SUCCESS REPEATED

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 85, 12 April 1937, Page 13

SUCCESS REPEATED

ROYAL MfMIC'S HURDLES

Royal Mimic, though, lifted 131b, had' very .little1 trouble at the end in repeating his 'first, day's success .in -the Kairanga -.Hurdles. Beau . Gallante would probably have-forced him rignt out again, and might even have defeated, him, but' that danger was removed' when; the.top weight,-, who ..had -been'setting- the pace, ..at the second-last fence-and'spread himself before -.recovering.- ' -' ■'■

Royal Mimic, is. a .clean and accurate juiriper.andhe has the .necessary-pace arid,stamina to develop :intp a hurdler of class. Saturday's pace ,was riot quite so fast as on the first day, but Royal Mimic; is ■ apparently able to" do '.whatever .'is., required:'"iri"\,itiis"..:.respecti.' •' In any! case 3min' 13 l-ssec is,, not bad time for a mile and:three-quarters " over fences, even on the fast Awapuni .track. . ■ •■■'•'

Manawatu, looking better after every race, was in the fight all the :way on Saturday, and his' stamina saw him securing second prize easily with a run along the. rail from the last hurdle. He was at an excellent, second.price, but after -all he ; was:.last at;,the close of the first-day's hurdles...... "V^-:.

'.Count Willonyx' ran- -another;, -fair, race -for'third, but he- does 'not improve"; a greaf deal\ and-;may; never- be anything,, out. of the ordinary^ rßeau Gallante'was going, .well clear 'in' front when he made.his fault, aisimilai;;.mistake to what he did at the last fence on the first day but more. He pulled himself together-afterwards and .was,back in. second position.till a hundred,. yards.;ofl.jthe ii p;,Qs,t;* s ,,.Jiifeictus. weakened";-over the;;last- portion. iiCol-lision.-though he has schooled well in private," jumped,1 poorly. ' Ethiop and. Riotous needed the, racing. : ' ■'