THE A.R.C. EASTER MILE

NZ Truth, Issue 1062, 1 April 1926, Page 11

THE A.R.C. EASTER MILE

Can Rerempana Do the Trick?

CHARLADY A PROVED MILER

(From "Truth's" Special ' Auckland Re oresentativ*.) Thirty-one acceptors for the £2,000 Easter Handicap at Ellerslie and eleven of them hailing from outside the province!

AND from what can be gathered it would appear that the majority > : are intended for competition. • There is sure to be a further weeding out, however, before the final payment of 7 soys, is made on the day. ."'•'' Automne was lame after galloping last Saturday, and is looked upon arc an improbable starter. • ' There are several m at present that may only be a hindrance to a true contest. ' There is a tendency among hardened followers of form to go for Reremoaha with all his 9.11. Good as he has proved himself, it is "Truth's" opinion that he will want all the luck on the journey if he is to ecj.ual Nonette's weight-carrying record m such a field. It will probably be a case of the good beginners with easy poundage testing Reremoana right out with his load. There is no direct selection for puntr ers to enthuse over, but on their best form it would seem that Hipo, King Merv, Motley, Charlady, The Thorn. Lady Ridicule, Master Doon, Cawnpbre, Kilbronsyth, Desert Glow, Tall Timber and Sun Up are a likely dozen to pro-r vide the winner. The prospects of Town Bank and Raceful would come into prominence if it happened to be damp un« derneath. : Hipo may appeal, if for no other reason than that he has figured as the winner and runner-up m two successive years. He now meets Roremoana on 28|b,s better terms than when he finished within half a length of the latter twelve month's back. - Of course Hipo has no recent win* ning form to recommend him, but there is an imprep lon that when he carried 9.2 into third place at Opunake he gave distinct indications that he might come I . ■

, right back to his best form. , If that is so he would certainly need consideration with 9lbs lass than last year. j One that must appeal as having some pretensions to playing a prominent' part' m an EJaster is 'Charlady, for she has won thvee races of late, including the ten-furlong Paeroa, Cup, wh|ch dispenses with the argument that she cannot run a mile right out at top. She threatens to strip one of the ' bestrconditioned of the field, and if Jones is m the' saddle she should give it a sh^ke. She usually begins well and goes kindly for Jones and has only 7.2 to carry. ■.<■-" Lady Ridicule was certainly decisively defeated by Reremoana at weight-for-age over the same track m the Classic Plate at the last summer meeting, but now has a few pounds the best of it. This trio all know the track well and are what may be termed proved milers and fair beginners. Perhaps they may be somewhere near the" money on the day, with some little preference for Charlady if she could only be depended upon to run true to her best form and because she hag tne least weight. Master Doon is one at Ellerslie that can make things merry if he » strikes the front early. ' s Tall Timber is going 1 to carry some hopes because he has been going great guns at Te Awamutu and will be bracketed with Lady Ridicule if both start. But there is room for other surprises even among those not mentioned. Cawnpore is a northern hope and is fit enough if he is the goods. But is he — at 8.3? >