Coming Events.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 130, 19 January 1893, Page 8

Coming Events.

[By

Sir Launcelot.]

DUNEDIN CUP.

WHAT THE TURF SCRIBES THINK-

Our contributor “ Sir Launcelot delivered himself last week of his opinion on the handicap for this race (for which acceptances close to night), and we now append some opinions of sporting scribes nearer the scene of action.

“ Castor, in the Canterbury Times, says:— “Occident, 8.13, who is top,- — weight, has 171 b more than he carried Yo victory last year, whereas Prime/-'War-den, 8.11, has 91b more than thj/weight with which he finished a bad .third, and Cruchfield, 8.0, will have 1011?/more than he carried into second place J Next day, however, it must be remembered that Cruchfield, with 8 0 on his/back, defeated Occident, 8.11, in the EhJ.C. Handicap; therefore, with an exactly similar difference in the weights Mr Clifford’s horse must be regarded as having slightly the best of the handicap. However, both horses 7 have been in retirement so long thAt it is difficult to gauge their form, but'in such a weak field of stayers, both/should be dangerous, and Cruchfield ha,s, of late, been doing capital work on th 6 training tracks. Clanranald, 8.7/ has so far accomplished nothing to z 'prove him a stayer. Still it must be rfemembered that he was a winter favourite for the New Zealand Cup, and although his appearance hardly suggests him to 7 be capable of getting to the end of a ii/ile and a distance, in such a weak field, the son of St. Leger may run well. Vogengang, 7.12, is another that will be troubled by the distance, while I do not care for the appearance of Morion 7.11, Scot Free 7.9, and Flinders 77. Dilemma, 7.7, however, if sufficiently recovered from his late indisposition, should be extremely dangerous —in fact, if I thought that Mr Reid’s horse would be landed at the post thoroughly fit and well, I should look no further for the winner. Crown Jewel. 7.6, has apparently lost her form of last season, but she may return to it during the Autumn, and if she does, the daughter of Miranda can certainly stay. Neither Thame 7.5, North Atlantic 7.4, nor Johnny Faa 7.2 strike me as likely to be dangerous, but Captive, 7.1, is improving, and Don Pedro, 7.0, has been performing well of late in the country districts of Otago, while if Awarua Rose, 7.0, has recovered sufficiently from the accident he met with when running in the New Zealand Cup to accomplish a thoroughly sound preparation, he should be dangerous. I have no liking for any of the horses further down the list, and shall select the following half - dozen to furnish the winner : — Occident, Prime Warden, Clanranald, Cruchfield, Dilemma, and Awarua Rose.”