ARROW LAD AT LAST

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 140, 11 December 1930, Page 7

ARROW LAD AT LAST

MAIN RAGE AT WOODVILLE

FIRST. WIN FOR NEARLY A YEAR

Consistent Arrow Lad, who, in spite of his numerous seconds, had not liad a win since the Hanawatu Meeting last December, treated the field that opposed him j in the Gothard Memorial Handicap, the main event at Woodville yesterday, with the utmost disdain, and entered up a Jong overdue win to his record. He was beaten, away from the tapes only by Paratoo, but he quickly took over the role of pacemaker, and, after opening up a three lengths' break on the field along the back, freld on to the advantage to beat Sigh Falutin' home by that margin.: L. J. Ellis took no of .being caught in • the straight, and rode his'mount out to the' finish. Ellis also piloted the first day's main race winner, Gay Crest. Paratoo followed Arrow Lad to the straight, and was still going well at the distance, but High Falutin', who was fourth at the turn, finished more strongly over the closing stages, and led him by a length at the end. High Falutin' looks very well, but he is not yet racing up to the best form he showed last season. However, he is coming to the period of the year at which he is usually at his best, and he should not be long in having his turn now. Paratoo went a good race, but it was hardly up to the promise he gave in running second to Cylinder in the Derby. He gets away better at the start cf his races now. Atholspear, who finished fourth, was more handily placed throughout than he usually is in his races, but he had no chance of getting to those who beat him. Mountain Heath came from well back into fifth place, and Otairi, who was third into the straight, but ran somewhat wide, was close up next. White Fang was disappointing, as he did not improve at any part of the contest, and the only ones to finish behind him were Mount Shannon and Royal Game. He is capable of doing better than this. Arrow ; Lad- was a few tickets better backed than White Fang, and High Jfalutm' was nearly as well supported. The others were at good prices, Atholspear being the most fancied among them. Paratoo, on whom the apprentice, A. W. Macdonald,'had the mount, as K. Reed was required for Otairi, would have paid a >-cry appreciable dividend.