WINTER SCALE NOW IN OPERATION

NZ Truth, Issue 1228, 13 June 1929, Page 13

WINTER SCALE NO W IN OPERATION

Change To Nine Stone Minimum Has To Be Considered THE FLAT EVENTS AT GREENMEADOtyS

The rising of the minimu August 31 makes a very into operation form often goes t MANY horses which can" race with constant success under the lighter scale cannot shoulder the : extra poundage, and before backers wake up to this fact they find themselves, literally and metaphorically,- "m , the cart." Napier Park on Friday ' is .the t first meeting in' the North Island 1 to* bring In the new minimum, arid, for that reason, there may be trouble m store for those who are going to try their luck. ■'."''■ ■'•'■'.''■. At time of writing the acceptances have not been taken, but, there is every reason to prophesy good fields. , -. ' The Stewards', a mile event, is the big race, .and it bristles with /difficulties. • ■■"-" .-.:;■ '■■* ■ .■■*■'.:-, ■ „ ■':■:-. ■■■; ' . The t,wo "Damons,'.' "Merry" and "R6yal,"' H dr6 , worthy of support. Merry Damon has not i-ac4<l since* Easter, but he can be depended upon. Royal Damon has the condition m his, favor, and , the distance should suit him to a. nicety. , Singleton .can carry weight, but it was March when he was last seen out. Road Hog has a nasty habit of bobbing up unexpectedly, while if Shrewd can handle the weight she has a' show. Merry Damon and Royal Damon, however, will appeal" to the majority. The Meanep Handicap should suit the big gelding Taranto, which at. the beginning of the winter came to light on two occasions m the one day at Jfa'rton. ' ' Weight should not be any great

m by two stone from June 7 to ,t difference, and with its coming>o pieces. i trouble to him, for he is built the • . right way. : L Sylvan Dell was thought a. good ' thing at .Wanganui, only to fail, but she ;■• may make amends on Friday. ;Mangaliaere and Bold Front have^ : . not got to the top of the handicap for • nothing, but 9.10 should be more than '< plenty for Lucky Bag., . ! > Glyn Dhu won a maiden at Mastertori and is 'bred the right way to go on' to greater -heights. He is a half- , brother to Kalos. Mouri'Rangf and Irish Court are . from the Bay, and so is Last Mark, the ( disappointing . relative '■ to Shirley, Anomaly and company. • j ! The. tote face should show most j money for Taranto and Sj'lvan Dell. [ The handicapper does not ' think ■ muqh of the Settlers' Handicap field, ; for there is only thirteen pounds between the top and the bottom. King's Jest seems to have come ; right at last, and Stewart Wad dell always held him to be a pretty good sort. ■ '..... He will only have to live up to expectations to take out. Malahat cannot get over that Dannevirke incident, when* after winning the Maiden, he- was placed second. It ; is time for him to come to light and win one. , ' Delude and Balloon may be lesser hopes, but the crowd will no doubt leave the issue to King's Jest and ( Malahat. . ' \ ■- . 1