BRIGADIER BILL SURPRISES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 145, 23 June 1930, Page 6

BRIGADIER BILL SURPRISES

RUNS GAUNTLET OF INQUIRY

(By Telegraph from "Vedette."),

Flying Swift proved, a false-favourite for the June Steeplechase at , Hastings on Saturday, being well beaten a long way from home. Brigadier' Bill, on the contrary, went like a solid horse, through-;, out, taking the sod wall in Jhis stride each time. It was a very-much improved display, but he met a weak field. • Kowhatu led past' the Btan'ds from Sir Moment, Flying Swift, Brigadier Bill, and lied Bank, with Charlatair- tailing off. All went well- until Red Bank: shirked the second- of the stand double the- nest time, running -off;- Flying Swift was in charge then,' but Brigadier Bill took the lead with six furlongs to. go from Flying Swift- and Sir .Moment, with Kowhatu and Charlatan well astern. Sir Moment passed Flying .Swift two fences from home, and closed on Brigadier Bill at the last fence. There

■was sonic jostling just after landing, in which Sir Moment suffered. ■He came again to run Brigadier Bill -to half a length. Flying Swift was'twelve lengths away third, and Kowhatu and' Charlatan followed, at • long ' intervals. •' Brigadier Bill returned a short price considering his poor form reoently. His connections had to run the gauntlet'of an inquiry into the crossing, jiist over the last fence. Sir -Moment, undoubtedly was seriously interfered with, and' it may have cost him. the race. Backers of the winner' were lucky. Flying Swift,, ridden to the front early, did not show his expected dnsh,-. niid-wa's well beaten. Kowhatu just'plodded along, and Charlatan, ridden by ah amateur, "jumped well at a hunting pace in the rear. Red Bank again did not like the brush fences, and it was not surprising that ho ran off.