THE STEWARDS' HANDICAP
The first payment for the C.J.C Stewards* Iland'cap iias had the offcefc of considerably reducing the field which was originally eng i,-j d m thi" imc", bait i .ill th>?re is a largo iiUmboi of smaii lioi'.sgs left to contest what i-> ('>> nioM valuable vpi uitf-ihar/Jicap ever dnr-id^d ni Xew Zealand. It. i*6 never eur]iriit» c io iiml what may be termed the l aide and filo of a haivlic-a-p dropping out of a. iace uh-en a payn cnt is due, because in •evoij big e\";;t thp.iv an ahvays a few that. lu\e beau too ambiriou.siy nominated, and on top of lli.it again are fccratchings brought about by t!i 3 flattering estimate of the haiidjc.ipji-r. Thexj ur> v, hat might be toi-rro'l thr* natural withdiawaJs from a handicap. It wa.s, howo\er, j^ith a feeling; of mild surpri'-s that each names as Flituuav. (Jold Crcnt, Broadsword, and Mif« ili-schs-ef wore found mis»in,g from the h&t of accßpioi^. Ely Man will hay.3 to take up ix 101b penalty, arcl a.s that brings his weight up to 91, it is not unlikely he will bo another absentee. Still, ev-an with the increased burden his trainer may elect to start the cok. It will not bo an easy race to win, as there are several very smart beginners, &uch as Penates, North-East, Federal, and others, who between them will m&ke impossible any loitering, at Least ia th*
Erst half mile, and anything capable of winning must keep a fairly good position if it is to be dangerous in the final fight at the winning post.
THE STEWARDS' HANDICAP
Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 53
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Witness. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in