DOUBLE TO TRYLUCK

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 74, 29 March 1933, Page 4

DOUBLE TO TRYLUCK

At FIRST. APPEARANCES

■ Tryluck, who,won a double at. the Bay of Plenty' Meeting on Saturday at his first two appearances, is another of the, successful offspring' of the Black Jester horse, Lapidary. He is a three-year-old brown ffeldmg from .the .Sw.i£t Flight mare Swift Bird, a full-sister to Gay Lap's dam, Lady Swift, so lie'is a.full-brother-in blood to that very'useful sprinter. Tryluck had evidently done good trials for his trainer, R. -J ; Mateer, of Matamata, for •he was second favourite and favourite respectively in his two' races. In his'first start he outclassed the opposition and was always going well from the time he reached the lead. At his second start, .wjth. a 101b. penalty,: he waited on the leaders till'near the home.turn,--and then quickly settled them and won just as easily again by thro? lengths. A feature of his |secontl: success was' tho backed. On the place machine, for the first time on record since win-a'nd-place betting'was inaugurated m tlie north, he returned his supporters less than their investment—indeed, fiever.il'shillings' less! He was bred by Mr.-.T. Smith, and he is being raced by Mr. Hohepa. To Mctn. Better stakes are likely to come his .way shortly as he is a most promising ;gailopei*, though somewhat lacking in ei ze .