THE NEW ZEALAND CUP.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 156, 4 July 1896, Page 3

THE NEW ZEALAND CUP.

i«F W TTS*h«i» very flatbering," can well bo oDlied. to Mr Henry's handicap for the £ Zealand Cup, which saw the lighb this ek It would appoar thab the chief aim 7 tba C.J.C. weight-adjuster was to °acora plentyof betting on the event during {he dull months, and a large field on the Lof the race. Well, I should cay he will ucceed in this direction. Numbers argue Linsfc theie light and flattering handicaps, but despibo all that may be aaid in oppoeition by critical tonguea bhey please owners ipil tbe public. Mr Honry atarba with Gipsy Grand at Oit 71b, There was some curiosity aa to whether Gipsy Grand or Euroclydon would k c p r ide of place, bub the Grandmaster " lt Lug the distinction, bavin? to give :" counds to tho laab New Zealand Cup ■innar With Bab 121b I should aay F»bultßb has gob off with a couple of pounda t«i than was expected. If his trainer can land him ab the pose in the same nick as on Lt New Year's Day he should bo very diDeerous, for he has finished in all of hia ruea like a thorough stayer. There are more unlikaly tbinss than the nexb New Zealand Uup coming to Auckland by the lid of Fabulist. Lady Zetland is not growi „ younger, bub ane is a good conaietanb mire, ft»d with Bsb 91b she is not crushed. Nftatuere has been jumped from sst 9lb to Ssb 2lb this year, and 1 should uyheis badly used. Searcblighb has bo B uny decent performances oppoaite her aatne that she ehould render a good account) of herself with 83b on her back. Last year Boasio McCarthy was a deal fancied for tbe race, so thab with 121b leas now she cannot ba overlooked. If Caakeb could be brought back bo the post sound ba would bs vory dangerous with an imponb of 7ab ]2ib. Ha ia a candidate thab can stay oub the juurney from end to end. Bellicent ia picdy handicapped at 7at 91b, while the VeiD Coast colt Man-o'-War (by Nelson— iluskerina) must possess a chance, for he has more than one decenb performance to his credit during the season. Bombshell retired into winter quarters aa the best two-year-old of hia year. In being awarded 7st 71b Mr Henry haa handicapped the Clminehot colt up to his best form, for he has lib more than waa opposite Gipsy Grand, (bo best of the 1894 95 aeaeon. Howj«r, 1 Shall have him on my aide. With 7«tslb DauntleßS, the hero of the Challenge Stakes, should render a good account of himself. Messrs Burke hare no cause of complaint for the impoßb meted oub to Anita, who reads well enough with 7sb 31b. She 19 a good stayer, and comes ab the ri»hfc end, which cannot bo said of tbe majority engaged. Epaulet (7«b lib) and Deface (7feb lib) are a pair ot promising colti.who may require to be reckoned with. Ape/former" like ArnSitla haa none the WUrifjof it with 7sb, but whether »he can §Uf remains to be proved. There are a BDJtt§Br.of unjyiown quantities from 63b ]3li downward, and it ia just probable the tinner is amongab them, but ab the weights Hike nothing better than Fabulist, Bombibell, Euroclydon, 6ip»y Grand, Anita and