WINGATUI COMMENCES

NZ Truth, Issue 1306, 22 December 1930, Page 9

WINGATUI COMMENCES

BE WITH HIM

Handicapper's Fancy BE FAIR WEATHER (From "N.Z. Truth's" Christchurch Rep.) THE two-year-old handicaps at Win- •*• gatui have not drawn very large fields, and with the exception of Traylavah, all have raced. Fair Weather and' Last March are the only winners m the field, but Hula Belle has earned place money on a couple of occasions. . 'The McLean Stakes winner Fair Weather, at the head of the handi- ' cap, looks the pick, and on top of his forward running against much stronger opposition at the Riccarton gathering, his chance must be regarded m a rosier light than that of: the other runners. In his dniy victory Last March made the opposition look third class, and, sinee 'then,, filled second place to Solvent, ftindbubtedly the best handicap two-year-old m the South Island, on the last day of the N.Z. Cup fixture. , Still, at the difference of 21bs., Fair Weather looks a better proposition. Of the others, the most improved looks to be Royal Estate, from the same stable as Fair Weather. Although he has only been started once, he has shown steady improvement since then, and can be expected near the money m the two-year-old events to be decided on the circuit.

HER DAY OUT

Night Maid Likes The Daylight COMING TO BEST (From "N.Z. Truth's" Christchurch Rep.) : MIGHT MAID, if taken on recent form, stands out as the most likely of the Otago Handicap field to take the honors. , The Gore meeting m October served to mark the occasion of her return to the race track this season,- where she won an eight and a-half furlong race m good style. Going on to Winton, she was unlucky m being beaten half a head by Celerity 11., but made amends the second day by a convincing victory over a mile. Celerity 11. was not m this field, but on their handicaps the last time they met there was a difference of twentyfive pounds. This time Celerity 11. meets Night Maid on four pounds better terms, but the latter has won a race m the meantime, and she looks as if she will beat Celerity 11. on this occasion. A mare just coming to her best, ♦ not troubled by too much-, weight to carry, she looks as if she will have all the rest m trouble. Salmo Salar ran just well enough to be beaten at Riccarton last month, but his second and third placings are worthy of thought, and as the company this time 'is not quite so strong, he is sure to be round about it. Old Ftibtfa'll, too, must enter calculations, as he is gradually working himself into the form for which he was so distinguished a couple of seasons ago. I