RACING.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 451, 27 March 1912, Page 3

RACING.

The Auckland rider, B. Deeley, was in great form at the Nelson meeting, riding no lesa than eight winner?. In the early part of the season it aeemed that Oliver would give Deeley a great run in the race for top place in the list of winning acckeys, but he has now been left far .behind, and barring accidents Deeley easily head the list when ithc'.season closes One of the secrets .of .his success is he jb always prepared fo rjd e work yre early mornings, Ibuß Jteepjng himself ■ very fit. . Before the close of Abe Victoria. Racing Club's Autumn meeting on the ; 9th inst., Mr Sol Green made known, his intention to at once retire Comedy; King from racing. In referring to 1 the much-boomed iMipliph horse, the | Australasian says: -"Fresh and he is a good horse, but". Iho whole histor'-' of the Persimmons that they want careful handling, and what with breaking track records and constant racing under heavy weights, Comedy King has not had this kind of treatment. It is said that Comedy King will now retire. If he had been put bv this time last year he would have gone to the stud with the reputation 'of having beaten Trafalgar at weight-ier-age over a mile, end a-half in ~.31* \\sW ; rver, that is the luck of the Wi-' • JUr Green though', the black g v win another Melbourne fpi, h.e>a!. fifth with !>.T, but Cup, j}- be.b .failed pretty badin betv ->o \v-oight-ior-age races. Iv in son. 'inus»£ go well with

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