ELLERSLIE TODAY
Anyhow For \ Cup Race “The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND, December 27. | The Auckland Racing Club’s ‘ summer meeting will be con- « tinued at Ellerslie tomorrow ( when the big attractions will j be the Summer Cup and the ' Clifford Plate.. ; The Summer Cup will be the ] first leg of the off-course ; double and the second leg will be the open sprint, the Elec- « trie Handicap. The likely win- ’ nets are Anyhow and Japonica. Anyhow is the top-weight in the! Summer Cup with’ 9-2, which isi 61b more than he carried success-: fully over the same distance in thei Nathans Memorial Handicap last! summer. In the meantime under the winteri scale he was fourth with 10-5 in; the Cornwall Handicap, one mileand a quarter, at Ellerslie in June/ Lately, after a spell, he has had two races over sprint distances tc help to condition him and the chances are that tye is close to his peak form again. The next best after Anyhow may be Copernicus.. Rebellious, India and Barrico. I
A field of three will oppose the! star weight for age runner, Somer-1 set Fair, in the Clifford Plate, one* mile and a quarter. The best of} his opponents is likely to be the; three-year-old colt. Somain. The: other candidates are Sigur and Moon Crest. Flying Dragon has been scratched; for the Auckland Hurdles and Cadeti for the Ferguson Handicap. ■ J Drizzling rain today if anything! improved the ground, which very hard. If the weather improves) again the conditions will again bel very favourable. Selections:— 11.15 a.m.—Auckland Hurdles Peter Keith, Nabob, Tribunal. . Noon.—Nursery Handicap: Don-' aldo, Compte de Paris, Carolyn Anne. 12.50 p.m.—Summer Cup: Anyhow,! Copernicus, Pinnacle Ridge. 1.30 p.m.—Clifford Plate: Somer-j set Fair, Somain. 2.15 p.m.—Electric Handicap: Ja-1 ponica, Belle Rosa, Atelia. 3 p.m.—Ferguson Handicap: Ghiberti, Ricardo, Gold Kip. 3.45 p.m.—Ellerslie Handicap: Murvale, Whitiora, Biltong. 4.30 p.m.—Ladies* Mile: Marie Brizard, Several, Solar.
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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28471, 28 December 1957, Page 6
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