EARLY PROSPECTS FOR THE WAIKATO MEETING

Wanganui Chronicle, 10 November 1950, Page 7

EARLY PROSPECTS FOR THE WAIKATO MEETING

r i AUCKLAND, Last Night (Special) • i It is likely that lightweights will ? ;play the most prominent part in the » i decision of the Waikato Cup next . ; Saturday, and among those are the 5 Ellerslie mile winner, Foxbay, together with Florida and Prince Chat. I The last-named raced well at Trenf tham. j Two years ago Foxbay was one of ; the most promising handicap per--5 formers in the north, for he won Ihe i N.Z. St. Leger and the next season ? won over 11 furlongs at Avondale, j following this up with a second, carhying 8.6, at Te Rapa over the same , I,journey. His success last Saturday , I indicated that he is fast coming back [ [to form and with 7.12 in the Waikato I Cup he is a winning possibility. [ I The second race of the double, the ; -Cambridge Handicap, is run over I seven furlongs and t his will suit galelopers like the three-year-old Earl--1 'dom, with Gollen and Good Century. (The last-named has been racing conIsistently of late weeks and success ? ! may well come his way this week. ■ The going promises to be on Ihe easy |side on Saturday and it will suit the t (majority of horses. Ernbrae has run several good races I nrnong the best northern hurdlers but 1 he has not always been lucky in his outings. He must be given an exccl--1 lent chance in tlm jumpin ; events at [• the Waikato fixture, for lhe class , 'seems no belter than at Ellerslie, where he was an unlucky third to Toxlyn and Brown Duke. . ' The two-year-olds for Te Rapa on t Saturday do not appear to be a very c strong contingent, and Aboukir Bay, who finished a very close second to ; Brown Prince in the Welcome Stakes, ! land Busiris (or Star Gillis) may take • the divisions. Mainhrace looks the | .ibest of good things for the Guineas. J with spirited opposition between Lo-1 (der, Correspond and Classowa for the' I places. i i If Reliance is ever going to live up I 11 to his reputation he should do so in • the Hack Cup on Saturday, for lhe' j [distance is 11 furlongs and Te Rapa iis a track that will suit him.