ACCEPTORS IN WHYTE MEMORIAL

NZ Truth, Issue 1127, 7 July 1927, Page 11

ACCEPTORS IN WHYTE MEMORIAL

Though. Class Is Not The Best, Winner Appears t To Be Well Hidden

Ahorse' that can car r y poundage and handle bad" ground is needed to win the open mile, and included m the list of acceptors are several that

A score of acceptors have made the payment for the \ Whyte Memorial/ and though it has to be admitted that the class of those engaged is just or dinafy, the fact remains the r winner appears to be weir hidden.

clear run it is . doubtful * whether .*■* he would have V 'beaten Shining Armour. Nukumai is apparently to have a run on the first day. Bit of a mar-

come under that category. • : " In fa.ct, when down to bedrock, the field is made up of horses that gallop well when the track is heavy. . ' i Whether all can • carry weight is, however, another matter. Sun Up heads the list with 10.8, arid though he is certain to show up 'during the trip, it will probably be found the last furlong will find him out. Two wins at Otaki has put Shining Armour second on the list, and though he • has been expensive m the past many will want to follow him up after his two recent wins, He handles the ground and carries weight, while- the Musket blood m him gives him the necessary gameness m a finish. •'-■': , . Carrying thirteen pounds more than when he won the York Handicap at Ellerslie, Master poon will be the one : nor theners will look to. . I He scored a convincing victory ; on thai: occasion and gave the impression he would win again even f with a deal of extra wejgnt. He must be very hard to beat. . v Raced nigh to death with big weights as a two-year- old has left its mark on Merry jDamon, and he has not lived up to his early promise. A change of has worked some improvement In him, but it is a )ig question whether he <san beat Mas:er Doon al level weights. Mint Leaf was a little unlucky at Napier Park, and then, with 13.2 iboard, he was a good thing beaten m he Bracelet at. Hastings.*;' It will be against him that he -can - lot go with the .field over the early

stages, but once he does get going he soon makes up, the gap. .' Once on his feet he will stand all the riding coming to him. The big fellow, Black Mint, ran two qiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuimiiimmi'

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good races at Ellerslie, being third on the last day to Master Dodn and True Blood. - '-;'■' He will be at home on the course and : though his big stride should be against him m the ground it will possibly be found he can manage it. Tresham met with interference m both his races at Otaki, but with a

vel that he is, he should not be capable of beating this field. A little more ground would suit Alloway better, ;and only being- a three-year-old he is being set a heavy task. He is reported to be working well at Wanganui. . ' Chickwheat is back again and he won at Ashburton on Saturday. As a four-yeai'-old he was a good sort of a horse: and he* won on top of the ground when it was hock deep. > There are only three South Islanders m the race and ( Chickwheat should/be easily the best of them. In fact, he looks hard to beat. Heavy tracks, (^suited Indian Sage once, but of late he has shown nothing to suggest he will win next week. Huikal goes jfasti but the long run home should find him out, but Rouex will hang on. i He is , a,■ great " battler for' his size. !, \ Killbch and Blue Peter will not be m great demand, and the best backed of those on the minimum will be Royal Mint and Fairy Herald. / The former, .has been racing consistently without luck. It has to be remembered that Mint Leaf is also ' m the same stable, though different ownership. Fairy Herald Vis 'given some.prominence down \ south. His admirers hope to see the^track a bog. ; '„ Needing a horse to' carry weight m the ground the • -following' trio is suggested: ' . ..' '.. ■'[', '.. MASTER DOO|\i, '■;.'." SHINING ARMOUR, MINT J-EAF. ' .