THE BIG HEAT ON SATURDAY

NZ Truth, Issue 1229, 20 June 1929, Page 15

THE BIG HEAT ON SATURDAY

Torpedo Huon Will Be A Tough Nut For Cardinal Logan KOHARA TOO, SHOULD BE IN THE HUNT (From ''N.Z. Truth's" Special Trotting Representative). Whatever turns up trumps m the Prince of Wales Handicap at Alexandra Park on Saturday it can be said beforehand that the event should produce a contest worthy of the stake.

IT was a surprise to see Silk Thread and Dalmeny forego their engagements, but Gold Jacket's connections made "it clear during the week that the mile flutter would be the black gelding's mission, s These three dropping out left ten : remaining m, and they represent a i solid lot. i The Abbey is carrying a bit too s much condition for "N.Z. Truth's" liking, and this, combined with the fact , that he is unreliable, suggests looking . elsewhere. And that one appears to be Torpedo Huon. I First at Alexandra Park m _ February m 4.34 1/5, he followed [ this up a week later going 4.27 4/5 at Claudelands. Practically tuned to the knocker and with a top-hole work-out on the grass at Otahuhu he demonstrated that he can handle the soft going. Built on lines both to sprint and stay, Torpedo Huon will plougti through it. no matter what the going . is like on Saturday. ► And thei* will be few m front of him once the judge looks at the wire, if form and condition are any criterion. Of course, it is not the intention to insinuate that the principal event on the card is a birthday gift for the cxi Australian. Neither is it intended to disparage the capabilities of others engaged m the event. But all things taken into consideration Torpedo Huon looks the daddy of the lot.

His toughest opponent appears to be Dundas Boy, but as that gelding's connections are dubious about the going suiting him he- will have to be taken a little on chance. Being a trotter Young Blake is at a disadvantage mixing it with the pacers, good and all an exponent of the square gait as he is. Vesuvius has earned place-money recently, running third over two miles m 4.32 at the Canterbury Park meeting and occupying a like berth over a mile and a-quarter. Logan Chief, getting on m years, may find the distance just beyond him, but Machine Gun should make a bold bid for victory. Kohara at his best would be close up at the death, but he may require a run. , Padlock and Cardinal, Logan conclude the field. The first-named, a.s grood on the day as he was about twelve months agp, '■ would take a lot of stopping, but there is a suggestion that he has passed his ■ zenith. ■ On the other hand, Cardinal Logan [ is fond of ground with the sting out | of it and will get it that way on Saturday. Into the bargain he showed form at the beginning of the month atAddington and this has retained his old admirers. Summed up, Torpedo Huon may find most opposition coming from DunI das Boy and Cardinal Logan.