AUCKLAND TROTS WILL CONCLUDE TO-MORROW

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18187, 21 June 1927, Page 2

AUCKLAND TROTS WILL CONCLUDE TO-MORROW

TRACK CERTAIN TO BE HEAVY. (Special to the “Star.”) AUCKLAND, June 21. The Auckland Trotting Club’s winter meeting will be concluded at Epsom to-morrow and at the time of wiring the weather is anything but promising. As was the case on Saturday, big fields are engaged in all the events and the racing should be most interesting. The opening event is the Manukau Handicap, in which there will be a very big field. This class of race is invariably won from the limit and this will probably happen to-morrow. Reremai, who has only started once and then won easily, is bound to go well and another on the limit with a chance is Master Huia, while Daytime may go better than on Saturday. Of those further back, Mars, Admiral Lock and Loch Moigh. should be best. The favourites may be Reremai, Mars and Daytime. The trotters in the Royal Handicap are practically the same as contested the Winter Handicap on Saturday. Appeal then won so easily that he is bound to command respect. Direct Action may be best of the limit brigade but if Great Change goes away right he will take a deal of beating. Sean Trubhais, Nourmahal and Tamerlane are all good sorts and the summing up may be Great Change, Nourmahal and Sean Trubhais. The chief event of the da> v , the Prince of Wales Handicap, will see a fine field of classy pacers go to the post. The only one on the limit who will get solid support is Harold Thorpe, but there are a lot of useful horses on 24 yards and Machine Gun and Terence Dillon must go well. Billy Sea, off 12 yards, may bring off a surprise, as he is a good stayer and the heavy going will suit him. Cardinal Logan is bound to be going on at the end, as is also Peter Bingen. It is a very open race and the favoured selections may be Harold Thorpe, Machine Gun and Terence Dillon. Considerable interest will centre in the Adams Memorial Cup, as all owners will be anxious to win the fine 100 guinea gold cup which goes with the

winner’s portion of the stake. The field will be a good one ancl with Great Earl on the limit there will be no loitering on the trip. Another on the front end is Luvan and if the track happened to be fine she would take no end of beating, as she is a brilliant mare, but a long striding one, who may not be suited with the track heavy. Rev Logan, Direct Wood, The Shrew. Marshall Neil, Florent and Respect will all ha.ve admirers. It is a very open race but backers will probably go for Great Earl, Luvan and Direct Wood. The smallest field of the day will contest the Members’ Handicap, for trotters. On the form shown on Saturday The Tartar should again be in the money, while Sister Beatrice may move up a little, despite the possibility of losing ground at the start. The selections may be Elzear, Trampfast and The Tartar. In the Liverpool Handicap many of the horses engaged will have raced earlier in the afternoon and their showings then will affect the betting. Mars, Admiral Lock, and Reremai should carry money. The concluding event is the Au Revoir Handicap and all the speed merchants are engaged. On the form shown in the mile on the first day Peter Bingen will be made favourite. Cardinal Logan, if he misses the big race, should go well.