THE A.J.C. SPRING MEETING
Last week the acceptances for the principal events at this meeting were published. It is a new departure to iix the Derby payments for general entry day, aud a decided advantage to the newspaper writers, since they have lime to dibcuss the chances of the candidates. This year the Derby is apparently an open race. '•Umpire tiius deals with the acceptors ; Maltster U among those left to run, and as the Bill ot Portland colt has done well during the winter, and is to be one of James Scobie's team for the Randwick Spring meet mg, it may be reckoned that he will take a lot of beating, and probablj will be returned as the 'u inner. Jiowever, there will be spirited opposition. Early last season Wigelmar \v?o rac.-voned Db the best two-year-old, but a» she d;d not stand training, was thrown out. About her brilliancy there was no doubt. She is in J. Burton's stable, and though difficult to handle, perhaps, will be tcuiid in the field next month fit, to do justice to her abilities. Scliimmel is a rather fine colt by Gos&coi!, and even if he oannot quite win tho Derby, is &urj to be heard of directly. St. Mars has not yet done anything up to Derby iorm. neither Jme Lord Rudolph, Field Gun, Fir.-t Thought, Phillibeg, Headland, Bombard, no.- a couple of others in the list, but it dees not necessarily follow that a good three-year-old must have been a perioimer of noie as a. two-year-old. -Hautboy was one of the bc;-l two-yeav-olck, and, after p. spell, is getting into first-rate shape lo bid for three-year-old honouix. He will be cne of Maltster's mo,=t lively opponent 5 . HauJelte did remarkably well in the autumn, and made good her claim as or.c of tho best youngsters last season. A filly is scarcely expecled to win the Derby, as a rule, but it so happen"-. occasionally. Headland and Bombaid rre probably promising, or would not Fia^e bsen lett in. Phillibeg, trained by J. Alhop, has no performances, but he is a fine stylo of colt, by Lochiel, and, I fancy, a good one, who will fchow it at the A.J.C. meeting. The same writer al-;o dismisses the probabilities of the Metropolitan, suying : Tho acceptance is rather a remarkable one, and the probability is there will be- about 30 starters for the mils and a-holf. Though Paul Pry is cut of the lipsnm, he remains in at the head of this handicap. Dandy will likely get the "mile and a-half, ar.d not be unduly hampered with 8.12 if he does not earn a penalty meanwhile. It may be doubtful if Sequence will s<ay all the way, but one that will be sure to do so i« Vocalist, who put up a very creditable performance by finishing second in the Hampden Stakes-. This rexirescntative of R. Woqtloii's stable I should pick as the be?t of his lot for Ibis event, but it is possible he may reserve him for the Melbourne Cup, Ace of Diamonds is looking pretty well. Blue Metal now looks well in at 8.0, and his recent winning performance gives him a good look in. Watei colour is well in, but it may be just too far foi her. Fairy Prince has given a fairly good account of himselc .pp. several occasions, and will strip in good condition. Be has been backed by his o-nner already. Cyanide, on her past form at Ranclwick, commands respect. The entry of Malula for minor events nufcarrieci, and whether ho will compete at the meeting may not be decided possibly. Croa=lake is now looking well, and ought to do pretty well at the distance. We have not seen anything of the evergreen War God, but America has not created a very favourable impression. Horace is doing very well on the training tracks, but indications point to his preparation being deigned for one of the Cups. The probability is that he will be relied o:i to represent the stable in the Caulfield Cup lo begin with, and, I dare pay, he will run well in that race. Haulesso has shown her equality, but how she will get on over a mile and a-half has to be guessed. The Metropolitan running last year discloseel the merits of Cranbeny and Dewey even more definitely than their winning performances on the opening elaj' of the meeting, and it may be that after tho Derby and the Spring Stakes are ltm a couple of the three-year-olds will be in favour for the Metrop. In this dhkion we have Barbaross.a, St. Mars, San Fran, and Tarrabee, of which lot the best will be Barbarossa, a Rood-looking and improving colt under I. Earnshaw's tutelage, who has already found support. Though Alix cud up badly in her last race, it is quite on the cards for her lo distinguish herself in a race like this or the Caulfield Cup, and light-weights like Promise, Ambition, Acetine, or Reck of Ages may be found equal to giving good accounts of themselves.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2425, 5 September 1900, Page 40
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