METROPOLITAN WINNER
Almost Destroyed at Birth puny little fellow then (Reeeived 5, 12,50 p.m.) SYDNEY, Oct. 5. The Sydney Morning Herald says that the winner of the Metropolitan was such a mean littlo fellow when foaled that his .destruction jvas considered, but he was loft at the side of his dam to d'evelop into oue of tho gamest littie hoiyes to win the race.' "The Metropolitan," the paper adds, "provided a stirring spectaele of which th'e finish was a fitting climax. Sir Regcnt and Silver Standard were loeksd together for n early a furlong. The latter lacked that littie extra needed to capitalise a race ruu with perfect understanding betwcen horse and rider, aithough the uierit of Sir Regent's run cannot be dimmed. "Mala's display was not in keeping with his form before Randwick, but it is iudicated that he was uot iiuproved by his run in tho Spring Stakes ou Saturday."
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 10, 5 October 1937, Page 7
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152METROPOLITAN WINNER Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 10, 5 October 1937, Page 7
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