NO NEED FOR THE WORRY

NZ Truth, Issue 1143, 27 October 1927, Page 11

NO NEED FOR THE WORRY

Limerick Never Left Issue In Doubt Fred Jones is by nature a pessimistic little fellow and he gives himself a lot of needless worry.

HIS grey hairs show that his responsibilities weigh heavily on his shoulders, and though outwardly he is chirpy enough, there is always the suspicion that inwardly he is thinking hard of some impending trouble. It is said that he lost a lot of sleep at Trentham during his stay there. Just whether Limerick would be fit to run m the Champion Plate was exercising his mind and on Saturday last he was anything but definite on the subject. It all depended upon the trial the next day and when Rapier beat Fred's champion, Fred was wearing very deep furrows on his forehead. Owner Knight, on the day of the race, was also a little on his toes, but it was decided to run the champion to keep faith with the public. So Limerick cttd run and he

wound up paying a really good price for one of his calibre. Right from the jump-away it was easy to see that the worry of owner and trainer had been needless. Limerick was always going nicely m behind the leaders and when Bert Ellis brought him out at the false rail the issue was soon beyond all doubt. With the race over it was excusable to imagine that Jones would have stopped worrying, but he had not. He was much perturbed about getting his horse away on the trajn to get him into town to join the ferry boat, so as to get home. Now Fred has got nothing to do but wander round and worry about the Canterbury Cup and Stead Memorial. It, is very nice and all that to have a champion horse under your care, but there are other 1 sides to it. If you don't believe that statement, ask Fred Jones.