EPSOM'S MINOR EVENTS

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

EPSOM'S MINOR EVENTS

Picking Them Out Will Be No Easy Task For Punters ; WIDE RANGE FOR SPECULATION (Prom "N.Z. Truth's." Special Auckland Representative). . The acceptances for the first day's events on the Auckland , i Winter card reveal the fact that there is no dearth of pacers and trotters m the Dominion.

FAIRLY solid acceptances m the minor beats and ten paid up for In the principal event is going to , provide interesting racing. Punters will have a wide range for speculation. There appears nothing outstanding on paper, and whether, the work prior to Saturday will reveal anything "out of the bag" remaing to be seen. The minor events take some perusing, and from the jump-off the card will require all manner of studying. Nevertheless, when they range up to put m for the Winter Handicap there will be no lack of support for Wah. This fellow clicked twice at Hastings, a noticeable feature being that he landed the mustard m each of his second attempts, on the Saturday and Monday. Bettors will be perturbed if he fails to do it the required way m this two-

mile trot. Bob Fisken's square-gaiter < is going to carry a swag of cash. Akenehi, Dipnoi and Gold Star are worthy of consideration, and Direct Action should be m the picture nearing home. All the same, it looks as though Wah and Akenehi will be the toughest. There are three slick ones on the front of the Mangere Handicap m Dawdler, Ethiopian and Our Nancy. Each showed, a power of speedDawdler and Our Nancy on the Taranaki trip, ahd Ethiopian at Hastings — and though ' Dawdler failed badly at Te Aroha and Cambridge, he will still have a host of ..admirers. However, the draw may be a deciding factor, for sixteen are on the limit, and they will be lined up m two rows. Back on 12yds. is the "Aussie," .Vendome, a recent winner, and one of J. J. Kennerley's team. Close to that pacer is Great Delight, a gelding with speed m reserve and a solid goer. These look the best of the field, with preference for Ethiopian, Dawdler and Our Nancy. ' Several of those engaged m the Provincial two-mile trot are previously booked, m the initial event. Those competing earlier m the day may find it tough to be asked to race again within such a short' period. The back-marker, Western Voyage, won so well from 4.41 at the Canterbury Park meeting that he must have a say m the matter now that he is set to do 4i40. ' Floraline will be suited by the con- ! ditions, and has registered a couple of decent try-outs since joining up with Syd. Groat. Then there are Etta Cole and An- '■ seline, both cherry ripe, while Akenehi, Dipnoi and Appeal read the best of the balance due to chase the £250. Form m the first 'event may be worth ' taking 1 notice of. i Western Voyage, Etta Cole and Anaeline may be the right way. V" ■'■' ,' ' ' : ' -.-',. ..^ ..

One of the most open events on the programme, is the Hobson Handicap— a 4.38 class two-miler. Qn the front end are Reremai. and Derby Lynn, which finished as named m the Cambridge GtipV ' How they will "-fare m this event only the day will tell, but they are every bit' capable of extending the *. others farther back m the .handicap. •■ .;• ■:•'' Great Delight is meeting this pair on better terms than when they were last pitted against each other. • So far Great Peter has not proved' capable of going* two miles to victory and -was well beaten.' m his last three starts over that distance. The general consensus of opinion is that he is at present anything but a stayer. He must have shown his connections

something, otherwise one wonders at their object m racing him over sixteen furlongs. Hal Chimes reads as well as anything- m the race, anfl Maiwhariti, Evelyn Locanda and L/inkman will be there when the Avhips come into play. ; Viewed from all angles, the contest ought to be a spirited one, with a likelihood of Reremai, Dery Lynn and Maiwhariti coming m for most favor. In the Marconi Handicap, Vendome figures on the limit, and the mare from that mark will take all kinds of stopping. The race is certainly no gift for her, for Great Peter, Hal Chimes, White Sun and Wrackler, to say nothing of Carmel, will keep her up to it all the way. They will probably be the best backed, and Vendome, Great Peter and Wrackler may be the order of favoritism. , .;•■•!