TALK OF THE DAY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2857, 16 December 1908, Page 54

TALK OF THE DAY.

THE DUNEDIN SUMMER MEETING. The list of handicaps issued for the first day of the Dunedin .Tockev Club's summer meeting makes «.n unusually lengthy array of horses, and if abouf the average percentage of acceptors should go to thepost the club has every prospect o f holding a record Christmas gathering. There is a strong possibility of the latter eventually proving to Ik> a fact, because on looking thi-ough tho list of names it is noticed that the mejoritv of the horses are owned by fairly rejru'ar natrons of Wingatui, and are consequently likely to be asain found an hand. Th<? rhief event on the first day is the Otago HandicEt), of 200sov8, and run over 10 furlonars. Probable, who won the Mossfiel Handicap at tbo <sprine meeting 1 with 9.3, i* at tho ton of tho li<st with 9.0 opposite his namo The <;on of Primula has noi hern running qnitf> up to form rec>ent!v, whilst ofhpr-> hay/» bo^n cnnniriEr on. hpTice t'n<' conw^ion. All Ctuii> is in at 8.10. and i^ now mooting Probable at 9'b norso liTn!> li'<in v.}.<"ii thr> forrnp-r finished t-lightly in front of him in the Timaru Hanrii-di. .All O.m^ ha-^ in tjir- meantime won at ih? f'R.f 1 mc-tintr Hi and Slam ' is a Gor<l but tinluok' p'-rfo'-mor He is o-oii-^ra'.h- clo'f lip at th*» fini-h of hh races, and consequently keeps his weitrht up withour parninz an'- lr.onov. Ho- wa« sent out favourite for tha Dominion Hanrfirap, run at Chi 'su-liurch on S»tur<lav. nnd has now 4!J> ]«=«s 1o fairy. Field Gun won tho S.C .T.C Handirap with 8 2 in lmin 41 4 5-po ar-rl ha,s now a riv^ of 51b. Harvest won (ho Timaru Handicap with 7.11, in 2min P. 2 sspp. aritl ha^ now 8.4. He, howo\cr, i^ reported lo ha'*e pulled up sore | aftT rapine last w<"k. Outlander 'has ' shou-n crood and consj-tent form this season and is in at 21b l<^s than what he failed under last wefk. whil->t Tikitere, who ■won | ihr>- Dominion Handicap, i-oes up 9lb. Rose i Xol.v>l Ls not ba<lly treated at 7.9, hut re- J nuir-^s c;>^' Roi'ig 1 to disulav bis ly«-t form. I (inWicn Paii n hr>s .several failures afr.iinst J him, hut Whitp Coc-kad^, it will bo remr-m- | Lerod. <7a^e a trood di«plav wli^n he lasr ran ar Wi'iqa'ui, and is now m^-tin;?' Probable on the t^rirs as nh'n thov met in tli<^ Mosgi^l Barx'irap Wliitp Cockade was gallopeil on in tha* race, and has not bfpii '.sen n % it in tlto linerim. Apollf dor.s meets an o1o 1 I rml in > -ria^l'in on level t^rms : and .Snocilute, v lio won the last D..T.C liin'kan with 7 5. in 2'inn 11 4 5-rc. ha610 to carry m T!o\in2 D»iv : wlnM a ■ L>."-"-> of iv.f) \.o'l-'cnown luniK"!- in R°rl- i -.-id !>'«'' ,-iil W.'l'^i- foim tbp t:nl of Hip ->. I) >!-•»" >tit- \c >Tt-u,f p-i tip fhf on Fikl-t <■•< t'"T w-'V ;.rifl non-.-nations for tin- T'ia! t'nd V-i^wcll rict:idir ips arc due ', f.71 ti." IT ■ (! tt r-^r -^ j '