PROSPECTS FOR TO-MORROW

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 7 June 1927, Page 2

PROSPECTS FOR TO-MORROW

(By Telegraph—Special to "The Mail”) AUCKLAND, This Day. For the finals on Wednesday of the A.R.C. Great Northern Meeting very satisfactory acceptances have been received and excellent racing is again assured. For the Tamaki Steeples, about 21, miles, Waiau Lad and Pendavies, winners last week, will doubtless command solid support. Prince Rufus will also have friends after his third ou Friday. Just John got home on Friday and Rahepoto on Saturday, which form in the Orakei Hurdles, 1J miles, backers are likely to remember. Also in this event is Potoanui, who shaped Well on the tracks yesterday (Monday), and beat Wedding March at Trentham last winter. It will be Potoanui’s first start at the meeting. The chief handicap is the York Milo. (800 sots). There is a fine field of 22 engaged, of which Llandudno, Master Doon and True PJood have been in the picture. Black Mint has yet to reproduce Otaki and Awapuni form. The big event, of the day is the Winter Steeples (1500 sows), about three miles. It hag drawn the devil’s number, 13, starters. (By the way, Beau Cavalier, the Steeples winner, was carrying 13 on Saturday). With the Wanganui winner Mannga, he will not lack support. Nor should Llewellyn, the Auck-land-owned Egmont champion. In the Campbell Hurdles, two miles. Day Roll and Royal Abbey are other horses that have recent form to recommend them, hut the. chances of Black Cruiser and Royal Form look better on paper. 'the open sprint event, the. Visitor’s Handicap, is over six furlongs, and the winners of the Members’ Handicap divisions on Friday are among those for whom the public will go. Hoariri has been in great fettle, both on the track

anil in his two previous starts. Tho proceedings terminate with the Fitzroy Handicap, one mile, in which Sir Kay, a llawkes Bay winner, makes his how at Ellerslie. lie is bound (0 come in for a. measure of support, along with Catapult and lied Comet.