WITH THE BATTLE O'ER

NZ Truth, Issue 1143, 27 October 1927, Page 10

WITH THE BATTLE O'ER

Looking Back On Incidents At Trentham Gathering Looking back over the two- day meeting at Trentham brings to mind many incidents — good and bad.

HUNTERS were given a terribk L thrashing. Trentham has always been a punter's graveyard. Star Stranger's bad luck m the big handicap was, of course, the most-talked-of happening. Duke Abbey got the stitch the first day, but he did not on Monday. A pony is Flicker, but she is game and gives more than a flicker at the finish. Booster won a race. Had one of the star horsemen been up, he would most likely have won two. A two-year-old that is going to come ilong is the Australian-bred High Disdain. Another youngster which impressed was Royal Duke. 4 He came home as 3traight as a gun barrel. Benzora won, but at the price he was not much good to his party. Endorse goes fast for three. Periaps if races were that far she would >nly go two! McSeveny lost his compass running :o the first fence on Saturday and for

i his faulty steering got stood down for 3 the rest of the meeting. Doree and Roy Reed go well together. They may be hard to shake off m the Oaks. Gage Williams, after being all round it, got a winner home with Staghunter. The youngster is green and i- will be seen m better light. i The two races Beacon Light had . worked a tremendous improvement m him. i Only for getting on the heels of : something on the turn, Oratrix would have been home on Monday, s Jack Butler started two horses m the • Pearce Handicap and they ran a deadheat for second. I Raasay failed m the top -class i youngsters and only improved a little m the moderate company. It will not be long till Joy King chalks one up. He is m the Stewards' with 8.11. George New only has to start a horse and home he'll come. He had three winners the second day and m the last supplied first and second. It must be great to do a trot.