ONE OF THE BEST

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 35, 25 February 1937, Page 8

ONE OF THE BEST

-Own Correspondent.)

Whirling's Fine Double NO DEF1CIT S00N

(By Telegraph-

AUCKLAND, This Day. The two performances of Whirling at the Waikato meeting stamped him as one of the most improved sprinters in the Dominion. He scored a rather comfortable win on the opening day, and then on Monday, up to 8.4, he had only one horse behind him three furlongs' from home. Even at the distance he never looked likely to bridge the' gap of four lengths between him and the pacemaker, De'ficit,'- but a hundred yards from the post he got to work in real earnest and he gathered in the leader in remarkable fashion. It was an effort of real merit. Whirling is on© of .the biggest horses in the north, his conformation being different from that of the biggest, which is probably Triune, for the latter is an angular horse, whereas the dual ' Te Hapa winner is an appealing sort. On Monday's showing Whirling would go close to winning any sprint event in the Dominion. He is by the Galloper Light horse Whirlwind (sir© of Mazir) from the English-ured mare Legality, by Nobless© Oblig© from Permissible, by Myriam from the Isinglass mare Eerishable. Legality foaled a colt in 1929, this being Bambury (son of Scherzo), on(3 of the. fastest horses seen in the orovince of tecent, vears

and only recently sent to the stud. Bred for Speed. Legality was imported by the Auckland Stud Company and on the disbandment of this stud Mr R. T. Reid secured the mare. Whirling was the first horse he bred from Legality, and two years later came Queen's Counsel, this filly meeting an untimely end 'last year after showing undoubted promise as a two-year-old. " In the meantime the English mare has been on a visit to Heroic. Bam..unry used to win his races by sheer speed from barrier to judge, but Whirling seems to race the other way, coming from' the back. He is much more solidly framed than his half hrother, ndiich may account for his inability to get into top gear with the real speedsters. Form Was Right The sprint form at Waikato was consistent enough to' satisfy the most carping critic of the sport. On the first day Whirling won' from Deficit, Golden Sheila, King Rey and Round Up Qn this .occasiom, Deficit. hit out , so well, establishing a four or five lengths lead at the turn, that" defeat seemed impossible, yet Whirling's finish was too solid. .Deficit is in. rare fettle^and will again be hard to defeat next -time out. ■ Failures in the short races last weekend were Mata Hari, who apparently does hest on easy tracks ; Clessamor, Mungacre, Impasto, Prince Acre and Golden Mission, the late-named also preferring easy going. Golden Sheila may be all the better for her outing the first day and may still be a possibility on her home track next weekend. . '