AUSTRALIAN WEIGHTS

Evening Post, Issue 36, 12 February 1935, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN WEIGHTS

NEW ; ZEALANDERS' MARKS TJie declaration of iveights for the New-' market Handicap anil ■Australian Cup, to be run at Jflemington,,affords a pointed reminder1 that the ■ autumnf season is near, at hand, and the tact that a good hum- j ber of New Zealand-bred:. horses are engaged invests the contests with; considerable local * interest; ?;;•:■-!.•' ■ The outstanding NewvZealand-brsd horse in the 'Newihaiket "Handicap ■ is. Game Uiwriugton, 9;7," who' is, in- receipt of 81b from the' topweighti Winooka, 10.1 (notes •'Phaeton"); ■• After being off the scene since 'last autumn :Gaine ; Carrington made a'reappearance at WUliamstown recently, when-he contested the C. F. Orr'Stake*, I mile and; 55 yards,-under 9.13. Although he suffered defeat, the honours of the race! were on his side and he is pretty ture ■to play :a prominent part in the Newmarket/ provided that he trains on ■ satisfactorily. Wheriko, 8.7, "at present jan his' way to Sydney, has been made to pay for his recent victories in New Zealand; No chances have been taken with Croupier, 8.5, and the same remark-may be^applied to the three-year-old, Sir' John,-8.4, who won his first race this 'season at Kosebery 'last week. 'Another-, three-year-old hailing from, the Dominion who caij be viewed as. a very promising candidate'1 is Radiant Star,'a'son of Hunting.'Spng, who has .the handy" impost .of, 7.12. -5;He . is credited with being' endowed with brilli ancy> and is described as a- colt with a bright future."v :;; '■".'■'■' i.. ;;v Prior to the declaration .-.'.of weights for the Australian- ; Gup : the prediction was freely expressed in Sydney that the New Zealahder Vintage- would have the:-dis-tinction of heading;' the -list of weights. This has; proved correct,: and in.'being allotted 9.7 it\can be 'said that 'the-son of Shambles Kas! been as a .firstrater. ; Vintage has; -yet to win: over a longer distance than _a' mile and a half, and, as the'".Australian^,Cup journey extends to two miles and a quarter,' he'will require " to' be; a: thorough- stayer: to score. Master Brierlyy 8.13r who follows Vintage in t\ie handicap; also Has nothing to his credit' .beyond -a •'-.;iiiile''. I:.aiid';;a!-'half;'-'----: SirSimper, 8.9,-.-failed'bgdly;in the1 'Melbourne Cns:vunder/7.s,!:and^'itoWi'with 181b 'niore, hia^ ■.'prospects'. do not - appear'; brigHiV-iThe B.6'allottea ' to''Gold/iTrag representi 'an increase -pi 91b; on;;?herS;Aucklaid?iCup ana;;;vVictgm - !'--as The;o"wpiila^h^aal-tSe^three-yeatrold'division,::'ipi'-with-'8.6- he has 61b ;p^"-wejght-f6r-a?e, so'that- the handicsppermas^not. left any doubt as'vtohis ;opinwn^'eif.'JJirQoiiars. hay] son." ' King. March, 8.3 > ':lc'4h:;l jDeVregarded> as '.'y&y^ bicely>hanwcaped;through: Vintage, but ■ Senior, -who %^nv-,wti/'^rae';maTk^s'eemi3::'to;be;';r,ather :KarSily;trea.ted."v^;'~;V;l :"'v;;-/;A:/' /- ";,'i;' "■'.