A.R.C. Summer Meeting.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 126, 22 December 1892, Page 6

A.R.C. Summer Meeting.

On Monday next, 26th inst (Boxing Day) the curtain will arise on the racing track at Ellerslie, the occasion being the settlement of the Auckland Summer events, or, at least, the first instalment of them. The remaining items are to be served up on Monday and Tuesday of the following week. The first event on the programme for Boxing Day is the Trial Stakes, one mile and a distance. As at the time of writing no acceptances are to hand I shall have to content myself with naming three for each event ifi their order of merit, and leave my readers tb take whichever of them may be left in on the day. This is Oiie disadvantage of writing on these events once in a week only. However, for the first event I prefer the chance of Brown Alice, 1 ; Tit, 2; The Dancer. 3. The second item is the Great Northern Foal Stakes for two-year-olds, six furJongs, and I think Pegasus should just about win, with Reflector and Eve in the places. The third event is the piece de resistance of the afternoon yclept THE AtTCKLAND OUF. I dealt fully with this item in my last, and since that time there has been nothing of fiote to arrest one’s attention except that Merganser has quietly reduced in price for the event, and the others are reported to be. going on satisfactorily in their preparation. Crackshot is said to be developing signs of soreness in his work—or bather before and after it. This would point ottt that when going he pockets his trouble, and that it does not affect him very much. I have just heard that Pinfire is cracking up and give the information for what it is worth. If this be true then one of my fancy horses Will go dOWn certain. All things considered I see no reason for altering my last week’s opinion, and expect the Winner to turn up from the quintette therein quoted, Viz.: pinfire, Ldchness, St. HippO, Crackshot and His Worship, anyone of which is likely to turn Up ‘ trumps.’ But I have to go somewhat further and am expected, I presume to place theih 1,2, 3. Before doing so though I wish to point out that I will put Merganser in place of Pinfire, if what I hear of the latter be true. If Pinfire be Well he is to take preference. Well,' always putting Lochness down fob the Upset, I incline to place the others as follows: —

St. Hippo 1 Orackshot 2 Pinfire or Merganser .... 3

Next! Item 4, oveb the little sticks for a distance of two miles, and herein methinks I see the finish reading:— Aorere, 1; Never Miss, 2; Fishmonger, 3; Flukem, 4. Canto V is not a ‘ canter,’ but a six furlong flutter, entitled the Railway Handicap. This seems like St. Clements, Warrior, Vieux Rose, Brown Alice and Quadrant doing a scramble home after each other in about the above fashion. We then pass along to the '* childrens’,’ race, the Nursery Handicap of five furlongs, and really I must say I prefer the chances of Yattenfeldt, Captivity, Acone and Cobweb in that order.. For the Maiden Steeples I will allow you to use your own judgment, and will ‘remark’ on the Xmas Handicap. This scamper over a mile and a quarter brings the day’s racing to a close, and a good deal depends on previous running, as the winner of the Cup or Railway Handicap has a penalty of 51b to put up. I take it that Stranger should about win with Brown Alice, Quadrant and Tulloch following him close. The Steeplechase is still there remember, and last week I said Mange re or Fishmonger should win. This week I am going in for a change, and elect to go for

Fishmonger or Mangere, although they might be »f(ar)Zz beaten at the finish.