RACING

NZ Truth, Issue 889, 9 December 1922, Page 7

RACING

.THE WOODVILLE MEETING.

Though the Woodville Club had to postpone its meeting.on account of the Election, it has been rewarded with very good acceptances for to-day's races. Racing will start with the Hurdles at 11.30 . a.m. and the . special from Palmerston North will arrive at Woodville m plenty of time for the opening event. • . Malingerer is tqfc weight m the Hurdles, but the class he will be meeting to-day is a lot .better than>that he defeated at AshU'urst. -Woden ha* now got 10.6, which will have him thinking at the ejad of 'one mile and threequarters. Olynthus is a likely sort to make good at the jumping game and he and Ethiopian, who /will be better for Kls" race at ABhmirflt and will be on his home course, should be the best of the bujbch. Royal Box will have to be heard from m the open sprint, if he is to justify his position as favorite for Auckland Cup, 1 • The. long straight at Woodville will BUit him, and re'mem--ber the way he flew down the long straight on the second day 1 at Cpaki. They are a- very rough lofju the Trial Pla.te, so ybu-willhaYe to give it to Halgina. Not muchvgood, but has a lot of pace, which will PQ, bandy to put a break on the others. . .- ■ . Caress is the best performed of the two-year-olds engaged m the Nursery Handicap. Her\form at EllersHe was nothing to enthuse about; but she has had the racing, which is a lot m hep favor. Civility has had a reputation for some time and may go well. The wor«vt feature about trying to anticipate the bi£ race m tha,t you have to anticipate the. intentions ol the owners, many of whom will have their eyes on "futures." A punter is always up against.it -with the Auckland and Manawatu Cups looming m the distance. You' see half the horses aro out for "practice", only. Jtferry. Da> will be there and'. wiir try i|nd. make her score three m a row, mit she is now; up amongst the top holers, so if any of them are taking it on Why it will be, the end of Merry Day. That's sure. Dissertation is a likely qn6, and there is no fear other not taking it on. Did you see the weteht Novoko has got m the Flying Hack? Don't let on and you will have if on your own. Of course, you remember she ran second at Trentham with one pound more m the saddle, and /those Jtlia't nnlshod. be» hind her included /Para, Viyella, Uleaborg and Karutahi, all winners since. In the Borough Weli« r The Speaker takes the eye as the. blot of. the handicap. He ran a. banging good race, off the course, m the AShhurst Cup, so

with a horseman on him to-day It iriay be a case of "home on the steel. For the Hack Welter Kaotane takes the eye, as he ran a good race m the Epsom High Weight at Riccartor and will get the distance better than most of the others. Fera will b,a well m the market, but she will get ahead, ache battling up the straight with Kaotane.