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NZ Truth, Issue 1204, 27 December 1928, Page 9

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Argument About Two- YearOld Superiority Decisively Settled by Supremacy (From "N;Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative). The much discussed "fight for two-year-old honors may, be said to have been decisively settled m the Great Northern Foal Stakes when Supremacy, with none of the best of the hop-off, from an i absolute outside'position at the barrier, finally trimmed the best the Dominion could produce m the run home, and stalled off Honour by two lengths, with Ceremony third and Speedlight next. was the early leader more firm track, than m. the Uoal t») from Ceremony, the latter display- Stakes, Ceremony, at an advantage m ing great speed to get m line with poundage, is always likely to top pff Speedlight m :the middle stage's., the best. • Supremacy was better conditioned , Supremacy has an unbeaten rethat rtonour for the test and corc j and his three (victories con- . without being the least distressed, fj rm Trainer Bill Stone's prophecy while Honour .gave signs that he can that the fchief Ruler gelding was be - improved yet. However, he is something out of the ordinary as hardly likely to head off. Supremacy a sprinter. '. for, the position of favorite, if the two •'•,-. meet m the Royal Stake's. Stone' was always confident of sueThe nature of the going was against cess and was not afraid to make slick time being registered. The run- known the fact. ning gave indications that both Cere- The victory was the first registered mony and Speedlight will go near, get- by a northern owner m the FoaT ting the right money when Supremacy Stakes Since. Idas won away back m j and Honqur are missing, while on a 1902., : .