GESTURE'S COME-BACK
NARROWEST OF MARGINS
Gesture>-the crack two-year-old of- her year, reopened her winning account in the Russell Handicap,, the principal sprint at the Wairaiapa. Meeting on Saturday,.after being off.the winners' list for; over eigh-' teen months'. She' ran' a good race for second on the opening. day at her first start since her return from her recent Sydney trip> and her latest form is.likely to' encourage her, owner .(Mr. R. J. Murphy), to go on . with her, for she pulled tip sound after each of her Tauhere< n'ikaii races'.
It was only by tho smallest of margins that Gesture scored. Royal Routine led her by "a couple pf clear lengths into tho straight;'and' appeared to be going well enough to score at the distance; but,when Gesture challenged .down the, middle of the" track "he 'ow;as' quickly: in ;trouble and could not be:, shaken.'up in time;, to hold her ofii " jfc stilt -.looked from the ;.Pres3 stand that- RoySl 'Routiiflj had ..won, but the angle.is 4ecePtrv.e,andHhfi- judge deplared for' the mare. ••'-. . .'. —'- ~ '■ Koyal Routine was an under.even money favourite. His rider, S. Anderson, appeared to tSk.e matters tob easily in : the "straight, otilierwisa he would not have been beaten, tinder his weight, he' wps -slow-to respond *hena" c"all;had .to be mad? qn him. Kazan vas a'-poor thiS,-and: Portray;w.as never «t"i)lace pbssibility; :.:; . ':.-■'; '■■■■,
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 2, 4 January 1932, Page 4
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220GESTURE'S COME-BACK Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 2, 4 January 1932, Page 4
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