A THRILLING FINISH

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 131, 1 December 1930, Page 6

A THRILLING FINISH

MAIN RACE AT FEILDING

■EUANUI-AND BLIMP DO BEST

.-': •A'-'tliriltmg-Mmsh in -which the result; •.•' was "'in doubt' until- the numbers were; hoisted was' the "feature' of' the Feilding:, .Cup, the main race of'the-Feikling Jockey • Club's Spring, Meeting on1 Saturday. Arrow .Lad .attempted", to. win all the way,: but the last furlong found a weakness in • ■ his armour, and Ruanui, Blimp, Lady,; ■ Pami and" Merry Damon all caught him.| "Before'the race was over.' Ruanui'swept ■'. down in the straight and beat Blimp, who viad Jam second behind Arrow Lad all. .'". Jiß'e ..way, but Lady Pam.... and Merry - 'Damon could not quite get up for a divi- ■'. .-..lend, ' ' ■'•. .. ~ ..-.. -~ .- I '.'Grecian, Lady Pam, and..B^mp were!] . .the first to ' show, out,. but Arrow' Lad.i 'took charge after going a furlong, and i - led Blifnp, H6pwobd, Lady Patti, MyOwn, .RiianuiJ Grecian, Kedda'r, and Merry ' Damon out of the' straight. • Shrewd im- • proved. Mb : position' rapidly down the .• back, and was on the outside of Blimp ! ■ Arrow .Lad into the straight, with Hopwoo'd, ■ Ruanui, Lady Pam,. My I Own, and Gre.eian next behind him. A'j vgreat battle insured- -froui the distance 'Buanui.coming, through-to catch Blimp a tfew strides off the past and win by a •!neck; Lady Sam was only:.. a ..head away f third, and Merry Damon and Arrow Lad 'were light up. Shrewd, Mote^'e,'Grecian,, ?and My. Own.were at the head of the Jctiiers. :; - '■' .' ... ' : -Lady Pam- was slightly better "fancied -.'than Grecian, 'but Arrow' Lad,' My Own, tShrewd, Merry' Dam on, and {Ruanui were i*& well backed with ■ only a few tickets 4 between tfaein. Lady . Pam might have '^tob, had: Reed .not delayed his main effort Vftifl.wjtbiri:a- chain or two. of the post, ifor she responded with ,a will -when asked ■ ■ iand fairly leaped •.'out _of-"the bunch. :i Grecian, .iiever looted. a. winner, ri'or did .. : My. Owjii, but: SHrewiJ.made a fine run tfc«"miMe stages/ and will improve '■with/, the/race. Arrow- Lad gambled on ; Tioldin&'.*>il to-arrjearly advantage, and ;■" had ibV face "been just' ft" little shorter :.'■' he Jhigii have succeeded.. Merry Damon jut in. .a, characteristic run from the middle :■ ..of the'field--in the '• straight,-and he was going faster than anything except Lady i.'Pam at the finish. T. Green, who always :\ rides Kirn,*.- does, hot seem to be able to .judge" when to. strike, with, him now. ■ Blirnp*::^as. particularly;; well handled by YS,'.:Gerrand,.who did not make him cover i.aij inch' ipore ground than was-necessary, "'. arid his retention of a; dividend was due :' '■' In. conßidsrable part: ; to this'• factor.