THE SUMMER DOUBLE
3IG DOMINION INTEREST / ' (From "Vede.te.") , SYDNEY, 30th December. The inoflt discussed feature of the resultii of the1 two main midsummer handicaps, the "Vilhera Stakes and Summer 1 Cup, is that thfe races were won'by ' horse» bred m Australia but who did their earlier i racing in New Zealand., This applies particularly to High Disdain, and it looks as if ttfat acceptedJKew.Zealand racing,head, Mr. A. McDonftfd, Allowed a good torse to go out of hi»..,.fendg. s Veijtigern, of course, is s;tjlKl!C»w"2tealand-oWnedj and probably will' rejuisfr 'to*- the^Dommion. Both horses.started-"1^ '-double -figure quotes. s ' <•'»*■> -> i_, High Disdain followed' u£ his Villiers success withJk *in.in thtf Chlsholm Handicap (six furlongs) nt;Randwick on Saturday under D.12. -He put up a', great'performance to^wm^fot drawn^No1. 2. he was knocked bsefe-untll~at the* turnr he wa« nearly -last ur afield :of nineteen. Threading his way through he cot up to win a thrilling race by a head. He was again at double figures in the betting, and his i rnei-trainer, J Kingsley, had another good win for a modest outlay. Kingsley. was. subjected, to the_attentians of Borne of Sydney's underworld after the races, but fortonately for him his bets were all on the ttod—and his ready cash amounted to > only a few pounds. It is understood that this satisfied' the hold-up men. . ■■
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1932, Page 4
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217THE SUMMER DOUBLE Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1932, Page 4
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