Northern Notes.

NZ Truth, Issue 443, 13 December 1913, Page 8

Northern Notes.

(By "Walmangu.")

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f *!&*> Cnp meeting at -was Advanced, another stage when acceptances fell iflue Jor.the principal' events, «and «. glance at the lists show that both ta^iioaaty and numbers the fteWs promise to be strong. There "was a Irftg weeding oat m the Cup, but as mowt of the defections were expected, the task of finding tbo- winner of jAn(ddand!s big handicap is not made *ny easier, I«os Angelos now occupies jpridf* of place with 8.8, and the son of ,Sau FWfccisco has plenty of admirers. (However he has not -won a race for sa long "time, and unless he improves greatly on Ms latest efforts,; he can bane- oijly & sxnalj chance pt winning. Potoa flgnrea m both Cup and HaUwayyjaid punters* are at a loss to know iuat^trich race the Waikato horse -will "be sent for. There shontd be little ttooH oo the point and he shoaW be smoxtest the runners m the Cup. Bon TCou may be worthy of consideration, t>nt lite chances ate that Blertoi will be aa aOwentee on Boxing Day. Jack jDdansbl, the idol of Aueklaaders, proteiaes to «cc a short price, hut ft will 4ctepentflMMr he shapes to tratning-from ■now on. Doubts arc expressed about , Obis 4bfltty ta-jittay t^vo miles, but he is Bucti a. free»*mover t that he- .should; stay as well as atqrthtog. La Reina, If at •"her best, woofcl take no -end oC beating, bxxt she seems to have trained off. A .good gallop would see her come mtu •the market with a rattle. JBrtncaxKerttiwee is heid m high esteem by aonw .people, bat I cannot cay 1 am wtth them, and it may be as we& *or his. fanciers to wkft tin fb& day before jßttppozttßßT hdm. Santa Ttomt may not *temd a severe preparation, and the Msame remark applies to Colonel Sottt, «vrttlß whom I ba^s a suspicion all to not wen. He was worked on the tea <m. Saturday. Sea Pmk must be- given ■ '-a great chance wtth U, as he ts one «£ the lew provedi stayers toifce'Tace. Be xan eeqond to Stoapi»in tha New 2Se&land Cnp, and: it xnnst not be overtoolred that sbe is not engaged In the SEllereUe race. | Of the lighter weights. Tiresome and Royal Anns have most to recommend them, bot I heem «■ sneaking regard for SonWflro/f, \b*k> may taxn»oot.«. jaie, sbunc

Should Prince Soult 50 on the right way from now be will be a hard horse., to dispose of m the Railway Handicap , He is galloping better than when he,, won a double at the November rneet-^ ing. - - J. Sceats, an ox Aucklander, now training a team at WDDdville, wilj, bring a two-year-old Tavistock, and Zeus to Ellerslie. The gTey fyelding Vladivo has gone into *W. Tozer's stable. In a hack tace at Takapuna he finished about 80yds j behind the winner, Selection. ! But for Quarantine being a- runner it was. more tHan likely .that Br Deeley j would have ridden Jack Delayal m the Cup;'. "'•■'■■ •.■■'-.■.'■■'■".•■ W. Tozer has turnea Lady Mabel ; out, and she will not be raced till next season. She was hardly good enough ( to win a race and the policy adopted may prove best m the long run. That promisinc; sprinter. Sir Moseiey,. is amiss and will not race for some time, The"'. • trouble is m tho tendons, and there is more than a possibility that he may not race again. With 9.10 m the Thames ., Hurdles, Rouge Dragoon has been let loose. Gn his Takapuoa' form it is hard . to' see how he is 'to be beaten. Soultikoff and Advocate ran a mile the other morning, the first named .having ail the beat of th« gallop. ', Selection was weighted at dst tti the jMaiden at the Thames, and at lib less In the open sprint. , ' / J. Kae has been keeping Hauera going since the spring* and the chestnut gelding win be a runner In steeplechase events at Thames, whfere he should be a good favorite. . Self, the hajf sister to Bleriot, m doing steady work, but her efforts are very ordinary and. the prospects of her winning a race at Christmas are far from bright Dawn was given a turn over the opall fences the other morninsr. The old fellow seemed a bit dubious about taking them on, although he -got over safely. He should be all right when the winter rolls r*ound and the tracks' ace 'soft. ■ " . ' ' • .' , .■/■■■■. • „ .. , For the rich stake of 1000 soys attached to the Foal Stakes, there will be only one Auckland two-year-old running. This iB Troy, who has yet to win a race. , Regain, a fine- stamp of hurdler, who | Is not overaoundY vrai given a turn over the- small obstaciea add ahaped with confidence. Czarina, a filly m C. Coleraan's stable,' is to be given a chance to earn distinction over fences and was given her first lesson last week when her effort -was satisfactory. JbKe Fflle Is not yet at her best, aod k seems hardly likely that she would be able to run out a solid two miles on Boxing Day. V C Prttchard,, who was engaged to piflot Prince Soult m the Railway, ts unable to come to EflersJle. The owners of 'the colt ; are experiencing some difficulty m seouriner a horseman, but J. O»Shea -will probably have tho> iuuuuc H. Gray will have the mount on Potoa In the Cop, and m his hands the present favorite will lose nothing on the aotire of horsemanship. , «be paying up for Marconi was a .surprise m the Cup. ; Evidently his owner is taking the odda of the stake to a few pounds. Marconi has done nothing so tor. and on form has as much chance, m the Oop as m any -other race. EL Pope has worked-* big improvement m tlie appearance of Harenoa. The oem- of Freedom can go fast, but cannot stay more than half a mil© with, tho pace right on.