HARD-WORKED HORSES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 224, 21 August 1937, Page 14

HARD-WORKED HORSES.

THEIR RACING CAREERS. DAVID'S GREAT RECORD. Interesting' facts aro presented by comparisons made of tho distances travelled by outstanding horses during their .racing careers. Carbine, Limerick, Gloaming, David, Poitrel, Phar Lap, Poter Pan, Hall Mark, and Lough Neagh con bo appropriately cited as a noteworthy batch of the hardworked brigade, and from the following statement it will be seen that David's record stands out well (writes a commentator) : Total distance Carbine, by Musket.—At 2yrs, 3m sf; at 3yrs, 22m If; at 4yrs, 22m Oif; at syrs, 16m 6£f ... 66m 5f David, by Baverstock.—At 2yrs, 14m 4f; at 3yrs, 29m If; at 4 yrs, 27m 4f; at syrs, 20m sf; at 6yra, 29m 4f; at 7yrs, 24m 2f; at Byr3, 12m 3f 157 m 3f Limerick, by Limond.—At 2yrs, 6m sf; at 3yrs, 19m 2if; at 4 yrs, 21m 3f; at syrS, 11m 6f; at 6yrs, 2m; at 7yrs, 7m 3f ... 68m 4if Gloaming, by The Welkin.—At 3 yrs, 16m 3f; at 4yrs, 8m If; at syrs, 9m sf; at 6yrs, 10m 4if; at 7yrs, 6m 4f; at Byrs, 4m; at 9yrs, 10m 3£f 65m 2f Poitrel, by St. Ahvyno.—At 2yrs, 2m 2f; at 3vra, 6m 2f; at 4yrs, . 17m If; at syrs, 15m 7f; at 6 yrs, 12m 7f 54m 3f Phar Lap, by Night Raid.—At 2 yrs, 3m s£f; at 3yrs, 29m 3f; at 4yrs, 17m Oif; at syrs, 13m, . 4Af 61m s£f Peter" Pan, by Pantheon— At 2 yrs, 6f; at 3yrs,- 16m 7f; at 4 yrs 8m 3f; at syrs, 15m 7f; at 6yrs, 10m 5f 52m 4f Hall Mark, by Heroic—At 2yrs, 6m 3f; at 3yre, 18m; at 4yrs, 22m 2f; at syre, 14m If 60m 6f Lough Neagh, by Bachelor's Pcrsee.—At 2yrs 5m If; at 3 vrs, 8m 7f; at 4yrs, 20m 7f; at syrs, 14m 6f; at 6yrs, 13m 7f; at 7yrs, 24m 4fl- at Byrs, _ 18m If 108 m 1£

Lough Ncag-h is credited with carrying himself remarkably well when -he completed his engagements at eight years old, and there seems every reason to expect him to increase his record. _ Of the nine horses mentioned, Gloaming is the only ono whose record does not include a two-mile race.