything concrete on the weights, and with the possibility of so much happening before the day. . The big race is the Ling Memorial, and if Spearmiss is taken to the meeting she would be a good thing. She -was second this week to Rabbi m the Metropolitan. ■■"•.■■■ Piuthair might be a possibility, but the real danger may come, from the top weight, Paltonu, which , should strike form any time now;. ' - Thß open six.. should find .Atholspear giving, some s cheek, while First Acre, on his home track, will have to be considered after his Sydney form. ! Vivo has the weight' to carry m the Hurdles, but she is a class above this crowd. Fine . Acre showed some promise,- only to slip badly. He may come back m this event, •'_■:- In the hack seven the Riccarton form of Irnateagirl reads well, and she will be the favourite if she starts. Duellona is coming right and she also ran two good races at Riccarton. .'' There is a big crowd m the hack six and it is hard to get a lead, but three that cari scamper fast m. such company are Hunting BOy, TMangahaere, and Some Acre.' '•..*'. The field m the Taumanuka Handicap may fall away to small dimensions, and if that is the case Disrank would have a show. He cannot act m a big field of. horses. Make Up may be the. best of the remainder. 7 •7 ' Roi de Val is well these days and* he' hnay show up at Riccarton on' Saturday. He will only rieed to get near the money to be favourite for *the open seven. Maui races well fresh and may add to his record on this course. >w ..

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